I saw your handwriting in the Hobonichi test book when I went to the DTLA preview event on the same day as you 😂😂 I saw the book and I was like, “Oh… Rachelle was here. I wonder who she is?”
I think the "HON"s are not said like an initialism, but are said like "hone", because "hon" (本) means "book" in Japanese. :-) It was great seeing all these! I think we have different tastes though, because I'm getting all the One Piece, Mother, and Opanchu Usagi things, and you spent like 2 seconds in that section, LOL! 😂
Was the blue dragon cover in the Weeks the bow tie style or was it something else? What did the liberty fabrics floral Weeks feel like (Emma and Georgina, I think. The floral one)? Was it fabric or was it a stamped print?
@@tahniguglielmina1715the blue dragons are bow and tie, yes. And the Liberty print is actually covered with very fine Liberty tana lawn cotton, which is a very finely woven, almost silky feel fine cotton fabric.
The pronounciation is exactly like it’s written, so „hon“ where you pronounce the o as a British person would pronounce it (in „honest“ for example), not like an American would. Does that make sense? 😅
Oh shoot I should have tested that!! I think the idea is that they don’t need covers bc they HAVE their own covers… but who among us can resist a nice luxurious planner cover am I right 😂
I’m conflicted between 3 options for my weeks 1. The Grey Weeks Mega . It has the vibes of what I want to be like.. stylish,minimal ,simple and put together 😎 2. The Bow&Tie Cat and me .. which is what I am .. a crazy cat lady and everyone around me just accepts it 😆 3. The Hiroko Kubota Glossy weeks ..to remind me to believe in whimsy and magic despite the daily grind ✨ I feel so conflicted.. gah and I budgeted for only 1 I’m also planning to get a plain notebook with the Makino Illustration..
I think u should embrace who you are, remove the gray one from your options. now, you are a crazy cat lady, everyone knows, and you don't need a reminder of that, i say go with the reminder that life can be fun, good and magical. if everyone in our would today could be reminded every day, the daily 'grind' would look a lot different. From a daily "grinder" in one of the frustrating cities on the planet, DC Metro area. Good luck, and let us know.
@@dbrickner5292i love this mentality! I was stuck on similar options for some of the same reasons and this helped me decide, so thank you for sharing!
I was so tempted to get the smooth forest green because I loved the colour but not laying flat is a deal breaker. I am so glad I watched your video before the store opens!
Thanks for bringing us around the pop up! was on the fence between the weeks and avec A6, but those cats stole my heart lol. placed my order 5 mins ago!
Ive got a two-page list that I need to narrow down before release date! I have a feeling 2024 is going to be much like 2023 has been for me-- more planners than plans! (And I'm ok with that).
I'm mostly going to be using Sterling Ink planners and notebooks next year, but I'm sorely tempted by the Cats & Me Weeks and maybe the Mina Perhonen zip cover (or the Notte one if I'm feeling more sensible!) - Hobonichi was my first introduction to Tomoe River paper so it still has a special place in my heart ❤
i ordered Hobonichi 5 year, a Cousin (daily journaling, NPTE review study guide), a Cats weeks planner size (Health and fitness, mental health) and a non Hobo weeks for Money tracking stuff, bills etc) OMG sooo excited and i never saw the other prints on the launch in the website (or missed it) Excited for you OMG i laughed when u said how crazy we are all ordering our planners this early. SUBSCRIBED! love your channel
Rachelle! I live in the EU, I do not need to buy a cousin to put into any of the covers! I just go buy any A5 notebook at any book store or stationary store. However, I usually buy Tomae River Paper anyway. I am still undecided about which covers to get in weeks, except the same Celestial Blue in Mega as you liked. I am not sure if I want the bow tie cat in weeks or Hön or the One Piece one. And as the AuDHD I am, I will buy way too many covers again this year. I really want the new One Piece leather folio cover in the whitish cream. I want it in the A5 size, I have the black in the A6. I do not by any Mina Pheronen because of the vegan leather, I have seen too many PU leathers begin to flake, even stuff that is barely used after about a year. I wish since she is a fabric designer and to appease the Vegans, why not just use a linen interior or something. As a soon to have MSc in Environmental science I hate plastic that breaks down so easily.
Thank you for sharing this! What a fun opportunity! I'm not adding any Hobonichi this year (haven't used my blank notebooks from last year yet,) but I might consider an A6 Day free for the future. It's always fun to see how excited Hobonichi fans get and hear how they decide what they will order. Hope you get everything on your list!
I totally want to buy a Sunday Start Techno A5. I’m really tempted to buy Hon in Black Gingham because the aesthetics would be perfect for a work planner!!
Thanks for doing this for us. I'm so jealous however. But the botanicals are mine! (LOL) And have my eye on the Cats & Me also. I also sat down prior to 01 August and went through what I wanted as far as planner needs. Adding a couple of new ones for a year long project I want to do. So I knew the sizes I wanted for what planner. Now counting down the days until I can order.
I got a Weeks last year after watching your channel I think I will get a mega this year so it is still portable but I can capture tasks in one part and notes from appointments I take my mom to in another. I might also get the undated A5 for a project notebook so I can plan all the milestones etc in the monthly spreads and use the rest as I work through the project. It was so great to see all the options.
Kudos to the camera person for this video and thanks Rachelle for bringing us along on this awesome experience! I’m now obsessed with the weeks cover on cover with the diamond icons pattern and might actually put together an order 😍
I was at the NYC preview and some of us had a conversation about our fav planning TH-camrs-of course you came up :) so know that you’re appreciated! I have used all sizes and have always centered my whole system on a cousin; I was going to try something radical this year and not get a cousin at all, and try the Common Planner instead, but then seeing the A5 HON in person convinced me to get it again. So my dilemma now is whether I should bother looking for a use for the Common Planner I preordered or just sell it.
