All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku

"All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku" (Japanese: 万能文化猫娘, Hepburn: Bannō Bunka Nekomusume) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. The manga was serialized in Weekly Manga Action for three issues in 1991, and later compiled into a single volume 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, which he created and stole from his former employer, Mishima Heavy Industries. The result, Nuku Nuku (also known as Atsuko Natsume), is a 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 television anime series. All three anime adaptations were 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. The plot primarily focuses on the custody battle for Ryunosuke and attempts by Akiko and Mishima Heavy Industries to reclaim Nuku Nuku's body, leading to humorous and over-the-top battles between Nuku Nuku and military hardware from Mishima Heavy Industries. The anime series include the 1992 OVA "All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku," the 1998 TV anime "Nuku Nuku," and the 1998 OVA "All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku DASH!" Each anime series is known for unique plot and character designs, although they are all based on the original manga. Additionally, "All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku DASH!" is set in a completely alternate universe, with radical changes in the ages and general appearances of most of the characters. In DASH!, Nuku Nuku is older, more mature in appearance, and has selective memory loss and a special tactical form.