| Tom Nook | |
|---|---|
| Animal Crossing character | |
 Tom Nook as he appears in Animal Crossing: New Horizons | |
| First game | Animal Crossing (2001) |
| Created by | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development |
| Designed by | Noriko Ikegawa Yoshihisa Morimoto |
| Voiced by | Naoki Tatsuta (Dōbutsu no Mori) |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Tanuki (Japan) Raccoon (International) |
Tom Nook, known in Japan as Tanukichi (たぬきち),[1] is a fictional character in the Animal Crossing series who operates the village store (or the Resident Services building in Animal Crossing: New Horizons). He first appeared in the Nintendo 64 game Dōbutsu no Mori, released in Europe and North America on the GameCube as Animal Crossing. Nook sells a house to the player at the beginning of each title in the series (with Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Animal Crossing: New Horizons being an exception, as Nook sells the player a tent at the start of those games), giving a set mortgage for them to pay, and offering to upgrade it after the mortgage is paid off. He has also made several appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series.
- ^ "キャラクターずかん たぬきち". nintendo.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-02-25.