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To me this sounds like you need to watch, “ A Silent Voice”, on Netflix. The studio that made “Violet Evergarden”, KyoAni, also made this film. I’ve never really been a fan of Anime, I thought it really was the same as other forms of entertainment. I just left it alone assuming I wouldn’t enjoy any of it. Until KyoAni showed me the way. (:
@@anchoragealaska I just read the first volume of a Silent Voice actually and I loved it. I have the movie in my queue on Netflix and it's something I would like to get around to eventually.
@@MediaIsMythic Be curious what you'd make of, whatever Beastars even is. It's sort of the same idea: a fantasy world (of animals) played mostly deadpan.
I like cartoonish shows, but violet evergarden is so perfect in every single way, and I didn't even notice that it wasn't cartoonish, i guess i was too busy crying
My mother is a psychotherapist. She had never watched anime, apart from a fiew Miyazaki's movies. I conviced her to watch Violet Evergarden with me, and she felt in love with the serie at the first episode. She said the retranscription of emotions is so accurate to what some of her patients have been through, and the character of Violet is just a best-off of every disfunction that can occur in someone's life, and how they sometimes manage to overcome them by listening to themselves. Now i have a mother addicted to seinen anime. Great.
Like a vintage wine or Scotch, seinen anime has those subtle qualities that a longtime aficionado or someone with a bit more life experience can really savor, e.g. Death Parade, Showa Rakugo Shinjuu, Megalobox, LotGH DNT and more recently Sing Yesterday For Me. Pass the Kleenex, plz.
I found a Silent Voice first, watched that.. then one called Your Name.. and then Violet Evergarden.. either anime stepped up a few levels or I've just gotten lucky picking these out.
I was in the Marines. I am closer to 50 than 40. i FRIGGING cried like a baby when I watched the episode where she wrote the letters for the dying mother. I mean the whole series was basically a Kleenex box killer, but holy crap, that one where she finally breaks down after writing letters for the dying mom to be delivered to her daughter each birthday...ugh. But it is probably the BEST anime series I've ever watched.
I cried like 5,000,000 times watching Violet Evergarden and just felt pain in my heart for every sad moment (no im serious i did) but when you talked about the otaku moments you have to realize lots of anime were directed towards younger audiences as VE Violet Evergarden was more for mature eyes and to bring a heartfelt story to the overlooked or belittled media and art form anime. Those otaku moments are to give the characters a more lovable personality although they often interfere with show or the main origin i think they are a way of comic relief
Don't worry we all shed tears! Interesting take on Otaku Moments. I definitely don't want to give the impression that they are bad per say, I was only trying to convey how I personally felt about them. Hope that clarifys my stance on them a little more. I appreciate you watching and leaving a contructive comment
the thing in fma is that they would have something deeply emotional evoking and then to make the kids keep watching they had to have some otakumoments or jokes I guess ... break the silence?
AGENT Leo I didn’t cry, but I just haven’t cried over the past few years, can’t help it. It did nearly bring me to tears though. It made me do that little thing right before you cry, where you squeeze your eyes and you have that indescribable sensation. I described that horribly, but I hope you get what I meant.
I never liked anime, and thought it was overrated until I watched Violet Evergarden. It’s storytelling and plot was just so beautiful that I cried so much. I am currently unable to produce anymore eye liquid.
1) Wholeheartedly agree I love Violet Evergarden so much for this very reason 2) I will say FMAB is also fantastic. The silly comedy isn't entirely unwarranted, and also isn't always present. I think in a show like FMAB which is a lot longer, it's important to break from the weighty emotions or else it'l get to hefty. It takes itself serious when it has too. All in all, I'd say still give it a shot.
Your second point applies as to why I love One Piece. It is inherently silly, and fun, but serious, when it needs to be, dealing with loss and catastrophe, seriously.
YOOOO I totally relate fam. When I reached back in anime in high school I always felt anime was "childly" because of that moments and those fan-service ecchi moments. When I discovered violet evergarden in Netflix I got totally hooked back in Anime and discovered a lot of good shit like: Violet Evergarden, Erased, Kimi no na Wa, the dissappearance of haruhi suzumiya etc.
