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All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (OAV)

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Alternative title:
Bannou Bunka Neko-Musume (Japanese)
Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
La Invencible Nuku-Nuku (Spanish)
Nuku Nuku
Nuku Nuku, l'invincibile ragazza-gatto (Italian)
Super Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
万能文化猫娘 (Japanese)
Themes: catgirls, cyborg
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: When Ryunosuke's pet cat dies in an accident, his inventor father "resurrects" the cat by placing its brain in an android body made in the form of a young girl. The Android, Nukunuku, has the dual purposes of being a companion/sister for Ryunosuke as well as being a bodyguard for his father. Nukunuku's extreme strength and feline agility are regularly needed to protect Ryunosuke and his father from Ryunusuke's mother who seeks to kidnap them both following her divorce from his father. Her motives towards Ryunusuke are simple motherly love, however her genius-inventor-ex-husband she wants to put to work designing weapons of mass destruction for her weapons company.
User Ratings: 623 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 26 votes (sub:18, dub:8)
 Excellent: 54 votes (sub:26, dub:25, edit.dub:1, raw:1, ?:1)
 Very good: 125 votes (sub:84, dub:39, ?:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Good: 196 votes (sub:118, dub:71, ?:3, raw:1, others:3
2 Spanish subtitled
1 German subtitled
)
 Decent: 130 votes (sub:93, dub:36, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 So-so: 43 votes (sub:30, dub:10, raw:1, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Not really good: 25 votes (sub:17, dub:7, raw:1)
 Weak: 16 votes (sub:9, dub:7)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:4, dub:2)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1637 users, rank: #756 (of 10087)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.860 (Good), std. dev.: 1.5929, rank: #4659 (of 10248)
Weighted mean: 6.803 (Good−), rank: #4746 (of 10248) (seen all: 6.97 / seen some: 6.14 / won't finish: 4.47)
Bayesian estimate: 6.816 (Good−), rank: #4353 (of 7718)
Running time: 30 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 6
Episode titles: We have 6
Vintage: 1992-10-21 to 1994-03-24
Release dates: We have 1
Opening Theme:
#1: "Watashi ni Happy Birthday" by Megumi Hayashibara
#2: "Yume Hurry Up" by Megumi Hayashibara
Ending Theme:
#1: "Oshiete Happiness" by Megumi Hayashibara
#2: "Harikitte Trying!" by Megumi Hayashibara
Trivia: We have 1
Review:
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (Feb 17, 2003)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (Blu-ray) 2018-08-28 (from $69.46)
DVD (Region 1)
    All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku - Complete Collection (DVD) delayed/cancelled
    All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku - Collection (DVD) 2003-02-11 (from $21.18)
    All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku - The Whole Kitten-Kaboodle Collection (DVD 1-7) 2008-10-14 (from $99.99)
Soundtrack
    All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku - Sound Phase OIV (OST) 2003-06-03
VHS
    All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku - Nine Lives. Nine-Hundred Horsepower. (Sub.VHS 1) 1995-05-09 (from $15.00)
    All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku - She's The Cat In Catastrophe! (Sub.VHS 2) 1995-06-13 (from $20.99)
    All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku - The Crazed, Cat-aclysmic Climax!! (Sub.VHS 3) 1995-07-11 (from $23.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Yūji Moriyama (ep 4)
Screenplay:
Kuniaki Yamashita (ep 2)
Mayori Sekijima (ep 3)
Yūji Kawahara (eps 4-6)
Yuzo Takada (ep 1)
Storyboard:
Baku Tsuzuri
Ichika Doshita (ep 5)
Shin Misawa (eps 2, 6)
Tomokazu Kōgo (ep 2)
Yūji Moriyama (ep 4)
Episode Director:
Ichika Doshita (ep 5)
Osamu Mikasa (ep 4)
Shin Misawa (ep 2 and 6)
Shōichi Masuo (ep 3 and 4)
Yoshio Ishiwata (ep 1)
Music:
Beat Club (eps 1-3)
Hiroshi Matsuda (松田弘; eps 1-3)
Vink (eps 4-6)
Original Manga: Yuzo Takada
Character Design: Yūji Moriyama
Art Director: Kazuhiro Arai
Animation Director:
Eiji Suganuma (ep 6)
Kenichirō Katsura (eps 2, 5)
Yūji Moriyama (eps 1, 3)
Sound Director: Jun Watanabe
Director of Photography: Akihiko Takahashi
Executive producer:
Hidetoshi Shigematsu
Yutaka Takahashi
Producer:
Joji Furusawa (eps 1-3)
Kazuhiko Ikeguchi
Kyoko Okazaki (eps 4-6)

