Violet Evergarden
| Violet Evergarden | |
|---|---|
| Original title | ヴ ァ イ オ レ ッ ト ・ エ ヴ ァ ー ガ ー デ ン |
| transcription | Vaioretto Evāgāden |
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| Logo of the anime | |
| genre | Drama, fantasy |
| Light novel | |
| author | Kana Akatsuki |
| illustrator | Akiko Takase |
| publishing company | Kyōto animation |
| First publication | December 25, 2015 - March 28, 2020 |
| expenditure | 4th |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
 Japan
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| original language | Japanese |
| Year (s) | 2017-2018 |
| Studio | Kyōto animation |
| length | 24 minutes |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Theme music | TRUE - Sincerely |
| Director | Taichi Ishidate |
| production | Shin'ichiro Hatta, Shin'ichi Nakamura, Kazusa Umeda, Shigeru Saitō |
| music | Evan Call |
| First broadcast | January 11, 2018 on Tokyo MX , TVA , ABC , BS11 , HTB |
First publication in German |
January 11, 2018 on Netflix |
| Original video animation | |
| title | Kitto "Ai" o Shiru Hi ga Kuru no Darō |
| Original title | き っ と "愛" を 知 る 日 が 来 る の だ ろ う |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2018 |
| Studio | Kyōto animation |
| length | 34 minutes |
| Theme music | TRUE - Sincerely |
| Director | Taichi Ishidate |
| music | Evan Call |
| Anime movie | |
| title | Violet Evergarden and the Bond of Friendship |
| Original title | Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidō Shuki Ningyō |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 2019 |
| Studio | Kyōto animation |
| length | 91 minutes |
| Director | Haruka Fujita |
| Anime movie | |
| title | Violet Evergarden: The Movie |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 2020 |
| Studio | Kyōto animation |
Violet Evergarden ( Japanese ヴ ァ イ オ レ ッ ト ・ エ ヴ ァ ー ガ ー デ ン , Vaioretto Evāgāden ) is a light novel series by Kana Akatsuki with drawings by Akiko Takase . Kyōto Animation published the first edition of the light novel on December 25, 2015 under their imprint KA Esuma Bunko . A 13-episode anime adaptation by Kyōto Animation was released between January and April 2018. The first episode was shown as part of a world tour in 2017 , but the second and third episodes were only shown in advance in Japan. An OVA episode was released on July 4, 2018 in Japan.
In many countries, including Germany and Switzerland, the anime series was dubbed and released on Netflix at the same time as the weekly broadcast in Japan . The OVA episode was released worldwide as Violet Evergarden: Special on October 4, 2018 on Netflix. A spin-off film was released in Japanese cinemas on September 6, 2019, which had already celebrated its world premiere in Germany a month earlier. Another anime film was announced for January 10, 2020, but the release was initially postponed to April 24, 2020, and later to September 18, 2020.
action
The main role is played by so-called autonomous correspondence assistants (Japanese 手記 人形 Jidō Shuki Ningyō , eng. Auto Memory Dolls ), Akora for short , which was originally designed by a researcher named Dr. Orland to help his blind wife Molly write novels; later they also wrote letters for people who could not write themselves. Nowadays the term can be compared to a ghostwriter . The story takes place on the fictional continent of Telsis and for the most part in the also fictional country Passionate (Japanese ラ イ デ ン シ ャ フ ト リ ヒ Raidenshafutorihi ). The plot follows Violet Evergarden, a young woman who tries to reintegrate into society after the war is over, as well as the search for the meaning of her life since she is no longer a soldier. She also explores the meaning of love as the story progresses.
characters
main characters
- Violet Evergarden ( ヴ ァ イ オ レ ッ ト ・ エ ヴ ァ ー ガ ー デ ン , Vaioretto Evāgāden ) is a newcomer to the CH Postal Company and works as an Autonomous Correspondence Assistant (Akora) - a ghostwriter for people who cannot write or who are looking for help to express their feelings in letters to express. As an orphaned and nameless child, Violet was found by the naval officer Dietfried Bougainvillea. Her fighting skills became evident when she killed some soldiers who tried to rape her before Dietfried could stop her and when she continued to kill the rest of the soldiers present. Dietfried later brought Violet to his home and left her in the care of his brother Gilbert as a gift for his promotion to major. Dietfried intended that Gilbert would use them as a "tool" for the war, since he did not want to deal with Violet himself. Gilbert, however, treated her like a human being, teaching her to speak, read and write. He also gave her the name Violet and wished she would bloom as beautifully as the flower. During the war, she repeatedly played an important role in the battles. When she tried to protect Gilbert in the decisive battle of the war, she lost both of her arms. After the war was over, her arms were replaced with advanced metal prostheses and she decided to become an Autonomous Correspondence Assistant to learn the meaning of the words "I love you" ( 愛 し て る , Aishiteru ) - Gilbert's last Words to her.
