Abridged Anime is a category of Fan parody where in an anime series
is redubed and condensed into a more humorous form. This genre was
created on the by one LittleKuriboh who created the Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged
Series. The amazing thing about the series is that it's all done by one
guy in England. Although that does represent a slightly annoying
problem with these in that the female voices can be a bit grating since
they're all done by men. I'd post link
to the first episode on form μtubetube but due LittleKuriboh's been
suspended, however you can download the series from the official site.
Luckily I managed to find a copy of Episode one from another video
sharing site so you can easily sample the series from here however you
don't run the risk of watching with subtitles at the official site.
Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged Episode 1
Like Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged, Yu Yu Hakusho takes a shonen anime and
parodies it to hilarious results. My particular favorite touch was to
make the overseer of the universe, who looks like some reject of Dragon
Ball, into a hippy,. One of the reason I find these series so funny is
that I think in my old age, I've become pretty jaded in regard to lame Shonen anime.
Yu Yu Hakusho Abridged Episode 1
Finally in my overview of Abridged series I'd like to mention the
Berserk abridge series. I actually like the source anime that is being
parodied, however it was a bit campy and as such the abridged series
takes full advantage of all the openings left by the series. Unlike the
above series, in addition to the abridged versions I recommend you pick
up the original since its an entertaining fantasy/horror anime.
Berserk the Abridged Series Episode 1
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