All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (万能文化猫娘 Bannō Bunka Nekomusume) is a six-episode anime OVA created in 1992. A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to by the portmanteau Japanimation. ... A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

It spawned a 14-episode anime TV series remake (of the same name) in 1998, as well as a 12-episode second OVA series All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku Dash in that year. They are based on an original short manga by Yuzo Takada (3x3 Eyes, Blue Seed). The series also has a manga adaptations. Yuzo Takada (高田裕三 Takada Yūzō, born March 21, 1963) is the pseudonym of Yûji Takada, a popular Japanese manga artist. ... 3x3 Eyes (Sazan Eyes) was a manga created by acclaimed manga artist Yuzo Takada, and is probably his most successful series. ... Blue Seed (碧奇魂ブルーシード Aokushimitama Blue Seed) is a manga created by Yuzo Takada. ... A page from the Marmalade Boy manga, volume 1 (Japanese version) Manga (漫画) is the Japanese word for comics and/or cartoons (not necessarily animated, this includes print cartoons); outside of Japan, it usually refers specifically to Japanese comics. ...

In the show, genius inventor Kyusaku Natsume transplants the brain of his son Ryunosuke's cat 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, Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (a.k.a. Atsuko Natsume), is a nekomusume (猫娘) or cat girl. Catgirl is also the codename of Carrie Kelly, the sidekick of Bruce Wayne (Batman) in the DC Comics graphic novel Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again A catgirl is a woman or girl with cat ears and a cat tail, but an otherwise human body; they are found semi-commonly...

Plot

The plot generally centers around the custody battle for Ryunosuke and the attempts by Akiko and Mishima Heavy Industries to reclaim Nuku Nuku's body. This often involves amusingly larger-than-life battles between Nuku Nuku and military hardware produced by Mishima Heavy Industries.

Nuku Nuku TV is not simply a remake, but also a retelling of Nuku Nuku's original story and follows the formulaic 'Monster of the week' pattern seen in anime such as Sailor Moon. New characters are added and akiko is no longer the CEO of Mishima, but rather the subordinate to the CEO who calls himself Hell Mishima for the majority of the series. Hell Mishima returns in Dash as Mishima Junior (also called Juza Mishima in the booklet which accompanies the third volume of Dash.) In addition, Kyusaku and Akiko are not estranged and she lives with her husband and son and Nuku Nuku. Several elements from this series, including the town in which the series takes place and the odd costume Nuku Nuku sports in the opening vocal montage detailing her origins, is reused in Nuku Nuku Dash. Sailor Moon (in full, 美少女戦士セーラームーン, Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn, literally Beautiful young girl soldier Sailor Moon) is the title of the famous series originally authored as a manga by Naoko Takeuchi that resulted in multiple...

Nuku Nuku Dash is a completely alternate universe, as evidenced by the radical change in the ages and general appearances of most of the characters, though they do tend to retain some of their original look. In Dash Nuku Nuku has matured from a 14-16 year old appearance to a 19 year old and is much curvier than in the original OVAs or Nuku Nuku TV. She also sports green hair and golden eyes and has a form of selective memory loss, which is later explained near the end of the series when her memories are regained. She also becomes 'Super Dynamite Girl' when the need arises, typically fighting some device created by the Mishima Group, which is desperate to recapture her. Kyusaku is not her creator in Dash but rather is a friend of her creator, a man known simply as Professor Higuchi. As a result, Nuku Nuku, despite still using the familiar nickname, is actually named Atsuko Higuchi in this series, and Kyusaku's son Ryunosuke falls head over heels in love with Nuku Nuku, occasionally encountering her super heroic alter ego, but does not learn the truth until the end of the series. The Dash series also introduces two evil catgirl androids, one a near perfect duplicate of Nuku Nuku herself, and the other one possessing silvery-white hair who is officially named Rei Rei according to the DVD inserts for the third volume released by ADV films. Rei Rei's name is never spoken in the series, in fact it is completely avoided in the final episode. Rei Rei, who in the series itself is referred to as MIFX-R2-004, is a slightly less curvy android done in the same style of Nuku Nuku. Nuku Nuku, Rei Rei, and 'MIFX-N2-013' (013 was never given an official name, unlike Rei Rei) have, aside from hair and eye color, identical facial features, right down to the hairstyle, of Atsuko Yosano, whom is referred to as 'original atsuko' in the credits of the final episode. The catgirls are modled after her because they were designed by Professor Higuchi, whom was in love with Atsuko when he was younger. Yosano is a dead ringer for the original OVA version of Nuku Nuku in terms of appearance, right down to the hair color, and presumably eye color as well, though her eyes are never shown. Rei Rei and Nuku Nuku possess the same near indestructibility which defined the original Nuku Nuku, but they also possesses other powers which set them apart. Nuku Nuku, as Super Dynamite Girl, can throw concussive blasts of heat and electricity which have deadly consequences for anything they hit. Rei Rei, (whom Nuku Nuku refers to as 'big sister' despite being seemingly the exact same age when shown in their original forms as cats), possesses psychokinetic powers, and Nuku Nuku was especially designed with the original purpose of being a weapon of Last Resort to defeat Rei Rei. Psychokinesis (literally mind-movement) or PK is the more commonly used term today for what in the past was known as telekinesis (literally distant-movement). It refers to the psi ability to influence the behavior of matter by mental intention (or possibly some other aspect of mental activity) alone. ...