- Claudia Hodgins ( ク ラ ウ デ ィ ア ・ ホ ッ ジ ン ズ , Kuraudia Hojjinzu ) was formerly an army commander, today he is the eponymous president of the CH Postal Company . He was a good friend of Gilbert's when they served in the military. Hodgins tries to help Violet during her first steps in her new life, including to rid himself of his guilt regarding Violet's treatment in the military.
- Gilbert Bougainvillea ( ギ ル ベ ル ト ・ ブ ー ゲ ン ビ リ ア , Giruberuto Būgenbiria ) is a major in the Passionate Army who comes from an aristocratic family. His real fate is unknown as his body was not found after the last battle in the war, he was pronounced dead. He protected Violet more than anything, his last words to her - "I love you" - propel her forward on her new path as Akora. The only memory of Gilbert that Violet has is a green colored brooch that reminds her of Gilbert's green eyes.
- Cattleya Baudelaire ( カ ト レ ア ・ ボ ー ド レ ー ル , Katorea Bōdorēru ) is an Autonomous Correspondence Assistant who works next to Violet at the CH Postal Company as the most famous Akora. She was close to Claudia Hodgins even before his company established itself and was one of the first employees.
- Benedict Blue ( ベ ネ デ ィ ク ト ・ ブ ル ー . Benedikuto Burū ) is a postman who works for the CH Postal Company . Like Cattleya, he had a close relationship with Hodgins prior to founding the postal company and also became one of the company's first employees.
- Erica Brown ( エ リ カ ・ ブ ラ ウ ン , Erika Buraun ) is an Autonomous Correspondence Assistant who works at the CH Postal Company . Her client handling skills are poor, but she still believes in her job as Akora. She attributes this to inspiration from a novel by Molly Orland, a blind writer.
- Iris Cannary ( ア イ リ ス ・ カ ナ リ ー , Airisu Kanarī ) is an Autonomous Correspondence Assistant who started working for the CH Postal Company shortly after Erica was hired. She comes from the small farming village of Kazaly, where she has always admired the image of the working woman and has since strived to become Leidens most popular Akora.
Minor characters
- Dietfried Bougainvillea ( デ ィ ー ト フ リ ー ト ・ ブ ー ゲ ン ビ リ ア , Dītofurīto Būgenbiria ) is a naval captain and the older son of the Bougainvillea family, he is Gilbert's older brother. Although it was he who first passed Violet on to Gilbert, he treats her as a "tool" for war and is angry about the things she did to his soldiers during the war. Dietfried also blames Violet for Gilbert's death, claiming that she failed as a "war tool" to protect Gilbert.
- Luculia Marlborough ( ル ク リ ア ・ モ ー ル バ ラ , Rukuria Mōrubara ) is an Autonomous Correspondence Assistant who befriends Violet during training school. She lives with her brother Spencer, a former soldier. He has developed into a guilt-eating drinker after he could not prevent the death of her parents in the war.
- Princess Charlotte Abelfreyja Drossel ( シ ャ ル ロ ッ テ ・ エ ー ベ ル フ レ イ ヤ ・ ド ロ ッ セ ル , Sharurotte Ēberufureiya Dorosseru ) is the 14-year-old princess of the Kingdom of Drossel. Charlotte is engaged to the Prince of Wings, Damian Baldur Wings - a man ten years older than her - in pursuit of peace between the two kingdoms. Their relationship is declared public by exchanging love letters written by Akoras. While she is really in love with Damian, she thinks that their love is not mutual. Violet senses the girl's concern and hatches a plan with her Akora counterpart, who writes the letters for Prince von Flügel: Charlotte and Damian should write personal letters that they have written themselves. As a result, their relationship will be strengthened, but also the people of the two kingdoms will be made to wholeheartedly support the marriage of the two.
- Leon Stephanotis ( リ オ ン ・ ス テ フ ァ ノ テ ィ ス , Reon Sutefanotisu ) is a staff member who works in the manuscript department of the Shahar Observatory. During a joint operation between the observatory and a group of Akoras, he is assigned to Violet. Because of the circumstances that caused his parents to be missed, he believes that love causes people to become foolish.
- Oscar Webster ( オ ス カ ー ・ ウ ェ ブ ス タ ー , Osukā Webusutā ) is a famous playwright who became a drunken recluse after losing his wife and daughter. He aspires to write his very first play for children and dedicate it to the memory of his daughter. He confides in Violet so that she can put his ideas on paper.
