EFNIR: Sailor Manyo Nadeshiko

[LizEF]

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Sailor Manyo Nadeshiko

This is review #296 in my series. Here's the YouTube video:


Post-recording notes: This is a pastel royal blue. On the right paper, with a large enough nib, it will show some pink in with the blue. I rated shading at medium, but it can be higher, on more cooperative paper. Cleaning was quick and easy.

Bangs and crashes in the background are my kitties playing...

Erratum? Experts can't decide whether I should have used "impostor" instead of "imposter"...

Zoomed in photo (This is fairly close to what my eyes see.)


Screenshot (Makes the ink look chalky and maybe a little too dark.)


Scan of Completed Review (This looks the most accurate to me, though too saturated on another screen.)


Absorbent Paper Close-up (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper) (Both are far too blotchy. On copy paper, it's a solid, sort of chalky version of the palest color in the image. The top (absorbent) paper shows the ink a little too dark and saturated.)


Line width (The "I" in "Ink:". Magnification is 100x. The grid is 100x100µm. The scale is 330µm, with eleven divisions of 30µm each. The line width for this ink is roughly 300µm. With 296 inks measured, the average line width is 297µm.) (I could see hints of pink under the microscope, but the camera didn't capture them.)


Microscope image (400x. The colors are wrong - it was much paler - but you can see lots of interesting texture in this spot. (Most of the slide was dullsville, but these formed sometimes.))


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[Brilliant Bill]

I AM the big brother --- two sisters and three brothers. Not very good at it!

[LizEF]

I AM the big brother --- two sisters and three brothers. Not very good at it!

Well, hopefully you don't spy on your siblings and listen while they report on each other...

[Sailor Kenshin]

No sibs at all here, so no commento on that matter, and I don' wanna get political, sooooo…..😜

Uwaaa! Kireiii! A paradise plant with a bird just landing! And a possible face turn by an imposter? I'm at the edge of my seat.

This may be a first: I have, or had, ALL your comparison inks. Though none of them had a pink component that I recall. And they did not inspire kittehs to rampage.

I don't know if I'd buy Nadeshiko, but it makes a nice chroma, micro, and story. Thanks so much for the Tuesday Treat, Liz​​, and please keep 'em flying. 🌟 🎉 😸

[Brilliant Bill]

Your comment made me think about an anecdote I wrote a few years ago --- a story of leading my sister into a life of crime; and her redemption, not mine!
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Mailbox Snitch
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<sub>Saint Teresa’s, the elementary school I attended was one mile from our house. I walked it most days, until I got a bicycle, cutting my commute time to almost nothing. At one point I was charged with walking my sister, Janet, home from school. She was probably in first or second grade. As we walked north along the Black Horse Pike on a fine spring day, we found a woman’s scarf lying on the ground. It was colorful and probably silk. We should have given it to an adult, but we didn’t. Instead, we chose crime.

On the corner of Fourth Avenue, there was a mailbox. It was probably my idea, but we both agreed to put the scarf into the mailbox. We, of course, saw this as a major federal crime so I suggested a way we could share culpability. We each held one end of the scarf. When I opened the mailbox intake, we each put our end in, and I closed the box. Partners in crime! And neither could snitch without invoking self-incrimination. The perfect crime.

I spent a lot of hours wondering what became of the scarf. Were the police looking for the criminals who would commit such a heinous act against the government? Could they get fingerprints from a scarf? While my hours were spent in criminal speculation, Janet confessed to our father within a day or two. Had she been so socialized by Catholic confession that she needed to clear her conscience? I’ll never know why, but I also never forgot one more breach of human trust! And if I ever find another scarf, Janet is the last person I’m telling.</sub>

[Yazeh]

Thank you for such a lovely review, story despite the insipidness of the ink

The microscopic image is quite dreamy, and would look nice on a fabric but not out of the pen
That Big brother quote really freaks me out. Unfortunately in so many countries it's the norm. I'm guessing the Big Bad W(L)izard is Big Bro and the librarian the good one, we'll see

I live the noise tracks of your videos. It reminds me of a hyperactive woodpecker with occasional zoomies by roadrunner and gang

Thanks for making our Tuesdays so much fun

[LizEF]

No sibs at all here, so no commento on that matter, and I don' wanna get political, sooooo…..😜

No siblings!? Who did you blame for all your bad behavior growing up?

Uwaaa! Kireiii! A paradise plant with a bird just landing! And a possible face turn by an imposter? I'm at the edge of my seat.

This may be a first: I have, or had, ALL your comparison inks. Though none of them had a pink component that I recall. And they did not inspire kittehs to rampage.

It seems everyone else likes this color and therefore when they send me samples, they send me a variant thereof! Perhaps it's only my kitties that react to inks... Maybe I should talk to the vet...

I don't know if I'd buy Nadeshiko, but it makes a nice chroma, micro, and story. Thanks so much for the Tuesday Treat, Liz​​, and please keep 'em flying. 🌟 🎉 😸

You're most welcome! Will do.

[LizEF]

Thank you for such a lovely review, story despite the insipidness of the ink

You're most welcome! Knowing the pink was in there, but not showing, somehow made it more interesting...

