ニトムズ Nitoms STALOGY 1/2 Year Notebook, Black

The paper in this little bound notebook is so thin. I was worried my favorite G2 gel pens would smear, but they don't. The size is perfect for my belt bag.

Dissatisfied with product. Print is to small to see clearly. Might as well be a cheap plain pad.

Timely delivery. Great product

I really like the A6 size for notebooks and have been looking to supplement my A6 Hobonichi. While I really like the Hobonichi, it’s too large to comfortably fit in my back pocket when sitting down and so I wind up not carrying it around much. This notebook provides a great option for being a good quality notebook that you can more easily carry around.The paper itself is pretty similar to the Tomoe River (much better than the cheap option I tried before). The grid is lighter and larger (5mm vs 3.7mm) than the Hobonichi, and while I do prefer the smaller grid, the plain Hobonichi notebook option is ~1.5x more expensive.While a common complain amongst reviewers, I personally like the more muted date typography. If you want to use it as a more dedicate planner, it’s not going to be useful, but for logging the day that you wrote something it is, and it doesn’t feel missing for pages where you don’t have it (any sort of long running collection or the like).

I got this because the A6 365 was overwhelming to me. I wanted to start journaling and planning all in one. I had looked at the Hobonichi which is expensive. I wasn't sure I was ready to make that kind of a financial commitment. I didn't know if I would like the "ghosting". I got this as an inexpensive way to test out layouts and see if I could fill a page a day.This notebook is A6 size and half the size of the full 365 Stalogy, I am in love. The paper does have some bleed through with certain pens, and there is "ghosting". It is able to handle the addition of stickers and tip ins (adding extra pages, ie. vellum, acetate, etc.), I was able to do two months with a weekly and daily set up. I purchased in mid October, started using it it is now mid November and I am just making it to the half way point of the notebook. The binding is very flexible allowing it to be folded on itself without the loss of pages. Each signature is 8 pages, sown together then glued into the binding. So very sturdy. I would recommend this to anyone that wants to start a journal or creative planning. Especially before investing into a Hobonichi.