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| I absolutely loved this show! Violet's emotional journey really captivated me and episode 10 was a masterpiece. I only wish, after all the crying she did, that we got to see Violet laugh at least once. That would've been wonderful. Still, this show gets a 10/10 for me. This episode and the last one seemed a little rushed, but I don't mind. I can't wait to watch this again. |
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| After the long days Violet has been out, and after literally saving years worth of work and tons of money by using great efforts, she's finally back and reunited with her co-workers out to see a beautiful flight fair day. It's even better afterwards that Diethard finally accepts the new Violet and stopped seeing her as a tool, in the end, Violet meeting with his and Major Gilbert's mom was emotional but now Violet can be sure that Major Gilbert's death is not her fault. The letter he wrote to Major Gilbert is emotional but calming somehow. Violet finally understands what Major Gilbert meant by "I love you". Thus, the emotionless tool became a human capable of emotions. I have been wanting to watch Violet Evergarden since it was airing early this year, but I hold it off, which is why I didn't get into the hype train. I got a rather beautiful feel trip watching this show. The character of Violet and her journey to learn what "I love you" meant from her emotionless state was wonderful! Her character personality and her character development were well crafted, and I love the character, Violet! However, this show fell in terms of creating a perfect story, it doesn't feel very engaging. Does this have to do something with the changed story from the LN as some users have claimed? Nevertheless, it's a been a nice short journey! Lol... Violet turns out to be one of my friend's waifu... I'm excited about the discussion we're about to have regarding this character and the magnificent development she has! |
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| After watching this for the second time I came to a conclution... Hodgins should be a doll, what a beautiful letter. |
| I like to post in manga forum when I feel it is worth it, so people will think. "Shit, is her again" or something. People asked me where I read certain thing but the rules say no telling where did you read so maybe I am too boring for not saying? Or salty because you didn't check my profile that says don't ask because I hate people to ghost me after that. I love learning languages so maybe I did not read the manga in English. |
| Good anime, the premise of the series was definitely out of the ordinary. Violet was an interesting lead character as she learned what her emotions were and how to deal with them. |
| Life Is Short But Intense. |
| Such an amazing show! So emotionally touching. I cried every single episode. I stupidly went through the first few episodes convinced that Violet was a robot, thinking "when are the side characters going to address the elephant in the room? Such a sisyphean task, they're trying to educate a robot on feelings!" I think the premise of having a 10-year old (or however old she was) being made into a feared weapon was the show's single greatest flaw. Sadly, there was a lot of breaking the suspension of disbelief. Perhaps it would have been better if it was about an actual robot trying to learn human emotions. Still, this is probably one of the best shows I have ever seen, non-anime included. All in all, this was just so fantastic! I wish I could unsee and resee this... |
| I hate this fucking anime. How dare it pulls sorcery on me and turns my salt into tears. |
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| As a person to whom writing physical letters had been and still is an activity, I could really feel the emotion that was drawn onto these characters while writing and getting that only touch of the bottom of the human's feelings. Just as we are braver on the internet fields when given the anonimity, similar law applies to writing letters over distance. There's no much need to be a crybaby over this, but it's still a bit grieving that in her universe letters and typesetters will also cease to be ubiquitous, not in her lifetime, perhaps. Not completely sure that these shows exactly portray the way of living of ~WW1 era, but it touches me so gently to see this way of living, make westworld real please. |
| Episode 10 made me raise the score to 8 but the end of episode of 12 made me teary-eyed too so that lets it stay there. Strong character development for Violet. Personally I found like it could use some less reminder of Shousa but then again he was really precious to Violet n I guess partly he grew on me so there's that. Good series over-all, had some particularly strong episodes. |
| The animation is top notch, some episodes are great, others are over dramatic... Violet's character growth was too sudden between I don't remember which episode and the one where she writes letters for royalty... Music is ok. To be honest, I think I could have dropped if not for the animation quality... Watching Violet was mesmerizing! Overall a good anime. 8/10 |
| Wholesome ending. I really am glad this series took this route to conclude its plot, it was all emotion packed from start to finish, and seeing an end that's this happy raises the spirit a bit and helps with the sad nature of the show. I've always partly liked the captain, but not I love him, that priceless after credits scene needs to be elaborated more upon, like what made Violet flinch for a bit? I really hope that's what the OVA episode is all about. |
BarnaldFeb 1, 2019 8:26 AM
| Glad I'm not read LN, so I can enjoy this anime, unlike some other people here. |
