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Combine a state-of-the-art combat android with the brain of a stray cat, wrap it all in the appearance of an enthusiastic teenage girl, and what do you get? Nuku-Nuku, aka Atsuko Natsume, "daughter" of engineer/roboticist/high school teacher Kyousuke Natsume and "sister" of ten-year-old Ryuunosuke Natsume. Busty, bouncy and absolutely innocent in the way a kitten is, Nuku-Nuku is also a powerful combat cyborg who is fiercely protective of her family and friends. Since her "father" is the estranged husband of the CEO of Mishima Heavy Industries, Japan's number one military contractor, and she herself is a stolen prototype he created, that means she sees a lot of action. From a pair of trigger-happy goonettes to a psychotic android that wants to steal her body to the task of trying to reunite Kyousuke and his wife so her little brother is happy, Nuku-Nuku approaches every challenge with a smile, a laugh, and a grip that can bend steel I-beams.
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A light-hearted, comedic miniseries despite its darkish opening and the vast amount of firepower deployed throughout its six episodes, ''[[All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku]]'' is a fun romp with one of the more endearing anime heroines of the early 1990s. It's proven popular enough to spawn several [[Alternate Universe]] [[Spin-Off|Spin Offs]]. The anime franchise as a whole consists of three entries:
* ''[[All-Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (OVA)|All-Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku]]'' / ''Bannou Bunka Nekomusume (All-Purpose Cultural Cat Girl)'' - Two three-episode OVA series based on the original manga. The entry most find to be the best, and the only one non-fans have likely heard of. Follows the basic premise as outlined above.
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* ''All-Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku Dash'' / ''Bannou Bunka Nekomusume Dash'' - A twelve-episode OVA series which serves as ''TV'''s antithesis, being a (slightly) [[Darker and Edgier]] reimagining of the basic premise wherein Nuku Nuku is an [[Phlebotinum Rebel|escaped Mishima Industries android]] with [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]] who battles MHI robots while maintaining a second life as the older sister figure/crush of Ryuunosuke, who in this series is an [[Ordinary High School Student]] as opposed to a child. Generally considered to be the weakest of the three due to its straight-playing of multiple tropes which were, at the time, considered overused, leading to it being labeled a [[Cliché Storm]] by critics.
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== Tropes associated with two or more versions: ==
* [[Alternate Continuity]]: None of the different series take place in the same universe, allowing for them all to have a different plot with the same basic premise.
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* [[Butt Monkey]]: Arisa and Kyouko in most incarnations. ''TV'' adds in badly battered teacher Yamagata-sensei.
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: '''"MOTHER'S LOVE MISSILE!"''' '''"NUKU-NUKU PUNCH!"''' '''"NUKU-NUKU KICK!"'''
* [[Robot Girl|Cyborg]] [[Catgirl]]: Each version of her is a cyborg. In the OVA and fourteen ep TV series, she has a cat's brain. In ''Dash'', it's implied she, as well as {{spoiler|her sister Rei Rei}}, each have a cat's brain and its entire ''nervous system''....
* [[Cross-Popping Veins]]
* [[Cute Bruiser]]: Nuku-Nuku in each and every version. The original also has fellow [[Robot Girl]] Eimi Yoshikawa. In Dash, Nuku Nuku goes from cute to outright boob-loaded, in addition to the change in hair and eye color.
* [[Cute Little Fangs]]: Nuku-Nuku
* [[Determinator]]: Nuku Nuku. Semi-lampshaded by Kyouko in the very first episode of the OVA.
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'''Kyouko''': What are you, [[The Terminator]]?!
'''Nuku Nuku''': No, I'm Natsume Nuku-Nuku! The fruit of Papa-san and Ryuunosuke's love! }}
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: [[Dumb Is Good|Nuku-Nuku]] and Eimi again.
* [[Eek!
* [[Enemy Mine]]: The last episode of the original OVA series has Nuku-Nuku ''and'' Eimi ''and'' Akiko's [[Office Lady]] warriors all team up to go into space and destroy the rogue satellite that will kill Akiko at midnight. The final episode of ''TV'' sees Kyuusaku and Hell Mishima team up to prevent a giant cat-shaped planet from [[Colony Drop|crashing into the Earth]].
* [[Gainaxing]]: ''Especially'' in ''Dash''.
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* [[Megaton Punch]]
* [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours]]
* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: Akiko (All versions), Chieko (''TV'')
* [[No Waterproofing in the Future]]: Subverted - Nuku-Nuku can handle water just fine, but she can't swim because her robot body is too heavy to float and she sinks in any large body of water. She is eventually [[Mecha Expansion Pack|upgraded]] to get around this.
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* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: Arisa and Kyouko.
* [[Word Salad Title]]
== Tropes used in '''Nuku-Nuku Dash''': ==
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