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MOTHERBoing!A5 Cousin Size

    This MOTHER series cover design was made in part by Shigesato Itoi. The A5 size cover is printed with quotes from the Mr. Saturn characters.



    The orange cotton material has Mr. Saturns walking around it, and between them are occasional quotes printed on the cover.



    ◆Boing!



    ◆Drink coffee before go?



    ◆Breathe is sooooo good!



    These quotes were picked from ones the Mr. Saturns say in MOTHER 2 and MOTHER 3.







    The back of the cover also includes Mr. Saturns who seem to be walking in circles, as well as quotes from the character.



    ◆We no name! Boing!

    All have same name!



    ◆Happy.

    Boing.

    More happy.

    Ding ding.



    ◆Potential!



    These quotes aren’t printed in the Mr. Saturn font from the game, but instead printed in a font that Shigesato Itoi commissioned by filling out a draft manuscript in order to turn it into one.







    The inside of the cover is orange, and it has two bookmarks with navy ribbons. The ticket pocket contains the following quote.



    ◆I think new things…

    Difficult things… from now…



    The MOTHER 2 logo is printed alongside this quote from Mr. Saturn after solving a certain incident in Saturn Valley. It seems like it holds a deep meaning, while actually meaning nothing. This quote from the pure and innocent Mr. Saturn is hidden for only your eyes to see.








    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.







    © Nintendo / SHIGESATO ITOI / APE inc.

    In the Hobonichi Techo 2025 lineup, the Cousin book comes in either English or Japanese.

    *The English book is only available as the January-start version.



    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)
    MOTHERBoing!A5 Cousin Size
    1. ¥7,480 - ¥9,130(incl. tax)
    2. ¥4,180(incl. tax)

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    This techo starts with monthly calendars and ends with undated graph paper pages so you can write whenever you want, and as much as you want.
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    • Thickness: 8 mm (0.3”)
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    Specifications

