Hobonichi MOTHER Project Official Product 'Mushroom Headband' Announced on April 1st - Is it a Lie or Truth?!

The "Hobonichi MOTHER Project," which allows fans worldwide to enjoy the RPG 'MOTHER'※ series, has announced and released unique items almost every year on April 1st, April Fool's Day, to help fans delve deeper into the game's world.

Following the "Mr. Saturn Headband" in 2022, the "MOTHER Ruler" in 2024, and the "Mu's Training Jigsaw Puzzle" in 2025, this year sees the introduction of the "Mushroom Headband."

This item realistically recreates the state in 'MOTHER2: Giygas's Counterattack' where the player's head grows a mushroom after being showered with spores by the enemy character "Mushroom."

The model for this product is comedian Ryotaro Suga of Panther, who has played 'MOTHER2' many times since childhood. He also appears in the new serialization "Our MOTHER: All About Our Beloved 'MOTHER'."

This product will be released on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 11:00 AM, at the official web shop "MOTHER no Omise" and "TOBICHI Tokyo" (3-18 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).

【From the Hobonichi MOTHER Project: About the "Mushroom Headband"】

https://www.1101.com/n/s/mother_project/kinoko_katyusha.html 　

For 'MOTHER' fans, if something grows from your head, it must be a mushroom. Is there anything else? What do you think?

A mushroom growing from your head means you're in a dazed state. If you get hit by the "Mushroom" enemy's spore attack, "Spores scattered!", you can't walk properly, moving as if you're operating a Super Famicom controller upside down. And sometimes you attack your allies.

In other words, it would be extremely unnatural for us, the Hobonichi MOTHER Project, who release various goods, not to release a product that makes mushrooms grow from your head. Wouldn't it? Can't we say that? No?

Nevertheless, when we made it as the second headband in the series, following the "Mr. Saturn Headband," it surprisingly suits everyone. Ryotaro Suga of Panther, for example, looks incredibly good in it.

Something is announced every April 1st. Please don't forget that 2026 was the year of the Mushroom Headband. It's an April Fool's joke, so it can't be bought... wait... it can be bought? This year too?

Huh, when will it be sold? April 30th? And who will buy it? That would be you and me. The release date is truly, genuinely April 30th. Thank you in advance.

●Mushroom Headband

Price: 2,200 yen (tax included)

Size: Total length: approx. 23cm, Mushroom: diameter 10 x length 9.5cm, Frame: inner diameter approx. 33cm, width approx. 2cm, Weight: 51g

To be released on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 11:00 AM, at the official web shop "MOTHER no Omise" https://www.1101.com/mother_project/items/kinoko_katyusha.html and "TOBICHI Tokyo" (3-18 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).

●New serialization "Our MOTHER: All About Our Beloved 'MOTHER'" starts. Ryotaro Suga of Panther appears.

The new reading content series from the Hobonichi MOTHER Project, "Our MOTHER: All About Our Beloved 'MOTHER'," has begun.

The first person to appear is comedian Ryotaro Suga of Panther, who is active as a comedian.

Ryotaro Suga, who has played 'MOTHER2' many times since childhood, shares his thoughts: "When I play 'MOTHER 2,' I feel like I'm traveling abroad. Suspicious Happy Happyism, Magicant, Moonside... strange places and people keep appearing. I like the slightly scary parts. And the lines of the people there are unique and profound. I was so fascinated by those aspects that I wanted to see all events and all lines. I walked around every corner of the map meticulously." Please enjoy his interview.

https://www.1101.com/n/s/mother_project/ourmother/ryotaro_kan/index.html

※The RPG 'MOTHER' series is a role-playing game with all scenarios written by copywriter Shigesato Itoi and released by Nintendo Co., Ltd. There are three titles: 'MOTHER' (1989, Family Computer™ software), 'MOTHER2: Giygas's Counterattack' (1994, Super Famicom™ software), and 'MOTHER3' (2006, Game Boy Advance™ software). They have been loved by fans worldwide across time since their release. Currently, they are also available on Nintendo Switch Online, enjoyed by generations. (Family Computer, Super Famicom, and Game Boy Advance are trademarks of Nintendo.)

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