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Absolutely obesssed with the Pentel Energel 0.5 mm (specifically the Pentel Energel Clena 0.5 mm in Pink) It dries quickly, doesn't smear, smudge, or skip, and the pen body even looks pretty! It's even affordable! HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE THERES LITERALLY NO CONS
I like the uniball one 0.38 (I really enjoy smaller tips, because I write quiet small). And I enjoy the glitter variations of the sakura jelly roll and the white uni ball signo for decorating my art.
The ENERGEL is superior to everything. It writes smoothly, no skips, instantly dries, and it highlights immediately with my mildliners (even the sarasa mark on takes at least 3 seconds). The energel is the OTP and you can't change my mind.
I am also an Energelic, forever and ever. ❤ Found a see through one in a store here and loved that design over the classic blue/silver (which looks extremely technical and not so cute)
After years and years of bullet journaling, I have to agree that Pentel is superior to Uniball, for gel pens. And I wrote exclusively with the Signo for years. The top 2 gel pens on the market, in my opinion, are the *Zebra Sarasa (Grand)* & the *Pentel EnerGel (Alloy)* . Both are available in 0.7mm. I like the size and weight of the Energel (Alloy) better but I think the Sarasa (Grand) ink is a bit superior and dry even faster.
@@-_M___M_- ohh interesting I have never treid the sarasa grand or the alloy energel. One reason I do not like uniball one is the feel. in the hand I get. After holding the pen for 10-20 mins it gets heavy and uncomfortable
My favorite will be Zebra Sarasa Vintage! Because I like the appearance so I'm happy everytime I see myself using an aesthetic pen lol 😂 They also write well and got my favorite brown ink in their line up
Zebra Sarasas are the perfect gel pens for me out of all gel pens. The vintage and milk colour packs are especially my favourite for colour coding my notes since some of them matches my mildliner colours
I like the Uni-Ball One, but my fave is honestly the Energel Clena in 0.4 :D Sometimes when I write with the Uni-Ball One, it does the grooving/train tracks thing that I know most people gripe about with ballpoint pens
I’ve been using energels (mostly RTX, a clena more recently) for about 15 years now and the only writing utensil I like more are my mechanical pencils. (Oh, and I’m left handed, the energels are just fantastic in that regard)
Ann is a delight! I love every word that comes out of her mouth!!! She is absolutely RIGHT about the Jelly Roll! Apparently, I HATE feedback in my pens. I had no idea there was a ranking for scratchiness.
My top 3. 1. Pilot Juice 0.5 2. Zebra Sarasa 0.5 3. Papermate Inkjoy Gel 0.5 Personally, I didn't like the Uniball One. I like the design, but writing with it feels scratchy. I think it needs a specific type of paper to get the best out of it.
Juice Up is really lovely! The Uniball one works really nicely on Japanese paper. I didn't like how they wrote at first until I tried them on Japanese paper, and the WHOLE experience changed!! I love your top three. I would rank the same. I have all of them in multiple different sets.
I have a couple of uniball one pens, and I don't really like them. The body is really nice to look at, and I like the clip, but the pen is a bit scratchy to write with, the pen feels a little too light in the hand, and the ink is a little scrabbly and feathery - the grip is really hard too. I really want the jetstream to come out in other ink colours -- especially brown. The Jetstream writes beautifully, but I want to write in brown. At the time of writing, I'm using an energel noir, which is nice, but... Uni please!
Agreed!! I really don’t get why so many people are so into it haha. I’m happy for them but every time I try the uni one I also feel like it’s scratchy and just…bleh.
Honestly Uniball Signo has always been my one true love. I work for a Japanese company and those were what we ordered for our company office supply rooms; nothing has ever come close!
I had to take Chemistry last semester, and the professor only allowed us to use pen to fill out our lab books. The FriXion was a life saver. I was able to erase mistakes quickly while my classmates had to use white out.
I'd be interested in seeing more of these sort of rankings, and perhaps other Jet Pens Staff ranking for their own purposes too! It's interesting to see the features getting compared like this!