 after all what happened in my life, I finally realized. God never say a thing. And God's silence has nothing to do with life or death. |
| Damn, didn't expect this show to consistently have amazing episode after amazing episode over and over again. I really loved Violet's character and the little interactions she had with everyone else. Not a complex story, but all of it was effective and emotional. I don't even have to mention the visuals, but I will say the music and sound design were just as powerful as the visuals to set the mood. Very well done. I guess the only thing I can say I didn't love was whenever the main plot of the show got focus, it was kind of jarring because the show felt way different than the little slice of life stories we were getting for the longest time. Not bad though, and at least all of them still served to further Violet's development. I'll probably give it an 8.5/10. Damn show made me cry more than once. |
EternalSerenityFeb 14, 2019 12:26 AM
| This was abysmal. The most boring shit I have ever seen, what in the hell is Kyoani thinking, they need to throw away their whole LN system in the trash. The story was so fucking stupid and all the characters were unbelievably uninteresting. 1/10 |
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| Overall an enjoyable series, a few episodes missed the mark though. I enjoyed violets progression through the series, the art work and music was amazing. I did find it a bit odd that the one off characters seemed to be more interesting than the support characters though. |
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| I liked this series overall. I felt the progression of Violet was well done and not rushed. I felt when it had more of a mushishi approach to the episodes with individual stories that (may or may not have a happy ending) it was at its best. The last 2 episodes probably 3 weren't that great to me. The whole drama with the war and the fight scenes didn't really do much for me. 7/10. |
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| One of the better KyoAni shows to come out of recent years. It started off pretty slow imo, but eventually it picked up the pace around ep4. I really enjoyed this show, I think there were a couple episodes that did let the show down however, but overall a solid emotional story with great characters and animation. The soundtrack was excellent too, a few reoccuring tracks I enjoyed listening to every time they came on. Also, probably the best animated series I've seen in a LONG time. Absolutely stunning. 8/10. |
| *insert cringey anime reference here* |
| Wow, it's amazing how much she grew during these 13 episodes. |
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saengdao said: open ended ending.. i really hope gilbert is alive somewhere out there, there's a chance he isn't after all. but i wonder what would happen if he were to appear alive.. maybe the movie project will close off that open ended ending then. i really enjoyed violet's adventures and seeing her character grow, 9/10 from me. the job at the end mite be fr9m major, it was him at thevend, i think that causr of expression Violet made |
| I loved almost eveything about this anime. I loved Violet, she became one of my favorite waifu's. The visuals were also beautiful and the voice acting was great. The only thing I didn't like about this show was the episode with the princess. I give it a 9/10. |
| Evangelion is shit |
| Violet Evergarden is far from perfect. I have my own problems with it but it was still an enjoyable journey in the end. The problem with this show is that it was way too overhyped even before it aired that it set the bar too high making the fall even harder. I also blame KyoAni for this because they were the ones who started the hype train in the first place giving the Violet Evergarden LN their most prestigious award or something and hyping up the show as the greatest one to come out of the studio yet. Well, it wasn't in the end but that doesn't mean it's a terrible show either. It just didn't live up to the standard they set. With the way I phrased this, it makes it look like I hate the show but I don't really. It was great seeing Violet's journey to self-worth. She had a rocky start due to her upbringing but as she went on with life and meeting different people and touching their lives, she has fully grasped her emotions and what it means to be a human. It was truly amazing seeing her growth as a character. I genuinely enjoyed some of the short stories. Luculia and his brother and Iris and her parents' stories were nice. Leon, Oscar and his daughter, and Anne and her mother were great. Episode 10 and 7 especially were beautifully-made. The visuals and animation are top-tier. KyoAni really poured their heart and soul into making this anime as beautiful as possible. Like I said, this show isn't perfect. Having an episodic format, we're bound to run into some uninteresting stories. Episode 5 and 11 left a bitter taste in my mouth. I also find some aspects in the premise flawed. I didn't like how the show makes it look like Auto Memoir Dolls are some kind of goddesses of words or something. They literally ask for Dolls to type for kingdoms' love letters for each other. In this episode alone, I find it ridiculous that they needed Cattleya to type some peace treaty for them. Are there no educated people in this universe at all? Apart from Iris, none of the side characters had some form of development but I don't consider it a flaw at all because the story is centered around Violet's growth. The side characters are just there to help her along the way and set up the premise for the show. Not a valid flaw in my opinion. The pacing in this show is also awkward. We had some interesting development in episode 