I found your channel while looking for reviews of this paper. I got the loose leaf version off of Amazon for 12.00 and so far I’m enjoying it a lot. Thanks for the review, I think I may give this one a try in the future.
Cool review of an equally cool TR notebook. It’s expectedly expensive. But I reckon I’m going to buy this one. I hope there are other colors. And I like B5 size best. Plain and ruled are always my preferred writing paper styles. I really like notebooks exactly like this one. I have Apica notebooks that are very similar to this one. Blake, I’ve only just begun to watch your notebook/paper videos. Just as good as your pen reviews. Paper interests me a lot. And I’m lately looking to acquire plentiful supplies of the paper I already love and ones that I’m discovering thanks to a few of your past and newest reviews.
Hi Sajjad, Thank you so much for the comment! I am glad that my reviews have been helpful. If you like the format of this notebook, I would also look at Life Schopfer and Kokuyo Perpanep notebooks (although the later is A5 only).
Tomoe River is my favorite paper and for some reason I'm okay with having a book with less sheets. Usually I get my notebooks from Hobonichi but I really like this notebook more because of the size of the grid.
I've always put those thin soft cover TR notebooks in clear Midori covers. I leave in the white (placeholder?) cardboard and decorate with stickers. The end product is a personalized outer look and the TR notebook is better protected.
I have the 52 gsm version of this same notebook and the bleeding is extremely disappointing, even with a medium nib. I ordered this and I hope it performs better. If not, I'll go back to Midori even if I don't like the very cream colored pages. This is a very expensive notebook and they could have put more pages in there.
Sakae products are expensive. Check out the new Paper Mind Tomoe River 52gsm notebook. thepapermind.com/products/mitsubishi-bank-paper-notebook This has the new Sanzen S paper. You can see a comparison of the old TR with the new here: th-cam.com/video/DRzeus7Lqtg/w-d-xo.html
Are you sure this notebook uses the new old (machine 9) paper? I’ve heard that Sakae never switched to the new machine 9, and also that 68 GSM paper was never made on machine 9. I’m not completely sure though. Others claim that 68 GSM has been made on machine 9.
you pronounced "sakae" correctly. Japanese language uses the literal Roman letters transliteration, so there's no hidden pronunciation shenanigans, yet.
I found your channel while looking for reviews of this paper. I got the loose leaf version off of Amazon for 12.00 and so far I’m enjoying it a lot. Thanks for the review, I think I may give this one a try in the future.
Glad it was helpful!
Cool review of an equally cool TR notebook. It’s expectedly expensive. But I reckon I’m going to buy this one. I hope there are other colors. And I like B5 size best. Plain and ruled are always my preferred writing paper styles.
I really like notebooks exactly like this one. I have Apica notebooks that are very similar to this one.
Blake, I’ve only just begun to watch your notebook/paper videos. Just as good as your pen reviews. Paper interests me a lot. And I’m lately looking to acquire plentiful supplies of the paper I already love and ones that I’m discovering thanks to a few of your past and newest reviews.
Hi Sajjad, Thank you so much for the comment! I am glad that my reviews have been helpful. If you like the format of this notebook, I would also look at Life Schopfer and Kokuyo Perpanep notebooks (although the later is A5 only).
Tomoe River is my favorite paper and for some reason I'm okay with having a book with less sheets. Usually I get my notebooks from Hobonichi but I really like this notebook more because of the size of the grid.
I don't mind less sheets. Really thick notebooks are typically less comfortable than thin ones.
Thanks for the review, Blake!
Cheers from Brazil!
You are welcome Eduardo!
Just bought one off Amazon. Thanks.
You are welcome! Thanks for watching.
Thanks Blake! Great video as usual. I appreciate your reviews, and your honesty!
Thank you R!
I've always put those thin soft cover TR notebooks in clear Midori covers. I leave in the white (placeholder?) cardboard and decorate with stickers.
The end product is a personalized outer look and the TR notebook is better protected.
That is a good idea. I have some of the Midori paper covers. I will give those a try.
I have the 52 gsm version of this same notebook and the bleeding is extremely disappointing, even with a medium nib. I ordered this and I hope it performs better. If not, I'll go back to Midori even if I don't like the very cream colored pages.
This is a very expensive notebook and they could have put more pages in there.
Sakae products are expensive. Check out the new Paper Mind Tomoe River 52gsm notebook. thepapermind.com/products/mitsubishi-bank-paper-notebook This has the new Sanzen S paper. You can see a comparison of the old TR with the new here: th-cam.com/video/DRzeus7Lqtg/w-d-xo.html
Looks fabulous! Thanks.
You are welcome David!
Are you sure this notebook uses the new old (machine 9) paper? I’ve heard that Sakae never switched to the new machine 9, and also that 68 GSM paper was never made on machine 9. I’m not completely sure though. Others claim that 68 GSM has been made on machine 9.
It is hard to keep track of. I don't know which machine was used for this notebook.
you pronounced "sakae" correctly. Japanese language uses the literal Roman letters transliteration, so there's no hidden pronunciation shenanigans, yet.
Thanks Gary.