Violet Evergarden Episode 10 Discussion

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Apr 8, 2021 11:59 PM

#501

Thealphaxxix

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Apr 2021

Animation, Music, Plot, Characters and Voice acting. 10/10

Apr 10, 2021 7:07 AM

#502

RalphErhard

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Damn! As some guy once said, right in the feels bro!
This episode catched me so hard, I had the desire to watch it multiple languages, just to consume every bit of Violet crying and expressing her feelings at the end of the episode! Just a sweet masterpiece!

Apr 20, 2021 7:48 AM

#503

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This is definitely the most emotional I've been WHILE I'm watching an anime episode.

I couldn't stop my tears when I saw those scenes of Ann and her mother bonding then slowly fades away. To think that her mom had Violet write letters for the next 50 YEARS!!! Nothing can really match the love of a mother. T_T

This episode alone makes the whole show 10/10 for me. What a masterpiece.

May 16, 2021 6:56 PM

#504

fielka

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Oct 2020

This was... the first time I cried for something I watched. I'm at almost my 20s, a grown up man, crying for an anime episode

May 19, 2021 1:07 PM

#505

MPanah

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It's been a few years since this episode aired ... it is still one of the greatest episodes of all time without a doubt!

Truly amazing

50000/5

"Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder"~Rumi

May 21, 2021 3:05 PM

#506

JordanIII

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Feb 2018

This episode was the first and only anime episode that has ever made me cry

May 27, 2021 6:04 PM

#507

LilacDay

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Oct 2020

One of my favorite episodes

Jun 28, 2021 3:36 AM

#508

GymTeacherJake

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Feb 2020

Honestly this is just one of the best episode I've seen in a show. when it showed who she was writing to the emotions just hit me hard. it was so hard not to cry at that moment, this is definitely one to remember. 10/10

Jun 29, 2021 5:25 AM

#509

Rukasumi

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this was soo sad i almost cried nvm i did

Jul 7, 2021 2:45 PM

#510

CalmTeaTime

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Jan 2021

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This episode was beautiful and heart wrenching.
I thought the mom would end up getting better :(

Jul 14, 2021 10:45 PM

#511

lizzziziz

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Dec 2020

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YOOO THIS EPISODE HAD NO BUSINESS BEING THAT SAD. imagine your 10 y/o kid saying "ill be all alone once you're gone" to you holy shitt

Aug 2, 2021 7:14 PM

#512

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Feb 2019

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It felt like filler.

Listen, I get that this was supposed to be an emotional episode. But I came into this wanting to know more about the Major and Violet's search for him, and instead we get a story about an annoying daughter who grows up without her mother.

I think the real reason I'm so pissed is because I hate these "ageing" stories where people grow old and die.

I am not a weeb, I simply enjoy 2D girls

Aug 18, 2021 10:38 PM

#513

NitinKumar_

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Mar 2021

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This episode was soo good. It broke my heart to see violet cry but that was a lot of development

Aug 26, 2021 1:51 AM

#514

Dogstideta

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The best episode which I'll rank as #1 due to its powerful but also heart-rending episode with Ann and her mother's letters delivered to her on her birthday from a young age until 50 years later. Violet's finally achieved her ability of empathy at the end when she starts crying to ease the pressure of witnessing Ann and her mother's promise!

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Nov 20, 2021 6:59 AM

#515

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Feb 2021

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No way! I wasn't expecting this much of emotion from just one episode. I mean just with 3 character that too 2 newly introduced ones and ofc mc
Upto last second (violet breakdown) it was so good i never thought myself as a weak but this episode got me
Overall it was great.

Nov 23, 2021 8:40 AM

#516

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Jul 2019

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My mother and I actually destroyed this episode in the end. 😭😭 However, the beginning was so beautiful and how sharp Ann was with her theories. But to be alone until the age of 18 and that is extremely sad. 😭😭💔 And Violet how hard she refrained from showing a sad feeling in front of Ann. 😭😭💔

Nov 30, 2021 10:59 AM

#517

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50 years worth of letters. Yikes. I hate to be a downer, but it's mighty bold for the mother to assume her daughter would live that long. Still, what a great idea tho.

Not a bad episode, tbh. It certainly had the most feels of all of the episodes thus far. Heck, even Violet was on the verge of tears during her stay and actually in tears at the end.

Dec 11, 2021 3:57 AM

#518

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Nov 2019

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For fucks sake, at the very moment I have completed 392 shorter and longer anime and I didn't cry even once no matter what. But this... This episode made me cry during watching for the first time I remember so far. Beautiful, truly beautiful.

”𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶.”

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Dec 15, 2021 6:48 AM

#519

ILIA007

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Dec 2021

The saddest episode of Violet Evergarden
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Dec 18, 2021 9:46 PM

#520

Celest__

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Mar 2018

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I rarely give 10's before I complete shows but after this masterclass of a episode, I don't care, it's a 10.

