The following is a list of all yo-yos released in collaboration with Failure is Unknown. It is kept up by Ajolivarez on the YoyoExpert Forums.
Below is a list of MAKE and MODEL and Year Released. I have also included the Totals for each throw that I have been able to research. I am asking for your help to get my list in order. If you see a throw I have missed, have a release date wrong, or you happen to have productions numbers, please let me know!!!
Thanks again for everything and for being an amazing community!
Unknowns
2015- 5-23 General Yo Prophecy 10 total 11-14 Duncan Bassacuda 50 total
2016- 4-23 Japan Tech FiReal ? 7-22 Onedrop Kuntosh 20 total
2017- 1-25 Yoyofreaks Yourmom 10 total 5-10 Duncan Origami 60 total each color 5-17 Yoyofreaks Hashtag 10 total 6-3 CoroCo Tako ? 7-31 Topyo Turbine ? 8-8 Yoyofreaks Pound 10 total
2018- 1-3 CoreCo X SF BFF 35 total 3-2 Yoyofreaks Bi-mom 10 total 4-29 SF Cadence 50 total 6-23 Yoyofreaks SF 10 total 9-12 A-Rt Knob 40 total 10-27 CoreCo Diesis ?
2019- 2-23 Japan Tech Linkx ? 3-5 SF Statement 35 total 3-9 Unparalled Ignition 30 total 5-16 SF Cadence CS 50 total 6-21 Japan Tech Shaqshine ? 7-3 Duncan Grasshopper 35 total 7-12 Yoyofreaks Freak 10 total 7-21 SF Sstatment 35 total 8-16 SF PLSTC 150 total 9-5 CLYW Pickaxe 50 total 9-12 Timber Enknown 30 1st release / 35 2nd 9-30 PDX Yo Batsquatch 20 total 11-9 Iyoyo Barbarian 50+ 11-21 Anomaly Euphonium 15 total 12-11 CLYW Peak 2 25 total 12-30 Yoyofriends Hummingbird 30 total 12-?? CoreCo Mothra ?
2020- 6-22 2sick Crusade 25 total 9-15 OST Confluence 25 total 9-21 Spiral Kappa 25 1st run / unk 2nd run 9-28 Hspin Pyro 100 total 10-3 C3yoyodesign Galaxy Diver 30 total 10-7 Yoyofactory 720 ??? 10-9 Duncan AL Bionic 50 11-19 Duncan AL Black 50 12-14 Yoyo Palace Answer 30 total
2021- 1-18 Yo-yo Palace Code 1-25 Reykjavik Frejya 45 total 2-7 RSO Bowl 37 total 3-25 CLYW Akita 50 total 4-8 Yo-yo Palace Code Silver ? 4-16 Duncan FH1Black 60 4-16 Duncan FH1 Bionic 60 6-3 Japan Tech Gadget Japan Release / US 9-17 Freshly Dirty 44 Mod 20 total 10-1 Duncan FH1 Titanium ? 10-8 Thesis DaCapo ? 10-17 Jake Bullock Slam Dunk 25 total 10-22 Zipline BMC 35 total 10-22 Zipline IST 30 total 11-19 RSO The End 36 total 12-2 Throwing Sideways Parthenon 25 total
2022- 2-1 Far and Few Between Inception ? 3-22 Duncan FH1 (plastic) ? 4-8 Duncan Butterfly AL ? 6-21 Japan Tech Trueno ? 8-19 MK1 RBC 35 total
2023- 4-6 CLYW Pickaxe V2 50 total 5-11 Japan Tech Kagerou ? 5-16 Topyo Colossus VI ? 7-6 CLYW UnWish ? 10- 18 W1LD Unknown. ? 11-03 SF BD (all variants) ? 12-10 Far and Few Between Dreamer 35 Total 12-26 CLYW Otter ?
2024- 2-16 MK1 Yoyo Unicorn 40 total 4-20 Mile High Yoyo UnGnome 60 total 9-6 Ikimono Tomo 35 total 9-27 Beyond Yoyo x Duncan Butterfly 12-6 MK1 Ring-Bearer Un-Seen. 50 total
Edition’s first-ever monometal yo-yo, the Forma, needed to be something special coming from a performance-focused brand. Known for extremely powerful and performant bi-metals, Edition had their own very large shoes to fill with this one. Did they succeed? Let’s take a look.
The Forma is a 6061 aluminum throw that plays slightly lighter than its 65.9g weight. It’s H-shaped and is quite comfortable in the hand thanks to a slightly rounded outer rim. The overall design of the yo-yo makes for a very forgiving throw, allowing me to recover from some sloppy throws I tend to have, thanks to my bad hands and wrists. It tends to spin for quite a long time, and my Forma is incredibly quiet.
While the Forma’s power can handle strong, frantic tricks, it seems to excel when you slow down a bit. Imagine playing the Forma like you would a solid organic throw, and you’ll start to understand where it shines. Granted, it plays nothing like an organic, but it’s that flow where it excels. While I couldn’t get it to reject as well as some other throws, it handled everything else I threw at it with ease, and I found my hands instinctively reaching for the Forma in the pile of throws I’ve had in rotation for the last few weeks.
This is the first Edition yo-yo I’ve ever thrown, so I can’t compare it to any of their other releases, but if the Forma is an indication of the quality of Edition’s lineup, then I need to get my hands on some other ones soon!
The「Bandalo:re」by Bandlore is an odd little yo-yo. Its width is larger than its diameter, it’s capped, and overall, it’s kinda shaped like a doorknob. Being a fan of odd little yo-yos, I couldn’t wait to give it throw.
Bandalore is a fairly new company, and the「Bandalo:re」is their flagship yo-yo. The build quality of the yo-yo is damn fine, and it feels great in the hand. The weight is average for a modern yo-yo, coming in at 65g, but damn if it doesn’t feel much heaver when you throw it.
It’s like a rock tied to a string.
That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though. Even though the「Bandalo:re」feels extremely heavy, it remains fairly maneuverable. It’s not going to win any competitions, but it certainly may win some hearts with its satisfying binds and solid “thunk” when it returns to a player’s hand. This yo-yo feels like it’s made specifically for the fun factor, and for people who appreciate something a bit different in their collection. It’s outside the norm, and that’s a great thing.
I mean, it can still handle most of what you can throw at it.
If you can still find a「Bandalo:re」somewhere, snag it. It’s a ton of fun, and will quite possibly be one of the most unique throws you own. Slap a counterweight on it for some freehand play, and it’s sure to put a smile on your face.
The Tengu is the latest Sengoku throw, and the first monometal M-shaped yo-yo they have released. It also features a ”hyper-matte” finish that they claim delivers a “one-of-a-kind tactile experience.”
Well, it’s certainly one-of-a kind.
I tried hard to like the Tengu. I did. I loved the shape, the wide catch zone, and the weight. Overall, it seems like a great yo-yo. The problem for me is the ”hyper-matte” finish. It feels like a chalkboard in my hand, and my string kept snagging on the finish, causing the yo-yo to respond in the middle of tricks.
Some people may dig the finish. Some people may have more skill and can keep the yo-yo from snagging on the string as much as I did. Unfortunately, it was a real issue for me to the point where I can’t even stand to play it at all.
While the Tengu may not be for me, it’s gotten me interested in Sengoku’s other M-shaped yo-yos, the Samurai and the Shinobi. They’re a bit pricier, but they don’t have the skin-crawling “hyper-matte” finish.
