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# Mechanical pencils take all three top spots in GetNavi’s vote
- URL: https://news.knockology.com/getnavi-2026-pencil-top-three/
- Published: 2026-06-24T17:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T18:47:55.000Z
- Description: Shindbat, AIMVISION PRO and LAMY safari KURUTOGA inside lead a 71-product field.
- Author: Thomas
- Tags: Industry, GetNavi, Sun-Star, KAYOU+, Lamy, Mitsubishi Pencil, Awards, Mechanical pencils, Japan, #Import 2026-09-28 19:31

Mechanical pencils swept the top three places in [GetNavi](https://getnavi.jp/?ref=news.knockology.com)’s 2026 stationery election. [Sun-Star](https://www.sun-star-st.jp/?ref=news.knockology.com)’s [**Shindbat**](https://www.sun-star-st.jp/items/250901231341/?ref=news.knockology.com) won, [**KAYOU+**](https://kayouplus.com/?ref=news.knockology.com)[**AIMVISION PRO**](https://kayouplus.com/brand/aimvision%5Fpro/?ref=news.knockology.com) was runner-up, and [**LAMY**](https://www.lamy.com/?ref=news.knockology.com)[**safari KURUTOGA inside**](https://www.lamy.com/?ref=news.knockology.com) placed third.

Organizer [One Publishing](https://one-publishing.co.jp/?ref=news.knockology.com) announced the results on June 24\. Readers and consumers voted online from March 24 through April 26, choosing among **71 nominated products across seven categories**. [Official results](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001264.000060318.html?ref=news.knockology.com).

![Shindbat pencil beside its stored spare leads](https://news.knockology.com/content/images/2026/09/knockology-getnavi-2.jpg)

First place: Sun-Star’s Shindbat, shown with its spare-lead storage. Image: One Publishing / Sun-Star. [Original announcement](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001264.000060318.html?ref=news.knockology.com).

## Three different ways to stand out

Shindbat makes room for more lead: the organizer’s product description specifies capacity for up to 40 pieces. AIMVISION PRO takes a construction-led approach, with a machined brass body, a short clip, and a grip combining knurling with rubber.

![Runner-up AIMVISION PRO, pictured in the organizer’s results release. Image: One Publishing / KAYOU+.](https://news.knockology.com/content/images/2026/09/archive-nws-023-5.jpg)

Runner-up AIMVISION PRO, pictured in the organizer’s results release. Image: One Publishing / KAYOU+. [Original source](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001264.000060318.html?ref=news.knockology.com)

LAMY’s third-place entry combines the [safari](https://www.lamy.com/?ref=news.knockology.com) design with [Mitsubishi Pencil](https://www.mpuni.co.jp/?ref=news.knockology.com)’s rotating-lead [Kuru Toga](https://www.mpuni.co.jp/?ref=news.knockology.com) mechanism. The organizer also named it the premium mechanical-pencil category winner. Two of the overall top three came from that premium category.

![Third-place LAMY safari KURUTOGA inside. Image supplied in the organizer’s announcement.](https://news.knockology.com/content/images/2026/09/archive-nws-023-6.jpg)

Third-place LAMY safari KURUTOGA inside. Image supplied in the organizer’s announcement. [Original source](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001264.000060318.html?ref=news.knockology.com)

## An award with a retail presence

The results are accompanied by displays and sales of winning products in Aeon and Aeon Style stationery departments in Honshu and Shikoku. Aeon Supercenter stores are excluded; the organizer warns that some products may require ordering or be unavailable.

The vote measures preference among nominees, rather than market share or laboratory performance. Even with that limit, a pencil-only podium is a strong result in an award spanning tools for writing, storage, cutting and more. It also puts those products in front of shoppers, beyond the announcement itself.