I got mine in the mail recently as well. No concerns with the packaging, it definitely went through it in transit but the planner was pristine. It did require my signature on delivery as well. I used my A5 TAN in 2024 and love it. Excited to set it up for next year.
This is my favorite planner. I was so tired of hobonichi last year bc having all of the daily pages that I don't use felt like such a waste. The 2024 TAN was great and I knew I needed this years. I also picked up their new dates weeks and while I love the layout, the size doesn't fit any of my hobo weeks covers.
I was so tempted to get their small new size, but decided to pass on it. Good to know it is bigger than a weeks! I think it is meant to be a "standard" size.
I got mine on Friday and spent all night setting them up! Thankfully no issues with the paper for mine, I can use all my pilot vanishing points, TWSBIs and Schaeffer fountain pens with no bleedthrough. Phew! It's such a shame the experience between batches of tomoe river paper are so inconsistent! Thanks for the review :)
That is so great to hear! I'm glad you didn't experience any bleedthrough 😊 I tried a few more fountain pens and had NO bleed through which was great to see 🥰 I think my 823 was just extra juicy haha
Mine got stuck in Chicago for several days as it zig-zagged the country, finally coming to me a week later in California. No regrets though. It's so beautiful and this is the second year to use these planners "Daily". Cheers!
I got mine last week too! I love it so much. It lays SO flat. I’m going to use mine as a Project Life memory keeper and maybe book journal too (with/in the front pages). Thanks for bringing it to our attention earlier this year! 😊
thanks for posting this video! i was planning on getting the TAN 2025 planner specifically to avoid the hononichi paper quality issues but am a little sad to see that the TAN might also have bleed through issues with fountain pens 😭 those are all I use in my planner
I think it is the new Sanzen 68gsm paper vs the tomoegawa. I tried several other fountain pens and they all did great! I think it was just that pen/ink pairing. If you use fine/extra fine nibs you should be just fine 😊
How fun! I am also really wanting to start setting up my planners early this year. ( would not be disappointed if you started putting out your set up videos soon🙃) I am still waiting for my preorder!! I purchased this with the yellow cover because I went with the Hobonichi HON Paysanne Blossom for 2025 sort of going for a yellow/green year. Needed a little more cheerful color + the purple night weeks. I am using my Take a note for all things Joy thanks to your inspiration in the hobo weeks, this take-a-note was going to be only a spiritual tracker but now it will house my spiritual practice, tarot, oracle, astrology and inspirational quotes, along with hobbies and gratitude, at least I am hoping I can fit all of this in the planner. ( this is my first year in a take-a-note I've been strictly Hobonichi with w222 notebooks) so really was excited to see this unboxing for a little more preplanning in my head before it arrives.
Love the happy colors for 2025 💚💛 Set up videos are coming!! I'm hoping to do the 1st one next week! AH! I think the tarot practice is something I want to get better with in 2025, and I think this TAN is going to be great for it 😊
Still waiting for mine to arrive, but now I'm even more excited! I don't know if the paper is the same as the 2024 version, but with fine and extra fine nibs I've had zero bleedthrough so far, even with wetter inks. And I totally agree that the 2025 cover is such a pretty color 💚
Yay!! I hope it gets to you soon 💖 I tested out some more fine nib pens and it did just fine. But the paper does feel a little different than the 2024 version.
Thanks for the walk through. It’s so disappointing this year that 2025 planners are not holding up to the fountain pens. It will be interesting to see if this continues into 2026.
Mine have just arrived in my country, I should get it Monday/Tuesday. So excited. I got the A5 again, and the B6 to experiment with..... Couldn't resist grabbing the 10 year anniversary editions with the commemorative sticker and covers!
I intended to get this but bought way too many bound books for 2025 before this was open for purchase. Too many early preorders that distracted me. Thank you for this flip through. I love how clean the pages look, really minimalist and functional.
@@elainenabors9832 Hahah i know it looks scary, but it is in the Tawain currency! USD turns into ~$30. For the clear cover and planner I didn't even spend $50 when I preordered!
Great video! Im silly but i was looking for a video like this so i know if opening this on my birthday (nov 29th) would be a good idea. Which i think it is, and i can start using the december monthly right away and plan more how i'll use this book. Im very excited, its my first one, but i know that if i open it now, my hype will die until i can start using it because i WANT to use it now!! Hope this makes sense. Funny that your video was the first that came up when I searched, because im already subscribed, so no need to even start watching someone new for this. (Autism brain happy,!)
I have the 2024 TaN which is also 68-gsm TRP, and none of my fountain pens bleed through, so I think yours bled probably just because it pooled so much.
My 2024 one does great with the same fountain pen. I think it is the new Sanzen TR 68gsm paper. I'm not that worried about it, but it is a different paper feel.
