Ink Review #1322: Sailor Manyo Sumire

Sailor Manyo Sumire is from the first Manyo collection. I purchased my bottle of ink from Pen Chalet.

The color:

Sumire is a bright sky blue.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has a little bit of pink sheen.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, low pink sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and a little bit of bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Sumire is one shade darker than Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki. Click here to see the Sailor inks together, and click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Al-star Pacific Blue with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a wet flow.

Overall, this is a great alternative to Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki for those who don’t love Pilot inks. It’s a gorgeous color, well-behaved and has some pretty shading and sheen.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does contain affiliate links but this post is not sponsored in any way.