Nitoms S4101 STALOGY Notebook, A5, Squared, 365 Days Notebook, Black

I love these notebooks because the paper is thin enough to give me that satisfying feeling, and yet also does not bleed through with the type of pens I use. (Always use the very back page as a tester page to see if your favorite pens and markers work!) I go back to this brand and type time and again when I need another journal or notebook to keep track of things, and it's lightweight enough that I can keep it in my bag without worrying it's weighing me down. It writes very smoothly with my pen and does not smear or blur with time! I also love the pale small grid paper as it lets me use it in any way that I please! The grid is faint enough to look blank from a distance, but just barely visible enough to help keep my writing in a straight line and looking very proper! I'll keep going back to these again and again!

I’m really enjoying the Nitoms S4101 STALOGY 365 Days Notebook. The white-tone paper is smooth and the A5 size is perfect for everyday carry. I use it for life tracking, and the square grid makes layouts and habit logs easy. The craftsmanship feels high quality, it lies quite flat, and at around $20 it’s a great value, cheaper than a Hobonichi planner, so you can build your own planner/tracker style without paying premium prices. Cons: the paper is thin, ink rarely bleeds, but there’s noticeable show-through (ghosting), and highlighters can bleed. Overall, a pleasure to use and a smart budget-friendly alternative for custom planning. Recommended.

A year ago, I would have never believed I would even purchase, let alone love, a notebook like this. It notoriously ghosts, but I actually have come to love even that about the paper. Before, I think I conflated ghosting and bleeding - that one implied the other. Or that ghosting would mean you can't read what's on the current page. But none of that is true. This proprietary paper does ghost because each sheet is so thin, but it does not bleed (with almost all the pens I use - namely gel and fountain). And the thinness of the paper allows for so many more pages in one book so it will last so much longer than a standard book. I am a total convert, I love this notebook so much. The grid in the A5 is perfect - 4mm and super light but still visible enough. Sure the dates at the top are impossibly small but they're easy enough to ignore or use if you want. One thing that really irritates me about Stalogy in general, however, is that the printed grid size is not consistent between their notebooks. I love the smaller 4mm grid in the A5 but I want to try a B6 size notebook but B6 and A6 only have the bigger 5mm grid. I can't find anywhere that explains why this is the case, and I can't think of any logical reason why the smaller dimension notebooks don't also have the smaller printed grid inside.

I spent WAY too much time trying to decide between getting a Stalogy or some kind of Hobonichi, and in what size. I'd never tried either of them before, but I decided on this one (helps that it's cheaper) and am glad that I did! I loved it right away - the way things write on it (smoothly, but with just a bit of feedback), the crinkliness of the pages (especially after they've been painted on), and just the freedom to do whatever. Since getting this, I've also tried a sample of Tomoe River paper (what's in Hobonichi notebooks), and I prefer the Stalogy. I watched a video where someone said Tomoe River feels like receipt paper, and Stalogy feels more like parchment, and I totally agree! You can see in my pen test that everything ghosts in this, as expected. The only bleedthroughs were my Sakura Microperm, which bleeds through everything, and the Pilot Parallel, which was so obviously bleeding through immediately that I only wrote the letter "P." The Kuretake Zig dot marker I tested is somewhere between ghosting and bleeding - I can't decide! It was either the heaviest ghoster or the lightest bleeder... I did some paint tests, too. The Kuretake Gansai Tambi paints seemed to work best (stayed on the surface more, less warping), but I've mostly been painting with my Da Vinci set (used in the third picture), which works just fine. And I've very happy with the a5 size! Room to write/draw/paint without being too big.

Nice quality and arrived fast

This notebook has everything I’m looking for in a journal. The paper is thin with a nice smooth texture and subtle grid. It is fountain pen friendly but it’s also great with my favorite Uni-ball One gel pen and highlighters. The binding is strong and the book lays flat, even towards the end of the book when some other notebooks might feel bulky or lumpy. I also love the clean aesthetics of the cover and the rounded corners. With 368 pages, the book is excellent value for money, and it feels substantial but not too heavy. I highly recommend this notebook!

I absolutely adore this notebook. Recently, I’ve fallen in love with Tamoe River paper - the thin yet strong paper found in Hobinichi planners, but I wanted just a blank journal. The paper in the Stalogy notebook is very similar, but slightly better. I can’t quite put my finger on why, but I like it. If you’re not familiar with this type of paper, it’s very thin, and so smooth. I love it because it gives my planners/journals character. When you write on the paper and use it, it takes on a life of its own. It’s gets crinkly, and there’s texture, and you can sort of see through the page, and feel the ghost of what you wrote on the previous page. Anywho, I did get the A5 and it’s turning out to be a bit bigger than I needed but I’m taking notes for the next time. It’s ALMOST perfection, the only two things that it’s missing in my opinion are a band to keep it closed, and numbered pages. Both things are easily solved so it’s not a deal breaker at all, just a personal preference. This will definitely not be my last!

Loveeeeee. The pages feel so nice! A5 is such a perfect size! Used the midori clear sleeve. It’s a tad bit big for the journal but fits pretty good

It is. Without question the best writing paper even. Way thinner than my previous preferred notebook paper; sorry Midori, you're done. 99% no ghosting when using an extra fine nib and a full 90% ghostless even when using a medium nib. Smooth writing. Zero feathering or bleed. When using pencil the paper is resistant enough to take repeated erarure and remain clean.

È un notebook veramente speciale con una carta fantastica. Lo conoscevo già e a parte il prezzo che è veramente altino penso che lo andrò a comprare nuovamente lo consiglio a tutti gli amanti della Cartoleria

Great product, as described and high quality.

I bought it because i wanted a fountain pen friendly note book. But most of my pens bleed and feather through. I was excited when i got it after someone recommended it. I dont know what to with it now

Love Stalogy notebook! Fast delivery!