History YMMV / SummerWars

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The climax of the movie prominently features [[spoiler:a Japanese asteroid sample-return probe being hijacked by Love Machine and set on a re-entry profile that will destroy a nuclear power plant]]. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayabusa Hayabusa mission]] was a similar asteroid sample return probe which did return to Earth in the summer of 2010, and which did experience failures leading to a barely-controlled crash-landing in Australia.
* HarsherInHindsight: Love Machine makes plans to [[spoiler:drop a satellite on top of a nuclear power plant]], which draws disturbing parallels to Fukushima reactor incident.

** Kazuma, along with his avatar King Kazma, has quite a lot of fanart; enough to get a [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/summer_wars_king_kazuma_vs_queen_ozu/ spin off manga]] .

* MoralEventHorizon: Love Machine doesn't seem too evil at first; in fact it's theorized that he only sees what he's doing as a game. Then [[spoiler: he cut the power for Sakae's heart monitor so that no one would hear that she was in danger of dying. Another potential crossing is when he tries to drop a satellite on the house [[SoreLoser purely out of spite for having lost a game.]]]]

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Love Machine]] is a [[AIIsACrapshoot deranged, rogue computer program]] out to throw the world into chaos [[ItAmusedMe for his own amusement]]. Designed to crave knowledge and unleashed onto OZ as a "test run", Love Machine quickly evolves beyond his parameters and begins absorbing avatars to take control of infrastructure across the globe and cause traffic pileups, sewer system damages, and many other forms of destruction. Ruthlessly shutting off the heart monitor of Sakae Jinnouchi so a heart failure would go unnoticed and result in her death, Love Machine later takes control of the Arawashi satellite in hopes of dropping it onto a random nuclear plant and killing countless people. When the Jinnouchi family uses a fair game of Koi Koi to steal away the A.I.'s power--with Love Machine trying to cheat in any way possible--Love Machine [[SoreLoser reacts to the loss]] by spitefully attempting to redirect the Arawashi to crash and kill the entire Jinnouchi clan, giggling all the way.

* SpiritualLicensee:

* HilariousInHindsight:
** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E4TreehouseOfHorrorX "Well, look at the wonders of the computer age now!"]]

* {{Applicability}}: Similar to ''Film/MyBigFatGreekWedding'', anyone who comes from a large, extended and tightly-knit family can find at least one character in the Jinnouchi clan whom they recognize from their own own, regardless of nationality or cultural background.

** In one scene, a character uses his UsefulNotes/DSi to connect to OZ. Around 1 1/2 years later after this movie came out, ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' had the Global Link, which allowed the players to connect online with any DS (not just [=DSi=]) to unlock new Pokémon and items, and even sign up for Online Tournaments around the world.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Ky_46BL3E Battle Again,]] which plays during King Kazma's rematch with Love Machine and during Natsuki's Hanafuda card game with Love Machine.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WW8UU8F670 Our Summer Dream,]] the ending song by Tatsuro Yamashita is touching and happy at the same time

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm4GcllUoEU Battle Again,]] which plays during King Kazma's rematch with Love Machine and during Natsuki's Hanafuda card game with Love Machine.
** The ending song by Tatsuro Yamashita is touching and happy at the same time

* SuperlativeDubbing: A lot of people absolutely LOVE the English dub for its voice choices and no awkwardness at all.

** [[TreehouseOfHorror "Well, look at the wonders of the computer age now!"]]

* MoralEventHorizon: Love Machine doesn't seem too evil at first; in fact it's theorized that he only sees what he's doing as a game. Then he tries to drop a satellite on the house [[SoreLoser purely out of spite for having lost a game.]]
** He might have crossed it earlier when [[spoiler:he cut the power for Sakae's heart monitor so that no one would hear that she was in danger of dying. An earlier moment where he was shown looking at her phone address indicates that he purposefully did this to get Sakae out of his way.]]

* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:CoolOldLady and BadassGrandma Sakae ends up the first victim of Love Machine.]]

** JerkassWoobie: Wabisuke. Despite the smarmy way he acts and the fact that [[spoiler:he's responsible for Love Machine's creation]], all he wanted was to be accepted as part of the Jinnouchi family again. [[spoiler:He also gets more pitiable following Sakae's death.]]

* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:CoolOldLady BadassGrandma Sakae ends up the first victim of Love Machine.]]

** The series's resident BadassGrandma Sakae, who was so awesome [[spoiler: that her eventual death due to Love Machine's meddling not only hit the Jinnouchi clan rather hard in the heart, but also anyone and everyone who watched the film.]]

* JustForFun/XMeetsY: '
** 'Film/WarGames'' meets ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' meets ''VideoGame/WatchDogs''.
** ''AWalkInTheClouds'' meets ''Literature/{{Neuromancer}}''.

** JerkassWoobie: Wabisuke. Despite the smarmy we he acts and the fact that [[spoiler:he's responsible for Love Machine's creation]], all he wanted was to be accepted as part of the Jinnouchi family again. [[spoiler:He also gets more pitiable following Sakae's death.]]

* SpiritualLicensee: It's the best ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' film ever made. It helps that it's the SpiritualSuccessor to part of an actual ''Digimon'' film.

** In one scene, a character uses his DSi to connect to OZ. Around 1 1/2 years later after this movie came out, ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' had the Global Link, which allowed the players to connect online with any DS (not just DSi) to unlock new Pokémon and items, and even sign up for Online Tournaments around the world.

* SpiritualLicensee: It's the best Franchise/{{Digimon}} film ever made. It helps that it's the SpiritualSuccessor to part of an actual {{Digimon}} film.

* SpiritualLicensee: It's the best {{Digimon}} film ever made. It helps that it's the SpiritualSuccessor to part of an actual {{Digimon}} film.

* AwardSnub: Or rather, ''Nomination'' Snub. After a limited theatrical release, Creator/FUNimation attempted to submit ''SummerWars'' for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward, but, due to the fact that there were less than 16 entries submitted that year, only three nominations were allowed instead of five as the Academy policy dictates, and ''Summer Wars'' was not chosen.

* AwardSnub: Or rather, ''Nomination'' Snub. After a limited theatrical release, Creator/FUNimation attempted to submit ''SummerWars'' for an AcademyAward, but, due to the fact that there were less than 16 entries submitted that year, only three nominations were allowed instead of five as the Academy policy dictates, and ''Summer Wars'' was not chosen.