I’ve been hinting in my recent Animal Crossing: New Leaf posts that a number of factors brought me “back” to the game after a bit of a hiatus over the winter holidays, but I’ve been keeping one very important influence tightly under wraps. In the interest of not spamming everyone with too many Animal Crossing: New Leaf posts all at once, I decided to hold back on revealing my wild card, but with the wonderful news that the game will be hitting North America on June 9th, I thought it high time I share what’s got me so excited!
What’s that you’ve got there, Goldie? Hold on…
It’s an Animal Crossing: New Leaf guide book! Would you believe my friend Nel gave me one of hers What a wonderful present! I can honestly say it’s one of the most adorable books I own, and now I don’t have any excuse not to do research on in-game items or how to build snowmen properly.
Would you believe me if I told you that it’s literally bible-sized? (not that I’ve held many bibles…) Well, take a look at how it stacks up to my other Japanese game guide books:
There you have it – it’s larger than the Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Ultimania File 3: Battle and totally dwarfs the Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town guide!
Though there are a number of Animal Crossing: New Leaf guide books on the market, this one is well-known for its intuitive cataloging system. For one, it displays all of the villagers by species on the first pages:
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| Ack! Why are they all so cute?! |
It also has a great section where it tells you all about what you can do over the course of a year, month by month! Holidays, fishing, bug catching… they all have their own specific sections, but I love how I can turn to the current month and quickly see what’s in store for me:
Each individual section is neatly – and adorably, I might add – organized. Here’s just one example from the first page of the segment on Brewster’s Café:
Oh, and the book also comes with special exclusive QR codes! My favorites are the Shizue outfit and the various Nintendo-related designs:
The book even has a section on holidays that it claims will be exclusive to other regions! It specifically says players may need to trade with people from other regions, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that that’ll be possible come June 9th (I want you all to come visit my town!).
More items from international holidays:
The guide book also comes with a mini book that you can carry around for added convenience It’s much smaller and just lists all of the furniture, bugs, fish, fossils, etc. in the game. Check out this adorable cover:
And here’s a sample page. So many items!
And last but not least… swimsuits!
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| That red and white striped one will be mine someday… |
And there you have it! I couldn’t be happier with this book, and it never even crossed my mind to purchase one for myself. Many thanks again to Nel for the wonderful present, and if anyone wants additional photos or has any questions, feel free to ask!
Damn. How many pages are stuffed into that thing? Regardless, it looks awesome! I hope someone releases something similar in the US, because I want access to all of this coolness 🙂
Oh, and I hope this guide is right in suggesting people from different countries/regions will be able to visit each others’ towns. Fingers crossed…
It has a whopping 632 pages, Bryan! And all are just as adorable as the ones I posted pictures of 🙂
I’m not sure Nintendo would give the makers of this guide exclusive information, but they must have access to a lot of materials or the game’s code to be able to write about the international items even before the game is released internationally! So you can bet my fingers are crossed, too!
Holy lord. 632 pages?!? That’s insane!
Yeah, I also can’t imagine Nintendo giving the makers of this guide exclusive info, which means they must have hacked it or otherwise gotten into the code.
Anyway, very cool. And now I’m awaiting this game’s NA release even more!
Just ordered this from my local Kinokuniya Bookseller. Came out to about $22 shipped from Japan. Thanks for the headsup!
Wonderful! That’s actually a very reasonable price, too. Hope you enjoy it!
Just imagine – we can all party in each other’s towns at the same time! I can’t wait 🙂
Awwww! I need this! O_____O
I really hope there will be such an Anima Crossing book in Germany.
Loooooooove those!
Woah, thanks for the heads-up! I didn’t even realise Kinokuniya shipped Australia-wide! I just ordered too 😀
I hope there will be something similar, too!
i wish the us one was as good as this one
Can you tell me if there is a catolgue with pictures in this book about Cyrus’s furniture customizations?
There is a detailed section in the back, but not all of the remake options have pictures, unfortunately.
oh i know me too
could you post pics of the qr codes in the back? thx!
Where can I find this bible? I WANT IIT! In Kinokuniya Bookseller I don’t find this bible! Please can someone tell me were Can I find this bible? Please?
Looking forward to the possibility of international items. Between the three of us, we have a pretty big region of the world covered. Would be a pleasure to send out Euro items to you. Hopefully, I’ll have access to kilts 🙂
Does anyone know where I can buy this in the UK?
I have checked http://www.Nippon-Yassan.com but it only has the normal (green) version and I want the snow version.
I personally would suggest ordering straight from Amazon Japan: http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%81%A8%E3%81%B3%E3%81%A0%E3%81%9B-%E3%81%A9%E3%81%86%E3%81%B6%E3%81%A4%E3%81%AE%E6%A3%AE-%E3%81%8B%E3%82%93%E3%81%BA%E3%81%8D%E3%82%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%9F%E9%80%9A%E3%81%AE%E6%94%BB%E7%95%A5%E6%9C%AC-%E9%80%B1%E5%88%8A%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%9F%E9%80%9A%E7%B7%A8%E9%9B%86%E9%83%A8/dp/4047286680/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1439765195&sr=8-8&keywords=%E3%81%A8%E3%81%B3%E3%81%A0%E3%81%9B%E3%81%A9%E3%81%86%E3%81%B6%E3%81%A4%E3%81%AE%E6%A3%AE
They ship internationally and are generally much cheaper for books than other import options. You can also view the whole site in English. Hope that helps 🙂
Thank you so much
I didn’t know they shipped internationally
But how do you know how much it costs in £ if it only show 円？
I know some Japanese but when you translate a page the translation isn’t always right so do you have to translate it to be able to see the £?
The best way to check the cost would be to convert it using a site such as xe.com. Amazon Japan will charge you in yen and it will be converted at whatever the exchange rate is that day