Happy Home Academy

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

Happy Home Academy
The exterior of the HRA building in City Folk Inside the HRA building in City Folk
Function		Housing association
Services		House evaluations Model room
Staff		Lyle
Opening Hours		9 AM – 9 PM
Main appearances
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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)  Academia de Artes Decorativas (AAD)  Accademia delle Belle Case (ABC)  Академия домашнего уюта (АДУ)  Akademie des schönen Hauses (AdsH)  Academie voor Wonderlijke Woningen (AWW)

The Happy Home Academy (HHA), known as the Happy Room Academy (HRA) prior to Animal Crossing: New Leaf, is a housing association in the Animal Crossing series that evaluates and scores the player's house. The house is scored based on the items placed in the players 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 to Animal Crossing: City Folk, the Happy Home Academy is unseen, but in City Folk, it appears as a building operated by Lyle; Lyle also runs the HHA in New Leaf from within Nook's Homes.

Appearances

In Animal Crossing

In Animal Crossing, Tom Nook asks the player to sign up for the Happy Room Academy after they complete their part-time job. Afterward, the HRA will send them a welcome letter and will evaluate their home each day if the player modified their house the previous day. If the player reaches 70,000 and 100,000 points, the HRA will congratulate them by sending the House Model and Manor Model, respectively. The HRA does not score the player's basement.

Points awarded

• Clothing, umbrellas, bugs, or fish: 3 points
• Furniture, wallpaper, or flooring from Tom Nook's store: 51 points
• Standalone fossils: 300 points
• Furniture exclusive to Crazy Redd's, from igloo campers, from tent campers, from Gulliver, or from Tortimer (reorderable only); wallpaper from Wendell, flooring from Saharah: 412 points
• Seasonal furniture from Tom Nook's store: 700 points
• Gyroids: 828 points
• Snowman Series items: 888 points
• Mario Theme items, Nintendo Bench, Birthday Cake, or fossils from a group: 1,000 points
• Furniture from a raffle: 1,029 points
• Spooky Series items, Jack-in-the-Box, or Jack-o'-Lantern: 1,031 points
• Furniture from the post office, Tortimer (non-reorderable only), from the HRA, or the Museum Model: 1,111 points
• Harvest Series items: 1,177 points
• Jingle Series items: 1,224 points
• Furniture from Animal Island (except Baseball and Wario's Woods): 1,300 points
• NES games from Animal Island, from secret codes, or from e-Reader cards: 1,983 points

Points bonuses

• Lucky items: 777 points × number of items
• Complete furniture series and either the matching wallpaper or flooring: 48,000 points + 4,800 × number of furniture items
• Complete furniture series and both the matching wallpaper and flooring: 48,000 points + 10,000 × number of furniture items
• Complete furniture theme and either the matching wallpaper or flooring: 10,000 points
• Complete furniture theme and both the matching wallpaper and flooring: 15,000 points + 7,000 × number of furniture items
• Complete furniture set: 3,000 points × number of items
• A table, chair, bed, and storage unit (not all part of the same series): 4,400 points (per room)
• A table, chair, bed, and storage unit (all part of the same series): 16,000 points (per room)

Point deductions

• Non-furniture item dropped on the ground or a surface: -1 point × number of items
• Diary dropped on the ground: -1 point × number of items
• Directional items facing a wall: -800 points × number of items

In Wild World

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, the player must join the HRA. Tom Nook first asks the player the second day they go to his store. He will describe what they do and then ask the player if they want to join. If the player says yes, he will be delighted, but if they say no, he will seem sad but says that it is required. At the end of both he says Good luck!, signing up the player.

Spotlight items are worth +151 points. Those which are also lucky are worth +7,777 points.

