          is a japanese single-volume manga series written and illustrated by yuzo takada and serialized in weekly manga action. the manga was released as a single volume in december 1997. the story begins when genius inventor kyusaku natsume transplants the brain of a cat found by his son ryunosuke on christmas eve, into a schoolgirl android that he created and subsequently stole from his former employer, mishima heavy industries (owned by his estranged wife and ryunosuke's mother, akiko natsume). the result, nuku nuku (also known as atsuko natsume), is a nekomusume or cat girl. the manga was licensed by adv manga and published as a single volume on august 24, 2004. cat girl nuku nuku has been adapted into two [[original 
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