Chou Kuro ruined black ink for me. It's so good, I have had no desire to try others except Kiwa Guro and maybe Pilot's Iroshizuku equivalent. Ironically, it was among the first three inks I ever bought when I started my addiction earlier this year. I used about 80% of this ink by July, and I haven't had the courage to buy more. Instead, I've been collecting exclusive/limited and green inks. If they asked a more reasonable price for this, I bet it would become the dominant industry standard black in a month. Sure, some people complain about the cleanup, but I had my Lamy 2000 inked with this for almost 4 months before I switched, and it was easy to clean up. If you see a good deal on it, buy 2 bottles, it's worth it.
Agreed, it's fantastic, if not overpriced. Definitely gonna be looking on deals and hopefully price drops in the years to come. In the meantime, enjoy your other inks! Thanks for watching!
I also take those inserts out of ink bottles and throw them away. I understand the idea behind them but have found they simply don’t work. Good ink by the way.
Such a dark deep black color. Thanks for the review!
It's gorgeous, and thanks for watching!
I love this ink in my Lamy Safari...beautiful black ink and bottle.
Agreed! I'm loving it so far!
Yeah this Chou Kuro doesnt have very much water resistance when I did my test the carbon black though i can paint watercolor over it and everything :)
That's what I've been hearing, but have no real use for waterproofness, so haven't tested it. Thanks for confirming!
@@thestationerydev I do highly recommend the octopus fluids write and draw series those inks are definitely permanent
Chou Kuro ruined black ink for me. It's so good, I have had no desire to try others except Kiwa Guro and maybe Pilot's Iroshizuku equivalent. Ironically, it was among the first three inks I ever bought when I started my addiction earlier this year. I used about 80% of this ink by July, and I haven't had the courage to buy more. Instead, I've been collecting exclusive/limited and green inks. If they asked a more reasonable price for this, I bet it would become the dominant industry standard black in a month. Sure, some people complain about the cleanup, but I had my Lamy 2000 inked with this for almost 4 months before I switched, and it was easy to clean up. If you see a good deal on it, buy 2 bottles, it's worth it.
Agreed, it's fantastic, if not overpriced. Definitely gonna be looking on deals and hopefully price drops in the years to come. In the meantime, enjoy your other inks! Thanks for watching!
I also take those inserts out of ink bottles and throw them away. I understand the idea behind them but have found they simply don’t work.
Good ink by the way.
Thanks for watching! And my thoughts exactly!