I am honestly already feeling that way about some of my other preorders too 😩 but it will be nice to hold them both in your hands and then decide! The nice thing is that planners also make great gifts so they could be presents if unused. THANK YOU for saying about the NYC event!! I wish I could have gone!!! Next year 😂
My mom watched this video exclusively to see the sparkle tweed and you didn't show it at all, except in the background when you said you were leaving. Very funny, and very unfortunate!
My hobonichi order plan: - 1 x card case - 2 x photo album - 1 x A6 notebook - 1 x A6 day free - 1 x stencil - 1 x Japan rail card ( I am visiting japan in 2024) - 1 x frame stickers
Hobonichi pajama party let's goooo~~ Man I was pretty set on the avec again next year, but seeing that the Hon cover is flexible now I'm conflicted... also I always want to pick up a weeks even though I know I won't use it whyyy
I mean the HON is def still stiff! But it is way better in person than I imagined. A lot more like a hobo weeks cover. I’m here to encourage you to get a weeks just because 😈😈
Did you feel like the stitching that attaches the band on the Have A Nice Day planner seemed solid for daily use? Looking at a A6 Techo and that cover for daily journalling. Thanks!
Rachelle, I love your voice, your energy, and the details you put into every video. ❤ I went to Yoseka Stationery this weekend and checked out their hobonichi lineup and I’m so excited!
I literally posted a video too today about my impressions of this year lineup. Is so nice to hear other people’s thoughts! I wish I was able to see them in person tho! 😮
I used an a6 day-free this year and i was a huge fan. I got an undated Common Planner in A5 recently but I haven't found my groove with ghe weekly spreads, so I am pretty sure I'm getting another day-free for 2024! Just trying to decide on the size I want.
My browser has permanently been open on their website and I keep adding things to my "loved items" ! I will be repurchasing the A5 Cousin for my monthly/weekly/daily planning (and am debating a cover...?) and I think an A6 day-free for just journaling...!
Can't wait to see what you're gonna do with the day-free content planner. It was my idea last year and well.. it didn't work as planned exactly. At least yet. Still struggling with my side brand/hustle ^^"
I had already ordered the A5 HON when I found your channel, so I'm happy you liked the one I chose (Ivory Slash). I feel a little crazy that the reason I chose the HON over the Cousin is that I want that clear pencil board! I know I'll be tempted to get the A6 HON for the same reason when it's released (even though I did already order the sweet A6 dandelion pencil board)! 😂
I have the spring 2023 Botanical Weeks (my shift from the Cousin to the weeks because I couldn't keep up with the dailies) and I LOVE LOVE that they're continuing the Botanical! So I'm going to go with the Botanical Weeks and debating on the Botanical A6 Hon for memory keeping and journaling. BUT I preordered two Common Planners (vertical weeks and vertical passport) so now I'm conflicted. There's just soooo many options 😅
Ok, hear me out: a five year where I journal through pagan/witch’s wheel of the year, maybe do that decan tarot thing- I don’t actually know anything about them but it would be fun to learn and it would be fun to see what themes come up year after year around the same time. Sure, the events aren’t on exactly the same day every year but they’re close enough to justify the beautiful journal and I am technically an adult and no one can stop me.
I didn’t really notice much different about the black gingham covers except they were a bit more texturally cool. But they are the paper material and I’m it sure how that holds up in a bag without a cover, so it might cancel out 🤔🤔
I never knew this was a thing but it’s so cool! It’s incredibly helpful to see them all “in person.” I’m still a little sad they went with seahorses instead of the more traditional dragon. I was really looking forward to the year of the dragon cover
OMG same!! I had such a strong vision of what I thought the 🐉 would look like, that I can't make friends with the seahorses even though they are so cute.
I actually wasn't planning on getting a Hobonichi for next year, but now...lol. I going to try a Common Planner for work stuff next year, and then I'm going to do more personal/creative stuff in a bullet journal (in either an LT1917 or A&O, I haven't decided yet), so I don't even know what else I'll need! I tried a Weeks this year and while I like it, I just don't pick it up every day and I feel bad because I got a Mega. But looking at this line up just gives me so many ideas of things to try, haha
So question re: the HON - is the cover texture sort of like the Hobonichi Weeks? I have the botanical Weeks and I like that texture. I'm SO tempted by the HONs!!
I've been honing my list. I know I'm getting an A6 Techo from my oartner (it's tradition), might be used for mental health stuff. I bought the Common Planner already, so that my everyday/everything covered. So... A Weeks for work (the cats. I'm getting the cats. I need that bit of silly for work). I loooove the Have a Nice Day cover for the A6, but I have two Hobonichi A6 covers already, so am telling myself I won't get it, but let's see if that sticks once I make my order. 🙃And I have a hankering for the Olive leather Weeks, but no purpose for it. Might get it anyway.
I am for sure getting the cat cover weeks, and a6 hon....and I'm like so undecided about getting the cousin vs. hon in the cat cover lol. I think I'm getting all of the cat cover ones lol
Ok. Cousin for all around planning. I do lug it with me to work, but oh well. That kitty cat one is so stinkin' cute! I bought a 2023 Weeks on Prime day to see if it would for me and so far not; so hard to justify a new one. I want something I can have fun decorating more than do the Cousin (don't want to chunk it up too much. Maybe a day free...oh but those kitties🤩. Any advice?
This was so wonderful! This will be my 3rd year in a cousin but first time ordering from Japan at launch. I'm lookint at the Liberty and "small gifts" A5 cousin covers. How did they feel? Is small gifts embroidered?
Thanks so much for this and especially checking if the Weeks lay flat! I was debating if I wanted the Forest Green or the Deep navy, and knowing the Forest Green won't lay flat I will definitely get the Navy :D
Thanks so much for sharing this awesome tour! I'm jealous haha. Can't wait for Thursday night. I've more or less narrowed down my shortlist but there are still a few question marks. I'm getting the A5 Hon in either the seahorses or the Ivory Slash, the Little Gifts and Blue Blue A5 covers, and the pajama laptop case! I am still trying to decide on the actual pajamas so you may yet have a Hobonichi pajama twin 😂 Am also trying to decide whether I can justify the Makino notebooks (answer: no, but I still really want them!)
