I had the opportunity to try a sample of this thanks to a generous donor.
Please note: In my haste I mistakingly wrote Chu-Shu and not Shimoyo....This is Sailor Shimoyo
Im not a Sailor convert yet.
While I found the colour intriguing and pleasing to use, it looks nicer scanned that in real life, to my eyes.
It was a bit of pain to clean the pen. Probably it would have been much easier if Id used a modern pen
Pens used: Conway 330 - Oblique nib
Paper used Midori
Shading: Yes with a flex nib
Ghosting: A bit - Though with a wet oblique nib, you cannot expect less....
Bleed through: None
Flow Rate: Good
Lubrication: Good
Nib Dry-out: Nope.
Start-up: No problem.
Saturation: No
Shading Potential: Yes
Sheen: Faint
Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: None
Nib Creep / Crud: Dont recall
Staining (pen): Nope.
Clogging: Nope
Water resistance: A bit
Availability: Only in 20 ml bottle.
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