This is a collaboration techo with the SUPER Famicom™ game “MOTHER 2: Gyiyg Strikes Back!” (EarthBound in North America, released by Nintendo Co., Ltd. in 1994), for which Shigesato Itoi was the game designer. It features the main image from The Secret of MOTHER 2 event hosted by Hobonichi in the summer of 2024.
The Secret of MOTHER 2 was an exhibition that displayed materials used during the development of MOTHER 2. This cover design shows the clay models used in the official guidebook that were also on display, and overlays it with a line from the game written by Shigesato Itoi. These figurines were pulled out of storage for the first time in thirty years and were photographed in black and white by photographer Hiroshi Hatano.
