Mitsubishi Pencil 9852 B Pencil with Eraser, 1 Dozen K9852B

I enjoy writing with this pencil. Tip doesn’t break easily and the eraser is soft and works great.

The Mitsubishi 9852's are legendary for writing. Great feel, BUTTERY writing experience in the B (rather than the usual #2/HB) variety. Note that it is slightly softer than the HB, so while the graphite lines will be darker, you'll have to sharpen them more frequently. But you'll find that you can press a lot more lightly if you're used to a harder, grayer lead. So it's a real treat, and the usual Mitsubishi build quality. 100% recommended.

This pencil is so similar to the Tombow 2558, it's hard to believe! The lead, the ferrule, the eraser, the paint color...all the differences are incredibly subtle. I would say that the only significant differences are that the Mitsubishi's imprinting and lacquer are slightly more well-executed, as usual, and, more significantly, the wood on the Mitsubishi sharpens much better. I also prefer the silver and blue Mitsubishi imprinting to the Tombow's brown imprinting. At any rate, this is a truly superlative writing instrument, and I could say with fair confidence that it is the finest eraser-tipped pencil I have tried (and I have tried many). The lead is truly smooth and dark, and well-centered. The eraser is best-in-class, better than the Mitsubishi 9850 and not smudgy as I heard in a few reviews. I suspect that Mitsubishi responded to criticism and improved their erasers at some point recently.

Superb Japanese quality using the best wood and the finest graphite makes for a quality writing experience.

They are the best quality. My 10 years old son can tell the difference between this Japanese pencils and others. He asked me to buy them as a Christmas present. He knows these are very special products in the US… Thanks!

I like the way these pencils write

Very dark and confortable to use. My 78 yo mother loved them because she doesn't have to struggle too much to get a good result on paper.

My son is happy with the quality of this pencil. He said he had never had a pencil w/eraser that worked before. I want my son to use pencil instead of mechanical pencil for a few more years. High quality pencils would help. I definitely recommend this pencil.