The microscopic image is quite dreamy, and would look nice on a fabric but not out of the pen

I wasn't going to include the microscope image at first - most of it was just plain old baby blue. But then I came across that thing and decided it was worth capturing. It is quite nice, like abstract art.

That Big brother quote really freaks me out. Unfortunately in so many countries it's the norm.

What's scary is when ordinary people start thinking it's a good idea.

I'm guessing the Big Bad W(L)izard is Big Bro and the librarian the good one, we'll see

We'll see.

I live the noise tracks of your videos. It reminds me of a hyperactive woodpecker with occasional zoomies by roadrunner and gang

Thanks! Looney Tunes were one of the best things ever. Love seeing re-runs, when they happen. Here's my favorite of all time (two parts cuz the first chopped the ending off):



...followed closely by this one:

Thanks for making our Tuesdays so much fun

Gladly!

[Sailor Kenshin]

“No siblings!? Who did you blame for all your bad behavior growing up?”

Eh. This left my parents free to blame me for EVERYTHING.

[LizEF]

“No siblings!? Who did you blame for all your bad behavior growing up?”

Eh. This left my parents free to blame me for EVERYTHING.

(nonsense, because my reply must have more than three characters)

[Yazeh]

@LizEf thanks for the Looney toons. I believe in a very distant past, long time ago I had seen the first one. It was great being a child again
@Sailor, normally if you were the eldest and unruly, you would be blamed for a lot of things, mainly not setting the right example

[LizEF]

@LizEf thanks for the Looney toons. I believe in a very distant past, long time ago I had seen the first one. It was great being a child again

You're welcome! One should never stop being a child! (At least in some ways. ) Looney Tunes taught me to like classical music before I knew what classical music was.

[Sailor Kenshin]

I go back further … to Farmer Gray. Black and white. Silent.

[Chrissy]

I see that Sailor has released a new version of Shikiori ink that's also called Nadeshiko that's more of a light purple than this Manyo version. I've seen YouTube videos of it and really like that one. Must be sure to get the right bottle.

[Brilliant Bill]

I see that Sailor has released a new version of Shikiori ink that's also called Nadeshiko that's more of a light purple than this Manyo version. I've seen YouTube videos of it and really like that one. Must be sure to get the right bottle.

A very fine and comprehensive review of this ink. It's in Japanese, but subtitled --- and the production values are surpassing! You'll have to go to the utuve to see it!

[Chrissy]

I see that Sailor has released a new version of Shikiori ink that's also called Nadeshiko that's more of a light purple than this Manyo version. I've seen YouTube videos of it and really like that one. Must be sure to get the right bottle.

A very fine and comprehensive review of this ink. It's in Japanese, but subtitled --- and the production values are surpassing! You'll have to go to the utuve to see it!

Actually Bill, Sorry to say this but I'm not that big a fan of Japanese subtitled ink reviews that are only available on YouTube, with no other images, especially when all I see is a large black rectangle. While they might be remotely interesting, in the event of nothing else being available, I definitely wouldn't want to be the person who called them "very fine and comprehensive", and the "production values are surpassing" then posted that on a regular members excellent review on here.

I've actually bought Sailor Shikiori Nadeshiko from Art from the Heart and had it delivered today. I'm looking forward to trying it out.

[LizEF]

... I'm not that big a fan of Japanese subtitled ink reviews that are only available on YouTube, with no other images, especially when all I see is a large black rectangle...

The owner of the video can choose whether to allow their video to be embedded on sites other than YouTube. It might be another way to protect one's content from theft and manipulation, I don't know. As Bill (and the black rectangle) mentioned, you have to go to YouTube to watch the video. Other than that minor annoyance, it is well-produced. Whether one likes it or finds it helpful will vary.

[Chrissy]

... I'm not that big a fan of Japanese subtitled ink reviews that are only available on YouTube, with no other images, especially when all I see is a large black rectangle...

The owner of the video can choose whether to allow their video to be embedded on sites other than YouTube. It might be another way to protect one's content from theft and manipulation, I don't know. As Bill (and the black rectangle) mentioned, you have to go to YouTube to watch the video. Other than that minor annoyance, it is well-produced. Whether one likes it or finds it helpful will vary.

Thank you. I understand that can be the case, and have been to YouTube to watch it. I agree it was well produced, and the ink on there looks a nice colour.

[Lloyd]

... I'm not that big a fan of Japanese subtitled ink reviews that are only available on YouTube, with no other images, especially when all I see is a large black rectangle...

The owner of the video can choose whether to allow their video to be embedded on sites other than YouTube. It might be another way to protect one's content from theft and manipulation, I don't know. As Bill (and the black rectangle) mentioned, you have to go to YouTube to watch the video. Other than that minor annoyance, it is well-produced. Whether one likes it or finds it helpful will vary.

Thank you. I understand that can be the case, and have been to YouTube to watch it. I agree it was well produced, and the ink on there looks a nice colour.

No water resistance test? I'll stick with the "local" FPG reviewers.

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[Chrissy]

No water resistance test? I'll stick with the "local" FPG reviewers.

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Me too. LOL