Blake, I recently purchased this notebook from you in Black as well as your Gmund Blocker Paper notebook in gray. Both are fantastic, but the Mitsubishi Bank paper notebook is my favorite. The A5 size, soft cover, and extreme flexibility due to the good amount of signatures are killer features for me. And the combination of feedback and smoothness of writing experience is pretty unique to me amongst the many fountain pen papers I've tried (Rhodia, Tomoe River Clairefontaine, Muji, Profolio, etc). This is going to become my new go to notebook and I'm going to be ordering more. It goes really well with my Lamy 2000 using Noodler's Black Eel ink. Thanks for bringing such a great product to the market. I first heard about it watching the Ink Guy's review of it. He raved about it and I tend to trust his opinion. Best of luck with the new company!
Thank you so much Paolo for your kind words and your support! I truly appreciate it. It always makes me happy to hear that people are liking these notebooks. Mitsubishi Bank Paper has been my a favorite of mine for a long time and it is a pleasure to make it more visible in the fountain pen community. I am grateful to Adam (An Ink Guy) for his amazing detailed review. He was also the first person to give my TH-cam channel a real bump a couple of years ago.
I'm going through your older notebook reviews - thanks for posting reviews of the Paper Mind notebooks. I know you designed them, but your review style is my favorite regardless - you give all the details, and your writing and ink tests are thorough. I've been wondering about this Mitsubishi Bank Paper for awhile, so I was eager to see how it performs. I think yours is the only lined notebook with this paper that's available right now. Musubi, for example, doesn't offer a lined version, only blank and cross grid - their shipping is also really expensive. I'm definitely going to buy this notebook. I just want to check out your reviews of all the hardcover notebooks you offer first - I want to try one of those as well.
Thank you for the comment. I am glad you are liking my reviews. Mitsubishi Bank Paper is great. We are planning to make dot grid and blank versions as soon as more Bank Paper is available.
I find it funny that I found The Paper Mind independent from this channel. I love this channel. In searching for more information on Both the Bank paper and the Blocker paper, I went to this channel because it is very informative. I didn't even realize that the Blake that i was emailing was the same Blake as one of my favorite notebook reviewers. I will just need to buy both, as well as the planner, if it is something i can use with my system.
Dear Blake, I just received the notebooks and I loved both. I didn't know the Mitsubishi bank paper. Spectacular paper and beautiful soft cover. I'm definitely going to buy more of them. Best regards!
Congrats on the new business venture! Nice to give ppl a discount too 👍🏻 ‘luckily’ it’s a good job I’m not after a new book cus I’m a 🇬🇧 so no delivery 😤 (Although I can go Musubi for it though). Looks impressive paper for us fountain pen folk. Nice job Blake 🙂
Thanks Richard! I appreciate it! Hopefully I'll have shipping to the UK by the end of January. The Paper Mind Bank Paper notebook is cheaper than the Musubi Folio w/ Bank Paper but I can't yet say if it will be cheaper with shipping to the UK.
Got my books fast; love the binding. No issues w/ fountain pen inks. I have to tinker to quibble and find pros and cons vs. Tomoe River but I have no problems using it.
@@BlakesBroadcast and I knew as soon as you said you designed it that it would come ruled! Exactly how I like it. By the way, is this the same paper as Life! Bank paper?
Given the expertise behind this product (US & Japanese), I’m an enthusiastic supporter-very well played, Blake! May I ask how this paper compares with Life's bank paper? Thanks, as always…
Hi Jack, thank you for your support! I really appreciate it. Mitsubishi makes the paper in Life's Bank Paper pads, it is the same as far as I can tell. I read that Life got Mitsubishi to remake Bank Paper in the mid 2000s after it had been out of production for decades.
Thanks for the comment! I don't have exact timing on the blank ones yet but we will be getting more. If you sign up to the newsletter (we only send 1-2 emails a month) on www.thepapermind.com we will send out an email when they are restocked.
Excellent Congratulations. Very well deserved. I appreciate you included blank option. So happy I didn't buy Galen Leather yet because I want to try yours and compare the cover and spine. Great News🎅🤶🎄👌⭐️🥰
Yes! Off the top of my head the Kakimori and the Yoseka notebooks became unavailable a month or two after I purchased them. If I had known I would have gotten the reviews out faster.
I received my notebook lightning fast. Very nice paper. A tad on the toothy side. Although, I haven’t seen ANY bleed thru with the paper. And I use some wet, wide pens!=]
I am glad they arrived quickly. You really have to dump ink the paper to get it to bleed. There is some feedback to Bank Paper for sure, but I've tested it with my sharpest nibs and have never had an issue with any of them catching.
Respect for making sure everything is made in Japan. However, the price is unrealistically high considering we can get 3 or 4 Midori notebooks for the price of 1 of your notebooks and we all know Midori paper is one of the best.
Compare my prices to other manufacturers making similar notebooks with Bank Paper. Bank Paper is a high-end limited production paper with overall better performance than Midori MD. For some people it is worth it and for others it is not and that is okay. I think Midori makes a great notebook and if you are satisfied with it then there is no need to "upgrade".
