All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (Japanese: 万能文化猫娘, Hepburn: Bannō Bunka Nekomusume) 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 story begins when genius inventor Kyusaku Natsume transplants the brain of a cat found by his son Ryunosuke on Christmas Eve, into a schoolgirl android that he created and subsequently stole from his former employer, Mishima Heavy Industries (owned by his estranged wife and Ryunosuke's mother, Akiko Natsume). The result, Nuku Nuku (also known as Atsuko Natsume), is a nekomusume or cat girl. The manga was licensed by ADV Manga and published as a single volume on August 24, 2004.
Cat Girl Nuku Nuku has been adapted into two OVA series 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. Discotek Media has since received the license to the OVA, TV Series and its Dash!! spin-off.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Atsuko 'Nuku Nuku' Natsume | Megumi Hayashibara | Allison Keith | |
| Ryunosuke Natsume | Kazue Ikura | Kira Vincent-Davis | |
| Kyusaku Natsume | Akira Kamiya | Andrew Klimko | |
| Akiko Natsume | Saeko Shimazu | Kelly Manison | |
| Eimi Yoshikawa | Mika Kanai | Cynthia Martinez | |
| Arisa Sono | Aya Hisakawa | Kaytha Coker | |
| Kyouko Ariyoshi | Akiko Hiramatsu | Tiffany Grant |
Additional Voices[]
- Elizabeth Bannor
- Marcy Bannor
- Anna Bechtol
- Tommy Drake
- Alice Fluker
- Sam Foster
- Illich Guardiola
- Michelle Guevara
- Carrie Hill
- Julie Hinson
- Matt Kelley
- Andrew Klimko
- Marisa Kreitz
- Mike MacRae
- Rob Mungle
- Mariela Ortiz
- Sasha Paysinger
- Elizabeth Vitek
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADV Films | 2004 | 
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Keep the Peace on Earth! | 1 NTSC |
United States | 
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| 1 Disc | ||||||
| Love Attack! | ||||||
| 1 Disc | ||||||
| Everybody Needs a Home | ||||||
| 1 Disc | ||||||
| Nine Lives! | ||||||
| 1 Disc | ||||||
| 2005 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 3 Discs | ||||||
| Discotek Media | 2018 | 
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The Complete Series | A DVB-T | ||
| 1 Disc | ||||||
See Also[]
External Links[]
- All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku at the Internet Movie Database.
- All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.