The director of Earthbound and Mother 3, Shigesato Itoi, has put out an official name for manga artists, suggesting {that a} Mother Three e-book adaptation could possibly be within the works
The information initially appeared in an article printed digitally by Japanese games journal Famitsu. When roughly translated to English, the gist appears to be that Itoi’s publishing firm, Hobonichi, has introduced plans to launch a Mother-related e-book – or books – later this 12 months. It additionally mentions that the completed product shall be obtainable in quite a lot of languages. There’s nonetheless no information of a Western Mother Three port, however there might a minimum of be a Western Mother Three e-book.
Fans have been fast to answer the decision for manga artists, though it appears to be comparatively ambiguous. Check out the tweet beneath.
Apparently Shigesato Itoi’s weblog/journal Hobonichi is placing out a seek for manga artists who like Mother/EarthBound? They aren’t saying why although. 🤔 the truth is they’re particularly saying “don’t ask why”. pic.twitter.com/GZZstOzyPQ
— Sakaki @ War towards Nook.Inc for my Gf’s freedom. (@kiirobon) January 30, 2020
Specifically telling individuals “don’t ask why” could appear to be an odd transfer, doubtless as a result of it’s one. Regardless, followers of Earthbound and Mother look like excited by the information, and count on that Hobonichi will publish a brand new Mother e-book earlier than the top of 2020. A website has additionally been arrange at the side of the information, and appears to suggest that this initiative is just referred to as the “Mother Project.”
Other followers have taken it upon themselves to translate the tweets, and have arrived at the concept that Itoi is planning to adapt the entire Mother games into globally accessible books. Check out the tweet beneath.
“Today, we bear in mind the writing from MOTHER.
All the writing from MOTHER is being made right into a e-book.
Three books of MOTHER’s writing, every game in full.
It shall be on sale by the top of the 12 months. Just wait a short time longer…
Until then, we hope MOTHER followers will benefit from the information.” https://t.co/xZjmL9ZZ0N— Kody “NOKOLO” (@nokoloc) April 30, 2020
“Today, we remember the writing from Mother,” the tweet reads. “All the writing from Mother is being made into a book. 3 books of Mother’s writing, each game in full. It will be on sale by the end of the year. Just wait a little while longer… Until then, we hope Mother fans will enjoy the news.”
A video corresponding with Itoi’s announcement was additionally printed on YouTube. The textual content is written in Japanese, nevertheless it’s nonetheless value testing even should you can’t learn it purely due to how good the music is.
Collecting the entire obtainable data collectively implies {that a} Mother e-book based mostly on the Mother games could possibly be obtainable by the top of 2020.
For followers questioning whether or not or not this impacts the way forward for Mother, Itoi has sadly stated {that a} Mother 3 sequel is impossible. Also, even at his new job at Cornell University, Reggie Fils-Aimé can’t seem to escape Mother 3. Who is aware of what number of occasions he’s been requested about Mother 4.
