Happy Home Academy

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This article is about the organization. For the location in Pocket Camp, seeHappy Homeroom.

Happy Home Academy

The exterior of the HRA building inCity Folk

Inside the HRA building inCity Folk

Function

Housing association

Services

House evaluations
Model room^{[nb 2]}

Staff

Lyle^{[nb 1]}

Opening Hours

9 AM – 9 PM

Main appearances

Other appearances

Names in other languages

ハッピーホームアカデミー

快乐家协会

快樂家協會

해피홈 아카데미

Académie des joyeux décorateurs (AJD)

Académie des Joyeux Décorateurs (AJD)

Academia de Artes Decorativas (AAD)

Accademia delle Belle Case (ABC)

Академия домашнего уюта (АДУ)

Akademie des schönen Hauses (AdsH)

Academie voor Wonderlijke Woningen (AWW)

TheHappy Home Academy (HHA), known as theHappy Room Academy (HRA) prior toAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, is a housing association in theAnimal Crossing series that evaluates and scores the player's house. The house is scored based on the items placed in the player's house, with certain types of items worth more than others, and some offering point bonuses. When the HHA evaluates the player's home, it sends the player a letter containing their score and advice on how to improve it; if the player reaches certain score thresholds, the HHA will send them unique items.

In games prior toAnimal Crossing: City Folk, the Happy Home Academy is unseen, but inCity Folk, it appears as a building operated byLyle; Lyle also runs the HHA inNew Leaf from withinNook's Homes.

Appearances[edit]

InAnimal Crossing[edit]

In all thefirst-generationAnimal Crossing games, Tom Nook has the player sign up for the Happy Room Academy after they complete theirpart-time job. Afterward, the HRA sends them a welcome letter and evaluates their home each day if the player modified their house the previous day. The HRA does not score the player's basement. Additionally, some bonuses and deductions are only available on the main floor.

Beginning inDoubutsu no Mori+, if the player reaches 70,000 and 100,000 points, the HRA will congratulate them by sending thehouse model andmanor model, respectively.

InWild World[edit]

InAnimal Crossing: Wild World, Tom Nook has the player sign up for the Happy Room Academy after they complete their part-time job. Afterward, the HRA sends them a welcome letter and evaluates their home every Sunday.

If the player reaches 70,000, 100,000, and 150,000 points, the HRA will congratulate them by sending theone-story model,two-story model, andmansion model, respectively.

InCity Folk[edit]

Lyle in the HRA building inCity Folk

InAnimal Crossing: City Folk, the Happy Room Academy is located in a building in thecity where players can view their friends' scores via NintendoWi-Fi connection.

On each Sunday, the HRA sends the player their evaluation results through the mail. The player can speak toLyle at the HRA building to view their score at any time, and they can ask to stop receiving weekly letters.

The default model room, if none match a chosen theme.

At the back of the HRA is the model room (a room theme chosen by Lyle every month that satisfies a certain theme). If no room fits the theme for the month, there will be no model room, and the area for the model room is replaced by an empty 4x4 room with a concrete wall and floor.

Like inWild World, if the player reaches 70,000, 100,000, and 150,000 points, the HRA will congratulate them by sending thehouse model,wide house model, andtwo-story model, respectively.

InNew Leaf[edit]

InAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, the Happy Room Academy has been renamed to the Happy Home Academy and is now located insideNook's Homes. It is still run byLyle, and it functions in a similar way as it does inAnimal Crossing: City Folk, but there is no model room. Instead, when all rooms in the player's house have been built, they may accept a theme challenge, where they can choose one of eight themes to have their house graded on. Every item and exterior house part is part of one or more of the following eight themes: Antique, Fairy Tale, Harmonious, Quirky, Rustic, Sci-Fi, Toy Shop, or Trendy. The player can receive point bonuses if their house has many items and exterior parts of the chosen theme.

Lucky bonuses have changed, and now include villagerpictures of residents currently living in town. There is no complete theme bonus inNew Leaf, and the Happy Home Academy does not rate the player's basement.

InNew Horizons[edit]

The welcome letter from the HHA inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons

InAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, upon upgrading the player's tent to a house, Tom Nook informs them that all homeowners are automatically registered in the Happy Home Academy and Nook Miles+. The HHA will send regular evaluations and advice. The HHA has no physical presence on the player's island, but instead it sends an evaluation by mail most Sunday mornings, which cannot be disabled, as well as congratulatory gifts when the player upgrades their house. It is possible to not receive an HHA evaluation some Sundays.

The HHA assigns the player a rank based on their score: either B, A, or S. The point requirement for each rank increases with each house expansion. The player will receive the Decorated DecoratorNook Miles achievement worth 1,000 miles after obtaining an S ranking.The player may also receive tips from the HHA to obtain a higher score for their decorated house.

InPocket Camp[edit]

Main article:Happy Homeroom

While the Happy Home Academy does not appear inAnimal Crossing: Pocket Camp, theHappy Homeroom serves a similar function. The player can spend HH Vouchers to take courses at the Happy Homeroom, where they decorate a room to be graded byLottie,Lyle, orDigby.