Mitsubishi Pencil Uni Colored Pencils 100 Colors Set

As most of the individuals who have posted on this item have already said, this colored pencil set is really unique because of it's case: it is a rigid cardboard case covered with a heavy plastic wrap and an internal plastic-and-metal mechanism that allows you to stand the case up (like you see in the photos here) and then pivot out each set of four pencils individually. (I will upload some photos that more clearly displays this.) The utility of this design is not only highly unique, but highly functional: so much so, that people scrounge around in art stores for used, discarded sets so they can load their own pencil sets into the case! But don't let that fool you: the pencils themselves are pretty good, certainly not up to the standards of Caran d'Ache in terms of laydown, but certain its peer in quality. I would rate these pencils as somewhere between the Prismacolor Premier pencils and the Staedler pencils in terms of hardness, so they give good laydown and are not prone to breakage. So, you won't get that extremely "creamy" feeling and laydown like you will with the Prismacolor Premiers, but you will get bright, vibrant colors and a modestly hard lead that should last a long time. And the bonus is that, once you have at some point exhausted the set, you have a terrific case to hold any other pencil set you might want (up to 100 colors). These pencils are made in Japan by Mitsubishi, and they have that typical hallmark of Japanese quality. You can feel it as soon as you pick it up and work with the pencils. Grab them while they are available. They are unique, highly usable, and you will want to have them in your arsenal of tools. They are nothing less than a five-star product.

For years I have been wanting and had this colored pencil set in my wishlist. Finally, I got it for my birthday this year and oh wow, it's even better than I expected! These colored pencils are made in Japan and are some of the highest quality colored pencils I have ever owned! The pencils themselves are SO SMOOTH and absolutely beautiful colors pigments! The box also, wow.. the mechanical mechanism that allows the rows of pencils to pop forward is AWESOME!! And the box is such nice quality and super sturdy so it should survive lots of love and use! I still can't believe I finally have this beautiful set.. it's been worth the wait! :)

Opening this set is nectar of gods for the eyes! Once you open the box, you find the case. Sturdy! And the best case for any pencil ever! They should sell the case for up to 150 pencils set. It would be a hit! Beyond that... the colors. There are many colors that you don’t see in other colored pencils palette! I just enjoyed opening the box, staring at every single pencil, and closing the box. For the colored pencils collector this set is a must. Not cheap, not expensive. But worthy! I am already so much in love with them! And I have to try them, to fall even deeper! Because they feel like very close to Holbein...