HI! I've been checking to see if you you have a review of how your Midori 10 year is going and if you like it? I imagine you are getting the Tiny Dragons Weeks, too??? I am so conflicted (again, LOL) about what to get. I really only need 1 Weeks and thought I'd try the Makino one this time. But...I've always said I want a Black Weeks so I'm now thinking I have to try the Black Gingham and then "try the Bow and Tie again.." keeps popping up in my mind... Not to mention that I said last year, if they have the HON slash in A6 Navy every year, I need to get that. Gosh, then I took out my old Hobonichi books and remembered how much I like the texture of just the plain A6 Original with no cover (I just love the feel of that cream colored book and flipping through it as if it were a notebook like a Sneaker Weeks). So, needless to say, I have a lot of decisions to make. So much for "I'm just getting one Weeks this year and it'll be an easy decision" Lol One thing I have decided....I prefer the Japanese versions over the English. It's nostalgia for my little Japanese planner and I don't like reading the quotes in English. I have the English Weeks this year and I haven't read any of them.
@@victoriahall4961 Hi! I haven't been able to upload any videos in months because I have long Covid and have zero energy 😭😭 It's really frustrating because I miss making videos. I'm hoping to be able to start making shorts again at some point. Thanks so much for asking 😍 The Midori 10 year is fabulous and holds fountain pen beautifully. It's very easy to keep up with. As for my Hobo order, I'm now leaning towards the Makino A5. I'm not getting a Weeks this year (!) because I've pre-ordered a Sterling Ink CP vertical Weeks. I've always dreamed of a timed hourly Weeks so I couldn't say no to that! I agree with you about the English vs Japanese - after all those years of wondering what the quotes said, I hardly ever read them in English either lol! Good luck with your decisions!
@@VeganOrganizer Thanks for the reply! Sorry to hear you have long Covid and hoping you can get back to all your favourite activities soon. Take care😍 I am thinking of getting the Japanese versions of both Weeks and HON, either Makino or Tiny Dragons, probably will go more classic with the Makino knowing me. I also am using Midori more...next year is the last in my A6 5 Year and I'm really leaning towards getting the black 5 Years Midori. Your video on the 10 year is the only one swaying me --- 5 or 10...hmmm. Enjoy making decisions on your Hobo order this season, too!
@@victoriahall4961 Well on the subject of five-year diaries, have you seen that Sterling Ink has just announced she'll be releasing one in October? In A5 and B6, three different colour options, TRP. It looks beautiful 😍 just to add to your dilemma! I love the Midori 10-year so I'd go with that but the SI looks really promising...
I’m contemplating an A5 day free for a reading journal, so I don’t have to draw the month spreads anymore. I need a weeks on the go and am thinking of a second weeks for a health and well being journal, since I’ve had trouble figuring out how to merge those both into my current weeks. I’d get one in grey and one in sky blue. And I’m seriously considering getting the botanical HON for a language learning journal. But I should probably get the Avec. But the avec isn’t as pretty as the botanical one… 😂
They are the ones that are literally labeled "smooth." It's a type of cover! And the leather ones need some breaking in. Otherwise, good as far as i could tell.
Not sure what you mean by set up - monthlies look p much the same but in the back it’s just undated grid paper, definitely NOT enough for a day per page.
I've used the A5 Cousin for the past 2 years and really like it, but would like to move to the Weeks, I think. You did mention that the one you showed didn't lay flat when open -- are they all like that? That would be a deal breaker for me. Thank you for your video -- so very helpful!!
For the Weeks, you need to avoid the ones that are in the White Line Series (black and ivory with the white strip running down it) and the Smooth series (Sangria and Forest Green). All others will lay flat. You might have to open the book in multiple places and gently smooth down the spine throughout the book at the beginning, but they all lay flat.
Just like last year, I'm so conflicted about whether I want the Cousin or the A6 Avec (I've used the A6 Avec this year and last year). I love the size of the A6, but I don't like having to buy the weekly supplement book. For one, the color rubs off on everything and stained my pen loops and two, it's an extra expense. Not only that, I did a reread of the Bullet Journal Method since it's been about 5 years since it's come out and started a bullet journal experiment just to see if I'd stay consistent. So far, I have and really enjoyed it (I'm using a pocket Moleskine softcover in a Travelers style notebook cover). So I'm in a bit of a conundrum. If I go with the Cousin Avec, I'll have my weeks in one book, but I may be less likely to pull it out to bullet journal or even carry it around because it's twice the size of the A6. But since I'm already carrying around my A6 Avec and the pocket Moleskine, it's basically like carrying around an A5. I just wish they would put the weeks into the A6 😞
I know some other brands have smaller littler weeks, but for me the issue with the tiny weekly supplement is that it just us WAY too small for me to plan in 🥲 I would say go with what’s working though! There’s always the spring launch.
@@RachelleinTheory It is really small, but that's one of the reasons I like it so much. I track my sleep, my work schedule, and I use the sidebar to write in the upcoming week. I struggle with everyday things so tracking my sleep and work schedule(by color blocking) helps ease the anxiety of feeling like I'm not doing enough everyday. By putting the upcoming week in the sidebar, it helps me budget for any upcoming bills. In the case of an event or appointment, it feels like I have extra time to mentally and/or physically prepare for those things. I've spent so much time and effort trying to curate the Hobonichi to do all the things for me that trying to figure out if something different would be better is rather daunting.
I'm waiting till 2025 to get the 5 year so it would begin on a 5 year. LOL The Hon is actually pronounced s a word not an acronym. It's the Japanese word for book. :) I'm still on the fence about getting it because it is a hardcover versus the softcover of the cousin, but I may since my EDC is now a TN Passport and I use my cousin for my at home planner and daily journal. I'm definitely getting the Year of the Dragon weeks since I am a dragon. Interesting fact. The myth behind the reason why the dragon is depicted as a seahorse is because all seahorses have the potential to ascend to become a dragon, but only the very few do. ;) I am absolutely getting that botanical cover for my Hon. I'm definitely hoping next year to be able to preview Hobonichi. Thank you for sharing all this with us!!!
