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http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a50/LitlJaimo/Fountain%20Pens/Paper/IroshizukuChiku-Rin.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a50/LitlJaimo/Fountain%20Pens/Paper/IroshizukuChiku-rincloseup.jpg

 

ETA: Another pic to try & get a more accurate portrayal of the color. Still not doing it justice.

 

My scanner had a really hard time with this one, so it may be showing up a bit too neon in places. In person, it isn't neon at all. This is a gorgeous lighter green with quite a bit of yellow in it to make for a nice springy green.

 

Flow/Lubrications: 5/5 Iroshizuku all seem to put down nice wet lines with little effort.

Feathering/Bleeding: 5/5 None that I could see. YMMV with wider/wetter nibs.

 

Show through is minimal. Shading is slight, but the paper I use for my ink reviews rarely shows the shading properties of an ink very well. Very quick dry time of ~5sec on my paper.

 

A lighter colored ink, but darkens slightly as it dries so that it remains easily legible even in low light. Chiku-rin is available from retailers in the US (through Pilot USA, some retailers already ordered it in from Japan) in March 2012.

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~Jaime

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Great review. I just got this ink and really like it. In fact, I totally agree with everything you said. It is a beautiful light green that isn't neon in person. It is surprisingly legible. "Springy" is the right word. Just a very cheerful ink.

 

I get some nice shading with a broad nib, but it isn't dramatic. It shades from lighter to darker for me.

 

The ink is available in the US from Jetpens right now, as well as on eBay. I have no affiliation with either, except as a customer.

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Great review. I just got this ink and really like it. In fact, I totally agree with everything you said. It is a beautiful light green that isn't neon in person. It is surprisingly legible. "Springy" is the right word. Just a very cheerful ink.

 

I get some nice shading with a broad nib, but it isn't dramatic. It shades from lighter to darker for me.

 

The ink is available in the US from Jetpens right now, as well as on eBay. I have no affiliation with either, except as a customer.

 

Thanks! Ugh, this color is a pain to try & scan/photo. I swear, people, it really is nice! +1 on the cheerful. Good to know that it shades. I should probably use a different paper for my reviews since the Hammermill fights shading.

~Jaime

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I recently picked up this ink too and I'm loving it :) I think it is hard to scan. It either seems neon or darker than I've experienced in the above scans, so I agree that if people are at all interested they should pick up a bottle. They won't be disappointed. It's such a happy color! I have it loaded in 3 different pens right now :)

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Thanks very much for the great view! I love the descriptions 'springy' and 'cheerful'. :D It looks like another winner in the iroshizuku line of inks. :thumbup:

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Thank you!

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Love the way it's dark[er] in my B nibs, yet shades yellow to green coming off my OBBs. :thumbup: Unlike many yellow-greens, it's dark enough to write a letter or journal entry without squinting after it dries. :clap1:

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I recently picked up this ink too and I'm loving it :) I think it is hard to scan. It either seems neon or darker than I've experienced in the above scans, so I agree that if people are at all interested they should pick up a bottle. They won't be disappointed. It's such a happy color! I have it loaded in 3 different pens right now :)

 

So true!

 

Thanks very much for the great view! I love the descriptions 'springy' and 'cheerful'. :D It looks like another winner in the iroshizuku line of inks. :thumbup:

 

Thanks! I think the four new colors for this year add a great bit of diversity to the Iroshizuku line. None of them are really too similar to the currently available inks.

 

*snip--it's dark enough to write a letter or journal entry without squinting after it dries. :clap1:

 

+1 I was worried that in low, warm light, which I always seem to be writing in that this ink would cause too much eye strain but it's great!

~Jaime

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Great review, thank you! My reaction to the colour is "nice... Nice? Not sure... Maybe... Yes!" I guess it's distinctiveness would be part of its appeal...

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I have had this ink for a little while, but finally got around to loading it into a pen on Sunday - a Pelikan M800 green demo. I ADORE this ink. It's so cheerful, and it shades nicely. :cloud9:

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Boy am I having a dilemma, I find I don't like lighter colors to write with but this color is fascinating. I want to like it but something tells me I won't. What to do? Maybe Inkdrop will pick this color soon and I can try it. :unsure:

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Buy a sample from Goulet as soon as they get their bottles in and see. Much cheaper than an entire bottle. :thumbup:

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Boy am I having a dilemma, I find I don't like lighter colors to write with but this color is fascinating. I want to like it but something tells me I won't. What to do? Maybe Inkdrop will pick this color soon and I can try it. :unsure:

 

Send me your info by PM - if you'd like - and I'll send you a sample of mine. I have the little nalgene bottles Goulet sells and can send you one with chiku-rin, and though I love the ink, I think I can share :)

Tamara

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Great review! Looks like a great "spring" colour.

The color of the ink in your photo reminds me of this light green Diamine colours:

Jade Green, Light Green, Kelly Green, Meadow, Apple Glory

Which would you say comes closets, colour-wise?

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Diamine Light Green is really very close to Chiku-rin. I should note that I had the inks in different pens, and I didn't get a chance to run careful tests, but at first glance the Light Green looked almost identical to Chiku-rin. I do suspect the Chiku-rin might shade more.

 

Meadow is darker, and not really a match, though it looks very nice. I don't know the others.

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Diamine Light Green is really very close to Chiku-rin. I should note that I had the inks in different pens, and I didn't get a chance to run careful tests, but at first glance the Light Green looked almost identical to Chiku-rin. I do suspect the Chiku-rin might shade more.

 

Meadow is darker, and not really a match, though it looks very nice. I don't know the others.

 

Thanks for this info! I have been quietly lusting after the Chiku-rin but maybe I just need to fill a couple of pens w/ Diamine Light Green to take the edge off :rolleyes:

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I just spotted a bottle of this on eBay, but the shipping from Tokyo makes it an expensive bottle of ink for a first time trial.

 

Does anyone know where I can get some from within the UK please?

 

(PM sent to Chettiar)

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