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Dungeater
09/17/25 8:25:32 PM
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im asking this completely devoid of judgment, being completely non inflammatory

im in my "i want to learn" arc and so I'm asking for personal, specific answers, from anyone who is kind enough to share

i would also appreciate that you guys try not to put me or others down in your answers. so if you could, please avoid things like "because my sense of humor isnt broken" or things like that

this topic exists purely so i can learn what about these things people enjoy and/or find funny

im also hoping we can avoid things like "because it's funny" or "because i do", but feel free to say so if you just wanna post!

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McmadnessV3
09/17/25 8:26:52 PM
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It told jokes I found to be humorous.

Though DBZA did get to be a little irritating when it partially turned into a fixfic.

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TwigsthePnoDude
09/17/25 8:29:15 PM
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Yugioh is funnier. DBZ is a better entertainment product.

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Dungeater
09/17/25 8:29:21 PM
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McmadnessV3 posted...
It told jokes I found to be humorous
ah, one sec ill edit my op

i was hoping for answers that werent just "because i do" but thats valid and im glad you enjoyed it

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jefffan
09/17/25 8:29:42 PM
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Is YGA still going? I need to tap back in.

DBZA was funny, especially Mr. Popo/Piccolo

SAOA is my favorite though and I'm personally hoping they get the new episode out of copyright jail.

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McmadnessV3
09/17/25 8:30:46 PM
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Dungeater posted...
ah, one sec ill edit my op

i was hoping for answers that werent just "because i do" but thats valid and im glad you enjoyed it
Fair but I generally don't question why I like something. If I do I just roll with it.

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Dungeater
09/17/25 8:37:46 PM
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McmadnessV3 posted...
Fair but I generally don't question why I like something. If I do I just roll with it.
that's totally fine. i figure many people dont. so thats why i tried to ask specifically what i did. if it stirs a little thought, all the neater

but theres plenty i like that i may not have the words to articulate as to why

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Sir_Will
09/17/25 8:41:21 PM
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McmadnessV3 posted...
It told jokes I found to be humorous.

Though DBZA did get to be a little irritating when it partially turned into a fixfic.
DBZA only got better over time. The Android and Cell arcs are wonderful. Bonus points for the Canadian subtitles with extra jokes.

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Proto_Spark
09/17/25 8:49:52 PM
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jefffan posted...
Is YGA still going? I need to tap back in.

DBZA was funny, especially Mr. Popo/Piccolo

SAOA is my favorite though and I'm personally hoping they get the new episode out of copyright jail.


YGA is like, one episode a year at this point - it seems like dude is gonna take another decade to finally finish it, but hes gonna finish it.

In terms of why like it? Because it was taking a product that was popular and putting in some super basic jokes that were super funny to me as a 12-year old, and then slightly matured into something with similar stupid jokes, but Im not ashamed to listen to.

But really, I dont know, the weird world of the internet in like 2007 was a vibe. Its hard to really be able to justify liking something like an abridged series. It was stupid and dumb and a relic of its time, but DBZA and YGA both just kept going on and on for so long its this weird exception to modern internet culture. I think thats pretty cool and worth supporting watching a video every now and then.
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PMarth2002
09/17/25 8:54:53 PM
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Dbza is hilarious and a better version of dbz then the original imo. The pacing is miles better too.

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K181
09/17/25 8:58:39 PM
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I like 'em both, but truth be told I think Code Ment and None Piece by Purpleeyeswtf were the peak of the genre.

Edit - wait, wtf? He deleted his channel last year? Fuck, man....

At least there's an archive channel.

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Nemu
09/17/25 9:04:19 PM
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The general humor is pretty funny, from the early "lol random" stuff to the actual thought out later stuff. The VAs are all good as well (once they settle into things), compared to some other series that don't do the best job on the voice aspect. DBZA does get a bit up its own ass later on, so I can see why that turns off some people.
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DrizztLink
09/17/25 9:23:31 PM
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I enjoyed the writing and I liked seeing them grow as VAs over the series.