Well, I wasn't planning on getting a Hobonichi at all, but those cats are toooo cute. I'm not sure what I would even do with a weeks, though, but I cannot say no to cats. :)
I’m going to get a Weeks. I have the bunnies for 2023 and LOVE it! I’m either going to get the cats, dragon, or botanical. 🥰. Thanks for sharing this video with us!
You know weirdly they didn’t have the sneaker available! But I like the sneaker weeks. I have a video coming soon about all the hobonichis I’ve tried featuring the sneaker.
Meanwhile I'm just trying to come up with a reason to get a weeks for myself, since financially I'm not able to get everything I want. I've used Cousin or DayFree for years and will stick to that style. Will get probably DayFree or just a notebook, since I hoard them. Cousin helped this year a lot, but then mental health went rom bad to worse and I haven't done really anything for 5 months on my planner. At most used the monthly layout for bills and scheduled meetings. The fact that the neutrals on Weeks are on only the leather covers makes me huff and sigh. The olive green would've been wonderful for my mom who tracks her daily medication on a Weeks, but she never closes the books, or takes them anywhere, so by her words the covers are wasted on her.
I tried out the Weeks, Cousin and Original Avec for this year, and the only one I found myself wanting to keep using was the weeks, so this year I'll probably get the ivory white line weeks. Would love a HON as well but I know I won't really end up using it.
Hi there, I just noticed you mentioned the White Line Weeks. This series doesn't lay flat so if that's important to you, just wanted you to know before you buy.
@@victoriahall4961 Oh, I know. My current Weeks is the Black edition of the White Line planner. But thank you anyway for mentioning it. It's important to make informed decisions.
I’ve used a Cousin for journaling since 2020 and I’ll let you in on a secret 🤫 I ignore the dates! I just can’t do exactly a page a day. It’s like I don’t even see the dates anymore 😁
A lot of my daily pages are blank, some are full and most have a few lines. I record health related things on the day pages as well as notes/research on other matters which gives me an accurate record with plenty of space. And I’ve released the need to use each page. Lastly I’ve been color coding using Tombow markers so when I flick through looking for something specific it’s easier to find. Can’t imagine being without my cousin ☺️
@@fagerdamso true. I'm sure in advance that I will not fill every single day with daily entries. But I'm so in love with the layouts of Helen, the creator of TCMC (the Coffee Monsters Co), and her monthly/weekly and daily spreads. I don't know how, but she actually filled all 365 daily pagea for 2022 and it looks soooo pretty ❤
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I’m going with the A5 botanical HON. I can’t resist it’s SO beautiful
It is 😩😩😩
Me too. Gorgeous
I think we all are 😂
Me too!
SAME!
I saw your handwriting in the Hobonichi test book when I went to the DTLA preview event on the same day as you 😂😂 I saw the book and I was like, “Oh… Rachelle was here. I wonder who she is?”
Oh my gosh!!!!
I hope you also wrote that you were here too underneath 😂😂
11:55 that look after "if anyone wants to get matching pajamas with me" killed me 😂😂😂😂
I think the "HON"s are not said like an initialism, but are said like "hone", because "hon" (本) means "book" in Japanese. :-)
It was great seeing all these! I think we have different tastes though, because I'm getting all the One Piece, Mother, and Opanchu Usagi things, and you spent like 2 seconds in that section, LOL!
😂
Was the blue dragon cover in the Weeks the bow tie style or was it something else? What did the liberty fabrics floral Weeks feel like (Emma and Georgina, I think. The floral one)? Was it fabric or was it a stamped print?
@@tahniguglielmina1715the blue dragons are bow and tie, yes. And the Liberty print is actually covered with very fine Liberty tana lawn cotton, which is a very finely woven, almost silky feel fine cotton fabric.
Thank you for sharing that about the pronounciation of HON. I've been calling it "hawn" (like dawn).
The pronounciation is exactly like it’s written, so „hon“ where you pronounce the o as a British person would pronounce it (in „honest“ for example), not like an American would. Does that make sense? 😅
I'm very very fond of Leuchtturm1917 but those adorable hobonichi covers have my heart!! The little cats ❤😂
I'm tempted on a HON as well. I've heard they fit into the covers but only the back, which is how I use my covers any way... so tempted.
Oh shoot I should have tested that!! I think the idea is that they don’t need covers bc they HAVE their own covers… but who among us can resist a nice luxurious planner cover am I right 😂
I've never used Hobonichi notebooks before and I plan to start with the Cousin for 2024
I’m conflicted between 3 options for my weeks
1. The Grey Weeks Mega . It has the vibes of what I want to be like.. stylish,minimal ,simple and put together 😎
2. The Bow&Tie Cat and me .. which is what I am .. a crazy cat lady and everyone around me just accepts it 😆
3. The Hiroko Kubota Glossy weeks ..to remind me to believe in whimsy and magic despite the daily grind ✨
I feel so conflicted.. gah and I budgeted for only 1
I’m also planning to get a plain notebook with the Makino Illustration..
I think u should embrace who you are, remove the gray one from your options. now, you are a crazy cat lady, everyone knows, and you don't need a reminder of that, i say go with the reminder that life can be fun, good and magical. if everyone in our would today could be reminded every day, the daily 'grind' would look a lot different. From a daily "grinder" in one of the frustrating cities on the planet, DC Metro area. Good luck, and let us know.
@@dbrickner5292i love this mentality! I was stuck on similar options for some of the same reasons and this helped me decide, so thank you for sharing!
I was so tempted to get the smooth forest green because I loved the colour but not laying flat is a deal breaker. I am so glad I watched your video before the store opens!