Points awarded

• Wallpaper or flooring from Tom Nook's store: 0 points
• Tops, accessories, umbrellas, bugs, fish, shells, or wallpapers or flooring from Saharah: 3 points
• Flowers: 5 points
• Furniture from Tom Nook's store: 51 points
• Seasonal furniture from Tom Nook's store: 151 points
• Genuine paintings from Crazy Redd's: 151 points
• Mario Theme items, Blue Falcon, or Pikmin: 210 points
• Standalone fossils: 300 points
• Items from Crazy Redd's (excluding paintings) or Gulliver: 412 points
• Bug Trophy, Fish Trophy, or Flower Trophy: 800 points
• Gyroids: 828 points
• Items from town hall: 912 points
• Fossils from a group: 1,000 points
• Items from the Tom Nook Point System; the Museum Model or Birthday Cake: 1,111 points
• Items from Katie or Kaitlin: 1,280 points
• Villager pictures: 3,200 points

In City Folk

Lyle in the HRA building in City Folk

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, the Happy Room Academy is located in a building the city where players can view their friends scores via Nintendo Wi-Fi connection.

On each Sunday the HRA sends players their evaluation results through the mail. If players do not want to receive the results by mail, they can talk to Lyle at the HRA headquarters. When players select "Letters", he will ask them if they want the letters to stop being sent. If they select "Please stop!", they will stop receiving letters (players can turn them on again by talking to Lyle again).

If players do not receive letters, but need to see how many points they have, they can talk to Lyle at the HRA building.

Points awarded

• Completed furniture series - 20,000 points
• Completed furniture series with wallpaper or carpet - 25,000 points
• Completed furniture series with wallpaper and carpet - 30,000 points
• Furniture theme flooring or wallpaper - 3,000 points
• Completed Theme with wallpaper and carpet - # of pieces x 3,000
• Completed furniture set - 1,000 points for each piece in the set

Model room

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

At the back of the HRA in Animal Crossing: City Folk, 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.

In New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the Happy Room Academy has been renamed to the Happy Home Academy and is now located inside Nook's Homes. It is still run by Lyle, and it functions in a similar way as it does in Animal Crossing: City Folk, but there is no model room. Instead, when the player pays their mortgage off, they may accept a theme challenge of a certain genre. Lucky bonuses have changed, and now include villager pictures of residents currently living in town. There is no complete theme bonus in New Leaf, and the Happy Home Academy does not rate the player's basement.

In New Horizons

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The welcome letter from the HHA in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, after upgrading the player's tent to a house, Tom Nook informs them that all homeowners are automatically registered in the Happy Home Academy, which 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 Decorator Nook Miles achievement worth 1,000 miles after obtaining an S ranking.

Point bonuses

• 6 furniture items in a room: 1,000 points
• 10 furniture items in a room: 1,000 points
• 15 furniture items in a room: 1,000 points
• 20 furniture items in a room: 1,000 points
• Lucky items: 777 points × number of items
• Wall-mounted furniture: 400 points × number of items (limit of three items)
• 4 or more furniture items from the same series: 1,000 points × number of items
• Complete furniture set: 800 points × number of items
• 3 or more furniture items from the same category: 500 points × number of items
• 70% or more items in a room with the same color: 200 points × number of items
• 90% or more items in a room with the same color: 600 points × number of items
• Red, green, or yellow fêng shui: 500 points

Point deductions

• Cockroaches: -2,500 points × number of cockroaches
• Non-furniture items dropped on the ground: -1 point × number of items
• Trash: -500 points × number of items
• Directional items facing a wall: -300 points × number of items

In Pocket Camp

While the Happy Home Academy does not appear in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, the Happy 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 by Lottie, Lyle, or Digby.

Rewards

Animal Crossing

HRA rewards in Animal Crossing

#	Item	Image	Buy price	Sell price	Available from	Group	Interact	Fêng shui	Size
568	House model		Not for sale	9,000 Bells	Happy Room Academy	-	Toggle	Special
569	Manor model		Not for sale	16,000 Bells	Happy Room Academy	-	Toggle	Special

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing (N64, GCN), compiled by TimeSword3D, AlexBot2004, Cuyler, Ruthless Cutie, SuperHamster, vmario, and Chubby Bub.