FMA otaku moments i think feel balance, they dont ever enter scenes that are serious like when the human dog experiment goes wrong, or when they cry not being able to save a girl, or when envy kills someone, or when mustang burns envy repeatedly, or edward stares at mustang the first time after seeing his brother ripped and seeing his mother corpse. Otaku moments feel a bit human (which is weird yeh), but scenes like edward elric turns his hand into a scythe and tears down the church guards, or mustang being tripped by hawkeye cos he's using fire in rain against scar, are just conveying a hyperbolized appearance of these emotion. The "bitch try me" when Edward get's his scythe out, it may take you out of the seriousness but that shouldn't stop anything else later not feeling serious, otherwise how do you watch movies like pixar, plus the church guards are like the lame minion troopers, that felt non-threatening when you first see them and the conclusion was always going to be they'd be beaten up, just that now you know understand how Edward felt with the "otaku moment", that he felt quite optimistic that he can shred them. The mustang being tripped is conveyed in "otaku moment", but showing how clumsy humans can be at even the most serious of moments. Another further reason they exist are not tell the audience to not take this seriously, but to look at the world differently. FMA deals with the idea of war, god, death and nihilism, these can make it depressing and they know it is, but the otaku moment are to say lets look at the funny side of things at times. I disagree that it's like marvel, where aside from infinity war, the comedic moment ruin badass moments in these films which aren't the case in fma or most anime i've seen. But yeh i guess you could say have funny dialogue instead of badly drawn picture, if you want it less dark, but to me thats also their expression on the inside and not just language oriented. I think digibro did do something similar talking about this juxtaposition, that serious moment in reality arent always completely serious, that in this world seriousness cant be controlled and something clumsy, or silly will interject, and as bill hick says "it's just a ride".
Thank you for sharing your perspective. I can see your point and ultimately it boils down to how the art effects you. I really struggled with the FMA section of this video because I didn't want people to feel like I was bashing the show, or telling them they were dumb for liking it because honestly, I can see the appeal. I just for some reason couldn't get into it, and those moments were sort of part of it. I wish I could have gone deeper into it as well, but more action oriented shows don't appeal to me as much these days, and I don't know why that is, considering i'm a massive Star Wars fan, and like very action oriented movies, etc. I was ultimately just trying to convey exactly how I felt about it, which I couldn't really help.
@@MediaIsMythic I think I almost would've had the same reaction until one of the "otaku moments" made me laugh. But the one thing I didn't like in your video is that you called it insincerity. I think that's the wrong word. "Silliness," "absurdity," or may be "slapstick humor," seem more apt. I don't think it's fair to say that the otaku moments are insincere to the art: in fact, in romcoms, the moments might arise directly from the Manga. Instead, couldn't you call them storytelling devices, just like any other metaphor, simile, or figurative language? I wonder on which side "a place further than the universe" would fall for you since, to me, if was a bit of both: not as emotional as violet evergarden, but not as slapstick as FMA. Thanks for the video! It's an interesting take on why Violet Evergarden stands out.
@@MediaIsMythic I recently finished FMAB (by recently I mean like 3 days ago). The Otaku moment were kinda putting me off for a while, but the more the show continued, the less I was noticing them (idk if there was less or they were simply blending in the rest), I feel like the show is just ok for the first 13 episode then really picked up
Maybe try the original fma anime? They’re more serious than fmab if i still remember correctly although they dont have much bad ass scenes like the latter
4:26 the moment this music started playing I got teary eyes because this piece is called ‘Never Coming Back’ and is played in the saddest moments and everyone who has watched knows what I am talking about and is probably remembering the saddest moments of this show
I know this is 6 years old but I have to vent, i thought I don’t even like anime but this had me tearing up on EVERY episode apart from ep 2, this is just stunning.
It happened someting like that to me too. I had see little anime since i finished school, and the ones i saw was because my friends told me " this one will like you!" Im a person with complicated tastes.... I had finisged cleaning a saturday at 8:30 and put it on netflix... I finished at 1;40 and cryied soo much... Best history i have seen in many years. It feels as a true history and i love the deeppnes of all characters, that week i found the ligth novel but i prefer the anime exept some parts, that are really cute in the novel, like it tell you well she IS kind ( even if she dosnt know) and the relation with the Evergarden, wich was change to better fit her family in the anime ( the mail post agency, with family figures) I hope there is more of this series, is not perfect ( nothing is, you get tat as you grow) but is soo well crafted and i really love it as an adult audience.
