One Minute Melee is a spin-off of Death Battle. Death Battle gained so many animators that they decided they wanted to show off more of their talent, and together put together One Minute Melee. This show, just like it's parent, pits two characters together to fight. The show began on October 6th 2014. This differences from Death Battle in several ways;

There is no research. The winner is purely decided by whoever the animator wants to win.
Fights are restricted to one minute. 