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# ORVO II adds automatic feed without chasing heavyweight status
- URL: https://news.knockology.com/kayou-orvo-ii-auto-feed/
- Published: 2026-07-29T17:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T18:38:43.000Z
- Description: KAYOU+ puts a new mechanism inside a roughly 10-gram pencil.
- Author: Thomas
- Tags: Products, KAYOU+, ORVO, Mechanical pencils, Automatic lead advance, Japan, #Import 2026-09-28 19:31

Automatic lead advance does not have to arrive in a heavy metal body. [KAYOU+](https://kayouplus.com/?ref=news.knockology.com)’s [ORVO II](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000016.000158242.html?ref=news.knockology.com) is listed at about **10 grams**.

Announced July 29, the 0.5 mm pencil adds an automatic lead-feed mechanism to the low-center-of-gravity concept of the original ORVO, which the company introduced in March. KAYOU+ says an initial knock starts the process, after which the pencil feeds lead as it is consumed. [The manufacturer’s announcement](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000016.000158242.html?ref=news.knockology.com).

The Japanese price is **¥1,430 including tax**. Advance sales are planned for late July at Maruzen and [Hands](https://hands.net/?ref=news.knockology.com), followed by wider Japanese distribution in August.

## The front does the balancing

KAYOU+ identifies brass components at the point, a light resin body and a soft-touch grip. The listed size is approximately **9.5 mm in diameter and 141 mm long**. A **3 mm guide pipe** is part of the design. The new model comes in Shadow Black, Alpine White and Abyss Navy.

The brass point and light rear body are the maker’s route to a forward balance without a heavy overall pencil. ORVO II also changes the exterior, with a textured resin finish and plated clip.

![ORVO II point detail in the maker’s release imagery. Photograph: KAYOU+.](https://news.knockology.com/content/images/2026/09/archive-nws-009-2.jpg)

ORVO II point detail in the maker’s release imagery. Photograph: KAYOU+. [Original source](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000016.000158242.html?ref=news.knockology.com)

KAYOU+ calls ORVO II the successor to ORVO, rather than a color edition. Automatic feed is the substantive change: the mechanism is intended to reduce repeated clicks while retaining the earlier model’s lightweight, forward-balanced concept. The launch specifications describe that intent; they are not a hands-on verdict.