Hobonichi Techo / Yumi Kitagishi: Pencil Board for Weeks (Animal Condo)

A Weeks pencil board illustrated by Yumi Kitagishi. "Animal Condo" shows a red-roofed apartment building full of quirky animal neighbors; the back shows the same building on bright yellow-green. A pencil board slips under the page you're writing on so your pen glides, doesn't slip, and doesn't leave indentations on the next page — especially useful with thin Tomoe River paper.

• Fits Weeks and Weeks MEGA
• One edge has a millimeter ruler, plus a "Today" tab that works as a bookmark
• Material: synthetic paper (Yupo)
• Size: 7.4" x 3.5" · approx. 7 g

About Hobonichi Techo

Hobonichi Techo was created in 2002 by Shigesato Itoi — the influential Japanese copywriter, creative director, and writer of the Nintendo/EarthBound “Mother” game series — as an extension of his long-running web magazine Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun (“Almost Daily Itoi News”), which has published online since 1998. It is produced in Japan by Hobonichi Co., Ltd.

The planner is built around ultra-thin, famously smooth Tomoe River paper, prized by fountain pen users worldwide for its ink-friendliness and near-zero bleed-through. Each year Hobonichi releases a new lineup of cover designs and collaborations with Japanese and international artists, designers, and brands — a roster that has grown into one of the most anticipated and collected release calendars in stationery. Designs regularly sell out within days of launch.

This item is part of the 2027 Hobonichi Techo collection.