Also your make up looks really pretty in this video :)
Thanks for bringing us around the pop up! was on the fence between the weeks and avec A6, but those cats stole my heart lol. placed my order 5 mins ago!
Ive got a two-page list that I need to narrow down before release date! I have a feeling 2024 is going to be much like 2023 has been for me-- more planners than plans! (And I'm ok with that).
I have the black wallet case for my work Weeks and I love it! It is really seek and professional. It is great for travel too.
GREAT to know!! Thank you so much
Hang on. I had no idea that 2024 was the year of the dragon! I've now changed what I'm getting. Thanks for this!
I'm mostly going to be using Sterling Ink planners and notebooks next year, but I'm sorely tempted by the Cats & Me Weeks and maybe the Mina Perhonen zip cover (or the Notte one if I'm feeling more sensible!) - Hobonichi was my first introduction to Tomoe River paper so it still has a special place in my heart ❤
Absolutely awesome! Thank you! I still trying to decide.
The Ane pouch is a great option for Weeks + wallet carry. I prefer it to the zipped Weeks covers.
I have the Ane in the Ukrainian Flowers and absolutely love to use it when all I need is a small wallet and to carry a weeks.
i ordered Hobonichi 5 year, a Cousin (daily journaling, NPTE review study guide), a Cats weeks planner size (Health and fitness, mental health) and a non Hobo weeks for Money tracking stuff, bills etc) OMG sooo excited and i never saw the other prints on the launch in the website (or missed it) Excited for you OMG i laughed when u said how crazy we are all ordering our planners this early. SUBSCRIBED! love your channel
Thanks for doing this video! Big props to your camera person for getting all the good product shots!
Rachelle! I live in the EU, I do not need to buy a cousin to put into any of the covers! I just go buy any A5 notebook at any book store or stationary store. However, I usually buy Tomae River Paper anyway. I am still undecided about which covers to get in weeks, except the same Celestial Blue in Mega as you liked. I am not sure if I want the bow tie cat in weeks or Hön or the One Piece one. And as the AuDHD I am, I will buy way too many covers again this year. I really want the new One Piece leather folio cover in the whitish cream. I want it in the A5 size, I have the black in the A6. I do not by any Mina Pheronen because of the vegan leather, I have seen too many PU leathers begin to flake, even stuff that is barely used after about a year. I wish since she is a fabric designer and to appease the Vegans, why not just use a linen interior or something. As a soon to have MSc in Environmental science I hate plastic that breaks down so easily.
You are so awesome to film your trip to the LA Hobonichi preview, thanks!
Thank you for sharing this! What a fun opportunity! I'm not adding any Hobonichi this year (haven't used my blank notebooks from last year yet,) but I might consider an A6 Day free for the future. It's always fun to see how excited Hobonichi fans get and hear how they decide what they will order. Hope you get everything on your list!
So fun. Thanks for sharing.
Got mine in person too! I got the liberty fabrics HON
Could you please do a video comparing hobonichi weeks vs common planner weeks?
I totally want to buy a Sunday Start Techno A5. I’m really tempted to buy Hon in Black Gingham because the aesthetics would be perfect for a work planner!!
Hobonichi has a whole section of their site I think for like ~office aesthetic~ planners! I agree, the black HONs would look chic as a work planner!
Thanks for doing this for us. I'm so jealous however. But the botanicals are mine! (LOL) And have my eye on the Cats & Me also. I also sat down prior to 01 August and went through what I wanted as far as planner needs. Adding a couple of new ones for a year long project I want to do. So I knew the sizes I wanted for what planner. Now counting down the days until I can order.
I got a Weeks last year after watching your channel I think I will get a mega this year so it is still portable but I can capture tasks in one part and notes from appointments I take my mom to in another. I might also get the undated A5 for a project notebook so I can plan all the milestones etc in the monthly spreads and use the rest as I work through the project. It was so great to see all the options.
Kudos to the camera person for this video and thanks Rachelle for bringing us along on this awesome experience! I’m now obsessed with the weeks cover on cover with the diamond icons pattern and might actually put together an order 😍
This meant so much 💞 I love the diamond cover too! I hope you snag one :)
I ended up ordering the lavender color weeks and the familiar sights diamond cover and a pencil board! Excited for it to arrive!
I was at the NYC preview and some of us had a conversation about our fav planning TH-camrs-of course you came up :) so know that you’re appreciated!
I have used all sizes and have always centered my whole system on a cousin; I was going to try something radical this year and not get a cousin at all, and try the Common Planner instead, but then seeing the A5 HON in person convinced me to get it again. So my dilemma now is whether I should bother looking for a use for the Common Planner I preordered or just sell it.
I am honestly already feeling that way about some of my other preorders too 😩 but it will be nice to hold them both in your hands and then decide! The nice thing is that planners also make great gifts so they could be presents if unused.
THANK YOU for saying about the NYC event!! I wish I could have gone!!! Next year 😂
My mom watched this video exclusively to see the sparkle tweed and you didn't show it at all, except in the background when you said you were leaving. Very funny, and very unfortunate!
My hobonichi order plan:
- 1 x card case
- 2 x photo album
- 1 x A6 notebook
- 1 x A6 day free
- 1 x stencil
- 1 x Japan rail card ( I am visiting japan in 2024)
- 1 x frame stickers
I LOVED this video! Thank you Rachelle!
I'm going with a weeks, and the A6 day free. I always buy a clear cover on cover and I make my own design artwork that I change throughout the year.
Hobonichi pajama party let's goooo~~
Man I was pretty set on the avec again next year, but seeing that the Hon cover is flexible now I'm conflicted... also I always want to pick up a weeks even though I know I won't use it whyyy
I mean the HON is def still stiff! But it is way better in person than I imagined. A lot more like a hobo weeks cover.
I’m here to encourage you to get a weeks just because 😈😈
Can’t wait to see the setup you chose close up ! I can’t decide which one I want for 2024 yet 🤔
Did you feel like the stitching that attaches the band on the Have A Nice Day planner seemed solid for daily use? Looking at a A6 Techo and that cover for daily journalling. Thanks!