- Anne Magnolia ( ア ン ・ マ グ ノ リ ア , An Magunoria ) is Clara's daughter. She is a young girl who loves dolls and initially thinks Violet is a life-size doll. When she notices her mother's deteriorating health, Anne believes that visitors would take away the remaining time with her mother, but ignorant of Clara's intentions for Anne.
- Clara Magnolia ( ク ラ ー ラ ・ マ グ ノ リ ア , Kurāra Magunoria ) is Anne's mother, who has an incurable disease and sees her fate sealed. Worried that her daughter would be all alone after her death, she asked Violet to write 50 letters for Anne so that she would receive a letter from her mother every birthday for the next 50 years.
- Aidan Field ( エ イ ダ ン ・ フ ィ ー ル ド , Eidan Fīrudo ) is a soldier who fights for the moderate faction of Ctrigal. The country is in a state of civil war with extremists wanting the war back. Not sure what to do with his money, he decides to use an Akora to write letters to his parents and childhood friend Maria. His unit is almost completely wiped out in the civil war and Aidan is seriously injured. Shortly before his death, Akora Violet was able to finish the letters to his parents and Maria, which she also delivered personally.
- Nerine ( ネ リ ネ , Nerine ) is a receptionist for the CH Postal Company .
Light novels
The first volume of the light novel Violet Evergarden Volume 1 (Japanese ヴ ァ イ オ レ ッ ト ・ エ ヴ ァ ー ガ ー デ ン 上 巻 , Vaioretto Evāgāden Jōkan) was published on December 25, 2015.
The second volume Violet Evergarden Volume 2 (Japanese ヴ ァ イ オ レ ッ ト ・ エ ヴ ァ ー ガ ー デ ン 下 巻 , Vaioretto Evāgāden Gekan) was published on December 26, 2016.
The third volume Violet Evergarden Gaiden (Japanese ァ イ オ レ ッ ト ・ エ ヴ ァ ー ガ ー デ ン 外 伝 , Vaioretto Evāgāden Gaiden) contains a collection of six short stories and was published on March 23, 2018.
The light novels have not yet been published in German.
Anime adaptation
production
Directed by Taichi Ishidate of Kyōto Animation, the screenplay was written by Reiko Yoshida . Akiko Takase was in charge of character design and Yota Tsuruoka was in charge of sound direction. The music for the anime was composed by Evan Call. The opening song is Sincerely by True and the closing title is Michishirube ( み ち し る べ , Guidepost ) by Minori Chihara .
publication
The anime adaptation was first announced in May 2016 at the end of an animated commercial for the first volume of the light novel. In June 2017, Kyōto Animation announced that Anime Expo (July 2nd), AnimagiC (Aug 5th) and C3 AFA Singapore (Nov 25th) 2017 will preview the first episode of the anime. For Japan, the first two episodes were even announced, which were shown at the KyoAni and Do Fan Days 2017 on October 21, 2017. The first three episodes were shown in five selected cinemas in Japan on December 10, 2017. Further theatrical screenings of the episodes only took place in Shinjuku : episodes four to seven on February 25, eight to ten on March 16 and eleven to 13 on April 8, 2018. The 13-part anime series was shown from 11 Aired January 5, 2018 through April 5, 2018 in Japan. An OVA episode was released on July 4, 2018 along with the fourth and final Blu-ray and DVD of the series, three days after the premiere at the Tokyo event Violet Evergarden Film & Concert . The Japanese cinema tour versions with the special 5.1 sound were included in the Japanese retail release on a bonus disc.
Netflix also began streaming the series worldwide on January 11, 2018 , with the exception of the USA, Australia and Austria, where the series was only released on April 5, 2018. The OVA episode was released as Violet Evergarden: Special on October 4, 2018 worldwide on Netflix in multiple language versions . Already on 4 and 5 August 2018, the rental showed universe Anime OVA advance on the AnimagiC in Mannheim in the original with subtitles .
In the cover of the third light novel Violet Evergarden Gaiden , a “new project” was announced, which is supposed to represent a completely new work for the anime. On July 1, 2018, it was announced at the Violet Evergarden Film & Concert event for the series that the aforementioned project is a new anime film that is due to be released in January 2020. In April 2019, it was announced that the new anime film should be released on January 10, 2020. The release date of the film was postponed to April 24, 2020 due to the arson attack on Kyōto Animation . In April 2020 it was announced that the release date of the new anime film titled Violet Evergarden: The Movie would be postponed again due to the COVID-19 pandemic . A new date was announced in June 2020. The film is scheduled to hit Japanese cinemas on September 18, 2020, and Leonine Anime will show the film in over 150 German cinemas on November 24, 2020 in OmU .
