Uni Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil - 0.5mm - Smoke

I purchased the Uni Kuru Toga for the rotating feature. Although I feel it does do a good job rotating the lead, I'd like those who write in cursive or want to use it to draw to be aware that it will not rotate unless you lift it off the paper. So, I think this may be better for printing, math, and technical drawings. If you are someone who draws more fluid, organic shapes or if you are someone who does not lift your pencil off the paper when you write, you probably won't see much of a difference.With that all being said, it's a wonderful little mechanical pencil. It is comfortable for me to hold. I haven't had any writing or drawing fatigue with it so far. I also feel that it is light weight and easy to carry with me to my work. It feels sturdy like I could drop ... MoreI purchased the Uni Kuru Toga for the rotating feature. Although I feel it does do a good job rotating the lead, I'd like those who write in cursive or want to use it to draw to be aware that it will not rotate unless you lift it off the paper. So, I think this may be better for printing, math, and technical drawings. If you are someone who draws more fluid, organic shapes or if you are someone who does not lift your pencil off the paper when you write, you probably won't see much of a difference.With that all being said, it's a wonderful little mechanical pencil. It is comfortable for me to hold. I haven't had any writing or drawing fatigue with it so far. I also feel that it is light weight and easy to carry with me to my work. It feels sturdy like I could drop it on a hardwood floor and not worry about it breaking. Overall, I think it is a nice mechanical pencil for the price!

**Sub to ZevPro1 on YouTube**If someone were to tell me to use one word to describe the pencil, I would say: Great! As its name suggests (when translated to Japanese), this mechanical pencil solves a problem most people face - irregular lead shape.*Pros*- The Kuru Toga Machine is like super science.- The body design looks epic.- The grip section has ridges that increase grip on the pencil.- The Nano Dia lead is very dark and vivid.*Cons*- It's a bit too expensive. Costs not as much as a Delguard yet, though.In other words, this pencil will be my go-to for many months or years to come. Well done Mitsubishi Pencil (aka Uni-ball)!

Love the color, feels ok in the hand.I got this for solving crossword puzzles - I frequently rotate the pencil manually to keep the sharpest edge of the lead in contact with the paper. So I thought the auto-rotating mechanism of the Uni Kuru Toga would be perfect. It's a great idea, but it seems like I do a better job at keeping the sharp edge aligned than the pencil's mechanism does. You can tell it's working - they put a little logo on the rotating piece that you can watch slowly go around as you write. Sadly, it just doesn't seem to have the desired effect. Maybe a slightly faster rotation rate? I want to say that the direction of rotation shouldn't matter if the writer is right- or left-handed, or writing from left to right vs. right to left, but it would be ... MoreLove the color, feels ok in the hand.I got this for solving crossword puzzles - I frequently rotate the pencil manually to keep the sharpest edge of the lead in contact with the paper. So I thought the auto-rotating mechanism of the Uni Kuru Toga would be perfect. It's a great idea, but it seems like I do a better job at keeping the sharp edge aligned than the pencil's mechanism does. You can tell it's working - they put a little logo on the rotating piece that you can watch slowly go around as you write. Sadly, it just doesn't seem to have the desired effect. Maybe a slightly faster rotation rate? I want to say that the direction of rotation shouldn't matter if the writer is right- or left-handed, or writing from left to right vs. right to left, but it would be interesting to see if it made a difference in practice.I also bought two of the pipe slide versions, and their performance is about the same. Not bad, but not great either. I'll keep using them.

This is one of my two favorite mechanical pencils in my collection. I don't need to tell you how cool the Kuru Toga mechanism is (just watch the video), but I will tell you that this pencil is also supremely well balanced, and feels very comfortable in your fingers. The clicking mechanism to advance the lead is very soft and feels satisfying to press. It advances just a tiny amount of lead each time too, so if you are like me and instinctively click a few times every time, you won't need to always press your lead back into the sleeve a bit. I love the smoke color, and the semi transparent barrel is nice when I want to demonstrate the rotating mechanism inside. This is a must-have pencil that should be in every serious pencil collection.

Like others, I bought this mec-pen because of the rotating lead feature. What I didn't expect was to love it so much! I've used other mec-pens, but I keep coming back to this one. The bright green color makes it easy to find in my bag, so I can always have it at hand.I use this as my daily writing device, in a dotted leuchtturm1917 notebook. It doesn't smear at all. I'm left-handed, so using any pencil is fraught with the dreaded silver hand -- something that has never been an issue with this one. While I can faintly see my writing on the reverse, it is not distracting. It writes so smooth, and it never makes any annoying scritching noises.

worked great, just as intended. the lead rotating mechanism works perfectly. I'd had complaints about it in the past, such as it being uncomfortable to hold, but nothing a cheap pencil grip couldn't help. it was my absolute favorite pencil I've ever owned until a few months ago.. it broke. The plastic chipped causing the inside to pop out because of the spring. It stays put fairly easily when held in, and I put a piece of duct tape on it as a temporary solution, but it's really disappointing how easily it broke, considering I'm not terribly rough on my art and writing supplies. It gets two stars because it worked well and was nice while it did, and also partly because I suspect it wasn't because of the design, more the cheap clear plastic of this color.

Probably the best 0.5mm propelling pencil out there!

I have several of these Uni Kuru Toga pencils, and I wouldn't use anything else now! The lead holder rotates a tiny amount each time you press down on the paper while you're writing. You can see this happening by watching the orange section just above the metal section- it has the logo printed in two places, and you can watch it rotate. This way, the writing edge of the lead is always sharp! They are solidly made, and come in a good choice of colours. It's easy to get hold of replacement 0.5mm leads, and I find that HB ones are a good compromise. You can load about 3 replacement leads by pulling off the button & the eraser, and dropping the replacements straight into the tube. There's not a lot more I can say about these pencils, other than that I really like them!