Let’s be blunt: this KIRA KIRA 1Pc Pen with 8 Colors Gemstones Movie Anime is a mess. The "gemstones"? Look, they’re plastic. Not even good plastic. They feel like something pried off a dollar store toy. I’m still annoyed about the shipping, by the way; the package looked like it had been through a car wash, then run over. So, first impressions aren’t exactly knocking my socks off, unless we’re talking about the sock being knocked off by pure disappointment.
The general build? Flimsy. It’s lightweight, which usually I don’t mind in a pen, but this thing feels hollow, like it could snap if you looked at it too hard. The mechanism for switching colors? It’s stiff, then suddenly loose, then it jams. Like a bad transmission. You press the little slider down, hoping for red, and you get blue. Half the time the previous color doesn’t retract fully, so you’ve got two tips almost touching the paper. Basically, it’s a design flaw.
Last month I used the SparkleWriter 3000, and honestly, its smooth, consistent ink delivery made this KIRA KIRA pen look like a joke. Seriously, the SparkleWriter actually put down a solid line without skipping or needing to be shaken like a maraca. The thing is, where KIRA KIRA actually wins, bizarrely, is when it comes to the click mechanism not breaking immediately. The SparkleWriter 3000’s cap snapped off within a week – just completely detached from the pen body. So, credit where it’s due: KIRA KIRA’s clicker (when it works) at least holds together. But that’s a low bar. A really low bar.
The "Dirty" 3-Day Field Test
Day 1: Setup and Initial Frustrations
The KIRA KIRA pen arrived in one of those flimsy plastic bags that offer zero protection. Unboxing was uneventful, but the pen itself looked… cheaper in person. Way smaller than the photos suggested, too. I mean, tiny. Like a child’s pen, not something an adult is going to comfortably grip for an hour. (I need more coffee, just thinking about it.)
My first struggle? Getting the color selector to work right. There are eight little sliders on the barrel, each corresponding to a color. You push one down, it clicks, the tip extends. Simple, right? Nope. I spent a good five minutes trying to get the black ink to extend without the red one also peeking out. It’s not intuitive. The plastic around the sliders feels brittle, like a fingernail could snap it clean off. The "gemstones" are glued into a channel on the pen’s clip and barrel. One of them was already slightly crooked. Not fallen off, but definitely not flush. The plastic smell? Pretty strong. That cheap, slightly chemical plastic odor that you usually associate with dollar-store toys. Not pleasant, especially when you hold it up close to write. The grip, if you can call it that, is just the smooth plastic barrel. Zero ergonomics. My hand felt cramped just holding it to switch colors.
Day 2: Real Usage – The Grind
I decided to use the KIRA KIRA pen for a full workday. Typing notes, signing documents, quick annotations. You know, actual pen stuff. The ink quality? Mediocre at best. It’s inconsistent. Black ink was okay for a minute, then started skipping. Blue was lighter than I expected, almost a light cyan. The red was weak. Green was probably the most consistent, for whatever reason. The lines were thin, which can be good, but the flow just wasn’t there. Sometimes it would just stop, forcing me to scribble circles on a spare piece of paper to get it going again. Forget writing fast. This thing can’t keep up.
The barrel itself, that smooth plastic, started to get slick in my hand after about an hour. It wasn’t sweat, just the cheap plastic interacting with skin oils. Annoying. The "gemstones" (still laughing at that term) kept catching on my fingers. Not sharp, just textured enough to be a constant minor irritation. It felt like I was trying to write with a toy, not a functional tool. The weight, or lack thereof, really started to grate. There’s no heft, no balance. It just floats there, making every stroke feel less precise. I also noticed that the ink smudged pretty easily, even after a few seconds. If you’re left-handed, this pen is going to be your nemesis. Or even if you’re right-handed and a bit clumsy. Trash.
Day 3: The "So What?" Moment
Okay, Day 3. The true test. Did it survive? Surprisingly, yes, in a basic, "it still mostly functions" kind of way. Nothing fell off. The crooked gemstone is still crooked. The plastic smell has faded a little, thankfully. But the ink performance has deteriorated. The black is now almost unusable, skipping every other word. The blue and red are on their last legs. It’s like the ink cartridges inside are tiny and half-empty to begin with.
I dropped it on my desk from about a foot up. Not a violent drop, just a standard "it rolled off the stack of papers" type of fall. The tip of the purple ink immediately jammed. Wouldn’t retract. Just stuck out. Had to wiggle it, push it back in manually. The little plastic slider for purple? Now it’s even looser than before. This thing is not built for any kind of impact, however minor. The "Movie Anime" part of the name? Honestly, no idea what that’s about. It looks like a generic novelty pen. No discernible anime connection I could spot. It just exists. It did not provide a good writing experience. It provided a cheap writing experience that got worse over three days.
Is it worth the cash?
Nope. Not even if it’s cheap. You’re buying a headache. The ink is bad, the build is poor, and the "gemstones" are a joke. You’d be better off with a basic BIC pen. Seriously.
Will it survive being dropped?
Barely. As I noted, one small drop and a color mechanism jammed. Anything more serious, like onto a hard floor, and I’d expect the entire thing to shatter or at least lose a couple of those plastic jewels. Durability? Laughable.
Is SparkleWriter 3000 a better deal?
Look, the SparkleWriter 3000 had its own issues, mainly that flimsy cap. But the actual writing experience? Ink flow? Far superior. If you need something that actually puts ink on paper consistently, the SparkleWriter 3000 wins, even with its build quirks. The KIRA KIRA pen is basically a disposable novelty item. If you want a pen to write with, go with the competitor. If you want a pen that looks like it came from a gumball machine and doesn’t write well, then, by all means, buy the KIRA KIRA. The thing is, most people buy pens to write.
Anyway, don’t waste your money. This isn’t a pen; it’s a frustration delivery system disguised as office supply.
Price: $35.99 - $33.99
(as of May 11, 2026 05:18:25 UTC – Details)
