Ok, I got it in the Hakyuto yesterday. I got it from Tetogi and it looks like they sent one with a Zebrawood handle vs the cedar handle they advertised. I'll take it. They were prompt and int'l shipping was quick. From the Netherlands to TN was 4ish days. This knife was a total impulse buy and fills no space in my rotation or gaps in my collection, I just wanted it because of the funky and fun profile I had been looking for. It really feels like a large hakata. It came pretty sharp and no comments on F&F, all is in order and unremarkable. The grind is interesting. It is convex and thicker BTE at the tip and thinner BTE on the main body of the blade. It might be the most blade forward of my knives as well with the balance point being near the center of the blade. It didn't have the Fine Finish, so no Kasumi. I only did some test cuts. The tip was wedge-y when cutting big sweet potatoes but the main body of the blade competently and smoothly cut right through. Food release is better with the tip with carrots and such. This was a fun lark and I have zero regrets. The missus gave me a major eye roll with two boxes waiting on me when we got home.