Tangy

Tangy is a peppy, cat villager that has appeared in almost every game in the, with the exception of. Her name is derived from "Tangerine," a citrus fruit similar to oranges and clementines, as well as the adjective used to describe those fruits. Her Japanese catch phrase, "mikan," means Tangerine.

Appearance
Tangy is a cat with an orange fruit appearance, with a green leaf on her head. Her perky, chipper ears stand tall and are pink inside. Her eyes seem to be looking south-east, but she will become cross-eyed when looking up or down. She has small indents all over her body, making her look like an orange, tangerine, or a clementine (which are all tangy fruits, hence her name).

Personality
Tangy, as a peppy villager, will always appear to be in a good mood. She will get along with other villagers, including the player, making it easy to befriend her and gain her picture in. She will enjoy the usual hobbies, and may ask the player for bugs or fish that she finds cute or has read about in Ms. Nintendique, an unseen magazine read by snooty and peppy villagers in. Often she says she's "feeling kinda bloated" because she "ate, like, 50 pounds of ." She will easily get upset, but due to a short attention span she will forget ever having the conversation. Like all peppy villagers, she dreams of becoming famous in the future. She will get on well with normal, lazy, and other peppy villagers, but may annoy snooty and cranky villagers with her upbeat personality.

Trivia

 * Tangy appears on the album cover of "K.K. Birthday"
 * In a character popularity poll held on the Japanese website, Tangy ranks as the 27th most popular character at 666 votes, higher than Roald, but less than Daisy.