Bic slander ! Loved the video ^^ my personal favourite gel pen is a Pilot Bottle 2 Pen. It writes nice and dark, and looks like a little water bottle hahah
Love these fun videos! I am a pen-aholic but these are my go to's: 1. Pilot MultiBall (it's discontinued which is criminal!!! I have 3 new I'm hanging on to for life) 2. Uni-Ball Signo 1.0 for a bold line...any color 3. EnerGel .7 Needle point. Generally hate needle points but love this one. 4. Sarasa .7 - my first pen I consistently reordered continually...my fav fall back pen.
@@sollerona idk i have a uni-ball one and the zento is always smoother. i even took the ink barrel out and put it in my uniball one p cause it feels so much better.
my top 3 are 1. Zebra Sarasa Clip, Vintage .5 2. Uni-ball Signo .38 3. Hi Tec C Maica 0.4 (discontinued) My opinion on Uniball One is that it skips a lot but it's a very nice ink.
I have to say this in the Gelly Roll's defense, on the rare occasion that you get one that isn't scratchy, I swear it's like the clouds part and the angels sing.
The Hi-Tec-C just can't be beat for quick writing and sketching imo! I like the signos because they're waterproof, but I will always pick a hi tec c above one for some reason or another. I miss the maica, I still have one that I carry around every day side by side with my fountain pens :3
I ❤❤❤ the FriXion line by Pilot! I had the synergy for a while and also the standard ones that can come in a rainbow set at .7. Once I got some of the Knock Zone a couple months ago, it changed a lot! It writes a lot smoother and a lot darker in the black ink!
I love uni gel one pens but sometimes it’s a gamble to see how good the ink works. But it’s all worth it in my opinion cuz the body design is ADORABLE! Edit: I also forgot to mention how satisfyingly dark the black ink is
Love the Zebra Sarasa ink! No smudge worries and the colors are epic! Also love the fact it doesnt smudge! Its the most stash i have for my BID bolt pen. Not cheap but does last long for the amount I write.
In my experience the uni ball one tends to have pretty awful ink flow with a lot of railroading and skipping. Jetstream on the other hand writes flawlessly. Love the 0.7 of that.
Yay!! Like Ann I'm a fellow neddle-point and scratchy-feel hater! 🤣 Might have to pick up a uni-ball one next after seeing Ann use it! I'm a click pen person if I can, but caps are fine if the pen is otherwise great. I think out of what I have Energel might be my favorite, I still have G2s kicking around as well. Uniball Signo is decent, mostly just use the white one.
I got a uniball one p earlier this year and it's become my go-to! I used to love the uniball signo um-151 for drawing and taking notes because of the thinner pen tip but now I prefer something bigger for my work, and the cute and chunky body of the one p is just perfect. So comfy to write with, small enough to carry everywhere, and stands out so it won't get lost lol
This was a great video! I have now added a couple of pens to my shopping cart and wish list. Lol, even the ones that made the c and d list! 😂. The video was fun and had good vibes. ✨
The Energel is by FAR the best gel pen out there. I've recommended them to southpaws who appreciate the smoothness of the ink and how fast it dries. Personally, I love the variety of colors it comes in.
so interesting to see how we differ but also agree on things. The frixion and pilot gtec c4 are my go to, the pilot in particular has been my favourite for years now. The first 'expensive' pen I ever got and was the first 0.4, and now I love thin tipped pens lol. I use the frixion 0.38 line for my planner, and love the erasability lol. We do agree on the gelly roll though, I had gotten some of them cause I loved the colour range. But the scratchy-ness and the super slow drying ink made it a deal breaker..and now they've been rotting away for years lool. I'm left handed so a fast drying ink is really important :I. I have a Glidewrite that I really enjoy, but it also takes a bit to dry.
a merry merry hello JetPens. recently A few days past, I bought a limited edition of Pentel Japan EnerGel Pens. I found out that there were a lot of designs. I just pick up a selection base on my allocated budget. I purchase the Autumn, Crane, Cat, Silver Fish design. My next target to purchase is the Spring Carp fish design.
pilot g2 is a staple for me since it always works. the energel clena is a dream, but the regular energel just does not write for me. the uni one is the love of my life but i prefer the colorful ones because the black one is a little dull. and the uniball signo dx gorgeous but not the regular uniball signo. the kokuyo vividry is pretty underrated, i like it when i’m patient enough to avoid smearing it everywhere.
