Yu-Sari Notebook - A5

This notebook is thick! I didn’t measure it when I first received it, but after using it for a semester (no stickers, no additions, just opening and closing and writing in it), the binding is 11mm compared to the description’s stated 4mm.

The paper in the blue grid notebook is a beautiful cream color with light grey grid lines. Fountain pen inks showed a teensy bit of shading, did not feather, and dried quickly, which was great for me as a lefty. However, I found that with higher feedback or finer nibs (Pilot stainless CM and F), ink sometimes had trouble getting onto the page. I’d then use the pen on Tomoe River paper and ink flow would be fine. It might just be me! Or the particular inks I had in my pens! Who knows 🤷‍♀️

Still, this is a lovely notebook! That I’m sure will be completely perfect for non-fountain-pen users and for fountain pen users who use primarily smooth, soft, or broader nibs.