All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku

Alternate Titles: Bannou Bunka Neko-Musume

Original Japanese Release Date: 1992

Episode Length/Run-time: 6 Episode OVA

Summary:

After Ryunosuke’s cat dies, his father, a genius inventor, puts the cats brain into the body of an android.  The androids name is Nuku Nuku and she has only two main tasks.  The first is to be a friend and a sister for Ryunosuke and the second is to protect Ryunosuke’s father from his crazy ex-wife who works at a conglomerate making weapons of mass destruction.

Review:

Nuku Nuku is a very silly anime.  The basic plotline allows for a monster of the week chain of events in which Ryunosuke’s mother attacks her ex-family each episode with a new weapon she has created, usually a a robot of some sort.  The show even takes this opportunity to try to be funny.  The weapon will be a cross between a washing machine and a nuke launcher or something to that effect.  Regardless, Nuku Nuku always puts the threat down with her super speed and strength.

The school that Ryunosuke goes too is very weird as well and the other students follow the typical cliche framework.  There is the Ojou-sama, the emo girl, the sports people, the nerds, and some random dude that always is singing while playing the guitar.  This attempt at comedy might have been funny the first time but it gets old very fast and afterwards just serves as an annoyance.

The relationship between Nuku Nuku and and Ryunosuke is clearly one of love and affection, though it doesnt really get and clearer until the second OVA series of Nuku Nuku Dash.  At this point Ryunosuke becomes a little older.  Nuku Nuku is just as hot as ever. 🙂

The show doesn’t really bring too many positives to the table.  I suppose the most enjoyable parts are the family life between Nuku Nuku and her family which is probably the only time that the show is away from the cliche ridden school setting and fight scenes.   The show really isn’t that recommendable.  There are many many things that you could be watching that are much better and funnier.

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