on saleSailor Manyo Sakura - Ink Sample

For anyone who grew up in the 60's, think Methiolate, that antiseptic mom used on your scraped knee. Debating to keep it or throw away, when I knocked it over. Money down the drain - literally and figuratively! Lol glad it was only a sample.

This is the best peach colour I've found. It looks nice on ivory or white paper. Looks especially good on Rhodia paper where the grid lines are printed in orange. I just wish it was water resistant because it's very vulnerable to water and my home is very humid in the summertime.

I love coral and this is a very pretty color of coral ink. I put it in a Medium TWSBI eco. However, it is a bit light to be useful for me. I have 10 pens inked up on my art/writing desk and this is the one I reach for the least. Perhaps I'll put it back in the sample tube and save it for a broad or stub nib.

This is a beautiful color which is very close to my impression on Sakura (Japanese cherry blossom). The color is a pale, pinkish coral and looks very delicate and fresh. As some other review mentioned, it looks very light on paper and might have some difficulties while used in long term writing. I used a Pilot Kakuno Fine nib which works perfect with Pilot or Sailor inks. When writing on a piece of paper with yellow undertone, it becomes more legible than writing on a sheet of pure white paper. I suggest those who cannot miss this beauty use it as: 1) highlighter, to underline or mark through notes; 2) ink for broader nibs or color with a cream tone to make it look more legible; or 3) use it to draw or decorate your bullet journal. I will purchase the ink as it is really captured the core beauty of Sakura.

Not for me - the flow was too slow compared to other inks, even some shimmer inks. The color is VERY light. It is a light, peachy pink which is beautiful - would be good for coloring but not for the writing I'm doing. The coral color I was looking for is better in Diamine Pink Champagne. Also, I noticed that the Diamine is consistently pigmented, but this Sailor ink actually separates into a pink and a yellow color (on a paper towel). I'd prefer the single pigment.