Nice color, but feathers as beast. Zero water resistance.

This ink is, absolutely perfect!

I Journal daily and want them to be available down the road. The problem with permanent inks is they are hard to clean and sometimes the color isn't vibrant. Although this isn't advertised as permeant, it's surprisingly water resistant and well up to my needs. At half the price of some of the blue pigments available this is a great ink!

I was looking for a lovely blue to fill my Conklin All-American Lapis Blue fountain pen. I tested a number of different blue inks for color, feathering, bleed through, and ghosting. The Pilot Namiki Blue won hands down in all categories. I am very pleased with this ink and its affordability.

One reviewer described this as a denim and that's accurate. I put it in my Edison cobalt and I love the combination. It's something to use at work without getting as bright on the page as Baystate Blue. If you want something a shade less bright, this is nice. It's like pools of gentle blue on the page. It's a calming color.No real shading that I can see, though -- just what you see is what you get. It leaves a strong, flat line of blue.

I liked this ink but didn't it love it. It is smooth to write with and I like the colour even though I thought it was a trifle washed out. To me it is reminiscent of Lamy blue. The only reason I am not adding it to my stable of inks is because it doesn't dry in a crisp line. The best way I can describe it is fuzzy. I wouldn't call it feathering, though perhaps it is. This ink just doesn't look as good a day or two later. If I were to add it to my stable of inks, I would use it for everyday writing. It would be one of my go-to inks.

I haven't filled any pens with this yet. I use this ink in my Pilot V.P. via ink cartridges. I wanted to see how the ink perfomed in some of my other, piston fill pens.

The bottle looks great, and the ink color is compelling. Not used yet... looking forward...

This is my everyday use blue. It's the right shade, well-saturated and well-behaved. I've kept my Vanishing Point inked with it for a couple of weeks and I'm really happy with the combination.

Water resistant, a fairly wet ink and a pretty blue color. Nice combination.

but feathers quite a bit on the same (textured) paper that Namiki Black showed none. There's a fair amount of shading for those that like it. A pleasant color but not as saturated as I prefer.

The colour is rather subdued, which took a bit of getting used to, but Namiki Blue is now one of my favourite inks. The flow is good and it dries quickly. The light colour makes the ink stand out against run-of-the-mill blues. Of course, the Goulet service was outstanding and the packaging could withstand just about anything.

Paper used with this ink: Rhodia No. 16 Black Cover 5x5 dot pad. The best comparison I can give for this one is, If your looking for a blue that is commonly associated with an office pen blue but just a little lighter in color, than this is the one for you. Very nice ink. I HIGHLY Recommend Ink Samples to check them out for yourself before purchasing bottle inks. You will not be disappointed if you do, I promise.

Perfect blue in all regards. Some say it is boring, I suppose perfect can be boring

I picked up both black and blue bottles of Namiki ink and while I am using black in a Falcon I am using blue in a Parker 100 GT. Previously I used Bay State Blue, which looks wonderful, but on Rhodia Dot Pad paper, which I love, I was getting feathering. Namiki Blue is not having the feathering issue. It is not as vibrant as BSB, but I will accept the trade off and use BSB only on other paper, but I use Rhodia Dot Pads often, so I needed a better behaving blue, even if it isn't as stunning.

Forget bullet proof, this ink is AMAZING, great colour, great flow, great everything and it's the most permanent blue I've ever seen.... I can only think of another great blue ink, but that one causes ppl issues, this one however is amazing!

This ink is great. Middle saturated blue with good shading and excellent lubrication. Excellent bottle and packaging. There's an ink reservoir in the bottle that lets you immerse the nib and section when filling . And the smell - it smells exactly as you think an ink should smell :-) I wish Goulet stocked the taller 70ml bottle that is Pilot branded at lower cost that can be found in Asia from time to time. Same ink, similar bottle with reservoir. I also wish Pilot/Namiki made this ink widely available. It is rather hard to find.

I was looking for a nice blue, like my Waterman Florida Blue, but in case I spilled water on it, I wished for something that would kind of stick on the paper. This does that, but the blue is not the dark blue I get with my WFB. I may mix the 2 together...

Reminded me of Pelikan Brilliant blue. Just not that exciting and didn't have any other properties to grab my attention.

I hoped , when buying the Pilot Namiki - Blue, that the colour would be more intense than in it is. in my pen I would describe it as a denim blue, rather subdued; I'd like a little more in your face character. Other than that, I can't fault its writing qualities.

I found your video on the vanishing point Pilot/Namiki pen very informative and helpful. I had a nice warm feeling about doing business with you. I do have a follow up question: I suppose some inks rare better than others and probably correspondingly more expensive. What are the characteristics of better inks compared to lesser quality inks?