A unique and fantastical mishmash of Arthurian mythology and western fantasy seen through the lens of Japanese animation sensibilities.Īs for the story itself, it takes place in a dark and gothic world where powerful supernatural creatures terrorize humans. If you give it a chance however, you’ll find a story that’s more than meets the eye. Though, of course, people of all genders and ages enjoy them. Shonen anime and manga are generally aimed at young boys and include properties such as Naruto, Bleach, My Hero Academia and Dragon Ball Z. “The Seven Deadly Sins” looks like a typical shonen anime at first glance. Which helps flesh out the story and circumstances surrounding this enigmatic woman. In the story, we accompany her on a journey of understanding her own humanity and coming to grips with being a weapon of war in a post-war world.Īpart from the main 13-episode series, there are also two specials on Netflix at the time of writing. The last words her superior said to her still haunt her as she can’t understand their significance.
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.Violet comes across as rather emotionally stunted, more like a cold robot than a human being. 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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