I personally have a really low tolerance for fanservice or hyper silly moments in anime unless it's a comedy like Asobi Asobase. I don't mind light hearted moments but I feel like there's a lack of earnestness sometimes, like the creators are afraid we might take the themes too seriously or might engage too much with the media. So they give us a funny distraction for a few seconds and then get back to the plot.
The letter when she wrote for the daughter from mother and when she reads it on every birthday I cried like a baby never cried that much as I can relate to it 😭😭
Violet Evergarden is marked in my heart, it is the most beautiful anime I know, both graphically and emotionally, I love this anime very much. I watch with the original voices that are Japanese, because for me they are more professional and beautiful (Sorry, if I wrote something wrong, I'm from Brazil and used Gogle Translate)
Thank you for putting into words the feelings I have for these "Otaku Moments." I started watching anime the same way you did, but I never stopped. And the comedic gags break the sincerity of so many good animes that could have been great.
How the F$%^ do you only have 99 subs, fantastic quality and yes Violet Evergarden is also fantastic. I watched it on a hunch since my bud said it was one of his favs and i was hooked on the first ep
Kioto animation is and will be the best studio to give one the best else the best sincere medium of story telling .May it be The Silent Voice or Violet Ever Garden the amount of care that is given to the work is phenomenal and pure bliss. We all hope the best for Kioto animation's recovery but also are grieved at its losses but it has earned a place in our hearts.
I just started watching this anime series a few days ago but , I already finished the series , watched the movie and the special episode on Netflix it made me cry lots of times when she said " I know what I love you means " made me cry like I've never had it was just so good it gave me so much emotions this made me stay up until 4 a.m rewatching and watching Violet Evergarden there's allot of sad moments that make me feel grateful I'm in love with her and the anime its just something that everyone should watch I really wish there could be a second season
I know your comment was like 3 years ago, that's why I hope you watched everything (it seems like you have the last 'Violet Evergarden: The Movie' from 2020 to watch)
I was so sad when it was over I watch the movie the special and the one session that’s out in one night. The adventure that violet took me on was so awesome I felt like I was along the journey with her this is definitely one of my favourite anime’s out there and I wish that they would keep making more sessions.
I agree, i've never really been that into Anime, my brother tried introducing me to things like Jojo, but i never really liked it... Then comes Violet Evergarden, i cannot put into words how much i love this Anime... It is perfection in my eyes...
Have you seen A Silent Voice or Wolf Children yet? They’re probably my favorite “sincere” anime that I’ve seen, and they seem right up your alley considering your thoughts on Violet Evergarden.
I've never been much an anime person, I watch them from time to time but not really. My best friend introduced me to the show and after watching a few episodes, I was instantly hooked. I spent the entire day with her just binging the entire series (excluding the special and the movie). The pure and raw emotion it invokes is truly amazing. Not to mention the art, OmG THE ART. I think the only way to describe this anime is beautiful. Just flat out beautiful.
This touched me ❤️ i will come. Back jere later in the future just to hear ur words its amazing i watched the whole anime today in one day..and i m bombarded with emotions...☺️...and thnx for this review ..it's beautiful..just the words...just the review i wanted
Episode 10 was the one that hit me the hardest. I have a fond place in my heart for children and watching a child go through that (even if it is a drawing) just hit me in a different place. Just triggered a lot of empathy at once
You are so underrated- I loved this show, I think I cried at least twice in each episode. This was my second anime, and this is what actually got me into watching more.
I am extremely impressed with this video, you fully explained the exact same opinion I had of the anime. I find it very relatable and touching as well, as the many emotions and scenarios presented within the anime, I find myself also in these situations and heartbreaks. Making the anime so much more better for myself. I really hope that this anime garner more widespread and well-reciever attention. Your videos are amazing, keep up works like these
My favourite anime used to be attack on Titan and i thought nothing was going to replace it. It was my fav for years. I just finished violet evergarden including the special and this is my new favourite tv series ever. Fking masterpiece this show is. Never been more glad to watch a show.
