The Pen Addict

Uni Mitsubishi Pin Pen 01 Blue

The Uni Mitsubishi Pin Pen was one of the most requested items at JetPens, and we were finally able to stock them a few weeks ago. I personally have been wanting to load up on them for a while after getting my first one from Carmen’s Great European Vacation nearly two years ago.

For those of you familiar with the Sakura Pigma Micron, the Uni Pin is very comparable. The pigment ink is water proof and fade resistant, and lays down as clean of a line as you can imagine with its felt tip. The written review above is of the 01 (0.28mm) blue ink model, and I am really pleased with it. The tip feels firm, and the lines are sharp. The shade of blue is darker than both the Sakura Pigma Micron and the Sharpie Pen, which I like. Uni even managed to smooth out the ridges in the grip area so they don’t dig into your fingers like some other pens.

The Uni Mitsubishi Pin comes in three tip sizes - 01 (0.28mm), 02 (0.33mm), 03 (0.38mm) - each available in black, blue, or red ink. There is also an oil-based ink model made to write on plastic, glass, or fabric which I have yet to test.

If you are a fan of felt tip or drawing pens, these are well worth trying out.

Review: Uni Pin Fine Line

Raise your hand if you have heard of the Uni Pin before.  Some of you may have, but this is a brand new one for me.  I think it may have even elicited a few ooohs and ahhhs from me when I freed it from its envelope.  Yet another pen passed on to me from my friend Carmen (I bet I have over a dozen more to review as well), and another big winner in my book.

By the looks of it, this is Uni-Ball's stab at the art/drawing/technical pen market.  I know they have the Posca marker line, but do they come in this fine of a point?  The barrel design reminds me a lot of the Sakura Pigma Micron, and the performance does as well.  Toss in fadeproof and waterproof pigment ink, and you can see where it is targeting its competition, and it compares quite nicely.  I mentioned in my review that I felt there was a long distance from the cap line to the end of the pen, but when compared to other pens in the same category, it is right in line.

Some quick and dirty internet sleuthing leads me to believe they come in black, blue, and red ink, and in 0.5, 0.3, and 0.1 tip sizes.  I have really enjoyed this pen so far, so hopefully they will become more readily available in the US market soon.  If they do, I will be buying a bunch.

Click here for the XL review.