In addition, a spin-off film entitled Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidō Shuki Ningyō (Violet Evergarden Side-Story: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll) was released in Japanese cinemas on September 6, 2019 . A worldwide publication in the same period was planned. The world premiere took place on August 3, 2019 at AnimagiC 2019 - repeated performance there on the following day. The spin-off film was shown in German cinemas on January 28, 2020 under the title Violet Evergarden and the Ribbon of Friendship and was streamed worldwide on Netflix on April 2, 2020.
Episode list
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in Japan | German language first publication (D / CH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | episode 1 |
「愛 し て る」 と 自動 手記 人形 ("Aishiteru" to Jidō Shuki Ningyō) |
Jan. 11, 2018 | Jan. 11, 2018 |
| Violet is a soldier in the Passionate Army who served under Major Gilbert Bougainvillea, to whom she was utterly devoted. However, Violet was injured during an operation, which resulted in the loss of both of her arms. These had to be replaced by metal prostheses. Colonel Hodgins, an old friend of Gilbert's, comes to Violet to pick her up. He explains to Violet that the war is over and peace has come when they fought, but he is unwilling to tell her what happened to Gilbert. They leave for the capital, Leiden, where Gilbert has arranged in advance that Violet will be adopted by the Evergarden family. However, Violet cannot adapt to life as a civilian due to her military indoctrination. Hodgins then decides to show Violet his company, the CH Postal Company , which acts as a private postal company and ghostwriting service. He hires her there as a postal worker. She sees the Autonomous Correspondence Assistants (Akora) at work when they write a letter for an illiterate man who wants to declare his love for someone. Violet then remembers that "I love you" were the last words Major Gilbert said to her. Since she wants to get to know the meaning of these words, Violet asks Hodgins to be allowed to join the ghostwriting department. Impressed by the fact that Violet finally shows the first signs of acting according to her free will, instead of following orders from others, Hodgins accepts her request, although she is not a trained Akora. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | Episode 2 |
「戻 っ て 来 な い」 (Modotte Konai) |
Jan. 18, 2018 | Jan. 18, 2018 |
| Violet joins the ghostwriting department and meets its members: the experienced Cattleya, and the two newbies Erica and Iris. Under Cattleya's guidance, Violet begins her training as Akora, quickly learning how to use a typewriter. Despite her technical skills, Violet is still unable to understand emotions. This becomes evident when she offers to write a romantic letter that ultimately annoys both the recipient and the customer. Erica then confronts Violet to find out her motivation to become an Akora, but gives in when Violet describes her desire to learn the meaning of the words "I love you". Iris even suggests Hodgins fire Violet, but Erica defends her, partly because of her own insecurity about being a good Akora. Hodgins decides not to fire Violet. He gives her a new uniform to match the brooch Gilbert gave Violet and which Hodgins was able to find. Violet is overjoyed at the return of the brooch and agrees to an Akora training course. That night, Hodgins confides to Cattleya that he was previously friends with Gilbert and that Gilbert "will never come back". | |||||
| 3 | 3 | Episode 3 |
「あ な た が 、 良 き 自動 手記 人形 に な り ま す よ う に」 (Anata ga Yoki Jido Shuki Ningyō ni Narimasu Yō ni) |
Jan. 25, 2018 | Jan. 25, 2018 |
| Violet goes to Akora Training School to become a real Akora. There she meets a girl named Luculia Marlborough, with whom Violet befriends. The next day, Violet and Luculia are instructed to practice their actual ghostwriting skills on each other. However, the trainer Rhodanthe is not very enthusiastic about the way in which Violet wrote Luculia's letter. She informs Violet that letters are a tool for communicating a person's feelings and that the letter she wrote is unacceptable. Luculia decides to take Violet to her favorite spot on a bell tower to show her the view. She reveals to Violet that her brother is crippled by the war and has become a drunkard. However, Violet fails the training, while Luculia passes with top marks. Luculia meets with Violet again and offers to write a letter to Gilbert for her, but Violet cannot find the right words. Luculia then tells Violet how her parents died in the war and that her brother feels guilty because he couldn't protect her. She wants to tell her brother that she is so happy that he is still alive and at home, but she can't find the right words either. Moved by Luculia's words, Violet manages to write a short and concise letter that very effectively conveys Luculia's feelings to her brother. After being shown this letter, the instructor Rhodanthe allows Violet to successfully complete the training. Luculia helps her brother to the top of the bell tower to enjoy the view, as they did as children. | |||||
| 4th | 4th | Episode 4 |
君 は 道具 で な く 、 そ の 名 が 似 合 う 人 に な る ん だ (Kimi wa Dōgudenaku, Sono Na ga Niau Hito ni Narunda) |
Feb. 1, 2018 | Feb. 1, 2018 |