@@CookieR1272 The Tomoegawa Tomoe River Paper is no more, it is all moving to Sanzen Tomoe River Paper now. The 2025 Take a Note is still the 68gsm "tomoe river paper" but it does not feel the same as the 2024 68gsm. On their website I couldn't find any clarification though, I'm just going off of my experience.
@@mydandeliondiaries That's so weird bc I thought they changed to sanzen last year. Ugh. I do like the slightly thicker TRP they use for every day use vs the Hobonichi. I'm definitely thinking the "bad batch" is reality.
I see that the ink does shadow, and is definitely visible on the opposite side. What A5 planner journal can I buy that does not show any shadow, hints of the previous page's writing? Does any exist? Rhodia appears to not do this. Do they make a nice A5 planner?
@@user-gl5ld9vm7i Hemlock and Oak has a thick daily or weekly planner that has no ghosting whatsoever but it can get super chunky and heavy. I think the paper is like 120 gsm.
こんにちはロブ！It wasn't too bad for the package travels, I've had some that arrived worse 😅 I think I have 8 or 9 planners (sounds like a lot haha) but only a couple of them will be used for actual "plans" the rest are more like journals 🥰
I don’t need another planner I don’t need another planner I don’t need another planner 😅 I may have bought the pocket Magic of I planner that I didn’t need, which I’m blaming on you 😂
I got mine in the mail recently as well. No concerns with the packaging, it definitely went through it in transit but the planner was pristine. It did require my signature on delivery as well. I used my A5 TAN in 2024 and love it. Excited to set it up for next year.
That is great to hear! I am glad yours arrived safely too.
I would love to see more of your Astrology journal...such as weekly and daily set-ups.
I will add this to my list of videos :) Thank you for the request!
This is my favorite planner. I was so tired of hobonichi last year bc having all of the daily pages that I don't use felt like such a waste. The 2024 TAN was great and I knew I needed this years. I also picked up their new dates weeks and while I love the layout, the size doesn't fit any of my hobo weeks covers.
I was so tempted to get their small new size, but decided to pass on it. Good to know it is bigger than a weeks! I think it is meant to be a "standard" size.
I got mine on Friday and spent all night setting them up! Thankfully no issues with the paper for mine, I can use all my pilot vanishing points, TWSBIs and Schaeffer fountain pens with no bleedthrough. Phew! It's such a shame the experience between batches of tomoe river paper are so inconsistent! Thanks for the review :)
That is so great to hear! I'm glad you didn't experience any bleedthrough 😊 I tried a few more fountain pens and had NO bleed through which was great to see 🥰 I think my 823 was just extra juicy haha
Just got mine earlier this week and I think I’m in love. ❤ Such a unique and thoughtful layout and design.
It is so wonderful!!
I’m in love with the green too! I’m waiting on mine and am super excited to see that you got yours!
It’s so pretty!! I hope you love yours 🥰
Mine got stuck in Chicago for several days as it zig-zagged the country, finally coming to me a week later in California. No regrets though. It's so beautiful and this is the second year to use these planners "Daily".
Cheers!
The planner went on a journey before it makes it through your journey! Glad it made it safely to you!
I got mine last week too! I love it so much. It lays SO flat. I’m going to use mine as a Project Life memory keeper and maybe book journal too (with/in the front pages). Thanks for bringing it to our attention earlier this year! 😊
The lay flat is SUPERIOR to any other book. I love it too!
thanks for posting this video! i was planning on getting the TAN 2025 planner specifically to avoid the hononichi paper quality issues but am a little sad to see that the TAN might also have bleed through issues with fountain pens 😭 those are all I use in my planner
I think it is the new Sanzen 68gsm paper vs the tomoegawa. I tried several other fountain pens and they all did great! I think it was just that pen/ink pairing. If you use fine/extra fine nibs you should be just fine 😊
How fun! I am also really wanting to start setting up my planners early this year. ( would not be disappointed if you started putting out your set up videos soon🙃) I am still waiting for my preorder!! I purchased this with the yellow cover because I went with the Hobonichi HON Paysanne Blossom for 2025 sort of going for a yellow/green year. Needed a little more cheerful color + the purple night weeks. I am using my Take a note for all things Joy thanks to your inspiration in the hobo weeks, this take-a-note was going to be only a spiritual tracker but now it will house my spiritual practice, tarot, oracle, astrology and inspirational quotes, along with hobbies and gratitude, at least I am hoping I can fit all of this in the planner. ( this is my first year in a take-a-note I've been strictly Hobonichi with w222 notebooks) so really was excited to see this unboxing for a little more preplanning in my head before it arrives.
Love the happy colors for 2025 💚💛 Set up videos are coming!! I'm hoping to do the 1st one next week! AH! I think the tarot practice is something I want to get better with in 2025, and I think this TAN is going to be great for it 😊
Still waiting for mine to arrive, but now I'm even more excited! I don't know if the paper is the same as the 2024 version, but with fine and extra fine nibs I've had zero bleedthrough so far, even with wetter inks. And I totally agree that the 2025 cover is such a pretty color 💚
Yay!! I hope it gets to you soon 💖 I tested out some more fine nib pens and it did just fine. But the paper does feel a little different than the 2024 version.
