Weekly Drops: New Teranishi Inks, More Taccia, and the Pilot Custom Heritage 92 in All Nib Sizes

This week’s theme is ink, as we have plenty of new arrivals from Teranishi and Taccia! We’ve also introduced a wide array of new gel pens in vibrant colors from Pilot’s Juice Up and Juice Plus lines, and we’ve also restocked all of our Uni Zentos and Zebra Sarasa Vintage. On the pen side, we recently received restocks from TWSBI, Pilot, and Lamy, with many long-time TGS “Workhorse” favorites now back in stock for graduation season.

Note: Our allocation of the TRAVELER’S 20th Anniversary Card-Size Notebook sold out in under an hour online. We have a couple left that we have set aside for in-store customers, so if you’re early today you might get lucky. Unfortunately, we do not have any insight into when we might receive an additional shipment.

See these and more in-person! Come visit us in our Nashville store this weekend from 1-6pm Thursday and Friday, and from 10am-6pm on Saturday.

1. Teranishi Fujiyama Irodori Inks. This line of inks from Teranishi features six colors inspired by Mt. Fuji, and we now have five of them. Teranishi inks are free-flowing and vibrant, and some of our favorites.

2. Teranishi Guitar Inks (Standard Line). The standard Teranishi Guitar line features many unique colors, especially in the green range. Lady Emerald, Brilliant Mint, and Gentle Green are perennial favorites.

3. Taccia Ukiyo-e Kuniyoshi and Hokusai Inks (New Releases). Taccia has released 16 new inks of the past few months, and they’ve all finally arrived. This round features darker, more subtle colors than previous releases, especially the Kuniyoshi inks.

4. Taccia Roughna “Sketch” Ink. An underrated release of four colors that flew under the radar, especially Earth Green and Earth Blue which are both excellent shades that absolutely invoke their namesake.

5. Pilot Juice Up and Juice Plus Gel Pens. We’ve added all the colors of Pilot’s “Synergy Tip” gel pens, the Juice Up and Juice Plus, to our shop. The Synergy Tip technology combines the precision of the Hi-Tec-C with the reliability of a traditional conical tip gel pen. I reviewed both of these gel pens last week.

6. Pilot Custom Heritage 92 Fountain Pens. I wish Pilot would do more with their piston filler, because the mechanism is one of the smoothest I’ve used and the clear acrylic is perfectly polished. Now available in nib sizes fine through broad. Are you confused about Pilot’s “Custom” series and the different models? We wrote up a quick overview a few weeks ago.

7. TWSBI ECO Black Marble & Bronze Fountain Pens. The popular Black Marble & Bronze is restocked. This one features a swirled black and white acrylic with TWSBI’s bronze-plated trim.

8. TWSBI Vac700R in Iris and Kyanite Blue Finishes. Based on availability we are seeking, the Kyanite Vac700R is either going away in the near future or is in short supply. We recently received pens in both the Kyanite and Iris as part of a recent restock.

9. Lamy Studio Fountain Pens, Rollerballs, and Ballpoints. We’ve expanded our range of Lamy Studios on offer to include the standard color rollerballs and ballpoints, listed alongside the fountain pens to make it easy to create a set. With graduation season approaching, we’ve restocked on pens like the Lamy Studio and the Lamy Swift, both understated workhorses that are well-priced.

10. Belle & Union Stationery Themed Stickers. In addition to their excellent correspondence sets, we’ve restocked on all of the Belle & Union stationery-themed vinyl stickers to adorn your water bottle, laptop, or wherever else you want to show your love for stationery!

We’ve been adding additional Belle & Union folded notecards and other correspondence stationery to our specialized letter-writing section of the shop.

Weekly Drops: Arkansas Pen Show Edition! New TWSBI Bahama Yellow, Kaweco Lunar Sports, Yamamoto Paper, and More!

We’re attending the Arkansas Pen Show this weekend, so I wanted to get as many reminders out there as possible that the Nashville Shop is going to be closed on Friday but open on Saturday normal hours. (Thanks, Nick!) We do have plenty of the new TWSBI ECO Bahama Yellow fountain pens and the Kaweco Lunar Sport available for purchase in-store and online, in addition to restocks of favorite papers from Yamamoto and more TRAVELER’S Notebooks.

