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'''''Violet Evergarden''''' is an anime series adapted from a series of light novels. The light novels were initially released in 2015. The adaptation was animated by [[Kyoto Animation]], and was released in early 2018. An OVA was released in July.
The series follows the titular Violet Evergarden as she seeks to become an auto memory doll after a war. Other areas of focus are her helping other clients, and the nation of Leidenschaftlich recovering from the war. Auto memories dolls write down, on letters, what others cannot put into words, and must be attuned to the emotions of others and a fast typer. Violet journeys around, travelling to meet other clients, such as an ill mother and an alcoholic poet recovering from grief, offering them service.
The series is
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* [[Action Girl]]: Violet during her time in the military, who
* [[Artificial Limbs]]: Both of Violet's arms are prosthetic as she lost
* [[Body Horror]]: One of the tools used in the arsenal to deliver [[War Is Hell]] messages. {{spoiler|Both of Violet's arms
* [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]]: Every boy that Violet helps out
* [[Cast of Snowflakes]]: Every face is unique in some way or another, regardless of whether a character is the protagonist or a background extra who disappears after eight frames.
* [[Cerebus Syndrome]]: The beginning of the series is by no means light-hearted, but they are mild when compared to latter episodes tackling themes of war, grief, and loss, {{spoiler|even containing an attempted suicide}}. The beginning mostly focuses on Violet's internal struggles trying to understand emotions and leaving behind her war stricken self, whereas episodes eight and nine deal with bloody decapitation and people getting shot.
* [[Character Title]]: Guess who the main character of the show is! You'll never guess it, not in a million years
* [[Close on Title]]: Most of the episodes ends with the episode name. Some episodes doesn't, and are never given an official name.
* [[Credits Running Sequence]]: One shot in the credits sequence is of a silhouette of Violet walking in place against a black background, holding up an umbrella, while seasons change around her.
* [[Cue the Rain]]: In episode nine, when Violet mourns over {{spoiler|Major Gilbert's death}}.
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: In episode nine, after {{spoiler|Violet hears about Major Gilbert's death, she [[Driven to Suicide|attempts suicide]].}}
* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Violet, when she first starts, cannot understand what love or any other emotion is, speaking in a stoic, composed voice. Because of this, she struggles to express others' emotions down on paper, leading to many angry complaints. By the end of episode three she still remains emotionless, but finally learns how to express others' feelings in the letter she writes. Later episodes does show her opening up and publicly crying. The final episode shows her realising what "I love you" means.
* [[Ghibli Hills]]: In episode four, when Violet and Iris visit Iris's home town of Kazaly,
* [[Great Offscreen War]]: The war sweeping across the continent of Telsis
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Violet gets one after realizing that {{spoiler|Major Gilbert is dead}} in episode seven, lasting all the way until episode nine.
* [[In Medias Res]]: The series opens with Violet saying that
* [[Living Weapon]]: Some members of the military call Violet this, due to her
* [[Long Title]]: Episodes like "You Won't Be a Tool, But a Person Worthy of That Name" and "May You Be an Exemplary Auto Memoir Doll" have long titles, although other episodes like "Never Coming Back" are of the
* [[No Social Skills]]: Violet is unable to sustain a meaningful conversation near the beginning of the series, and her attempts at writing letters
* [[No Title]]: Episodes seven
* [[Scenery Gorn]]: During Violet's war flashbacks, animated with stunning detail. Colours are darker and desaturated to reflect the dangers of war.
* [[The Song Remains the Same]]: In the English dub, the ending song "Michishirube", as well as the opening theme, remains in Japanese.
* [[Time Skip]]: In episode ten, where we are shown Anne growing up, and {{spoiler|receiving the letters her mother wrote her}}.
* [[Voiceover Letter]]: In episode ten, {{spoiler|the letters Anne receives from her mother are read in her mother's voice}}.
* [[War Is Hell]]: The war sequences in flashbacks, often focusing on violence and death. Many bloody decapitation scenes are visible, along with screaming and suffering. {{spoiler|In episode eleven, this is focused on as an anti-peace faction shoots one of Violet's clients.}}
* [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]]: The entire reason why Violet joins the CH Postal Company and becomes an auto memory doll is to learn about what love is. She finally learns in the last episode.
* [[Whole-Episode Flashback]]: Episode eight focuses
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