    Cover
    SizeH: 228 x W: 337 x T: 3 mm / H: 9.0" x W: 13.3" x T: 0.1"
    *Excluding pen holders
    *Specifications may vary slightly
    WeightApprox. 170 g
    Main materialExterior: Cotton / Interior: Cotton
    Book (Cousin English Edition / English / January Start)
    SizeA5 size
    H: 210 x W: 148 x T: 18 mm / H: 8.3"" x W: 5.8"" x T: 0.7""
    *Actual book size may vary slightly
    WeightApprox. 445 g
    LanguageEnglish
    Pages544 pages
    Paper Type / BindingThin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
    Graph Paper Size3.7 mm
    Start of WeekMonday-start week
    Yearly Calendar2024, 2025, 2026
    Yearly IndexJan. 2025 - Dec 2025 (4 pages)
    Monthly CalendarDec. 2024 - Mar. 2026 (32 pages)
    Daily PagesJan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2025 (377 pages)
    *A blank two-page spread is featured at the beginning to provide a free area when starting out the book.
    *A page is included at the beginning of each month to help in planning ahead.
    *Every two-page spread includes one daily quote.
    *Includes a mini monthly calendar at the bottom right of every two-page spread (Monday-start).
    Daily QuotesOne quote per two-page spread (English)
    Weekly Pages Dec 30, 2024 - Jan 4, 2026 (106 pages)
    Memo Pages6 pages
    Bonus PagesTime Table / Graph Paper / Favorites / My 100 / Sample Symbols and Icons / How to Have Fun Keeping a Diary / Oodles of Noodles / Words to Remember / 365 Days Check-Off Sheet / Getting the Most Out of Your Hobonichi Techo / Gifts / Addresses / Personal Notes
    Listed InformationDay of the year / Week of the year (listed on monthly calendars and weekly pages) / Moon phase (daily pages include every phase, monthly calendars and weekly pages only include full and new moon)
    OtherSee the Exploring Each Type page for more details
    Book (Cousin / Japanese / January Start)
    SizeA5 size
    H: 210 x W: 148 x T: 18 mm / H: 8.3"" x W: 5.8"" x T: 0.7""
    *Actual book size may vary slightly
    WeightApprox. 445 g
    LanguageJapanese
    Pages544 pages
    Paper Type / BindingThin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
    Graph Paper Size3.7 mm
    Start of WeekMonday-start week
    Yearly Calendar2024, 2025, 2026
    Yearly IndexJan. 2025 - Dec 2025 (4 pages)
    Monthly CalendarDec. 2024 - Mar. 2026 (32 pages)
    Daily PagesJan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2025 (377 pages)
    *A blank two-page spread is featured at the beginning to provide a free area when starting out the book.
    *A page is included at the beginning of each month to help in planning ahead.
    *All daily pages include daily quotes.
    *Includes a mini monthly calendar at the bottom right of every two-page spread (Monday-start).
    Daily QuotesOne per day (Japanese)
    Weekly Pages Dec 30, 2024 - Jan 4, 2026 (106 pages)
    Memo Pages6 pages
    Bonus PagesTime Table / Graph Paper / Favorites / My 100 / Sample Symbols and Icons / How to Have Fun Keeping a Diary / Recommended Noodle List of 47 Prefectures / Solar Terms / Emergency Preparedness / Gifts / Age Table / Conversion Chart / Getting the most of Hobonichi / Addresses (for 8 people) / Personal Notes
    Listed InformationDay of the year / Week of the year (listed on monthly calendars and weekly pages) / Old lunar calendar / Rokuyo (traditional Japanese lunisolar calendar) (listed on monthly calendars) / Solar terms / Japanese holidays / Moon phase (daily pages include every phase, monthly calendars and weekly pages only include full and new moon)
    OtherSee the Exploring Each Type page for more details
    Book (Cousin Avec / Japanese / January Start / 2-Book Set)
    SizeA5 size x 2 books
    Each Book: H: 210 x W: 148 x T: 10 mm / H: 8.3"" x W: 5.8"" x T: 0.4""
    *Actual book size may vary slightly
    WeightEach Book: Approx. 260 g
    LanguageJapanese
    PagesEach Book: 288 pages
    Paper Type / BindingThin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
    Graph Paper Size3.7 mm
    Start of WeekMonday-start week
    Yearly Calendar2024, 2025, 2026
    Yearly IndexBook 1: Jan. - Dec. 2025 (4 pages)
    Book 2: Jul. 2025 - Jun. 2026 (4 pages)
    Monthly CalendarBook 1: Dec. 2024 - Jul. 2025 (16 pages)
    Book 2: Jun. 2025 - Jan. 2026 (16 pages)
    Daily PagesBook 1: Jan. 1 - Jun. 30, 2025 (187 pages)
    Book 2: Jul. 1 - Dec. 31, 2025 (190 pages)
    *A blank two-page spread (three pages for Book 2) is featured at the beginning to provide a free area when starting out the book.
    *A page is included at the beginning of each month to help in planning ahead.
    *All daily pages include daily quotes.
    *Includes a mini monthly calendar at the bottom right of every two-page spread (Monday-start).
    Daily QuotesOne per day (Japanese)
    Weekly Pages Book 1: Dec. 30, 2024 - Jul. 6, 2025 (54 pages)
    Book 2: Jun. 30, 2025 - Jan. 4, 2026 (54 pages)
    Memo PagesBook 1: 8 pages
    Book 2: 4 pages
    Bonus PagesTime Table / Graph Paper / Favorites / My 100 / Sample Symbols and Icons / How to Have Fun Keeping a Diary / Recommended Noodle List of 47 Prefectures / Solar Terms / Emergency Preparedness / Gifts / Age Table / Conversion Chart / Getting the most of Hobonichi / Addresses (for 8 people) / Personal Notes
    Listed InformationDay of the year / Week of the year (listed on monthly calendars and weekly pages) / Old lunar calendar / Rokuyo (traditional Japanese lunisolar calendar) (listed on monthly calendars) / Solar terms / Japanese holidays / Moon phase (daily pages include every phase, monthly calendars and weekly pages only include full and new moon)
    OtherSee the Exploring Each Type page for more details
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    SizeA5 size
    H: 210 x W: 148 x T: 8 mm / H: 8.3"" x W: 5.8"" x T: 0.3""
    *Actual book size may vary slightly
    WeightApprox. 220 g
    LanguageJapanese
    Pages224 pages
    Paper Type / BindingThin, light Tomoe River paper resistant to bleeding and designed for planners / Stitch-binding
    Graph Paper Size3.7 mm
    Start of WeekMonday-start week
    Yearly Calendar2024, 2025, 2026
    Yearly IndexJan. - Dec. 2025 (4 pages)
    Monthly CalendarDec. 2024 - Mar. 2026 (32 pages)
    Daily QuotesIncluded (Japanese)
    Graph Paper 171 pages
    Bonus PagesTime Table / Graph Paper / Favorites / My 100 / Sample Symbols and Icons / How to Have Fun Keeping a Diary / Recommended Noodle List of 47 Prefectures / Solar Terms / Emergency Preparedness / Gifts / Age Table / Conversion Chart / Getting the most of Hobonichi / Addresses (for 8 people) / Personal Notes
    Listed InformationDay of the year / Week of the year (listed on monthly calendars) / Old lunar calendar / Rokuyo (traditional Japanese lunisolar calendar) (listed on monthly calendars) / Solar terms / Japanese holidays / Moon phase (Full and new moon listed on monthly calendars)
    OtherSee 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.

    Actual specifications may vary from listing

    Each item is individually assembled and sewn by hand by a factory worker. Best efforts are made to ensure consistent sizes and specifications, but there may be slight differences.

    Color and print may vary slightly

    This material is first printed or dyed and then later sewn onto the cover. While colors are designed to be consistent, there may be uneven coloring or slight shade variances between covers. This may also happen across a single cover, such as a pocket compared to the rest of the cover. In addition, on rare occasions, there may be small black or white dots visible on the print. This is an unavoidable aspect of the manufacturing process.

    Cover may contain variations in stitching or loose lining

    Due to the structure of the cover that opens flat 180 degrees, exterior stitching areas may appear puckered and lining material may be loose.

    Not for use with Cover on Cover

    This cover uses thicker materials than usual, so it may not fit. Forcing it into a Cover on Cover may damage the products.

    Pen holders are rigid at first

    The pen holders are rigid at first, making it difficult to insert pens. You can speed up the breaking-in process by rolling the pen holders in your hand.

    Pen holder fits pens up to 13.5 mm wide

    The pen holder is designed to perfectly fit the 12.2 mm (0.48”) diameter Jetstream pen offered as a free Hobonichi Store Exclusive. Pens with certain shapes and materials may be difficult to pull through the holder. The holder can fit pens up to 13.5 mm (0.53”) in diameter.

    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.

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