A quick rundown on Miyabi knives, main Shun competitors:
Black
– The most expensive
– MC66, 66 hardness
Birchwood / Artisan / Mizu
– SG2 steel, 63 hardness
– Birchwood: wooden handle
– Artisan: Big European handle
– Mizu: slim Japanese handle from Kaizen
Koh / Koya
– FC61 is like VG10, 61 hardness
Only difference is handle
Both with long bolster
Kaizen / Kaizen 2
– FC61 / VG10
Since I already own VG Max Shun Premier, I went for Mizu, and since I didn’t need two 8″ knives of the same shape, I picked 6″. Wish there was santoku available, but there wasn’t.
Now we just need to wait and see how sharp it will be in a month.