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Shiba-zuke
Voice is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
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Paper & pairing
Reds and pinks show the most dramatic shading of any color family: expect real variation between the edges and center of each letter. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.
About Voice
Voice (Iro Kobo VOICE) is a Japanese shop-original fountain pen ink label whose 'Ink Story' (Inku Monogatari) series is noted for playful food-themed colors such as Shibazuke, Blueberry Pie, and Matcha Yokan. The inks were manufactured by Sailor as shop-exclusive editions and the series has since been discontinued, making bottles sought after on the Japanese secondary market.
Storing and using the bottle
Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.
Frequently asked questions
Similar shades By colour distance
Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.