Overcoming "May Sickness" After Golden Week: Create Your Own Instruction Manual. AI Diary App hinoto Releases "Ecological Report" Feature
YONAGI Co., Ltd. has released a new "Ecological Report" feature for its AI diary app "hinoto," which visualizes users' personalities as endearing animals. This aims to help users overcome "May Sickness" after Golden Week by promoting self-acceptance and supporting self-care.
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YONAGI Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Shuichi Ikehara) will release a new feature called "Ecological Report" for its iOS AI diary app "hinoto" starting from Thursday, May 7, 2026. This feature visualizes users' personalities by likening them to endearing animals.
To commemorate the release of this feature, a campaign will be held until Saturday, May 30, 2026, allowing free users to try this report, which is usually exclusive to paid plans, for a limited time.
■ Background of Development
After the Golden Week holidays in May, there is a sharp increase in people experiencing physical and mental discomfort, commonly known as "May Sickness." For diligent individuals, this state of "lack of motivation" and "heavy body" often leads to self-blame, thinking "it's because my will is weak," which in turn exacerbates mental health, creating a vicious cycle.
In psychology (cognitive behavioral therapy), there is an approach called "externalization," which involves detaching one's discomfort or challenges from oneself and observing them objectively. The new "Ecological Report" feature was developed to help users objectively view their current state by projecting it onto the "ecology of an endearing animal," thereby realizing "I am not a bad person; this is just my ecology," and gently accepting themselves as they are (self-acceptance).
■ Three Features of the "Ecological Report"
1. A Practical "Self-Care Guide" for Managing Yourself Effectively
The analysis results are presented as a unique and practical "instruction manual" (Torisetsu), likening you to an "endearing animal." For example, it unravels your "ecology" from the following perspectives:
Habitat: The environment where you feel most comfortable and perform best.
Favorite Food: Your source of mental energy.
Natural Enemy: Triggers that reduce your performance.
Signs of Weakening: Stress signs that even you unconsciously exhibit.
Rituals of Recovery: Specific self-care prescriptions tailored to you.
By proactively understanding "signs of weakening," you can recognize your own signals before falling into serious distress and appropriately care for yourself.
2. "Animal Illustration" Symbolizing You and a "Share Card"
The report includes an AI-generated portrait of an animal symbolizing you.
Additionally, a "Share Card" integrating this art and ecological explanation can be output with a single tap. You can use this as a tool to share your ecology with friends and partners as "my instruction manual" to understand each other's comfortable distance.
3. Deep Analysis Derived from Daily Accumulation
Unlike simple personality tests, hinoto's "Ecological Report" is derived from the accumulation of daily diary entries.
AI analyzes past records and emotional fluctuations from multiple angles while retaining their context, thus revealing a personality with objectivity and accuracy that is not swayed by temporary emotions.
■ The Vision Behind the Service Name "hinoto"
"hinoto" means "a small light." In times of anxiety in the dark, just having a small light in hand allows people to move forward. And sometimes, by changing the angle of the light, "another aspect" of things that one could not see alone is vividly illuminated. hinoto wishes to be such a presence.
■ App Overview
App Name: hinoto
Category: Health & Fitness
Supported OS: iOS 17.0 or later (iPhone)
Price: Basic free (with premium plan)
Release Date: January 1, 2026 (Thursday/Holiday)
App Page: App Store
■ About YONAGI Co., Ltd.
YONAGI Co., Ltd. develops products that support people's well-being through technology. Through "hinoto," we aim to deliver "another perspective" on the world and oneself, striving to realize a society where people can live richer lives.
Company Name: YONAGI Co., Ltd.
Location: 3-6-14 Kamisaginomiya, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 165-0031
Representative: Shuichi Ikehara, Representative Director
Established: January 16, 2024
Business Activities: Planning, development, and operation of applications
URL: https://hinoto.ai/
To commemorate the release of this feature, a campaign will be held until Saturday, May 30, 2026, allowing free users to try this report, which is usually exclusive to paid plans, for a limited time.
■ Background of Development
After the Golden Week holidays in May, there is a sharp increase in people experiencing physical and mental discomfort, commonly known as "May Sickness." For diligent individuals, this state of "lack of motivation" and "heavy body" often leads to self-blame, thinking "it's because my will is weak," which in turn exacerbates mental health, creating a vicious cycle.
In psychology (cognitive behavioral therapy), there is an approach called "externalization," which involves detaching one's discomfort or challenges from oneself and observing them objectively. The new "Ecological Report" feature was developed to help users objectively view their current state by projecting it onto the "ecology of an endearing animal," thereby realizing "I am not a bad person; this is just my ecology," and gently accepting themselves as they are (self-acceptance).
■ Three Features of the "Ecological Report"
1. A Practical "Self-Care Guide" for Managing Yourself Effectively
The analysis results are presented as a unique and practical "instruction manual" (Torisetsu), likening you to an "endearing animal." For example, it unravels your "ecology" from the following perspectives:
Habitat: The environment where you feel most comfortable and perform best.
Favorite Food: Your source of mental energy.
Natural Enemy: Triggers that reduce your performance.
Signs of Weakening: Stress signs that even you unconsciously exhibit.
Rituals of Recovery: Specific self-care prescriptions tailored to you.
By proactively understanding "signs of weakening," you can recognize your own signals before falling into serious distress and appropriately care for yourself.
2. "Animal Illustration" Symbolizing You and a "Share Card"
The report includes an AI-generated portrait of an animal symbolizing you.
Additionally, a "Share Card" integrating this art and ecological explanation can be output with a single tap. You can use this as a tool to share your ecology with friends and partners as "my instruction manual" to understand each other's comfortable distance.
3. Deep Analysis Derived from Daily Accumulation
Unlike simple personality tests, hinoto's "Ecological Report" is derived from the accumulation of daily diary entries.
AI analyzes past records and emotional fluctuations from multiple angles while retaining their context, thus revealing a personality with objectivity and accuracy that is not swayed by temporary emotions.
■ The Vision Behind the Service Name "hinoto"
"hinoto" means "a small light." In times of anxiety in the dark, just having a small light in hand allows people to move forward. And sometimes, by changing the angle of the light, "another aspect" of things that one could not see alone is vividly illuminated. hinoto wishes to be such a presence.
■ App Overview
App Name: hinoto
Category: Health & Fitness
Supported OS: iOS 17.0 or later (iPhone)
Price: Basic free (with premium plan)
Release Date: January 1, 2026 (Thursday/Holiday)
App Page: App Store
■ About YONAGI Co., Ltd.
YONAGI Co., Ltd. develops products that support people's well-being through technology. Through "hinoto," we aim to deliver "another perspective" on the world and oneself, striving to realize a society where people can live richer lives.
Company Name: YONAGI Co., Ltd.
Location: 3-6-14 Kamisaginomiya, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 165-0031
Representative: Shuichi Ikehara, Representative Director
Established: January 16, 2024
Business Activities: Planning, development, and operation of applications
URL: https://hinoto.ai/