Fans online have praised the Samoan version, with many commenting on how "freaking awesome" it is because of the minor details and the cultural explanations Mulipola uploaded with the drawings.

American Samoa swimming grotto with flower-covered walls Updated March 21, 2014 3:20 p.m. Rebecca Nestle and Michael Suenkel at Lupe Sina Treesort, Samoa with host dogs Major and Angel.

Her brown skin decorated with traditional and urban tattoos and double-barrelled surname hint at her dual ancestry, but Niki Hastings-McFall says acceptance can still be hard to find.

Two-time quarterfinalists Samoa slip meekly out of the Rugby World Cup following a 26-5 defeat by Japan, who took advantage of ill-discipline to race into a 20-0 half-time lead.