All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku

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.