Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (2006)

Genre

parody

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A fan-made parody that condenses and makes fun of the original Yu-Gi-Oh anime. It changes the story and jokes to include lots of pop culture references and jokes about itself.

fast-pacedwittysillyself-awarehumorousirreverentnostalgictopical

What happens

Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (commonly shortened to Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged and YGOTAS) is a web series based on the anime television series Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, itself based on the manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! by Kazuki Takahashi. Created, written and primarily voice acted by British YouTuber Martin "LittleKuriboh" Billany, the web series premiered on YouTube on 15 July 2006. Billany created the series out of his enjoyment of Yu-Gi-Oh! and his desire to join a fandom. The series has dealt with copyright infringement claims, which has resulted in repeated removals and re-uploads on YouTube and Billany's multiple account terminations. Labelled as a parody, The Abridged Series satirises and alters several aspects of Duel Monsters and occasionally other Yu-Gi-Oh!-related anime, including the narrative, characters and dialogue. Its humour comprises both pop culture references and self-referential humour. Regarded as the first abridged series, Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series became popular online and garnered a cult following. The series was credited for establishing several characteristics of abridged series and inspired various similar series such as Dragon Ball Z: Abridged. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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