Mr. Sean's Ranks his Animal Crossing: New Horizons Neighbors: Numbers 10-1

Today I will show off my top ten Animal Crossing: New Horizons neighbors. There is an old favorite in the mix along with a really tiny villager. Here we go!

10. Kabuki

Kabuki is a cranky cat, except he isn't really all that cranky in New Horizons like he was in past Animal Crossing games. Anyways, he ranks highly because he's a good mentor to Broccolo who'll appear later in the post and is willing to sing with his neighbors even though he is shy regarding solo performances.

9. Audie

Peppy Audie may say foxtrot and seem more fox than wolf, but either way she is an interesting peppy villager. Peppy villagers in New Horizons tend to have the nebulous goal of being a popstar but Audie's main hobby is fitness. Health is important and fitness can build endurance for long tours. Bonus points to Audie's house for being perfectly themed for island living.

8. Norma

The first cow in the countdown. Norma's name is a bit on the nose as she is a Normal villager. Nintendo should come up with a better name than "Normal." Maybe try "Sweet" or "Caring" instead? Anyways, I like most of the cows in Animal Crossing and her hobby of nature pairs well with Claude so they can learn from each other about the flora and fauna of New Maui.

7. Tipper

Tipper is ranked higher than Norma for looking more like a real cow (I've yet to see a pink cow in real life). Also, despite being a snooty villager, she tended to not be snarky but helpful in her fashion advice and other conversations. I like how her eyes seem perpetually closed yet are very expressive. Also, she pulls off the Animal Crossing version of haute couture very well.

6. Skye

Skye is a sky blue wolf, but she's not hungry for meat and is rather sweet. Her house continues the sky blue coloring scheme and despite it looking like a normal house for a normal villager, she has a piano that accompanies well with her singing. She was a shy singer like Kabuki, but she was even shyer.

5. Katt

Katt isn't the prettiest cat out there, but who cares when she's got musical chops for days. Singing? Katt can belt out tunes really well. Guitar? Yes! Drums? She keeps telling me to not request her to play them but I have evidence that she has an excellent sense of rhythm. She's also defends Broccolo the mouse from haters. I personally like her color scheme, fangs, and eyes. Her hind paws (feet) are blue, which is cool.

4. Sydney

Sydney the Koala and I go way back. All the way back to the GameCube Animal Crossing. In fact, she still lives in the acre to the left of my house today. Anyways, New Horizons decided that she would be musically inclined like Katt, Kabuki, and Tangy are. Maybe she can be the lead singer and have Kabuki playing bass, Tangy at guitar, and Katt on drums? She is definitely the sunshine on my island.

3. Claude

Claude the rabbit often mentions his love of bugs. Other lazy villagers do the same thing but only a few of them can prove their love of bugs via knowledge. I'll often see Claude reading books about nature and his favorite nature book features bugs. He also has books on fish and flowers. One of my favorite things about rabbits in New Horizons is that their ears are very floppy despite being upright. The wind will blow the ears back and forth. I wonder if heavy winds give Claude a headache?

2. Broccolo

Tiny mousey boy Broccolo is my second favorite New Maui villager as I write this post. He's basically a little child who: must be protected at all costs, is ready to learn everything about the world, has a bottomless pit for a stomach, and is one of the cutest mice in the game. He can relate to each of my cat neighbors well. With Mitzi, he and Mitzi have a younger brother older sister dynamic but seem to be best friends. Kabuki is the mentor to Broccolo being the mentee. Katt will defend Broccolo against all haters and Tangy and Broccolo share a favorite song: "I Love You" by K.K. Slider. He also gifted me at least two real pieces of art for the museum. For somebody who loves to run around like an airplane, he's contributed a lot to New Maui society.

1. Mitzi

Although Mitzi hasn't contributed artwork to the New Maui museum or been the most active cat in the town square, she is my favorite villager in New Horizons and is knocking on Purrl's doorstep as my favorite Animal Crossing cat. She's friends with everybody, is an opportunist when it comes to finding places to plop down with a good book, her eyes are funny when she's surprised, and is the sweetest virtual cat I've ever met. She also loves to visit the museum and is one of the few villagers I've spent much time with looking around the museum with and seeing the growth of New Maui's culture. 

Mr. Sean's Ranks his Animal Crossing: New Horizons Neighbors: Numbers 20-11

In the past six months since I got Animal Crossing: New Horizons, various villagers have come and gone from New Maui. Some I liked more than others, one was a total disappointment to me, and one of them is an old favorite from when I played Animal Crossing on the GameCube. This post will showcase the first half of the twenty villagers that have called New Maui home.

20. Bangle

I'm from New Maui, but I'm not a fan of you up and leaving so quickly that I couldn't get at least a poster with your face on it. She may be a tiger, but she left with the speed of a cheetah.

19. Rizzo

Rizzo failed to live up to my hype. He's actually based off of a Japanese thief and folk hero called Nezumi Kozo but he was more boring than his fellow cranky Kabuki (who will be featured in the top 10). At least he was pretty funny when he was angry as he is a tiny mouse.

18. Reneigh

Reneigh's hairstyle may remind some people of Rihanna (her Japanese name is リアーナ, which sounds like Rihanna). Personally, I don't feel she added much to the culture of the island. I hardly saw her partaking in activities but she did Naruto run a few times.

17. Boone

Boone was an okay starter villager and his design is cool (in-game he is a gorilla, but he looks like a mandrill), but he was too one dimensional in terms of working out. He could have worked out his brain muscles more with reading and vocal muscles with more singing.

16. Lyman

Lyman is slightly better than Boone because he wasn't singularly focused on weight training. He was more into cardio with his running around the island. His running form could use some work though as arms behind you isn't quite optimal. He also managed to get two of his neighbors to really work their singing muscles one time. He was an okay koala.

15. Henry

Henry's ranking is bolstered by his house, which is a showing off of the ironwood furniture set. He also liked to sing and having some musical experience I'm a bit biased towards musically inclined villagers. Being a frog, he had no need for an umbrella and actually loves the rain.

14. Tex

Tex's house might not have ironwood furniture, but it is definitely cooler than Henry's house. Tex also loves music and he does a better job of showing it with a drum set, a few guitars, an amp, and a DJ booth. Also, penguins are better than frogs.

13. Tangy

Tangy is only ranked so low because she is the newest neighbor on New Maui. She'll definitely rise a few spots the longer she stays on the island. I think she'll be better than Audie. People love Tangy because she's a citrus cat.

12. Soleil

Soleil's hairstyle may remind people of the stereotypical middle-aged woman who demands the manager, but Soleil hardly complains about things, especially places to sit and read her book. Often times she'll be on the cold hard ground enjoying her read. Soleil is one of the better hamsters, certainly better than Apple.

11. Twiggy

Twiggy does not seem to be liked or disliked by the Animal Crossing community, but rather ignored. I hope this post will at least bring some awareness to her existence. This budgie bird has dreams of being a popstar, but sometimes I had convince her to stop reading fashion magazines and practice singing to help her achieve her goals.