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'''''Violet Evergarden''''' is a [[Thirteen-Episode 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 that takes place between episodes three and four was released in July. Two feature length films accompany the series: the spin-off ''[[Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll]]'' (2019) and the follow-up ''[[Violet Evergarden: The Movie]]'' (2020), its release delayed after the arson attack at the studio.
The series follows the titular Violet Evergarden as she seeks to become an
To remedy this, she attends an academy for
The series is focused on evoking an emotional response, and is stuffed to the brim with [[Tear Jerker]] moments. Ensure you have tissues near you.
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* [[The Caregiver]]: Luculia to her alcoholic brother. Violet helps her write a letter expressing her feelings, and her brother later comes back to Violet to write a letter expressing his gratitude.
* [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]]: Every boy that Violet helps out is handsome.
* [[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.
** In episode three, the
* [[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. Episodes eleven through thirteen bring back themes of military and war, but in the present rather than a flashback.
* [[Character Development]]: Violet gets a ''very'' large dose of this throughout the series, learning how to feel others' emotions and what love means. She develops from a cold and merciless killing machine to a person who cares about the people around her.
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** Violet, who killed many soldiers in a war, the only thing she knows is following orders from higher ups.
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: In episode nine, after {{spoiler|Violet hears about Major Gilbert's death, she [[Driven to Suicide|attempts suicide]].}}
* [[Determinator]]: Violet is determined to travel anywhere, even to an active war zone, to meet her clients. She states that it's the harder part of being an
* [[Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune]]: In the original Japanese track, Minori Chihara, who plays Erica, also sings the [[Ending Theme]] "Michishirube".
* [[Dramatic Slip]]: In episode four, Iris gets too excited about her first request as an
* [[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}}. Her lack of emotions and unchanging facial expressions are lampshaded by Princess Charlotte in Episode 5.
* [[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.
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* [[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]].
* [[Impossible Task]]: In the OVA, other
* [[Impractically Fancy Outfit]]: Benedict Blue wears a pair of high heel boots. Why? In the novel, he claims they look cool. Be that as it may however, they aren't ideal for walking around in public for hours at a time delivering letters. He winds up spraining his ankle in a later episode because of these.
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: Violet, after being given uniform for the CH postal company, immediately starts taking off her clothes in front of other people, who panic and tries to cover their eyes as fast as possible.
* [[It Works Better with Bullets]]: In episode nine, Violet shoots soldiers who have {{spoiler|shot Major Gilbert}}. A soldier was hit, but when Violet goes to shoot another, nothing happens when the trigger is pulled and he runs away.
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** Leon's parents left in search of manuscripts.
** Anne's father died before the events of episode ten.
* [[Prim and Proper Bun]]: While Violet works as an
* [[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.
* [[Rei Ayanami Expy]]: Violet Evergarden at the beginning of the series, before [[Character Development]] kicks in, checks most of the boxes:
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* [[The Song Remains the Same]]: In the English dub, the ending song "Michishirube", as well as the opening theme "Sincerely", remains in Japanese.
** Irma's aria at the end of the special episode also remains in Japanese, and is the only vocal song with English subtitles.
* [[Spock Speak]]: Violet speaks like this at the start of the series, with military service being all she's ever known in her life. This habit carries out to how she addresses people, and she even writes like that in her letters. Of course, her clients aren't happy with letters written like that, hence why she joins an academy for training
{{quote|'''Violet''': I believe what you said was a disingenuous answer.}}
* [[Stern Teacher]]: The teacher of the
* [[Tears of Joy]]:
** In episode ten, cried by Anne when {{spoiler|she starts receiving letters from her mother}}.
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** Some parents of Violet's clients are dead because of the war.
* [[What Beautiful Eyes!]]: Violet describes Major Gilbert's eyes as beautiful, wishing to buy a brooch of his eye colour instead of hers.
* [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]]: The entire reason why Violet joins the CH Postal Company and becomes an
* [[Whole-Episode Flashback]]: Episode eight focuses on Violet's time in the military, with only a couple of minutes set in the present day. The flashback lasts to episode nine.
* [[Write Back to the Future]]: Unusually, the example does not involve time travel. {{spoiler|In episode ten, Anne's dying mother writes letters to her which will be delivered on her birthday for the next fifty years. The episode never reveals who the letters were addressed to before Anne receives them, maximising the emotional power of the episode}}.
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