Never tried the Uniball One, but the Signo and the Hi-Tech-C would rate the highest out of what you’re shown here. Frixion would be in the bin, F rating. Sakura Jelly Roll is like a B-. Keen to see what else is on the list 😊
The pen body I haven't decided on yet because it doesn't feel like it gets enough attention as a fountain pen does BUT my favorite gel refills are definitely the Pilot Energel, Pilot Juice Up and the Uni Ball One because they're designed in a way that I can tilt the pen at 45° without catching the edge of the tip that holds the ball. Minor detail but a deal breaker for me.
I tried the uniball signo and I hated it 😅 it just takes forever to dry and has a shine! I hate the shine. That’s why it took forever for me to try the uniball one, I kinda expected the exact same experience. I’m happy to inform that it has become a favourite of mine and the UniBall One F (mint) now lives in my pencase. My ride or die for years has been the Pentel Energel, I still love it and I still have it in my pencase. But now in a UniBall One P (Yogurt) body 😂 I do wonder what she does to break a page with it, because I am a heavy handed writer and I have never ever had that issue 😅
I own a FriXion Waai and -- no, it doesn't rattle! My favourite gel pens are actually Muji-gel pens ^_^ Slim, neat and refillable for cheap! Then, ofc, the Uniball One, hahaha, especially their Fika.
So happy the Bic Gelocity got brought up. It’s my favorite. The Bic Gelocity Shield is a Gelocity variant that has the same refill, but a better body. I don’t like the grip on the regular ones. I really don’t like Uni ball. So it’s funny that the ONE is her favorite, and she doesn’t like the Gelocity. I think both are pretty similar.
I 💜the purple Pentel Energel 0.7 needletip with violet ink. It's the first pen i've ever gone to the trouble of buying refills for, & I finally did because i use it so much i had to keep buying more! I love how smooth it is, i love the purple, but I value the utter lack of skips above all else. 100% no skips until you're down to the last dregs of ink. It's my #1 work pen and nothing i've tried has bested it. I'm also a big fan of the gelly roll Moonlight line.
I swear by Pilot FriXions, my handwriting is *very* messy and I appreciate the flexibility! 😅 I’m considering Uni pens and fountain pens in general once that improves, though 👀
I don’t like uniball one. The one i have skip😢. I will keep using it until it run out and hopefully my ink replacement will be better than the current one.
I am a firm believer of Uni signo pens. I discovered the Ener-gel pens are more smooth to write on and gives a lot of feedback. The colors of the Ener-Gel is more darker than the Uni-signo. Bic is a French brand not American.
I own probably every brand of gel pen made in some form and I do love the BIC Gelocity pens. I also use and love the Zebra Doodlerz; they are some of the juiciest gel pens I've ever used. Also any gel pen in a 1.0mm or larger point is my jam.
😍 I love needle point (gel) pens!!!! I do agree that they're not suited for _scribbling_ especially the 0.4/0.38 nibs they're perfect for filling in forms that have blank squares 🧐
Pilot Coleto Hi-C multipen 0.3 mm. I've decided to spend my own money to use this for work because the place where I work used WB Mason for office supplies doesn't have these available, and I refuse to write with anything thicker than 0.4. It just feels like writing with a paint brush.
I prefer Pilot Juice 0.38 and Sarasa Clip and Sarasa Vintage 0.5. These all write smoothly and consistently for me, and I am happy to use them 🙂 I have found that unfortunately Uniball Ones have inconsistent ink delivery, and there’s something about the Energel writing experience that I don’t care for, but not sure if it’s the needle tip or some other factor.
I love collecting black pens and generally lean towards 0.5mm. My absolute favorite is the Sarasa R 0.5 Black, deep dark and smooth. Uniball One Black is darker but it just doesn't write as well in my opinion. Signo DX is a really nice smooth writer. I'm not a needlepoint enjoyer either, def don't like the regular Hi-Tec-C but their discontinued Maica write really nice. I'm not sure what I like for quick drying more but they're both good options, Sarasa Dry & Pentel Energel! I might just be a Uniball One hater 'cause when it comes to color I'd probably pick the Signo DX but not too far behind would be Sarasa.