If you’re in the Little Rock area, be sure to check out the Arkansas Pen Show that runs Friday through Sunday. We hope to see you there!

1. Kaweco Lunar Sport Fountain Pens. The Iridescent Pearl Perkeos didn’t last very long, but we have the new Lunar Sport fountain pens available in both Light and Shadow Green.

2. TWSBI ECO Bahama Yellow Fountain Pens. The latest release from TWSBI is a mustard yellow - a shade that I think is vastly underrepresented in fountain pens.

3. Yamamoto Canopus A5 Notebooks. Canopus paper was designed to replace the now-discontinued Cosmo Air Light, with a similarly soft feel and vivid color with most fountain pen inks.

4. Yamamoto Ro-Biki Notebooks and Canvas Covers. The Yamamoto Ro-Biki system is lesser known, but a favorite notebook system of many. The Soliste paper used in the refills comes in a variety of different rulings such as graph, reticle, and reticle+grid.

5. Colorverse Colorvent "2025 “Top 3” Inks and Glistening Series. We’ve re-upped on Colorverse inks, with new releases and old favorites back in stock! Be sure to check these out especially if you’ve been looking for shimmer.

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Weekly Drops: Tono & Lims Inks, Kakimori Restock, and More!

We’re happy to announce that we’ve received three new lines of ink from Tono & Lims, which is now available for purchase both in shop and online! Those familiar with Tono & Lims know that the brand is the result of a Japanese-South Korean collaboration between Japanese fountain pen enthusiasts and the South Korean ink producer Lim’s Lab. Tono & Lims loves to experiment with color, sheen, shimmer, and inside jokes, so the inks end up being a lot of fun (especially the names). We’ve swatched these inks on multiple papers to showcase how they can look different depending on which specific paper you use!

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My personal favorite. A shimmer red with black sheen and a great name.

As noted in Tuesday’s post, we have also restocked products from Kakimori and Object Index, including the Kakimori dip nibs and a new line of miniature nib holders that are slightly smaller than the traditional calligraphy nib holder.

Our Nashville shop will be open from 1-6pm on Friday January 2, and from 10-6pm on Saturday January 3 (normal hours). We’re looking forward to getting back into the swing of things after a busy holiday season!

1. Tono & Lims Standard Line Inks. The standard line of Tono & Lims inks, with the numbered colors. To start I’ve picked a handful and we will be bringing in more as we get a sense of what people like.

2. Tono & Lims “Friendship” Line Inks. Ok, so I added some shimmer inks to the T.G.S. curation! This particular ink series is inspired by friends of the Tono & Lims brand, whether that’s collaborators or partner shops or others. There are some particularly interesting color combinations, and shimmer and other special properties are not overwhelming.

3. Tono & Lims “Adult Night” Inks. No, there’s nothing inappropriate going on here. This line of inks - mostly lightly scented - is themed around coffee, tea, and chocolate, with a touch of insomnia thrown in. (And Dynamite?)

4. Kakimori Dip Nibs. We’ve received a restock of the Kakimori conical metal nibs, as well as the standard writing nib which functions much like a fountain pen only there is no feed and is intended more for writing.

5. Kakimori Nib Holders. The standard Kakimori nib holders are available again in the Sakura wood finish. This is the longer nib holder in the classic shape.

6. Kakimori Mini Nib Holders. These “mini” nib holders are slightly smaller and more compact than a traditional nib holder, making it perfect for travel, portability, and those with smaller hands. It’s also a fun range of colors!

7. Object Index Modular Marker. We’ve brought back a selection of Kakimori’s popular “Object Index” line of high-end office supplies, including these “Modular Markers” that allow you to build a set of customizable fineliners and highlighters that stack in a way that lets you easily cycle through different tip sizes.

8. Kakimori Colour Liners Fineliner Markers. Kakimori first popularized fineliners that you can fill with your own inks to create a truly custom set. Several different tip sizes are available, ranging from standard writing points to chisel-tip markers for highlighting or drawing.

9. Pilot Prera Fountain Pens. The popular solid-color Pilot Prera fountain pens are back in stock, including the coveted Honey Yellow in both nib sizes.

10. The Roterfaden Shop at T.G.S. We are restocked on most versions of the Roterfaden Taschenbegleiter, including many different A5 designs and a handful of remaining TGS_25 in Grey. While we want to keep this special release in stock, there is no scheduled restock date at the moment on either the grey or green A5-Slim, and we are unable to take pre-orders or deposits.

