From Samurai Shodown V Special and beyond, fatality-styled attacks can be done on Nakoruru, a feature that was previously not possible in earlier titles. When done to her, she has a different and audibly terrified death scream.
In the Neo Geo Freak's 1997 Volume 8 character poll, she was voted as the second favourite character with a total of 1,732 votes.[2] And in Neo Geo Freak's August 1998 issue, she was ranked as the 5th best character.[3] In the character popularity poll on Neo Geo Freak's website, she was voted as the seventh favorite character with a total of 1,252 votes.
In an interview with one of series composers, Tate Norio, he replies that Nakoruru is his favorite character from the series.