Cooperation: Beat Club (eps 1-3)
Editing:
Akihiro Kawasaki (Okayasu Promotions)
Hideaki Murai (Okayasu Promotions)
Kiyotaka Miyake (Okayasu Promotions)
Toshihiko Kojima (Okayasu Promotions)
Yumiko Nakaba (Okayasu Promotions)
In-Between Animation:
Akihiko Adachi (Group Donguri)
Akiko Nakamura (Dragon Production)
Eizō Kawada (Studio Takuranke)
Fumie Kamiyama (Studio Takuranke)
Gorō Taki (Studio Kuma)
Hirokazu Kaku (Mu Animation Studio)
Hiromi Nishikawa (Studio Takuranke)
Hisaki Furukawa (Gainax)
Hisashi Saito (Studio Fantasia; eps 1, 3)
Jun Nakai (Mu Animation Studio)
Jun Yoshida (Wombat)
Junko Sekine (Gainax)
Kaori Miyagawa (Dragon Production)
Kazu Ozawa (Studio Takuranke)
Keiko Tanaka (Mu Animation Studio)
Keiko Yoshino (Studio Boomerang)
Ken'ichi Serizawa (Gainax)
Kenichi Ogawa (Studio Mu)
Kenji Kajiwara (Studio Takuranke)
Koichi Nakaya (Studio Mu)
Koji Moriyama (Mu Animation Studio)
Kumi Horii (Group Donguri)
Kunihiko Inoue (Studio Takuranke)
Masaya Kusunose (Gainax)
Masayuki Sasaki (Group Donguri)
Masayuki Shibuya (Group Donguri)
Midori Nagaoka (Dragon Production)
Misa Sugimoto (Studio Mu)
Reiko Mano (Group Donguri)
Rie Kondō (Studio Takuranke)
Satomi Tanaka (Studio Mu)
Shigeki Sunada (Gainax)
Shin'ichi Masuda (Group Donguri)
Shinsuke Uchiyama (Studio Takuranke)
Takayuki Shimura (Dragon Production)
Takeo Takahashi (Studio Kuma)
Tatsurō Arai (Studio Egg)
Tetsuya Shikanai (Mu Animation Studio)
Tetsuya Shikauchi (eps 1, 4)
Tomoko Takei (Dragon Production)
Tōru Takahashi (Studio Fantasia)
Toshirō Teramoto (Mu Animation Studio)
Tsutomu Miyazawa (Mu Animation Studio)
Yasuhiro Ishimura (Studio Mu)
Yoshiharu Sakakibara (Studio Fantasia)
Yuichi Kurosawa (Studio Boomerang)
Yūji Tateno (Studio Egg)
Yuki Aono (Studio Boomerang)
Yumiko Matsuki (Studio Takuranke)
Yuzo Ito (Studio Kuma; ep 5)
Key Animation:
Akira Takeuchi (eps 1-4)
Fumio Matsumoto (ep 5)
Genichi Murakami (ep 4)
Hajime Yoshida (ep 4)
Hideki Araki (ep 4)
Hiroyuki Obata (eps 1, 4, 6)
Hisashi Saito (eps 4-5)
Kazuto Nakazawa (ep 6)
Keiichi Ishikura (ep 6)
Keiji Ishihara (eps 1-3)
Kenichirō Katsura (ep 5)
Kōichi Arai (eps 2, 4, 6)
Kōichi Usami (ep 2)
Kōji Matsuyama (eps 4, 6)
Makoto Yamada (eps 1-2, 5)
Masahiko Matsuyama (ep 5)
Masahiko Ōkura (ep 2)
Masashi Yanagishita (ep 1)
Masato Bessho (eps 1, 6)
Miyuki Inoue (ep 2)
Satoshi Inoue (ep 6)
Satoshi Ishino (eps 4, 6)
Shinya Sasaki (ep 4)
Shinya Takahashi (ep 2)
Sumio Watanabe (ep 4)
Takahiro Komori (ep 2)
Toshiharu Murata (ep 6)
Toshiyuki Okabayashi (eps 4, 6)
Tsuyoshi Kimura (eps 4-5)
Yasushi Muraki (ep 6)
Yōko Kikuchi (eps 4-5)
Yoshiharu Shimizu (eps 1-3, 5)
Yūji Moriyama (ep 4)
Yuriko Itoh (ep 2)
Planning:
Masaki Sawanobori
Nagateru Katō
Toshimichi Ōtsuki
Recording:
Keisuke Tsuruta (eps 1-2)
Mitsuyoshi Maruyama (eps 3-6)
Screenplay Cooperation: Katsuhiko Chiba (ep 1)
Series Supervision: Yuzo Takada
Sound Effects: Daisuke Jinbo
Special Effects: Toyohiko Sakakibara
Theme Song Arrangement:
Junichi Kawauchi (ED1)
Vink (OP1, OP2, ED2)
Theme Song Composition:
Gouta Wakabayashi (ED2)
Hidetoshi Sato (OP1)
Junichi Kawauchi (ED1)
Kazuhiro Hara (OP2)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Kyōko Matsumiya (ED1)
Miho Matsuba (OP1)
Satomi Arimori (OP2, ED2)
Theme Song Performance: Megumi Hayashibara
Megumi Hayashibara as Atsuko Natsume/Nuku Nuku

