Ink Review #1407: Kyo-iro 03 Fushimi's Flaming Red

Today’s ink is Kyo-iro 03 Fushimi’s Flaming Red. You can find this ink for sale at Pen Chalet (aff. link) and Vanness Pens.

The color:

Flaming Red is a bright red that leans just a bit towards orange.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink is a little darker than in writing.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 10 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

There are a lot of similar reds out there including Diamine Poppy Red and Robert Oster Direct Sun. Click here to see the Kyoto inks together, and click here to see the red inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Sailor Pro Gear Slim Supernova Red with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a super dry flow.

Overall, there are a lot of red inks out there that are very similar to this color. There’s nothing about it that stands out from the crowd.

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