Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series

This YouTube series is the original abridged series and remains the best. It satirises the Yu-Gi-Oh! show by pointing out all of its ridiculous plot holes while also adding its own humour and storylines. It's incredibly funny and I loved it.

This is the one that started it all; the show that caused abridging anime (and, on occasion, other things) to become an Internet phenomenon. With its parodying of obvious plot holes, clever catchphrases, and pop culture references galore, Yugioh Abridged has humor that nearly anyone can enjoy.

And yet, even amidst all of the hilarious and incredibly quotable lines, the Abridged Series still manages to retain the basic plot elements of the Yugioh Anime. People who have never seen the show, yet have watched the Abridged Series, actually begin to develop interest in the original series (I've seen it happen). Because of this, the series also serves as a great way to introduce your friends to Yugioh... in a way that's slightly more acceptable than usual.

LittleKuriboh, the man that writes, edits, and voices nearly the entire show, is a comedic writer on par with the best that Hollywood has to offer, and its inconceivable that he has not been hired to write for television as of yet. The humor, with the exception of comments on Mai Valentine, is suitable for all ages, and is brilliant in both its simplicity and its timing.

For those of you reading this that have never seen the series, I think it's quite obvious I highly recommend it. For those of you who have already seen the series, I apologize for being so boring and formal, and your mother plays card games in hell.

This is the best internet show ever. LittleKuriboh is a genius, well and truly. The series is very loosely based on Yu-Gi-Oh, with each character given a new persona all voiced by LittleKuriboh (Except for Jessica). The show follows the general story line of Yu-Gi-Oh, with any flaw or ridiculous point completely blown out of proportion. The show reveals what we all really think about the show, be it the shemales, ridiculous rules of the card game or how ridiculous the original actually is. I think I have laughed more over this show then I have over anything before, ever. I wish the show could become a hour long show with a new one every day, but of course thats not realistic, but I can dream.

Starting from basic editing, Martin Billany basically made this parody be a mere carbon-copy of late-night adult swim parody series of their own and basically made it a parody of itself. His comedic writing ranges from tasteless mean spirited and at times humorous especially when trying to pull references from all over the net and fandom to keep the series going. Calling him a legend or this series better than the actual show in my eyes is exaggerated. It's cute but a lot of the time I felt like it was more of a spit-take series to the original property than a love letter.

If you're a fan of the Yugioh series or just like to laugh, feel free to give it a watch but try not to take this series too seriously. The voice acting is fine and the editing is excellent but the writing feels almost like it's trying to be its own South Park as opposed to a parody of the actual Yugioh show itself. Martin may be a fan of Yugioh, but his this internet show definitely fails to show it especially when he takes way too much pleasure in putting down support characters with Seto Kaiba as his mouth piece while Yugi and his alter ego Yami have become stale and one note.

I do however give him props for continuing this series despite the legal and copyright issues he'd had to go through just to keep it uploaded.

This is the best series ever, for starters. It hits on all of the key points of the series, for example, how can Kaiba climb up the side of a cliff with a briefcase. The quotes are amazing to, like Tristan's "No matter what happens the sun will come up in a few hours." or "My voice, it gives me super strength.". Tristan says almost anything and it's funny. I think it sticks to the plot quite well. This series has many fans, and would all agree if I said that this is the best abridged series ever. I can spend fifteen hours watching it (and I have). I love this series because of all the humor. As I have said before, this series points out all the things that don't make since in the normal series. I really recommend watching it, you will not regret it.