Bannou Bunka Neko-Musume (1998) (1998) — Story, Release Date, Rating

Synopsis:

The series follows Nuku Nuku, an android designed as a companion for Kyuusaku Natsume’s son, as he navigates the unconventional landscape of high school. Set against a backdrop where the powerful Mishima Industries subtly manipulates society through its products, Nuku Nuku and Kyuusaku become unlikely figures in resistance. Their experiences are interwoven with the lives of Nuku Nuku's classmates, a cast of uniquely eccentric individuals each embodying distinct quirks – from an overbearing class president to a perpetually mystical student. The narrative blends everyday high school scenarios with elements of social commentary and understated humor, exploring themes of identity, dependence, and the subtle power structures that shape modern life. It presents a character-driven story focused on the interactions within a close-knit community facing larger, unseen forces.

Streaming Platforms:

Crunchyroll

Episodes:

Episode 1: Enter Nuku Nuku! Keep the Peace on Earth?!
Episode 2: Nuku Nuku vs. Ancient Ruin! Legendary Giant God Appears!
Episode 3: Nuku Nuku's Cooking School! Non-chan's Love Attack Plan!
Episode 4: Nuku Nuku Sings with All Her Heart! Family vs. Family Singing Contest!
Episode 5: Nuku Nuku is Touched! Futaba's First Love
... and 9 more episodes

Characters:

Natsume, Akiko (Main) - Voice Actors: Manison, Kelly, Shimazu, Saeko
Natsume, Kyusaku (Main) - Voice Actors: Kamiya, Akira, Hathaway, Tad
Natsume, Ryuunosuke (Main) - Voice Actors: Vincent-Davis, Kira, Ikura, Kazue
Nuku Nuku (Main) - Voice Actors: Hayashibara, Megumi, Keith, Allison
Ariyoshi, Kyouko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hiramatsu, Akiko, Grant, Tiffany
Hidariko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hiramatsu, Akiko, Rial, Monica
Ikenami, Eiichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishikawa, Hideo, Patton, Chris
Ishiyama, Noriko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishimura, Chinami, Haag, Hilary
Kaihara, Futaba (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Neya, Michiko, Calene-Black, Shelley
Maho (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugawara, Sachiko, Curtis, Rozie
Michi-Michi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanba, Tomoe, Martinez, Cynthia
Migiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawasaki, Eriko, Rial, Monica
Miho (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawasaki, Eriko, Hannah, Taylor
Mishima, Juuzou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Narita, Ken, Mignogna, Vic
Miyazawa, Miyuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawasaki, Eriko
Oizumi, Yakumo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horiuchi, Kenyuu, Waite, Todd, Douglas, Jason
Shibata, Rie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugawara, Sachiko, Christian, Luci
Shiho (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishimura, Chinami, Bannor, Elizabeth
Shimizaki, Rintarou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kisaichi, Atsushi, Pronsky, Ben
Shirakaba, Chieko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamazaki, Wakana, Boone, Jessica
Sono, Arisa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hisakawa, Aya, Coker, Kaytha
Yamagata, Mr. (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Kenichi, Swasey, John

Staff:

Ikeda, Shinichi (Producer)
Fujimoto, Yoshitaka (Director, Storyboard)
Watanabe, Jun (Sound Director)
Hanyuu, Naoyasu (Episode Director)
Hatakeyama, Shigeki (Episode Director)
Ogawa, Hiroshi (Episode Director)
Arakawa, Naruhisa (Script)
Houjou, Chinatsu (Script)
Mutou, Yuuji (Storyboard)
Hayashibara, Megumi (Theme Song Performance, Inserted Song Performance)
Horiuchi, Osamu (Animation Director)
Kishimoto, Seiji (Character Design)
Kudou, Masaki (Animation Director)
Miyamae, Mitsuharu (Art Director)
Nakano, Michiaki (Color Design)
Ogawa, Hiroshi (Mechanical Design)
Sakurai, Konomi (Animation Director)
Shimada, Hideaki (Animation Director)
Taguma, Jun (Editing)
Takada, Yuuzo (Original Creator)
Utsugi, Isamu (Animation Director)

Reviews:

