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Violet Evergarden

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Violet Evergarden
ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン
(Vaioretto Evāgāden)
Genre
Light novel
Written byKana Akatsuki
Illustrated byAkiko Takase
Published byKyoto Animation
ImprintKA Esuma Bunko
Original runDecember 25, 2015 – March 27, 2020
Volumes4
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Taichi Ishidate
  • Haruka Fujita[a]
Produced by
  • Shinichirou Hatta
  • Shinichi Nakamura
  • Kazusa Umeda
  • Shigeru Saitou
Written byReiko Yoshida
Music byEvan Call
StudioKyoto Animation
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, TVA, ABC, BS11, HTB
Original run January 11, 2018 – April 5, 2018
Episodes13 + OVA
Anime films

Violet Evergarden (ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン, Vaioretto Evāgāden) is a Japanese light novel series. It was written and drawn by Kana Akatsuki. The series was published from 2015 to 2020 by Kyoto Animation. It won the grand prize in the Kyoto Animation Award in 2014. This was for novels. This was the first time something had won a grand prize in the Kyoto Animation Award.[3] Kyoto Animation released the first book on 25 December 2015. They released it under their KA Esuma Bunko company.[4] An anime television series based on the novel series came out between January and April 2018. An original video animation episode came out in July 2018. A spin-off film came out in Japan in 2019. A second anime movie, Violet Evergarden: The Movie came out in September 2020.

Media

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Light novels

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Violet Evergarden is written and drawn by Kana Akatsuki. It was published by Kyoto Animation from December 25, 2015 to March 27, 2020.[5][6]

No.Release date ISBN
1 December 25, 2015[7]ISBN 978-4-907064-43-3
2 December 26, 2016[8]ISBN 978-4-907064-44-0
Gaiden March 23, 2018[9]ISBN 978-4-907064-81-5
3 March 27, 2020[10]ISBN 978-4-910052-04-5

Anime

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The light novel was made into an anime. It was first announced in a commercial in May 2016.[11] In June 2017, Kyoto Animation said that Anime Expo, AnimagiC, and C3 AFA Singapore 2017 would show the world premiere of the first episode.[12] The second episode was shown at 2 anime events on October 21, 2017.[13] The third episode was shown in 5 theaters in Japan on December 10, 2017.[14] The anime was aired for 13 episodes in Japan. It went from January 11 to April 5, 2018.[15] An original video animation episode was shown on July 4, 2018.[16] The series is directed by Taichi Ishidate at Kyoto Animation. It was written by Reiko Yoshida. Akiko Takase made the characters and Yota Tsuruoka made the sound.[17][18] In January 11, 2018, Netflix showed the series. In Netflix, the series was shown worldwide, except for the United States and Australia. In those countries, the series wouldn't be streamed until April 5, 2018.[19][20] Anime Limited bought the series for home video in the United Kingdom and Ireland. They showed the first episode at the MCM London Comic Con on October 28, 2017.[21] Madman Entertainment bought the home video rights for the series in Australia and New Zealand.[22]

Movies

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A spin-off movie, Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (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), was first shown on August 3 in an Anime convention in Germany[23] and in Japan on September 6, 2019. The movie was directed by the show's series director Haruka Fujita.[24] In the credits, the movie shows the names of the people who were killed in the Kyoto Animation arson attack.[25] Madman Entertainment was allowed to show the movie in Australia and New Zealand. They first showed the movie in theaters in Australia on December 5, 2019. Then, they first showed the movie in theaters in New Zealand on December 12, 2019.[26] In early 2020, Funimation showed the movie in theaters.[27] Anime Limited showed the movie in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 1, 2020, at the Glasgow Film Festival.[28]

Music

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Violet Evergarden: Automemories
Soundtrack album by
Evan Call
ReleasedMarch 28, 2018
Studio
  • Onkio Haus (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Bunkamura Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Avaco Creative Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
Length106:30
Language
  • English
  • Japanese
LabelLantis
Evan Call chronology
Wake Up, Girls! Soloevent 2018
(2018) 		Violet Evergarden: Automemories
(2018) 		Lonely Queen's Liberation Party
(2018)
Violet Evergarden soundtrack albums chronology
Violet Evergarden: Automemories
(2018) 		Violet Evergarden: Echo Through Eternity
(2020)

The series' soundtrack was called Violet Evergarden: Automemories. The soundtrack was made by Evan Call. On March 2018, Bandai Namco Arts under the Lantis label released the music. It has 47 tracks and 6 vocal tracks. It has performances by Aira Yuuki, Minori Chihara, and True.[29]

Track listing

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All songs are made by Evan Call, except when it says someone else.

