I like this company 戦国 and its first release 信長 so much. This will be my first time writing a review.
LOOKS
I chose sexy black. Wish it was matte black, but lucky enough it came in black. I “AM NOT” a fan of engravings, but the Japanese calligraphy looks nice. Aesthetic wise, the circled area below looks like a sloppy blob to me.
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SIZE
Company Sturm Panzer Sengoku
Yoyo Schneider MK-Ⅱ Nobunaga
Width 41mm 42 mm
Diameter 54mm 52.7mm
These are the numbers claimed by their company. I believe Nobunaga’s width is more like 40mm or 39mm. The first statistic I seek in yoyo is its width because I do 3A. Don’t want to be juggling with two huge masses and collide each other. Want the yoyos to be on the smaller side in order to yield more space for two yoyos to move at the same time. Nobunaga is smaller in width and diameter compared to my favorite Schneider MK-Ⅱ. That’s great!
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PERFORMANCE
It took me a day to get used to Nobunaga. Probably because all I throw is Schneider MK-Ⅱ which has a size D bearing. My hands recognized the familiar shape, but it has a size C bearing. I prefer size D bearing, but if I were to use a yoyo with a size C bearing, it would be Nobunaga. It feels heavy for some reason, but that’s only until you start moving it. You can go as fast as you like, but I didn’t get the impression it’s fully converting my energy to speed. Schneider MK-Ⅱ feels like it’s moving on it’s own once you start doing tricks.
DURABILITY
The only department I was disappointed in. After 3 days of play, the ring has shifted as picture shown below. It was hard to believe. I’ve been using Schneider MK-Ⅱ for couple of months and it’s still in the same form as day 1. I used to have Eclipse Ogre, Laser, and Draupnir. None of their rings shifted even the yoyo had full of 3A marks. Eclipse Ogre’s brass rings weigh 127% more than the body and it never shifted.
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FINAL THOUGHTS
I was looking for a smaller Schneider MK-Ⅱ in black. Nobunaga seemed to fit my preference, but couldn’t get over that fact it doesn’t have a size D bearing. The ring shifted and I was disappointed. Although my thoughts may not seem to be positive, I really like Nobunaga. Otherwise I wouldn’t have spent my time constructing this review.
FUTURE DIRECTION
I feel it’s not appropriate for me to say what the market need because my opinion is 3A based. Such a small market pool. I’m pretty sure we are all looking for titanium throws though. Tri-metal sounds very interesting. Sengoku has a lot of great ideas. Will be a pioneer in new designs.