It is inconsistent and sometimes skips vs the Japanese version, but overall still one of the best gel pens on the market.

Note that these are gel pens, so lefties beware.

nice thin gel line

This is the only pen I use because I like gel

No question if you like gel

It's an inexpensive gel pen that doesn't smear or smudge, aaaaaaand it's comfortable

I've generally had good experiences with Zebra gel pens in the past, and even with this very product in the past--the flow is not as generous as the Pilot gel pens, so they tend to smear less.

Very Nearly the Best Gel Pen on the market is the 0.5mm