Bannô bunka nekomusume (1992) (V)

Director:

Yoshio Ishida

Writer:

Yuzo Takada (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 October 1992 (Japan)

Genre:

Short | Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

If you want a perfect bodyguard... sometimes you just have to build one.

Plot:

When Ryunosuke's pet cat is fatally injured, his slightly mad father saves the feline by putting its...

Plot Keywords:

Android | Anime

Cast

Megumi Hayashibara	...	Atsuko 'Nuku Nuku' Natsume (voice: Japanese version)
Kazue Ikura	...	Ryunosuke Natsume (voice: Japanese version)
Akira Kamiya	...	Kyusaku Natsume (voice: Japanese version)
Saeko Shimazu	...	Akiko Natsume (voice: Japanese version)
Akiko Hiramatsu	...	Kyouko Ariyoshi (voice: Japanese version)
Aya Hisakawa	...	Arisa Sono (voice: Japanese version)
Mika Kanai	...	Eimi Yoshikawa (voice: Japanese version)
Satomi Koorogi	...	Yoshimi Hagiwara (voice: Japanese version)
Allison Keith	...	Atsuko 'Nuku Nuku' Natsume (voice: English version)
Kira Vincent-Davis	...	Ryunosuke Natsume (voice: English version)
Andrew Klimko	...	Kyusaku Natsume (voice: English version)
Kelly Manison	...	Akiko Natsume (voice: English version)
Tiffany Grant	...	Kyouko Ariyoshi (voice: English version)
Kaytha Coker	...	Arisa Sono (voice: English version)
Cynthia Martinez	...	Eimi Yoshikawa (voice: English version)
Jessica Boone	...	Yoshimi Hagiwara (voice: English version)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shelley Calene-Black	...	Young Girl, Ryu's Teacher, Angry Women, Bunny Girl, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Alex Dickinson	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Dorothea Exis	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Oye Gowboo	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Michael Hale	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Chris Hawley	...	Guy In Classroom, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jason Konopisos	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jason Lee	...	Guy In Classroom, Delinquent On Roof, Newscaster, Scientific Rep, Worker (voice: English version)
Ty Mayberry	...	Other Horny Teen, Government Rep (voice: English version)
Stephanie McFall	...	Cartoon Voice-Over, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Vic Mignogna	...	Guy Outside School, Manager Soldier (voice: English version)
Chris Patton	...	Guy In Classroom, Shopkeeper, Traffic Reporter, Buck-Tooth Horny Teen (voice: English version)
Cheryl Pierce	...	Mother, Reporter, Female Moniter (voice: English version)
Phil Ross	...	Grandfather (voice: English version)
Randy Sparks	...	Fat Horny Teen, Male Moniter, Worker (voice: English version)
Shelley Thomas	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Stanley Thomas	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Chad Townsend	...	Guy In Classroom, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Brett Weaver	...	Shinichi (voice: English version)
Ken Wiatrek	...	Ice Cream Vendor, Military Rep (voice: English version)
Christopher Williams	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
David Williams	...	Guy Outside School, Male Bather, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jessica Williams	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Matt Williams	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Stephanie Williams	...	Ryu's Friend, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Carl Wormley	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Mike Yantosca	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Directed by
Yoshio Ishida

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Yuzo Takada		screenplay

Produced by
Atsushi Moriyama	....	producer

Original Music by
Kenichi Fujita
Hiroshi Matsuda
Hiroki Ootomo

Art Direction by
Kazuhiro Arai

Animation Department
Yûji Moriyama	....	character designer

Other crew
Yuzo Takada	....	original creator
Yuzo Takada	....	series supervisor

Also Known As:

"All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku" - USA (literal English title)

Runtime:

25 min (6 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Goofs:

Continuity: In the fourth episode, when Eimi steps into the bath, she's wearing a pair of panties (to hide the serial number on her rear). A few moments later, in the shot looking up from beneath the water, Eimi's hip is visible, and appears bare.

Quotes:

[Kyusaku stares grimly at the charred fish Akiko cooked]
Natsume Akiko:I had to cook the fish a lot to make sure it was dead.
[Kyusaku glances over to the natto covered in ketchup]
Natsume Kyusaku:Cooking's not the same as murder! And you don't need to put ketchup on natto.
Nuku-Nuku:[opens the rice cooker] Look at this! The rice is perfect. I even smell a hint of lemon.
[beat]
Nuku-Nuku:Why do I smell lemon?
Natsume Kyusaku:What did you use to wash the rice?
Natsume Akiko:I washed the rice with lemon-scented dish soap.

Very entertaining series

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.