Because this thing was clearly designed to promote the next virtual idol in Lynn Minmay fashion with the awesome music of Megumi Hayashibara replacing the equally awesome Mari Iijima in the background, nothing more nothing less. It gets atrociously sexist/a bit boring in some parts and there is no story whatsoever, but since I'm a fan of the main voice actress (talented as always) and of her music (on itself, an 8/9) I'll give a rating of seven out of ten overall.
7 Reviews
Great stuff!
spotter-815 May 2002
I have three Nuku-Nuku videos now, all that seem to have been released over here. Like most anime, the storyline has a slightly goofy premise, but the characters are unique, a bit demented (each in their own way) and every episode is good for plenty of laughs. I strongly recommend getting the subtitled versions over the dubbed versions. Somehow, anime doesn't seem as funny when it's dubbed.
I loved it!
Coelina8 January 1999
Excellent Anime
starfyreweb10 October 2008
I have all six of the Japanese videos with English subtitles, and the three English dubbed released by ADVision. The original Japanese with the subtitles are extremely funny, and as stated before not so funny with the English dub.
I originally got the video because of the trailer I had seen on another video that I had rented at Blockbuster, I mean how can you pass up video that has trailer that starts with:
The heart-warming story of a Boy and his Cat...
...and a major Military Equipment Manufacture
and having watched Project A-ko, Dirty Pair, Ranma 1/2 et al, I know how entirely warped Japanese comedy can be, and this seriers is worth getting and watching.
I originally got the video because of the trailer I had seen on another video that I had rented at Blockbuster, I mean how can you pass up video that has trailer that starts with:
The heart-warming story of a Boy and his Cat...
...and a major Military Equipment Manufacture
and having watched Project A-ko, Dirty Pair, Ranma 1/2 et al, I know how entirely warped Japanese comedy can be, and this seriers is worth getting and watching.
Prefer This One Over Its TV Series
jeremycrimsonfox16 May 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I own the ADV version of the OVA as well as the four DVDs for the TV series, and I can say the OVA is the superior Nuku Nuku. The plot is after a cat is gunned down in an attack targeting scientist Kyusaku, who is on the run with his son Ryunousuke after stealing a prototype android he made to prevent it from being sold as a weapon. Seeing poor Ryunouske in tears, Kyusaku decides to give him the best Christmas present by transferring the cat's brain into the android body he stole, and makes it into the shape of a magenta-haired teenage girl, Nuku Nuku is born.
So basically, the first three episodes revolve around Akiko's plot to get back Ryunosuke, which are thwarted by Nuku Nuku herself. The fourth episode introduces Eimi, an android with a defective body who want to take Nuku's body for her own, which causes trouble for the heroine, even coming back to fight her in the sixth and final episode. While the first three are good, the final three are kind of so-so. However, the series does well. While it is a comedy, it also doubles as action, as Nuku Nuku has to fight to protect her Papa San and Ryunosuke from Akiko's henchwomen, all while trying to be human, as she acts like a cat, which can lead to comedic situations. This is an anime I recommend watching.
So basically, the first three episodes revolve around Akiko's plot to get back Ryunosuke, which are thwarted by Nuku Nuku herself. The fourth episode introduces Eimi, an android with a defective body who want to take Nuku's body for her own, which causes trouble for the heroine, even coming back to fight her in the sixth and final episode. While the first three are good, the final three are kind of so-so. However, the series does well. While it is a comedy, it also doubles as action, as Nuku Nuku has to fight to protect her Papa San and Ryunosuke from Akiko's henchwomen, all while trying to be human, as she acts like a cat, which can lead to comedic situations. This is an anime I recommend watching.
Not as enjoyable as I remembered it to be...
paul_haakonsen29 June 2023
I remember owning this series on VHS tape back in the day, and I remember the series fondly. So when I had the opportunity to sit down here in 2023 and revisit "Bannô Bunka Nekomusume" (aka "All Purpose Cat-Girl Nuku Nuku"), digitally nonetheless, of course I jumped at the chance to do so.
However, I have to say that I found it extremely difficult to sit through the six episodes, despite of them being less than 30 minutes each. The show just wasn't as entertaining as I remembered it to be. Or perhaps my taste in entertainment has just changed dramatically since the early 1990s.
The storyline was a bit too crammed with immature contents and that kind of made it somewhat of a test and an ordeal to sit through "Bannô Bunka Nekomusume".
The version I watched here in 2023 was with the original Japanese language audio, thankfully. I do think that the VHS version I had back in the day was an English dub. And I really dislike dubbing in general, as I prefer to watch things in the language as intended.
"Bannô Bunka Nekomusume" is perhaps aimed at a much younger audience than I find myself in nowadays, and thus I found it to be a less then mediocre experience to sit through the six episodes.
And having revisited it here in 2023, I can in all honesty say that I am not going to do so again.
My rating of "Bannô Bunka Nekomusume" lands on a four out of ten stars.
However, I have to say that I found it extremely difficult to sit through the six episodes, despite of them being less than 30 minutes each. The show just wasn't as entertaining as I remembered it to be. Or perhaps my taste in entertainment has just changed dramatically since the early 1990s.
The storyline was a bit too crammed with immature contents and that kind of made it somewhat of a test and an ordeal to sit through "Bannô Bunka Nekomusume".
The version I watched here in 2023 was with the original Japanese language audio, thankfully. I do think that the VHS version I had back in the day was an English dub. And I really dislike dubbing in general, as I prefer to watch things in the language as intended.
"Bannô Bunka Nekomusume" is perhaps aimed at a much younger audience than I find myself in nowadays, and thus I found it to be a less then mediocre experience to sit through the six episodes.
And having revisited it here in 2023, I can in all honesty say that I am not going to do so again.
My rating of "Bannô Bunka Nekomusume" lands on a four out of ten stars.
Very entertaining series
flipfan8425 October 2001
This is a truly great show. Megumi H.'s portrayal is cute, sweet, and will certainly draw ears from fans of her other work. The story is leisurely, with comedy, action, and just a tad of human emotion. All in all, definitely one of the better animes out there.
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