Shouting Into The Void About: Battle Kitty
Battle Kitty is an animated show now on Netflix. It was created by Matt Layzell.
Battle Kitty is an absolute gem of a show. It’s about Kitty, an adventurous and powerful fighter, and Orc, their timid supporter-class friend, battling huge monsters on a place called “Battle Island.”
It is extremely video gamey, in a similar way to shows like Adventure Time, Regular Show, and Steven Universe being clearly inspired by the writers’ experience with games. The show doesn’t have pop culture references or anything like that, but the entire world feels straight out of a cult classic Nintendo Wii game you’d watch a 2 hour Youtube essay about.
To complete the illusion, Battle Kitty is one of Netflix’s Interactive Specials. Most Interactive Specials on Netflix have approached it as a means to making “Choose Your Own Adventure” shows that pause the action for a branching path. Battle Kitty takes a different approach...