This was followed by a two-part animated film titled Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll, the second of which was released last September after several delays. KyoAni was also behind the anime adaptation, which ran for 13 episodes and an OVA in 2018. This coming-of-age tale began as a light novel from Kana Akatsuki and Akiko Takase, which started on Christmas Day of 2015 and ran until March 2020. It won the grand prize for the Kyoto Animation Award's novel category, being the first to win in the novel, manga and scenario categories.

Now no longer a soldier and trying to make a life for herself, she becomes an Auto Memory Doll and tries to help others express their ideas. The main character is the eponymous Violet Evergarden, who was once part of the military. They soon became ubiquitous in this role for others, working as ghostwriters to help ideas get written down effectively.

Orland and helped his blind wife write stories. After encountering Yurith, a terminally ill boy who shuns his family but beckons her service, Violet is forced to confront her suppressed memories and her love for Gilbert.The story of Violet Evergarden involves the Auto Memory Dolls, who began as assistants to Dr. Thrown into battle as a child soldier, Violet loses both of her hands as well as her mentor Major Gilbert, who leaves her with the three words before disappearing: “I love you.” Traumatised, Violet finds solace as a Doll, a ghostwriter who helps people express their feelings to others via letters. The story takes place in Leidenschaftlich, an imaginary country with old-school western European influences, as evident in the romantic, Victorian flavour of the architecture and costumes. The return of Violet Evergarden and a message of overcoming trauma is not only an act of closure for the character but also a moving return for one of Japan’s most beloved animation studios.Ī sequel to the anime series, the film quickly recaps Violet Evergarden’s painful origin story. Starting out as a “light novel”, Violet Evergarden was later adapted into an anime series a side story, Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll, was also made into film, all by Kyoto Animation. T he first film completed by Kyoto Animation after the arson attack in 2019, this carries a lot of emotional weight both on and off-screen.

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