Customer Reviews

Uni-ball Alpha Gel Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil - 0.5 mm - Turquoise Blue Body

Average Customer Review

(12 customer reviews)

2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful

Very beautiful and easy..., April 3, 2011

By shuo.wu

Very beautiful and easy to write with. I have this Turquoise Blue one and it now becomes my favorite mechanical pencil. The plastic clear surrounding of the upper body makes it shining~~The grip is soft so that my finger will not ache after a long time of writing. It's also well balanced.

2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful

Awesome pencil! It is..., February 12, 2011

By kc1550

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!

1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful

splatt: I haven't tried..., June 3, 2010

By pikapika123

splatt: I haven't tried the high-grade, but I have the original one. I don't know if you can compare the two (since one has a grip, thicker and the other is thinner). I like them in their own, special ways. For example, the original KT is like an upgrade of a regular US pencil you'd find in Office Depot. The A-Gel KT is one of those things you can only get from Japan, plus it's two good things combined.

1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful

Anyways, here\'s a real..., May 29, 2010

By pikapika123

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.

My absolute favorite..., May 5, 2012

By lov...

My absolute favorite pencil. Combining the brilliant Kuru Toga mechanism with the luxurious comfort of the α-gel grip, this pencil is really the end all, cure all. I don't think I need to say more about why this pencil is so amazing.

Unfortunately, the grip is not as soft as the other α-gels. I still find it a bit more squishy than Dr. Grips, but less than the α-gel Slims.

The only problem I have ever had is when I "death grip" the pencil, my hand (which is bigger than the grip) tends to turn the upper half, so the clip is pressing into my hand, spinning around, and pressing into it again. Highly annoying mid-exam/essay. It might be better if instead of a clip, there was a little "wing" like in the Dr. Grips from Asia. But when I'm not choking my pencil, this is perfect. For times when I'm furiously writing and intensely gripping my pencil, I switch to the regular Kuru Toga pencil.

ALPHA GEL KURU TOGA IS..., May 28, 2010

By gold.silvergold

ALPHA GEL KURU TOGA IS ON JETPENS!!!! ALPHA GEL KURU TOGA IS ON JETPENS!!!! ALPHA GEL KURU TOGA IS ON JETPENS!!!! ALPHA GEL KURU TOGA IS ON JETPENS!!!!