What type of animation is The Hulu Brothers?

Paper-cut animation.

"The Hulu Brothers" is a 13-episode series of paper-cut animated films originally produced by Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio, one of the representative works of the second boom period of Chinese animation, and has now become a classic image of Chinese animation.

The Gourd Brothers tells the story of seven brothers with extraordinary skills, who go to the front and back to save their loved ones and fight against the goblins. Since its broadcast, the animation has been loved by the audience, especially children and teenagers. The continuity of the narrative in episodes leaves the audience with suspense and anticipation, which is impressive.

The Hulu Brothers, in the form of a series, breaks through the limitations of the volume of a typical animated short film, and portrays a group of characters with 'Netflix' potential that have been passed down by popular culture to this day. Starting from it, paper cuts were no longer just presented to the audience in the form of small shorts, but began to take on the function of long-form narratives.