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"Ink-café at home" and "Karappo-pen" are the perfect sets for at-home activities for both children and adults.
Take your time enjoying the fun that comes with creating your favorite colored ink, and assembling a custom pen for you.
Make your time at home worthwhile.
Kuretake Co., Ltd. was established in 1902 at Nara in Japan. Since then, by combining our Sumi Ink(Japanese Calligraphy Ink) with our own technological developments, we have achieved recognition as a manufacturer of high-quality stationery products. With confidence that we could utilize our unique knowledge of multi-colored pigment inks, we decided to expand into Art & Crafts industry. That is our new action to contribute to people's life and culture by satisfying their new needs for 'Want to create by own hands.'
We strongly believe that our 'hands on' products will continue to satisfy future customer requirements for both Stationery as well as Arts & Crafts industries.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2025
Horrible lil pens. They are not refillable. The ink just poured out when I tried to fill it.Would not recommend!
tamouse__
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2025
These are a pretty good tool, a technical pen nib, with your own fountain pen ink. But I bought the set specifically because the title says "refillable", and they are not refillable - once you fill it with ink, the pen is sealed with the end cap, and the instructions say explicitly it cannot be removed. Quite disappointing.The writing instrument is not bad though. The extra fine nib is extremely fine, and leaves a nice thin but solid line even on textured paper. If you want to draw technical lines on cold press or rough watercolour paper, these would be a good, albeit disposable, option than using more expensive technical pens.
カスタマー
Reviewed in Japan on February 8, 2025
からっぽペンは、細字のタイプを文具店で発見し、愛用しています。ほかのタイプのペンが発売されないかと思って探していたので、うれしいです。
Ulee
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2025
I previously bought the fineliner version and loved it. I filled them up with my plain ink. This time I bought the brush pen version and wanted to mix my inks to get different colors. While the inks did end up all over my fingers, the process was so much fun. I flet like a chemist adding drops little by little to get the right shade of green I wanted.The pens works as expected. The ink is ready almost right away. The ink flow is consistent. Although if you rub back and forth too many times on some papers, the paper starts to pill. However, that may be a problem with the paper and not the pen.
Emily
Reviewed in Canada on April 28, 2025
I like the idea of having a reusable and refillable liner pen. To lessen my impact on the environment. However, this one is meh.The "brush" nib is very stiff and the ink flow is spotty, no matter how long you soak the sponge. It's good in theory, subpar in practice.
Manhua
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2024
Great for beginners
ＴｉＢｉ
Reviewed in Japan on March 25, 2024
このシリーズが好きで余った万年筆のインクを入れて使用しています。ただ5回ほど使用したあたりからペン先が潰れはじめてしまいました。マーカーと使用していただけに使い始めよりかなり線が太くなってしまいました。からっぽペンが好きなだけに改善されることを祈ります🙏
Bloom
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2024
The pens write very nice and it's extremely easy to fill the ink cartridge. You can use just about any ink as long as it does not contain glitter or shimmer (it will clog the pen nib). I think these are definitely worth the money if you have a lot of inks you want to use in a functional way that doesn't involve dip pens or fountain pens. These are a LOT less of a mess in comparison.
Judith M. Paxton
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2024
I have been experimenting with alcohol ink products to create my particular palette of colors. If you draw with commercial art markers, they may be cheap, but they don't last long. And so often, the color is just not what you expected. This product allows you to make your own. Kits of many colors of alcohol ink are reasonably priced and can offer an infinite array of hand mixed colors. The product is inspirational ; and affordable . They are easy to make, but I advise trying the Kuretake ink mixing kit to learn and hone technique. I have been experimenting with the copic marker refills, to produce a color formula of my own with precise recipes so I never run out. I was pleasantly surprised that alcohol ink could work so well. You can buy the pens with your choice of tips. I find the "oblique" metal tip versatile enough to meet my needs. I have not had these for more than a month , but so far they outlast any commercial marker I have used.
Luty
Reviewed in Japan on November 1, 2024
ミューテッド５色で試しましたが、やはりかなり色味は薄くなりますね。0.25ではちょっと細すぎて、微妙。濃い色を望むのであれば、カートリッジ式のものを選択すべきかもしれません。
Paul P.
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
I love to sketch with fountain pens but these markers give me the option of diluting fountain pen ink in water for a wider range of values. For the price, I can carry around as many colors as I want. So far, no leaks. Filling them with ink is a much tidier process than I would have expected.
I. P.
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023
I bought two packs of these. They were exactly what I've been looking for. I filled them with fountain pen ink in different colors. They absorbed the ink quickly and write perfectly. They're felt tip, fine, pens. I haven't had any problem with any of them. Very easy to fill with ink and work well. I'm glad I got them.
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