Animal Crossing: Wild World

HRA rewards in Animal Crossing: Wild World

#	Item	Image	Buy price	Sell price	Available from	Group	HRA genre(s)	Interact	Size
527	One-story model		Not for sale	450 Bells	Happy Room Academy	-	Modern / Lovely	-
528	Two-story model		Not for sale	450 Bells	Happy Room Academy	-	Modern / Lovely	-
529	Mansion model		Not for sale	450 Bells	Happy Room Academy	-	Modern / Lovely	-

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: Wild World, compiled by AlexBot2004, TimeSword3D, Cuyler, SuperHamster, and PanchamBro.

Animal Crossing: City Folk

HRA rewards in Animal Crossing: City Folk

Item	Image	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Color(s)	Genre	Size	Info
House Model		-	-	Happy Room Academy (70,000 points)	-	-		-
Wide-House Model		-	-	Happy Room Academy (100,000 points)	-	-		-
Two-Story Model		-	-	Happy Room Academy (150,000 points)	-	-		-

Animal Crossing: New Leaf

HHA rewards in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Item	Image	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Color(s)	HHA Theme	Style	Size	Info	Customize
HHA Tee		-	-	Happy Home Academy (10,000 points)	-	-	-		Clothing	No
HHA Pennant		-	-	Happy Home Academy (20,000 points)	-	-	-		Wall furniture	No
HHA Jacket		-	-	Happy Home Academy (30,000 points)	-	-	-		Clothing	No
Silver HHA Plaque		-	-	Happy Home Academy (50,000 points)	-	-	-		-	No
Gold HHA Plaque		-	-	Happy Home Academy (70,000 points)	-	-	-		-	No
Silver HHA Trophy		-	-	Happy Home Academy (90,000 points)	-	-	-		-	No
Gold HHA Trophy		-	-	Happy Home Academy (100,000 points)	-	-	-		-	No
Gold House Model		-	-	Happy Home Academy (150,000 points)	-	-	-		-	No
Golden Roof		-	-	Happy Home Academy (300,000 points)	-	-	-	-	Exterior of home	No
Golden Exterior		-	-	Happy Home Academy (500,000 points)	-	-	-	-	Exterior of home	No
Arched Golden Door		-	-	Happy Home Academy (700,000 points)	-	-	-	-	Exterior of home	No
Golden Fence		-	-	Happy Home Academy (900,000 points)	-	-	-	-	Exterior of home	No
Golden Mailbox		-	-	Happy Home Academy (1,100,000 points)	-	-	-	-	Exterior of home	No

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

HHA rewards in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Item	Image	Buy price	Sell price	Available from	HHA theme(s)	Interact	Customizable	Size
-	Bronze HHA plaque		Not for sale	400 Bells	Happy Home Academy	Living room / Expensive	-	No
-	Bronze HHA trophy		Not for sale	400 Bells	Happy Home Academy	Expensive	-	No
-	Gold HHA plaque		Not for sale	450 Bells	Happy Home Academy	Living room / Expensive	-	No
-	Gold HHA trophy		Not for sale	450 Bells	Happy Home Academy	Expensive	-	No
-	HHA pennant		Not for sale	375 Bells	Happy Home Academy	Living room / Expensive	-	No
-	Silver HHA plaque		Not for sale	425 Bells	Happy Home Academy	Living room / Expensive	-	No
-	Silver HHA trophy		Not for sale	425 Bells	Happy Home Academy	Expensive	-	No

Staff

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  Lyle (Chairman, Representative)

Gallery

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  A carpet used in the Happy Room Academy building in City Folk

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  A promotional flyer for the Happy Room Academy in City Folk

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  Welcoming letter from the Happy Room Academy in Wild World

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  A Letter received from the Happy Room Academy in City Folk

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  A letter received from the Happy Home Academy on Sundays in New Horizons

Trivia

• The music from the Happy Room Academy building in City Folk is reused on a TV talk show in New Leaf, albeit in a slower tempo.

Names in other languages

	快乐家协会 Kuài Lè Jīa Xíe Huì	Happy Home Association
	快樂家協會 Unknown
	Academie voor Wonderlijke Woningen (AWW)
	Akademie des schönen Hauses (AdsH)	Academy of Beautiful Houses
	Academia de Artes Decorativas (AAD)	Academy of Decorative Arts
	Accademia delle Belle Case (ABC)	Academy of Beautiful Houses

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