Violet Evergarden is a Japanese light novel that won the grand prize award in the fifth Kyoto Animation novel category in 2014.
The novel series made into an anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation premiered between 11 January 2018 to 5 April 2018. The anime series won the 'Best Animation Series with Outstanding Storyline Concepts' at the Crunchyroll anime awards in 2019.
The light novel series also had an anime movie adaptation on 6 September 2019 titled 'Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll.' An OVA (Original Video Animation) was released in July 2018. The opening OST theme for the anime series was 'Sincerely' by True, while the ending OST theme was 'Michishirube' by Chihara Minori.
Another movie of Violet Evergarden was scheduled for 10 January 2020. But due to the sudden horrific attack that took place on Kyoto Animation in July 2019, the release date was postponed to 24 April 2020 in Japan.
However, due to the ongoing pandemic COVID-19, the release date of Violet Evergarden is delayed in Japan.
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Violet Evergarden revolves around Auto Memory Dolls (AMD), where people initially employed these dolls for their everyday uses. The toys were created by a specialist named Dr Orland to support his blind wife Mollie in composing her novels, after which these dolls were rented by other people who needed their assistance.
The story reflects Violet Evergarden's journey of rejoining back into society after the conflict was over, and her quest for her life's purpose. Since the war was over, she is no longer a soldier.
Being scarred and emotionless, Violet takes a job as a writer while trying to understand the meaning behind the word that her major told her, 'I Love U.'
Release Date Of 'Violet Evergarden' Season 2 On Netflix
The experience of feeling worthless after losing someone precious to examining profound depths of emotions and sentiments behind people's words is what makes the anime series 'Violet Evergarden,' a symbolic Kyoto Animation. The first season of Violet Evergarden had 13 episodes.
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The outline of Season 1 of Violet Evergarden has been done with great details, including Major Gilbert Bougainvillea, who handles Violet with love and kindness. But, due to his strict nature being in a Bougainvillea family, he could be seen grappling with himself as being non-emotional.
Gilbert trained to be a soldier since his birth, which led him to accept his fate as a veteran. So he stays stoic, harnessing many feelings like sin, regret, anguish, disappointment, anger, and grief.
Due to the success of this novel anime series, Netflix has agreed to release the second season. However, the release date of Violet Evergarden Season 2 on Netflix is yet to be announced.