Violet Evergarden: The Movie

Violet Evergarden: The Movie (Japanese 劇場版ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン, Hepburn Gekijōban Vaioretto Evāgāden) is a 2020 Anime film directed by Taichi Ishidate and produced by Kyoto Animation, serving as a continuation to the Violet Evergarden series adapted from the light novel series. The film was scheduled to be released in January, however the arson attack at Kyoto Animation delayed its release to September.

Far after the 2018 series, Anne's granddaughter Daisy discovers the fifty letters her grandmother received. Hearing about the acclaimed auto memory doll known as Violet Evergarden, she sets off to find more information about Violet. In Violet's time, she is chosen to write the hymn to the Goddess of the Sea. A hospitalised client called Yuris requests Violet, wishing to write to his family before his death, and she discovers something which will change her character as a whole...

Tropes used in Violet Evergarden: The Movie include:

Always Someone Better: From Iris's perspective, that "someone" is Violet. Iris barely gets any requests for her service, while Violet is flooded with bookings.
Character Title: Inherited from the original series.
Cue the Rain: When Violet finds out that Major Gilbert is still alive, but refuses to see her.
Demoted to Extra: Erica. She stopped working for the CH Postal company to pursue being an assistant with the playwright Violet helped in episode seven of the original series. Thus, she is no longer prominent in a film where most characters are working for that company.
Distant Finale: The majority of the film is set in Violet's time period, but the ending jumps back to the Framing Device of Daisy, far in the future.
Floral Theme Naming: Daisy, just like the many, many characters from the original TV series.
Framing Device: Anne's granddaughter, Daisy, opens the film. This occurs far in the future, with technology levels comparable to what we have. Daisy travels around the world, picking up more and more information about the auto memory doll who wrote fifty letters for her grandmother.
Ghibli Plains: The island where Gilbert lives is filled to the brim with Ghibli Plains stretching out as far as the eye can see, in quantities large enough to make the actual Studio Ghibli jealous.
Hair of Gold: Violet. She is kind to the children on the island Major Gilbert lives, and writes full length letters for Yuris despite him being unable to afford them. This contrasts with her actions in the war where she is an Evil Blonde ruthlessly murdering soldiers.
Littlest Cancer Patient: Yuris, whose status as this is used to tell an emotional story. It's the other significant part of the film, in addition to developing Violet's character arc.
The Movie: The second movie of the series. It's even there in the title!
Rearrange the Song: The Ending Theme of the original series, "Mitchishirube", is rearranged for the sequence where Violet and Major Gilbert run towards each other.
The Reveal: That Major Gilbert is alive.
Say My Name: Major Gilbert at the end of the film, after reading Violet's letter to him.
Scenery Porn: Shots of the landscape, green fields, and mountains are common in the film.
Technology Marches On: In universe example. Auto memory dolls are being replaced by the telephone, meaning people can talk to each other without having to express their feelings on paper first. This means that the dolls have to work while they still can, before their job becomes obsolete. Far after the events of the series, Daisy, used to frame the film, commented that the CH Postal Company was nationalised and turned into a museum.
Title Drop: Occurs ten minutes into the film. Since the film uses a Character Title, normally this won't be notable, however this drop in particular is characterised by its build-up. Audiences are expecting a person called "Violet Evergarden" to appear in the film, but that name isn't mentioned until the drop itself. The drop was built up with Daisy describing information about Violet but never mentioning her by name.
Title Theme Drop: Near the end of the film, when Violet and Gilbert are running towards each other, the Ending Theme "Michishirube" from the original series is rearranged and played. It's there to create an emotional impact, just like its purpose in the 2018 series.
Title: The Adaptation: The first part comes from the original show, while the second refers to how it is a movie.