My little sister has been trying to get me to watch AoT for a while but im not sure it's my cup of tea. Maybe one day though. Also still haven't watched any of the extra VE material.
@@MediaIsMythic You should give aot a shot. i too thought it wasnt for me but after the first few episodes i was hooked. the OVA for VE is worth. its only 30 mins. i havnt watched the film yet tho
Violet Evergarden has a female protagonist, check. Female protagonist has so much character depth and change to grow upon, check. ..... Eat that, shounen anime!
watching these videos about characters and anime is so interesting, because everyone views them a little differently and thinks things you hadn't considered even
I need to say that I absolutely love your video, it helped me a lot to understand my own feelings about the anime (that I love as well) and the editing is very nice.
I might be the only person who thinks this, but I think it is because it real about her true love being gone. It doesn't give that fake heartwarming ending where he was alive all along. It shows her grow as a person, admit her pain, see others pain, and still move on living a life she made for herself. Because in the real world when the one you love pass on. Your not going to get the they where there all along ending. Your going to have to grow and learn to love again. So I think that why it was good, because it was true to the feelings of lose and didn't give you that fake happy ending people root for. It gave you the truth that she can love someone else someday. I hope they don't cop out in season two an bring him back. I want to see what new root she will take without him.
I think there's a big chance that major gilbert is still alive somewhere, because the show never really explicitly stated he was dead as most of the time it's only strongly implied. I agree that maybe the major should probably just stay dead, but then again I trust that if the author decides to bring gilbert back, it's going to be for a purpose greater than just giving violet a happy ending
Well i was originally searching a silent voice on netflix but it didn't show up... then i found this and watch it because i was bored... i ends up with tears, finished it in one day, honestly was so beautiful, it's always hard for me to like an anime but this... i don't know it's jus like make me want more and more... spoiler alert still sad though i wish gilbert is still alive... that's what made me tear up a lot
I have been struggling to actually feel emotions, your video has spoken all I want to say. Thank you. I don't know how to express my gratitude, but thank you very much.
Pretty late on this video.. but nonetheless, my love for violet evergarden is extraordinary. Every second of the show I enjoyed, and I cried at least once every episode. As much as violet herself is designed to be a somewhat relatable main character like every other anime- I relate to her insanely. I’m autistic, so I really struggle heavily with expressing and understand emotions, yet despite that; I react very strongly to others emotions when I do understand them. Also use to my autism, I often need to be told to do specific things and can't usually just do my own thing. I don't take well to the loss of loved ones and it takes me a long time to time to grieve and accept. But I didnt need to relate to her to enjoy and feel the love for the show that I do- the whole way that its crafted is just.. Wow, where do I even start. You can only mention so many points in this video, I can only mention so many points in my comment- but its honestly shocking at how well the show did and is still doing. And for so many of the fans that love it so much to be the ones who stumbled across it St questionable hours on Netflix or through an upcoming anime article.
I watched this show on the recommendation of a friend. It was pretty much my introduction to anime. It's a visually stunning and emotionally beautiful piece of art. Loved it.
Just found a hidden gem youtuber,by the quality I thought you had at least 100k. Keep up the great work and eventually you will get there. But about the show...I don’t recall crying so much like in this one,last time was with Marley & Me like 8 years ago right after my dog died and it wasn’t as much as VE. I related so much to her hard time in expressing emotions,I just don’t know what I’m feeling sometimes and that makes me express myself logically witch isn’t always the right choice. Plus this series makes a good job to make you care and feel empathy to a character with only 23 mins,like ep10...yeah...seeing Ann reading the letters broke me but seeing Violet crying right after destroyed me.
Ngl, I’m so glad I watched this. This is now my favorite anime, and I will be looking forward to season 2! Every single episode I always cried at least once XD
The soundtrack of Violet Evergarden is literally as if it's matching the emotions shown through the animation with each and every character that Violet Evergarden goes to serve.