My favorite is Pentel Energel. I particularly love the blue black one. Uni Ball Signo has always felt scratchy for me, and I think it skips a lot. However, here in Brazil, some Japanese pens are hard to find and they are very expensive to import, so I think my knowledge of them is a bit limited!😅
I like the feedback, so I guess Ann and I won't be sharing pens! Shame as I will share my Sarasa Vintage with anyone so they can enjoy as well. The Frixion is also a blast, in part because I'll use a lighter to erase things (kids don't try at home). I do concur on the Gelly Roll to be fair, it just doesn't feel "write" for my hand.
I haven't tried the uni ball one, but my fav is the uni ball signo 0,28. I like super fine point pens, but I want to put it in the paper mate ink joy gel case. My frankenpen so far.
What is your favorite gel pen? Let us know your rankings below!
Just a disclaimer that we love all the gel pens on our site for different reasons. Check out our Best Gel Pens guide to see what all their strengths are! to.jetpens.com/4fQ1fMH
I love the Pentel EnerGel 0.7 mm
Absolutely obesssed with the Pentel Energel 0.5 mm (specifically the Pentel Energel Clena 0.5 mm in Pink) It dries quickly, doesn't smear, smudge, or skip, and the pen body even looks pretty! It's even affordable! HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE THERES LITERALLY NO CONS
The Pentel Energel 0.5mm
I like the uniball one 0.38 (I really enjoy smaller tips, because I write quiet small). And I enjoy the glitter variations of the sakura jelly roll and the white uni ball signo for decorating my art.
Pilot 😳
Surprised no one has mentioned the energel, it’s the smoothest pen I’ve ever written with and has so many options
It looks like they do in the next part
Ikr :D
She mentioned it, don't like the needle point. Rewatch
I really like the energel, and the energel noir body is so tactile.
I like its smoothness and pigmented ink, and it NEVER smudges, but I dislike the fact that the ink becomes gray on correction tape.
The ENERGEL is superior to everything. It writes smoothly, no skips, instantly dries, and it highlights immediately with my mildliners (even the sarasa mark on takes at least 3 seconds). The energel is the OTP and you can't change my mind.
ABSOLUTELY!
I agree, I just wish it fit in the uniball p case.
I am also an Energelic, forever and ever. ❤ Found a see through one in a store here and loved that design over the classic blue/silver (which looks extremely technical and not so cute)
After years and years of bullet journaling, I have to agree that Pentel is superior to Uniball, for gel pens. And I wrote exclusively with the Signo for years. The top 2 gel pens on the market, in my opinion, are the *Zebra Sarasa (Grand)* & the *Pentel EnerGel (Alloy)* . Both are available in 0.7mm. I like the size and weight of the Energel (Alloy) better but I think the Sarasa (Grand) ink is a bit superior and dry even faster.
@@-_M___M_- ohh interesting I have never treid the sarasa grand or the alloy energel. One reason I do not like uniball one is the feel. in the hand I get. After holding the pen for 10-20 mins it gets heavy and uncomfortable
You NEED to rank all the tiers of rest of your products by every employees I love this contents!
BIC isn't American. It's a French company. The BIC pens sold in the US are made in France or Mexico. Some in Dollar Tree are made in Tunisia.
^ Société Bic S.A.
My favorite will be Zebra Sarasa Vintage! Because I like the appearance so I'm happy everytime I see myself using an aesthetic pen lol 😂
They also write well and got my favorite brown ink in their line up
Zebra Sarasa are the best. I wish the Vintage colors were available in 0.7mm. I would be over the moon.
@ they just released 0.3 refill for vintage, let's hope they'll make the 0.7 soon!
Zebra Sarasas are the perfect gel pens for me out of all gel pens. The vintage and milk colour packs are especially my favourite for colour coding my notes since some of them matches my mildliner colours
I like the Uni-Ball One, but my fave is honestly the Energel Clena in 0.4 :D Sometimes when I write with the Uni-Ball One, it does the grooving/train tracks thing that I know most people gripe about with ballpoint pens
You mean to say that it skips the ink in between a line, right? my Uniball one does the same and I hate it
Agreed. I have all the Clena pens in .5 and .4. ❤
I love Energel refills but i like uniball bodies,
I’ve been using energels (mostly RTX, a clena more recently) for about 15 years now and the only writing utensil I like more are my mechanical pencils.