Thanks for the walk through. It’s so disappointing this year that 2025 planners are not holding up to the fountain pens. It will be interesting to see if this continues into 2026.
Hopefully, they will figure out a way to make the paper better. I still think it is compatible, just with finer nibbed pens.
My 2025 take a note did!
Mine have just arrived in my country, I should get it Monday/Tuesday. So excited. I got the A5 again, and the B6 to experiment with..... Couldn't resist grabbing the 10 year anniversary editions with the commemorative sticker and covers!
That is so exciting! I hope you love both sizes 🥰
@@mydandeliondiariesstill waiting for my package from TAN but just got my order from YOU all the way here to New Zealand to tide me over 🥰
I intended to get this but bought way too many bound books for 2025 before this was open for purchase. Too many early preorders that distracted me. Thank you for this flip through. I love how clean the pages look, really minimalist and functional.
I fell in love with Take a Note this year (2024). The layout is SO unique and I love all the space. I hope you enjoy all the planners you got!
That’s a beautiful planner, but is it as expensive as it looks when I googled it?? Holy moly, 250.00 for a planner????
@@elainenabors9832 Hahah i know it looks scary, but it is in the Tawain currency! USD turns into ~$30. For the clear cover and planner I didn't even spend $50 when I preordered!
Great video! Im silly but i was looking for a video like this so i know if opening this on my birthday (nov 29th) would be a good idea. Which i think it is, and i can start using the december monthly right away and plan more how i'll use this book. Im very excited, its my first one, but i know that if i open it now, my hype will die until i can start using it because i WANT to use it now!! Hope this makes sense.
Funny that your video was the first that came up when I searched, because im already subscribed, so no need to even start watching someone new for this. (Autism brain happy,!)
I totally get the hype!! 🥰 I am that way with fountain pen inks haha, that is why I try to save my inkvents until December!
I have the 2024 TaN which is also 68-gsm TRP, and none of my fountain pens bleed through, so I think yours bled probably just because it pooled so much.
My 2024 one does great with the same fountain pen. I think it is the new Sanzen TR 68gsm paper. I'm not that worried about it, but it is a different paper feel.
I've used a TAN for 2 years, I've used all my FP without worry.
The paper is different than previous years. I used some other fountain pens and they did fine, I think the one I used had a lot of ink pooling.
@@mydandeliondiaries Oh nooo they changed too?
@@CookieR1272 The Tomoegawa Tomoe River Paper is no more, it is all moving to Sanzen Tomoe River Paper now. The 2025 Take a Note is still the 68gsm "tomoe river paper" but it does not feel the same as the 2024 68gsm. On their website I couldn't find any clarification though, I'm just going off of my experience.
@@mydandeliondiaries That's so weird bc I thought they changed to sanzen last year. Ugh. I do like the slightly thicker TRP they use for every day use vs the Hobonichi. I'm definitely thinking the "bad batch" is reality.
I see that the ink does shadow, and is definitely visible on the opposite side.
What A5 planner journal can I buy that does not show any shadow, hints of the previous page's writing? Does any exist?
Rhodia appears to not do this. Do they make a nice A5 planner?
I like the ghosting (the ink shadows) but I think Rhodia has bound notebooks. Higher gsm paper usually has less ghosting.
@@user-gl5ld9vm7i Hemlock and Oak has a thick daily or weekly planner that has no ghosting whatsoever but it can get super chunky and heavy. I think the paper is like 120 gsm.
What company did you guys order from ?
I ordered direct from Take a Note 💝
Got mine yesterday but didn't get the calender
Oh no! I'm sorry :(
こんにちはダニエル! 1:15 - The box had some travels.. Was that you being nice? 😁So how many planners are you using next year?💜
こんにちはロブ！It wasn't too bad for the package travels, I've had some that arrived worse 😅 I think I have 8 or 9 planners (sounds like a lot haha) but only a couple of them will be used for actual "plans" the rest are more like journals 🥰
@@mydandeliondiaries I thought you overdosed. 😁I have only 3. But that Paddington Weeks is keeping me up at night trying to avoid him. 😋
The cover was a struggle for me as well.
Really sung but I'm thinking it will relax more with the book inside it. 🥰
And just like that, BAM, you cost me 50 bucks. Thank you!!!
Haha I'm glad you liked it! 💖 It is a wonderful planner and I adore the layout.
I don’t need another planner I don’t need another planner I don’t need another planner 😅 I may have bought the pocket Magic of I planner that I didn’t need, which I’m blaming on you 😂
It’s okay, it happens to the best of us. 😂
@@mydandeliondiaries it’s just more places to use all the stickers I just received from you 😁