Sailor Kobe - Garden of Live Flowers
(Sailor Kobe - Garden of Live Flowers, swatched on a Col-O-Ring swatch card (design is a Yoseka Stationery stamp).
This ink is very pretty! Garden of Live Flowers from Kobe ink I find to be very similar to Sailor Manyo Haha, just a bit paler and less intense. Just like Haha, it’s a soft blue (the base kind of reminds me of Dusk in Bloom from Ferris Wheel Press) with a purpley-green for multishading.
In terms of availability, I believe this ink is ~ limited ~ to Japan, so I think Haha would be an easier to access option that should fulfill your want :)
Ink Swatches
Writing Sample
The ink writes really nicely—not too dry or wet. Even with a fine nib the multishading is present. The writing sample here is using a Benu Euphoria with a fine nib.
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A multishader blue with deep purple and emerald.