You can have whatever opinions you'd like about their characterization choices or specific vocal tics, that's subjective enough, but TFA is a legitimately talented crew on a performance level. I've seen professional productions with universally and substantially poorer performances.

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Blbmbr666
09/17/25 9:33:44 PM
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PMarth2002 posted...
Dbza is hilarious and a better version of dbz then the original imo. The pacing is miles better too.
This, also their characterizations somehow seem more accurate than the official dub.

They really hit their stride in the Namek saga, then made it into a sprint during the Cell saga.

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DuuuDe14
09/17/25 9:39:53 PM
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https://youtu.be/dKns5Eowc3o?si=qDnA4pXqV0ew2fYx

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Zikten
09/17/25 9:41:46 PM
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I always was disappointed and thought it was lame, that they refused to cover the buu saga. Their excuse I think was they didn't like the buu saga.but isn't that all the more reason to mock it?
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MC_BatCommander
09/17/25 9:43:04 PM
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Zikten posted...
I always was disappointed and thought it was lame, that they refused to cover the buu saga. Their excuse I think was they didn't like the buu saga.but isn't that all the more reason to mock it?

They quit for a number of reasons, like a laundry list.

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jefffan
09/17/25 9:46:39 PM
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Namely the fact they got tired of it. They were the original copyright claim victim thanks to Funimation

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doshindude
09/17/25 9:47:18 PM
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Never watched DBZ but did see all of YGOs original series. So YGO Abridged wins.

Havent seen it in over at decade at this point though. I remember LittleKuriboh posting stuff about mental health and trying to do these weird cringey podcasts in place of episodes last I checked in 2010ish. Did he ever get back to a regular upload schedule?

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sabin017
09/17/25 9:53:27 PM
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It's content made by fans for fans.

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mehmeh1
09/17/25 10:00:53 PM
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doshindude posted...
Never watched DBZ but did see all of YGOs original series. So YGO Abridged wins.

Havent seen it in over at decade at this point though. I remember LittleKuriboh posting stuff about mental health and trying to do these weird cringey podcasts in place of episodes last I checked in 2010ish. Did he ever get back to a regular upload schedule?
he finished up to the Orichalcos arc in like 2019 and has been doing like 1 ep a year for the tournament arc. Tbh I still wish he had just done a DBZA Garlic Jr and skipped it in a joke ep instead

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Dark_Moon
09/17/25 10:08:50 PM
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jefffan posted...
SAOA is my favorite though and I'm personally hoping they get the new episode out of copyright jail.
Yea I hear that,

Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works Abridge is also good.

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AgentCoulson
09/17/25 10:18:29 PM
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Zikten posted...
I always was disappointed and thought it was lame, that they refused to cover the buu saga. Their excuse I think was they didn't like the buu saga.but isn't that all the more reason to mock it?

It wasn't that they don't like the Buu Saga, it's that they were burnt out. They eventually did cover the Buu Saga in Buu Bits.

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Raiden2909
09/17/25 10:21:49 PM
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AgentCoulson posted...
It wasn't that they don't like the Buu Saga, it's that they were burnt out. They eventually did cover the Buu Saga in Buu Bits.
Probably not also helped with them routinely having Toei nuke their channel every year or so
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Metal_Gear_Raxis
09/17/25 10:30:35 PM
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Eh, I watched YGA years ago, I thought it was funny for a while but I quickly lost interest when Little Kuriboh instead started telling a proper story in Battle City.

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Dungeater
09/18/25 2:34:48 AM
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bump

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008Zulu
09/18/25 2:44:47 AM
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Abridged cut out the useless filler, and had a much tighter story.

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Mistere_Man
09/18/25 2:48:37 AM
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Muffin button.

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Link_of_time
09/18/25 4:30:13 AM
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Similar to Kai, it reduced the filler. It also managed to make actual characters of everyone. In dbza, some of the biggest fan favorites aren't just the saiyans.
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Kisai
09/18/25 4:34:23 AM
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Because DBZ Abridged was funny.

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012yArthur0
09/18/25 4:37:15 AM
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The jokes were funny and the voice acting is pretty damn amazing.

