Animal Crossing

K.K.'s Concert at the Plaza

The one where K.K. Slider rolls into town, if only the town had a bit more going on.

Brick Rated Score

3.4/5

Set 77052 · 2024

Pieces550

Minifigs3

Year2024

Set number77052

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The verdict

K.K.

Slider showing up with his guitar is the whole reason I wanted this, and honestly the three figures deliver on that charm completely. The trouble is what sits behind them: a Resident Services building and plaza that feel oddly plain next to earlier Animal Crossing sets, at a price that made me wince. If you adore the characters and want them on a shelf, you'll be happy. If you came for a dense, detailed island build, this is the one AC set I'd tell you to wait for a discount on.

Best for: Animal Crossing fans who mostly want K.K., Isabelle and Audie as minifigures

The full review

What it is

This set gives you K.K. Slider's concert day: the Resident Services town hall from the island plaza, a small food stall, the notice board, a patch set up for the show, and K.K.'s traveling camper van. The moment that got me was opening the minifigure bags. K.K. himself is wonderful, the fold of his ears and the crisp face printing really nail the character, and Audie the wolf villager brings a face this theme had never done before. As a fan of the games, seeing these three lined up made me grin before I'd even started building.

The catch

Then I built the rest, and I have to be straight with you. For a set that asks $79.99 at full price, 550 pieces is not a lot, and a big chunk of those go into the van and the shell of the town hall. The buildings themselves are strangely plain. If you've built Nook's Cranny & Rosie's House, you'll feel the drop in detail immediately: fewer little touches, less to fuss over inside, more flat wall. It isn't a bad build, and children will absolutely love playing with it, but at RRP the value just isn't there. This is a set that makes a lot more sense once it slides to the 30 percent discounts these AC sets tend to get.

Who it's for

So here's my honest steer. If you love Animal Crossing and mostly want K.K., Isabelle and Audie on your shelf, with a recognizable town hall and a cute van behind them, this delivers exactly that and you'll enjoy it. If you're chasing the richest, most detailed island build in the line, or you're weighing pure pieces-and-play value, look at the other Animal Crossing sets first and only grab this one on sale. With retirement now in play, that discount window is worth watching closely.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build splits into two very different moods. The town hall and plaza go quickly and simply, which is lovely for a younger builder but left me wanting more to sink into. The camper van is where the interest lives: lots of small parts layering up into a shape that actually reads as K.K.'s in-game RV, and that section carries the whole experience. It's a short sitting overall, comfortable in an afternoon.

The real treasures here are the printed and molded character parts rather than exotic bricks. K.K. Slider's dog head and Audie's wolf head are the standouts, with Audie marking the first wolf villager mold in the theme. Isabelle turns up for only her second appearance, this time in her exercise outfit for the group stretching sessions, which is a nice specific nod. There are handy printed pieces like the ATM and notice board too. Just don't come expecting a haul of rare recolors, the parts value is in the figures, not the bulk bricks.

Fun facts

01K.K. Slider is a stage name. In the games the character is Totakeke, a nod to real Nintendo sound designer Kazumi Totaka.
02Audie is the first wolf villager head mold LEGO made for the Animal Crossing line.
03K.K.'s van is styled after his RV from Welcome Amiibo, an older and more obscure Animal Crossing title, rather than New Horizons like most of the set.