5 when Dietfried showed up mocking Violet's decision to become a Doll and then the next episode, we move on to another story. Don't get me wrong, episode 6 was great and all but it should have been placed elsewhere. The interesting turn of events was completely disrupted and we never got anything from Dietfried again until episode 11. Speaking of Dietfried, he was one of the worst things in this show. For such a major character, he was extremely underdeveloped. He acted like a dick all this time to Violet and blames her for Gilbert's death even though he was always been a cunt to Violet even before his brother died. We never got a proper history from him and Violet and why he hates her so much. He has acted like a dick even towards his own brother every time he appears in the show so making him some kind of a sympathetic character in the end is just a tad too late. It's also a shame that we never got to see more of Violet's history before entering the military. She was just this clueless yet excellent fighter that Dietfried found somewhere. It would have been great to know how she became that way. KyoAni is infamous for diverting from the source material and making their own stories from its premise. After reading some spoilers from the LN, it looks like Gilbert did love Violet romantically and I must say, this is one of those times when I'm glad the studio took some control over the anime and removed all the romantic tension because I absolutely despise the idea of Gilbert harboring some romantic feelings for Violet. Anyway, that's a lot of text and it made it look like I didn't like the show at all but it's actually the opposite. I like the show despite its flaws. Even though it feels already complete at this point, there's still 2 movies coming up so I wonder what is it even about. I'm still looking forward to it though. I'm giving this show a 5/10 |
Dull_LullSep 5, 2019 1:29 AM
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| I was very moved by this one. It was such a unique series, and also I'm so easily sucked in by good audiovisuals. On a side note, I hope the best for the victims and families in the recent KyoAni incident. |
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| Auto Memoir Doll and『I Love You』 Breathtaking second half and a so-so first half, marks the end of my rewatch of Violet Evergarden and it’s been a truly mesmerising, emotional and impactful ride! Might’ve enjoyed the show a teeny bit more this time but it comes down to a solid 9.25/10 but a considerate 9.50/10 => 10/10 thanks to all the great stuff done absolutely right, so roughly about the same, iirc. End of the little conflict this episode first up. Lots of emotions and a very gritty display from Violet to save the day but there’s that unsatisfying feeling quite admittedly. Benedict joining in the party and going on to saving Violet right after pretty much is the catalyst (moreover the soldiers with guns falling down like flies to Violet and then Diethard even) but I couldn’t help but sigh on Diethard’s attempts at understanding and comprehending this new Violet too. Damn, that precious smile from Violet when he tossed over the brooch to her though. Anyway, it’s a good thing it’s a win-win situation for Violet and her new town. Cool how they demonstrated the signing so realistically with the sound of click-clacks settling in and all, great to see! Awesome that we got the remaining bit of Gilbert and Violet’s meeting before the very eventful battle. Gilbert’s guilt and Violet oblivious to that, jeez these two need to meet again so that they’ll finally be on the same page for once. I’ll leave that to the upcoming movie. Anyway, second half and we’re back to some more glorious VE stuff! Violet’s meeting with Gilbert’s mother was seriously heartrending, it’s not her fault at all and it’s great that someone finally says those words. Diethard finally accepting this new version of Violet was quite the nice addition too! Gosh that scene of Violet in tears and Gilbert walking off like that, totally wrecked my heart. A very lovely letter too and the scene of the letters showering was gorgeous! Cattleya giving her the heads up was really nice to see! KyoAni flexing with a bit more glorious sceneries right before the very end was really great to have too! Lol @ Erica falling for Benedict though and that’s a really sweet little letter from the Pres xD. Good to see Lucilia back for the finale too! Cried throughout from Episodes 7 to 10 and 13 (and a little bit in the other episodes too). As such, enjoyment wise is a 10/10. But hey, this show is known for its stellar animation (10/10) more so than anything else and it totally deserves to be known for it! Music (9.5/10) was bloody glorious too and I think I’m in the minority here but I absolutely adored the ED theme! Violet’s journey has been a compelling and a very emotional ride and the fact that they put aside much of the cast to focus solely on her is not least bit downgrading for me (or maybe just a slight bit). I’m looking forward to my next rewatch (which won’t be happening anytime soon, I fear)! #PrayForKyoAni |
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| This has truly been a remarkable journey. I'd love to type up an entire essay, but perhaps a letter length post will suffice. Ultimately, I feel as though Violet Evergarden is a story of salvation. In the wake of Violet's past is a firestorm of blood, carnage, sin & death. In contrast, the various encounters she has as an auto memory doll reach into the depths of her shell and draw out her humanity. Even though she used her hands to take so much life, she also used those hands to uplift & inspire many more to come. 9.5/10, this is easily KyoAni's greatest work to date & arguably will go down in history as their Magnum Opus. |