| Iris receives a personal request from her hometown to write a letter, but accidentally injures her hand. That is why Violet is sent with her to help her write. On arrival, Iris is met by her parents. Her mother admits that she made the request for the letter to bring Iris back and celebrate her birthday. But Iris is frustrated when her mother admits that she wants to use the celebration to find a suitor for her. When Violet writes the invitations to the party, Iris specifically asks her not to send an invitation to a man named Emonn Snow, but Violet sends the invitation anyway. When Emonn shows up at the party, Iris angrily retreats to her room. Violet tries to find out what is wrong with her. Iris then tells her that she was in love with Emonn as a child, but that he turned her down after her confession. The mental pain caused by Emonn's rejection caused her to leave her hometown to become an Akora. This leads Violet to understand that a confession of love like Gilbert's must have taken a great deal of courage. Violet then helps Iris write apologies to all guests at the party and to her parents. Moved by the letter, Iris' parents allow her to continue working as Akora. On the way back to Leiden, Iris tells Violet that her parents named her after the flower of the same name (iris, iris ), which was in full bloom when she was born. This triggers a memory in Violet, as Gilbert also named her after the flower of the same name ( violet , violet ). | |||||
| 5 | 5 | Episode 5 |
人 を 結 ぶ 手紙 を 書 く の か? (Hito o Musubu Tegami o Kaku no ka?) |
Feb. 8, 2018 | Feb. 8, 2018 |
| At the request of the military, Violet travels to the kingdom of Drossel to write a public love letter for its princess Charlotte, which is intended for the prince Damian of the neighboring kingdom of Flügel. Violet's mission is vital as the thrush and wings were enemies in the previous war and are arranging the marriage to cement the peace treaty. Although Charlotte is worried about the wedding, Violet writes the love letter to Damian, who also replies with a letter, which Charlotte does not seem to be satisfied with. Charlotte later confides to Violet that when she first met Damian, she fell in love with him because he treated her as a normal person rather than a potential wife. However, she is not sure whether Damian will reciprocate her feelings or not, as the letter he sent her did not contain any emotions. Then Violet gets an idea and arranges with Damian's Akora that Charlotte and Damian write their own letters to each other. This leads to a heated but passionate correspondence between the two, which raptures everyone in both kingdoms. The wedding goes on as planned while Violet and Cattleya, who was Damian's Akora, return to Leiden and Cattleya notices that Violet is smiling. Upon her return, Violet meets Gilbert's brother Dietfried, who speaks in disbelief about how she became an Akora and reminds her that she has killed countless people, including many of his men. | |||||
| 6th | 6th | Episode 6 |
ど こ か の 星空 の 下 で (Doko ka no Hoshizora no Shita de) |
Feb. 15, 2018 | Feb. 15, 2018 |
| Violet and a number of other Akoras arrive at Shaher Observatory to help local scholars write transcripts of some rare books. Violet is assigned to the young scholar Leon, who initially dislikes her, and Akoras in general. However, impressed with how fast she works, he begins to change his mind about her when he sees that she doesn't care about his background or upbringing as an orphan. He invites Violet to take him to see Alley's Comet, which can only be seen once every two hundred years, and she accepts the invitation. While the two look at the starry sky, Leon explains that his father was also a scholar at the observatory, but disappeared on an expedition. His mother then left home to look for him but never returned, which led Leon to question her and the concept of love. Violet tells Leon that she has no blood relatives but that she gives herself completely to Gilbert. At that moment Leon realizes that Violet is in love with Gilbert. The next morning, Violet gets ready to leave as her job is done. Leon sees her leave and tells her that instead of waiting at the observatory for his parents to return, he would begin to travel the world like Violet in search of them. When Violet leaves, Leon wonders if he will ever meet her again. | |||||
| 7th | 7th | Episode 7 | - | Feb. 22, 2018 | Feb. 22, 2018 |
| Violet helps a famous writer, Oscar Webster, write his next play. However, when she arrives, she finds him a drunken hermit. Violet manages to convince Oscar to stop drinking while they work, and they start writing the piece. The play is about a girl named Olive who uses her power to summon magical spirits to defeat a beast. She sacrifices her skills and is cut off from her house and father. Violet becomes curious about the end of the story, which Oscar has not yet decided. When Violet later finds a parasol, Oscar breaks out in a rage. After calming down, he confesses to Violet that Olive is based on his own daughter Olivia, who died of an illness. He tries to write the piece to cope with his grief over her loss. Violet then inspires Oscar with the idea that Olive would use her magical parasol to fly home. Oscar can process the death of his daughter so and thanks Violet. On the way home, Violet begins to regret killing so many people during the war and wonders how many happy endings she might have prevented. Upon her return to Leiden, Violet learns from Mrs. Evergarden that Gilbert is dead and confronts Hodgins. He admits that after their last mission, neither Gilbert nor his physical remains could be found. Only his dog tags were discovered, which led the army to declare him dead. Violet cannot believe that Gilbert is dead and, in desperation, flees the mail room. | |||||