(Oh, and I’m left handed, the energels are just fantastic in that regard)
@@Argent_99 I'm also a lefty! Also agree, I hardly have to worry about the dreaded ink pinky with the Energels
Her hate of the Bic gel-osity was sad because she even said it wrote very nicely. B would make more sense, but C seems bitter because it's Bic.
Ann is a delight! I love every word that comes out of her mouth!!! She is absolutely RIGHT about the Jelly Roll! Apparently, I HATE feedback in my pens. I had no idea there was a ranking for scratchiness.
My top 3.
1. Pilot Juice 0.5
2. Zebra Sarasa 0.5
3. Papermate Inkjoy Gel 0.5
Personally, I didn't like the Uniball One. I like the design, but writing with it feels scratchy. I think it needs a specific type of paper to get the best out of it.
Yeah Uniball One is so scratchy and skips a lot. It's so bad but the design is very nice
Juice Up is really lovely! The Uniball one works really nicely on Japanese paper. I didn't like how they wrote at first until I tried them on Japanese paper, and the WHOLE experience changed!! I love your top three. I would rank the same. I have all of them in multiple different sets.
agreed
1000% agree with the uniball one not being good. It feels actually heavy & uncomfortablet to write with!!
@@simple8260 It's not heavy, are you using the Uniball One F version?
I have a couple of uniball one pens, and I don't really like them. The body is really nice to look at, and I like the clip, but the pen is a bit scratchy to write with, the pen feels a little too light in the hand, and the ink is a little scrabbly and feathery - the grip is really hard too.
I really want the jetstream to come out in other ink colours -- especially brown. The Jetstream writes beautifully, but I want to write in brown. At the time of writing, I'm using an energel noir, which is nice, but... Uni please!
scratchy? maybe you're using the .38 instead of the .5?
The .5 is bad too in my experience @sollerona
Agreed!! I really don’t get why so many people are so into it haha. I’m happy for them but every time I try the uni one I also feel like it’s scratchy and just…bleh.
Yeah, I'm surprised as to why they're so popular. I have a pack of 3 because of the cute colors but I barely use them :(
@@sollerona I do have the .38 yes, because I write kinda small.
Honestly Uniball Signo has always been my one true love. I work for a Japanese company and those were what we ordered for our company office supply rooms; nothing has ever come close!
To be honest the best gel pen is the brustro 0.5 blue Aeroflow. Highly recommend.
I had to take Chemistry last semester, and the professor only allowed us to use pen to fill out our lab books. The FriXion was a life saver. I was able to erase mistakes quickly while my classmates had to use white out.
Lol same thing for me. my engineering professor makes us do all our designs in pen only and the Frixion has been so key
Uni-Ball Signo Micro 207 is #1. Nothing else compares for me, lol. And I've tried almost all of them.
ultra micro for me, but agreed. The 207 is PERFECT for me.
I would have to agree! I write exclusively w fine point pens if I can help it and the micro 207+ has been the best Ive tried!
307 is nice
I'd be interested in seeing more of these sort of rankings, and perhaps other Jet Pens Staff ranking for their own purposes too! It's interesting to see the features getting compared like this!
AWESOMMME VIDEO!!!!!! Definitely looking forward to part two!!!! My fave is also the Uni Ball One. I love my Peony LE One P.
I am a sucker for Zebra Sarasa & the Mark On gel pen is my favorite! 💚💚
Bic slander ! Loved the video ^^ my personal favourite gel pen is a Pilot Bottle 2 Pen. It writes nice and dark, and looks like a little water bottle hahah
my favourites are colour dependent. black - uniball one, blue - zebra sarasa R, purple - pilot juice
Pilot juice does colors so well!
Pilot Juice purple is so special! And love that pilot juice doesn’t smudge under mildliners
It's the Sarasa Clip 0.7mm in colbalt blue for me.
My favorite is the Pilot Juice Up .4 and Pentel Energel .5. Muji pens are a close second set when in the same sizes!