Akiko Hiramatsu as Kyoko
Akira Kamiya as Kyusaku Natsume
Aya Hisakawa as Alisa
Kazue Ikura as Ryunosuke Natsume
Mika Kanai as Eimi Yoshikawa
Saeko Shimazu as Akiko Mishima
Satomi Koorogi as Yoshimi Hagiwara

Fumihiko Tachiki as koukan (phase VI)
Hiroshi Naka as student C (phase I)
Ichirō Nagai as Mishima Taizen (phase III)
Junichi Sugawara as man 2 (phase VI)
Junko Sakuma as
computer voice (phase VI)
girl (phase I)
Junko Sukuma as computer voice (phase VI)
Katsumi Suzuki as man 1 (phase VI)
Kyōko Minami as woman (phase IV)
Masaki Aizawa as man 1 (phase v)
Masako Aizawa as man 1 (phase V)
Misa Watanabe as mother (phase I)
Nobuyuki Furuta as Shinichi (phase II)
Rin Mizuhara as obasan (phase V)
Ryūzō Ishino as student A (phase I)
Takehito Koyasu as shuusai (phase V)
Tetsuya Iwanaga as man 2 (phase V)
Wataru Takagi as tenchou (phase V)
Yūsuke Numata as student B (phase I)
Japanese companies
Animation:
Animate
Ashi Productions (ep 2)
Dragon Production (ep 4)
GAINAX (eps 4-5)
Group Donguri (eps 1-4)
Madhouse (ep 3)
Osaka Anime RR (ep 3)
Studio Boomerang (eps 5-6)
Studio Egg (eps 1-3, 6)
Studio Fantasia
Studio Kuma (ep 5)
Studio Mu (eps 1-2, 4-6)
Studio Takuranke (eps 2-3, 5-6)
Studio Wombat (eps 2, 4)
Background Art: Animaruya
Cooperation:
Futabasha
Studio Palm
Finish Animation:
Madhouse (ep 6)
STEC (ep 5)
Studio CATS (eps 5-6)
Studio Fantasia (ep 4)
Studio Kuma (eps 5-6)
Suzuki Animation Planning (eps 1-5)
Music Production: King Records
Photography:
Studio Boston (eps 1, 3-6)
Studio Post (ep 2)
Photography Cooperation:
Ace Creation (ep 3)
Adlib (eps 3-6)
Azuhata Production (all eps)
Planning:
Madhouse (eps 3-4)
Studio Kuma (ep 2)
Production:
King Records
MOVIC
Production Cooperation:
Studio Fantasia
Studio Palm 
Recording Studio: Gen
Sound Production: Gen
Titles: Maki Production
English cast
English staff
Director: John William Anthony Conrad (Crusader Video)
ADR Director:
David Williams
Janice Williams
Art Director: Ruby Halipoto
Project Translator:
Chris Hutts
Masako Arakawa
ADR Script: Janice Williams
Executive producer:
John Ledford
Mark Williams
Producer:
David Williams
James Justin O'Shea (Crusader Video)
Janice Williams
Justin Sevakis (Discotek)

Additional Translation: Shoko Oono
Animated Credit Design: David Maxter (Crusader Video)
Blu-Ray Authoring: Justin Sevakis (Discotek)
Casting:
John William Anthony Conrad (Crusader Video)
Soo George Verran (Crusader Video)
Dubbing Editor: Lol Gellor (Crusader Video)
DVD Coordination: Janice Williams
DVD Graphics: David Wang
DVD Producer: David Williams
Editing:
Gerald Brewer
Neil O'Sullivan
Ending Song: Marina Speaks (Crusader Video)
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Japanese Animation Consultant: Helen McCarthy (Crusader Video)
Menu Design: Gary Swarer (Discotek)
Opening Song: Marina Speaks (Crusader Video)
Original Logo Design: John William Anthony Conrad (Crusader Video)
Packaging Design: David Wang
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas
Production Assistant:
Alan Todd Adam (Crusader Video)
Carole Pavlik
Tracey Mahemadally (Crusader Video)
Recording engineer: Jason Grundy
Script Consultant: Kanji T. Bates (Crusader Video)
Script Editing:
James Justin O'Shea (Crusader Video)
John William Anthony Conrad (Crusader Video)
Soo George Verran (Crusader Video)
Studio Engineer:
Kate Purkis (Crusader Video)
Kevin Oliver (Crusader Video)
Subtitle Script:
Janice Williams
Matt Greenfield
Subtitle Timing: Neal Barnes
Subtitling: Logan Rebholz (Discotek)
Allison Keith as Nuku Nuku