| 8th | 8th | Episode 8 | - | 1st Mar 2018 | 1st Mar 2018 |
| Violet rushes to the military headquarters to learn the truth about Gilbert's fate from Dietfried; this confirms his death. Still denying his death, Violet travels to Gilbert's mansion, where she finds his grave. Hodgins leaves the post office to look for Violet. Violet begins to remember her past with Gilbert, which began when Dietfried handed her over as a child soldier to Gilbert's command. Despite his desire to raise Violet as a normal girl, Gilbert is forced by his superiors to use her on the front lines because of her fighting skills. Violet turns out to be instrumental in winning many important battles. During this time Gilbert gave Violet her name and taught her to read and write, and he eventually bought her a brooch as a gift. Some time later, Gilbert's unit is tasked with launching an attack on the enemy's headquarters, the success of which could mean the end of the war. Gilbert's unit suffers heavy losses in the attack, but they can penetrate deep into the enemy headquarters and signal the main force to attack. But the moment Gilbert sends the signal, he is badly shot by enemy soldiers, which shocks Violet. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | Episode 9 |
ヴ ァ イ オ レ ッ ト ・ エ ヴ ァ ー ガ ー デ ン (Vaioretto Evāgāden) |
March 8 2018 | March 8 2018 |
| Violet tries to get the wounded Gilbert to safety, but is shot herself and badly hit by a grenade, whereby she loses both of her arms. Gilbert tells Violet to go without him and finally admits that he loves her, but she doesn't understand what his words mean. Basically defeated, the enemy army bombs their own headquarters, and Gilbert sacrifices his life to get Violet to safety. Back in the present, Violet returns to the scene of the last stand to look for Gilbert. Hodgins finds her there searching and tells her that Gilbert had entrusted him with her care in case something should happen to him. Violet returns to the post office with Hodgins, but refuses to write any more letters, which worries her colleagues. In her grief, Violet tries to commit suicide, but ultimately cannot bring herself to do it. After helping Benedict deliver letters and reading a letter sent to her by Erica and Iris, Violet realizes that receiving a letter can please someone. She returns to work and begins writing a letter for Spencer, Luculia's brother. Violet returns to the mail room and asks Hodgins if it is really okay for a person like her to go on living. Hodgins replies that what she did in the war can never be undone, but so does all the good deeds she did as an Autonomous Correspondence Assistant. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | Episode 10 |
愛 す る 人 は ず っ と 見 守 っ て い る (Aisuru Hito wa Zutto Mimamotteiru) |
15th Mar 2018 | 15th Mar 2018 |
| Violet arrives at a villa where a young girl named Anne lives with her wealthy but ailing mother. Anne's mother, Clara Magnolia, hired Violet to write letters for seven days, but Anne is not told what the letters are about or who they are for. In addition, Anne is both suspicious and intrigued by Violet as she mistakenly believes that she is a real, life-size doll because of her prosthetic arms. Over the next week, Anne accepts Violet, but cannot accept the fact that she is not allowed to be with her mother while the letters are being written. After an angry outburst from Anne, Violet manages to calm her down and convince her that she is not responsible for her mother's illness. After she has written all the letters, Violet leaves again. Eventually Anne's mother Clara dies of her illness. Anne then receives the letters Violet wrote from her mother, she grows up and finally starts her own family. Back at the post office, Violet explains to her colleagues that for the next fifty years the letters will always be given to Anne on her birthdays. The thought that Anne has to live alone after the death of her mother overwhelms Violet with emotions. | |||||
| 11 | 11 | Episode 11 |
も う 、 誰 も 死 な せ た く な い (Mō, Dare mo Shinasetakunai) |
22 Mar 2018 | 22 Mar 2018 |
| The CH Postal Company receives a request for an Akora from the neighboring country of Ctrigal, but the country is in a civil war between the warmongers and the moderate factions. The request comes from a soldier fighting on the front line, but because of the danger, Hodgins declines the request. Violet overhears by chance and travels to Ctrigal to find Aidan Field. Aidan fights for the moderate faction, but his unit is destroyed by the enemy and he is badly wounded. Because of the skirmishes on the ground, Violet travels by plane and parachutes from where Aidan is suspected. She can find him, save him from some enemies, and take him to a wooden hut. Believing that he is fatally injured, Aidan lets Violet write farewell letters to his parents and his childhood friend Maria, whom he wants to confess his love to. After the letters are completed, Violet comforts Aidan in his last moments of life when he imagines reuniting with Maria. Violet personally delivers the letters to Aidan's parents and Maria. Although they are sad about Aidan's death, thank Violet for bringing them his last letters. Violet then bursts into tears and apologizes for not being able to protect Aidan. | |||||
