Mini Katana puts a lollipop to work as an axe

The candy-to-tool experiment draws an unusually fast audience, with viewers questioning how well it actually worked.

Channel: Mini Katana Story of October 12, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 315,734 views a day, 8.3 times a normal first day on this channel (38,137).

I Turned This LOLLIPOP Into An Actual Axe!!!

Can a lollipop do an axe's job? Mini Katana's experiment has prompted a qualified answer in the comments: technically, perhaps, but effectiveness is another matter.

The Short, titled "I Turned This LOLLIPOP Into An Actual Axe!!!", reached about 208,000 views in its first eleven hours. That's already more than five times the audience a typical Mini Katana Short draws across its full first day.

The premise swaps the channel's familiar swords for something from the candy aisle. Nearby uploads include a beginner-versus-experienced sword-owner joke and a video-game final-boss skit, so an unlikely weapon fits the group's mix of blades and comedy.

Viewers are picking apart the result rather than simply accepting the title's promise. One distinguishes between working at all and working well; others mention sawdust and a shattered shell. Another singles out the maniacal laughter, a detail that puts the emphasis back on the experiment's silliness.

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The numbers

The lollipop Short passed Mini Katana's usual full-day audience well before its first day was over.

the video's first day

usual first day here

38,137

this video

315,734

subscribers

23,100,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

18,475,591,096

views per day

7,119,835

typical day: 3,932,700

the video

views

207,759

likes

4,340

comments

37

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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27,200,000

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23,100,000

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19,600,000

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18,300,000

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16,700,000

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16,200,000

As of October 12, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.