Hi Kaede,
yes, these are made in China.
Manufacturing in Germany is not feasible anymore due to immense cost and unreasonable MOQs. You can see what happens, if cost is passed on with hspins latest release (Swiss Made).
Regarding CandyBlast, we cannot offer this finish anymore since the shop that did it closed down years ago, taking their IP with them.
OEM businesses responsible for the entire finished product are also much safer to deal with for small businesses like ILYY. If an anodizer ruins a batch of hundred yoyos that were machined somewhere else without having any responsibility for the performance of the product, it may kill off our business very easily.
If you wish to know the manufacturing details for a specific yoyo, let me know.