Violet Evergarden (anime): Difference between revisions
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* [[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. {{spoiler|The final episode shows her realising what "I love you" means}}.
* [[Ending Theme]]: "Mitchishirube", a slower song than the [[Anime Theme Song]] "Sincerely" used to open the series. It doesn't aim to show off anything, and its translated lyrics aren't reflective of the show's themes. As usual, the images in the sequence are slower with less action to make way for the ending credits.
* [[Evil Blonde]]: Violet, before the events of the series. She is by no means evil, but being such a deadly and relentless force, killing everyone that stands in her way, to the point where she gets her very own [[Sobriquet]] certainly puts her up there. As the series progresses, Violet refuses to kill, and instead opts to mend and forge new relationships instead, turning into someone with a [[Hair of Gold]].
* [[Eye Scream]]: In episode eight, {{spoiler|Major Gilbert is shot in the eyes, with ''lots'' of visible blood, even some flying out from the socket. His eye socket become holes filled with blood, and the force of the bullet causes him to fall over}}. Bonus points for the slow motion during the sequence. Cue a [[Say My Name]] yell from Violet.
* [[False Camera Effects]]: Yet another [[Kyoto Animation]] staple. Commonly used effects include [[Lens Flare]] and depth of field, despite it being a fully animated production. Post processing effects such as bloom, blur, and desaturation are also common.
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* [[Her Heart Will Go On]]: In the OVA, titled "Surely, Someday You Will Understand `Love`", the opera singer Irma Felice's lover Hugo was conscripted for the [[Great Offscreen War]], and never returned. She requests that Violet captures the spirit of her love in a letter, which serves as the lyrics to the climax of her opera.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Violet gets one after realizing that {{spoiler|Major Gilbert is dead}} in episode seven, lasting all the way until episode nine.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Almost every single character; new traits are gradually revealed as episodes progress. Some characters lost their mother, and thus are secluded from society. Others lost loved ones in the recent war, and seeks help overcoming their grief.
** Violet herself is this. Who expects that girl writing letters has a dark story in the war, and is actually an efficient killing machine?
* [[In Medias Res]]: The series opens with Violet saying that a brooch is the same colour as Major Gilbert's eyes, before cutting to the present day. Context to that scene is later given in episode eight.
* [[Icy Blue Eyes]]: Violet's eye colour reflects her lack of emotions and stoic behaviour at the beginning of the series. As she grows, however, its colour becomes more reflective of [[Innocent Blue Eyes]].
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