Zebra has released five transparent Fruity colors for its M-1700 Knock Pencil, bringing a little see-through charm to the 0.5 mm range. The company’s October 9 announcement sets the same day as the start of sales and describes the edition as limited in quantity.
The colors are Clear Blue, Clear Yellow, Clear Pink, Clear Green and Clear Black. Black tops give them a common outline; below, the tinted barrels let the spring and internal components become part of the design. Clear Black is the quieter option alongside the four brighter shades.
- Clear Blue
- Clear Yellow
- Clear Pink
- Clear Green
- Clear Black
A color release with a practical base
The established Knock Pencil family uses a softly rounded hexagonal barrel, shake-to-advance lead feeding and a twist-up eraser. The Fruity artwork confirms 0.5 mm lead and Zebra’s N-type replacement eraser. That last detail is useful beyond launch day: the eraser is a replaceable consumable.
For price context, Japanese retailer Cocodecow lists the Clear Blue edition at a manufacturer-suggested ¥275 including Japanese tax, with its own selling price below that. This is the limited-edition listing, not the standard M-1700’s price.
Zebra’s announcement does not give a production total or a U.S. release. For now, this is a Japanese limited-color launch with an appealingly visible mechanism and five clearly different choices.
