Violet Evergarden, the highly acclaimed show from KyotoAni, is painfully frustrating to watch. The supporting characters have more depth than our main girl, the emotionless Violet.
The common unspoken rule of watching 3 episodes to get a feel of what the show is about, simply did not work for me here. After watching the third episode, I felt like there is no relatability to the main character. I forced myself to watch the fourth episode, and it has brought nothing but more frustration.
Everytime Violet does anything, I wanted to punch the screen. I get that she has very little (or maybe none at all) human logic or emotion, but for any viewer to have some kind of connection or emotional attachment to the title character is critical in making us watch more. And Violet just has nothing on that matter. I don't want to watch 9 episodes to see 1 good episode near the finale. I want to watch the whole thing and have something each time to enjoy.
This critically praised show maybe is just not for me. I'm glad people liked it, and I feel sorry to leave a low score for your beloved anime.
