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.
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!
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.
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!