is a Japanese
manga
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series written and illustrated by
Takashi Hashiguchi. The series was serialized in
Shogakukan's
CoroCoro Comic magazine between December 1997 and August 2000, and was translated into English and published in
Singapore by
Chuang Yi.
In 1998, the manga series was adapted into a 22-episode
anime television series produced by
Xebec, it ran from November 1998 to September 1999. The television series has been dubbed into English in Singapore by
Odex
Odex Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that licenses and releases anime for local and regional Southeast Asian consumption. Odex was established in 1987 and set up its Anime Distribution department in 2000, selling anime in Singapore. ...
and released in 2003.
A
Game Boy video game adaptation has been published by
Hudson Soft
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in
Japan
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on September 18, 1998.
Plot
Shunichi Domoto is a 5th grade boy. He usually helps the sport teams in his school due to his talent in sports. One day his friend, Beso Kimura lost his Yoyo in a Yoyo duel against a bully boy, Benkei Musashimaru and ask Shunichi for help. Shunichi challenges Benkei to a Yoyo duel then defeats him. After that he was challenged by the exceptionally gifted Yoyoer, Seito Hojoin and get beaten because he ridiculed the Yoyo game. So, Shunichi enters Japan's Yoyo championship to get his revenge from his loss with Seito. Throughout this Championship, he learns new Yoyo Skills, meets new friends and powerful rivals.
Manga volume list
Anime
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Music
Opening themes
* "SOMEDAY LET'S GO TOGETHER" performed by rub-down (Episodes 1-14).
* "Loop & Loop" performed by
Showtaro Morikubo (who also voiced the main character) (Episodes 15-22).
Ending theme
* "Future" performed by
Chiaki Nakajima
is a unisex Japanese given name used mostly by females and is occasionally used as a surname.
Possible writings
Chiaki can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*千秋, "thousand, autumn"
*千明, "thousand, light"
*千晶, ...
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Soundtrack
A soundtrack album titled has been released by Polystar in Japan on September 1, 1999.
Episode list
Release
The anime series has been released on
VHS in 5 volumes by
Bandai Visual.
Notes
References
External links
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{{Xebec
1998 anime television series debuts
1999 Japanese television series endings
Anime series based on manga
Children's manga
Odex
Shogakukan franchises
Shogakukan manga
Sports anime and manga
TV Tokyo original programming
Xebec (studio)
Yo-yos
Japanese children's television series
Comics based on toys
Television shows based on toys
Video games based on toys