Midori MD Notebook - A5 Grid Paper

These are so great. Beautiful. Easy on the eye. Wonderful quality. And do not bleed fountain pen ink. My favourite notebooks so far.

This notebook really is wonderful. The pages are so incredibly soft, and I have no bleeding issues with pens, highlighters, or brush pens. The pages on this specific style are gridded, which fitted my style of journaling perfectly, and if I plan it out correctly, it should last me just about 6 months.

Bought this to use for my kpop/bullet journal and it’s definitely my favourite out of all the journals I have used. (Pereviously I had a Miliko and a leuchtturm1917) This journal has great quality paper, no pens that I have used so far have bled through but there is a little bit of ghosting. The grid itself has a slight blueish tint but I wouldn’t say thats a problem and it still looks fine. I would however recommend buying the plastic cover that comes separately, I think its about £6 but it gives the journal a really nice finish. Overall its 100% the best journal out there in my opinion, will be buying again!

...you might like this. It is not TRP but paper quality is as good (if not better according to some tastes). I introduced this notebook to my wife and now it is the *only* notebook she uses for client notes and her bujo. I've pushed TRP and other high quality Japanese stationery at her but this is the one she goes gaga over. I like it because many quality papers that take fountain pen have a glassy feel which I hate, but this one has just enough tooth. It is very thin so heavy ink will ghost but it does not have the onion skin feel of TRP.

Exceptional quality

I use this as my Japanese vocabulary book in conjunction with a 0.25mm Muji black pen. A perfect marriage!

Size wise, I'd say that this book is slightly longer than a standard A5 notebook. If you have the leuchtturm1917 A5 book, it's about the same size as that (and the Leuchtturm 1917 seem to run a bit longer and wider than moleskine, by about 1cm). The book's covers are made from card (so it's not as sturdy as a moleskine hard cover, nor does it have the durable plastic cover that other A5 books boast like the miquelrius). The book comes with a wax paper dust cover, which won't be enough protection if you're going to be slinging your book in a bag. I'd advise that you get a cover for it, something a bit more durable. The pages are cream with mid tin blue-grey grid and the squares aren't complete but it's not off putting. The book itself lays flat on the surface, so you'll be able to use all of the pages.The paper is lovely and smooth to write on. I write with a Lamy safari fine nib with Noodler's (read black) ink. There's some ghosting on the back of the page/ paper, but apart from that, I'll say that it takes the ink quite well. Unlike say, Leuchtturm1917 it doesn't really have the cunning index pages (which is one of the reasons why Leuchtturm will have my heart) but it does come with a sticker for archival use. I took off a star for the price, but then its Midori, so it's going to be expensive.

I am on my 5th journal now and have been switching between brands to find my favourite one and all I can say is that this journal is my favourite so far <3 !!!! 10/10