Jacob E

Geeking out on Japanese stationery. 🇸🇪 in 🇯🇵 since 2005.

[Jacob E @fudefan]

Three new Maruzen inks: Sapporo yuki-matsuri (snow festival), Morioka ishiwari-zakura (rock-splitting cherry tree), and Asahikawa -41C.

[Jacob E @fudefan]

Sailor stock jumped and hit daily price limit today because of news that it will supply fountain pen gifts for the G7 summit next weekend. Next meme stock?

[The nib shaper事務局 ~長原幸夫~ @thenibshaper]

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[Jacob E @fudefan]

The just-released smol, chonky, adorable Uni-ball One P. https://t.co/prW01924U7

[Jacob E @fudefan]

New Curidas models with matte finish will be available from May. https://t.co/30zLA6Ccl0

[Jacob E @fudefan]

@shubh1 difficult to say as neither company breaks down revenues at that level.

[Jacob E @fudefan]

Pilot and Sailor both reported earnings today. Pilot's sales and net income are both up 10% YOY and gross margin is over 50%. Sailor's sales are down, gross margin is about 30%, and the company is bleeding again.

[Jacob E @fudefan]

@YosekaBox let's hope not! 😅 Stationery sales were actually up, but robotics sales were down due to semiconductor shortages and more.

[Jacob E @fudefan]

@shubh1 Thanks. I'm not as familiar with those brands so it's hard to say, but some of the pen turners are going interesting work with various materials.

[Jacob E @fudefan]

Just published: My annual Japan pen trends post. https://t.co/7ccHFERKuN

[Jacob E @fudefan]

Maruzen just introduced an iron-gall ink! My 2023 prediction is becoming true.

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[Jacob E @fudefan]

@pei_clinpsych thank you! Yes, it will be interesting to see what Pilot does this year.

[Jacob E @fudefan]

@dowdyism Thanks for the link! Also, happy new year 🐇

[Jacob E @fudefan]

Hand-engraved nib by Tim Cullen of Hooligan Pens.

[Jacob E @fudefan]

@ujh Congrats (again)!

[Jacob E @fudefan]

Pilot just launched a new line of Namiki pens with size 30 (i.e. Custom Urushi) nibs: https://t.co/wY6IilLhTj

[Jacob E @fudefan]

@ujh @KFMolli Congrats on that milestone!

[Jacob E @fudefan]

Pilot's 30th-anniversary Custom 74 with Signature nib.

[Jacob E @fudefan]

Is Pilot pulling a Kurutoga Dive with the new Frixion? The wooden and acrylic grip models sold out in an instant, and no one knows if/when they'll be back.

[Jacob E @fudefan]

30th-anniversary Pilot Custom 74, just announced. https://t.co/HlFAYebEEM

[Jacob E @fudefan]

@InkyRocks @niugler I wanted to pull out the nib, so I grabbed it with a paper tissue. Turns out someone had already used that tissue 🤦‍♂️

[Jacob E @fudefan]

There's somehow chewing gum in my Conid feed. Don't ask. #monday