Making an animated TV present about characters from a online game that was impressed wholly from basic animation appears appears like a little bit of an ouroboros, or a snake consuming its personal tail. But is that actually an issue when Netflix’s upcoming The Cuphead Show seems so good and enjoyable? I believe not.

It’s probably not surprising (as a result of why wouldn’t Netflix have chosen to license the property in any other case), however The Cuphead Show holds true to the basic American animation of the early Nineteen Thirties, which is typically referred to as the “rubber hose” fashion for the characters’ fixed actions and noodle-like limbs. The character designs, like within the recreation, might have come straight out of an early Max Fleischer or Walt Disney cartoon. Frankly, the present seems like a hoot:

It doesn’t, nonetheless, appear like the present goes to hew too intently to the story of the unique recreation during which Cuphead and his brother Mugman lose their souls to the Devil at his on line casino, and are charged with monitoring down different debtors in hopes of not getting dragged to hell (which play out within the recreation as some extremely troublesome boss fights). Instead, The Cuphead Show seems prefer it’s going to play out as a dozen 12-minute, standalone episodes, which is much extra correct to the sport’s inspiration. This additionally explains why Netflix’s official synopsis is so generic:

“The Cuphead Show! is a character-driven comedy series following the unique misadventures of loveable, impulsive scamp Cuphead and his cautious but easily swayed brother Mugman. As the two scour their surreal homeworld of the Inkwell Isles in search of fun and adventure, they always have each other’s back. Unless there’s only one cookie left, in which case it’s every cup for himself. The Cuphead Show! combines nostalgic delights, side-splitting gags, and a healthy dose of the heebie jeebies—especially when a ridiculously weird nemesis, The Devil himself, arrives on the scene to toy with our heroes.”

Featuring the voices of Tru Valentino (Cuphead), Frank Todaro (Mugman), Joe Hanna (Elder Kettle), Luke Millington-Drake (Devil), Grey Griffin (Ms. Chalice), and Wayne Brady (King Dice), Netflix’s The Cuphead Show premieres on February 18.

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