MUJI Aluminum Fountain Pen

I first tried one of these fountain pens a few years ago. I love how, even though being a fine point, the ink just flows without skipping. It is an excellent pen for inking drawings, and it's never given me any troubles. Until I lost, misplaced, or had it stolen. When I couldn't find my pen, I decided to buy another one, which I did and I was VERY happy that it's quality, look and feel and writing experience remain the same.I like how thin this pen is and how the cap slips onto the back of the pen while in use.It's a flat aluminum colored pen and it comes with cartridges filled with black ink. They look to be international standard type so I imagine you could get any color ink refills you'd like, I usually just use black in mine.This is a good beginner's fountain pen because of how easy it is to use, it just works without issue -- there is no "breaking in" or adjusting the nib, of the several I have purchased and used over the years, none have given me issues or need to be adjusted. Writing is comfortable and not a strain, much like writing with a regular pen or pencil.I likely will buy it again.

I got this pen specifically because its thin and fits in a compass holder. I have it inked with a permanent ink (Noodler's Eel Black) and sometimes dont use it for over a week. And no hard starts, the cap seems to be airtight enough to prevent the nib from drying out. The flow is just right and I get perfect thin lines (fine point nib) for my geometric drawings.

A clean design in a single color, suitable for everyday use. However, the simplicity may make it look too cheap.

I am not a collector or fountain pen hobbyist, so I expect a fountain pen to be functional, reliable, and long-lasting.So far, I love this pen. Although lighter than other fountain pens, its construction is of high quality. The feeder is made of plastic, but is of no concern: like the aluminium sections it is made with precision.The quality of the provided ink cartridge is debatable. It is functional, but didn't like the ink flow, so I replaced it with Faber-Castell cartridges I already had, and I also ordered "Schmidt K5 Push In Deluxe Fountain Pen Ink Converter" for use with ink bottles, which fit perfectly into this model.My review only centers on the pen, and it deserves 5 stars. I am getting a renewed sense of writing confidence after thrashing my older fountain pen and not quite coming to terms with standard pens (not fountain).

This pen writes on every paper I presented to it. It's been filled with Noodler's Bulletproof Black, Noodler's Original Brown, and Waterman's Serenity Blue (all of which can be purchased on Amazon), and it has written well on every paper it's been put to without feathering. Cheap office paper, binder paper, Leuchterm 1917 notebook paper, brown paper bags, hot pressed watercolor paper.... whatever. It does it all. It looks great in my hand at meetings, and fits easily in my pencil pouch in my work bag. It's my general go-to writing pen these days, and any ballpoint pens that are still around are pretty much in the bottom of my purse in case my Muji runs out of ink or someone else needs to borrow a pen. If you are thinking of picking up an under $20 fountain pen as you wean yourself off of disposable plastic pens, I highly recommend this Muji as your first easy-care, refillable, every-day carry fountain pen.

Great pen but the ink it comes with is so terrible I thought the pen was broken.

I have a collection of 20+ fountain pens ranging from $11 to $350 each. This is in the top three quality-wise, and bottom three price-wise (so inexpensive for what it is!). It’s very smooth, it behaves very well on many types of paper, the grip is fantastic (not slippery or stepped like a Pilot Metro), writes very consistently with stock ink (although my favorite ink is Platinum Carbon Black, which you can refill the cartridge with using a syringe), does not leak and is easy to clean if it does, is very giftable, etc. I have had 10+ friends and family members test out all my pens on FP-friendly paper, and this pen almost always falls into their top three as well. I recommend getting a refillable piston-style cartridge for it and a bottle of your favorite ink to prevent wasting the plastic cartridges (and the money needed to keep buying them). Hot tip: Muji’s notebooks are also FP friendly, specifically the tan 184-page “POCKETNOTE” book with the red ribbon (pictured). There is no bleed and very little ghosting even with black ink. Do yourself a favor and get this pen if you are just getting into fountain pens — you will not regret it, and will likely keep coming back to it even as your collection grows :)

Metal was thinner than expected, ink is terrible but that can be replaced. Otherwise a decent cheap pen.