Basic Summary: Teen Girl in a Toon World is about a live-action 13-year-old Filipina named Ashley Masenado in her quest to return home to Earth in the Inkwell Isles with cartoon brothers Cuphead and Mugman and their guardian Elder Kettle. Join them alongside their quest with fun-filled, dramatic, and hilarious adventures!
Teen Girl in a Toon World is a Cuphead fanfiction written by Ashley Masenado, a user who has named herself after the main character of the story. It has not been officially released; rather, the writer has released sneak peeks of the story so far and has also written many shorts for the story. It can be found on the sites here.
Masenado has actually considered having this fanfiction animated a few times.
This fanfic contains examples of:
- Adaptation Deviation: The fanfiction is an adaptation of The Cuphead Show with the same premise as Amphibia, but even the author is confused if this adaptation can be considered direct or not, as she is struggling to change things up to keep it appealing for the audience.
- Author Avatar: Ashley Masenado is a non-direct self-insert of the author, who named her profile username after her.
- Self-Insert Fic: This trope may also apply here.
- Badass Normal: Ashley has the courage to go against the devil with a yoyo alone, as depicted in the episode list for Season 1A.
- Does Not Like Spam: In the sneak peek describing what each OC main character is like, the description of Ashley talks about her being allergic to rhubarb.
- Expy: Ashley Masenado is based not only on Anne Boonchuy, but also on the author herself. While Ashley has some character traits similar to Anne Boonchuy, it has been stated that Ashley is mostly based off of the author, with some character changes to keep it consistent.
- Killer Yo-Yo: The description of Episode 12A describes Ashley using a yoyo to fight.
- Token Human: Ashley is the lone live-action human being amongst the toons of the Inkwell Isles.
