MOTHER: Summers Weeks Hardcover Book - Techo Lineup

MOTHERSummersWeeks Hardcover Book

2024 New

This design is based on Shigesato Itoi’s 1994 Super Nintendo game, MOTHER 2 (EarthBound in North America). The Summers design takes the map of its namesake city and zooms in in order to cover the book.

If you open this techo, you’ll see the sea, beach, and cityscape. Your famous "Paradise of dreams" notebook can give you a relaxing and laid back time over the next year.

You can also see Ness on the back cover. He’s getting his picture taken by the Photographer as he poses in front of L’Hotel du Summer.

The year 2024 is printed in a mint blue to match the color of the sea and invoke the image of a summer resort.

The spine of the book includes a sunburned character.

◆(Only a tanning pro like me is able to get an actual suntan on the palms of his hands!)

You can almost hear him say his quote from the game.

As a free bonus, this cover includes a pack of 12 clear MOTHER 2 stickers of various sizes.

You can place these stickers somewhere on your techo, or on whichever belonging you’d like to stick some on! The sticker is fade-resistant and slightly water repellant, so you could also put it on a suitcase. We hope you’ll use it however your heart desires!

There are a total of five Mother series designs in the Hobonichi Techo 2024 lineup.

Original A6 cover Attention!, Cousin A5 size cover Boing!, Hobonichi Techo HON “EarthBound Beginnings” hardcover book in A6 size and A5 size, and the Summers design for the Weeks.

The cover has been constructed as a light hardcover book with some give to it so it still bends.

When you order this Hobonichi Techo Weeks, you’ll receive a clear, adhesive corner pocket you can stick anywhere you like.

From the 2024 April-start version for the Weeks, the book uses thin and light yet durable Tomoe River S paper. The paper has supported the Hobonichi Techo for over 20 years with its special characteristics, but it’ll be undergoing an overhaul starting with the 2024 edition techos. The paper is more resistant to bleed through, lighter despite being the same thickness, and has a smoother surface by adjusting the fibers of the paper.

The Weeks book has space for writing in plans or journal entries, and it also has 69 pages of grid paper memo pages in the back (73 pages in the English edition Weeks and the April-start version). The back of the book contains informational pages, including An Interview with Myself and Seasonal Sweets to Make at Home.

The Hobonichi Techo 2024 Weeks book comes in either Japanese or English. If you love this cover, then you can pick out which language you’d like in that book.
*The English edition book only comes in January-start.

If you’d like storage space or a way to change up the look of your Weeks book, you can customize your book by pairing it with a Weeks cover.

See Weeks cover lineup

A blend of elements: playful, stylish, and cute

We’ve finally reached our tenth year of offering MOTHER series collaboration covers. We’ve got a HON joining the series this year, making a total of 5 types available for an all time high.

The A6 size Attention! cover is filled with billboards and typography from MOTHER 2. You see all kinds of billboards all over towns when you play through the game. The amount of data that could be stored on a Super Famicom game was greatly limited, but the billboards provided a way to make the cities more city-like. The pixel art doesn’t take away from the distinct art style, and each graphic looks really cool. The typography for some of the messages in the game are really memorable, such as Boom, To be continued, and SMAAAASH!!. They all have that distinct style we know MOTHER for, and it’s all crammed into this cover.

The A5 size Boing! cover has quotes from the popular Mr. Saturn characters, in their entertaining language. The interesting thing about this cover is that the quotes are not written in the Mr. Saturn font from the game, but in one based on a handwritten draft from Shigesato Itoi in order to give this design a unique charm that’s a bit different from the usual Mr. Saturn font.

The HON design, Beginnings, matches the design previously released as a standard techo cover. That is, it’s based on the Famicom box art of the original MOTHER game. The Famicom game box is nearly the same ratio as the HON, so the end result turned out quite stylish. Art director Masaharu Takada, who designed the original box art for the game, said he wanted it to look like a chocolate bar by putting gold letters onto a bright red background. Even if you haven’t played the game, we hope you’ll be drawn in by this cover and try it out.

We’ve tried a variety of approaches to the Weeks over the years, and this year we went with the design for Summers, the resort town in MOTHER 2. The way the year 2024 isn’t even located in its usual position on the cover also gives this Weeks book a very “Summers” feel. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to spend the whole year with the kind of relaxed feeling you can only get from a resort town?

This year’s bonus item for these products are stickers with the designs from “Attention!”. These 12 clear stickers are great for your techo, or for sticking on your favorite things.

