Follow the misadventures of the impulsive Cuphead and his cautious but persuadable brother Mugman in this animated series based on the hit video game.Follow the misadventures of the impulsive Cuphead and his cautious but persuadable brother Mugman in this animated series based on the hit video game.Follow the misadventures of the impulsive Cuphead and his cautious but persuadable brother Mugman in this animated series based on the hit video game.
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After playing the game, watching lots of gameplay videos and buying the art book, I was very excited when The Cuphead Show was announced.
However, I think my expectations were a bit too high... The script isn't great. I think if it was less aimed at children, it would've been an improvement.
On the bright side, the art does not disappoint!
It's great to see all the characters from the video game on the show.
I definitely recommend giving it a try though!
However, I think my expectations were a bit too high... The script isn't great. I think if it was less aimed at children, it would've been an improvement.
On the bright side, the art does not disappoint!
It's great to see all the characters from the video game on the show.
I definitely recommend giving it a try though!
The devil is the best character and every episode with him in is great, but the rest of the show is nothing special and the characters are very One note.
Cuphead is a celebrated video game, praised for being hand-drawn while said to be hard as nails. The game is so popular, we get a cartoon on Netflix called The Cuphead Show.
Basically, like the game it's based on, The Cuphead Show invokes the element of the golden age of cartoons, as after the amazing theme song, each episode opens with its own title card (designed like the old time Looney Tunes and Walt Disney ones), and the animation is basically as vintage-looking as those while still being digitally animated, as each episode shows Cuphead and his brother, Mugman, getting into various misadventures on the Inkwell Isles. Cuphead is the impatient star who decides to do stuff leading to such misadventures, despite the objections of the wise and understanding Mugman, who at the end, decides to go with it anyways, usually leading the two to danger, with villains like The Devil, boxing frogs Ribby and Croak, and King Dice, while meeting new friends like Miss Chalice.
This is actually a good cartoon. The voice acting is good, the humor is on par with the classics the game it's based on takes inspiration for. If there are a couple of things I don't like, it's the fact the final episode basically ends the season on a cliffhanger (which is basically annoying) and some of the episodes I do not like the plot of.
Basically, like the game it's based on, The Cuphead Show invokes the element of the golden age of cartoons, as after the amazing theme song, each episode opens with its own title card (designed like the old time Looney Tunes and Walt Disney ones), and the animation is basically as vintage-looking as those while still being digitally animated, as each episode shows Cuphead and his brother, Mugman, getting into various misadventures on the Inkwell Isles. Cuphead is the impatient star who decides to do stuff leading to such misadventures, despite the objections of the wise and understanding Mugman, who at the end, decides to go with it anyways, usually leading the two to danger, with villains like The Devil, boxing frogs Ribby and Croak, and King Dice, while meeting new friends like Miss Chalice.
This is actually a good cartoon. The voice acting is good, the humor is on par with the classics the game it's based on takes inspiration for. If there are a couple of things I don't like, it's the fact the final episode basically ends the season on a cliffhanger (which is basically annoying) and some of the episodes I do not like the plot of.
I was so excited for the show. It had extremely high potential. The show has top-tier animation art style. That is the only thing that could keep me watching this show. It is geared completely for kids. Is most accurately a simple combination of SpongeBob and Mickey Mouse sadly. Not to say it is not original as it is very much so. They could have easily made something that still didn't have any mature content but was much more appealing and drawing in story to adult audience as well. There are some occasional notably clever and great dilague quicks and moments.
The Cuphead Show is a welcoming love letter to the rubber-hosed retro style of animation from the golden age era. It's fun, it's wacky, old school like, the characters personalities and voices are interesting, and beautifully animated. The stories are fun and adventurous which I like, but the plot could probably do better in the later seasons. I'm hope they would pay more respect to the original cult-hit run and gun video game. So far, that type of element is missing. Minor flaw, but the show is still worthy to fun even for the fans of the game, and fans of the old-school animation since it's glory begin in the 1930's.
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- TriviaThe animation of Cuphead's head as a planet and Mugman flying around it in an airplane at the beginning of every episode is a homage to the old title card for Universal Studios.
- Crazy creditsThe series opens with Mugman in a biplane circling a giant Cuphead's cup.
This a parody of the 1930s Universal Pictures logo, which reflects the 1930s setting of the show.
- ConnectionsFeatured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Geeked Week for Freaks (2021)
- SoundtracksWelcome to the Cuphead Show! (Main Title Song)
Written by Cosmo Segurson, Dave Wasson, Ego Plum
Performed by Gizzelle Andrea Becerra
Arranged and Produced by Ego Plum
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