MEET HACHIKO

Meet Hachiko, RSO’s extraterrestrial brand ambassador, designed by ATILA - one of RSO’s longest-standing collaborators. His mission is simple, even if achieving it rarely is: to create the most extraordinary return tops in the Yo-niverse.

Hachiko is named after Hachikō, the Japanese Akita remembered for his extraordinary loyalty to his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno. Hachikō accompanied Ueno to Shibuya Station each morning and returned to greet him after work. Even after Ueno's death, Hachikō continued waiting at the station. His devotion became part of Japanese cultural history and is commemorated by the bronze statue that stands outside Shibuya Station today. That same spirit of loyalty defines RSO's Hachiko.

He is present throughout the entire production journey: from the earliest sketches and CAD development to prototyping, machining, finishing, assembly and shipping. His constantly flapping gills reflect the restless attention behind every release. For Hachiko, the work is complete only when every component, piece of artwork and item in the package belongs to the same story.

Hachiko is both the friendly face and vigilant guardian of RSO. Equipped with proprietary tools and machinery adapted into extraterrestrial defence systems, he protects RSO's pursuit of better return tops from the forces of repetition and indifference.

His greatest adversary is not another alien species. It is sameness.

Every RSO release is therefore expected to offer something distinct - whether through its geometry, material, modular construction, play character or presentation. Hachiko does not simply defend the Yo-niverse. He keeps it interesting.

ROUND SPINNING OBJECTS

The name Round Spinning Objects was inspired by one of the most memorable tricks of the responsive era: the UFO.

Before unresponsive yo-yos became the norm, the UFO was more than a visually striking trick. Throwing a yo-yo sideways like a flying saucer was also a practical way to manage string tension. It was simple, functional and unmistakably cool. Those qualities continue to inform RSO. The designs may become more technically ambitious, but each begins with a clear idea and a reason to exist.

The name also reflects the playful difficulty of defining a yo-yo too narrowly:

It is round.

It spins.

It is an object.

Everything else is where the story begins.

BRAND LOGO

The RSO logo was designed by Irina Kolosovska. Its development explored several ways of expressing motion, rotation and the UFO-inspired identity behind Round Spinning Objects before arriving at the official mark.

Many return tops spin, but there is only one Round Spinning Objects.