Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd. 9800 pencil dozen (12 pieces) HB K9800HB (japan import)

I discovered Mitsu-bishi pencils a few years ago and instantly fell in love with them. The writing experience is smooth as the lead glides across the page almost like pencil costing many more times the cost of these pencils (looking at you, Blackwing, you pricey other woman I can't let go) I try to have a box of these pencils, buying more when I run low. I tend to give them out to artist friends who have not experienced the quality of these pencils. They are a fantastic wooden pencil that always seem to sharpen perfectly with great lead at a great price. These Japanese pencils are what you should get if you miss the quality and excellence of American made pencils from years ago. The other 98xx pencils like the 9850 and 9852 are also a joty to write with

These premium pencils were EXACTLY what I was looking for when upgrading from the cheap yellow ones that don't sharpen well and tend to break. Easily my favorites! I've been buying these pencils year after year for both my note-taking during class and traditional drawing (where consistency is important for value gradation), so I thought to finally leave a review after so long, haha. They glide well, sharpen well (no weird wood splintering, lead is always centered), and are very satisfying to use! Not to mention affordable for the quality: think about all the sharpening hassle and wrist pain you'll avoid... I always keep a couple of my trusty Dark Green Pencils in my backpack alongside my sharpener and eraser. They don't come with erasers, but I actually prefer it that way! You ever use a pencil whose eraser was completely used up or, worse, has a bad one that smears the graphite? Awful. I don't like using those eraser caps either, so these make sure I always have my high quality eraser on hand. (I use the Hi-Polymer Pentel blocks; they erase very cleanly!)

The Mitsubishi 9800 is an excellent hi-quality pencil that writes smooth with a strong point.

These are my favorite pencils, and I'm so glad that I thought to buy them on Amazon. The lead almost never breaks (and I still struggle not to hold my pencils with a death-grip), the pencils sharpen quickly and flawlessly, and the very smooth and consistent writing makes it easy to write for extended periods of time. Perhaps most importantly, writing doesn't smear as easily as it does with other pencils, but despite that they still erase easily. I'm a graduate student studying mathematics (with quite a bit of philosophy along with it), and I've been working up handwritten drafts of both papers and problem sets since I was an undergrad. Now that I've begun doing legitimate research, I can attest to their ability to produce diagrams as well as I could wish. I'm all the more grateful that it's easy to buy writing instruments which make my life so much easier. I never thought that I'd be the sort of person who writes pencil review on Amazon, but I really could not recommend them highly enough.

If all you've ever had are Golden Bears or Ticonderogas, these will be a treat. They're very smooth, make clear marks, and feel good to use. They aren't as cheap, but they're also straight and sharpen easily with well centered leads and quality graphite.

Love the pencils, excellent quality and worth spending a couple of bucks more - Made in Japan speaks for itself even if it something as simple and basic as a lead pencil

I’m a pencil person now! I used to hate writing with pencils...I thought they were smudgy, messy, and required too much pressure to read dark enough for my liking. These have none of those issues! The lead is soft enough to read dark without a lot of pressure, but stacked pages and closed notebooks don’t smudge. And they erase completely with ease (You’ll need to buy erasers for these—I like the Tombow plastic eraser and Papermate Arrow caps. I also picked up a long point sharpener.) I use them for writing as well as sketching pencil lines for bullet journal layouts. Worth every penny!

I bought some Blackwing pencils because, historically, they've been great pencils (Eberhard Faber Blackwing) with pencil lead from Japan, where the best pencil lead is made. Using Blackwing's own pricey pencil sharpener, the Blackwing pencil leads broke over and over, and I was never able to get a pencil sharpened -- I tried three pencils. Blackwing refunded my money. I got these Mitsubishi pencils, and they sharpen much better, although I think the Blackwing sharpener may be responsible for some of the failures. Nevertheless, they are a pleasure to use. I use an HB mostly, but the leads are all smooth as silk.

日常の筆記用具として、常に手元に置いておきたい実用性の高いアイテムだ。結論から言えば、昔から変わらない安心感と、鉛筆ならではの軽快な使い心地、どれをとっても非常に完成度が高く、日々の作業をしっかりと支えてくれる。 評価すべき3つのポイント ■昔から変わらない抜群の書きやすさ 長年愛用されてきただけあり、その書きやすさは今も昔も変わらない。紙に吸い付くようななめらかな筆記感は、デジタル化が進んだ現代においても、手書きの良さを再認識させてくれる大きなメリットだ。 ■鉛筆らしい軽さと、折れにくい芯の強さ 手に持った時の鉛筆特有の軽さがあり、長時間使い続けても手が疲れにくい。それでいて芯がしっかりと作られており、筆圧をかけても折れにくいため、ストレスなくスムーズに書き続けられる機能性を備えている。 ■誰もが認める永遠の定番商品 時代を問わず選ばれ続ける「永遠の定番」としての価値がある。学生からプロの現場まで、幅広い世代にとって使いやすく、いつ購入しても期待を裏切らない品質の安定感は特筆に値する。 総評 昔から変わらないなめらかな書き心地に始まり、軽さと芯の強さの両立、そしていつの時代も信頼できる定番品としての安心感に至るまで、非常にバランスが良い。仕事のメモから長時間の筆記まで、毎日の作業において欠かせない大活躍のアイテムだ。

Ótimo lápis .

High quality, they sharpen nicely with a manual helical sharpener

Code barre de l'étui de 12 crayons Mitsubishi 9800 : 4 902778 002629, du crayon : 4 902778 99035. J'ai reçu les 12 crayons dans un étui simple de carton, fin mais solide. Chaque crayon mesure environ 17.60 x 0.75 cm et n'est pas taillé (Cf. photographies client). De forme hexagonale, le crayon est en bois vernissé. Il est agréable en main et se prête à une bonne qualité de taille. La mine graphite n'est pas trop grasse. Elle glisse bien sur le papier, procure une sensation particulière de douce tendreté, sans pour autant s'effriter, s'écraser, encore moins casser (de l' expérience d'une main plutôt légère). A titre comparatif, le trait du Staedtler Lumograph H.B. est moins intense, plus homogène, ferme, net et précis. Je le trouve assez performant pour l'écriture : un peu plus ferme, il glisse bien, nécessite des affûtages moins fréquents. L'intensité d'un Lumograph B. se rapproche d'un 9800 H.B. J'ai voulu explorer d'autres mines, par curiosité et tout en recherchant un rapport qualité-prix raisonnable. Moyennant six euros vingt la douzaine, le 9800 répond à ces critères. Sa conception, l'assemblage de ses matériaux sont de très bonne qualité.

I bought these pencils because someone suggested them on reddit and they are great. Awesome quality, write great and are much better than your average office store pencils.