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Mechanical Pencils
Reviews, comparisons, and guides covering Japanese mechanical pencils from brands like Pentel, Uni, Pilot, and Tombow, including writing feel, mechanisms, comfort, and everyday use.


Uni Kuru Toga Metal Review: Is It Worth It?
By: Marukaku The Uni Kuru Toga Metal 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil combines Uni’s rotating-lead technology with a premium metal body designed for precise, consistent everyday writing. Unlike a conventional mechanical pencil, the Kuru Toga mechanism gradually rotates the lead as you write, helping prevent one side from becoming excessively flat. That makes the Kuru Toga Metal especially interesting for students, frequent note-takers, and mechanical-pencil enthusiasts who care about
Riku Morihata
Aug 247 min read


Pentel Orenz AT vs Uni Kuru Toga Metal: Which Mechanical Pencil Is Better?
By: Marukaku The Pentel Orenz AT and Uni Kuru Toga Metal are two premium Japanese mechanical pencils that take very different approaches to improving everyday writing. The Orenz AT focuses on automatic lead advancement and lead protection, while the Kuru Toga Metal uses Uni’s rotating-lead mechanism to help maintain a consistently sharp point. Both use 0.5mm lead and are designed for students, frequent writers, and mechanical-pencil enthusiasts, but the better choice depends
Riku Morihata
Aug 246 min read


Pentel Orenz AT Review: Is This Automatic Pencil Worth It?
By: Marukaku The Pentel Orenz AT 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil is built around one main idea: reducing the interruptions that come with constantly clicking a mechanical pencil for more lead. Its automatic lead-advance mechanism, protective sliding sleeve, and low-center Dual Grip make it one of Pentel’s more distinctive options for students and frequent writers. In this Pentel Orenz AT review, we’ll look at how the automatic mechanism actually works, how the pencil feels during lon
Riku Morihata
Aug 237 min read
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