Ink Review #1886: Kobe 51 Kanocho Midnight

Nagasawa Kobe 51 Konocho Midnight is from Kobe’s standard collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Kanocho Midnight is a deep blue black with sheen.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks much darker.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, low green and silver sheen, and no shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had bleeding and feathering in every nib size.

Comparison Swabs:

Kanocho Midnight is closest to Robert Oster Thunderstorm. Click here to see the blue black inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pilot Vanishing Point Galaxy with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a wet flow.

Overall, I love this ink. It’s so pretty and I love the wet flow and green and silver sheen. A full bottle is on my wish list!

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