This thread makes me so happy.
But no seriously the tanuki thing is legit. There's a tanuki statue in-game, called the Raccoon Figurine, and it has "them" down to its feet.
a pair of abnormally large testicles
tom nook is based on a tankui, which are depicted with large testicles in japanese culture, which symbolize financial luck/richness (makes sense since tom nook is greedy and money hungry). the game obviously has to censor this this because it's targeted towards young children, so they gave him the pants/apron to cover them, probably to symbolize modesty.
then when he upgrades his attire, and has nothing covering his lower region, he tucks them up inside his clothes, which is why his tummy is so big
this game is rated e for everyone and y'all need to stop
But this forum is rated M for mature. Some serious s*** gets discussed here, so I don't know why it is off-limits to talk about Tom Nook's junk. At least he has the decency to cover up unlike a lot of characters in the game.
were you here for the kid who was in love with his cousin because that drama was EASILY my favorite thing i've seen on this forum
actually he is a racoon and tanukis are not racoons
a pair of abnormally large testicles
tom nook is based on a tankui, which are depicted with large testicles in japanese culture, which symbolize financial luck/richness (makes sense since tom nook is greedy and money hungry). the game obviously has to censor this this because it's targeted towards young children, so they gave him the pants/apron to cover them, probably to symbolize modesty.
then when he upgrades his attire, and has nothing covering his lower region, he tucks them up inside his clothes, which is why his tummy is so big