Reference: Staedtler 925 25/35 Limited Editions

Reference: Staedtler 925 25/35 Limited Editions


Since 2005, Staedtler has released numerous special limited editions of the 925 25/35 series. As is often the case, there’s very little information available direct from the manufacturer and most are heard about by way of other MP enthusiasts.

The table below lists what I believe to be all the limited editions released thus far, and although they repeated a few colors, there is something about each edition that makes them identifiable - except for the re-releases - which you wouldn’t be able to tell in most cases.

As far as I know, there have been at least 79 limited editions released since the first 2005 Silver Meister limited. Along the way there have been some re-releases such as the Tokyu Hands Black Meister with a box in 2015 and then again but without the box in 2017, and several Kinokuniya Bookstore releases, leaving 74 unique editions. Here are 71 of them.

Not shown in the image are the original Silver Maestro and the Pokemon Card Lounge Black and Silver (which I’m honestly kind of ignoring).


Release Year Model # Version/Edition Bottle Color Bottle Finish Text Color Bottle Text Trim Trim Finish Cap Style Sticker? Cap Top Notes
2005 925 25-05L Ginza Itoya Stationary First Meister Silver Matte Silver Staedtler SILVER limited edition Silver Satin Smooth ?? Meister Limited Edition w/ Mars Head Very rare, first Meister edition, comes in a display box - may be the 2005 Ginza Itoya version
2008 Kinokuniya Bookstore Hunter Green Matte Gold Staedtler Gold Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head Release 1, as noted on Kinokuniya’s website store for release 2
2008 Vagabond Takehiko Inoue Silver w/ Vagabond Illustration Matte Blue Staedtler 925 25-09 Japan Silver Polished Ribbed ?? .9 in ISO Orange Available at The Last Manga Exhibition by Takehiko Inoue. Illustration: Vagabond (Hozoin and Ishifunesai)
2015 Tokyu Hands (w/ box) Black Matte Silver Staedtler Black Satin Smooth yes Meister Limited Edition w/ Mars Head Comes in a display box
2016 925 25-05VA Evangelion Asuka Edition Asuka Suit Gloss None Staedtler Black Polished Ribbed na Gold cap with .5 in Green Bottle lead hardness indicator is green
2017 92535-05NW Staedtler Korea Titanium Gray Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Silver Polished Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2017 Tokyu Hands Champagne Gold Matte Silver Staedtler Black Satin Smooth yes Meister Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2017 Tokyu Hands Red Matte Silver Staedtler Black Satin Smooth yes Meister Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2017 Tokyu Hands Black Matte Silver Staedtler Black Satin Smooth yes Meister Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2018 925-35-CF-TQ Coach & Four Blue (Turquoise) Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Edition Silver Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2018 925-35-CF-OR Coach & Four Red (Orange Red) Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Edition Silver Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2018 925-35-CF-GY Coach & Four Black (Gray) Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Edition Silver Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2018 925 35-00D Disney - Mickey Smile Version Silver Matte Gold Staedtler Limited Edition Japan Gold Satin Ribbed na Mickey Smile From Ear to Ear w/ Mickey Head
2018 925 35-33D Disney - Mickey Wink Version Metalic Neibi (Navy) Matte Gold Staedtler Limited Edition Japan Gold Satin Ribbed na Mickey Smile From Ear to Ear w/ Mickey Head
2018 Kinokuniya Bookstore Hunter Green (Re-release) Matte Gold Staedtler Gold Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head Release 2, as noted on Kinokuniya’s website store, sold in the Kansai area
2018 925 35-05LY Loft Yellow Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Silver Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Loft Limited w/ Mars Head
2018 92535-05CG Staedtler Korea Champagne Gold Gloss Black Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Gold Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head Comes in a display box
2018 92535-05SW Staedtler Korea Snow White Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Silver Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head Comes in a display box
2018 Tokyu Hands Urban Blue Matte Silver Staedtler Black Satin Smooth yes Meister Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2019 925 35-05BR Coach & Four Brown Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Edition Silver Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2019 925 35-05LO Coach & Four Light Orange Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Edition Silver Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2019 925 35-05VI Coach & Four Violet Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Edition Silver Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2019 925 35-09D Disney - 90th Ann Mickey Black Matte Gold Staedtler Limited Edition Japan Gold Satin Ribbed na Mickey The True Original w/ Mickey Head
2019 925 35-02D Disney - 90th Ann Minnie Red Matte Gold Staedtler Limited Edition Japan Gold Satin Ribbed na Minnie Sweet Like Sugar w/ Minnie Head
2019 Hi-NOTE Akagi Red Matte Silver Staedtler 925 25 Limited Japan Silver Polished Ribbed yes Staedtler Hi-NOTE Limited w/ Mars Head
2019 Kinokuniya Bookstore Wine Red Matte Gold Staedtler Gold Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2019 Kinokuniya Bookstore Fairy Pink Matte Silver Staedtler Silver Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2019 Oestekai 10th Ann - Antique Gold White Matte Gold Staedtler Limited Edition Japan Gold Satin Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2019 92535-05NW W Staedtler China - Takemotodo Shobo Cherry Blossom Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Silver Polished Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2019 92535-05NW R Staedtler China - Takemotodo Shobo China Red Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Silver Polished Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2019 92535-05NW G Staedtler China - Takemotodo Shobo Flowing Gold Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Silver Polished Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2019 92535-05NW B Staedtler China - Takemotodo Shobo Sky Blue Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Silver Polished Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2019 Tokyu Hands Green Matte Silver Staedtler Black Satin Smooth yes Meister Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2019 Tokyu Hands Metallic Gold Gloss Black Staedtler Black Satin Smooth yes Meister Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2019 Tokyu Hands Metallic Silver Gloss Black Staedtler Black Satin Smooth yes Meister Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2020 Kinokuniya Bookstore Amber Brown Matte Gold Staedtler Gold Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2020 Staedtler 925 Kinokuniya Bookstore Classic Gold Matte Gold Staedtler Gold Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2020 Staedtler 925 Kinokuniya Bookstore Moon Silver Matte Gold Staedtler Gold Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2020 Kinokuniya Bookstore Purpure Matte Silver Staedtler Silver Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2020 925 35-05LP Loft Pink Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Silver Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Loft Limited w/ Mars Head