The reason why this anime is outstanding is because despite the "fantasy" atmosphere it is brutally realistic and and crude regarding a complicated subject: the life after war. In the original light novel Violet is actually a demigod, daughter of the Goddess of War, that's the source of her superhuman strength, she carries a giant ax double her size that regular people can't lift but she can handle with ease. The people responsible of the anime we very smart getting rid of all this fantasy elements and strip the concept till a very realistic scenario. In the anime it doesn't matter why Violet has superior battle skills, that's just needed to build her background as a "living weapon" and from that point develop her character episode by episode in a way I've never seen in any other anime. This anime is simply a masterpiece and probably the best anime of the last 20 years
I feel like they could've toned down the functionality of the prosthetic arms a bit without sacrificing story. They stand out a bit as they are superior to even the most cutting edge technology today, but in a WW1-ish setting.
Glad you explain this. I personally love this anime and can relate because of how hard it is for me to express my emotion. The way of how the letter works as one of the symbol of communication back in the past. And for Violet herself who slowly overcome her emotionless and ruthless to become a normal girl with full of emotion bit by bit. 10 years in a deserted island, abandoned, only knew how to kill, for me overcoming this state is kinda good to watch. The way they put the story to make sure the viewers understand the emotion thah Violet learn from other people. I hope people that found this anime or this story boring can look from different perspective. From what i experienced from watching the anime and reading the light novel, there were a lot of different perspective(positive perspective) of how we could understand of human emotion from just 1 episode and help me contemplate of how i feel most of my time. Maybe not masterpiece but it is still beautiful. Thank you for reading. Keep supporting this channel. Hope all of you that struggling in understanding human emotion can slightly understand by watching this anime. PS(i recommend about Oregairu)
I wish I could ball my eyes out while watching this. I want to feel every bit of emotions in this show that is been beautifully created. But after my first depression...I just can’t bring myself to cry while watching anything, even if I force myself. I can laugh, be disappointed or be angry but I just can’t cry. I know that the old me would’ve cried. I’m still not sure if I’m over depression yet or not. Anyways the main thing I want to say is that this anime is very beautiful, the voice actors, soundtracks and just the animation. I love the story as well. I’m glad I got to watch this before I die. (Ps: don’t tell me to get help or anything, I’ve heard it many times and it’s really irritating to me)
The show does bring emotions out in people, I also balled my eyes out. I watched it at a pretty vulnerable time in my life as well so it exacerbated it. But its healthy to feel feelings, especially with media, its built from the ground up to make you feel
I’m glad the this was the first anime I ever watched. I think it is a great first watch, and now that i’ve grown up more, I have more feelings that are easily expressed when watching. What I mean is, even almost three years after watching this and being introduced to this artistic community, this show still makes me cry..😁
If you really enjoy more mature and serious animes like Violet Evergarden, I’d highly suggest you watch A Silent Voice. It’s a masterpiece of the same level by the same studio about anxiety and communication
Just watched Violet Evergarden Gaiden, I legit cried in the cinema, and I heard others did as well. It was great, have you watched it yet? Very few cinemas shown them. It is like 2 long episodes tied into a movie, the story of Violet discovering what is true friendship. Very touching.
@@MediaIsMythic DVD release will be in this month. I'm really grateful there is one cinema in my country that show it, despite really low attendant, like 1/5 of the seats.
@@worawatli8952 people are not aware that this masterpiece exist, and maybe that is better because if everyome would know, whole earth would have issues with tissues supply
I've never cried so much in my life during any show/movie. I think this is literally the best and most emotionally moving piece of animation I've watched. I just finished it and am blown away.
Holy shit, the music reminds me of all the emotions that I fell during watching Violet Evergarden, and it hurts so fucking good 😭 (I literally can't stop crying right now)
K. Uhm thanks for this! I just finished this anime like a few dys ago and.. This show just got me! I cried (i dont easily cry tho)... Its a really great show (and OST) I LITERALLY LOVE "LETTER" or "SINCERELY" (whichever one but i love the whole OST LOL) Anywyays thanks for this hope you have a nice day
"uncanny ability to make you weep until you bleed out of your eye sockets" is the most accurate thing i have ever hear, this anime was so fucking good and i cried like a billion times. I cant wait till the movie comes out in a few weeks.
I just wanted to stop by and say i love this review, it hits the nail on the head about animes and violet for me, i aswell feel the exactly same thing about animes like fma. Honestly one thing i hate with violet is how real it feels and thus has now set a standard way too high for animes for me. I aswell found this anime compleatly by random and i had no idea what i got myself into, and damn am i glad i found it!