The sheer amount of emotion and sadness in this, easily top 5 overall favorite anime episodes of all time for me.

Jan 2, 2022 8:53 PM

#521

MeanMrMusician

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Mar 2021

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This may be my favorite episode thus far; it had a great ending as well.

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Jan 8, 2022 5:16 PM

#522

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Writing letters for your daughter in advance is a great idea (though 50 years might be overkill), but I found myself identifying with Ann's POV throughout most of the episode (the way it was presented even seemed to nudge the viewer in that direction), and shared much of her frustration with the whole process.

Remember people, lying to your kid, even with the best intentions, will come back to bite you sooner or later. Ann was a child, not a moron, she could tell her mom was dying. Trying to shield her from this fact only caused her further grief.

And... why exactly were those letters such a huge secret, anyway? Why couldn't they tell her they were writing her letters that will be delivered in the future? Yeah, I know, drama reasons. :/

Jan 22, 2022 11:44 AM

#523

moonnoaware

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Jul 2020

literally sobbing rn

Feb 13, 2022 8:24 AM

#524

Shikkakku

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Feb 2019

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Rewatching, and I'm still crying ;-;

Apr 4, 2022 10:59 PM

#525

Jamk_

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Jan 2021

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Nah man of course I wasn’t about to get emotional or anything like that 😭

Apr 20, 2022 7:51 AM

#526

Blacknigga132435

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Oct 2020

fuck this episode is painful

May 7, 2022 8:37 AM

#527

Angel_crush1

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Jan 2021

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This is gotta be the most emotional thing I've watch ever watch

"Love ones will always watch over you" this episode gotta be the closest thing to this statement truly mothers love to their child is such a wonderful thing

The ending scene just made me cry so much though for some reason my left eyes are the only eyes that shed tear

I've never really expected this episode could be so impactful cause violet character arc is pretty much done the last episode felt like it was the end of violet monogatari and now where back to being very episodic and i ain't complaining this is gotta be the best episodic episode I've seen in my life

Jun 20, 2022 2:37 PM

#528

6AMDiary

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Apr 2018

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FKKK this ep had me in tears... fml T-T

Jun 26, 2022 11:27 PM

#529

Shocked

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My first thought: "Wow, Violet looks Mary Poppins as all hell."
My second thought: "Wow, this episode was fantastic."

After 10 episodes, I think I'm still coming up with new impressions of Violet Evergarden, but I think I've settled on a clear enough view. I like Violet Evergarden more as an episodic adventure, where Violet gets to learn and experience the world through the people she meets. I dislike Violet Evergarden when it focuses too much on Violet's past, as it gets bogged down with various nuances that hinder the show's qualities.

In terms of audiovisuals, Violet Evergarden is a beautiful anime, and its episodic short stories allow Violet to explore the world, putting those audiovisuals in full display. Violet's past, however, is dark, gritty, violent, and devoid of the humanity shown in Violet's present. I understand the significance of Gilbert's influence, and it's nice to have that background to both flesh out Violet's character and explore the world's history, but I just want to see more of Violet's colorfully vibrant present.

With the episode itself, it was a wonderful and heartfelt story with a few clever twists and choices for dialogue. I loved seeing Violet truly take this episode's events to heart as she empathizes with Ann's feelings of loneliness. In some ways, this episode reminds me of Mushi-shi, where we get a future glimpse of a traveler's effects on a person they visit. In other respects, the show also reminds me of Kokoro Toshokan, where the vibrant and goofy present is built on a tragic past, and the show revolves around treasuring the present by acknowledging past sacrifices.

I've had mixed feelings so far, but for what it's worth, I truly did enjoy this episode.

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Jun 29, 2022 11:13 PM

#530

Overcast93

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May 2017

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The tears...why are they not stopping?

Jul 12, 2022 12:36 PM

#531

thehornedrat

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Apr 2022

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So sublime watching Kyoto Animations progress from the relatively untidy lines of K-On!, to the neatness of Sound Euphonium 1 & 2, to realistic eye candy and art styles of VE and then Liz and the Blue Bird.
Cannot wait for Sound Euphonium 3!

Aug 26, 2022 1:17 PM

#532

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Feb 2020

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pip25 said:
Writing letters for your daughter in advance is a great idea (though 50 years might be overkill), but I found myself identifying with Ann's POV throughout most of the episode (the way it was presented even seemed to nudge the viewer in that direction), and shared much of her frustration with the whole process.

Remember people, lying to your kid, even with the best intentions, will come back to bite you sooner or later. Ann was a child, not a moron, she could tell her mom was dying. Trying to shield her from this fact only caused her further grief.

