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Sailor recently re-released the old four seasons inks. Sadly it's a limited edition (again!) and I had great difficulty to have finally got three of them.

Irori is said to be the best red from Sailor. It's been my grail red ink for a long time. It's indeed gorgeous, with golden sheen. But somehow I'm not super excited as I thought I'd be.

 

Splash

(photo; scan)

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Sample

(with Pilot Falcon/Elabo SM, on Maruman looseleaf.)

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(on Tomoe River. This sheet is going to Amber for her CRVs.)

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Compare

with Sailor (Hougado Pen Gallery) The Redshirt. The Redshirt is slightly darker and richer in colour. Irori failed to dethrone The Redshirt, which is still my favourite red ink.

(horizontal: Irori. vertical: The Redshirt. Left: Irori. Right: The Redshirt.)

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Can you compare to Kobe #20?

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I really like this. But again, it is difficult to obtain. Maybe in my summer travels I can find some.

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I find my Irori looks a tad more orangey than yours. Is a lovely ink, but is the most orangey I can take on my red.

 

 

Love the sheen... :wub: :wub:

 

 

 

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Thanks so much for posting!

 

How would you compare Irori to Nagasawa Kobe #55 and Kingdom Note Nippon Nipponia?

 

(I'm still waiting for Kingdom Note to make more Nippon Nipponia available ... )

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Thanks so much for posting!

 

How would you compare Irori to Nagasawa Kobe #55 and Kingdom Note Nippon Nipponia?

 

(I'm still waiting for Kingdom Note to make more Nippon Nipponia available ... )

 

 

There's a Kobe #55?

Nipponia nippon is slightly lighter in colour and have more orange (a minimum difference that's barely distinguishable). Also Nipponia nippon has almost no shading.

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Oops, yes, "Nipponia nippon".

:blush:

 

(I'm looking for a well-behaved, bright, saturated, orange-leaning red with little-to-no shading.)

 

And for some reason I had it in my head that you'd already scored a bottle of #55. Obviously not.

:headsmack:

 

Kobe #55:

https://kobe-nagasawa.co.jp/product/ink_55/

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/272272-sailors-full-ink-lines-including-shop-exclusives-compiled-in-a-post/page-108?do=findComment&comment=3602166

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Oops, yes, "Nipponia nippon".

:blush:

 

(I'm looking for a well-behaved, bright, saturated, orange-leaning red with little-to-no shading.)

 

And for some reason I had it in my head that you'd already scored a bottle of #55. Obviously not.

:headsmack:

 

Kobe #55:

https://kobe-nagasawa.co.jp/product/ink_55/

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/272272-sailors-full-ink-lines-including-shop-exclusives-compiled-in-a-post/page-108?do=findComment&comment=3602166

 

 

Well in that case Nipponia nippon is what you need!

I think Sailor has made enough orange-reds... #55 doesn't intrigue me much.

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I must admit, this ink did not live up to my fond memories. I received a bottle and promptly filled my demonstrator Bulkfiller, but the rich pure red I remembered was instead slightly candy-sweet and very thin.

 

I emptied it out and refilled the pen with Kobe 27. Perhaps my tastes have changed, but I don't see myself using the Irori reissue much.

Too many pens; too little writing.

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Hmm, Irori, while not my favorite red, is a favorite. Mine is also more orangy than pinkish. To my eye, which generally does not see red as Cyber 6 sees them, it is as Cyber 6 says, very orangy.

 

Akane remains my favorite red.

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Though it's brighter than my usual taste in reds, I will likely end up trying this one at some point.

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Thank you for the review.

 

I wish I could try a sample before I had to invest in a full bottle. Since that may not be something I can achieve, I probably won't try it.

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Hmm this ink really isn't for me. It's too bland imo, I'll get a lot of slack from saying that but I tell it how it is. 😬😬

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