Sent over seas to be cast into fire, fought for a purpose with pride and desire. Blood of the brave, she was given to inspire. Violet evergarden, your memory lives on.
I thank you, so, so much, for saying this. I am a teenager. During my younger years that preceded the present, I was interested and fascinated by anime magnificently, indistinguishably to you. I consumed these wonderful medias with an innocent gaze, happily watching these resplendent stories unfold upon screen and weave my inner feelings and emotions into such that made me so incredibly emotional, heartfelt, and achingly, blissfully drawn. When these animes lost touch with me in a mature, emotional sense, similar as to how I found myself nurturing added surfeits of maturity, and increments spent by educating myself on dark, un-amusing topics, I lost in touch with anime, animation, and animated shows, in general. These stories and tales no longer made me feel anything at all. Ridden with fan-service, unnecessary boughts of amusement, and the like. Until I stumbled upon Violet Evergarden, of course. I found it elucidated through to me that, in such a gorgeous, spellbindingly enchanting show, the simple story of understanding yourself and allowing yourself to learn and adapt to foreign concepts, things, and subjects, is beautiful. Every single petite aspect of this show is beautiful, and I was speechless as soon as it ended. The story no doubt delved its way into my heart, reigning victorious over my emotions, and I found myself enamoured with illustrated shows once again in a way that I knew I had felt before, but were hidden away in those secluded shadows of myself all due to increased maturity. Violet Evergarden made me understand, made me remember, what fiction can do and is absolutely capable of doing. Violet Evergarden is a masterpiece. Mental health is a subject I rarely see presented well in anime, and I was so incredibly taken aback by the absolutely wonderful demonstrations of the effects the war had on Violet and the way she views the world around her. It drove me to tears that such a show exists, and is still receiving spectacular, terrific reviews, just as it deserves. I cannot comprehend why some individuals choose to loathe or detest this show. While the story focuses more on character development and mental health, you must grant the composers, illustrators, and story-telling writers with the respect that was granted to them at every single right. Goodness... I adore this show.
Damn this anime to hell and back for being this unearthly beautiful. Every moment of it is simply breathtakingly beautiful and heartbreakingly realistic. The way Violet sets out on a journey to learn what love truely means (this is what makes the english dub a little clumsy to be honest, as she's truely looking to better understand love as a whole not just the words themselves) what makes this truely great is the deep and thoughtful depiction of every kind of love, from the bonds of friendship, loving your family even with all their bad sides, love struggles between two love struck people, a possible first love, a parent's love for their child and a child's love for their parents. Add to that her character's journey to understanding her own wrongdoing, her own guilt and her finally being able to accept herself the way she is, and finally finding her calling, finally growing up, and becoming an independent person instead of the living weapon, the one man army, the precision tool of the art of killing. Finding her way in a slowly changing world and her place in it. What is exceptional is how Gilbert seems to have foreseen she'd need the skills he'd taught her, and that her incredible abilities in combat could later turn into something much more refined once she's to find a job in peace. Just consider this: she could read and write, which is somewhat of a privilege of the more wealthy and the city dwellers in this era, she has wast lexical knowledge as she is an avid reader probably reading a lot of books in her freetime, has skills in poetry, can read musical notes (as seen in the OVA) and has an incredible way around with words that many could envy her for. Her sheer skills at writing are one of the main reasons she rose to possible worldwide fame, even if the public love letters were the real kickstarter to her carreer, her popularity just skyrocketed after that event. There was a reason to why Violet was recommended for certain jobs and it wasn't for her performance under great workloads only, but also for her naturally charming, slightly childish curiosity as displayed in episode 7, her ability to find the common language with children even, her normally quiet and organized demanor, her gentle, soft spoken nature and her ability to be an excellent audience and perform the impossible (again like in episode 7). For her age she's incredibly wise and if something a genious, with probably ridiculously high IQ, but if anything her EQ, her Emotional Intelligence is immeasurably high, being able to just burst into tears out of sympathy for even a stranger. An interesting thing is that I think her character was partially inspired by Mary Poppins, as seen in that brutally beautiful scene in episode 7 and the way wherever she goes, she helps solve great problems in the world. I like the analogy with her prosthetics representing her former self, and her losing the prosthetics in the last episode, sacrificing them to save lives is also a metaphorical way of her finally shedding her past self away and taking her first steps as a new person
