Which is Better? ✨ English vs Japanese Hobonichi Weeks Comparison

FULL FLIP THROUGH and comparison on the docket today!! All of the things I didn't like about the Hobonichi Weeks... may have just been fixed. Let me know down in the comments which one you think is better!
IN THIS VIDEO:
Hobonichi store: www.1101.com/store/techo/en/ Mon Oncle Weeks: www.1101.com/store/techo/en/2...
Champagne Gold Weeks: www.1101.com/store/techo/en/2...
00:00 Intro
01:58 General Structure
05:32 Yearly Section
08:21 Monthly Section
09:54 Weekly Section
14:28 Memo Pages
16:18 Info Pages
26:23 Closing Thoughts

[@RachelleinTheory]

So.... I think all of my problems with the Weeks in my Pros and Cons video were fixed in the english version... What do you think? Am I too hype? Do you have a preference? Let's discuss!

[@empressbat]

i think they need to get rid of the quotes. they take up space and are not useful

[@gabriella067]

222 in Japanese sounds like cat’s voice. According to this, 22 of February is cat’s day in Japan.

[@RachelleinTheory]

Aw that's so cute! Thank you for commenting!

[@emoosavimehr]

222nd day of 2023 was August 10th. (22:08)

[@VivianneDucharme]

the Japanese onomatopoeia for cats is "nya" or "nyan", and two in Japanese is "ni" so "ni ni ni" kinda sounds like a cat, that's more or less what I know.

[@FumiOokami]

The "references" pages at 23:32 is a checklist in case there is an emergency (like huge earthquakes/landfall/tsunami/etc) and things that you need to prepare. The page next to it is a place to fill out the details of the evacutation center so when the emergency occurs, you will know where to go. 😊

[@RachelleinTheory]

WOW that is so useful! Thank you for sharing!

[@JMai07]

Thanks for the video! I wanted to see a side-by-side comparison but didn't want to buy two Hobonichi Weeks. 9:05 - Name of the month in (modern) Japanese is the number of the month followed by the character for month. For example, February is 2月 (ni ga-tsu). The first of the extra two lines in the Japanese version is the official Japanese calendar year which corresponds to the reigning emperor. Naruhito acceded the throne in 2019 and began the Reiwa (令和) era. 2023 is the fifth year of the era so it is 令和5年. It's complicated so that's why there's a conversion chart (age table) in the back. On the last line, the two characters next to the shorthand of the English month is the traditional Japanese name of the month. 9:43 - These are rokuyou, and it indicates how auspicious that day is. Most people ignore them but are sometimes used to plan wedding days. 10:47 - On the Japanese version, it's the name of the holiday. 13:19 - The extra characters under the moon phase are rokuyou. From the Hobonichi website regarding the reference pages in the back: Solar Terms, Emergency Preparedness, Age Table, Conversion Chart, Getting the most of Hobonichi Favorites, 365 Days Check-Off Sheet

[@RachelleinTheory]

Thank you for this Joanne!!! I learned so much from this comment

[@fearlessknits]

Great breakdown! I got both Japanese and English Weeks, fearing that they might be different in ways like the Original and Planner A6’s are different. It’s nice to see they are so similar. Hobonichi listened and did it right, I truly believe.

[@RachelleinTheory]

I super agree! The big differences between the english and japanese A6 are the reason I went back to japanese this year. I love all the changes they made with the weeks.

[@JustJillin]

I wish we could get a weeks where the month starts on a Sunday and the weekly view is still a Monday start.

[@RachelleinTheory]

NGL Jill this is bizarre to me haha. It confuses my little brain if it doesnt start the same way. 😂 BUT I've heard the Aura Estelle Weeks has this pattern, if you are into it. It's also TRP and small, I think. I'm also going to be reviewing a goal planner this weekend that has the Sunday monthly and Monday weekly if you are into that!

[@vanessasmith9646]

@@RachelleinTheoryI want this too! It’s because of how I view a calendar vs how I think about individual weeks. When I see a monthly calendar, my eyes are used to a Sunday start, I know where all the days of the week are without look at the name labels. Whereas, when I look at a week at a glance, I think a new week starts Monday morning, and Sunday is the end of a week. Sat and Sun are better together for weekly planning because they are the weekend. So it makes sense to put both days at the end of the week;).

[@donmccracken5331]

This video is great and just what I needed to see if I wanted to order this planner or not, and which one. I wasn't familiar with Hobonichi. I'm ordering one right now. It looks like a game changer for me. Thank you!

[@pameehanson3866]

Thanks for doing a break down of differences in Japanese vs English Weeks. I am happy they came out with the English option as many of us are fans of Hobnichi. I started in 2016 and been my main planning and journaling system since that time Great review today

[@RachelleinTheory]

Thank you so much Pamee! I was excited too, and I really think the English weeks will be my new mainstay! Thanks for the sub as well, happy to have you around the channel :)

[@OktoberJournal]

I have an English version now and had a Japanese one last year, so I'm literally just watching this to support you❤ It's a very useful video for those new to Hobonichi😊

[@RachelleinTheory]

Ezra!!!! Thank you for the support 🥺

[@phoebecasin]

Hi, Rachelle! Thanks for this side-by-side comparison. Currently have the Loft-exclusive Pandorobou (bread thief) Hobonichi Weeks in Japanese as my sole planner/bujo this year. May consider getting an English version next year, thanks to your video. 🍞🥐🥖 2023 is the Year of the Water Rabbit in eastern astrology. Just look up your birth year in Chinese astrology sites and they’ll tell you which Chinese animal zodiac you belong to as well as common attributes for each sign. I’m a Fire Rabbit! 🐇

[@Love-qv9nl]

I love the Mon Uncle, the Victrola is adorable. I own a 1920’s Victor laptop @ home.