User Sick_Bastard (Score: 9/10):
This is one of the most under-rated anime series of all time, do not let it's low average score fool you, this is buried treasure right here. Story (7/10) - The story to Nuku Nuku is very simple - Nuku Nuku is a cat in a humans body and is an android. She goes to high school, and fights the evil Mashima Industries. That's about it. This anime is episodic, meaning that things happen by the episode, so don't expect any story arcs here. Art (9/10) - The art is a bit dated, but very well pulled off. All the colors and character designs are fitting, and the animationquality is wonderful.nnSound (9/10) -nThe sound is great. All the character's voices fit and the sound effects are also fitting. The only complaint I have is that often one male main character sings, and his voice gets very old, very fast.nnCharacter (8/10) -nNuku Nuku is really one of my favorite characters of all time. She is extremely cute and has a very good personality that anybody will grow to love within a few episodes. The other characters are great too, and are all funny in their own way.nnEnjoyment - (10/10)nI enjoyed this series massively. Thus the 10/10 rating. I really think if you give this anime a chance, you will love it as much as I do.nnOverall - (9/10)nThis is a great series that is very under-rated. If you have an open mind and aren't expecting very much, you will love this anime.
User ktulu007 (Score: 7/10):
Some of you may recall my review of the hilariously named All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku OVA. During that review I mentioned that, in addition to the OVA, there are multiple TV anime. The first was written by Yamaguchi Hiroshi based on the manga by Takada Yuzo. The Studio behind it was Ashi Productions, which was not the same studio behind the OVA. Let's take a look and see if it's as bizarre and humorous as the OVA. Story: There's no over-arcing story. The premise is that our cat-brained android protagonist, Nuku Nuku, begins attending High school in order to learn what it meansto be human. Complicating matters is the battle she has to wage against the evil Mishima industries. Naturally, this leads to wacky hijinks. Probably a good move since a more serious look at the basic premise would almost certainly be terrible. nnOverall, the humour does work pretty well. There are a lot of running gags, but they almost all get enough variation in execution that they do stay consistently funny. I also like the way they handle Mishima, with the young president having everyone dress in ridiculous costumes and going into rants about ruling the world while his employees just kind of go along with it because it doesn't interfere with them producing things too much and he's in charge. The series has a good blend of outlandish elements and ordinary elements that lends itself very well to comedic situations. nnThat being said, there are some failings to it. The biggest one is the final episode. I won't spoil it, but they try to have a more dramatic moment and it utterly fails. While it is possible to have a comedy with serious scenes, it doesn't work when you have all of one such moment in a series comprised almost entirely of zany antics. There are also some jokes that aren't really funny. For example, one of the reoccurring jokes is having twins declare the snobby rich girl to be correct. It's funny because.... they're minions, I guess? The opening narration is also repeated every episode. The first time, it is a funny moment, pointing out the discontinuity between the TV series and the previous OVA. The other eleven times, it just seems like needless padding. nnCharacters:nnThis is one of those comedic series where the characters are almost exclusively one-dimensional stereotypes. The series, oddly enough, elects to have captions telling you those traits, which they use multiple times. That being said, the specific character tropes that the series uses do mesh well together for comedic purposes. Even the twins manage to have some funny moments on those few occasions when they get more dialogue aside from their standard line. nnArt:nnThe TV series has basically the same early 90s art style as the OVA, in spite of coming out five years later. It is a little smoother and more detailed, but not the marked improvement you would expect. Possibly because they wanted to emulate the look…
User DrMechano (Score: 7/10):
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku is an anime franchise that's had several incarnations - the original OVA, the more serious retool Nuku Nuku DASH, and this one: the Nuku Nuku TV series. Each of the three is its own separate continuity, with a different take on the basic premise: that premise being that an ordinary cat gets into an accident, and her life is saved by a scientist who transfers her brain into a robot body. While all three incarnations of Nuku Nuku use this same basic backstory, each of them is tonally very different. Nuku Nuku TV is my favorite of the three,for having a much wackier, over-the-top comedic take on this premise. The show really leans in to how absurd Nuku Nuku's story is, and just has fun with it. A company full of Japanese salarymen is secretly an evil organization bent on world domination. Characters break into musical numbers frequently. The scientist who created Nuku Nuku has a secret masked superhero alter-ego. The show is unapologetically ridiculous, and I think it's better for it.nnNuku Nuku's classmates are all (by design) one-dimensional anime stereotypes - you have the occult girl, the science nerd, the guitar-playing hippie, the spoiled rich girl, the tough guy, etc. They have one major personality trait - and while you'd think this could get boring or annoying - the show gets a lot of comedy from these (even back in the 90s) overused, trite classmate archetypes. Nuku Nuku TV is very much a parody of high school anime, and it lampoons the common tropes really well.nnIt's a short series, so you can knock it out in a few days - but I think Nuku Nuku TV is a lot of fun. It's an oft-overlooked little series that I've always enjoyed. Give this one a watch!

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mecha, Sci-Fi, Seinen
Themes: Mecha
Demographics: Seinen
Studios: Ashi Productions
Producers: TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising
Licensors: ADV Films, Discotek Media
Rating: 6.5 / 10
Rank: #7219
Popularity: #7024
Users Listed: 9,732
Users Scored: 3,568
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 11/14/2022
Aired: January 7, 1998 – March 25, 1998 (Winter)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Wednesday at 18:00 (JST)

Bannou Bunka Neko-Musume (1998)

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