All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

Yuzo Takada (Author), Yuji Moriyama (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 17, 2004

When inventor Kyusaku Natsume transfers the brain of his son Ryunosuke's cat into a top secret android body, he doesn't lose a family pet...he gains a daughter! Nuku Nuku may appear to be a teenage girl, but her cute and cuddly exterior hides both the superhuman strength of the world's most advanced android chassis and the lightning quick senses and reflexes of a domestic feline. She'll need these abilities to defend Ryunosuke from the forces of Mishima Heavy Industries, a giant conglomerate run by the world's most ruthless businesswoman, Akiko Mishima, who, not-so-coincidentally, just happens to be Natsume's ex-wife and Ryunosuke's mother! To call the resulting conflict the greatest custody battle of all time is more than a bit of an understatement, especially since Akiko has stacked the deck by employing Mishima Heavy Industries' ridiculously powerful corporate muscle in her efforts to steal back Ryunosuke! Such a contest might seem just a bit uneven, but even a state-of-the-art gunship is just a cat toy for Nuku Nuku. Comes with 16 bound-in color postcard pages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: ADV Manga (August 17, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1413900240
• ISBN-13: 978-1413900248
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,186,053 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars It;s finally here!, February 3, 2005

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This review is from: All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

It's Finally here!
With the manga boom over the past couple of years, I've been waiting for the book publication of one of my favorite anime series: All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku!
The back of the book reads as follows:
"When inventor Kyusaku Natsume transfers the brain of a rescued cat into a top secret android body, he doesn't lose a possible pet...he gains a daughter (har har har)! Nuku Nuku may appear to be a teenage girl, but her oh-so-sexy exterior hides both the superhuman strength of the world's most advanced android chassis and the lightening-quick reflexes of a domestic feline (not mine!) She'll need these abilities to defend her new brother, Ryunosuke, from the forces of Mishima Heavy Industries, a giant conglomerate run by the world's most ruthless businesswoman, Akiko Mishima-and she just happens to be Ryunosuke's mother! Nuku Nuku might be determined to protect her brother, but her catlike cunning and mechanical muscle may not be enough to stop a custody battle that will soon become an all-out war!"
These stories follow closely to the original OAV Nuku Nuku (perhaps NNTV in one case). A general knowledge might be helpful in understanding what's going on, but it shouldn't be that difficult to follow if one is new to the stories. The price is a bit steep ($14.99), but there are some fun things that come with it!
This book has lots of fan-friendly stuff! It includes animanga (color stills set up in a comic book fashion) and several original short stories, including one with the original gray-haired Nuku Nuku. Fans will also enjoy 16 fun postcards inserted at the back (though I would never have the heart to remove them ^-^). Each one is different and they show a majority of the OAV characters and machines.
This book is definatly a good purchase for those who are avid APCCGNN fans (like me), but may seem a bit too pricey as an introduction to the series. My suggestion for those interested in starting this series, look into buying the OAV dvds, they are finally available.