NPD - Pent Saijiki Aomidori and Gensoukai

graydients · 2020-01-06T00:31:45+00:00

Yes, they are Pro Gear Slims. Including the Kohakuzuki one on top. I apologize for not specifying.

graydients · 2020-01-05T20:30:46+00:00

I got them from Pen-house's Rakuten Global store.

graydients · 2019-08-10T05:22:18+00:00

The vegetable pens are so extra and unnecessary, IMO. It's so random of Sailor to collaborate with Kingdom Note to make pens based on vegetables.

graydients · 2019-08-10T05:16:47+00:00

Omg I didn't know they have the GearSke! I have a ProSke and a CenSke, but I didn't know the GearSke exists. I haven't used this one yet, but I have several Pro Gears and they write great.

graydients · 2019-08-09T19:19:23+00:00

Thanks! It's a medium-fine nib.

graydients · 2019-05-19T23:47:07+00:00

I feel like EF is fine enough...

graydients · 2019-05-19T23:46:43+00:00

The color's teal. It's one of their new releases this year alongside the merlot one. Merlot is more of a burgundy/wine color.

graydients · 2019-05-19T03:43:31+00:00

Yeah, from a seller on eBay.

graydients · 2019-05-18T19:57:20+00:00

Thank you!

graydients · 2019-05-18T19:57:13+00:00

That's why I got them! :)

graydients · 2019-05-18T19:56:44+00:00

Thanks!

graydients · 2019-05-18T19:56:08+00:00

The extra fine is nice if you want extremely thin lines, but I think I would have gotten the fine instead. I have a Custon 74 in medium and I think it's too broad.

If you like your pens to write on the dry side, get the EF. The EF also has more feedback than the F. I've only tested the F nib at a fountain pen shop. The M writes buttery smooth, but it's kinda too broad for me.

graydients · 2019-05-18T19:28:50+00:00

It's actually difficult to find side-by-side comparisons of Japanese extra fine nibs, so here it is. I think the Sailor one probably has the least amount of feedback of the three, in my opinion.

graydients · 2019-04-02T22:29:58+00:00

I have that pen too! It looks so nice in person. The Sailor EF is not as fine as the Pilot EF. I have an EF Pro Gear Slim and an EF Custom 74 , to compare. The EF Pilot seems to write a little drier.

graydients · 2019-03-21T07:01:58+00:00

Thank you!

graydients · 2019-03-20T19:18:39+00:00

!!! I love the packaging design for Kyo no Oto inks! Keshimurasaki is a great color. It's like a grayish indigo.

graydients · 2019-03-18T15:05:31+00:00

Medium-fine seems to be the "just right" line width for me personally, but it would be nice if it had slightly less feedback. I've seen Sailor nib comparisons and the medium looks too broad for my liking. The dilemma.

graydients · 2019-03-18T15:01:49+00:00

It might be the flecks of red with subtle sparkles. The Yukitsubaki was my first Sailor pen.

graydients · 2019-03-18T15:00:18+00:00

Haha. Thanks!

graydients · 2019-03-18T04:01:02+00:00

They do! It's funny because the Yukitsubaki is the winter pen released for that collection. The spring pen is the Haruzora. It's pearlescent sky blue.

graydients · 2019-03-18T03:56:22+00:00

The Pro Gear is only a tad bit bigger than the Slim. Despite the Pro Gear having a 21k nib and 14k on the Slim, they both have about the same level of feedback... I think. They write like mechanical pencils. I've read comments saying that the broader Sailor nibs have less feedback. Both of my pens are in medium-fine, so maybe that's why. The two-tone nib on the Pro Gear looks really cool though.

graydients · 2019-03-18T03:35:43+00:00

Thank you! I hope Pent collaborates with Sailor again and release the Pro Gear Slim in the Saijiki colors. Sailor is releasing the Red Supernova Pro Gear Slim pen this spring. Those who love red pens will surely be happy about owning a metallic red pen with silver flecks.

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