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| It ended really nicely I thought! |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| Worth the watch but could have been much better |
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| Why is the Major's brother angry at Violet? Not because he's a dick, but because he's also grieving for his brother, doesn't want to admit it and lashes out at Violet, blaming her for his death as a coping mechanism. That was my favorite part. |
| So my final impressions of this show and the episode. I'll talk about the episode first. The episode in itself was quite beautiful as all the other episodes so far. Got to see Violet's emotions one more time which again made me cry. Really enjoyed the episode overall. Now comin' to the show, when I first heard about the show, I wasn't sure at all. I was not expecting it to be this good. I mean that there's no denying the fact that Kyoto animation is the best at what it does. A very well and beautifully animated series. OST in itself was great. Talkin' about story, it's a good story tbh but not that great but overall I enjoyed it very much and characters wise Violet was the most I could relate to. I really liked her character but I was expecting to see more of Gilbert in the show. Too bad we didn't get that. Side characters were very supportive which was great to watch. I just hope we'll get to see more of Gilbert in the upcoming movie. |
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| I thought this was only going to have super beautiful animation but oh boy this took me for a ride. I haven't teared up from an anime in a while. |
| Not at all what I expected, but I loved the ride it took us on. Some of the vignettes were quite moving, especially episode 10. I hope we see more of her story in the coming years. 10/10 |
| The finale wasn't as good as it could've been. Again with the action scenes at the start it was completely unrealistic. How the hell Benedict kicked the bomb off the bridge and then catch Violet after that?! Anyway, the second half was better with Gilbert's mother and the air flying letter scenes, but the end still felt underwhelming. While this show had some very moving episodes (7 and 10) and Violet's character development was really good, it had a lot of flaws. Especially with the overarching plot aside from it's episodic stories and flat, underdeveloped side characters. Even out of the episodic ones, some like the dying soldier one, felt so forced and the first 4 were also pretty bad, almost made me drop the show. The side characters were just pretty faces with no depth. But the worst were all the battle scenes which really sucked and ruined what enjoyment I might've had. Overall, a decent series with beautiful visuals and music but with quite a few problems. |
  I want to know what it is, this 'sin' they say I've committed. |
| Lovely final episode. I have to say that already knowing spoilers from what which is yet to come, so certain plot points are rather easier for me to digest... Most of the episodes were rather episodic in nature, yet it worked so well because many had really captivating and genuinely engaging stories to tell, I think I m may have cried over the majority of these 13 episodes. Certainly NOT at the beginning, where I couldn't care less for Violet, but she really had amazing development, and it was also good to see the Major older brother getting some kind of closure here. Lovely, lovely episode. Dunno if I should ever try the LN since I m under the impression the anime actually fixes some weird things and weakness with the adaptation, both oh well. I will just wait for the movie I guess. (what that supposed to be Gilbert, the one Violet is smiling to at the very end of the episode?!...) RIP for all the awesome staff (and art director) that were able to bring this to life. BTW, I watched the extended version, they seem to have added some small scenes to develop things a bit more, not much of a change, this version also includes the ED, which makes it longer in time. 9.0/10 = 9 |
PlaycoolMay 14, 2020 2:46 PM
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| Dietfried taking Violet to meet their mom was sweet; their exchange seemed much needed for both of them. Then Violet's response to Dietfried's final order was great! I hope they interact more. Who was Violet smiling at in the end?? 💜 I adore this anime! |
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| Well, it was good. The ending is somewhat anticlimactic, but I guess it's all for the sake of the movie(Hype, Mr. Anderson, HYPE!). But well, I guess it's good in it's own way, the whole series keep the same pace throughout the story. Also, I'm surprised they didn't show Gilbert at the end. This is kinda sad. I'm fine with that though, at least it wasn't that "all-too-happy ever-after" soap opera type of ending. Just, man, I'm so up for a sequel, but at the same time I understand that KyotoAni is not here to provide us with one... RIP. |
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| Fantastic episode, one of the most beautiful animes I've ever seen, Violet is beautiful when she smiles. In this episode she has found her resolve to her emotional traumas and that she loves Gilbert. 10/10 |
| Anime is fun. |
| What an anime, i really loved my time with it. |
| Yes, Same as Everyone.........Nearly Cried!!! But I enjoyed episodes more in which Violet ghostwrites letters for New Characters More than her own Story of her with Gilbert!!!!!! Also, The Action scene on Train in episode 12 ruined the Mood!!! Otherwise......Really Great Anime!!! I do Short Reviews like this on the last episode rather than episode discussion!!! |
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