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[YGO: TAS] Episode 55 – Stepbrother’s Sin

“I have the weirdest boner right now.”

Good morning. And what a good morning it is, because just a few hours ago, Little Kuriboh uploaded the much-anticipated Episode 55 of Yu-Gi-Oh! Abridged (on YouTube, Blip.tv)! Kaiba at last comes face to face with Noah for a duel, and his precious body is on the line! What dirty tricks does Noah have in store for him? Yugi and the gang are there to check out the action, too. Hey, how’d they get there? Don’t wait to find out! I’ve updated my YGOTAS streams and downloads pages with links to all of the new videos!

This new episode was an extremely challenging one for Little Kuriboh, who originally hoped to finish it back in March. LK agonized over the pacing of the episode, wanting to balance the duels involving Noah, Kaiba, and Yugi with the meat of the actual storyline, all while keeping the length of the episode in check.

“Part of me thinks I should just muscle through this episode and not care if I’m not entirely happy with it,” LK said while editing in early March. “The other part is telling me to take my time and make sure I like it. But that’ll take a lot longer.” He also noted that he had already rewritten the entire episode twice.

Issues with the pacing and length also led him to remove a subplot involving Robot Monkey Tristan… and replace it with a masturbation joke. Har.

Add these struggles to the fact that he was moving to a new home on April 3 and was left without an Internet connection and you have one drawn-out hair-pulling experience.

Ultimately, LK says that this was one of the most frustrating episodes for him to make. So what do you think? Did he pull off another win with this episode? Let him know!

LK released a short blooper from episode 55 back in early March.

Anime Convention Update: Fanime

This past Tuesday, Little Kuriboh announced another stop on his growing list of convention appearances: FanimeCon in San Jose, California! Though he won’t be attending as an invited guest, he’ll be working the Dealer’s Hall with Marianne, selling all of the hot YGOTAS merchandise you’ve been yearning for, like those crazy Kaiba Condoms and Kaiba Coins.

Fanime 2012 kicks off in three weeks — May 25 — and runs through May 28.

LK says that he’s been invited to an “insane amount of cons this year,” so it’s safe to say that we’ll be hearing a lot more from him about his upcoming travels very soon!

[YGO: TAS] Episode 54 – They Saved Tristan’s Brain

Episode 54 of Yu-Gi-Oh! Abridged is here?! That’s crazy…
(Despite the logo, the show is still “canceled,” btw!)

I wasn’t even aware that Tristan had a brain, but somehow, Yugi and the gang are going to save it! Now that Kami-Con has come and gone, Little Kuriboh has uploaded episode 54 of Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series — “They Saved Tristan’s Brain” — to YouTube for the rest of the world to enjoy!

Yugi, Joey, and all their friends come face to face with Team Four Star 4Kids for one final showdown. In the meantime, Kaiba hunts down Noah, while Melvin continues struggling against the bitchy door. Get pumped for an episode full of shocking revelations! The accident behind Noah’s untimely death is brought to light, characters’ true sexes are revealed, and the secret behind 4Kids’ dub of One Piece is finally exposed!

Clocking in at nearly 11 minutes, episode 54 is one of the longer YGOTAS episodes. Still, the original cut of the episode was at least four scenes longer, says LK, totaling over 13 minutes. Many of this episode’s lines were ad-libbed, he adds.

A big applause goes out to hbi2k, KaiserNeko, Lanipator, MasakoX, and Takahata101 for their portrayal of the Big 5 for all these episodes!

Looking for downloads of episode 54? As of this writing, it hasn’t been uploaded to Blip.tv, so there are no downloads yet. Be patient, I’m sure LK’s on it!

Update (February 7): Episode 54 was added to Blip.tv earlier this morning, so direct download links are now available! One person tells LK that he’s having trouble with a video file, though I personally didn’t have any issues when I tested them out. If a video doesn’t work for you, let LK know. Maybe he can re-encode and reupload it if it’s a widespread problem.

[YGO: TAS] Episode 51 – The Death Of Tristan Taylor

Careful, Duke. Don’t injure that sweet ass of yours.

The highly anticipated new episode of Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series is here! Episode 51, “The Death of Tristan Taylor,” is now available on YouTube (on Little Kuriboh’s Ninjabridge account) and Blip.tv. The AVI and M4V versions are also available for direct download via Blip.tv. This episode guest stars MasakoX as the robotic Nesbitt (his voice is almost unrecognizable in this role!), Takahata101 as the increasingly revolting “Tea,” and Kirbopher as Noah.

On Facebook, helixD is encouraging everyone to vote for episode 51 on reddit and send it to the top of the charts! Help spread the word that the new YGOTAS episode has been released even though CardGamesFTW is currently out of commission!

In yesterday’s live stream, Little Kuriboh declared how really proud he is of the first five minutes of this episode… and the very end of it. Tee hee. So, does it live up to the hype? Do you like what you are seeing? LK has already announced that YGOTAS episode 52, “Seto Kaiba VS The World,” will be released on April 30! Whee! Looks like he’s giving us a whole month to squirm in anticipation!