Customer Reviews

Simply outstanding. The soft grip and sharpening feature aids in neat writing. The gel grip on the pencil is famous for protecting an egg from breaking when dropped on concrete, thus the grip is extremely soft and comfortable when compared to other grips. There are only two cons for this pencil: One is that the grip is slightly firmer than the original alpha-gel; the second is that the sharpening feature doesn't work if you write in cursive. Overall, this pencil is wonderful. I highly recommend this product for both long periods of writing, and short note taking.

I love this pencil so awesome truly amazing :) worth the money

this pencil is good and bad. the good part is that the grip is squishy and your writing comes out neat. the bad part is that the led always gets stuck and u cant get it out.

I have had this pencil for about 3 weeks now and here's my two cents. It is an awesome pencil, its intuitive, comfortable and very light. The Kuru Toga technology is pretty helpful when taking notes etc, however, the technology requires for you to lift your pencil. This means that when drawing lines etc, the pencil doesn't spin the lead.

And to add, the gel is similar to the Alpha Gel HD series, not as squishy as the originals.

However, my biggest complaint is that it STOPPED working for me after 3 weeks. By three weeks I finished the lead that came with the pencil and when I loaded the new lead 0.5 the pencil stopped working. I've been trying different solutions but I've reached a dead end and a useless pencil.

Basically the pencil doesnt push the lead out, it just moves freely through the pencil. If anyone knows a fix for this please let me know...

The grip is not as squishy as your typical Alpha Gel but overall still has a great feel to it.

The Uni Alpha Gel Kuru Toga is the best pencil ever!!! I just got it yesterday, and I have already fell in love with it.

Pros: squishy gel(gel gets squishier as you write more), Kuru Toga engine works well
Cons: expensive(but worth the money)
For those of you with lead stuck in you pencils, use 0.5 mm HB lead, not 2B lead and don't use 0.3 mm or 0.7 mm lead either.

If you want to buy another pencil instead, don't. Buy this one.
Pencils:
Any Pilot Dr. Grips: has a less squishy grip but has a shaky
Counterargument: shaky<Kuru Toga engine, grip is not squishy

Other Uni Alpha Gels: Squishier grip, shaky, lock
Counterargument: shaky<Kuru Toga engine, squishy grip=unstable grip

Other Kuru Togas: Kuru Toga engine
Counterargument: grip stinks

Overall:
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i had one befor, but it was ehite grip with pink barrell and the barrell also had hello kitty on it. i loved it, but i think the grip is too firm.

This is my second Kuru Toga pencil and I still love it. I love it so much, i never let my friends borrow it because its like my baby.

I just got this today. SUPER EXCITED. When I tested this out, the first thing i noticed is the soft gel and the way it seems to fit in my hand like a glove. I tested my dads koru toga and the only let down was that it hurts after a while of writing. So the people out there that thinks Alpha Gel is a Marketing Gimmick, its not its better then BOTH of my dads Dr.Grips. Also the Alpha gel seems thicker than most grippies so its even more comfortable. The only things I can think of that where bad about this thing was that It said 2 day shipping, Came on 3rd Day, And that the thing that you clip on to things seems flimsy. I would buy 1 million of these in a Heartbeat! Dont have broken led and sore fingers. Get this TODAY!

I bought this pencil for the "squishy" grip everyone raved about. It was NOT that squishy, more springy than anything. I am sorely disappointed :(

GREAT pencil! Led doesn't get stuck! Writing is very neat and nice but sometimes it makes this irritating squeeking noise. -_-
Will there be a Uni-Ball Alpha Gel Kuru Toga Shaky Mechanical Pencil with like more oozy cozy COLORS? Like the shaky series especially the Chrome ones! GORGEOUS!

When you twist the grip, it tends to lose its color

Awesome

Since uni-ball released the KURU-TOGA pencil it has been my favorite pencil ever, followed closely by the alpha-gel. This combination is just awesome because if the alpha-gel had something it was that the grip was too gelly for my taste and that has been fixed with this new pencil. The mechanics of the KURU-TOGA just work perfect and now the grip has the right consistency to write comfortably for a long time. If it had also the shake mechanism for the leads this would be the most amazing pencil ever!

Another thing I noticed that I felt worth mentioning is that I find that HB lead works better than 2B for this pencil. I think, being that it is too soft, the 2B lead wears out too quickly, so even though the mechanism is working, the lead is being blunted faster (particularly given the extra force required to make the mechanism work). Maybe it's just me, but that problem was eliminated when I tried HB lead again. Just putting that out there.

Personally, I find this pencil much more comfortable to hold than the Uni KT High Grade. The grip and size is more or less perfectly suited to my liking. Mechanism works, but definitely preferable for more heavy handed writers because it requires a little push to get it working. However, the excellent design of this pen's body makes that seem like much less of a chore than the other versions if you're not used to it.

If you're getting a KT, I would recommend this one.

The grip is very squishy! I love this pen! It works as good as the first Kurutoga with an added grip! I love it a lot, however one needs to keep the grip clean, it gathers carpet hair when left on the carpet...Overall, excellent!

This pencil is o.k, because the grip turns soft if you squish it a lot, but it always get jammed.

verygoodindeed

What kind of pencil lead refill do you buy?

how squishy is the grip?

Awesome pencil! It is basically a combination of the original Kuru Toga and the alpha gel. The pencil saves lead, prevents lead breakage, and is comfortable!

I AM IN LOVE.

I am obsessed with writing instruments & once I find a great product, I'm loyal for life. When my fiance told me about this pencil, I couldn't believe my ears. I had to order it immediately. (Note: Shipping here at JetPens is absolutely terrific!) When I write, I write in all capitalized letters so this involves me picking up the pencil for each letter. This works wonderful with my writing style. If you prefer to write in cursive, this product may not work as well for you. You literally need to lift the pencil off of the paper in order for the lead to rotate.

Anyways, here\'s a real review. I bought this pencil from somewhere in Japan and I\'ve been waiting to see these on Jetpens for sometime. The grip felt like a slightly squishier version of the Dr. Grip. This is a very nice pencil for writing, since the original Kuru Toga doesn\'t have much of a grip. You can take off the plastic outside and decorate the inside of the barrel much like a Dr. Grip. However, the tip isn\'t retractable and you can pull on it too...but that\'s not much of a problem for me. The plastic barrel feels kind of cheap and easy to scratch. Overall, I love this pencil. If you\'re thinking about getting it, stop thinking and get it.

I love both the kuru toga and alpha gel lines that Uniball has out, so I thought I would try this combination of the two.

THE GRIP-
I like the grip. Defiantly not as squishy as the regular alpha gels (like the Uni-ball Alpha Gel HD Shaka Shaker Pencil), but I prefer this one because it is not s squishy as to make you have an unstable grip, but is still more comfortable than a standard kuru toga.

THE MECHANISM-
So far has been working just fine. I write in cursive, so this may not be as effective as writing in print, but I still like it. One of my 2 kuru togas got blocked up and I wasn't able to clear it so I had to throw it away. Will update on the lasting power later.

OVERALL-
I like the product. Only thing I could suggest would be having metal instead of a coating on plastic on the shiny section in the middle since that scratches easily. Oh, and also having a price cut. This is kinda expensive.