Kokonasu Rumba

I don’t have any experience with the Animal Crossing games/franchise (though I’ve played Rune Factory 4 which has similar mechanics), but I thought this was cute.

Here, four basically dumb humans (dummy, rich girl, sleepy, and scholar) arrive at a deserted island and are chaperoned by a raccoon named Tom Nook who acts as a straight man (comedywise). The humans get into wacky situations and always comedically miss the point of taking care of themselves on the island (making a house out of trash, eating uncooked fish, etc).

I’m sure the gags will be more fun to a fan of the series, especially the character jokes, but it still works as a standalone. Of course, the illustrations are just adorable! Gulliver, the eagle always in distress, was making me laugh! But I don’t know if I would want to read more. Maybe if my library buys another volume.… (més)

This was a very quick read, maybe too quick. I hope they make the other volumes in English. I like the fact that Animal Crossing is I something other than games now...after playing it for like 10 years maybe. Not really a fan that people just focus on this game and ignore the others. I miss the pelican sister bickering. It should be noted half of this book is comics and the other half is something you'd see in a magazine about the game play. I still wish they'd make an encyclopedia for this series (not how-to manuals).… (més)