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This is my new Wancher Dream Pen True Urushi in midori or green gloss urushi. The Japanese pen with the German (?) sounding name. I ordered this pen in January so it took about 6 months to complete and ship to me. The original promise was for 3-4 months, which seemed unreasonably fast for an urushi pen so I was not surprised or disappointed to be asked to wait another few months. It was worth the wait. The pen started on Kickstarter but I did not back that launch. The options I chose were 18k gold nib (thought gold would go well with the green) in broad size and black ebonite feed, both of which were both modestly priced upgrades. At some point during the wait I was asked if I might like to receive the brand new Wancher branded nib. Of course, I said yes. This may be one of the first looks at this new nib. The presentation box is a typical Japanese Paulownia wood affair painted with an image of Mt. Fuji, the Wancher logo, and some text. My Google translator app does not recognize the characters as Japanese, which is odd but the one on the left at least reads something like "fountain pen". Inside the box is a continuation of the nice packaging including a letter from the Wancher president and letter of authenticity that this is hand-made urushi pen lacquered by experts in Wajima, Japan using the finest quality urushi. Also included is a cute envelope of a penguin holding some ink cartridges, a bookmark, a card with a QR code for product instructions, and the pen itself in a nice bag with loop closure. Someday it will catch on that these are bags, bukuro, not kimono but I digress. The pen is very attractive and much darker to the eye than official photos led me to expect. Urushi is mixed by the craftsmen so color varies so I'm not surprised to see a different shade of green than what I expected. Actually, it really depends on the lighting and as the urushi continues to cure and age it will change somewhat in shade over time. In bright light you can capture a photo like this, at least against a black background. Context matters. The pen feeds via cartridge converter and writes a wet line. When it arrived the nib needed work. The tipping on one of the tines was longer than the other. This made the nib scratchy. I fixed that with 12,000 grit sand paper, and now it writes beautifully, but that was a little bit disappointing, especially since it is their new house branded nib. While it appears that my photos are a bit fuzzy the nib imprint/laser etching is itself a bit fuzzy. I reckon it's a #6 Jowo nib that writes between a Western medium and broad. That is, it writes a bit wider than a typical Japanese eg Platinum broad nib. It's a pretty stiff nib so no softness or flex. There is also Wancher branding on the flange that encircles the cartridge, just a laser loge etch but a nice touch. Pardon the ink, it's Yama-budo, but I ought to mention that the nib had a tiny amount of ink dried on it between the tines when it arrived suggesting it had been tested. Don't know how it passed inspection unless used at a low angle. If you look closely you can see the slightly offset tines in this picture. There are large bare ebonite threads like on a Taccia and also a strongly sprung slip n' seal cap mechanism. The former nicely has only 1.5 turns to release the cap. Take that AP Limited, Danitrio, and Sailor to name a few. The latter should keep the nib from drying out. Lastly, it's a big pen, but not heavy or unbalanced because of the ebonite body. I did not opt for a roll stopper as I wanted the pen to have the cleanest lines possible. I like it quite a bit and more and more the more I use it. All things considered it's a great value for the money. I'll probably get some more!

Hi All, Has anyone tried this fountain pen called Wancher Dream Pen on Kickstarter? Looks interesting, good value but ebonite and urushi is never cheap. Japanese Ebonite with Urushi options. I am more interested in the quality of the ebonite and urushi work. Is this available at any brick and morter stores or just internet? Pen_Padawan

Hi everyone, I am Taizo Okagaki. I am from Japan. Today I want to ask you what is your dream fountain pen? What is the pen that make you happy when you hold it in your hand? Let me know, please! Your answer is my motivation to make a dream fountain pen. I put the link to survey here: https://www.wancher.com/your-dream-fountain-pen Please help me by taking survey. Thank you very much for your time. Taizo Okagaki P/S: I am sorry that I could not speak in English in the video on the survey. I am afraid that you cannot understand what I said