If there was a way to buy just the box I would do so in a heart beat. It is really sturdy and even though not leather the material covering it has a luxurious hand feel and look.The outer box is just thin cardboard which is fine as most people won't use it anyway. Amazon had those air bags packed around the box and they ended up only on one side so the box was dented and dinged (the thin outer one not the fabulous pencil carrier). The outside of the pencils are beautifully made. The pencils are covered in a corresponding color to the lead. I noted that they didn't always match very closely. There are covered ends which is great for protecting the lead. If I was getting this for general use I would have kept it in a heartbeat. Edit: As I have had more experience decided to edit my review. The biggest issue with these pencils is that they are not available in open stock. So when you run out of your favorite pencil color, you are just out of It took forever for me to purchase this set. I had purchased it a year ago and it was damaged in shipping so it was returned and I did not reorder. I love my Uni-Posca colored pencils which come only in a set of 36 so after much thought decided to try these again. I received the order yesterday. The case frame was rubbing on one end and lower on the other with some sections either not moving forward or failing to return once moved out. I found there was a hard plastic piece loose within the case which upon close examination I determined that it was why the frame was damaged. After carefully examining the end which was intact I gently placed the missing piece to the other end. As it is hard plastic and might break easily I was very careful! I was successful in putting it back in place and now the frame is straight and the sections move back and forth as designed. I have concluded that you need to be very gentle and careful when moving the pencils forward and back. I am hoping that this fix is permanent as I want to keep the pencils. It does concern me that both orders had been broken either in transit or when first made. (As this box was undamaged, I tend to believe it was broken before it was shipped.) After fixing I colored a portrait that was a practice page with an image on both sides of the paper. While I found that these do not blend well at all, there were other positive features. The point remains sharp when using . The color selection is good, without any one color being under or overly represented. They remind me a bit of the Tombow Irojiten pencils in that they are hard, but I think the Irojiten pencils are higher quality. I use the Irojiten for detail work but they blend much better than these. The pencils are beautiful. All the Japanese pencils I have seem to be superior in appearance. The cases they come in are likewise a better quality than other makers. The pencil feels good in your hand. Unless I can find an openstock replacement for the pencils used up, I expect I would not order these again. It is too expensive to have to replace the entire set because you need 10 pencils. I will however carefully use other pencils in the case which is markedly better in its features than any other case! I am not sure why all the lovely Japanese pencils are not available in the United States. There is a huge market for colored pencils here and they would sale very well.. Do you really want to buy a whole set when you need only those that you use frequently? Trying to figure out the company information is trying but after a good translation program, I was able to determine that in Japan these may be available in open stock. There are some Mitsubhisi single pencils on websites there. I can't determine whether they are these or the Polychrome ones. The company that sold them in Japan won't ship to the United States! (This is a lot like the Holbein Pencils made in Japan also. They are an even more expensive brand and I admit to loving them. but both the sets and the open stock replacements are not sold in the US) The Mitsubhisi Uni Posca pencil is now available in the United State in a set of only 36, but you can order individual open stock. (At Blick's web site.) I have those and LOVE them. I also have all the Tombow Irojiten pencils, again open stock is available, and they are my favorites along with Verithins for detail work. I am adding this edit because it seems Japanese pencil companies are just a bit better, particularly in presentation. Perhaps if enough people request it the Japanese companies will start selling here in the states!! Second Edit: I bit the bullet as the temptation was irresistible and purchased these again! Here is the new review! It took forever for me to purchase this set. I had purchased it a year ago and it was damaged in shipping so it was returned and I did not reorder. I love my Uni-Posca colored pencils which come only in a set of 36 so after much thought decided to try these again. I received the order yesterday. The case frame was rubbing on one end and lower on the other with some sections either not moving forward or failing to return once moved out. I found there was a hard plastic piece loose within the case which upon close examination I determined that it was why the frame was damaged. After carefully examining the end which was intact I gently placed the missing piece to the other end. As it is hard plastic and might break easily I was very careful! I was successful in putting it back in place and now the frame is straight and the sections move back and forth as designed. I have concluded that you need to be very gentle and careful when moving the pencils forward and back. I am hoping that this fix is permanent as I want to keep the pencils. It does concern me that both orders had been broken either in transit or when first made. (As this box was undamaged, I tend to believe it was broken before it was shipped.) After fixing the case frame, I colored a portrait that was a practice page with an image on both sides of the paper. While I found that these do not blend well at all, there were other positive features. The point remains sharp when using . The color selection is good, without any one color being under or overly represented. They remind me a bit of the Tombow Irojiten pencils in that they are hard, but I think the Irojiten pencils are higher quality. I use the Irojiten for detail work but they blend much better than these. The pencils are beautiful. All the Japanese pencils I have seem to be superior in appearance. The cases they come in are likewise a better features than other makers. Typically I discard the case they came in and store in a soft sided case. The pencil feels good in your hand. I will use the case carefully with other pencils when I have the original ones down to the stub. I saw a wooden organizer on the Ebay site that was somewhat like this frame. It had interior sections which slid forward and back but in it the entire row would move back and forth and there is only one pencil hole per row. It was $85 and as it is wood rather than plastic perhaps would have fewer issues. So I am looking at this purchase as a pencil AND a case purchase to justify keeping it!

These are so incredible! The storage case is GENIUS and the pencils are gorgeous. Beautiful laydown, wonderful blending and vibrant, rich colors. I love the size of the pencils and the fact that there is a color number as well as, a color name. REALLY FABULOUS

There should be 6 or 7 star options instead of just 5! These are wonderful color pencils, and worth every penny. I might have already commented on the Mitsubishi colored pencils earlier, but I wanted to add that I love the set of 72 so much that I sprang for the larger set of 100. Both sets have a very, very nice, handy case as an amenity. I might also add that I also purchased the Mitsubishi Poloychroms, I am thrilled with all three sets of these pencils--just the right smoothness, creamy to apply, and beautiful colors which I use in adult coloring books and in making my own greeting cards.

Oh my goodness you look at it when you get it, you’ll never buy anything from then on. So happy with mine;)

These pencils are just “okay.” You’re paying for the case and brand basically. I don’t think they’re better than Faber Castell for the price. I also don’t think they are comparable in any sense to oil pencils. I can use Faber Castell on any toothed paper and they look good. These don’t look that good and they blend terribly. Do not use white unless you are done with your color, otherwise your picture will be a pain to layer. They’re overall pretty cheap quality. Yes, they have some vibrant blues/ purples. Overall, as a set they are not worth the price unless you really like the case. I like the case!

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I really love the pencils, they are a slightly bigger size so feel really nice to hold in one's hand , and with use, produce less fatigue over time. They have creamy leads, a bit softer than my Faber Castell polychromos and about the same as my Derwent lightfasts. The case/stand is UNIQUE and BRILLIANT. I just love having the pencils standing at attention and ready to be easily used. I already am thrilled to have purchased these (they were a Christmas present through my husband , to me...)