Love these fun videos! I am a pen-aholic but these are my go to's:
1. Pilot MultiBall (it's discontinued which is criminal!!! I have 3 new I'm hanging on to for life)
2. Uni-Ball Signo 1.0 for a bold line...any color
3. EnerGel .7 Needle point. Generally hate needle points but love this one.
4. Sarasa .7 - my first pen I consistently reordered continually...my fav fall back pen.
uniball zento pens are my absolute fave and they always get slept on. The colors are delightful, and it writes so bold!
they're the same as the uni-ball one
@@sollerona idk i have a uni-ball one and the zento is always smoother. i even took the ink barrel out and put it in my uniball one p cause it feels so much better.
my fav gel pen is also the uni ball one.
*uni ball one P
cutest pen ever and so fun to write with! I have three of them ❤😊😅
And they fit Muji refills!!! The day I found out was the day the heavens opened (and also my wallet lol)
I just love Ann. She’s such fun and very relatable. I bet she’s very smart.
Energel clena .4
I love blue black! We’re like gel pen opposites!
I love Hi-Tec-Cs. Except for every once in a while you get an oddball that doesn't roll well.
I am a snob for Japanese pens too, but I do like the Gelocity very much. Also, Bic comes from France.
I felt so nostalgic seeing the Sakura! And I do like the scratchy
I love needle points. TUL, Zebra, Pilot HI-TEC-C, Sarasa, are really good writing gel pens.
my top 3 are
1. Zebra Sarasa Clip, Vintage .5
2. Uni-ball Signo .38
3. Hi Tec C Maica 0.4 (discontinued)
My opinion on Uniball One is that it skips a lot but it's a very nice ink.
We miss the Maica! What a throwback.
I have to say this in the Gelly Roll's defense, on the rare occasion that you get one that isn't scratchy, I swear it's like the clouds part and the angels sing.
Mitsubishi's Uni-ball line has my wallet. They are just so good.
I always found the sakura gelly rolls a little overrated 😳
The Hi-Tec-C just can't be beat for quick writing and sketching imo! I like the signos because they're waterproof, but I will always pick a hi tec c above one for some reason or another. I miss the maica, I still have one that I carry around every day side by side with my fountain pens :3
I ❤❤❤ the FriXion line by Pilot! I had the synergy for a while and also the standard ones that can come in a rainbow set at .7. Once I got some of the Knock Zone a couple months ago, it changed a lot! It writes a lot smoother and a lot darker in the black ink!
I love uni gel one pens but sometimes it’s a gamble to see how good the ink works. But it’s all worth it in my opinion cuz the body design is ADORABLE!
Edit: I also forgot to mention how satisfyingly dark the black ink is
Love the Zebra Sarasa ink! No smudge worries and the colors are epic! Also love the fact it doesnt smudge! Its the most stash i have for my BID bolt pen. Not cheap but does last long for the amount I write.
Hi-tec Coleto 2 body with .3 refills in violet and black is my edc💜🎶
Omg thank you for making videos. I am obsessed 🎉❤
I love this new video type! I’d love to see more rankings! ❤️
In my experience the uni ball one tends to have pretty awful ink flow with a lot of railroading and skipping. Jetstream on the other hand writes flawlessly. Love the 0.7 of that.
The Hi Tec C is the greatest drawing pen ever. If you want a fine point to draw extreme details nothing beats it.
I am also a Uniball stan. Pilot makes my favourite fountain pens and Pentel my favourite brush pens, but Uni is my gel pen master 🥰
Yay!! Like Ann I'm a fellow neddle-point and scratchy-feel hater! 🤣 Might have to pick up a uni-ball one next after seeing Ann use it! I'm a click pen person if I can, but caps are fine if the pen is otherwise great.
I think out of what I have Energel might be my favorite, I still have G2s kicking around as well. Uniball Signo is decent, mostly just use the white one.
I got a uniball one p earlier this year and it's become my go-to! I used to love the uniball signo um-151 for drawing and taking notes because of the thinner pen tip but now I prefer something bigger for my work, and the cute and chunky body of the one p is just perfect. So comfy to write with, small enough to carry everywhere, and stands out so it won't get lost lol
Good choice!
I love UniBall too!!!
This was a great video! I have now added a couple of pens to my shopping cart and wish list. Lol, even the ones that made the c and d list! 😂. The video was fun and had good vibes. ✨
My favorite is HI-teC gel pens but my second favorites are the Pentel Energels.
this could not have come at a BETTER time- I picked up a Gel pen yesterday and thought 'I really need more gel pens'
How can you not like blue-black??
