Zebra Co., Ltd. (ゼブラ株式会社, Zebura Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of writing instruments, established in 1914 by Tokumatsu Ishikawa.
[1] The company sells a wide range of writing implements through retail stores, wholesalers and mail order.
Zebra offers a line of writing instruments that include fountain, ballpoint, brush and gel pens, markers, highlighters and mechanical pencils.
Tokumatsu Ishikawa had begun to produce home-made nibs in 1897, until he established its own business in 1914, registering the name "Zebra" as a trademark.
[1] Zebra's line of pens and pencils include "The Original" F-301 and the M-301, which have stainless steel barrels and textured grips.
Other product lines include Blen, Surari, Filare (emulsion ink ballpoint pens); Airfit, Z-Grip (ballpoint pen); Sarasa, Sarasa Dry (gel pens); Sharbo (multi-pens); CLiCKART (water-based coloring markers); DelGuard, Tect 2Way (mechanical pencils); Zensations (art products), Mildliner (double ended creative markers), Hi-Mckee (permanent markers), Zebrite (double ended highlighters), and Zazzle (liquid highlighters).
The benefits of the new formula, in addition to a smoother writing experience, was more vibrant colors and an option to create more nuanced hues.
Range of "emulsion-ink" hybrid ink oil-based ballpoint pens, similar to Uni's Jetstream, Pentel's Vicuna and Pilot's Acroball.