And... why exactly were those letters such a huge secret, anyway? Why couldn't they tell her they were writing her letters that will be delivered in the future? Yeah, I know, drama reasons. :/

I know right?

I was like uahhhhhhhh why can't you sit with your child and let her hold your hand and exactly like you said write the letters with her (she'd forget the content ... most of it ... I mean does any one remember what they wrote in their work books at school when they were really young. You might vaguely remember some details in a conversation or two but who would remember the contents of 7 days of letter writing).

They could have involved her saying every now and then, so what would you like to say to your future self when you've opened your first bug shop and all laughed. She'd have the letters years later and she'd have the memory of her mothers laughter. And when she asked a question, what does that mean mother? she could have explained, thus actually giving her child valuable life lessons and insights (and violet could have put it in a letter. It was so frustrating. They could have even turned the letter writing process into a family history thing with the letters serving as a written record for future reference.

50 letters (50 years of letters?) was over-kill. Who's to say the company would still be in business for more than a few years, Or the company's store of letters to be delivered would be damaged in a fire or in a flood. Or in an air raid if war resumed and the city was bombed or something.

And those "guests" who were taking up her mother's time before violet came. They were going to come right back and resume where they left off taking up her mother's time. It was so agonizing and unfair .

Although it was unintentional, I felt Ann was suffering from terrible neglect. When she came at night and asked how do you eat bread that is so hard you cannot eat it....... smh.

She was desperately alone. The only living things she had really to play with were bugs. I wish she could have just sat with her daughter out in the garden at her play table and watched as she collected bugs for her.in between writing stuff with Violet. And maybe they'd talked about who was going to take Ann in. With Violet reflecting upon her own experience which was a shock to her: [i]These are the Evergardens. Congratulations. You're going to live with them now. Goodbye![/ii] and finding a way to suggest they involve Violet in the plans for her own future,

They could have had a week of tea parties in the garden with the housekeeper.

Aug 31, 2022 5:40 PM

#533

Miragedeviluke

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Jeez the feels...
They sure hit hard, i wasn't expecting to cry that much.
Amazing storytelling in this episode.

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Sep 4, 2022 3:51 PM

#534

spadeHokage

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Jul 2022

probably the best episode of anime

Sep 5, 2022 7:47 AM

#535

Darkeax

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May 2020

I cried in this episode, It was a perfect episode.

Sep 6, 2022 11:52 AM

#536

GreyratAnimelist

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Feb 2022

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First time an anime makes me cry, what an empty episode...

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Sep 7, 2022 12:23 AM

#537

Shipaku

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Mar 2022

Amazing episode! made me cry

Sep 11, 2022 3:06 AM

#538

ZandiaH

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Aug 2020

Is so beautiful <3

Sep 27, 2022 10:18 AM

#539

NEMESIS95

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Oct 2020

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Without a doubt, one of the greatest anime episodes of all time !

Oct 1, 2022 2:02 AM

#540

YSAltun

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Jun 2019

this episode was such a masterpiece

Oct 1, 2022 5:08 PM

#541

ImSpookd

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Dec 2020

i dont know what to say

Oct 3, 2022 7:02 AM

#542

samsince04

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Sep 2020

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Yep, One of the rare times that an anime has made me cry. That ending broke me.

𝒮𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒𝓈, 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒸𝒶𝓃'𝓉 𝓂𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓌𝒶𝓇𝒹 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒸𝓁𝑜𝓈𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝑜𝑜𝓇 𝒷𝑒𝒽𝒾𝓃𝒹 𝓎𝑜𝓊. - 𝑅𝑒𝒾 𝒦𝒾𝓇𝒾𝓎𝒶𝓂𝒶

Oct 7, 2022 1:17 AM

#543

119fiction

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Feb 2022

im cryinggggg (T------T) WHY IS IT SO SAD?!??!?!?

Oct 8, 2022 9:07 PM

#544

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i don't necessarily give ratings to episodes because i'm lazy but this really deserves the 5. it's the most emotionally potent thing i've ever seen in not just anime, but any animated media. if you've struggled and still fear death, you really FEEL what this episode's about. </3

Oct 11, 2022 11:59 PM

#545

younes5

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Aug 2021

عالی بود این قسمتش

Oct 17, 2022 8:12 AM

#546

Lilian056819

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Sep 2021

Masterpiece ! All is perfect !

Oct 21, 2022 9:13 PM

#547

landswimster

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Oct 2022

loved every second of it

Oct 21, 2022 9:20 PM

#548

landswimster

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Oct 2022

loved every second of it

Oct 24, 2022 2:39 AM

#549

Boltz5102

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Jul 2022

10/10 loved it. very nice

Nov 1, 2022 5:45 PM

#550

daddy7860

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😭
This is all I can do right now
😭

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