History YMMV / ScottPilgrimTakesOff

** [[spoiler:Heck, his descent into villainy is almost similar to Zurg from ''{{Film/Lightyear}}'', since both had obsessions that made them into the villains of the stories.]]

** [[spoiler:Was Wallace's affair with Todd just him getting into Todd's pants, or did he also do it to screw with Envy as payback for how she treated Scott?]]

* {{Fanon}}: Wallace/Todd shippers often believe that [[spoiler:Wallace made Todd keep the Scott costume on when they had sex.]]

* FanPreferredCouple: Todd and Wallace. [[spoiler:Many fans found Todd whipped love towards the usually cold and narcissistic Wallace to be very entertaining and their pairing very cute, which made them a couple the fans preferred much more than Wallace's eventual canon relationship with Mobile, a character that the viewers barely have time to meet and get to know.]]

* NoYay: While Kim and Knives were a fan favorite pairing in the past, it has been mostly rejected by the current fanbase as many see it as just as problematic as Scott dating Knives. This trope comes into play with Kim and Knives' jam session. The scene is full of "sparks" which are used multiple times in the series to denote romance as well as a big heart shown between the two as they play. A lot of fans do not like the romantic implications.

* TheScrappy: You'll be hardpressed to find anyone who doesn't hate Straight Wallace, either for the concept of Wallace being played by a straight actor, or his perverted habits.

** While Creator/MichaelCera did a commendable job playing Scott in the movie, many fans of the comics considered Cera's portrayal as not particularly faithful to Scott in the original graphic novels, with detractors saying that he was far too introverted, monotone, and too similar to the other dorky and meek characters Cera is known for playing. In this show, however, Cera puts on a vastly more lively performance than he does in the film, matching the anime's frenetic energy. Some fans even consider his performance here to be far [[TruerToTheText closer to how Scott is in the comic]].

* {{Starboarding}}: It's become a bit of a thing for fans to portray Wallace as having something of an unrequited interest in Scott, and by extension, if the work is focusing on Todd/Wallace, [[spoiler:demand that Todd keep the Scott wig and outfit when they have sex.]]

* MemeticMutation: "You know X?"[[labelnote:Explanation…]]This iteration of Scott meeting Ramona at Julie's party has him awkwardly try to describe the 90s Sonic cartoons to her. The Internet took notice and made their own versions with other media.[[/labelnote]]

* FanPrefferedCouple: Todd and Wallace. [[spoiler:Many fans found Todd whipped love towards the usually cold and narcissistic Wallace to be very entertaining and their pairing very cute, which made them a couple the fans preferred much more than Wallace's eventual canon relationship with Mobile, a character that the viewers barely have time to meet and get to know.]]

** Hollie Hawkes was a BitCharacter with relatively little plot-relevance, but she quickly drew the audience's attention with her heavy eyeshadow and aloof attitude.

** Ramona supplanting Scott as the starring character may seem like a weird choice to play out, but this is not the first time it has happened. In the ''VideoGame/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'' game, you can play with the starring characters of the books/movie, but playing with Scott will NOT give you the comics' (canon) ending, but rather an ending about how Scott learning absolutely nothing from his experiences. Playing with ''Ramona'', on the other hand, actually gives you the canon ending where Scott and Ramona learn about their mistakes and end up in a healthy relationship, meaning she ''is'' the starring character in the titular character's own game.

*** Roxie Richter, who the prior stories treated as simply a gag about how Ramona ExperimentedInCollege, is given much more pathos and her feelings about Ramona abandoning her are treated seriously. Additionally, all the homophobic jokes about Roxie being Ramona's "[[GirlOnGirlIsHot sexy phase]]" and [[SamusIsAGirl the shock of an Evil Ex being a girl]] are cut; in fact, nobody raises any ire about the two having dated.

*** Roxie Richter, who the prior stories treated as simply a gag about how Ramona ExperimentedInCollege, is given much more pathos and her feelings about Ramona abandoning her are treated seriously.

** Holli Hawkes was a BitCharacter with relatively little plot-relevance, but she quickly drew the audience's attention with her heavy eyeshadow and aloof attitude.

* ContinuityLockOut: The story is generally follow-able for a first time viewer, but the significance of Scott seemingly dying in the first episode, the character exploration of Ramona's exes and allusions to the plot of the original graphic novels will be lost on those unfamiliar with the source material.

* EnsembleDarkHorse
** Matthew Patel's major AdaptationExpansion allows Satya Bhabha to steal the scene and make Matthew a treat to watch with his confident attitude and theater kid energy. His demon hipster chicks have also gotten some love. For [[CuteMonsterGirl obvious]] [[SuccubiAndIncubi reasons]], of course.
** Young Neil became a fan favorite rather quickly due to his characterization as an easy going but absolutely moronic dunce, as well as Creator/JohnnySimmons's performance, giving him a very quiet and calming voice.
** Holli Hawkes was a BitCharacter with relatively little plot-relevance, but she quickly drew the attention of many, mainly due to her heavy eyeshadow and aloof attitude made her very attractive to the audience.

** Matthew Patel's major AdaptationExpansion allows Satya Bhabha to steal the scene and make Matthew a treat to watch with his confident attitude and theater kid energy. His demon hipster chicks have also gotten some love. For [[obvious CuteMonsterGirl]] [[SuccubiAndIncubi reasons]], of course.

** In addition a common criticism of the series is the lack of presence or development from Envy Adams, who had her AlphaBitch tendencies even more flanderized than the film. Although others begrudgingly accept that Envy, and other characters close to Scott like Kim and Stacey, were inevitably going to get less screentime since the series was more centered about Ramona and her relationships.

** Likewise, Creator/MaryElizabethWinstead's first stint as Ramona came off far colder and more aloof than her often reserved but still happily part of the group comic counterpart. As the anime skews much closer to Ramona's comic personality, Winstead's gets to more successfully capture Ramona's emotional range.

* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Granted, his disappearance ''did'' last for more than one episode and is indeed treated as a TearJerker, but did you honestly think Scott Pilgrim himself would be KilledOffForReal?

*** Roxie Richter, who the prior stories treated as simply a gag about how Ramona ExperimentedInCollege, is given much more pathos and her feelings about Ramona abandoning her are treated seriously. Additionally, all the homophobic jokes about Roxie being Ramona's "[[GirlOnGirlIsHot sexy phase]]" and [[SamusIsAGirl the shock of an Evil Ex being a girl]] are cut; in fact, nobody raises any ire about the two having dated.

*** Matthew Patel, due to being the most underutilised of the Exes previously, was especially praised for having a bigger role in the series as TheHeavy and receiving his own CharacterDevelopment that lead to his own EarnYourHappyEnding.