KOKUYO Gloo Glue Stick: Wrinkle-Free, Color-Fading, Strong

Three KOKUYO Gloo square glue sticks in front of their type colors, orange wrinkle-free, teal color-disappearing and gray strong, beside a glued sheet — The three Gloo types in their pack colors (drawn in proportion). Original illustration made for this guide. © Stationery Times.

Product facts

Product: KOKUYO Gloo glue stick (wrinkle-free, disappearing color, strong; about 10 g, 22 g, 40 g)
Brand: KOKUYO
Brand origin: Japan
Made in: Not stated^*
Material: Not stated on the series page
Price range: $under $5 per item
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Notes on these facts

Made by KOKUYO Co., Ltd.. Country of manufacture not stated: KOKUYO's Gloo series pages list types, sizes and prices but no country of manufacture, so check the label on your copy. Price: example listing.
How we test and disclose samples: How we test stationery.
Price bands are typical US retail, checked October 2026. Conversions to US dollars are approximate, at October 2026 rates (US$1 = ¥158 = ₩1,330 = NT$32.5 = CN¥6.7 = SEK 9.9 = DKK 6.7 = ₺49.6 = C$1.41 = A$1.43 = CZK 21.7; €1 = US$1.12; £1 = US$1.32; CHF 1 = US$1.21).

Key takeaways

Three types: wrinkle-free (Shiwa Naku Kirei), color that disappears (Iro ga Kieru) and strong (Shikkari Haru).
Sizes are about 10 g, 22 g and 40 g; the wrinkle-free stick is 170, 320 and 500 yen, the others 160, 300 and 470 or so.
Hanging packs of three or five 10 g sticks cost 480 and 800 yen for the disappearing-color and strong types.
By our arithmetic the 40 g stick costs about 12 yen a gram against about 16 for the 10 g one.
KOKUYO's series page gives no country of manufacture or body sizes; every price is in our $ band.

What is the KOKUYO Gloo glue stick?

It is a glue stick from KOKUYO’s Gloo gluing line. KOKUYO describes Gloo as a rethink of gluing, a line of stick, liquid and tape glues and a tape cutter that is meant to be good-looking enough to keep on your desk. The stick page opens with a familiar complaint, glued paper whose corners curl up, and then offers three types.

For the Tombow equivalents, see the Shiwa Nashi PiT and Kieiro PiT guides. KOKUYO’s dry-tape alternative is the Dot Liner.

Which of the three types should you pick?

Pick by paper and by how you work. KOKUYO names the types by what they do.

Type	KOKUYO name	Use
Wrinkle-free	Shiwa Naku Kirei	thin paper that wrinkles
Color fades	Iro ga Kieru	see where you have glued
Strong	Shikkari Haru	a firm bond

KOKUYO does not publish strength or wrinkling tests, so these are the maker’s labels.

What do the sizes cost?

Larger sticks cost less per gram. KOKUYO lists these prices on the series page; it does not say whether tax is included.

Size	Wrinkle-free	Color fades	Strong
About 10 g	170 yen (about US$1.08)	160 yen (about US$1.01)	160 yen (about US$1.01)
About 22 g	320 yen (about US$2.03)	300 yen (about US$1.90)	300 yen (about US$1.90)
About 40 g	500 yen (about US$3.16)	not listed	470 yen (about US$2.97)

Prices are Japanese list prices at 158 yen to the dollar. By our arithmetic the 10 g wrinkle-free stick costs 17 yen a gram, the 22 g about 14.5 and the 40 g 12.5.

Are there multi-packs?

Yes, in hanging packs. KOKUYO lists three-stick and five-stick packs of the 10 g disappearing-color and strong sticks at 480 and 800 yen (about US$3.04 and US$5.06), plus a pack of three 22 g disappearing-color sticks at 900 yen (about US$5.70). The disappearing-color 10 g stick also comes in black.

Which size should you buy?

The 10 g stick for a pencil case, the 22 g for a desk, the 40 g for heavy use. The prices above show the pattern: each step up costs less per gram, but a stick that dries out before you finish it is no saving. The 10 g wrinkle-free stick, for example, costs 170 yen, while the 40 g costs 500 yen for four times the glue, about 2.9 times the price. KOKUYO lists no 40 g disappearing-color stick on the page we read.

What does KOKUYO say about the shape of Gloo?

It says Gloo was designed to look good on a desk. The series page says the line wants you to feel like using it, making with it and leaving it out. It gives no dimensions or materials for the stick bodies, so we can’t compare them with other sticks.

How does it compare with other glues?

It is the same trio of ideas as Tombow’s PiT sticks. Both makers offer a wrinkle-free stick, a see-the-stripe stick and a strong one. The US version of the second idea is the Elmer’s Disappearing Purple Glue Stick. KOKUYO’s other Gloo glues are the liquid glue and the tape glue.

Where is it made, and what does it cost?

KOKUYO’s series page doesn’t state a country of manufacture. The company is KOKUYO Co., Ltd. At 160 to 500 yen (about US$1.01 to US$3.16), every stick is in our $ band (under $5).

For the whole field, see our best glues and tape runners roundup.

Frequently asked questions

Which type suits thin paper?

The wrinkle-free type, which KOKUYO sells as Shiwa Naku Kirei, meaning neat with no wrinkles.

What does the color-fading type do?

It goes on with color so you can see where you have glued, and the color disappears, per KOKUYO's type name.

Which stick is strongest?

The one KOKUYO calls Shikkari Haru, meaning stick firmly. KOKUYO gives no strength figure.

What sizes are there?

About 10 g, 22 g and 40 g in each type.

Do you get a discount for packs?

Yes. KOKUYO lists hanging packs of three and five 10 g sticks, and a three-pack of the 22 g disappearing-color stick.

Is there a black version?

KOKUYO lists a black 10 g disappearing-color stick, which refers to the body color.

What problem does Gloo aim at?

KOKUYO's page opens with corners of glued paper lifting, then presents Gloo as the fix.

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