@@BlakesBroadcast I think most of the dot grid I use are 5mm. I adjust my writing to the grid, much like one would do with various lined papers. I'll keep my eye out for your new product line. I just came across your video today (tonight). Best wishes and success for your new business endeavor!
I like to be able to cleanly remove pages from my notebooks and journals. After all, unless one is perfect, not everything one writes is a "keeper". This preference demands that the pages upon which I write have perforations. Despite all of its fine qualities, your design here doesn't include paper with perforations. For me, this is an absolute deal-breaker. Is there a reason why you chose to not opt for perforated pages?
These notebooks are bound to last a long time. Having a sewn binding with all perforated pages hurts the integrity of the book block. There is The Paper Mind Twin-Ring Cosmo Air Light notebook with all perforated pages. Ring notebooks are more disposable. If you want something more similar to Bank Paper I highly recommend Kokuyo's Perpanep line of notebooks these notebooks have pages that are designed to be removed flawlessly.
It depends on the service you choose. I recently had a UK order of 4 notebooks and with shipping via UPS it arrived in 6 days. If you use USPS First Class International it can take a month or more unfortunately.
Unfortunately, I do not have notebooks with a grid page style. It is something I may add though in the future. Do you like dot grid or traditional graph/grid?
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Blake, I recently purchased this notebook from you in Black as well as your Gmund Blocker Paper notebook in gray. Both are fantastic, but the Mitsubishi Bank paper notebook is my favorite. The A5 size, soft cover, and extreme flexibility due to the good amount of signatures are killer features for me. And the combination of feedback and smoothness of writing experience is pretty unique to me amongst the many fountain pen papers I've tried (Rhodia, Tomoe River Clairefontaine, Muji, Profolio, etc). This is going to become my new go to notebook and I'm going to be ordering more. It goes really well with my Lamy 2000 using Noodler's Black Eel ink. Thanks for bringing such a great product to the market. I first heard about it watching the Ink Guy's review of it. He raved about it and I tend to trust his opinion. Best of luck with the new company!
Thank you so much Paolo for your kind words and your support! I truly appreciate it. It always makes me happy to hear that people are liking these notebooks. Mitsubishi Bank Paper has been my a favorite of mine for a long time and it is a pleasure to make it more visible in the fountain pen community. I am grateful to Adam (An Ink Guy) for his amazing detailed review. He was also the first person to give my TH-cam channel a real bump a couple of years ago.
I'm going through your older notebook reviews - thanks for posting reviews of the Paper Mind notebooks. I know you designed them, but your review style is my favorite regardless - you give all the details, and your writing and ink tests are thorough. I've been wondering about this Mitsubishi Bank Paper for awhile, so I was eager to see how it performs. I think yours is the only lined notebook with this paper that's available right now. Musubi, for example, doesn't offer a lined version, only blank and cross grid - their shipping is also really expensive. I'm definitely going to buy this notebook. I just want to check out your reviews of all the hardcover notebooks you offer first - I want to try one of those as well.
Thank you for the comment. I am glad you are liking my reviews. Mitsubishi Bank Paper is great. We are planning to make dot grid and blank versions as soon as more Bank Paper is available.
I really enjoyed this video. I would love to see B6 slim and dot and grid formats.
Thanks Lisa! We definitely want to add more page layouts and styles in the future. I am a big fan of the B6 slim size.
I find it funny that I found The Paper Mind independent from this channel.
I love this channel.
In searching for more information on Both the Bank paper and the Blocker paper, I went to this channel because it is very informative.
I didn't even realize that the Blake that i was emailing was the same Blake as one of my favorite notebook reviewers.
I will just need to buy both, as well as the planner, if it is something i can use with my system.
Yes, The Paper Mind is my little company.
@@BlakesBroadcast That is fantastic
Awesome! I've been wanting to try this paper, and this looks like such a great format to do so! Also, so glad I was able to pick it up in ruled
Thank you so much! I appreciate it.
Dear Blake, I just received the notebooks and I loved both. I didn't know the Mitsubishi bank paper. Spectacular paper and beautiful soft cover. I'm definitely going to buy more of them. Best regards!
I'm glad you like them! Thank you so much!
Thanks for your videos. You make it easy to compare notebooks with your video structure and which points you compare/focus on 👌👍
So glad to hear they have been helpful!
Congrats on the new business venture! Nice to give ppl a discount too 👍🏻 ‘luckily’ it’s a good job I’m not after a new book cus I’m a 🇬🇧 so no delivery 😤 (Although I can go Musubi for it though). Looks impressive paper for us fountain pen folk. Nice job Blake 🙂
Thanks Richard! I appreciate it! Hopefully I'll have shipping to the UK by the end of January. The Paper Mind Bank Paper notebook is cheaper than the Musubi Folio w/ Bank Paper but I can't yet say if it will be cheaper with shipping to the UK.