The one thing you never hear about trauma recovery is that there is no going back to before. Trauma rearranges your life, it changes how you look at yourself and your memories and experiences. You might learn to live with trauma, it can loosen its hold on you, you can deal with the symptoms of it, but it still lives in you. This show made me almost uncomfortable at first, I didn't know how to connect with it because I saw too many things I still hate confronting even after finding a really good therapist. I still feel like I'm learning how to be a person on some days, and I've only recently accepted that there is no "Once this is over." There is no magic thing that'll snap you into being the person you feel like you need to be in order to consider yourself "moved past." Violet never magically becomes the person who she wants to be, she gradually becomes herself. I'm glad I waited until after we watched it to go back and watch this. Going into the series without knowing anything about it was how I needed to experience it, or I would've been hyper aware of the fact that I was going to be watching a show with my friends about PTSD while having PTSD. Instead I just sort of slipped into it. But kept a lot of these thoughts to myself, because it's a lot easier to comment on boob sizes than how much you feel like an alien around other people when you're dealing with trauma.
There are many wonderful anime out in the world, but nothing has made my heart melt as much as Violet Evergarden. Other shows, while not terrible, fail to really connect me with some of the characters. Violet, though--we see everything she's been through, & we watch her grow overtime. We understand her struggle & either cry when she cries or feel happy when she's happy. Violet is a very genuine character, despite mostly talking like a robot. While the other characters' struggles may or may not have made me tear up, they're still well written & aren't watered down by any "otaku moments." A show that fails at this is Danganronpa: the Animation. (I don't care if it's not as good as the video game; it's still a bad show that deserves criticism.) Most of the characters in that show are way over-the-top & goofy. It's hard to take anything seriously when the main cast is littered with pure tropes & cliches, especially the principle. He sounds like a chipmunk & makes crappy puns; how is he supposed to be scary? Whenever a character dies, the show expects you to be sad, but their deaths are always shown in the craziest, silliest way possible. Seriously, one of them is turned into butter. Fucking butter! How depressing...
I was just looking for an anime to watch to test if i could understand some bits of the language as i was studying japanese for a month now. I didn't expect that i will burst into tears at episode seven, i was actually laughing and enjoying how violet is so blunt and have no idea how to deal with people emotionally before episode 7. Also her japanese is easy to understand because she speaks keigo.
So wow, this video surpassed my expectations for views. I'm glad that 2 years later people are still watching this and enjoying it. Thank you all for the support, we have a lot of really cool videos coming out in the coming weeks and I hope you'll stick around
To me this sounds like you need to watch, “ A Silent Voice”, on Netflix. The studio that made “Violet Evergarden”, KyoAni, also made this film. I’ve never really been a fan of Anime, I thought it really was the same as other forms of entertainment. I just left it alone assuming I wouldn’t enjoy any of it. Until KyoAni showed me the way. (:
@@anchoragealaska I just read the first volume of a Silent Voice actually and I loved it. I have the movie in my queue on Netflix and it's something I would like to get around to eventually.
@@MediaIsMythic Be curious what you'd make of, whatever Beastars even is. It's sort of the same idea: a fantasy world (of animals) played mostly deadpan.
I like cartoonish shows, but violet evergarden is so perfect in every single way, and I didn't even notice that it wasn't cartoonish, i guess i was too busy crying
yeah! I saw it. And it is tuchs on things like PTSD child soldger & being human. that's strat up ruff.
My mother is a psychotherapist. She had never watched anime, apart from a fiew Miyazaki's movies. I conviced her to watch Violet Evergarden with me, and she felt in love with the serie at the first episode. She said the retranscription of emotions is so accurate to what some of her patients have been through, and the character of Violet is just a best-off of every disfunction that can occur in someone's life, and how they sometimes manage to overcome them by listening to themselves. Now i have a mother addicted to seinen anime. Great.
what's her reaction to ep10
Like a vintage wine or Scotch, seinen anime has those subtle qualities that a longtime aficionado or someone with a bit more life experience can really savor, e.g. Death Parade, Showa Rakugo Shinjuu, Megalobox, LotGH DNT and more recently Sing Yesterday For Me. Pass the Kleenex, plz.