Disc 1
No. Title Length
1. "Theme of Violet Evergarden"   2:17
2. "A Doll's Beginning"   2:43
3. "One Last Message"   3:10
4. "Unspoken Words"   2:46
5. "A Simple Mission"   2:17
6. "Another Sunny Day"   2:08
7. "The Voice in My Heart"   2:20
8. "Rust"   2:51
9. "In Remembrance"   2:41
10. "Ink to Paper"   2:08
11. "The Birth of a Legend"   2:13
12. "To The Ends of Our World"   2:40
13. "Back in Business"   2:02
14. "A Place to Call Home"   2:12
15. "An Admirable Doll"   2:11
16. "Those Words You Spoke to Me"   2:13
17. "Strangeling"   2:11
18. "A Bit of Sass"   2:10
19. "Each Memory a Message"   2:18
20. "The Long Night"   2:39
21. "Violet Snow for Orchestra"   2:53
Total length:
 51:03
Disc 2
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Across the Violet Sky"    2:44
2. "Wherever You Are, Wherever You May Be"    2:25
3. "Never Coming Back"    2:24
4. "Adamantine Dreams"    3:10
5. "The Ultimate Price"    2:59
6. "Inconsolable"    2:38
7. "The Love That Binds Us"    3:55
8. "Devoid of Hope"    2:29
9. "Torment"    2:02
10. "Fractured Heart"    2:29
11. "Innocence"    2:02
12. "Always Watching Over You"    2:24
13. "Torn Apart at the Seams"    2:04
14. "Interwined Fates"    2:03
15. "The Stench of Fear and Hatred"    1:45
16. "The Songstress Aria (Instrumental)"    1:05
17. "The Storm"    2:12
18. "Letters from Heaven"    2:23
19. "What It Means To Love"    1:54
20. "Violet's Letter"    2:13
21. "Sincerely (Short Size)"  Call, True 1:34
22. "Michishirube (Short Size) (みちしるべ (Short Size))"  Call, Chihara 1:32
23. "Believe In... (Short Size)"  Call, Yuuki 1:45
24. "Violet Snow (Short Size)"  Call, Yuuki 0:32
25. "The Songstress Aria"  Call, True 1:06
26. "Letter (Short Size)"  Call, True 1:38
Total length:
 55:27

Notes

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  1. ↑ Series Unit Director (シリーズ演出)

References

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  1. ↑ Morrisey, Kim (November 13, 2017). "Violet Evergarden, Saekano, Gundam 00, Shine at C3 Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2017". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Meilleurs mangas et animes sur le thème "steampunk"". manga-news.com (in French). Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "第5回受賞作品発表". Kyoto Animation (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (1 October 2018). "KyoAni Award-Winning Novel Violet Evergarden to Ship on December 25". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (October 1, 2015). "KyoAni Award-Winning Novel Violet Evergarden to Ship on December 25". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン：最終巻「ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン エバー・アフター」発売. Mantan Web (in Japanese). March 27, 2023. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ "ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン 上巻" (in Japanese). Kyoto Animation. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ "ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン 下巻" (in Japanese). Kyoto Animation. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  9. ↑ "ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン 外伝" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン エバー・アフター" (in Japanese). Kyoto Animation. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  11. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 27, 2016). "KyoAni Award-Winning Novel Violet Evergarden Gets Anime Project". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  12. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (June 14, 2017). "Anime Expo Hosts Kyoto Animation's Violet Evergarden World Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  13. ↑ Dakos, Spencer (October 23, 2017). "Premiere Report: Violet Evergarden Episodes 1-2". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  14. ↑ "アニメ『ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン』ジャ..." (in Japanese). Kyoto Animation. November 11, 2017. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  15. ↑ "OnAir 『ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン』公式サイト" (in Japanese). Kyoto Animation. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  16. ↑ "BD&DVD Vol. 4" (in Japanese). Kyoto Animation. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  17. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (June 14, 2017). "Anime Expo Hosts Kyoto Animation's Violet Evergarden World Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  18. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 22, 2017). "Minori Chihara Performs Ending Theme For Violet Evergarden Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 1, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  19. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 6, 2017). "Netflix to Stream Violet Evergarden Anime Worldwide". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  20. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 31, 2017). "Netflix Lists Violet Evergarden Anime in Some Countries on January 11, But Anime's Site Still Lists Spring". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  21. ↑ "UK Premiere of Violet Evergarden at MCM London Comic Con". Anime Limited. October 24, 2017. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Violet Evergarden (Eps 1-13 + Special) (Blu-Ray)". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  23. ↑ "AnimagiC 2019 – Das Programmheft" (in German). AnimagiC. 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  24. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 19, 2019). "Violet Evergarden Gets Side Story Anime in September Before January 10 Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  25. ↑ "Kyoto arson attack victims to be honored in end credits of new film". JapanToday. September 5, 2019. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  26. ↑ Madman Anime [@Madman] (October 29, 2019). "🌺 ✨ A New Chapter in the Story of Violet Evergarden ✨ 🌺 ~ Violet Evergarden – Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll ~ Coming to cinemas for a strictly limited season from December 5 - Tickets on sale soon! mad.mn/violetautomemorydoll" (Tweet). Retrieved December 5, 2019 – via Twitter.
  27. ↑ "Funimation Bringing Violet Evergarden I: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll to Select U.S. Theaters". Funimation. January 11, 2020. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  28. ↑ Stevens, Josh (January 29, 2020). "Violet Evergarden and Millennium Actress Head to Glasgow Film Festival". Anime UK News. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  29. ↑ "VIOLET EVERGARDEN: Automemories" (in Japanese). Lantis. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.

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