Fountain Pen day has come and passed, let’s take a look at some recent release, and talk about some small purchases Frank made during fountain pen day.

Titanium Alloy Giant Extra Large Heavyweight Pen

Ensso - Urushi-ebonite-kuro-tame-nuri

Sakae - iroful loose leaf paper a5 dot grid

Midori paper pad soft color a5 dot grid

Frank goes over some recent? limited release, including a few in season, Halloween designs and talk about his recent stationery related purchase and missed opportunity.

Goods mentioned:

Lamy 2k in Green

Hello Kitty X Kaweco 50 year Anny

Monte Grappa Regal Year of the Dragon

Benu Euphoria Hot Toddy

Ancora Antique Bouquet Silver/Clear Red

Ancora Antique Bouquet Pink/Beige

Magna Magna Carta Sapphire Grand Halloween

Nahvalur-original-plus halloween-2024

ScribePens Halloween Eve

Frank talks about recent releases, his thought on some shops in Japan finally opened up to foreign customers, his experience at CanJam, and a warning to new fountain pen buyers.

Lamy 2K in Green

Lamy 2K in Green

Sailor Tiger Strip KOP

Pilot Custom Urushi Blue

Atlas Stationers - Visconti Voyager Mariposa Painted Beauty

Atlas Stationers - Visconti Voyager Mariposa Malachite

Garfbobby Craftworkshop

Looks like Urushi/Maki-E production has continued in some parts of Wajima, Bungubox’s now introduced new Maki-E Twsbi Eco, Sailor is a roll with their limited edition iridescent pens.

Frank goes over the recently introduced three new Iroshizuku ink colors, some pen releases, and recent drama that came up in the pen community.

Goods mentioned:

Bungubox Twsbi Eco Jelly Fish

Bungubox Twsbi Bungubox Twsbi Eco Egypt

Poesiebungu LE

Ancora Iridescent LE FP

Three new Iroshizuku Colors

Enso Bolt Fountain pen at kick starter price

Pelikan - m800 Cream Blue

Pelikan Toledo M910 white

Fine Writing Int X Yoseka - Bronze Age

PenBBS Dragon Engraved Sterling Silver Pen

Tactile Turn Switch

Frank goes over some recently released fountain pens, a certain manufacturing process and item that has peaked his interest, and a new competitor of invent has arrived.

Goods Mentioned

Nahvalur Eclipse

Esterbrookpens Back-to-the-lands

EDM : Electrical discharge machining stamp

glassophy bunbou Foxy Dip pen

The new Colorverse - Colorvent

New Lamy Al-Star

Atlas X Edison - Our Home LE

Leonardo Officina Italiana - art of guilloche

Another wave of inflation is hitting Japan pen manufacturer for the second time this year, Frank discusses his recent purchase at a local value store and goes over some recent release, while Frank finally realized the exactly what is the Lamy “Hunt” series in Mandarin.

Goods covered in this episode:

MAJOHN Titanium Alloy Ti-136

Cross Wanderlust Series

Pelikan Warm Grey M670

Pelikan M200 Golden Lapis

Asvine P20

Muzepen Otter Limited Edition

Ink House Hong Kong LE series

Collins and Frank shares their recent finds and shares their result of the “milk tea” color fountain pen ink search.

Goods mentioned:

Shibui North Engraved Aluminium Fountain Pen

BigIdesign TI - Arto EDC

Tomsstudio Lumos-mini-variant

Review of Robert Oster Caffe Crema

Sailor Ink Studio 273

Kala Island No.38 Sweet Potato

Pennonia - Selyempezsgő Velvet Champagne

KobeＩＮＫ物語×felissimo chocolate museum

Hanabi Glass Studio - Bubble Tea Glass Pen

Kyuseiso 9 faceted Foutain Pen

Sheaffer 100 Coffee-edition

Sheaffer vfm coffee edition

Frank gave a brief review on Midori Cotton notebook (20%) vs the normal Midori notebook paper and discusses his miss conception regarding to color composition and finally figured out why some ink color combo didn’t exactly went the way he was expecting.

He proceeds to discuss some recent pen & ink release, and a recent advice he heard/learn regarding to crowd funding.

Goods discussed:

Lamy Safari Song Dynasty

3D poster cards on Wanderlust

Magna Carta Old Glory Sapphire Grand

2024 Inkvent Black

Ferris Wheel Press New 10ml ink bottle

TWSBI Vac700R Kyanite Blue

Majohn P136 Titanium

pentonotelife.com Yonomori-sakura ink

Yonomori-sakura Fountain pen

Frank discuses some recent release in fountain pen world, his recent acquisition, a new skin care product for fountain pen users and the return of a community favorite nib smith.

Gold Spot Exclusive Retro-51 Tornado fountain pen - In coffee house

Endless - Captiva

Regalia Writing lab Returns

MAJOHN N7 Checkerboard Pen

Pilot USA 2024 Vanishing Point Li

Pilot USA 2024 Vanishing Point Limited Edition

Colorverse - Hand Ink Remover

Good discussed:

Bungubox X Esterbrook - Kachofugetsu

Diamine Inkvent 2023 Purple Ediiton

Benu Euphoria