Violet Evergarden

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Japanese: ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン

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Type: TV

Episodes: 13

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 11, 2018 to Apr 5, 2018

Premiered: Winter 2018

Broadcast: Thursdays at 00:00 (JST)

Producers: Lantis, Pony Canyon, Rakuonsha, ABC Animation

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: Kyoto Animation

Source: Light novel

Genres: Drama, Fantasy

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 8.68¹ (scored by 972,550 users)

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Ranked: #62²

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Popularity: #47

Members: 1,776,666

Favorites: 61,514

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Synopsis

The Great War finally came to an end after four long years of conflict; fractured in two, the continent of Telesis slowly began to flourish once again. Caught up in the bloodshed was Violet Evergarden, a young girl raised for the sole purpose of decimating enemy lines. Hospitalized and maimed in a bloody skirmish during the War's final leg, she was left with only words from the person she held dearest, but with no understanding of their meaning.

Recovering from her wounds, Violet starts a new life working at CH Postal Services after a falling out with her new intended guardian family. There, she witnesses by pure chance the work of an "Auto Memory Doll," amanuenses that transcribe people's thoughts and feelings into words on paper. Moved by the notion, Violet begins work as an Auto Memory Doll, a trade that will take her on an adventure, one that will reshape the lives of her clients and hopefully lead to self-discovery.

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Adaptation:	Violet Evergarden
Side story:	Violet Evergarden: Kitto "Ai" wo Shiru Hi ga Kuru no Darou, Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidou Shuki Ningyou
Sequel:	Violet Evergarden Movie
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Characters & Voice Actors

Evergarden, Violet

Main

Ishikawa, Yui
Japanese

Bougainvillea, Gilbert

Supporting

Namikawa, Daisuke
Japanese

Blue, Benedict

Supporting

Uchiyama, Kouki
Japanese

Baudelaire, Cattleya

Supporting

Endou, Aya
Japanese

Hodgins, Claudia

Supporting

Koyasu, Takehito
Japanese

Marlborough, Luculia

Supporting

Tadokoro, Azusa
Japanese

Stephanotis, Leon

Supporting

Uemura, Yuuto
Japanese

Bougainvillea, Dietfried

Supporting

Kiuchi, Hidenobu
Japanese

Cannary, Iris

Supporting

Tomatsu, Haruka
Japanese

Abelfreyja Drossel, Charlotte

Supporting

Nakajima, Megumi
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Cook, Justin

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Nakamura, Shinichi

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Saitou, Shigeru

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Umeda, Kazusa

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Opening Theme

"Sincerely" by TRUE

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Ending Theme

	1: "Michishirube (みちしるべ)" by Minori Chihara (eps 2-8)
	2: "Believe in..." by Aira Yuuki (eps 9)

Reviews

Mar 25, 2024

hexashadow13

Recommended

tl;dr: An anime with amazing production values and a really strong character arc for the protagonist, but a really weak supporting cast.

“I love you.” Words so simple that one may think that they should be easy for anyone to understand. But at the same time words with so much depth that they are impossible to explain to one that does not. And for Violet, coming to understand these words becomes her life’s purpose. The only life she had lived was as a weapon. However, the war was over, and she had lost contact with Major Gilbert Bougainvillea, her commanding officer and the only person she ... had ever formed a connection with. And the words he left her with were “I love you.” Her desire to understand these words lead her to become an Auto Memory Doll, a typist that doesn’t just transcribe the words spoken by a client, but one that understands their true meaning and conveys their emotions in the form of a letter. As one that doesn’t really understand the concept of emotions, not her own nor anyone else’s, this is quite difficult for her. However, her journey ultimately do bring her to the answers she seeks.

Violet Evergarden is entirely the story of Violet’s character arc. There’s world building centered around a war between two nations, the details of which are described to some extent. However, these details really do not matter. All that truly matters is that the setting of the anime is right in the aftermath of a war, with all that entails. Violet is someone that was heavily involved in the war without ever really understanding what her involvement really meant. It was the only life she knew and she simply lived it. As she seeks to understand the meaning of love, she unlocks an entirely new world of emotions and experiences. And while that certainly has it’s positives, it also causes her to realize just what kind of life she had lived and what burdens she would have to carry evermore if she wished to continue living.

It’s an incredibly powerful arc that uses weaker emotional beats to slowly builds up to an amazing climax with stronger ones in episode 9. The actual finale, episodes 12-13, of the anime are pretty good too and a solid enough end to the season, though nowhere near the peak in episode 9. Episode 14, the OVA actually takes place after episode 4 chronologically. And I think this is one of the cases where it absolutely should be watched in chronological order. There’s a very clear gap in Violet’s character arc in between episode 4 and 5 that felt pretty jarring, and the OVA fills in that gap perfectly.

The weak part of the writing is everything that doesn’t involve Violet’s character arc. The anime is mostly episodic in that each episode involves her dealing with a new client, each with their own story. Most all of these stories tie into Violet’s character arc as well, however that’s usually more of a subtle thing with the client’s own feelings and arc being at the forefront. These side stories are a mixed bag. Some of them are pretty good, some are pretty bad, and the majority are just okay. The biggest issue I think is that there aren’t really any characters that are written anywhere near as well as Violet. A lot of the one off characters are written well enough for the viewer to be invested in to a degree, and thus those whose stories are centered around lighter emotional beats work well. However, there isn’t enough investment built for the heavier emotional beats to really land as well as they need to. This is an even bigger issue with the reoccurring side characters, because even with much more screen time it really doesn’t feel like it did much with any of them. I think I had more emotional investment in Violet’s brooch than everyone in the cast other than Violet.

The production values are what really elevate this anime. It’s KyoAni at their best I would say. Amazing art and animation with fantastic backgrounds and really good use of lighting. There were also a lot of great character designs and the setting overall was used incredibly well. The soundtrack was also pretty great and used well. The OP and ED were also pretty solid.

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Jan 20, 2024

Ryan_the_Bread

Mixed Feelings

Aw man, I really wanted to like this :(

Brief - Violet Evergarden follows Violet Evergarden as she deals with adjusting to civilian life after having been embroiled in a harrowing war for the past 4 years. Now that she's out of the service, she finds it difficult to adapt to her new life and the rigors unique to it. Quickly she becomes an Auto Memory Doll (transcriber, essentially) and sets out to find the meaning of "love" through her work and experiences with others.

From here, the show takes us through Violet's experiences as a Doll and how people she meets through her job impact her ...

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Oct 23, 2023

mexicancat

Not Recommended

Funny

After ep.10 I complained about this title to my friend and he told me that Violet Evergarden was written by an 18yo girl. Idk if that's true but it certainly is evident that neither writing experience nor talent went into making this. The protag girl for some reason was intentionally made to be as dull as possible and in absence of any interesting supporting characters this makes the story utterly unenjoyable. What we have then is yet another KyoAni eye candy without substance (alright +1 star for visuals).

So for the recommendation part: I would argue that if you're a 10+ year old male ...

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