Masamini

Sengoku - Masamini

A super-undersized bimetal?! You'll be blown away by its playability.

Mini yo-yos have been a novelty for a long time, popular among collectors and players looking to surprise people. Mini yo-yos haven't really found their way onto the contest stage, but depending on the player, the smaller the yo-yo the higher the potential for intricate, complex styles and developing new tricks.

In general, physics is not kind to small yo-yos, which tend to lose stability as they are too small and light to keep a long, steady spin. The Masamini is here to change all that.

The concept is it's a mini version of the Masamune. The body material has been switched to 6061 aluminum to reduce the price. At first, the design was a novel joke, but when they started playing with the prototypes they realized they were on to something much more serious, and set about making this a real product. With the stainless steel rim and its clever placement, the Masamini absolutely defies conventional wisdom, and has truly startling power and stability for a yo-yo this size. Thanks to the bimetal design, the Masamini has some real weight to it, and if you close your eyes with it mounted on the string, you'd swear you were playing with a full size yo-yo. The potential of such power in such a small package is really exciting, and the makers found themselves dreaming up new ways to take advantage of this design.

If you're looking for an exciting yo-yo to help broaden your horizons, you should pick up the Masamini. It may be small, but it's fierce!