NIMASO Bari-Raku Box Review: The Easiest Black-Bordered Screen Protector for iPhone 17

This is the English edition of a review from my Japanese YouTube channel, iestaLife. I review gadgets from my home studio in Japan, so product links go to Amazon Japan.

Quick take

NIMASO’s “Bari-Raku Box” is a black-bordered glass screen protector for the iPhone 17 that comes inside its own alignment tray: drop the phone in, close the lid, pull the tab. It is the easiest way I’ve found to get a black-edged protector on straight. The one thing to watch is how you take the phone out afterwards — I got that wrong and had to fix a trapped speck of dust.

NIMASO Bari-Raku Box alignment tray, iPhone 17 and screen protector ready to apply — The box doubles as the alignment tray

What I tested

NIMASO Bari-Raku Box glass screen protector for iPhone 17 (black border, pack of two), 2,122 yen on Amazon Japan at the time of recording
My iPhone 17, after two or three days of use
Background: I had already tried several black-bordered protectors on the iPhone 17 Pro Max, and NIMASO’s was the best balance of finish and price

What I found

The box itself is the applicator. Steps are numbered 1–2–3 on the box, and you place the phone with the side marked “TOP” facing up.
Each pack includes two protectors and two sets of wet wipes, dry cloths and dust-removal stickers. The spare is handy if the first one cracks.
My mistake: after pulling the tab, I lifted the iPhone straight out without first releasing the clip that holds the film. The protector lifted, and afterwards I noticed a large bubble and some dust under it. Release the clip first.
The fix: fold a strip of masking tape sticky-side out, lift the edge of the protector slightly, and dab the dust out. It came out almost perfect.
Once finished, the black border reaches almost to the very edge of the display, even viewed at an angle. The border also hides fingerprints on the edges while you handle it.

Removing dust from under a NIMASO screen protector with masking tape — Masking tape, sticky side out, rescued my botched first attempt

iPhone 17 with the NIMASO black-bordered glass screen protector applied — The finished result

Who it’s for

People who want the iPhone to look as close to bare as possible
Anyone who has struggled to line up a screen protector by hand
Not ideal if you specifically want blue-light filtering, a privacy filter or anti-reflective glass — pick a protector built for that

Watch the review

【ガラスフィルムの最適解出た！】迷ったらコレ。NIMASOの「バリ楽Box」はコスパ、貼りやすさ、クオリティで他を圧倒！【iPhone 17】

The video is in Japanese. Useful chapters: 01:25 unboxing, 03:15 applying, 04:10 my mistake, 05:43 the masking-tape fix.

Limitations

This is one application on one phone. I can’t say whether the dust was there from the start or whether I introduced it. The price was Amazon Japan’s at the time of recording, and the Bari-Raku Box listing on Amazon Japan may not ship to every region.

Products

NIMASO Bari-Raku Box glass screen protector (iPhone 17, black border): on Amazon Japan

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