Tom Nook: Raccoon or Tanuki?

[Tyeforce]

So we all know that Tom Nook is a raccoon in Animal Crossing. And Crazy Redd is a fox, and Kapp'n is a snapping turtle. But in Dōbutsu no Mori (Animal Forest, the Japanese version), they are a tanuki, kitsune, and kappa, respectively. They were changed in the other versions because most of the world is unfamiliar with Japanese folklore. So what do you call Nook, Redd, and Kapp'n? I prefer their original Japanese identities. I did have a pet snapping turtle named Kapp'n, though, lol.

 

[Jas0n]

Being the massive Japan fan I am, I prefer the original Japanese names. I never call them that though because it requires more effort to explain to people what i'm talking about >_<

 

[Axolotl Alex]

It's okay, I'd like their translated names either way. Plus Totakeke would just as cool as K,K, Slider.

 

[Triforce3force]

I'm fine with both, really.

 

[Megamannt125]

i alsway knew kappn was a kappa but nevr thought of redd and tom and tanuki and kitsune i didnt even know what a tanuki was until you made this post XD

 

[SL92]

It was proved somewhere that he wasn't a Tonooki, but that sounds cooler and less likely to get in your garbage.

 

[Bones15]

Well I prefer their American Names, but I like the folklore and myth of their original Japanese names.

 

[Tyeforce]

[quote="Shadow_]It was proved somewhere that he wasn't a Tonooki, but that sounds cooler and less likely to get in your garbage.[/quote]First, tanuki is spelled with a U, not double O. You're probably thinking of "Tanooki Mario", which they misspelled on purpose. And second, it directly says in the Japanese versions that Tom Nook IS a tanuki.

 

[SL92]

[quote="Shadow_]It was proved somewhere that he wasn't a Tonooki, but that sounds cooler and less likely to get in your garbage.

First, tanuki is spelled with a U, not double O. You're probably thinking of "Tanooki Mario", which they misspelled on purpose. And second, it directly says in the Japanese versions that Tom Nook IS a tanuki.[/quote]Tonooki is an in-joke, I should've clarified.

 

[UltraByte]

[quote="Shadow_]It was proved somewhere that he wasn't a Tonooki, but that sounds cooler and less likely to get in your garbage.

First, tanuki is spelled with a U, not double O. You're probably thinking of "Tanooki Mario", which they misspelled on purpose. And second, it directly says in the Japanese versions that Tom Nook IS a tanuki.[/quote]Because proving your superiority in the Japanese language makes you sound much cooler.

Honestly, we are AMERICAN. He's a raccoon. People who refuse to say that he's a raccoon are pretty shallow.

 

[Jas0n]

[quote="Shadow_]It was proved somewhere that he wasn't a Tonooki, but that sounds cooler and less likely to get in your garbage.

First, tanuki is spelled with a U, not double O. You're probably thinking of "Tanooki Mario", which they misspelled on purpose. And second, it directly says in the Japanese versions that Tom Nook IS a tanuki.[/quote]Tonooki is an in-joke, I should've clarified.[/quote]As in, to-nook-i? Lmao.

 

[Tyeforce]

It's okay, I'd like their translated names either way. Plus Totakeke would just as cool as K,K, Slider.

Yeah, sometimes I call K.K. Slider Totakeke, too. Did you ever know that his look is actually based on Kazumi Totaka? The character itself is, of course, based on Totaka, but I never noticed that they have the same facial features until recently. Look:

 

[solsticeviolet]

Uh, "tanooki" can be spelled pretty much any old phonetic way because it's romanized. The only hard-set correct way is actually written in Japanese. And while I realize that the Japanese terms for these animals have mostly a mythological context - they are essentially the same to English-speakers. They were romanized for us to understand better and have their own personality. One is not "better" than the other.

/soapbox

 

[Tyeforce]

[quote="Shadow_]It was proved somewhere that he wasn't a Tonooki, but that sounds cooler and less likely to get in your garbage.

First, tanuki is spelled with a U, not double O. You're probably thinking of "Tanooki Mario", which they misspelled on purpose. And second, it directly says in the Japanese versions that Tom Nook IS a tanuki.

Tonooki is an in-joke, I should've clarified.[/quote]As in, to-nook-i? Lmao.[/quote]Oh, I get it, lol. Well, it reminded me of Tanooki Mario (different from Raccoon Mario).

 

[reedstr16]

wait wat were those things that you said the japanese ones were, like wat kind of animals?

 

[Tyeforce]

wait wat were those things that you said the japanese ones were, like wat kind of animals?

Tanuki, kitsune, and kappa are Yōkai, Japanese spirit creatures.

 

[Bacon Boy]

I always thought Kapp'n was one of those turtles with the holes in their heads, that lived under bridges, and whenever you saw one, you had to get it to poor the water from it's head. I thought that was kapp'n although I have no idea what those mythical creatures are...

 

[Tyeforce]

I always thought Kapp'n was one of those turtles with the holes in their heads, that lived under bridges, and whenever you saw one, you had to get it to poor the water from it's head. I thought that was kapp'n although I have no idea what those mythical creatures are...

That is a kappa you're thinking of.

 

[coffeebean!]

Meh. I don't care though, I like kappa better. kappas rock, ok! i dont care if they eat people or whatever. lol nook is the raccoon w/ rabies.

 

[kenziegirl]

Greedy, deceptive, and annoying.....and Raccoon, fox, and snapping turtle