Anchovy

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This article is about the villager. For the fish, see Anchovy (fish).

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Species		Personality		Gender
Bird		Lazy		Male
Birthday		March 4th
Favorite saying		"Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?"
Catchphrase		"chuurp"
Clothing		Straw Shirt Earthy Knit Shirt Yodel Sweater (Camel)
Main appearances
DnM AC e+ WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Name in other languages  アンチョビ  안쵸비  Acciuga  Armin  凤尾  Miguel  Boquerón  Anchovy  鳳尾  Miguel  Boquerón  Анчоуи
Phrase in other languages  でシ  이어라  ciripì  tschurp  如斯  muf-muf  piu-piu  tsjiiirp  如斯  muf-muf  piu-piu  чик-чирик

Anchovy is a lazy bird villager in the Animal Crossing series who appears in all games to date except Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. His initial phrase is the word "churp," an onomatopoeia for the noise birds make, and a burping sound. In Animal Crossing, his initial phrase has one more "u" than in the sequels.

In New Horizons, Anchovy has the play hobby and can run around with his arms extended at any time, rather than only outside Resident Services during a scripted activity with a group of villagers.

Characteristics

Artwork of Anchovy from Animal Crossing.

Appearance

Anchovy is a brown bird with a sharp, yellow bill and thick, black eyebrows. He has white on his chin and belly, and dark brown hair on his head. He has white stripes on his arms and tail, which resembles feathers, and ends in the same dark brown color as his hair.

Personality

Below is a brief description of the lazy personality. For more information, click here.

As a lazy villager, Anchovy has a relaxed, laid-back lifestyle and will appear friendly toward the player. He often talks about food and is humorous or naïve during conversations. During conversations with other villagers, he generally gets along well with peppy, smug, and cranky villagers, while snooty and jock villagers may not get along with him due to their conflicting lifestyles. In New Horizons, Anchovy goes to sleep at 11 PM and wakes up at 8 AM.

Villager information

In Animal Crossing

DnM

DnM+

AC

DnMe+

Species	Personality	Catchphrase
Bird	Lazy	chuuurp
Default clothing	Straw Shirt
Default umbrella	Orange Umbrella
Star sign (DnMe+)	Pisces
Favorite style (DnMe+)	Strange
Least favorite style (DnMe+)	Fancy
Live song gift (DnMe+)	K.K. Ragtime

In Wild World

I'm hungry.

Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
March 4	Lazy	chuurp
Default clothing	Earthy Knit
Default umbrella	Yellow Umbrella
Favorite style	Funky
Least favorite style	Fancy
Requested colors	Brown /   White
Requested genres	Chic / Old-school
Requested series	Regal Series
Requested category	Instrument

In City Folk

Favorites
Clothing	Strange
	Fancy
Furniture Genre	Retro/Dignified
Furniture Series	Modern
Furniture Color	Colorful

Ideal Furniture for Anchovy – Colorful Retro/Dignified
Name Price Available From Cabin Bed 2,400 Tom Nook Cabin Table 2,100 Tom Nook Cabin Low Table 2,100 Tom Nook Cabin Bookcase 2,300 Spotlight Jukebox 3,200 Spotlight Milk Case 1,800 Tom Nook (Japan) Ice-Cream Case 1,800 Tom Nook (Japan) Reel-to-Reel 2,000 Tom Nook Barber's Pole 1,600 Tom Nook Fine Painting 3,920 Crazy Redd
More Colorful Furniture More Retro/Dignified Furniture

In New Leaf

Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow.

Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
March 4	Lazy	chuurp
Default clothing	Earthy Knit Shirt
Default umbrella	Yellow Umbrella
Favorites
Favorite style	Flashy
Least favorite style	Iconic
Favorite color	Colorful
Biography
Siblings	Eldest of 9 kids
Skill	Remembering stuff
Goal	Explorer
Halloween fear	Mummy Mask
Coffee preferences
Type of beans	Blue Mountain
Amount of milk	The regular amount
Amount of sugar	Two spoonfuls

In New Horizons

Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?

Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
March 4	Lazy (B)	chuurp
Default clothing	Yodel Sweater (Camel)
Default umbrella	Kiwi Umbrella
Favorite style	Simple
Favorite colors	Colorful and   Orange
Hobby	Play
Carried bag	Paper
Book	Comic
Food	Lollipop
Drink	Soda can
Popsicle	Blue soda

Ideal clothing for Anchovy – Colorful / Orange Simple clothing
Villagers prefer clothing that matches any one of their favorite colors or styles. For brevity, the following list only shows clothing that matches both favorite colors and one favorite style.
Name Image Price Available from No results
More Colorful Items More Orange Items More Simple Items

House

In Animal Crossing

Items:	Slot Machine (x6)  Classic Table (x3)  Retro Stereo  Green Counter
Requested items:
Wall:	Classic Wall
Floor:	Parquet Floor
Music:	K.K. Ragtime

In Wild World

Items:	Pinball Machine (x5)  Blue Table  Retro Stereo  Green Counter
Wall:	Modern Wall
Floor:	Parquet Floor
Music:	K.K. Ragtime

In City Folk

Items:	Pinball Machine (x5)  Blue Table  Retro Stereo  Green Counter
Wall:	Modern Wall
Floor:	Parquet Floor
Music:	K.K. Ragtime

In New Leaf

Items:	Ebony Piano  Billiard Table (x2)  Retro Stereo  Classic Sofa  Pinball Machine (x4)  Dartboard  Pendulum Clock
Wall:	Modern Wall
Floor:	Parquet Floor
Music:	K.K. Ragtime

In New Horizons

In New Horizons, if Anchovy is one of the villagers who moved in during the main storyline after the villager house development quest, his house will have a combination of non-craftable furniture, plus items crafted by players during the island development storyline, primarily from the Log Series and applicable native fruit sets.

Items:	Billiard Table  Jukebox  Dartboard  Foosball Table  Piano Bench  Upright Piano  Pinball Machine  Folding Floor Lamp  Box Corner Sofa  Box Sofa (x2)
Wall:	Modern Wood Wall
Floor:	Simple Red Flooring
Music:	K.K. Ragtime

Other appearances

In Happy Home Designer

Happy Home Designer client information
	Anchovy Thought bubble: Have you ever seen a head shaped like this? It means I need to open a hat store! Client's vision: A brand-new hat shop. Required items: Red Cap Green Knit Hat Badge Hat Favorite song:  K.K. Country Favorite saying: Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow.

	Unlocked items
Furniture:	Fedora Chair    K.K. Country    Anchovy's Pic
Interior:	Red-and-White Tile Wall    Parquet Floor
Clothing:	Earthy Knit Shirt    Green Cap    Blue Cap    1-Up Cap    Red Cap    Yellow Cap    Purple Cap    Light-Blue Cap    Star Cap    Green Knit Hat    Orange Knit Hat    Pink Knit Hat    Purple Knit Hat    Blue Pom-Pom Hat    Badge Hat    Stripe Knit Cap    Red Pom-Pom Hat    Big Bro's Hat    Li'l Bro's Hat    Wario Hat    Yellow Umbrella
Starting house:

Happy Home Designer client information
	Anchovy Thought bubble: Have you ever seen a head shaped like this? It means I need to open a hat store! Client's vision: A brand-new hat shop. Required items: Red Cap Green Knit Hat Badge Hat Favorite song:  K.K. Country Favorite saying: Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow.

	Unlocked items
Furniture:	Fedora Chair    K.K. Country    Anchovy's Pic
Interior:	Red-and-White Tile Wall    Parquet Floor
Clothing:	Earthy Knit Shirt    Green Cap    Blue Cap    1-Up Cap    Red Cap    Yellow Cap    Purple Cap    Light-Blue Cap    Star Cap    Green Knit Hat    Orange Knit Hat    Pink Knit Hat    Purple Knit Hat    Blue Pom-Pom Hat    Badge Hat    Stripe Knit Cap    Red Pom-Pom Hat    Big Bro's Hat    Li'l Bro's Hat    Wario Hat    Yellow Umbrella
Starting house:

Card profiles

Animal Crossing e-Reader card

Card back

#150 Anchovy - Series 3
Gender:	Male
Clothes:	Straw Shirt
Sign:	Pisces
Phrase:	chuurp
Profile:	Anchovy proudly claims the title of "All-Time Laziest Guy." He supposedly won a "Lounging Contest" somewhere, but he doesn't have any trophy to prove it, so he's probably just making the whole thing up.
Password:	R2qnlYJ5yrIwDp
	To38u2LHZ7hDLD

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Card back

#219 Anchovy - Series 3

Star sign: Pisces Birthday: March 4th Dice value: 3 Hand sign: Paper

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  Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo

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  Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Trivia

• Anchovy is the only villager to share his name with a catchable collectible in the series.

Names in other languages

	アンチョビ Anchobi	Anchovy
	안쵸비 Anchyobi	Anchovy
	憨憨 (iQue) Hān hān	-
	凤尾 / 鳳尾 Fèng Wěi	Literally "Phoenix's tail"
	Анчоуи Anchoui	From English name
	Anchovy	Same as English name
	Armin	-
	Boquerón	Anchovy
	Miguel	-
	Acciuga	Anchovy

See also

• List of villagers
• List of villagers in New Horizons