Cereal Kendama Wifi Review

WiFi is the abbreviation of Wireless Fidelity, meaning that the connection you have should be loyal to you and uninterrupted. As WiFi users, we all know that this isn’t true, and we lose signals all the time whether at home or using the free WiFi in Starbucks. Despite this, we acknowledge wireless internets power and have come to depend on it. You are probably using WiFi right now this very second as you read this.

The reason I am mentioning all of this WiFi talk is because Cereal Kendama, a company out of Singapore, has released a kendama inspired by it.

Cereal kendamas went offline a few months ago but they are now back with two new models that they hope will bring their brand back on to the kendama world stage. These new kendamas were created with a modern idea – the world connected. The Connected Series offers two different kendamas centered around two different cornerstones in the age of social media – Instagram and WiFI.

“After shutting down in March 2019 due to personal career decisions, Cereal Kendama founders Wen Chuen and Jon went to KWC for the first time that year. Meeting people they have seen through a screen for all these years face-to-face, and observing how they built communities in their own countries, both of them were inspired to continue developing Cereal Kendama and trying to grow the community in their home country in Singapore.”

Of these two kendamas the one I will be reviewing today is the WiFi.

“WiFi represents the connectivity that brings us together when we travel. It allows us to communicate with one another, translate when we speak different languages and navigate the countries we are in. Kendama brings us all around the world, and without WiFi – we’d be lost,” reads the description of the WiFi’s product page on Cerealkendama.com. And it’s true. Without the amazing thing that is wireless internet, we’d all be a little more disconnected. It’s certainly interesting inspiration for a kendama and a concept that has not been done before.

Ken Shape

Like most kendama companies, Cereal has defined their own shape. for the Connected Series they are using what they call the CREAL Shape that uses Maple wood for durability. This ken also has a base cup hole for improved lunar balance.

At first I was not a fan of the CREAL Shape as it seemed to have a generic shape as there was nothing to really make it stand out. It does have the features of a modern ken such as bigger cups, a base cup hole and maple wood, however the over all shape feels nonspecific to Cereal.

However, over my period of three weeks play with it, I got used to it. I think what really saves this kendama is not it’s ken, but its tama, which I will discuss further below.

The Tama

This is the first time Cereal has experimented with a larger tama size, in this case 61mm (3% larger than the standard size). The tama wood is Ash, giving the full set-up a light weight. The bevel is enormous, making it great for stalls, J-sticks, and fast hand tricks.

Another thing that is cool about this tama is that it is compatible with other kens on the market. With the 61mm tama size, it fits right between other kendamas that come with 60mm to 62mm tamas. One surprising thing is that the paint is durable. After three weeks of play it has rarely chipped or showed any signs of serious damage.

Creative Design

I respect the overall theme of the Connected Series, as kendama itself is a tool used for connection. With a Connected Series kendama comes a reusable bag that says “Kendama Is A Language” on it, something that was stated by Jonathan Lee in an episode of the Damanerds podcast.

The tama design features a deep burn of the WiFi signal waves on the top. Note that the waves go in opposite directions as to “represent the multiple connections we can forge with this amazing technology”. And then it descends into a light blue until coming to a solid blue stripe. Getting closer to the bevel we enter a natty area for distinguished tracking.

The Connected Series aims to celebrate the modern marvel that is the internet. Without it, kendama would not be at the level it is today, and the community would be not be as united. So I give props to Cereal for recognizing that, and applying it to a line of kendamas. That being said, I wish they had spent some more time on their ken shape, as I am already in the process of putting the WiFi’s tama onto a Sweets BOOST Shape ken to even it out a little more.

Shop Cereal Kendamas HERE.