Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is an anime based on the Scott Pilgrim franchise.

The story starts off much the same, except the cast sees Scott Pilgrim defeated early on, drastically altering the course of the story, which now focuses on other characters who seek out the truth of what happened and who was behind his loss and disappearance.

It was animated by Science Saru, a Japanese studio. However a substantial amount, if not majority, of the direction, writing, and musical work was from western talent, leading to some contention as to whether or not it should be counted as Anime or Western Animation by some viewers. It was released in Fall 2023. It is available to stream on Netflix here.

• Affably Evil: Most of the Evil-Exes.
• Alliterative Name: Wallace Wells has one.
• Aluminum Christmas Trees: Ramona Flowers works as a DVD delivery person for Netflix. Netflix used to deliver DVD movies that were requested over the internet instead of streaming.
• Amazing Technicolor Battlefield: One of the many places Ramona and Roxie fight in.
• Bastard Boyfriend: Scott Pilgrim doesn’t break up with Knives before dating Ramona. The evil-exes are often this.
• Battle Couple: Matthew Patel and Ramona flowers during the flashback to the jocks.
• Big Applesauce: Ramona Flowers came to Toronto from New York.
• Big No: Knives delivers one when she is told that Scott was punched to death.
• Big Bad: Future Scott Pilgrim.
• Canada, Eh?: Primarily set in Toronto.
• Eagle Land: Some significant scenes take place in New York City, and Glendale, California.
• Faking the Dead: Scott Pilgrim is pulled through a portal, and made to look as though he were killed by Matthew Patel.
• Fan Girl: Knives is seriously impressed by the Sex Bob-Ombs and says they might be the best band of all time.
  • Knives also says that The Clash at Demonhead is her favorite band of all time while fangirling about Envy Adams in the next episode
• Friends with Benefits: Roxie proposes this to Ramona after she asks to be friends. It’s rejected.
• From Nobody to Nightmare: Matthew Patel wins Gordon Gideon's vast possessions.
• The Fun in Funeral: When Envy Adam’s visits Scott Pilgrim's funeral almost everyone starts celebrating her appearance instead.
• Hammerspace: Ramona is able to produce a giant hammer for her fight against Roxie.
• Instant Expert: Knives becomes good at playing base in four hours.
• Ninja: Several ninja characters appear.
  • Roxie Richter is half ninja.
  • The Paparazzi are styled like this.
• The Omniscient Council of Vagueness: The Evil-Exes.
• Paparazzi: Ninja Paparazzi make an appearance.
• Photographic Memory: Todd Ingram claims this is a vegan power.
• Riches to Rags: Gordon Gideon loses his fortune.
• The Rock Star: Todd Ingram is one.
• Shout-Out: Roxie hums Whistle Stop while leaving a scene in episode 3, possibly in reference to Hampster Dance.
• Show Within a Show: The filming of Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life constitutes an arc of the plot.
• Socially Awkward Hero: Scott Pilgrim introduces himself to Ramona Flowers, the girl of his dreams, by talking about Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons.
• Supervillain Lair: Gidion Graves has one.He loses it to Matthew Patel.
• Traintop Battle: Happens during the fight between Ramona and Roxie.
• Trapped in TV Land: Played for Laughs during Ramona and Roxie's fight in the video rental store.
• You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Ramona Flowers often changes her hair color.