2020 925 35-00 Staedtler - 30th Anniversary Pearl White Matte Black Staedtler 925 25 / 35 Anniversary Model Silver Polished Both na Ribbed cap w Mars Head and smooth cap with 30th 30th anniversary of the 925 25/35 series
2020 92535-05 BG Staedtler Korea Blue Gold Matte Gold Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Gold Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2020 92535-05 RG Staedtler Korea Red Gold Matte Gold Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Gold Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2020 Tokyu Hands Black Matte Gold Staedtler Black/Gold Both Smooth yes Meister Limited Edition w/ Mars Head The clip is gold and the other bits are black
2020 925 35-05B Tsutaya Books All Black Matte Black Staedtler 925 35-05B Japan Black Satin Ribbed yes .5 This is the same as the All Black regular release - but it has a different sticker
2020 Tsutaya Books Brown Matte Silver Staedtler Limited Edition Japan Silver Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head This is not the Coach and Four - it has a different sticker
2020 Tsutaya Books Orange Matte Silver Staedtler Limited Edition Japan Silver Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head This is not the Coach and Four - it has a different sticker
2021 Hi-NOTE Myogi Yellow Matte Silver Staedtler 925 25 Limited Japan Silver Polished Ribbed yes Staedtler Hi-NOTE Limited w/ Mars Head
2021 Hi-NOTE Haruna Blue Matte Silver Staedtler 925 25 Limited Japan Silver Polished Ribbed yes Staedtler Hi-NOTE Limited w/ Mars Head
2021 Hi-NOTE Haruna Green Matte Silver Staedtler 925 25 Limited Japan Silver Polished Ribbed yes Staedtler Hi-NOTE Limited w/ Mars Head
2021 925 35-05LG Loft Sanodal Green Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Silver Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Loft Limited w/ Mars Head
2021 925 35-05 SOG Sekaido Arts Green Matte Silver Staedtler Limited Edition Japan Silver Polished Ribbed ?? Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head https://webshop.sekaido.co.jp/
2021 925 3505-07 Staedtler Burgandy Matte Gold Staedtler Limited Edition Gold Satin Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2021 925 3505-08 Staedtler Charcoal Matte Gold Staedtler Limited Edition Gold Satin Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2021 925 35-05NW Brown Staedtler Korea Chocolate Brown Matte Gold Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Gold Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2021 925 35-05NW Green Staedtler Korea Dark Green Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Silver Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2022 925 35-05NW V Staedtler China Very Peri Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Silver Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2022 925 35-05NW LG Staedtler China Forest Green Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Silver Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2022 925 35-05NW BG Staedtler China Black Gold Matte Gold Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Gold Satin Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2022 925 35-05NW Staedtler Korea Cyan Blue Matte Gold Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Gold Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2022 925 35-05NW Staedtler Korea Bronze Pink Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Silver Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2022 925 35 STAs Stationary Station STAs Schiaparelli Red Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Silver Polished Ribbed yes Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2023 925 35-05IOCB Incube Limited Edition Black Matte Silver Staedtler Limited Edition Japan Silver Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head ステッドラー925-35 0.5ブラック インキューブ別注カラー
2023 925 35-05NW GG Staedtler China Limited Green Gold Matte Gold Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Gold Satin Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2023 925 35-05NW Staedtler Korea Dark Violet Matte Black Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Black Satin Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2023 925 35-05NW Staedtler Korea Soda Lime Matte Silver Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Silver Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head Pretty much the same as the Myogi Yellow but with 925-35 instead of 925-25
2023 925 3505 RB Staedtler Nippon Limited - 50th Anniversary Royal Blue Matte Gold Staedtler Limited Edition Gold Satin Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head 50th anniversary of Staedtler Japan
2024 Staedtler 925 Kinokuniya Bookstore Classic Gold (Re-release) Matte Gold Staedtler Gold Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head Release 2, as noted on Kinokuniya’s website store
2024 Kinokuniya Bookstore Amber Brown (Re-release) Matte Gold Staedtler Gold Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head Release 2, as noted on Kinokuniya’s website store
2024 Staedtler 925 Kinokuniya Bookstore Moon Silver (Re-release) Matte Gold Staedtler Gold Polished Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head Release 2, as noted on Kinokuniya’s website store
2024 Pokemon Card Lounge Black Matte Silver Pokemon Card Lounge Black Satin Ribbed na .5
2024 Pokemon Card Lounge Silver Matte Silver Pokemon Card Lounge Silver Polished Ribbed na .5
2024 92535-05NW C1 Staedtler China Limited Blue Gold Matte Gold Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Gold Satin Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head Same color 50th Royal Blue
2024 925 35-05NW Staedtler Korea Olive Green Matte Black Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Black Satin Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2024 925 35-05NW Staedtler Korea Orange Red Matte Black Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Black Satin Ribbed na Staedtler Limited Edition w/ Mars Head
2025 Sekaido - 85th Anniversary Green Gloss Gold Staedtler Limited Edition Japan Gold Satin Ribbed yes Sekaido Co., Ltd. Since 1940
2025 925 35-05LBK Loft Black Matte Gold Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Gold Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Loft Limited w/ Mars Head
2025 925 35-05LBL Loft Blue Matte Gold Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Gold Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Loft Limited w/ Mars Head
2025 925 35-05LRD Loft Red Matte Gold Staedtler 925 35 Limited Japan Gold Satin Ribbed yes Staedtler Loft Limited w/ Mars Head


