Ink Review #1148: Sailor Manyo Yamabuki

I’m slowly working my way through the new Sailor Manyo inks, so today’s ink is Sailor Manyo Yamabuki. I purchased my bottle of ink from Pen Chalet.

The color:

Yamabuki is a bright yellow-orange.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks more orange, and even shades to red.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Yamabuki is similar to Akkerman Gele Oker van Frans in swabs but closer to Pilot Iroshizuku Daikokuten in writing. Click here to see the Sailor inks together, and click here to see the yellow inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco-T Yellow with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I found this ink to be dark enough on most papers to be easily read. In the future I would stick to broad nibs and white paper to make for the most comfortable read-back. It’s well-behaved and a cheery color.

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.