Frequently Asked Questions

This page is where the oft-repeated questions that people ask will end up going. These most often occur in podcast chats. Please stop asking these.

How did you guys get into Sgt Frog/Keroro Gunsou?

Thorn: Watched the anime at some point before Yoshi decided to make the abridged series. He has been a sporadic fan since, though he does not like the character of Keroro himself.

Yoshi: Picked it up at a Barnes and Noble once, but then put it back down immediately. A few years later he saw the anime and found it hilarious. As of 2012 he's no longer interested in either the anime or manga.

How did Sgt Frog Abridged come about?

One day in July 2009, on the chat for the Wha-Chow podcast, Mugiwara Yoshi (going by SMSYoshi at the time) decided to ask people if they were interested in cresting a Sgt. Frog abridged series. During this time he got responses from DFatman and ThornBrain. However, Yoshi did not acquire a microphone until December 2009. During this period Fatman and Thorn created the FATLPs channel for the purpose of Let's Playing various Zelda games, and temporary member GhostTC was also recruited during this period.

TheMidnightFrogs group as a whole was founded on January 1st, 2010, and SFA's pilot was released that February 16. The rest of the history is covered in the TheMidnightFrogs#History page.

Where did the channel name come from?

TheMidnightFrogs comes from the team working on Sgt Frog Abridged, and because their scripting sessions/best jokes often ocurred late at night. Alternately, it's possible that it was simply a random suggestion by former member DFatman, as the name was his idea.

TheStrawhatNO! originates from Yoshi's Youtube handle, MugiwaranoYoshi, "Mugiwara" meaning "Straw hat" in Japanese. Once he and Thorn split from Fatman, they decided to take the translated version of Yoshi's YouTube handle and use it for their LP channels, despite (and in fact because) it made no sense.

Who is your favourite character to voice?

Thorn's favourite characters to voice are Giroro and Dororo, hence the creation of the Ask GiroDoro blog.

Yoshi usually only voices Keroro (outside of the now non-canon appearance as Tamama and his various voices in his Ask Deep Dash and Crazy Twilight blog), though he also loves voicing Lesbo #1.

Why did you make Keroro and Tamama/Giroro and Dororo a couple?

For the first couple, Yoshi and Thorn did a lot of roleplaying as them in the early days, which solidified the couples' relationship and personalities for the rest of the series. For the latter, Thorn just liked the idea and thought they'd make a good couple, and that they'd also make for interesting commentary on relationships.

Why is Saburo mute?

Saburo was originally voiced by DFatman, who planned to voice him as a drunk Irishman. Yoshi and Thorn never liked this idea, so when Fatman was fired from the team, they decided to simply leave Saburo without a voice.

As an additional note, Saburo was very briefly voiced by MrFailGame in Sgt Frog Abridged - Episode 18. However, Matt passed away in September 2013, so Saburo will remain mute in any later appearances.

How do I get good at voice acting?

This particular question was addressed in extensive detail at the end of Episode 18 of the podcast.

Will you guys do X Abridged?

Technical answer: The main rule is that it has to be something the group actually want to do and can make funny. Currently Tamers Abridged (Digimon), Origins Abridged and X/Y Abridged (Pokemon) are all in the pipeline. Nothing else is planned as of now.

Most likely real answer: no.

Will you guys LP X Game?

Only if it's a game that the members can access and are able to record, and will be games that Thorn, Yoshi or Travis don't hate by the end of the LP. Generally the answer will be no.

Can I be in the Abridged/LP?

Don't ask them: they'll come to you. Don't count on being part of SFA unless you're an established VA with a voice demo and/or existing parts that can be looked over; even then, your chances of being in the series depend on if they're in need of a voice that can't already be filled by someone in the team. TheSmashBro is a special case, as he was already doing his own Sgt Frog Abridged on the BokegaeruProductions channel.

When is the next episode/Where is the next episode?

Shut up.