Disclaimer
As with a lot of historical mechanical pencil information, there is often no definitive source of truth, instead being pieced together by collectors. The information above could very well be wrong in some areas, so if you know something different, please speak up, or hopefully edit the page.

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This is an amazing collection @Heath
Thanks for sharing it

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Now that’s “a collection”.

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Post of the month!

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Hold on……

You opened it?!?

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Absolutely! I’ve never used it but it can’t stay in it’s box all alone.

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Shocked Genie GIF

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Big Bang Theory… when Sheldon gets gifted a Mego Star Trek Transporter toy… and Penny is surprised he hasn’t opened it. :smirk::wink::smile:

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What an absolutely stellar collection! It’s like you caught the bug from Jimmy (P20x). :smirk::wink:

Quite an investment as well. Did you buy as soon as they were announced/released, or waited for a lull to buy at a good price? Which ones would you say are your favorites? Not just color but also any other accents that are present and possibly unique?

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Cheers for this!

I have been able to keep up with new releases through your posts so special thanks! Still the main missing link in mine is the Asuka edition.

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It seems Staedtler Japan only ever did that one Evangelion collab, probably because Asuka’s Unit 2 was originally based in Germany. And… it is one of the few limited editions that is numbered on the 925 25 line rather than the 925 35 line. I can feel it breaking down my Absolute Terror Field.

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Ok, ok, amazing and inspiring collection from @Heath, but…

Am I the only one here who has been totally mesmerised by the ginormous pencil sitting on the display case where all those Staedtlers stand (black enamel, hexagonal body clearly a prop)? :smiley:

As often happens to me, came for the content of the collection, stayed for the silly detail.

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Wake up, wake up, wake up

It’s the post of the monnnthhh

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I definitely didn’t start out to get them all but I saw the Champagne Gold Tokyu Hands and had to have it along with all the other blacked out Hands editions. Then I just wanted the matte silver ones, then a few of the gold ones and then and then and you all know how it goes. :rofl:

The latest Sekaido Green is really stunning in person - you can see a bit of it in the picture, but the grip has an amazing sheen to it. I also love the latest Korean Dark Violet, Orange Red and Olive Green - again with the blacked out bits and bright yellow lead hardness indicators are great color combos.

I started buying these at the end of 2021 and caught up right before the end of 2022. Now I just stay on top of them and buy as soon as I hear about the release - which is invariably through @cuirassier! :raised_hands:

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That’s cool about the Germany connection! As you pointed out, not only is it one of few 925 25 specials, It’s also the 2nd 925 25 special edition released.

Haha, that is an actual working pencil that my wife got me last year and she’s thrilled it got some attention! :smile:

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I swear, those of us here who are married have the most accepting spouses on the planet. :joy:

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Either that or we are really good at keeping secrets and hiding pencils.

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I am pretty sure they are thrilled to settle for a relatively harmless vice.

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The Truth™ has been spoken.

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Especially given what’s out there… the much more common vices… some are very stressful for a spouse. This is so easy. And if she has a large shoe collection, that’s probably even more expensive! :smirk::smile:

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