Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim anime makes a big change to Ramona Flowers

Netflix’s new animated adaptation of the Scott Pilgrim comics is coming this November, and with it will come some alterations to previous versions of Scott’s story. That includes a cheeky tweak to Scott’s crush Ramona Flowers, who now works for Netflix, according to a new clip from the series released Wednesday.

The original Scott Pilgrim graphic novel and Edgar Wright’s live-action adaptation, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Ramona works as a courier for Amazon.ca, the Canadian arm of the “online bookstore or whatever.” In the comic, Scott orders a few CDs to summon Ramona to his apartment. Scott ordered an unknown item through Amazon in the 2010 film, which was released during a period of sharply declining CD sales.

Then, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Netflix becomes Scott’s means to lure Ramona to his home. Scott and Wallace Wells consult after learning that Ramona works at a DVD rental service. They decide which Netflix DVDs to buy. Building off of the prompt “hot guys,” he reserves a copy of the Lucas Lee film The Game Is Over 2 — kind of the in-universe equivalent of Gray Man.

Not only is this clever (and kinda organic feeling) product placement, it removes one of Netflix’s FAANG competitors from the show that Netflix is funding. The change also feels both dated and timely, in that it secures Scott Pilgrim’s setting in a bygone era of people getting DVDs through the mail. Netflix will send out its last DVDs this week after closing down that part of their business in April.

Netflix’s description of the above clip teases “I wonder what else is new [thinking face emoji],” implying that that the eight-episode animated series will take additional liberties with Bryan Lee O’Malley’s creation. Scott Pilgrim Takes OffThe live-action cast of the film will be heard on Netflix from November 17th.