Do you view Nook as a Raccoon or a Tanuki?

[LilD]

A Tanooki, the suit fits.

 

[lunaboog]

I'm aware that he is a tanuki but the game always calls him a raccoon so i do as well

 

[AlyssaAC]

I'm going to say tanuki. I know what color a raccoon is and it's definitely not brown. They're more gray and black I believe.

 

[Keystone]

Tanuki, I used to view him as a raccoon but started calling him a tanuki after looking him up. Plus I remember easily because of the suit in Mario

 

[Cheery Delight]

I had learned way back that he was a tanuki, but I still always saw him as a greedy somewhat human back breaking raccoon.

Fun Fact: According to legend, tanukis are known to be able to turn leaves into money, which explains why Nintendo chose a leaf to represent this series.

 

[LambdaDelta]

I mean he's not the only japanese cultural thing that was dropped due to western unfamiliarity

kapp'n is meant to be a kappa and redd a kitsune. possibly a few others too that are slipping my mind

though on the opposite end of japanese cultural stuff that was kept, wisp's original sprite is very reminiscent of traditional japanese ghosts

 

[Chris]

I've never really thought about it. After thinking about it for a minute I don't think I really have an opinion. It doesn't really matter to me how people want to refer to him.

 

[stiney]

I generally think of Nook (as a crook) as a raccoon, even though I know he's a tanuki. Maybe because he's lacking the enormous testicles?

I think of Redd as a fox, but the Western fox is a trickster so it fits very well. (Raccoons are generally more trash pandas which doesn't fit with the money-grubbing Tom Nook though...)

Kapp'n I 100% think of as a Kappa, because it looks like he has the hole in his head. Sometimes I would like to knock his creepy butt over and knock the water out of it, but then how would I get to the island? :sigh:

 

[Static_Luver]

When I was younger and played Wild World, I saw Tom Nook as a raccoon. I did not know what a tanuki was at the time. But after playing New Leaf, learning some about Japanese folklore, and watching fact videos about the Animal Crossing series on Youtube, I view Nook as a tanuki.

 

[Sweetley]

I see him as the that one house seller that is friendly to you at day and stands with a baseball
bat next to your bed, with a scary face like "Where is my money, kiddo" at night.

But seriously, back then when I start playing Animal crossing, I didn't knew what a Tanuki is, so
for me, Nook was always a raccoon. Later when I learned more about AC, I found out that Nook
is a Tanuki and ever since then I keep this in mind.

 

[gman 3]

Racoon

I see Nook as a racoon.

 

[floatingzoo]

Definitely Raccoon.

 

[pocky]

tanuki

 

[Hsn97]

I always grew up believing he was a raccoon. So even though now I know that he his a tanuki, I still think of him as a raccoon. I guess it?s just what you grew up with.

 

[creamyy]

a racoon. i know he's supposed to be Tanuki but I can't stop seeing him as a racoon. > <