All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (万能文化猫娘) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. It was serialized in Weekly Manga Action for only three issues in 1991, with the three published stories later compiled in a single volume collection in December 1997. The series begins as inventor Kyūsaku Natsume transplants the brain of a cat found by his son Ryūnosuke on Christmas Eve into a schoolgirl android that he created and subsequently stole from his former employer, Mishima Heavy Industries. As a result, Nuku Nuku is a catgirl. The manga was licensed by ADV Manga and published as a single volume on August 24, 2004.

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku has been adapted into two OVAs and one anime television series. All three anime adaptations were also licensed in North America by ADV Films. An English language version of the OVA was released by Crusader Video in the United Kingdom on VHS featuring regional accents.[4] Discotek Media has since received the license to the OVAs, TV series and its Dash!! spin-off.

Plot

The anime focuses on the custody battle for Ryūnosuke and the attempts by Akiko and Mishima Heavy Industries to reclaim Nuku Nuku's body, which often involves amusingly larger-than-life battles between Nuku Nuku and military hardware produced by Mishima Heavy Industries.

Characters

Atsuko "Nuku Nuku" Natsume – The protagonist and titular character, Nuku Nuku started out as a stray cat, Ryūnosuke. While on the run with her father Kyūsaku, she stumbled upon Kyūsaku's prototype android. She acts over-protective yet childish, being easily distracted by stereotypical feline things like mice, but shows a sincere desire to evolve and grow.

Ryūnosuke Natsume – The son of a brilliant if absent minded scientist and the over protective CEO of Japan's number one weapon's manufacturer, Ryū has the ability of squeezing in a normal life and quality time with either of his parents. He loves Nuku Nuku as a sister, but is agitated when his father brushes off her blunders as 'just being a cat' when at the same time granting her the respect and responsibilities of a human being.

Kyūsaku Natsume – A scientist who created a prototype android with funding from his wife's company. However, with the amount of cash being dumped into the project he realized that his android would be sold off as a weapon. Having no desire to aid his wife's weapon's research he fled with his son in tow. He and his wife are not technically divorced and will still chat and bicker like any married couple when the chance arises. He created add-ons for Nuku Nuku on at least one occasion to outfit her for unique situations.

Akiko Natsume – CEO of Japan's biggest military contractor, and an over-protective mother, Akiko aims to reclaim Ryūnosuke from her husband and capture Nuku Nuku. Despite her love of firepower, she loves Ryūnosuke and only wants to give her best for him.

Eimi Yoshikawa – An android built in the image of the deceased granddaughter of Kyūsaku Natsume's mentor, Eimi is emotionally, mentally, and physically unstable. Built in the image of a girl around Ryū's age, Eimi's activation resulted in an explosion that killed her grandfather, leaving her legally the property of Akiko's company. She often lets her own impatience get the better things of her.

Arisa Sono and Kyōko Ariyoshi: Akiko's two loyal henchwomen, they spearhead the attacks on Nuku Nuku and frequently suffer the consequences. Arisa is the more violent of the two and prefers to use weapons in order to get her way, something which Kyōko tries to restrain.

type	ova
director	Yoshio Ishiwata
writer	Yuzo Takada
studio	Animate Film
first	September 21, 1992
last	March 24, 1993
runtime	30 minutes (each)
episodes	6

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku

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