He's dominated comics, starred in a movie, brawled his way through a video game, and now Scott Pilgrim is becoming an anime hero.
Here's what you need to know before watching "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off." Fans of either the Edgar Wright movie or the Bryan Lee O'Malley source material won't be surprised by the plot of "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off." Per the official description from Netflix, "Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, but learns he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her.
Then things get even more complicated." However, while the quest will no doubt be the crux of the anime, the show will likely differ from the film's version of events significantly in places.
According to a Variety report, "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off" is taking its cues from the source material rather than the 2010 live-action feature.
The movie took some creative liberties, making a number of changes to the story laid out in the graphic novels.
The first volume is adapted pretty faithfully in Edgar Wright's flick, though things do diverge in places, with some scenes cut out altogether.
Scott's crusade to take out Ramona's former flames becomes less true to the source material the longer the movie runs, though the fact that it didn't cover everything is hardly surprising.
With eight episodes, the anime series will have a lot more scope to get into the nitty-gritty of the graphic novels, and fans can expect to see a far more faithful adaptation this time around.
However, don't expect it to be beat-for-beat: Wright has confirmed that the anime won't be "just a straight adaptation of the original books, " telling Netflix's Tudum that the show is, quote, "way more adventurous" than that.
Fans of the film will be delighted to learn that all the cast members from the film have agreed to reprise their roles in "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off." "Scott Pilgrim" creator Bryan Lee O'Malley is clearly thrilled about the fact that the stars of the film are back for the anime.