Got my books fast; love the binding. No issues w/ fountain pen inks. I have to tinker to quibble and find pros and cons vs. Tomoe River but I have no problems using it.
Excellent! Thank you so much!
Thanks Blake! Another great video!
My pleasure!
Congrats on this new venture. The notebook looks great !!
Thanks so much!
Congrats on a great new notebook!
Thanks Roger! I appreciate it.
@@BlakesBroadcast and I knew as soon as you said you designed it that it would come ruled! Exactly how I like it. By the way, is this the same paper as Life! Bank paper?
By the way I bought one in gray even before I reached the end of the video
Given the expertise behind this product (US & Japanese), I’m an enthusiastic supporter-very well played, Blake! May I ask how this paper compares with Life's bank paper? Thanks, as always…
Hi Jack, thank you for your support! I really appreciate it. Mitsubishi makes the paper in Life's Bank Paper pads, it is the same as far as I can tell. I read that Life got Mitsubishi to remake Bank Paper in the mid 2000s after it had been out of production for decades.
I have loved Bank Paper for years! Rare to find in a notebook. But I'll wait for an unlined version. I don't use lined notebooks.
Thanks for the comment! I don't have exact timing on the blank ones yet but we will be getting more. If you sign up to the newsletter (we only send 1-2 emails a month) on www.thepapermind.com we will send out an email when they are restocked.
Nice, would like to try once blank is back in stock 🙂
Thanks Chantal!
Great product & entrepreneurial spirit, Blake. 🖋⭐
Thanks Star Gazer! I appreciate it!
Excellent Congratulations. Very well deserved. I appreciate you included blank option. So happy I didn't buy Galen Leather yet because I want to try yours and compare the cover and spine. Great News🎅🤶🎄👌⭐️🥰
Thank you so much!
Can't wait to give these a try!
I hope you will like them!
Well! This solves the problem of reviews of products that aren't available. This looks very spiff!
Yes! Off the top of my head the Kakimori and the Yoseka notebooks became unavailable a month or two after I purchased them. If I had known I would have gotten the reviews out faster.
It just came! Very nice indeed. Just in time for a new book!
@@DrDavidMLevy Thank you David! I am glad you like it.
I received my notebook lightning fast. Very nice paper. A tad on the toothy side. Although, I haven’t seen ANY bleed thru with the paper. And I use some wet, wide pens!=]
I am glad they arrived quickly. You really have to dump ink the paper to get it to bleed. There is some feedback to Bank Paper for sure, but I've tested it with my sharpest nibs and have never had an issue with any of them catching.
Respect for making sure everything is made in Japan. However, the price is unrealistically high considering we can get 3 or 4 Midori notebooks for the price of 1 of your notebooks and we all know Midori paper is one of the best.
Compare my prices to other manufacturers making similar notebooks with Bank Paper. Bank Paper is a high-end limited production paper with overall better performance than Midori MD. For some people it is worth it and for others it is not and that is okay.
I think Midori makes a great notebook and if you are satisfied with it then there is no need to "upgrade".
Dot grid. I'd buy one.
Thanks for the comment! A dot gid version is on the product roadmap. What size dot grid do you like? 5mm?
@@BlakesBroadcast I think most of the dot grid I use are 5mm. I adjust my writing to the grid, much like one would do with various lined papers. I'll keep my eye out for your new product line. I just came across your video today (tonight). Best wishes and success for your new business endeavor!
@@ZommBleed Thank you! Much appreciated.
I would love a grid rule of this.
Hi Gen, we will definitely want to add a grid version in the future.
@@BlakesBroadcast Wonderful. I'll be looking out for it :D
Congrats!
Thanks Nicole!
I like to be able to cleanly remove pages from my notebooks and journals. After all, unless one is perfect, not everything one writes is a "keeper". This preference demands that the pages upon which I write have perforations. Despite all of its fine qualities, your design here doesn't include paper with perforations. For me, this is an absolute deal-breaker. Is there a reason why you chose to not opt for perforated pages?
These notebooks are bound to last a long time. Having a sewn binding with all perforated pages hurts the integrity of the book block.
There is The Paper Mind Twin-Ring Cosmo Air Light notebook with all perforated pages. Ring notebooks are more disposable.
If you want something more similar to Bank Paper I highly recommend Kokuyo's Perpanep line of notebooks these notebooks have pages that are designed to be removed flawlessly.
Nice! I want one! I live in Sweden, is it possible to ship to me?
Thank you for the comment! Yes, I can ship to Sweden.
Has anyone ordered from the UK? If so, how long did it take to arrive?
It depends on the service you choose. I recently had a UK order of 4 notebooks and with shipping via UPS it arrived in 6 days. If you use USPS First Class International it can take a month or more unfortunately.
Is it possible to order graph/grid notebooks?
Unfortunately, I do not have notebooks with a grid page style. It is something I may add though in the future. Do you like dot grid or traditional graph/grid?
@@BlakesBroadcast graph, lined & blank 🤓😉
Ivory....?
Interesting notebook.
It definitely is!