Rachelle, I love your voice, your energy, and the details you put into every video. ❤
I went to Yoseka Stationery this weekend and checked out their hobonichi lineup and I’m so excited!
Thank you ❤
I literally posted a video too today about my impressions of this year lineup. Is so nice to hear other people’s thoughts! I wish I was able to see them in person tho! 😮
Thanks so much!!
I used an a6 day-free this year and i was a huge fan. I got an undated Common Planner in A5 recently but I haven't found my groove with ghe weekly spreads, so I am pretty sure I'm getting another day-free for 2024! Just trying to decide on the size I want.
My browser has permanently been open on their website and I keep adding things to my "loved items" ! I will be repurchasing the A5 Cousin for my monthly/weekly/daily planning (and am debating a cover...?) and I think an A6 day-free for just journaling...!
Can't wait to see what you're gonna do with the day-free content planner. It was my idea last year and well.. it didn't work as planned exactly. At least yet. Still struggling with my side brand/hustle ^^"
I had already ordered the A5 HON when I found your channel, so I'm happy you liked the one I chose (Ivory Slash). I feel a little crazy that the reason I chose the HON over the Cousin is that I want that clear pencil board! I know I'll be tempted to get the A6 HON for the same reason when it's released (even though I did already order the sweet A6 dandelion pencil board)! 😂
I have the spring 2023 Botanical Weeks (my shift from the Cousin to the weeks because I couldn't keep up with the dailies) and I LOVE LOVE that they're continuing the Botanical! So I'm going to go with the Botanical Weeks and debating on the Botanical A6 Hon for memory keeping and journaling. BUT I preordered two Common Planners (vertical weeks and vertical passport) so now I'm conflicted. There's just soooo many options 😅
Adore this so much hehe thanks for sharing and showing your lineup! I STILL haven’t decided lollll 😭
hi, is the link of your video description from the oficial store? I love your videos!! i hope you have a great week :)
Ok, hear me out: a five year where I journal through pagan/witch’s wheel of the year, maybe do that decan tarot thing- I don’t actually know anything about them but it would be fun to learn and it would be fun to see what themes come up year after year around the same time. Sure, the events aren’t on exactly the same day every year but they’re close enough to justify the beautiful journal and I am technically an adult and no one can stop me.
did the weeks botanical lie flat? Now that you showed some that don't flatten out worries me. thanks for the fun video
Yep, the standard hardcover ones lie flat!
I was going to get the Cousin avec and giraffe cover but now i want the seahorse HON!
I just checked the website - omg! I need the A5 Mother HON 😍😍😍😍
I was wondering what the black gingham hon was like, struggling to choose between that and the botanical hon!
I didn’t really notice much different about the black gingham covers except they were a bit more texturally cool. But they are the paper material and I’m it sure how that holds up in a bag without a cover, so it might cancel out 🤔🤔
I would get the HON if it came in avec
Great video! ❤ which pen where you using on the moleskine?
I never knew this was a thing but it’s so cool! It’s incredibly helpful to see them all “in person.” I’m still a little sad they went with seahorses instead of the more traditional dragon. I was really looking forward to the year of the dragon cover
I love the sea dragons but I totally know what you mean!! 🐉🐉
OMG same!! I had such a strong vision of what I thought the 🐉 would look like, that I can't make friends with the seahorses even though they are so cute.
Kind of feel the same, even though I probably would go for the cats! Dragon is my sign, though, so I would have loved that. :)
@@yestoplans Dragon 🐉 is my sign too!
I actually wasn't planning on getting a Hobonichi for next year, but now...lol. I going to try a Common Planner for work stuff next year, and then I'm going to do more personal/creative stuff in a bullet journal (in either an LT1917 or A&O, I haven't decided yet), so I don't even know what else I'll need! I tried a Weeks this year and while I like it, I just don't pick it up every day and I feel bad because I got a Mega. But looking at this line up just gives me so many ideas of things to try, haha
Thoughts on the Hiroko Kubota cover? Was it too glossy? Lol I’m deciding between that one and the botanical ❤😊 Great video!!
I thought it was a bit glossy imho!! But I don’t really like any shine. But if that doesn’t bother you, go for it :)
Thank you for sharing! I’m so excited, I already have my alarm set. I’m bringing the same energy as buying Taylor Swift tickets lol
So question re: the HON - is the cover texture sort of like the Hobonichi Weeks? I have the botanical Weeks and I like that texture. I'm SO tempted by the HONs!!
Yes it is!
A5 Avec is the way to go for me because they get so bulky after a bit hehe tho the weeks have my heart it's such a small space for what I like to do
Did the bow & tie HON covers feel the same as the Weeks? Same sturdy but flexible?
I've been honing my list. I know I'm getting an A6 Techo from my oartner (it's tradition), might be used for mental health stuff. I bought the Common Planner already, so that my everyday/everything covered. So... A Weeks for work (the cats. I'm getting the cats. I need that bit of silly for work). I loooove the Have a Nice Day cover for the A6, but I have two Hobonichi A6 covers already, so am telling myself I won't get it, but let's see if that sticks once I make my order. 🙃And I have a hankering for the Olive leather Weeks, but no purpose for it. Might get it anyway.
I am planning on getting the 5 yr A6 and cover combo. Thank you for taking us with you!!! What pen were you using at the end?? It’s so pretty!!!
I am for sure getting the cat cover weeks, and a6 hon....and I'm like so undecided about getting the cousin vs. hon in the cat cover lol. I think I'm getting all of the cat cover ones lol
Heck yeah the cat cover 🐱🐱
Probably the Weeks Mega in grey
Ok. Cousin for all around planning. I do lug it with me to work, but oh well. That kitty cat one is so stinkin' cute! I bought a 2023 Weeks on Prime day to see if it would for me and so far not; so hard to justify a new one. I want something I can have fun decorating more than do the Cousin (don't want to chunk it up too much. Maybe a day free...oh but those kitties🤩. Any advice?