Andrew Klimko as Kyusaku
Cynthia Martinez as Eimi
Jessica Boone as Yoshimi
Kaytha Coker as Arisa
Kelly Manison as Akiko
Kira Vincent-Davis as Ryunosuke
Tiffany Grant as Kyouko

Abigail Thaw as Nuku Nuku (Crusader Video)
Brett Weaver as
Delinquent on Roof
Horny Teen in Glasses
Shinichi
Chad Townsend as Guy in Classroom
Cheryl Pierce as
Female Monitor
Mother
Reporter
Chris Hawley as Guy in Classroom
Chris Patton as
Buck-Tooth Horny Teen
Guy in Classroom
Shopkeeper
Traffic Reporter
David Williams as
Guy Outside School
Male Bather
Elaine Claxton as
Kyouko (Crusader Video)
Yoshimi (Crusader Video)
Jason Lee as
Delinquent on Roof
Guy in Classroom
Newscaster
Scientific Rep
Worker
Ken Wiatrek as
Ice Cream Vendor
Military Rep
Kim-Ly Nguyen as Mai Yazawa
Lynne Verrall as Akiko (Crusader Video)
Mike Cule as
Grandfather (Crusader Video)
Uncle Shinjo (Crusader Video)
Paul Ritter as
Kyusaku (Crusader Video)
Schoolboy (Crusader Video)
Phil Ross as Grandfather
Randy Sparks as
Fat Horny Teen
Male Monitor
Worker
Shelley Calene-Black as
Angry Woman
Bunny Girl
Ryu's Teacher
Young Girl
Soo George Verran as Arisa (Crusader Video)
Stephanie McFall as Cartoon Voice-Over
Stephanie Williams as Ryu's Friend
Theresa Page as Ryunosuke (Crusader Video)
Ty Mayberry as
Government Rep
The Other Horny Teen
Vic Mignogna as
Guy Outside School
Manager
Soldier

Alex Dickinson
Carl Wormley
Christopher Williams
Dorothea Exis
Fumiko Chino
Graham Downes (Crusader Video)
Helen McCarthy (Crusader Video)
Jessica Williams
John William Anthony Conrad (Crusader Video)
Kate Purkis (Crusader Video)
Lol Gellor (Crusader Video)
Matt Williams
Michael Hale
Mike Yantosca
Oye Gowboo
Shelly Thomas
Stanley Thomas
English companies
ADR Recording: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors
Broadcaster: The Anime Network
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.
Internet Streaming:
RetroCrush
The Anime Network
Licensed by:
ADV Films (Expired)
Discotek Media (2018)
Post Production: Monkey Boy Studios
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Executive producer: Luis de Val

ADR Engineer: Marc Arambudo (Spain dub)
Elisabet Bargalló as Ryunosuke Natsume (Spain dub)
Núria Trifol as Atsuko Natsume "Nuku Nuku" (Spain dub)

Ana Pallejà as Kyoko Ariyoshi (Spain dub)
Maria Moscardó as Arisa Sono (Spain dub)
Marta Barbará as Akiko Mishima (Spain dub; eps 4-6)
Montse Moreno as Akiko Mishima (Spain dub; eps 1-3)
Oriol Rafel as Kyusaku Natsume (Spain dub)

Alberto Trifol as Taizen Mishima (Spain dub)
Joel Mulachs as Yoshimi Hagiwara (Spain dub)
Juan Antonio Bernal as Shinichi (Spain dub)
Vicky Martínez as Eimi Yoshikawa (Spain dub)

Carlos Di Blasi (Spain dub)
César Martínez (Spain dub)
Claudi Domingo (Spain dub)
David García González (Spain dub)
María Pilar Quesada (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Distributor: Manga Films (Spain)
Dubbing Studio: Q.T. Lever (Spain dub)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Fabrizio Mazzotta
Angelo Maggi as Kyusake Natsume
Antonella Baldini as Arisa
Gemma Donati as Yoshimi
Ilaria Latini as Kyoko
Laura Boccanera as Akiko
Perla Liberatori as Atsuko Natsume / Nuku Nuku
Stefano De Filippis as Ryunosuke Natsume
Italian companies

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