diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/pixiv.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/pixiv.py
index f6fe21c7..e7947f0b 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/pixiv.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/pixiv.py
@@ -551,9 +551,6 @@ class PixivSeriesExtractor(PixivExtractor):
     directory_fmt = ("{category}", "{user[id]} {user[account]}",
                      "{series[id]} {series[title]}")
     filename_fmt = "{num_series:>03}_{id}_p{num}.{extension}"
-    cookies_domain = ".pixiv.net"
-    browser = "firefox"
-    tls12 = False
     pattern = BASE_PATTERN + r"/user/(\d+)/series/(\d+)"
     example = "https://www.pixiv.net/user/12345/series/12345"
 
@@ -562,38 +559,17 @@ class PixivSeriesExtractor(PixivExtractor):
         self.user_id, self.series_id = match.groups()
 
     def works(self):
-        offset = 0
-
         series = None
-        works = []
-        while True:
-            data = (self.api.illust_series(self.series_id, offset))
 
+        for work in self.api.illust_series(self.series_id):
             if series is None:
-                detail = data['illust_series_detail']
-                series = {
-                    'id': self.series_id,
-                    'total': detail['series_work_count'],
-                    'title': detail["title"],
-                    'description': detail['caption'],
-                }
+                series = self.api.data
+                series["total"] = num_series = series.pop("series_work_count")
+            else:
+                num_series -= 1
 
-            works = works + data['illusts']
-
-            if data['next_url'] is None:
-                break
-
-            offset = len(works)
-
-        works.reverse()
-
-        chapterNo = 0
-        for work in works:
-            chapterNo += 1
-
-            work["num_series"] = chapterNo
+            work["num_series"] = num_series
             work["series"] = series
-
             yield work
 
 
@@ -923,7 +899,8 @@ class PixivAppAPI():
 
     def illust_series(self, series_id, offset=0):
         params = {"illust_series_id": series_id, "offset": offset}
-        return self._call("/v1/illust/series", params)
+        return self._pagination("/v1/illust/series", params,
+                                key_data="illust_series_detail")
 
     def novel_bookmark_detail(self, novel_id):
         params = {"novel_id": novel_id}
@@ -1022,10 +999,15 @@ class PixivAppAPI():
 
             raise exception.StopExtraction("API request failed: %s", error)
 
-    def _pagination(self, endpoint, params, key="illusts"):
+    def _pagination(self, endpoint, params,
+                    key_items="illusts", key_data=None):
         while True:
             data = self._call(endpoint, params)
-            yield from data[key]
+
+            if key_data:
+                self.data = data.get(key_data)
+                key_data = None
+            yield from data[key_items]
 
             if not data["next_url"]:
                 return
diff --git a/test/results/pixiv.py b/test/results/pixiv.py
index 6711cebc..8d0394a7 100644
--- a/test/results/pixiv.py
+++ b/test/results/pixiv.py
@@ -405,12 +405,14 @@ __tests__ = (
 
     "num_series": int,
     "series"    : {
-        "canonical"  : "https://www.pixiv.net/user/10509347/series/21859",
-        "description": str,
-        "ogp"        : dict,
-        "title"      : "先輩がうざい後輩の話",
-        "total"      : int,
-        "twitter"    : dict,
+        "create_date": "2017-10-22T14:07:42+09:00",
+        "width" : 4250,
+        "height": 3009,
+        "id"    : 21859,
+        "title" : "先輩がうざい後輩の話",
+        "total" : range(100, 500),
+        "user"  : dict,
+        "watchlist_added": False,
     },
 },