Key take away: Don't move the plant from it's assigned space. 🤣 Happy that you were able to see the full product line in person :)
😂😂 Thank you!!
This was so wonderful! This will be my 3rd year in a cousin but first time ordering from Japan at launch. I'm lookint at the Liberty and "small gifts" A5 cousin covers. How did they feel? Is small gifts embroidered?
I’m waiting on kitty weeks.
Thanks so much for this and especially checking if the Weeks lay flat! I was debating if I wanted the Forest Green or the Deep navy, and knowing the Forest Green won't lay flat I will definitely get the Navy :D
The navy IS luxe! I hope you like it!!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks so much for sharing this awesome tour! I'm jealous haha. Can't wait for Thursday night. I've more or less narrowed down my shortlist but there are still a few question marks. I'm getting the A5 Hon in either the seahorses or the Ivory Slash, the Little Gifts and Blue Blue A5 covers, and the pajama laptop case! I am still trying to decide on the actual pajamas so you may yet have a Hobonichi pajama twin 😂 Am also trying to decide whether I can justify the Makino notebooks (answer: no, but I still really want them!)
HI! I've been checking to see if you you have a review of how your Midori 10 year is going and if you like it? I imagine you are getting the Tiny Dragons Weeks, too??? I am so conflicted (again, LOL) about what to get. I really only need 1 Weeks and thought I'd try the Makino one this time. But...I've always said I want a Black Weeks so I'm now thinking I have to try the Black Gingham and then "try the Bow and Tie again.." keeps popping up in my mind... Not to mention that I said last year, if they have the HON slash in A6 Navy every year, I need to get that. Gosh, then I took out my old Hobonichi books and remembered how much I like the texture of just the plain A6 Original with no cover (I just love the feel of that cream colored book and flipping through it as if it were a notebook like a Sneaker Weeks). So, needless to say, I have a lot of decisions to make. So much for "I'm just getting one Weeks this year and it'll be an easy decision" Lol
One thing I have decided....I prefer the Japanese versions over the English. It's nostalgia for my little Japanese planner and I don't like reading the quotes in English. I have the English Weeks this year and I haven't read any of them.
@@victoriahall4961 Hi! I haven't been able to upload any videos in months because I have
long Covid and have zero energy 😭😭 It's really frustrating because I miss making videos. I'm hoping to be able to start making shorts again at some point. Thanks so much for asking 😍 The Midori 10 year is fabulous and holds fountain pen beautifully. It's very easy to keep up with. As for my Hobo order, I'm now leaning towards the Makino A5. I'm not getting a Weeks this year (!) because I've pre-ordered a Sterling Ink CP vertical Weeks. I've always dreamed of a timed hourly Weeks so I couldn't say no to that! I agree with you about the English vs Japanese - after all those years of wondering what the quotes said, I hardly ever read them in English either lol! Good luck with your decisions!
@@VeganOrganizer Thanks for the reply! Sorry to hear you have long Covid and hoping you can get back to all your favourite activities soon. Take care😍 I am thinking of getting the Japanese versions of both Weeks and HON, either Makino or Tiny Dragons, probably will go more classic with the Makino knowing me. I also am using Midori more...next year is the last in my A6 5 Year and I'm really leaning towards getting the black 5 Years Midori. Your video on the 10 year is the only one swaying me --- 5 or 10...hmmm. Enjoy making decisions on your Hobo order this season, too!
@@victoriahall4961 Well on the subject of five-year diaries, have you seen that Sterling Ink has just announced she'll be releasing one in October? In A5 and B6, three different colour options, TRP. It looks beautiful 😍 just to add to your dilemma! I love the Midori 10-year so I'd go with that but the SI looks really promising...
I want that red weeks so bad!
I’m contemplating an A5 day free for a reading journal, so I don’t have to draw the month spreads anymore. I need a weeks on the go and am thinking of a second weeks for a health and well being journal, since I’ve had trouble figuring out how to merge those both into my current weeks. I’d get one in grey and one in sky blue.
And I’m seriously considering getting the botanical HON for a language learning journal. But I should probably get the Avec. But the avec isn’t as pretty as the botanical one… 😂
How do know about these pop up events? I would love to attend next year. So many choices i cant wait to see what you end up with.
I want a calendar that just has the months and then vertical weeklies.
Me too! And maybe some blank pages
Hi, Rachelle. Could you tell me all the weeks that won't lie flat? You mentioned the smooth ones. Which are those?
They are the ones that are literally labeled "smooth." It's a type of cover! And the leather ones need some breaking in. Otherwise, good as far as i could tell.
@@RachelleinTheory Thank you!
I am definitely a day-free girlie
great video! i had no idea the day free notebook existed. does it have the same setup as the dated ones?
Not sure what you mean by set up - monthlies look p much the same but in the back it’s just undated grid paper, definitely NOT enough for a day per page.
I've used the A5 Cousin for the past 2 years and really like it, but would like to move to the Weeks, I think. You did mention that the one you showed didn't lay flat when open -- are they all like that? That would be a deal breaker for me. Thank you for your video -- so very helpful!!
Hardcover Weeks lay flat when open, softcover don't. You need a clip, like the Traveler's notebook brass clip, to hold it flat.
For the Weeks, you need to avoid the ones that are in the White Line Series (black and ivory with the white strip running down it) and the Smooth series (Sangria and Forest Green). All others will lay flat. You might have to open the book in multiple places and gently smooth down the spine throughout the book at the beginning, but they all lay flat.
TFS 😊 Exciting times for sure!! How did the leather one feel to you?
Honestly amazing! I just think the spine might need some breaking in but I really liked it
Thank you, I’m hoping to snag the olive green one 😊
Just like last year, I'm so conflicted about whether I want the Cousin or the A6 Avec (I've used the A6 Avec this year and last year).
