Sailor Manyo Hinoki Ink Review

[dragondazd]

Sailor Manyo Hinoki was the first of the new manyos in my cart because it was described as blue-grey with dual shading. I did not find it to be "blue-grey". To me it looked like greyish-green. It is likely way less green than ayame but still disappointing in this respect. Fuji turned out to look more like what I expected from this description.

 

As pale, dual-shading inks go, it behaves decently. It is not the faintest or driest. The more I used it, the more I liked it. It has a lot of depth and complexity. 

 

Like many of the dual shading inks, there is a reddish dye that sinks to the bottom and a green component that sloshes on top.

 

[inkstainedruth]

That seems to be a very pale ink -- too pale to really be legible on the page unless in a very broad or stub nib.  

Thanks for the review -- I can definitely pass on this one.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[amberleadavis]

I think you make the ink look great!

[mallymal1]

Looks green to me too. 

 

I'll pass on this one, but thanks for the review. 👍

[yazeh]

This looks like a niche/ art/ drawing ink. Thanks

 

[mulrich]

I was late to the dual shading thing. I think Hinoki was the first one I used and I love it. Definitely more grey-blue than blue-grey. Lots of variation depending on the nib, paper, and ink flow. I think it’s best with a wet writer, and broader nibs highlight the fun features more but I still enjoy it with fine nibs.