The two characters are essentially polar opposites who often wind up causing the same end result: Destruction. Nuku Nuku, in Dash, is programmed 'to destroy anything which threatens life', while Rei Rei's programming is just the opposite. She was created 'to destroy all life'. Nuku Nuku, as Super Dynamite Girl, often causes havoc in her fights and a good amount of destruction to a general area. Rei Rei however, deliberately causes this destruction in order to fulfill her goals. Given that Rei Rei has been sealed in suspended animation for several years and because of the fact that she seems to derive pleasure from accomplishing her goal despite seeming to be primarily emotionless during her brief appearance in the series otherwise, it is very possible that she has been rendered insane by her time in stasis.

Notes

• In Dash Nuku Nuku's serial number is MIFX-N2-009, while in the original OVA, her serial number is NK-1124. Although it is unrevealed which serial number is utilized in Nuku Nuku TV, it can probably be inferred that Nuku Nuku still is considered to have the serial number NK-1124 as the TV series was based on the original OVAs, whereas Dash is an alternate universe with completely different backstories for the characters as well as origins.
• In the original Nuku Nuku OVAs, Nuku Nuku's original feline body had stripes and appeared to be a off white 'blue'/gray color, while the versions in TV and Dash were a solid white. In addition, there seems to be some confusion as to how the Dash version of Nuku Nuku was created. The ADV dub refers to her and Rei Rei's brains being placed in the androids (called androbots in the TV series and Dash.), however the subtitles ADV produced referred not to their brains, but rather their entire nervous systems being implanted. In further addition, Nuku Nuku (and presumably Rei Rei as well), may have a closer basis to the Terminator than to the original Nuku Nuku (who ironically was referred to by Kyouko (whose name became Arisa in Dash as being part terminator), in that Nuku Nuku's skin is cut in the second episode of Dash and rather than the macro molecule polymer which is in all other androbots, Nuku Nuku actually has blood, which suggests she may actually be partially organic beyond just her brain and/or nervous system being implanted into her androbot body. The original Nuku Nuku appears to be made of much sturdier composition, almost to the point of being close to indestructible, as she falls from several heights which would be enough to destroy a techno-organic cyborg such as the Dash version of Nuku Nuku is hinted to be. the original Nuku Nuku has sustained blows much heavier than those sustained by the Dash version, and has never bled, so it is uncertain whether or not the original Nuku Nuku has a high polymer liquid under her skin or true blood as the Dash version has. However since Nuku Nuku is seen blushing in the OVAs and the TV series, it is conceivable that she has blood, but it may also be a function designed into her body by Kyusaku to make her seem more human, as Nuku Nuku in the OVAs and TV is much more innocent and naive, and acts much more child/catlike than her green haired Dash incarnation whom acts like a very mature and sometimes demure, young woman.

