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Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Deserted Island Diary Vol. 4 by Kokonasu Rumba

mehsi's review

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4.0

Hahahhaha, this was brilliant. Silly, over the top, tons of references to the game (which I loved and now I want to grab one of my AC games and start it up again), and I just had one big fun time reading this manga and I want more volumes (please Library #1 have some more). The art was silly as well, perfectly fitting for the story.
Also, LUCKY them for getting Coco. I tried SO HARD to find her, no luck. :(

lucyreadsagain's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

mogar_pogar's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

seohyemi_01's review

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funny informative inspiring mysterious relaxing fast-paced

5.0

tphillips's review

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funny fast-paced

5.0

daniellewalsh's review

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3.0

This is the fourth installment of the Animal Crossing manga series. They are cute and quirky, and enjoyable for what they are.

Again, great for fans of the game, but perhaps for a younger audience. Although I'll read the rest of the series as and when they come out.

alexao's review

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adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

rachieturtle's review

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funny informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

hecticpanda's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

melsage1823's review

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dark funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Another fun and mystical entry in the series that further pays tribute to the video game whilst also giving the game more colour.

I loved this manga it was really fun and I couldn't help find myself laughing and smiling whilst reading each story. I honestly think that in this fourth one Rumba has really found her ground and knows what type of stories she wants to tell. I'll go through some of my likes and dislikes.

I only have one major dislike really. It might be a small dislike but I felt like the only plot point developed from issue three was the island name. I really felt like a story of the characters progressing "gameplay" was discarded for more fun gags making fun of us players.

My likes is that again Rumba really shows how much of an Animal Crossing fan she is and hilariously mocks fans and how they play. Without spoilers I can say that the story with Saharah was hilarious and super accurate to how everyone would feel about wall papers in the games. She shows she knows the fans and atmosphere of the games and it's great.

Although this series is clearly for younger fans I love how Coroyuki now has a constant adult gag in every manga issue in this series. I feel like the adult humour is kind of a way of inviting and acknowledging Older fans whilst also still gearing it to its main audience, kinda of like a compromise. I hope they continue this  in future issues it's super fun.

Finally although I think the villagers cast hasn't had its full potential explored I'm glad that the cast has expanded to the point they're dynamics are now super strong with the human characters. I love the player x villagers friendships as its very accurate to the games and shows the island becoming a more tight nit community, something that we never get in the games thanks to soulless villager personalities.

Overall another amazing entry in the manga series with lots of humour, colour and personality in its pages.