It's one of my favourite ink colours
it's just her opinion
Zebra Sarasa Grand is my usual go-to gel pen.
current favorite gel pen is the uniball 207 plus 0.7
The Energel is by FAR the best gel pen out there. I've recommended them to southpaws who appreciate the smoothness of the ink and how fast it dries. Personally, I love the variety of colors it comes in.
It's a classic for a reason!
The Zebra X dry is criminally underrated
My go to is the Zebra Sarasa Mark On!
1. pentel energel in both 0.5 and 0.7
2. pilot hi tecpoint rt (precise rt) in 0.5
3. Uniball one
Very fun video to watch!
I am so WITH YOU; Uniball One is my personal favorite for juicy, bold, smooth
in .38 it is perfection - bold refers to brilliant color intensity
so interesting to see how we differ but also agree on things. The frixion and pilot gtec c4 are my go to, the pilot in particular has been my favourite for years now. The first 'expensive' pen I ever got and was the first 0.4, and now I love thin tipped pens lol. I use the frixion 0.38 line for my planner, and love the erasability lol.
We do agree on the gelly roll though, I had gotten some of them cause I loved the colour range. But the scratchy-ness and the super slow drying ink made it a deal breaker..and now they've been rotting away for years lool. I'm left handed so a fast drying ink is really important :I. I have a Glidewrite that I really enjoy, but it also takes a bit to dry.
a merry merry hello JetPens. recently A few days past, I bought a limited edition of Pentel Japan EnerGel Pens. I found out that there were a lot of designs. I just pick up a selection base on my allocated budget. I purchase the Autumn, Crane, Cat, Silver Fish design. My next target to purchase is the Spring Carp fish design.
pilot g2 is a staple for me since it always works. the energel clena is a dream, but the regular energel just does not write for me. the uni one is the love of my life but i prefer the colorful ones because the black one is a little dull. and the uniball signo dx gorgeous but not the regular uniball signo. the kokuyo vividry is pretty underrated, i like it when i’m patient enough to avoid smearing it everywhere.
"Officecore" is spot on 😂
Never tried the Uniball One, but the Signo and the Hi-Tech-C would rate the highest out of what you’re shown here. Frixion would be in the bin, F rating. Sakura Jelly Roll is like a B-. Keen to see what else is on the list 😊
For the FriXion pens, I find the Synergy Knock (grey body) way better than either of those mentioned in the video.
Uni-ball One is the one ❤
ooooooo I hope part 2 has Inkjoy pens, my mom and I live and breath Inkjoy. they're perfect for color-coded notes and loose doodles
It does! :)
Oh I personally can't stand the Gelly Roll but I can respect them for their importance. I don't love a needle tip because I tend to be a heavy writer.
I can’t wait for the second video 😊
Classic Uniball signo 0.38 always all the time. UM-151 and UMR-83 for life. Archival quality, smooth writing
Ann has spoken ❤
The pen body I haven't decided on yet because it doesn't feel like it gets enough attention as a fountain pen does BUT my favorite gel refills are definitely the Pilot Energel, Pilot Juice Up and the Uni Ball One because they're designed in a way that I can tilt the pen at 45° without catching the edge of the tip that holds the ball. Minor detail but a deal breaker for me.
I tried the uniball signo and I hated it 😅 it just takes forever to dry and has a shine! I hate the shine. That’s why it took forever for me to try the uniball one, I kinda expected the exact same experience. I’m happy to inform that it has become a favourite of mine and the UniBall One F (mint) now lives in my pencase.
My ride or die for years has been the Pentel Energel, I still love it and I still have it in my pencase. But now in a UniBall One P (Yogurt) body 😂 I do wonder what she does to break a page with it, because I am a heavy handed writer and I have never ever had that issue 😅
I own a FriXion Waai and -- no, it doesn't rattle!
My favourite gel pens are actually Muji-gel pens ^_^ Slim, neat and refillable for cheap!
Then, ofc, the Uniball One, hahaha, especially their Fika.
So happy the Bic Gelocity got brought up. It’s my favorite. The Bic Gelocity Shield is a Gelocity variant that has the same refill, but a better body. I don’t like the grip on the regular ones. I really don’t like Uni ball. So it’s funny that the ONE is her favorite, and she doesn’t like the Gelocity. I think both are pretty similar.