They added Buu Saga skits for the review but then it became pretty clear people only wanted those and not the review kek.

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mehmeh1
09/18/25 9:20:30 AM
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012yArthur0 posted...
The jokes were funny and the voice acting is pretty damn amazing.

They added Buu Saga skits for the review but then it became pretty clear people only wanted those and not the review kek.
I've been watching Mark since the DBS days so I was happu with both

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Dungeater
09/18/25 8:08:51 PM
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bump

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StarFighters76
09/18/25 8:24:23 PM
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Proto_Spark posted...
YGA is like, one episode a year at this point - it seems like dude is gonna take another decade to finally finish it, but hes gonna finish it.

One episode a year is gonna take over a decade to finish. There is still a few episodes (with multi-part episodes crammed into single episodes) to do with Grand Prix, and who knows how many will be done with Memory Arc.

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Seaman_Prime
09/18/25 9:08:09 PM
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Idk, how do I explain that a joke like "Screw the rules, I have money" is funny to me? I guess it's because it's Kaiba saying it and I can totally see him saying that. So these dubs are clearly made by fans who watched these shows too, and they can riff on it and make it into a funny joke
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008Zulu
09/19/25 2:20:29 AM
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012yArthur0 posted...
the voice acting is pretty damn amazing.
I prefer Abridged's Krillin, Vegeta, and Cell to the actual.

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012yArthur0
09/19/25 3:17:50 AM
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008Zulu posted...
I prefer Abridged's Krillin, Vegeta, and Cell to the actual.
Which is kinda funny because everytime I play a DBZ game, it feels like Chris Sabat is trying to be more similar to the Abridged.

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Link_of_time
09/19/25 4:23:15 AM
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008Zulu posted...
I prefer Abridged's Krillin, Vegeta, and Cell to the actual.
I actually have a hard time watching dbz, as I've acclimated to abridged voices
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doshindude
09/19/25 11:13:13 AM
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Seaman_Prime posted...
Idk, how do I explain that a joke like "Screw the rules, I have money" is funny to me? I guess it's because it's Kaiba saying it and I can totally see him saying that. So these dubs are clearly made by fans who watched these shows too, and they can riff on it and make it into a funny joke

That joke is from a very old and very early episode from the mid-2000s. That was back in an era where memes and jokes on the internet were much fewer and far between, and it was also the peak of the "lol so random" era intersecting with the "edgy anime" era - homestarrunner, Narwhals, Look at My Horse, AMVs, etc.

Also, us (the target audience) were in our teens at the time and we thought that was funny.

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McmadnessV3
09/19/25 11:20:31 AM
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I think one of the funny things about YTAS is people thought LK hated Yugioh because he made fun of it.

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Cheater87
09/19/25 11:21:51 AM
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I'm listening to all of DBZ Abriged atm. Almost 5 hours in.

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ai123
09/19/25 11:29:01 AM
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Years ago I watched YGO abridged.

I think I just enjoy stuff that takes the piss out of things I know and like. I can nod along and say, 'yes, it's true!'.

I haven't watched it since I lost interest in YGO.

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NoxObscuras
09/19/25 11:37:07 AM
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With DBZ Abridged, I just find the jokes really funny. And it helps that DBZ was my favorite anime growing up. Because the jokes are funny, but it's even funnier knowing that the real dialogue was completely different.

Anyway, my favorite gag is "dodge!"

https://youtu.be/kvS6zMThiZU?si=kEJPc9fsInU6UDQ_

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Aysander
09/19/25 11:55:49 AM
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If we're trying to find some big, grand reason I'd have to say "Because the early 2000s was one of the most experimental times for people who were already in their late teens when it came to creating content on the internet, and among the vibe of the time they were probably the biggest standouts due to production quality and consistency."

But honestly...folks like what they like and I loved both. XD

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008Zulu
09/19/25 8:49:08 PM
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Link_of_time posted...
I actually have a hard time watching dbz, as I've acclimated to abridged voices
Playing the games, I frequently think "Why'd they replace the voice acto.. oh this is the real one."

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