35 "MOTHER" loving manga artists and writers gather for a tribute comic book! The official tribute comic for the classic RPG "MOTHER" will be released on June 12!

Pollyanna" (Pollyanna), an official tribute comic based on the legendary classic RPG "MOTHER" for the NES, will be released at general bookstores on June 25, 2020 (Thursday). The price is 2,400 yen (excluding tax). The book will go on sale at the "Almost a Day Store" (on the website "Almost a Day Itoi Shinbun") at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 12, prior to general bookstores.

MOTHER" is a role-playing game designed by Shigesato Itoi and released by Nintendo in 1989 for the Famicom (NES), followed by "MOTHER2" for the Super NES in 1994 and "MOTHER3" for the Game Boy Advance in 2006. MOTHER 2 was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994.

On April 30, 2020, "HOBONICHI MOTHER PROJECT," a project to deliver news that will make "MOTHER" fans happy, will be launched, and "Pollyanna" will be released as the first production of the project.

⇒A book containing words that appeared in the three "MOTHER" series without fail is now on sale! HOBONICHI MOTHER PROJECT" is also launched!

Thirty-five manga artists and writers who love the "MOTHER" series gathered together to produce this book. This "miracle book" was completed with serious stories, essays, gags, full-length stories, illustrations, and dots.

Participating "Pollyanna" artists (in alphabetical order)
Toshinao Aoki / Inio Asano / Kyomi Abe / A Merica / Keiichi Arai / Masakazu Ishiguro / Nobuhiro Imagawa / Koji Oishi / Yuichi Ogata / Yuzuru Kugi / Misaki Kogawa / Anri Sakano / Masumi Sudo / Shushi Takeya / Yoichiro Tanabe / Toby Fox / Minoru Toyoda / Shinichiro Naruke / Narita Caterpillar / Yomei. / Tsubasa Fukuchi / Kamiya Fujisawa / Furuerutori / Maedan / Taiyo Matsumoto / Hideyoshi Matsumoto / Asato Mizu / Takayuki Mizushina / Saho Yamamoto / Ryoichi Yokoyama / Satoshi Yoshioka / Tank Yoshida / Robiko / Waxaca / Rajio Wada
*Note: Only one person has not played "MOTHER".

Beautiful color illustrations by Taiyo Matsumoto, sad black-and-white manga by Inio Asano, absurd and slowly funny gag manga by Rajio Wada, as well as an essay comic in Japanese by Toby Fox, the developer of the game "Undertale," in cooperation with the staff In addition, Shigesato Itoi, the creator of the game "UNDERTALE," has written an essay comic in Japanese in cooperation with the staff.

In addition, a "chizu," a bird's-eye view of the "MOTHER" series drawn by Shigesato Itoi, and an extra sticker as a binding appendix are also included.

A B5-size cotton bag, which will fit the official "MOTHER" tribute comic "Pollyanna," will go on sale at the same time as the book, on Friday, June 12, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. The book is priced at 600 yen (tax not included). The bag is priced at 600 yen (tax not included) and will be sold at the Almost Nikkan Itoi Shinbun website (Almost Nikkan Itoi Shinbun). The book will not be sold at general bookstores.

Outline of the book
Pollyanna

Editing: Almost Nikkan Pollyanna Editorial Department
Price: 2,400 yen (excluding tax)
Almost Nikkan Store (on the website Almost Nikkan Itoi Shinbun) pre-sale date: Friday, June 12, 2020 at 11 a.m.
General bookstore release date: Thursday, June 25, 2020
ISBN: 978 4 86501 449 5
Number of pages: 224
Form: B 5(182×257)
Thickness:17mm
*Includes a binding appendix "extra stickers"