| 12 | 12 | Episode 12 | - | 29 Mar 2018 | 29 Mar 2018 |
| Dietfried is tasked with protecting a special envoy who is traveling to a conference to sign a peace treaty that will formally end the war. Meanwhile, a rebel anti-peace faction led by General Merkulov is planning to ambush the envoy to stop the peace talks. Cattleya and Benedict accompany the envoy, who is on the train to the city of Distery. Meanwhile, Violet, returning from Ctrigal by plane, notices a series of fires near the railway line. When she learns that Cattleya and Benedict are on the train, Violet decides to accompany them for protection; it joins in at an intermediate stop of the train. However, the anti-peace rebels have already infiltrated the train and after leaving the station they are staging an attack. Violet tries to fight back, but acts cautiously because she refuses to kill anyone. Dietfried saves Violet, although he blames her for Gilbert's death and tells her that she has no reason to live. Violet replies that Gilbert's last order was that she should go on living and that she regrets not being able to protect Gilbert. At that moment, a rebel fires a rifle grenade at Dietfried, but Violet is able to deflect the grenade with her prosthetic arms. | |||||
| 13 | 13 | Episode 13 |
自動 手記 人形 と 「愛 し て る」 (Jidō Shuki Ningyō to "Aishiteru") |
April 5, 2018 | April 5, 2018 |
| Violet continues to protect Dietfried and in the process loses one of her artificial arms. However, the train approaches a bridge and General Merkulov reveals that the bridge was prepared with explosives as a backup plan before jumping off the train. Violet and Benedict hurry to remove the explosive charges, which they succeed, but Violet also loses her other artificial arm in the process. Since the special envoy arrives safely at the destination with the escort, the peace talks can continue, during which the two countries Passionate and Gadariki officially agree on a peace treaty to end the war once and for all. Upon returning to Leiden, a popular event called the Air Show, where airplanes are loaded with letters that are dropped in the sky to rain across the country, is revived because of peace. While Violet's colleagues write their letters, Cattleya suggests that she write a letter to Gilbert. However, Violet does not find the right words to say to him. She is then invited by Dietfried to visit his and Gilbert's mother. She assures Violet that she does not hold her responsible for Gilbert's death and that he lives on in their hearts, even if the memories are painful. When Violet leaves, Dietfried notices that thanks to Gilbert's teachings she has become completely independent. Now inspired, Violet writes a letter to Gilbert for the air show. In this she tells Gilbert how she learned so much as Akora and that she would like to go on living in the hope of seeing him again someday to tell him that she now understands the words "I love you" a little better. As a result, she finally comes to terms with Gilbert's loss. The next day, Violet receives a new request for a letter and returns to work to introduce herself to her client. | |||||
Special (OVA)
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First published in Japan | German language first publication (D / A / CH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th | 1 | episode 1 |
き っ と "愛" を 知 る 日 が 来 る の だ ろ う (Kitto "Ai" o Shiru Hi ga Kuru no Darō) |
4th July 2018 | 4th Oct 2018 |
| Between the events of episodes four and five, Violet is hired by Irma, a famous opera singer, to write a letter to a missing soldier for her. However, Irma's specifications for the letter are on the one hand vague and on the other hand complicated. This makes it difficult for Violet to write a letter that satisfies Irma, even though she writes new versions several times. Irma's conductor and friend Ardu reveals that she is actually trying, with Violet's help, to write the lyrics for the song that she would like to use for her next opera performance. Determined to solve this problem, Violet decides to follow Irma in order to better understand her heart. Irma reveals to Violet that her boyfriend Fugo, Ardus' son, had to leave her to fight in the war and never returned. Even if she now understands Irma a little better, Violet is still not sure whether she can write the letter that Irma longs for. Roland, an elderly postman for the CH Postal Company , shows Violet an old military warehouse that contains many letters to soldiers who have gone missing or died in combat and have therefore never been sent. Violet finds inspiration from reading these letters and writes a new one that moves Irma and Ardu. Irma uses this letter as the basis for the song in her new opera piece. When Irma sings, the song helps her and Ardu get over the loss of Fugo. The song proves to be a great success, and wins recognition from the audience. In the end, Ardu is certain that one day Violet will understand “love”. | |||||
Movie
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First published in Japan | German language first publication (D / A / CH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15th | 1 | Violet Evergarden and the Bond of Friendship |
ヴ ァ イ オ レ ッ ト ・ エ ヴ ァ ー ガ ー デ ン 外 伝 ： 永遠 と 自動 手記 人形 (Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidō Shuki Ningyō) |
Aug 3, 2019 ( AnimagiC ) Sep 6. 2019 (Japan) |
Jan 28, 2020 |
synchronization
The names of all characters and their voice actors are given in western order (first name, family name).