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Allex Desk Scissors from Japan are now available in four different formats. Black Fluorine version is restocked, and we also have Jagged Blade (for cutting vinyl, etc.) and Thin Blade (for fine detail work) versions available.

Weekly Drops: Kaweco AL-Sport Navy Piston and Titan Sport Fountain Pens, TWSBI ECO Plum + Onxy, and More Inkvent Calendars!

We’ve had a huge week, between the arrival of a massive Kaweco restock, including the arrival of the new AL-Sport Piston Filler in Navy, Titan Sport fountain pens, and most models of Kaweco Sports. We also have the TWSBI ECO Plum + Onyx fountain pens alongside a general restock of TWSBI fountain pens. The Plum + Onyx ECO adds a touch of bright color to TWSBI’s current lineup - something that many felt was lacking - though as I note below it’s not quite as pink as it appears in some online photos.

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Kaweco AL-Sport Piston Filler in Navy Blue.

As announced earlier this week, the Roterfaden TGS_25 A5 Slim is back in stock, with a new grey leather exterior available. We have an additional batch of Diamine Inkvent Calendars, and are continuing to receive shipments from Japan, including restocks of Pilot and Uni gel and multi pens such as a full Zento restock and more Hi-Tec-C Coleto 1000s.

Our Nashville shop is open normal hours this week (Thursday and Friday 1-6pm and Saturday 10am-6pm), so come and see all these and more in-person! Check the main shop page for directions, and note that we have moved the shop/showroom to the front of the building in Suite 107.

1. TWSBI ECO Plum + Onyx Fountain Pens. The latest TWSBI release arrived yesterday, and it’s a beauty. Everyone who saw it in-store agrees that it’s much more Yama-Budo-esque than the pink that tends to show up on computer screens.

2. Kaweco AL-Sport Piston Filler in Navy. Last year’s AL-Sport Piston Filler is now available in Navy Blue, and everyone’s who has seen this one in person agrees that it’s a beautiful color different from anything Kaweco has done.

3. Kaweco Titan Sport Fountain Pen. The Titanium Kaweco Sport is here, and if you enjoy the look of the Brass/Bronze/Stainless Steel Sport pens but don’t like the added weight, consider giving the “Titan” a try. It’s a polished titanium that is light in the hand without sacrificing the nearly indestructible build of the metal sport series. (We have the other metal pens listed as well!)

4. Kaweco Liliput Fountain Pens. The Liliput is small and compact for a fountain pen, and many find it the perfect companion for a small planner or pocket notebook. The cap posts onto the back of the barrel securely with threads, adding enough length for writing. We now carry some of the basic colors as well as the blue and green special editions.

5. Roterfaden Taschenbegleiter TGS_25 Cover. Our latest collaboration with Roterfaden is a new color of our exclusive A5-slim Taschenbegleiter, in a light grey leather with light green suede interior. The original dark green with dark grey suede is back in stock as well.

6. Uni Zento Flow and Zento Standard Gel Pens. We now have a second shipment of the popular Zento gel pens in from Japan, in both the metal barrel “Flow” model as well as the standard version.

7. Uni Jetstream Lite Touch and Lite Touch 4+1 Multi Pens. Uni updated the ink formulation in their standard Jetstream hybrid ballpoint and multi pens, and we now have a new set of limited edition colors available in both models.

8. Bindewerk Linen A5 Flex Cover Notebooks. These linen cover A5 notebooks feature fountain pen friendly textured paper lightly ruled with dots or lines, in a range of soft muted colors that includes pastels and natural tones. One of my favorite journal-style notebooks on the market.

9. Anecdote A5 Journals. If you’re looking for a cost-effective hardcover notebook that combines functionality and looks, the buckram covers on these Anecdote journals have a nice texture and will stand up to the stresses of everyday wear.

10. Tomoe River Paper Hardcover and Softcover Notebooks. Tomoe River Paper is back in stock in both pad and notebook formats, and we’ve added the 52gsm hardcover notebooks and well as softcover notebooks in both paper weights (52gsm and 68gsm). Multiple rulings are available!

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The Kaweco Liliputs, including the special edition blue and green colors!