Staff List

Photographer: Styled Images: Sakai De Jun / Product Detail: Hiroyuki Oe
Stylist: Natsumi Sato
Makeup & Hair: Takae Kamikawa (mod's hair)
Model: Courtney (NUMBER EIGHT MODELS)

MOTHERSummersWeeks Hardcover Book

¥2,970(incl. tax)

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Specifications

Size	H: 188 x W: 94 x T: 10 mm / H: 7.4" x W: 3.7" x T: 0.4" *Specifications may vary slightly
Weight	Approx. 140 g
Main material	Rayon / Paper

Weeks Book (English / January Start)

Language	English
Pages	240 pages
Paper Type / Binding	Thin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
Graph Paper Size	3.55 mm
Start of Week	Monday-start week
Yearly Calendar	2023, 2024, 2025
Yearly Index	Jan. - Dec. 2024 (2 pages)
Monthly Calendar	Dec. 2023 - Mar. 2025 (32 pages)
Daily Quotes	One per week (English)
Weekly Calendar	Nov. 27, 2023 - Jan. 5, 2025 (116 pages) *All weekly pages include quotes.
Graph Paper	73 pages
Bonus Pages	Shorthand Note-Taking / Using Common Items to Measure Size / Favorites / My 100 / An Interview with Myself / Seasonal Sweets to Make at Home / 365 Days Check-Off Sheet / Contact List / Personal Notes
Listed Information	Week of the year / Moon phase (weekly pages include every phase, monthly calendars only include full and new moon)
Other	See the Exploring Each Type page for more details

Weeks Book (Japanese / April Start)

Language	Japanese
Pages	240 pages
Paper Type / Binding	Thin, light Tomoe River S paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
Graph Paper Size	3.55 mm
Start of Week	Monday-start week
Yearly Calendar	2023, 2024, 2025
Yearly Index	Apr. 2024 - Mar. 2025 (2 pages)
Monthly Calendar	Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2025 (28 pages)
Daily Quotes	One per week (Japanese)
Weekly Pages	Feb. 26, 2024 - Apr. 6, 2025 (116 pages) *All weekly pages include quotes.
Graph Paper	73 pages
Bonus Pages	Shorthand Note-Taking / Using Common Items to Measure Size / My 100 / An Interview with Myself / Seasonal Sweets to Make at Home / Solar Terms / Emergency Preparedness / Age Table / Conversion Chart / Getting the most of Hobonichi / Contact List / Personal Notes
Listed Information	Week of the year / Rokuyo (traditional Japanese calendar) / Solar terms / Japanese holidays / Moon phase (weekly pages include every phase, monthly calendars only include full and new moon)
Other	See the Exploring Each Type page for more details

Weeks Book (Japanese / January Start)

Language	Japanese
Pages	240 pages
Paper Type / Binding	Thin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
Graph Paper Size	3.55 mm
Start of Week	Monday-start week
Yearly Calendar	2023, 2024, 2025
Yearly Index	Jan. - Dec. 2024 (2 pages)
Monthly Calendar	Dec. 2023 - Mar. 2025 (32 pages)
Daily Quotes	One per week (Japanese)
Weekly Pages	Nov. 27, 2023 - Jan. 5, 2025 (116 pages) *All weekly pages include quotes.
Graph Paper	69 pages
Bonus Pages	Shorthand Note-Taking / Using Common Items to Measure Size / My 100 / An Interview with Myself / Seasonal Sweets to Make at Home / Solar Terms / Emergency Preparedness / Age Table / Conversion Chart / Getting the most of Hobonichi / Contact List / Personal Notes
Listed Information	Week of the year / Rokuyo (traditional Japanese calendar) / Solar terms / Japanese holidays / Moon phase (weekly pages include every phase, monthly calendars only include full and new moon)
Other	See the Exploring Each Type page for more details

Please Read Before You Buy

In order to provide you with the most satisfaction for your product, we've compiled a list of warnings, potential issues, and tips to keep in mind for this particular product. Please be sure to read this information carefully before placing your order.

Test fountain pens before regular use: The Hobonichi Techo's Tomoe River / Tomoe River S paper is designed to prevent bleed-through, but some fountain pens and water-based ink pens are not compatible with this paper. When switching to a new pen, we recommend testing the pen somewhere in the book, such as the back memo pages, to see if the ink bleeds through or takes an especially long time to dry.
Cover corners are slightly bumpy and shiny: The corners of the cover contain light traces of press marks, shines, and lumps. This is an unavoidable part of the manufacturing process.
Coloring may stain other objects: The dye in the cover may stain other objects if it rubs against or sticks to them, especially if the cover is wet from water or sweat from your hands. Please store with care.
Imprinted year numbers may peel: The numbers of the year are stamped onto the cover in metallic or other colored leaf, so strong rubbing or everyday use may cause the numbers to peel off.
Avoid storing in hot and humid places: Please avoid storing your product in hot, humid places or placing it atop other objects for long periods of time as this may result in lower quality and color stains.