In the United States, Pentel had been distributing alternate colors of the P205 since 2010. The Kiraris were the first size I found after the P205s.
In 2014, Pentel Japan released the Kirari line in 3 colors; Cherry Pink, Violet & Gold. They released Brush Pens, Gel Pens and these Pencils.
I picked up my first set of these pencils in December 2014 from an eBay dealer out of Japan. Finally in 2016, I started to collect the pencils in their original packaging and bought another set in September from a couple of different Japanese dealers.
I am not sure why, but the packages number these pencils as XP209 instead of just P209, as is printed on the pencils.
XP209-P Cherry Pink
XP209-V Violet (Muave)
In my experience, the Pentel color code V has always represented Violet, but for this pencil, I have seen it called Muave.
XP209-X Gold
I apologize for the photos of the pencils themselves, as the color did not turn out very well. I may end up going back and taking these pictures again and replacing them.
