The Amazing World of Gumball is a hilariously funny cartoon series that airs on the Cartoon Network. It is replete with comic, video game and now, anime references. Cowboy Bebop is one the greatest anime series and Gumball has created an homage in its honour, titled Barcode Cowboy about the ultimate worker, Larry Needlemeyer. Check it out below!
Gumball vs Street Fighter
I would like to share with you one of my favourite TV shows at the moment, The Amazing World of Gumball. The animated show has 2 series at the time of writing and follows the adventures of Gumball, a cat and his best friend Darwin, a fish who grew legs. The show is 15 minutes long and has an amazing look combining traditional cel animation with photography, CGI and papercraft (as well as film footage on a talking chin with googly eyes- you have to see it to believe it!)
There are few examples of mainstream children's programming as wildly imaginative, as visually and narratively daring, as The Amazing World of Gumball. and I love its marvelously surreal chunk of fast and funny humour.
The show riffs on popular culture and computer games are referenced throughout. I've chosen one of the finest computer game references. See what you think and give the show a look!