| character | Japanese voice actors ( seiyū ) | German voice actors |
|---|---|---|
| Violet Evergarden | Yui Ishikawa | Paulina Rümmelein |
| Claudia Hodgins | Takehito Koyasu | Karim El Kammouchi |
| Gilbert Bougainvillea | Daisuke Namikawa | Paul Sedlmeir |
| Cattleya Baudelaire | Aya Endo | Laura Maire |
| Benedict Blue | Kōki Uchiyama | Benedikt Gutjan |
| Erica Brown | Minori Chihara | Marcia from Rebay |
| Iris Cannary | Haruka Tomatsu | Farina Brock |
| Dietfried Bougainvillea | Hidenobu Kiuchi | Max fields |
| Luculia Marlborough | Azusa Tadokoro | Leslie-Vanessa Lill |
| Princess Charlotte Abelfreyja Thrush | Megumi Nakajima | Lara Wurmer |
| Leon Stephanotis | Yūto Uemura | Tim Schwarzmaier |
| Oscar Webster | Satoshi Taki | Johannes Raspe |
| Ann Magnolia | Sumire Morohoshi | Laura Jenni |
| Clara Magnolia | Ayako Kawasumi | Sophie Rogall |
| Aidan Field | Shintaro Asanuma | Felix Mayer |
| Nerine | Aya Saitō | Angelina Markiefka |
reception
Reviews of the anime adaptation
The anime adaptation was well received overall. In the IMDb film database , the series achieved a rating of 8.5 out of 10 based on over four thousand user reviews. On MyAnimeList , the series has an average rating of 8.60 based on almost 200,000 user reviews.
Tobias Maibaum from robots-and-dragons.de rates Violet Evergarden positively. He praises the level of detail in the animations, from which the plot also benefits. He also enjoys the "little ticks of the characters" that would reveal something about their character. Finally, Maibaum describes the series as "an audiovisual and emotional experience full of details that does not leave the viewer unmoved."
Oliver Armknecht from film-rezensions.de rates the anime series on average (5 out of 10) . He criticizes that the series becomes “far too often striking where it would have needed thoughtfulness” and that the audience drowns “in intrusive, melodramatic music.” Armknecht, on the other hand, praises the appearance of the series, especially the drawn backgrounds. Overall, however, the series relies too much on kitsch for him.
Awards (selection)
Light novel
Kyoto Animation Award 2014
- Awarded the Grand Prize in the Novel category
Anime adaptation
- Nomination in the Anime of the Year category
- Nomination in the category Best Protagonist (Violet Evergarden)
- Award in the Best Animation category
- Nomination for Best Director (Taichi Ichidate)
- Nomination in the category Best Character Design (Akiko Takase)
- Nomination in the category Best Voice Actor (English) (Erika Harlacher)
- Award in the Best TV Series category
Web links
- Violet Evergarden in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Anime Official Website (Japanese)
- Violet Evergarden on Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
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- ↑ KyoAni Award-Winning Novel Violet Evergarden Gets Anime Project. In: Anime News Network . May 27, 2016, accessed on January 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Violet Evergarden WORLD TOUR ： Special | 『ヴ ァ イ オ レ ッ ト ・ エ ヴ ァ ー ガ ー デ ン』 公式 サ イ ト. In: violet-evergarden.jp. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ↑ 「C3 AFA SINGAPORE 2017」 シ ン ガ ポ ー ル よ り 『ヴ ァ イ オ レ ッ ト ・ エ ヴ ァ ー ガ ー デ ン』 ア ジ ア プ レ ミ ア の 速 報 が 到 着 In: violden. November 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2019
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- ↑ ア ニ メ 『ヴ ァ イ オ レ ッ ト ・ エ ヴ ァ ー ガ ー デ ン』 第 4 話 〜 第 7 話 上映 会 開 催 決定！ In: violet-evergarden.jp. February 1, 2018, accessed January 27, 2019. (Japanese)
- ↑ ア ニ メ 『ヴ ァ イ オ レ ッ ト ・ エ ヴ ァ ー ガ ー デ ン』 第 8 話 ～ 第 10 話 、 第 11 話 ～ 第 13 話 上映 会 開 催 決定！ In: violet-evergarden.jp. February 26, 2018, Retrieved January 27, 2019. (Japanese)
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- ↑ BD & DVD Vol. 4. (No longer available online.) In: Kyōto Animation . Archived from the original on February 12, 2019 ; Retrieved January 26, 2019 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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