Fans' Least Favorite Animal Crossing New Horizons Event Has Arrived, & Players Aren't Thrilled -

Bunny Day is back in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and many fans have taken to the internet to express their displeasure at the event. The Animal Crossing franchise is a wholesome and cozy series of games where players can design their own island and interact with animal-themed neighbors. While there are certainly some villagers that are less popular than others, none are as universally disliked as the odd mascot-like Zipper T. Bunny.

The Bunny Day event is a seasonal occurrence on ACNH that adds a spring side quest to the title. During the event, players can collect eggs around their islands, which they can then give to the Easter bunny-like event guide, Zipper. It sounds like a fun way to ring in the new season, but many fans find the rabbit-suit-wearing Zipper creepy and see the event as a nuisance. This year’s pre-Bunny Day celebration began on April 13 and will last roughly two weeks.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fans Reluctantly “Welcome” Zipper Back Onto Their Islands

The Animal Crossing Reddit is full of ACNH players who are less than thrilled to see the odd rabbit-adjacent character Zipper wandering around their islands. “Not this again!” exclaims Reddit user bananapeeljazzy, in a post paired with an image showing Zipper seeming to be locked away behind bars.

Other Redditors have shared their own experiences “welcoming” Zipper back onto their islands, like the video from Other_Pomelo2288 showing the mascot character dancing to the K.K. Slider end credits song. The Redditor notes that “Bro bopping too hard for someone WHO WASN’T EVEN INVITED, GO AWAY.” Redditor Ini_Miney_Mimi shares a different video, commenting how much it freaks them out that Zipper appears dejected and sad until he sees the player, then goes right back to being gloomy again.

Villager celebrating with her animal neighbors on a bridge in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

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Yet another post, this one from an ACNH player who goes by cinnabunnibun02 on Reddit, needs no video to achieve its full effect. This post is simply a single image that calls to mind the twins of The Shining: Zipper is perfectly positioned behind a tricycle and a bit ouf ot focus, giving him a strangely eerie appearance. “Get him AWAYY,” writes cinnabunnibun02 in the post’s caption. It’s safe to say that while the Animal Crossing community is a warm and welcoming place for everyone, Zipper T. Bunny is one of the only characters who has very few fans.

Why Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fans Feel So Strongly About Bunny Day

Eggs, Eggs, Everywhere

Animal Crossing New Horizons Zipper T Bunny Is Worst Than Tom Nook

Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released on March 20, 2020 and the first Bunny Day arrived less than a month later. Players were just starting to get into the game in the middle of a global pandemic when, suddenly, there were “eggs everywhere,” as Redditor wildruler describes it.

They go on: “I couldn’t get the cute cottagecore items to decorate my island because it was just eggs.” The eggs replaced fossils dug up from the ground, items dropping down from trees, and even fish being pulled out of the waterways. The drop rate for the eggs was so high for the first year that Nintendo had to tone it down in the years that followed.

What was supposed to be a cute spring event became a hassle for players, so much so that they’ve started dreading the return of the rabbit character every year since then. All the complaints are made in fun, of course, as the ACNH Bunny Day event is still a fun and silly part of enjoying the game, and many fans do enjoy the egg hunt and all the egg-themed furniture you can craft from them. But most Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans can’t wait until the Bunny Day event is over and Zipper T. Bunny departs from their island for another year.

Source: bananapeeljazzy/Reddit, Other_Pomelo2288/Reddit, Ini_Miney_Mimi/Reddit, cinnabunnibun02/Reddit