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* [[Foreshadowing]]: Near the beginning of episode seven, Claudia and Cattleya have a conversation, where Cattleya asks if Claudia has talked to Violet "about the major". This foreshadows {{spoiler|his death, revealed at the end of the episode}}.
* [[Ghibli Hills]]: In episode four, when Violet and Iris visit Iris's home town of Kazaly, a small mountain village primarily focused on agriculture. Due to its isolation, it is surrounded by greenery and Ghibli Hills. They are drawn with enough detail to make the actual [[Studio Ghibli]] proud. They also feature in episode seven.
* [[Ghibli Plains]]: The opening features Violet standing in vast, sprawling plains with way too much [[False Camera Effects]]. The first shot after the title sequence is of Ghibli Plains. The second shot is still of Ghibli Plains, only it's zoomed in on Violet.
* [[Great Offscreen War]]: The war sweeping across the continent of Telsis that Violet participated in before recovering, ending before the series starts. Aspects of it are shown in flashbacks, and takes center stage in episode eight. Remnants of the war plays a part in the story in the last three episodes, {{spoiler|which focuses on an anti-peace faction which wants to return to the state of war}}.
* [[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.
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** Partially [[Averted]] with {{spoiler|Major Gilbert's death, the single most meaningful death in the series. He is by no means an expendable character}}.
* [[Mooks]]: The male soldiers that Violet kills in war flashbacks, as well as the soldiers who {{spoiler|hijacked the train}} in episodes twelve and thirteen.
** [[Deconstructed]] in episode eleven, which focuses on the life of the
* [[Nice Girl]]: Almost every single mother in the show falls under this trope.
* [[No Antagonist]]: Many of the episodic, self-contained stories uses character driven conflicts. For example, episode 4 focuses on the interactions between Iris and her family, episode 7 on the playwright Oscar dealing with grief, and episode 10 focuses on a loving mother about to part from the world. Part of these conflicts' emotional power comes from a lack of antagonistic forces, meaning conflicts flow naturally and are more representative of dramatic moments in the real world.
** This is averted in the overarching [[Myth Arc]]. The last 3 episodes introduces the antagonistic anti-peace faction.
* [[No Title]]: Episodes seven is called 「 」. Seriously. It's just a space. Episode eight doesn't even [[Close on Title]], and thus is never given an official name.
* [[Recurring Character]]: The other members of the CH Postal company, namely Iris Cannary, Erica Brown, and Cattleya Baudelaire. They don't show up in every episode; they are missing in the standalone ones in which Violet helps other clients, but each plays a role in the overarching plot of the series.
* [[Say My Name]]: In the [[
* [[Scenery Gorn]]: During Violet's war flashbacks, animated with stunning detail. Colours are darker and desaturated to reflect the dangers of war.
** [[Scenery Porn]]: In the present time, Leiden looks stunning with the bright colours and aforementioned [[False Camera Effects|false camera effects]] used.
* [[Schizo-Tech]]: The world at first glance appears like early 20th century (possibly post-World War I), with the main form of communication being letters as telephones haven't been invented, and transportation being as vintage as they get. Typewriters are used instead of computer keyboards, but fully functional prosthetic limbs far beyond our current technological level exist.
* [[Serious Business]]: There are entire companies and people trained ''just'' to write letters for others. The series goes out of its way to states that letters bring people together. [[The Hero]] is a character dedicated to writing letters. Her coworkers are ''also'' people who writes letters for a living. There's a school training people to write letters. Contrast with how letters are treated in real life: you write them yourself ''without'' hiring an Auto Memory Doll, and drop them off at the post office.
* [[Seventh-Episode Twist]]: Episode seven, which ends with a [[Cliff Hanger]], sets the overarching war plot into motion. Although parts of the plot are sprinkled throughout the series--the show opens with a scene from the past--they are vague. These scenes don't give much of the plot away, only teasing that something isn't right regarding Violet's backstory. It marks the start of serialisation of what was a fairly episodic show. The storyline kickstarted in episode seven requires the rest of the series--excluding episode ten--and the [[Violet Evergarden: The Movie|2020 film]] to resolve.
* [[Show Within a Show]]: Episode seven opens with the stage play ''The Red Demon'', written by Oscar Webster. The episode revolves around Violet helping him write his next play. Also occurs with the opera led by Irma in the OVA.
* [[The Song Remains the Same]]: In the English dub, the ending song "Michishirube", as well as the opening theme "Sincerely", remains in Japanese.
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