[@donraitan]

The Champagne Gold planner looks so beautiful. It's so hard to make metallic colors look good on flat images like on the website, so it's great to see it physically. I'm waiting for the One Piece weeks to be available, though. Great video as always! x

[@RachelleinTheory]

Thank you so much for watching! And I agree, I was a bit nervous about the gold because it wasn't clear to me exactly what it would look like... but I'm SO happy to have it now that I can see it in person. The One Piece collection looks so cool as well!

[@emilyinwhite]

I ordered the Maha Harada Weeks for the gorgeous cover and pencil board. Then I impulsively bought (aka the I’m not responsible for this 3:00 AM order) Eri Shimatsuka because I had to see an English version! Thank you for the comprehensive comparison!

[@RachelleinTheory]

You're welcome Colette, and thanks for watching! And I will never hold you accountable for 3 AM orders... I know from experience that's when the "add to cart" spirits are at their most tempting 👀

[@TheStitchWitchPodcast]

Japanese names of the month are literally named by the number of the month March: third month 三月)

[@RachelleinTheory]

That's great to know thank you!

[@NancysFanciesDesign]

Interesting! I switched over to the Kinbor dated Weeks, but it is nice Hobonichi is trying to listen to their English-speaking audience.

[@RachelleinTheory]

Lots of people love the Kinbor! Do you like it better?

[@NancysFanciesDesign]

@@RachelleinTheory I do! The paper is a bit thicker and dries quicker. It is also whiter. There is more room to write because there are no quotes. The cover I have is either leather or leather-like. The dated Kinbor is awesome! The undated one is horrible.

[@NotesbyNina]

Thank you for the great comparison. Super helpful! Just ordered my first hobonichi! Also aren't the moon phases the same, no matter where in the world you are?? 🤔

[@RachelleinTheory]

They vary a bit by the time. On one side of the world compared to the other, the difference will be about a day. Glad you liked the vid!

[@leleedow4654]

Thank you for sharing Im still trying to figure out if I’m going to move into a weeks or not. *side note love your nails what color is on them?

[@RachelleinTheory]

I looove the Weeks! My nails are actually a press on in this!

[@Tom4ick]

Moon phases are the same on the northern hemisphere :) and inverted on the southern hemisphere

[@cherryonicejournal799]

💝

[@demonheart13]

The holidays thing always annoyed me too. Not that Japanese holidays where they, but that they made them red same as the Sunday. Like I would look at the monthly and yearly and it just looked like they randomly splashed red everywhere. If the holidays had been in a separate color or even a different hue it would have been better. I'm glad they didn't use holidays at all for the English.

[@RachelleinTheory]

Yeah, having a planner that is holidays-agnostic is way preferable in my opinion as well!

[@emoosavimehr]

People in the southern hemisphere would look at the moon phase in their Techo upside-down 🌒🌘 (13:20)

[@roxanamilliani5818]

Are the grid lines the same in both planners? Or is it darker in the English version?

[@RachelleinTheory]

Same in both planners, though it appears like the print is SLIGHTLY darker in the 2023 editions than the 2022 editions. Or maybe thats just because they are new!

[@roxanamilliani5818]

@@RachelleinTheory Thank you… one more thing.. is the red and grey highlight different in the English monthly weekend section? It looks like a darker red tone from the Japanese version.

[@RachelleinTheory]

@@roxanamilliani5818 Nope! same color

[@fufufuaru]

lmao we're completely opposites-- i like the quotes there (only in JP though, esp since I'm studying the language), but I couldn't care less for the moon phases

[@RachelleinTheory]

Haha that's so interesting! It's so cool to have Japanese in your planner so you can study it easily. That's great.

[@oceanangel4]

Just FYI, most Asian languages don't have specific 'names' for each month like in English. They literally call each month "Month 1, Month 2, Month 3, etc..." which is why you see the numbers for the months!

[@RachelleinTheory]

YES I'm so glad

[@jordansutherland183]

I was also about to comment this! Cause I know Chinese is the same and Japanese uses the same character for month

[@KJ-fi3zs]

Is so funny that you said you are on a bunny kick lol because 2023 is literally the year of the rabbit in chinese zodiac

[@RachelleinTheory]

WAIT. This has a sign of some kind right?! Gonna be a good year?! 😂

[@TwoMiceOnMyBookshelf]

It would be interesting to hear from those in the Southern Hemisphere about the moon phases where the phases move in the opposite direction 😂

[@kirstymartin6898]

The phases are the same, but we see a ‘mirror image’ of what you see. Where you see the shadow on the left, we see it on the right.