The Graph was discontinued in 1969 or 1970. Why would they retool just for an anniversary edition, when the descendants are still being made. I will admit that they could have updated the PG5 for this, since it is a direct descendant of the Graph.
Again, what does the QX have to do with the Graph? Nothing. So why are people wanting all of these pencils that have nothing to do with the Graph?
I donât think anyoneâs confused about whatâs in the Graph series. The point is: if Pentelâs going to put out special editions, they should actually be interesting. This isnât that.
People arenât listing other models because they think theyâre related. Theyâre saying thereâs way cooler stuff Pentel couldâve done. Instead, we got another black variant nobody asked for.
You are right, that was truly uncalled for. I probably over-focussed on the joke of me living a huge span of life just to see a hundredth birthday celebration of one of my favourite pencil brands, but it did not play as intended. Also, personal fixations are hard to fight, and can slip maliciously in oneâs writings, sometimes not in the most appropriate of places.
Regarding your observation about updating the PG5, that could have been interesting, also because it could simply have been matters of trading the lead indicator ringlet for a special colour/texture one, or something similar not requiring the entire repurposing of a production line. Also, if the birthday is strictly for the Pentel Graph, issuing limited versions of pencils launched thirty years later may seem a bit of a stretch.
Do not get me wrong, though: I do appreciate that Pentel is willing to celebrate its success by offering its users some elegant and aesthetically refined versions of some of its classics (the three-pieces set is actually very cool), and I think that, in this very age we live in now, this could prove a fruitful move.
You may not have to wait that long - 2026 is the 80th anniversary of Pentelâs foundation, initially as the Japan Stationery Co Ltd in 1946.
With any luck, they will consider a limited edition rerelease of their first ever product (at least according to this official timeline), the nigiri-sumi:
I know it doesnât look much, but imagine it in all-black!
We all just wish they had more imagination! Iâd buy a model with the Orenz Nero guts stuffed into a black and gold PENTEL SHARP 100 body!
The more I think about this âdrafting pencil anniversaryâ and Pentelâs actions, the stranger I find it.
Under the title âDrafting Mechanical Pencilsâ Pentel presents some drafting pencils but why are the Mechanica (1068) and the P200 (1970) missing? The Mechanica was the worldâs first 0.3 mm drafting pencil, and its tip protection is unique to this day. And while the P200 may be boring and ugly for some (not for me!) it became the quintessential drafting pencil which spawned countless copies and copycats; both could at least have been mentioned. (Or are these listed in the chronicle in the lower right corner? Itâs too small for me to read.) And was there really nothing better than the reflex âletâs make it black and limitedâ, on top of that with pencils that are already available in many different colours?
Iâm celebrating the anniversary by mainly using the PG5 at the moment 
I remember as a kid seeing a PG5 at my friendâs house. His dad was a physicist professor. I found the design very strange and convoluted at the time with too much going on. I had a similar reaction to his dadâs New Balance shoes. I think that as a child, anything that my family (Bic, Reebok) was doing was ânormalâ and anything that another family was doing was hard to process and felt foreign. I even remember the same feeling when I was exposed to Kiwi fruit at another friendâs house.
I guess my main point is: kids should be exposed to a wider range of things as ânormalâ so that they donât have to wait until later in life to fall in love with the Pentel Graph series.
YES! I was raised in a bubble
I always thought the point of this forum was to keep the kids out of this bubble so that they donât outbid us on rare mechanical pencils later 
Have we heard anything more about a release date for these?
The lighting in this photo seems to give the black finished parts a âgraphiteâ sheen, rather than standard black.
The graphgear 1000 looks neat and the GG500.
This appears to be the same setup as posted by @KAWEkollektor in post Pentel 2025 limited - #5 by Thomas, but from a different angle and one of them appears to have been manipulated as far as the color.
Pentel finally made the official announcement of this set.
http://pentel.co.jp/news/20251009/
They have a chart of releases of pencils through the years.
But I see some issues with this, starting in 1967. They say that the P320 series was released in 1967, but that was the Pentel 11. The P320 was released at the same time as the P200 in 1970.
Speaking of 1970, they donât list the MEC2-5, but that could just be subsumed under the 1968 release. They also donât list the Graph II in 1970.
The PG1804 shows to be released in 1981, but it is in the 1980 catalog, but the catalog may have been a late year catalog with that listed early.
The PG300 series shows a release in 1982, but I was under the impression that it was a year later in 1983.
I do like that we finally have a âdefinitiveâ release date for the PG7 and the P210 series.
Thank Jimmy - this is great!
Do you know if the 2025 black models are Japan only releases?
Iâd really like to get my hands on one of each of these!!
