Customer Reviews

I LOVE this pencil!!! The squishy grip is sooooo comfortable, it makes me excited to use it! My friend from Japan brought me back one and I used it for a year and a half and I never had one problem with it. I just ordered more and I'm counting down the days until they arrive!! Pink is my favorite color and the pencil is so cute :)

this pencil is really great! i've had it for 2 years already and it has never broken down on me! i love the Uni-ball Alpha Gel series, and am planning to get another one :) good buy.

Uni-ball Alpha Gel Shaka Shaker Pencil - 0.5 mm

Good:
- Perfect balance in weight.
- Gel provides comfort in people who tend to write fast or extensively.
- Revised clip, better than the HD series one.
- Shaker is okay.

Bad:
- Grip rips very easily, good care is recommended to avoid this.
- The shaking mechanism sometimes jams.
- No lower grip for writers who grip the pencil low.

--**Digiflex**--

The grip on this pen "squishier" than it's Alpha Gel pen/pencil cousin. The ability to shake the lead out is awesome when I'm writing -- I don't distract my fellow co-workers with my constant clicking.

If I could, I would buy more of these pencils....but they are all sold out :(

yay~! My friend just came back from korea, and she gave me and all of my friends these shaky pencils and i got this one! It is sooo awesome. but my friend does have alot of squishy and they do break, but, they had a nice life!

In the current Japanese market, this is a fairly new product. This product has proved to be a popular mechanical pencil in Japan. This is my favourite mechanical pencil in the series of all uni-ball mechanical pencils.

UGHHHH! you guys need to re-stock this product and other colours

good I guess?
soft squishy jello-like grip...pretty good..

My friend has this pencil and I love it! The best part (and the main reason why people buy this pencil) is the super soft and comfy grip. It is a liquidy, soft, green 100% gel grip that is squezy and jello-like. It is removable from the pencil and can be used on other pencils, but it will not be as soft as it is on the original pencil. This pencil has a small eraser on the top. If you'd like, you can buy refills right here on jetpens.com. This unique pencil can extend its lead by a click on the cap at the top, or simply, shaking it. You can lock the pencil by clicking hard on the cap until you hear a click. To lock the pencil means to stop the lead from extending even if shaken or clicked on the cap. To unlock it, you click the cap harder than before until you hear a click. Let go on the cap after you hear it. Now, it's unlocked. This lead pencil is used with 0.5 lead. It also comes witha clip so you can clip it to your papers. Some bad things (or cons) about this pencil is that the grip is so soft that it is really fragile and may rip easily. Unfortunatly, there are no replacement grips for this pencil so you need to be very careful. If you want this pencil to last long, it needs to be well-used and being cared for. So, that being said, this is recommended for people 8+.Overall, I love this pencil. I bring it to school everyday. If you have any questions about this product (features, questions about grip, lead, what stores sell this pencil....), email me at kristiesychan@gmail.com. I would love to answer each and every one of them and will answer them promtly. Bye! hope this helped!

THIS IS THE BEST PENCIL IVE EVER USD i used it for 4 years and still NO JAM :D

This is the best pencil I have ever used. The grip is very soft, and that helps me when i'm drawing. The color is also very nice, because I just love the color green! And the shaker option is amazing! My only complaint is that when i shake it, it either puts out too much lead or not enough lead! But that is only a minor thing which is fixed easily.
But in all seriousness I would recommend this pencil to anybody and everybody. Excellent pencil.

Very nice, grip is very squishy, not many jams. Very very cool! My handwriting is very neat because of the grip, I can hang on easily.

This pencil is great for school, because i don't have to ram my thumb back in to the end of the pencil.

really good pencil for people who like shakers and shakys are new to them, but if shakers are no big deal for you like me then i would prefer the original uni-ball or the
HD one.

