Scott Pilgrim vs. Metafiction

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Published on March 8, 2024 8:00:23 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrl_uzI1t2g

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What is metafiction? We explain and share some thoughts about the metafictional turn in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (and the Evangelion Rebuild films).

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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
02:54 - Scott Pilgrim as metafiction?
08:00 - Evangelion Rebuild films as metafiction
14:40 - Conclusion

SOURCES AND SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

Academic, News, and Print Sources:
- Bryan Lee O'Malley hopes you know Scott Pilgrim is a bad guy (CBC, 2023)
- ‘I don’t want to revisit myself at 25’: The story behind Netflix’s bold Scott Pilgrim anime (Polygon, 2023)
- Metafiction: The Theory and Practice of Self-Conscious Fiction by Patricia Waugh (1984)
- TV Tropes - Metafiction
- “The Emotional Realism of Anime: Rewriting Characters and Affective Reception in Evangelion 3.0-1.0: Thrice Upon a Time” by Nicolle Lamerichs (nicollelamerichs.com, 2022)
- Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley (2004-2010)

TV, Film, and Game Footage:
- Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World (2010)
- Scott Pilgrim vs the Animation (2010)
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023)
- Paranoia Agent (2004)
- Shrek (2001)
- Evangelion: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.0 + 1.0 (2007, 2009, 2012, 2021)
- Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion (2021)
- Scott Pilgrim Vs the World: The Game (2010)

Social Media and Youtube Footage:
- Kurt Vonnegut Lecture, Case Western Reserve University
- コスサミ (World Cosplay Summit), World Cosplay Summit 2024 | World Cosplay Championship 2024 Official Trailer
- Kay’s Travel, [Evangelion] 🎬 Real-Life Locations from Shin EVANGELION | Ube-Shinkawa Station | Japan Anime

Music:
- Eastward, Strange Quest (2021)
- PS VITA, Home Screen (2011)
- Pikmin 2, Piklopedia/Treasure Hoard (2004)
- Lauren Duski, Carried (Youtube Audio Library)
- Track Tribe, The Thought of You (Youtube Audio Library)
- Asher Fulero, Café Regrette (Youtube Audio Library)