I love these pencils. I wasn’t sure what to expect but they are a delight to colour with. Smooth on lay down firm but also slightly creamy but not too much like prismas are, so you are not having to sharpen them every five minutes. The colours are wonderful and have a great selection throughout from brights to pastels to normal. The case and design of it is fantastic. Totally recommend them for anyone. I have high end artist pencils to like Holbein and Caran D’ache, polys etc and find them a joy to colour with, there not gritty or rough on use and blend well plus good pigmentation.

usage : coloriage Très beau produit : aussi bien le conditionnement que le design du crayon. Crayon solide. Je n'ai taillé aucun crayon pour réaliser le coloriage en pièce jointe ( #godsandbeasts - Adam Fisher ). Très beau panel de couleurs. Couleurs douces qui permettent la superposition des couleurs et le travail des effets. Combleront davantage les utilisateurs de Polychromos que de Prismacolor car les mines ne sont ni trop grasses ni trop sèches. J'ai particulièrement apprécié la capacité de mélange des couleurs et de couches qui donnent la sensation de peindre avec des crayons. Ces crayons devraient à mon sens être davantage mis en avant par les coloristes.

Long review alert! I hope this review helps other people, so I am attaching a picture I made of the complete color swatch chart. My opinion in short is: these pencils are wonderful. And here are my reason why: they are beautifully crafted in Japan, elegant laquered barrels with gold writing on each of them to indicate the color name, color number, brand name and also "Japan" on each one of the pencils. So the attention for details is just top-notch, which is delightful. The box in itself is a work of art and design: created for you to display your pencils on the table why you are using them, it helps keeping all of them in place and pulling out just the ones you need, protecting the tips since every pencil has its own little "case". The mechanism is genial, and the box opens and closes easily and smoothly with magnets. Important note: at the beginning, due to the long shipping from Japan through to Europe, the box came quite damaged and I was worride for the pencils having been shaken and beaten as well. BUT the Amazon.co.jp Customer Service was just AMAZINGLY helpful and resolved the issue brillinatly and professionally. I need to give them huge credit because it has been the best customer service experience I have ever had with a company, and I can say I am completely satisified and trustful when buying here again! Thank you so much. As for the pencils themselves, which is the main point: I really like them. They are different from any other pencils I have had until now, in the sense that the consistency of the leads and the way they go down on paper is peculiar to them. It is true, like I had heard saying from other people, that they somehow are similar to Faber Castell Polychromos... Or at least, pheraphs FC Polychromos are the most a-like pencils you could pick to help describing the Mitsubishi Uni, I think. The similarities are as follows: firm core and color palette (kind of). And here they end. Aside from that, they are still very different. Both Polychromos and Mitsubishi Uni have really firm leads, which do keep a point very well, and still have a very powerful amount of pigment in them. So, if you like "harder"-leads tipe of pencils, this may be for you. Despite the firmness, there is no doubt to me that Mitsubishi Uni have a great amount of pigment, similar to Polychromos. They also share some similarities in regards to color palette: very beautiful, natural colors, some also matching the name. However, there also also many differences if you compare the two color palettes: Mitsubishi uni pencils feature an arrange of subtle, pastel tones colors (soft violets, lilacs, pale peach colors, a couple pale greens,...) that Polychromos somehow lacks, whereas Polychromos may have more reds, oranges, yellows, earth and portrait tones and different blues and greens. The greens and the purple/violets especially, in the Mitsubishi palette, are worth of note for the beauty and the aboundance of shades, in my opinion. But also browns are interesting, grays offer a great range of variety, and overall throughout the spectrum you can find any colors you may need from very light ones to bold, dark shades. Polychromos do have 120 colors in comparison to Mitsubishi Uni's 100 colors palette. But I find that these latter ones still do not lack any important color, if this was you first and only colored pencils set. They appears to be more opaque than Polychromos, which are notably a translucent kind of colored pencils (when layering). I think if you could afford them, they complement each other color palettes! It may be not a beginner friendly set though. Why? Well, they are indeed demanding to the paper. The paper you are using is very important and may have an impact on the coloring performance of Mitsubishi Uni. I purposely tested them on the most difficult paper I could find on hand: an incredibly smooth, almost slippery sheet of bristol thick cardstock. They still DID perform well, considering the hard test the went through. Most colors went down fairly smoothly, but not as silky and uniformly as Polychromos may have done, to be completly honest. Some colors had a hard time with this paper, showing some tendency to "slip" and struggling to give a unifrom layer of color, with some "speckles" of (maybe?) wax resisting to take on more pigment, here and there. (every artist quality colored pencils do have binders, wax and oils. This does not means at all they are not good artist quality products). I hope I was able to explain somehow. I think you may find them more suitable with a very slighlty toothier paper, not too rough tough. Well, actually, any kind of paper you could find may probably be more suitable than the bristol I thested them on, but this was intentional to show how they did perform on the most difficult ones. I cannot wait to try them on my most beloved papers: Fabriano Drawing, Fabriano Illustration, Canson Exquisse, Strathmore Toned Tan, ecc... I think they would do well even on chep printer paper. I may update the review when I get to try them on it. The have pros and cons, as every artist quality art supplies have, any exception. I am still glad I bought them! I love the quality and would totally buy again 🥰 I hope I could give you some insight into them, at least from my perspective, to help you make up your mind. They may be for you or may not, depending on what you like to use.