CY, Jacob, and special guest Alesa argue about a new, colorful Pilot pen, and talk about stacked nibs, composite materials, and robotics news.

CY and Jacob talk about broken arms, cracked caps, bankruptcies, news, and quintessentially Japanese pens.

CY and Jacob talk about welded nib experiments, Nagahara’s opinions on zoom nibs, and the latest batch of Sailor releases.

CY and Jacob talk about Onoto and Maruzen, junk bin finds, cat shows, wooden pens, and about pen events during Tokyo’s second state of emergency.

CY, Jacob, Khuê, and Alesa look back at the major events in 2020 and also try to make a few predictions.

CY and Jacob discuss an unusual auction find, CY’s latest haul, Maruzen’s pen fair lineup, a bunch of new Sailor releases (again), and a new Pilot LE from Fukushima.

CY and Jacob talk about acquisitions, a plethora of Sailor releases, and Platinum’s odd, semi-official online store.

CY, Jacob, Khuê, and Alesa talk about TIPS, glass pen drama, new Sailor releases, Mercari finds, and disappointing eyedroppers.

CY and Jacob report live from the 2020 Tokyo International Pen Show.

CY and special guest Akane talk about growing up with stationery in Japan, differences across borders, and what it’s like to be a stationery fan as a run of the mill Japanese (?).