| Price | Akekon Dojo |
| Release | August 12, 2025 |
| Compatibility | PC |
| Dimensions | 14.0″ x 7.9″ x 2.1″ |
| Weight | ~2.20 lbs |
Introduction
Akekon Dojo has what feels like endless controllers, right? Well, the SE is one of its flagship controllers, and we’re excited to talk to you about it!
Performance
Akekon Dojo gives you the liberty to pick a lever or leverless edition of the SE. The lever edition has 11 buttons, whereas the leverless edition has 16 buttons.
Let’s focus on the SE’s leverless edition—for reasons like how this company rarely offers leverless controllers, so now’s our chance to talk about a controller type it rarely offers. Not only that, this controller has a dual layout: you can also use it like a WASD controller if you want.
That said, the SE has mostly 24 mm main buttons of a generic brand. The thumb jump button is the only 30 mm button. You can also find four function buttons on the top panel.
Hardware
For its gargantuan size, the SE is relatively light. More interestingly, it has an optional magnetic bottom, so you can quickly open up the controller to access its internals for modding and maintenance etc.
Otherwise, you can buy the screw version of the SE. On a side note, you might be happy to know that the controller has four rubber feet for stability.
Having said that, the SE features a low latency Raspberry Pi Pico H MCU that—compared to its standard version—has soldered headers and a three-pin debug connector.
As for the USB-C port, you can find it in the SE’s back left. Finally, the top panel has an OLED screen that can show your status and settings.
Appearance
The SE’s joystick, buttons, and enclosure have been spotted in colors like black, gray, and white. Just be warned that—due to 3D printing—there could be some blemishes on your unit. Luckily, Akekon Dojo tries to minimize them.
Conclusion
Are there a lot of 16 button controllers out there? Sure, but the SE comes with optional magnetic opening. By the way, if you don’t live in Japan, you can order this controller via a proxy service.
- 16 or 11 main buttons
- Lever or leverless
- Feet for stability
- Decent width
- Rather light
- Info screen
- Color options
- Optional magnets
- Raspberry Pi Pico H
- Generic buttons/joystick
- Potential blemishes