Pilot Kakuno Fountain Pen Medium. Green

A delightful little pen, imported from Japan, for people who want to get introduced again to the world of fountain pens.The pen looks like a common, everyday fountain pen, and though the plastic used is top notch, it's rather unassuming in looks. The benefit? - It is less likely to get stolen! It has a snap cap, with a roll-stop to stop the pen from rolling (though it doesn't roll as the body is a smoothened hexagon).The grip section is nice and thick enough, and is moulded in a smooth, rounded hexagonal shape -- which I like, and which has put minimal strain on my fingers during long writing sessions. It is light enough, but with a certain heft to it!Comes with a black ink cartridge (not a converter), and a good enough pilot medium nib that has a smiley engraved on it. Not an extra-smooth, glassy nib but a one with a soft, gentle feedback that grants you enough control over how the nib glides across the paper. There is no toothiness to it which hints at the polishing done on the nib. A Japanese medium nib will write finer than you'd expect, so that's something to keep in mind.One thing to note is that the inkflow is slightly on the drier side, but with a wet ink like the one Pilot manufactures, it will feel just right. The recommended ink would definitely be an ink that leans toward wet (Waterman inks, Quink, Diamine ASA, Bilberry, Midnight, etc. fit that bill). I've refilled the cartidge once will Bilberry, and the ink flow was adequate.Is is value for money? I don't know yet! I think you can get a good Jinhao or a Preppy for a third of the price, but there's a distinctive Pilot feel to the fit and finish of the pen that lacks in the Chinese variants. As for the Preppy, it just can't be beat in the price to performance ratio department -- that's evident to me. But the overall experience with a pilot will be a bit better - not leaps and bounds better, but just better! As for the Luxor made Parkers, Pilot is miles ahead in just about every aspect.For an EDC, Kakuno is one of the better options if you can justify spending ~900 bucks on it. While I enjoy it, I certainly can't recommend a student short on money to shell out 900 rupees for a fountain pen. You can, and will, find a good enough experience within a 500 bucks budget if you hunt well enough! If you've only experienced a fountain pens under 200, then this will be a good upgrade - for sure!Cheers!

Beautiful pen. I use it every day. It's very comfortable for beginners - I love the indented grip. It's very light yet the plastic looks durable. Much better for people with smaller hands than the Metropolitan, which is heavy for me. I ordered a Kakuno with a fine nib from the seller UnboxJapan and it never arrived. Then I got a Metropolitan with a fine nib and this Kakuno with a medium nib. I actually prefer the medium nib, it's a buttery smooth writer when used on good quality paper. I use it on the Factor Notes dotgrid journal. My cat knocked over the Metropolitan so the nib got damaged. Keep your fountain pens in a secure case so this doesn't happen. The nibs are fragile. I use the squeeze converter that came with the Metropolitan in my Kakuno, but you can also refill the cartridge with a blunt tip syringe or (I think) a long pipette. I haven't tried this method. I love the line green cap, it's my favorite of all the colours. Really love the smoke grey body too. It's a perfect fountain pen for me, makes me want to write more.

I recently started coming back to fountain pens after a long while.Way back at school. When we would use those cheap Chinese eyedroppers, hands full with Camlin ink.I remember cursing at those Chinese pen with inconsistent flow, not being good enough or smooth enough. But I still used to enjoy them nevertheless.If at that time I was given this Pilot Kakuno , i won't have ever used ball pen in my life.I can't seem to put into words the joy of using this.Everytime I put this against any kind of paper , it never fails to astonish me .Like i should keep on writing and writing.The pen gives a very nice subtle feedback , which increases the control ( i love it )Really good flow , like using a magic wand , waiting for just a flick of your wrist.Very nice grip , not too triangular , good for longer writing.A really good weight balance.I currently own - platinum preppy, lamy safari, twsbi eco,But I still can't seem get over this little guy. It beats them all in terms of experience and joy of writing.I even bought one more so that I could have same one with two inks at same time.heheI would recommend to use wet inks with this.Pilot black, lamy blue/black , diamine oxford.Trick to refill cartridge and use different inks.-Buy a 2ml syringe , very convenient for washing and filling.Enjoy.

Quality is goodQuite smoothLittle bit overpriced

The pen build quality is really good even though it is not metal. The ink flow is very smooth. No drying of ink even if kept uncapped for a while.Many fountain pen are unnecessarily expensive, heavy, and too formal in design which makes them good only for gifting and not as an alternative to ball pens and roller pens for daily use. This pen is easy to use, high quality and value for money. Go for it.

It's just good, light and super convenient to hold. Initially I was little skeptical initially but the more you use it the more you enjoy it. Piolet makes good pens but if you like medium nip with buttery smooth tip Platinum preppy is way better and costs less than half. Though it's medium it writes as extra fine. Not for the people who writes with medium or broad tip. The tip is sharp little scratchy and not buttery smooth as on expect but fair enough. Ink flow is pretty good. If you like fine or extra fine nib go for it you will never be disappointed!

Amazing smoothness and excellent writing feel. The pan is delightful straight out of the package. It feels ordinary or even a bit cheap due to its all-plastic body and no clip but start writing and you will be blown away by a performance that beats even a Lamy hands down. Be aware that the Japanese medium is actually fine in European pens so order accordingly. Barring lack of a converter (which you can order separately) this is an excellent everyday pen for anyone who wishes to write copiously and in good quality.

Scratchy nib