Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

About

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is an animated television series developed by Bryan Lee O'Malley and BenDavid Grabinski for Netflix, which is the same creators of the 2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World movie. The show premiered on November 17th, 2023, inspiring online debates from old and new fans of the show, fan arts and ironic memes, mostly shared on Twitter / X and TikTok.

Plot

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is set in Toronto, Canada, and serves as an alternate retelling of the original Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series ^[1], which follows the story of Scott Pilgrim, a bassist in an indie band that falls in love with Ramona Flowers and has to fight her seven evil exes.

History

On January 7th, 2022, The Hollywood Reporter^[2] exclusively revealed the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel, adapted into an Edgar Wright movie in 2010, would receive an anime series set to premiere in 2023 on Netflix. On March 30th, 2023, the streaming company announced^[3] the cast of the series would be the same actors from the 2010 feature. The video (shown below) amassed over 877,000 views and 45,000 likes in seven months.

Reception

The show received a 100% score of 35 critic reviews on _Rotten Tomatoes^[4], with an audience score rating of 77%. On Metacritic^[5] website the accumulates an 85 metascore, based on 19 critic reviews and a 6.3 user score based on 85 reviews.

Online Presence

Online, fans of the show shared still frames and clips of their moments. For example, on November 18th, 2023, X^[6] user @TAHK0 shared a clip from the show commenting that they "really like the new Scott Pilgrim anime." The post (shown below) amassed over 613,000 views and 11,000 likes in a day.

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