Colour Changing: These tops are typical of the experimental physics tops that give all sorts of optical illusions according to the colours and designs painted on the tops.
The Age of Fable: I have no idea what this would be. I suspect that it is a palm spun top, but the story behind it would be very interesting.
Cartwheel: This is a transliteration from "Large cart/wagon". I think they would be good spinners with the weight around the circumference of the whorl.
Dharma: Again I must plead ignorance as to what/who Dharma is.
Bamboo Hummer: This is a traditional top, made from bamboo.
Good Friends: In western top terminology I think we would call it a double supported top.
Chasing: Made by Tamotsu Fukushima. By the look of it you spin these in a shallow turned dish and they "chase" each other around?
Chasing:
Hanging: Yes I know about these tops. They are spun from two strings, rather like a buzzer but they hang low as opposed to horizontal. I do not think that they ever touch the ground.
Angler; or Devil Fish: Not at all sure about these.
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