My personal favourites are the Kokuyo Good Tools and the Writech Ombre :D
I 💜the purple Pentel Energel 0.7 needletip with violet ink. It's the first pen i've ever gone to the trouble of buying refills for, & I finally did because i use it so much i had to keep buying more! I love how smooth it is, i love the purple, but I value the utter lack of skips above all else. 100% no skips until you're down to the last dregs of ink. It's my #1 work pen and nothing i've tried has bested it. I'm also a big fan of the gelly roll Moonlight line.
I also try to wipe away eraser crumbs when I use the Frixion 😅
I swear by Pilot FriXions, my handwriting is *very* messy and I appreciate the flexibility! 😅
I’m considering Uni pens and fountain pens in general once that improves, though 👀
I don’t like uniball one. The one i have skip😢. I will keep using it until it run out and hopefully my ink replacement will be better than the current one.
my favourite gel pen is the ohto gs02
I am a firm believer of Uni signo pens. I discovered the Ener-gel pens are more smooth to write on and gives a lot of feedback. The colors of the Ener-Gel is more darker than the Uni-signo. Bic is a French brand not American.
Love needle points
I own probably every brand of gel pen made in some form and I do love the BIC Gelocity pens. I also use and love the Zebra Doodlerz; they are some of the juiciest gel pens I've ever used. Also any gel pen in a 1.0mm or larger point is my jam.
I’m with Ann!!!
😍 I love needle point (gel) pens!!!!
I do agree that they're not suited for _scribbling_ especially the 0.4/0.38 nibs
they're perfect for filling in forms that have blank squares 🧐
Pilot Coleto Hi-C multipen 0.3 mm. I've decided to spend my own money to use this for work because the place where I work used WB Mason for office supplies doesn't have these available, and I refuse to write with anything thicker than 0.4. It just feels like writing with a paint brush.
My favorite pens are uni-ball Signo Micro 307 (blue and black) and Faber-Castell Gel Pen Arte Gel 0.7 (blue and black)
I prefer Pilot Juice 0.38 and Sarasa Clip and Sarasa Vintage 0.5. These all write smoothly and consistently for me, and I am happy to use them 🙂 I have found that unfortunately Uniball Ones have inconsistent ink delivery, and there’s something about the Energel writing experience that I don’t care for, but not sure if it’s the needle tip or some other factor.
She seemed nervous but she did a great job and seems kind :)
I love collecting black pens and generally lean towards 0.5mm. My absolute favorite is the Sarasa R 0.5 Black, deep dark and smooth. Uniball One Black is darker but it just doesn't write as well in my opinion. Signo DX is a really nice smooth writer. I'm not a needlepoint enjoyer either, def don't like the regular Hi-Tec-C but their discontinued Maica write really nice. I'm not sure what I like for quick drying more but they're both good options, Sarasa Dry & Pentel Energel! I might just be a Uniball One hater 'cause when it comes to color I'd probably pick the Signo DX but not too far behind would be Sarasa.
My favorite is Pentel Energel. I particularly love the blue black one. Uni Ball Signo has always felt scratchy for me, and I think it skips a lot. However, here in Brazil, some Japanese pens are hard to find and they are very expensive to import, so I think my knowledge of them is a bit limited!😅
Uni-ball One is my favorite for sure. I wish I could find refills for all of the colors.
I like the feedback, so I guess Ann and I won't be sharing pens! Shame as I will share my Sarasa Vintage with anyone so they can enjoy as well. The Frixion is also a blast, in part because I'll use a lighter to erase things (kids don't try at home). I do concur on the Gelly Roll to be fair, it just doesn't feel "write" for my hand.
I love this video, tkssss ❤
I wen from Signa to Uni One as my gel pen of choice too. Same reason. The pigment is better. Also they look nice.
Signo 151. Great pen for authors who are signing their books at bookstore events.
Am I the only one who doesn’t like uniball one? It’s pretty but too dark for my eyes. My favorite gel ink is energel 0.4 !
I haven't tried the uni ball one, but my fav is the uni ball signo 0,28. I like super fine point pens, but I want to put it in the paper mate ink joy gel case. My frankenpen so far.