Surprisingly enough, despite the overall popularity of the Nuku Nuku character, there is very little Fan Fiction written about any version of her. The most prolific is a series of fics written by Richard Lawson, which is based on the OVAs, diverges immensely from canon, and actually includes the DEATH of Nuku Nuku and the creation of an android who is eventually named Narau. A few Ranma ½ fanfics depict Ranma in crossovers with Nuku Nuku, which surprisingly has only a few cases of her becoming a fiancee of his. One, entitled After the Flesh, gives a unique take on not only a Ranma/Nuku Nuku crossover, but an interesting means by which Nuku Nuku comes to be. A few lemon fanfictions of Nuku Nuku exist, however, these appear to have also been written by Richard Lawson, and are outside of the continuity of his regular fanfiction series, which apparently ended with the creation of the fanmade character Narau. Fanfiction.net recently added a category for Nuku Nuku at the behest of one of it's authors, and three fanfictions are currently in place. One by fanfic author(ess?) DB Somer, which gives another unique take on how the Nuku Nuku of the OVAs could have turned out. Fan fiction (also spelled fanfiction and commonly abbreviated to fanfic) is fiction written by people who enjoy a film, novel, television show or other media work, using the characters and situations developed in it and developing new plots in which to use these characters. ... Ranma ½ Graphic Novel, Volume 1 English version, Second Edition Ranma ½ (Japanese: らんま½ Ranma nibun no ichi) is a comedy anime and manga by Rumiko Takahashi (高橋留美子) about a boy named Ranma Saotome (早乙女乱馬) who was trained from early childhood to age 16 in the martial arts, and who frequently becomes a girl due... Chromosomal crossover in genetics is an exchange of material between two chromosomes. ... Lemon is a term used in reference to anime and manga, especially fanfiction, to describe material with explicit sexual content, such as hentai, yaoi, and yuri. ... Logo of FanFiction. ...

All three incarnations feature renowned Japanese seiyū Megumi Hayashibara (as Nuku Nuku, Rei Rei, and MIFX-N2-013) and Aya Hisakawa (as Mishima Heavy Industries employee Arisa). Allison Keith portrays the voice(s) of Nuku Nuku, Rei Rei, and MIFX-N2-013 in the dubbed version of Dash, and she also protrays Nuku Nuku in the TV series and the original OVAs so far as the dubs go. (Ms. Keith, later credited as Allison Shipp in the closing credits of the American release of the Nuku Nuku TV series, whether on accident or not is unknown, also provides the voice of Misato Katsuragi in the dubs of Neon Genesis Evangelion, as well as provided voice work in the first of the Full Metal Panic animes.) SeiyÅ« (声優, also written seiyuu or simply seiyu) is a Japanese term that roughly equates to a voice actor/actress for radio, television and video games. ... Megumi Hayashibara Megumi Hayashibara (林原 めぐみ Hayashibara Megumi) is a very popular idol singer and voice actress (seiyÅ«) in Japan, though she began her voice acting career while training for her original career option as a registered nurse. ... Aya Hisakawa (久川 綾 Hisakawa Aya, born November 12, 1968) is a popular seiyū and J-pop singer; born in Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture. ... Misato Kasturagi is a fictional character from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion and The End of Evangelion movie. ... Neon Genesis Evangelion ) is an anime television series, begun in 1995, directed and written by Hideaki Anno, and produced by Gainax. ... FMP Mission 04 DVD Cover Full Metal Panic! (Katakana: フルメタルパニック!, often abbreviated to FMP!) is the name of an anime series which originally aired in 2002. ...

All three are available on VHS and DVD in North America, distributed by ADV Films. A dubbed version of the OVA was previously available in the United Kingdom on VHS featuring regional accents, but is long out of print. And the ADV dub was shown on PBS affiliate KTEH San Jose along with Generator Gawl and City Hunter. Top view VHS cassette with U.S. Quarter for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed The Video Home System, first released in 1976, better known by its acronym VHS, is a recording and playing standard for video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by JVC (with some of... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the... ADV Films is the home video publication arm of A.D. Vision based in Houston, Texas. ... Top view VHS cassette with U.S. Quarter for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed The Video Home System, first released in 1976, better known by its acronym VHS, is a recording and playing standard for video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by JVC (with some of... Regional accents of English speakers describes the many identifiable variations in pronunciation of Standard English between various populations, usually deriving from the phoneme inventory of the local dialect. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... KTEH (Channel 54) is a PBS station located in San Jose, California. ... Generator Gawl was an anime series about three young men,Koji,Ryo and Gawl,who traveled back in time to the year 2007 to prevent one Professor Takuma Nekasa from discovering a gene code which would start a devastating war. ... City Hunter manga, volume 1 (Japanese re-release by Tokuma) City Hunter is a popular Japanese anime and manga franchise that began in the late 80s. ...

The manga is published in English by ADV Manga. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... ADV Manga is the manga publishing division of A.D. Vision, Inc. ...

External links

• All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku Image Gallery with 192 Photos - AnimeGIG.com