on saleSailor Manyo Kikyou - Ink Sample

There's a lot to like about this ink. It's more interesting than your standard navy because it's warmer (not teal but throw more green in and you'd be there) and because it has a red component too. But that is why I opted to give this only 4 stars - the red aspect does limit this a little bit in how versatile it is. It looks good on most paper but is not quite as universally useable as my favorite inks. With that caveat in mind, this particular Manyo ink matches my limited experience with whole ink line - it flows generously. If you are curious to see if you agree with me, how about picking up one of these samples? C'mon, you know you want to!

Manyo Kikyou is a gorgeous navy blue-- my personal favorite so far! It has a muted stony-blue tone when applied lightly, and a rich shimmery-coppery sheen when applied heavily. The ink is wet, but not overly so-- overall pleasant to write with.

I ordered a sample of this along with two other blue/black-type inks to try when I bought my Conklin Endura limited edition abalone/chrome pen. This was the hands-down winner and is a beautiful match to a beautiful pen. I'll be buying a bottle with my next order! Great shading even with a fine nib. Pic is on my Hobonichi Cousin Avec (white Tomoe River paper) - the shading is definitely there but a bit hard to photograph.

My pens like this ink. I never have a problem with it and I enjoy the sheening of the ink on tomeo river paper and Stalogy paper also.

This color is a nice, straight blue with maybe a touch of turquoise. There is the slightest sheen, but not as strong as other blues. It's a solid color if you need an everyday blue, but it lacks the panache of some of the more pastel colors in the line. :) Still, a nice lovely blue for everyday!