I love the size of the A6, but I don't like having to buy the weekly supplement book. For one, the color rubs off on everything and stained my pen loops and two, it's an extra expense.
Not only that, I did a reread of the Bullet Journal Method since it's been about 5 years since it's come out and started a bullet journal experiment just to see if I'd stay consistent. So far, I have and really enjoyed it (I'm using a pocket Moleskine softcover in a Travelers style notebook cover).
So I'm in a bit of a conundrum. If I go with the Cousin Avec, I'll have my weeks in one book, but I may be less likely to pull it out to bullet journal or even carry it around because it's twice the size of the A6. But since I'm already carrying around my A6 Avec and the pocket Moleskine, it's basically like carrying around an A5.
I just wish they would put the weeks into the A6 😞
I know some other brands have smaller littler weeks, but for me the issue with the tiny weekly supplement is that it just us WAY too small for me to plan in 🥲 I would say go with what’s working though! There’s always the spring launch.
@@RachelleinTheory It is really small, but that's one of the reasons I like it so much. I track my sleep, my work schedule, and I use the sidebar to write in the upcoming week.
I struggle with everyday things so tracking my sleep and work schedule(by color blocking) helps ease the anxiety of feeling like I'm not doing enough everyday.
By putting the upcoming week in the sidebar, it helps me budget for any upcoming bills. In the case of an event or appointment, it feels like I have extra time to mentally and/or physically prepare for those things.
I've spent so much time and effort trying to curate the Hobonichi to do all the things for me that trying to figure out if something different would be better is rather daunting.
I'm waiting till 2025 to get the 5 year so it would begin on a 5 year. LOL The Hon is actually pronounced s a word not an acronym. It's the Japanese word for book. :) I'm still on the fence about getting it because it is a hardcover versus the softcover of the cousin, but I may since my EDC is now a TN Passport and I use my cousin for my at home planner and daily journal. I'm definitely getting the Year of the Dragon weeks since I am a dragon. Interesting fact. The myth behind the reason why the dragon is depicted as a seahorse is because all seahorses have the potential to ascend to become a dragon, but only the very few do. ;) I am absolutely getting that botanical cover for my Hon. I'm definitely hoping next year to be able to preview Hobonichi. Thank you for sharing all this with us!!!
Well, I wasn't planning on getting a Hobonichi at all, but those cats are toooo cute. I'm not sure what I would even do with a weeks, though, but I cannot say no to cats. :)
Off topic but distracted by your pretty green pen !!
I’m going to get a Weeks. I have the bunnies for 2023 and LOVE it! I’m either going to get the cats, dragon, or botanical. 🥰. Thanks for sharing this video with us!
All AMAZING options!
What is Mother and Usagi?
I have watched this video like 5 times
Thank you!!!!
Did you look at the sneaker weeks? If you did, any opinions? I'm thinking of trying it this year.
You know weirdly they didn’t have the sneaker available! But I like the sneaker weeks. I have a video coming soon about all the hobonichis I’ve tried featuring the sneaker.
I love the wallet cases but I feel like everyone has issues with the zipper eating the pages/tabs.
one day
Meanwhile I'm just trying to come up with a reason to get a weeks for myself, since financially I'm not able to get everything I want. I've used Cousin or DayFree for years and will stick to that style. Will get probably DayFree or just a notebook, since I hoard them. Cousin helped this year a lot, but then mental health went rom bad to worse and I haven't done really anything for 5 months on my planner. At most used the monthly layout for bills and scheduled meetings.
The fact that the neutrals on Weeks are on only the leather covers makes me huff and sigh. The olive green would've been wonderful for my mom who tracks her daily medication on a Weeks, but she never closes the books, or takes them anywhere, so by her words the covers are wasted on her.
I tried out the Weeks, Cousin and Original Avec for this year, and the only one I found myself wanting to keep using was the weeks, so this year I'll probably get the ivory white line weeks. Would love a HON as well but I know I won't really end up using it.
Hi there, I just noticed you mentioned the White Line Weeks. This series doesn't lay flat so if that's important to you, just wanted you to know before you buy.
@@victoriahall4961 Oh, I know. My current Weeks is the Black edition of the White Line planner. But thank you anyway for mentioning it. It's important to make informed decisions.
Does the HON have a diffeeent layout? In B6? PS-- Thanks for sharing this experience!!
No B6 and it’s the same layout as the original (A6) and cousin (A5)!!
@RachelleinTheory I think I must have been thinking of the Take a Note.
I've never used Hobonichi notebooks before and I'm thinking about Cousin for 2024. I just need to find motivation to fill daily pages consistently 😂
I’ve used a Cousin for journaling since 2020 and I’ll let you in on a secret 🤫 I ignore the dates! I just can’t do exactly a page a day. It’s like I don’t even see the dates anymore 😁
A lot of my daily pages are blank, some are full and most have a few lines. I record health related things on the day pages as well as notes/research on other matters which gives me an accurate record with plenty of space. And I’ve released the need to use each page. Lastly I’ve been color coding using Tombow markers so when I flick through looking for something specific it’s easier to find. Can’t imagine being without my cousin ☺️
Thanks Rachelle. Sooo looking forward to the A5 Hon. love the cream botanical
@@fagerdamso true. I'm sure in advance that I will not fill every single day with daily entries. But I'm so in love with the layouts of Helen, the creator of TCMC (the Coffee Monsters Co), and her monthly/weekly and daily spreads. I don't know how, but she actually filled all 365 daily pagea for 2022 and it looks soooo pretty ❤
Does Hobonichi Cousin have blank pages for free notes? Or just preprinted dated pages?
Is it just me feeling cringy when you try pulling the Kaweco fountain pen instead of twisting it?😅 thanks for the tour!!! Team HON here for 2024😍
Where is this store?
It was just a pop up, not a store!
I feel like I need all the cat things...
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the title of this video made me CACKLE
WAIT THERE IS A HON WITH THE KITTY COVER am i seeing this correctly