Pilot gives the Dr. Grip Play Border six new colors for December
Two lead sizes, six colors and a grip you can rearrange: the Japanese release is priced at ¥715 including tax.
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Hirosaki turns snow-felled park trees into mechanical pencils
Cherry and red pine from Hirosaki Park become 0.5 mm pencils, including wood from a pine estimated at 260 years old. Each is offered for a ¥15,000 donation.
Pilot’s ¥495 AIR STEP wins a Good Design Award
A moving guide pipe and a shaped resin spring put the focus on fewer interruptions at the page. The 0.5 mm pencil launched in Japan in November 2025.
Orii’s green Kaweco pencil is back in production
The green brass collaboration sold 200 pencils in a day, its partner says. Another batch is underway, with the sales schedule still to come.
Caran d’Ache puts Geneva in miniature on a blue 0.5 mm pencil
Cream Geneva scenes decorate a blue 0.5 mm pencil in the Toile de Jouy gift set, paired with a ballpoint and listed at CHF67 in Switzerland.
Pentel gives the Orenz Metal Grip a frosted finish
Designed for Modernity brings three muted colors to both 0.3 and 0.5 mm, with Japan sales starting October 23 at ¥1,650 including tax.
Hands announces online sales for its existing knurled-grip Kerry
The black 0.5 mm Kerry is listed at ¥3,800. Hands’ October 9 notice sets an online sales time; a new production run or restock is unconfirmed.
Zebra gives the M-1700 five clear Fruity colors
The October 9 limited edition adds transparent blue, yellow, pink, green and black to the 0.5 mm Knock Pencil.
Pentel gives SIDE FX four pastel colors in Taiwan
Taiwan’s 0.5 mm SIDE FX gets four limited colors and a refillable twist-up eraser, at 60 New Taiwan dollars per pencil.
Uni puts an aluminum grip on the Jetstream 4&1
A revised body and five colors surround four ballpoints and a 0.5 mm pencil. The ¥1,430 model reaches Japan October 15.
Kaweco’s Lunar Sport pencils get two shades of purple
Light Purple and Shadow Purple arrive October 14, with 0.7 mm pencils in both finishes and a confirmed 3.2 mm clutch version in Shadow Purple.
Pentel adds white Ain cases, with six options arriving October 23
The refill case gets a lighter look: two lead diameters, three grades and a ¥220 Japanese price, with a few differences worth checking before buying.
590 & Co flags a possible grip revision for the Fixpencil Junior
The Japanese retailer shares a ridged-versus-smooth comparison of Caran d’Ache’s 2 mm leadholder. Which versions change, and when, remain unconfirmed.
Staedtler brings walnut to the 925 35 with BAUMGRAPH
A walnut barrel, familiar metal drafting hardware and a ¥6,050 Japanese price. A September news sheet points to late-October shipment.
Snoopy joins Zebra’s Sarasa Clip 2+S on October 13
The limited Japanese release includes a 0.5 mm pencil, with the 2+S priced at ¥660 including tax.
Staedtler’s 925 75 gets four Bruna colors—and an illustrated window
Kinokuniya’s November collection pairs four ¥990 pencils with a small design twist, ahead of two centenaries in 2027.
Caran d’Ache’s 849 Horizon pairs a 0.5 mm pencil with sunrise colors
Japan’s ¥12,100 limited gift set brings opposite pink-to-yellow gradients to a ballpoint and mechanical pencil.
LAMY’s summer editions bring six colors to its pencil range
Three Japanese retail announcements confirm pencil options across Safari and AL-star.
Platinum gives PRO-USE 171 a pastel turn for October
Silky White and Silky Pink pair matte barrels with pink-gold details; the adjustable drafting mechanism stays.
KITERA’s limited LIFT+ colors get an October 1 retail launch
Gunmetal and navy are priced at ¥2,500 before Japanese tax; KITERA confirmed an October 1 launch through retailers across Japan.
Luddite brings EVERDRAW wood and TechDraw2 parts to Himeji
The October 31–November 1 stationery event will include pencil-focused exclusives, a lead case and custom parts.
Zebra gives the Blen 4+S a Hokkaido-only bird edition
The Shimaenaga design arrived September 28, pairing 0.5 mm ballpoints and a 0.5 mm pencil in a regional souvenir release.
TOHO releases Godzilla × Sanrio Kuru Toga at ¥990
The licensed edition adds new artwork to Mitsubishi Pencil’s familiar platform.
A manga-making story gets five mechanical pencils of its own
Tomostore’s made-to-order Kore Kaite Shine collection includes five ¥660 pencils, with reservations running through November 2.
PUMA gets three metallic looks on the Kuru Toga KS
Kutsuwa’s ¥990 Japanese editions put red, cyan and dark-blue designs on Mitsubishi Pencil’s 0.5 mm rotating-lead platform.
IWI builds a Japanese retail campaign around an 18-pencil FUSION display
A Taiwanese pencil, a Japanese retail campaign and the value of letting someone try it.
Kuru Toga Dive Full Black ships at a 40% premium
The ¥7,700 Japanese model is a continuing product, with a distinct finish and care requirements.
Kokuyo launches Magic Fit with a six-pocket grip
Six air pockets, a stubborn molding problem and a ¥450 pencil.
Two Flicta multipens, ¥550 apart
KAYOU+’s Standard and Basic share a format. Weight and the grip area help separate them.
Loft adds two exclusive STAEDTLER 925-35 finishes
Black Blue and Black Black are listed at ¥3,300 each in the Japanese autumn campaign.
Rhodia scRipt turns ten in Blue Jeans and Magenta
Two limited colors arrive together, with matching pens and 0.5 mm pencils.
KAYOU+ expands AIMVISION with a ¥1,980 lead case
A 5-gram aluminum case adds a dial, a window and a ¥1,980 price.
Hands adds three mechanical-pencil lines to its 50th-anniversary range
Exclusive GraphGear 1000, DelGuard LX and STAEDTLER 925-35 editions join the August program.
Nagasawa puts a green signature on Kaweco’s Special
A 0.5 mm retailer edition pairs the long octagonal pencil with a key motif.
ORVO II adds automatic feed without chasing heavyweight status
KAYOU+ puts a new mechanism inside a roughly 10-gram pencil.
Tombow adds five Japan-only MONO graph cat editions
Five limited designs join the established mechanical-pencil line at ¥660 in Japan.
KAYOU+ sets a 3,000-unit run for its KOHAKU anniversary collection
A numbered AIMVISION PRO anchors the ¥22,000 five-item set.
SEASAR and Pentel announce a ¥5,500 brown Kerry
The collaboration adds a matte cap and translucent barrel, with delivery allocations from July through November.
Myaku-Myaku returns to Kuru Toga—in a quieter palette
The Expo 2025 license gets a June 2026 pencil release, plus matching Jetstream multipens.
Staedtler’s 92515 Metal combines the grip and nose
The ¥1,320 Japanese drafting pencil adds an integrated metal front end, with four lead sizes in black and two in white.
