

Ryo Bakura is made fun of due to his British nationality as well as the fact he is a minor character despite being the host of the main villain of the series.Most characters have recurring catchphrases and are depicted in comically exaggerated versions of their personalities in the original anime.
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The concept behind Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series was inspired by many short parodies on the internet that used the premise of a film of TV show to lampoon the film or show it came from. Though set in alternate universes, these two series carry on many of the themes and running jokes of the mother series. As of episode 57, it has gone back to being called "The Abridged Series".Īttention Duelists! My hair is telling you that there are: Plot Endings and/or Spoilers BelowĪttention Duelists! My mullet is agreeing with youīillany also created two spin-off series, one based on Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters, and one based on the first anime series. Season 3, renamed Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Cancelled Series, began on May 25, 2010. They give the series a bit more of that "Yu-Gi-Oh!-feel" to them. Īs of Episode 40, LittleKuriboh has been using tracks from the English dub along with other music he usually finds for episodes. For example, the end of episode 2 featured Téa and Yami Marik as Lois Lane and Lex Luthor, respectively, in a scene from the Superman Returns trailer. Rather than just making fun at the original series, other elements have been added throughout time to the parody.Īll episodes would end with a scene from the anime juxtaposed with audio from another source. The humor of the series has constantly varied and expanded from its original premise. There are also jokes that break the " fourth wall".

It also lampoons the changes made to the series in the English dub, and greatly exaggerates the characters' personalities from that version, to comic effect. This leads to frequent commentaries about the role of the game in the series and the plot of such. The series is focused on making fun of the eccentricities of the series, most prominently the fact that Duel Monsters is a children's card game, yet is played by teens and adults with unfaltering seriousness and unreal consequences. However, the Season 3 villains were voiced by a number of other YouTube voice actors, mainly from the group Team Four Star. A notable exception of this were the characters of Rebecca Hawkins in the regular series and Gary Stu in the Other Abridged Movie, which were voiced by LittleKuriboh's now ex-wife, Abigail, mostly referred to by her screen-name Safty. During the first two seasons, all characters in the series were voiced by LittleKuriboh, even the female ones, adding to the comical effect of the parody. This includes episodes in two or more parts. 2.2 Copyright infringement charges on YouTubeĪs the name suggests, Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series is a dramatically shortened down version of the original series, cutting each episode down from its original twenty minutes and parodying them.
