This yoyo is dedicated to everyone getting told they dont belong. Because of how they look. Because of what they wear and who they love. Because of how they feel and who they want to be. Because of how they express themselves. You do matter. You do belong. You are not alone. You are strong and beautiful. Just the way you are.
In 2010, when budget mono metals were quite popular, we cooked up the Void filling a gap in our portfolio. With its basic angular design it was easy to machine and thus yielded a good A-grade ratio, very important back in the day, when a scrapped yoyo run would mean ruin to the business. But beside the engineering and economical aspects, it played surprisingly well. Inherent to this basic shape is a magic formula that just works perfectly for a yoyo. This can be seen on many well-regarded yoyos with such designs from the Draupnir to the Peregrine X.
It was time to again tap into this magic sauce and create a yoyo to clear the mind from daily stress and burden. A yoyo to immerse the player into the joy of this hobby without compromise and to feel re-newed and happy. We achieved Katharsis.
Katharsis inherits its overall body shape from the Void but adding modernized elements like low-walls, increased width, less weight, bi-metal construction and the ILYY fingerspin cup finished in a beautiful yet still moderate acid wash anodization.
The blasted and plated stainless steel rings are machined thin yet wide to maximize their mass moment of inertia. The rimweight is carefully chosen to offer massive spintime while still retaining snappy un- and rewinds. The increased width allowed us to push the rimweight even further than with the Numen while still keeping balance between inertia and RPM. The rings flare out making the cup diameter as large as possible for easier fingerspin catches. This design gives Katharsis an aesthetically pleasing calm and airy appearance further adding to the conecpt. There are no unnecessary curves or slopes with Katharsis, just pure function doing its thing.
Katharsis is the new top performer in the ILYY line-up with unmatched spintimes and stability. Its 50mm width offers a large catch zone for modern meta while still being able to move through tighter technical maneuvers.
Specs:
Diameter: 56 mm
Width: 50 mm
Gap: 4.5 mm
Weight: 65 g
Bearing: C-Size T
Response: 19 mm pad
Alloy: AL 7068-T6 cup & SS ring
Limitation: 25
Release: September 29th, 2025 (mailing list)