Kendama-world.com has Ozora's that are pre-2011. Are these the OG ones that everyone raves about?
Looks like it, the original blue, cherry red and sky blue (pink and leaf green are not available). Don't know if people rave about them, it's just that they are becoming somewhat of a collector's item since they're no longer being produced. For playing there is not a lot of difference between the new and the OG ones, only the variation you typically get within brands.
All "ORIGINAL" oozora on kendama world are OG !
Don't worry if they come in the black package because Oozora change their package before their kendama !
So in my opinion they are a bit more rare because OG in black package haven't been sale a lot !
If I say something wrong tell me ^^"
I have ordered 3 OG Ozoras from kendama-world and they all were awesome, they played amazingly. In fact, I have an unboxing video up on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhPrCCW8BHI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhPrCCW8BHI) oh and btw, I said new heart trading, kendama world is owned by them.