You should get this pencil, also, here are some others you should order:

1. Ohto Needle-Point B-Pocket Ballpoint Pen - Pink

2. Pentel Selfit Silicone Gel Grip Ballpoint Pen - Sky Blue

3. Pilot Symmetry Ballpoint Pen - Aqua Blue

4. Uni-Ball Jetstream Alpha Gel Grip Series Ballpoint Pen - Pink

5. Zebra nuSpiral CC Ballpoint Pen - Light Blue, Orange, Green

6. Pilot FriXion 04 Point Gel Ink Pen - Light Blue, Apple Green, Baby Pink

7. Ohto Tasche Ceramic Roller Liquid Ink Pen - Blue, Orange

8. Pilot Dr. Grip 4+1 Multi Pen - Light Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Bordeaux

9. Zebra nuSpiral Multi Pen - Light Orange, Rose Red, Sky Blue

10. Pilot Color Eno Mechanical Pencil - Soft Blue, Red

11. Pilot Dr. Grip White Series Mechanical Pencil - Soft Blue, Orange, Pink, Green

12. Pilot Super Grip 2020 Neon Mechanical Pencil - Green, Pink, Blue

13. Uni-Ball Alpha Gel Slim White Barrel Mechanical Pencil - Blue, Orange

14. Uni-Ball Alpha Gel Chrome Mechanical Pencil - Red, Orange, Blue

15. Uni-Ball Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil - Blue, Green, Pink, Orange, Black

16. Zebra Airfit Mechanical Pencil - Light Blue, Orange, Pink

17. Zebra Color Flight C Sparkling Mechanical Pencil - Turquoise, Lovely Pink, Rose Red

Great pencil, but most people love the Shaka Shaker Pencil's the most, I'm a rebel and like the thick and slim pencils best, but that still can't keep me from rating this what it's worth!

earvin - Get your parents to buy them for you via credit card or PayPal.

Uni-ball Alpha Gel Shaka Shaker Pencil - 0.5 mm

Good:
- Perfect balance in weight.
- Gel provides comfort in people who tend to write fast or extensively.
- Revised clip, better than the HD series one.
- Shaker is okay.

Bad:
- Grip rips very easily, good care is recommended to avoid this.
- The shaking mechanism sometimes jams.
- No lower grip for writers who grip the pencil low.

--**Digiflex**--

Yay! I got another one!!!! Well i reccommend this to everyone! Jetpens rox! :D

Very nice, grip is very squishy, not many jams. Very very cool! My handwriting is very neat because of the grip, I can hang on easily.

I would definitely recommend this pencil to anybody. The grip is outstanding but it is easy to puncture but other than that it is an all in all great pen.

OMG this is the PERFECT pencil for 2 reasons

1. The grip

This grip is BY FAR the best grip I have felt in my life. It makes the other grips you put on wooden pencils seem like hard rubber. But, when you get it, it is a bit stiff but still comfy; so use it alot and it will get alot squishier.

2. The Shaker

The shaker makes it so that you will almost never have to touch that button at the top to extend the lead. It also feels good too. I don't know how to describe it though.

The price may be expensive, but it was well worth it for the quality. I would be willing to pay $50 on it.

I think I got a bad one, cause whenever I pressed the locked in thing the lead goes right back in so I can't write with it @ all. I can write without locking it but if i need to lock it it won't let me write what is up with that?

What a great pencil! Very pleasant to hold and use, and the squishy grip alleviates sore spots on your fingers when used for an extended period. The shaker mechanism is very handy when using a soft lead that needs to be extended relatively often.

For whatever reason my shaker doesn't work quite as advertised - instead of it becoming a shaker when the button is pressed down completely, it is a shaker *and* a button-click extender normally, and the button locking simply keeps it from extending lead at all. This doesn't bother me at all since I just lock the button to keep lead from accidentally coming out when it's being jostled in my backpack.

Besides that little quirk it has quickly become my favorite pencil for schoolwork.

I have had this pen for a LONG time now. I love it so, so much. I see the price has gone up by a dollar since then, but still. I just bought another one in lime green (I feel like I am now set in terms of pencils for the next decade or so.)

Oh and the grip is phenomenal.

I have absolutely no complaints over the last four and a half years of owning and frequently using this pencil.

I LOVE THIS PENCIL. It's very comfortable when you write.