Yo that’s fucking lit
My opinion feels validated, thank you
damn thats awesome wished there was a video of you and your moms reaction to violet evergarden
Silent voice got me then violet evergarden came and stoll my heart. And this anime mad me cry so hard i could not stop crying from episode 7 to 13.
More true words have never been spoken
Yea I started crying once Gilbert came in
Soojin I KNOW! He wasn’t anything like his older brother at all
Mags Puppy4 exactly 😭 he was so kind to her ☺️
I found a Silent Voice first, watched that.. then one called Your Name.. and then Violet Evergarden.. either anime stepped up a few levels or I've just gotten lucky picking these out.
I watched this with my dad. He was in Iraq during the gulf war and he said “this is pretty relatable to me”
James Harding thank you for your service man.
Yeah I’ve heard great things from soldiers that have watched the show as well
I was in the Marines. I am closer to 50 than 40. i FRIGGING cried like a baby when I watched the episode where she wrote the letters for the dying mother. I mean the whole series was basically a Kleenex box killer, but holy crap, that one where she finally breaks down after writing letters for the dying mom to be delivered to her daughter each birthday...ugh. But it is probably the BEST anime series I've ever watched.
That episode got me as well
We all suffered the breakdown along with Violet
I tried holding my tears in with that episode
That was the first episode i cryed for, when she broke down once she got back broke me then reading the letters made it even worse
It’s even better when you watch the film after the series. I swear I’ve never cried so much.
I cried like 5,000,000 times watching Violet Evergarden and just felt pain in my heart for every sad moment (no im serious i did) but when you talked about the otaku moments you have to realize lots of anime were directed towards younger audiences as VE Violet Evergarden was more for mature eyes and to bring a heartfelt story to the overlooked or belittled media and art form anime. Those otaku moments are to give the characters a more lovable personality although they often interfere with show or the main origin i think they are a way of comic relief
Don't worry we all shed tears! Interesting take on Otaku Moments. I definitely don't want to give the impression that they are bad per say, I was only trying to convey how I personally felt about them. Hope that clarifys my stance on them a little more. I appreciate you watching and leaving a contructive comment
Sorry I didn’t mean it as criticism it was just what I originally thought about them
so sad to say i only cried 2 times
the thing in fma is that they would have something deeply emotional evoking and then to make the kids keep watching they had to have some otakumoments or jokes I guess ... break the silence?
AGENT Leo I didn’t cry, but I just haven’t cried over the past few years, can’t help it. It did nearly bring me to tears though. It made me do that little thing right before you cry, where you squeeze your eyes and you have that indescribable sensation. I described that horribly, but I hope you get what I meant.
The track "letter to the major" still makes me tear up till this day, right next to "secret base" from anohana
i love the track never coming back
Luf Gotta love Violet Snow, and Letter.
Nice editing. Soild voice. Good arguments. This video deserves more views
Awww thanks!
Damn two years late
Discovering this channel 2 years later and I agree
@@samuraibobafett1118 same
@@amoeba8460 I forgot this existed thanks for replying now I'm gonna rewatch this masterpiece
I never liked anime, and thought it was overrated until I watched Violet Evergarden. It’s storytelling and plot was just so beautiful that I cried so much. I am currently unable to produce anymore eye liquid.
1) Wholeheartedly agree I love Violet Evergarden so much for this very reason
2) I will say FMAB is also fantastic. The silly comedy isn't entirely unwarranted, and also isn't always present. I think in a show like FMAB which is a lot longer, it's important to break from the weighty emotions or else it'l get to hefty. It takes itself serious when it has too. All in all, I'd say still give it a shot.
Your second point applies as to why I love One Piece. It is inherently silly, and fun, but serious, when it needs to be, dealing with loss and catastrophe, seriously.
I couldn’t stop crying from episode 2 all the way to episode 13 (plus the special)
I really need to watch the special
Brain Tap it’s really good but doesn’t really connect to the rest of the series to me
Episode 10 though 😭😭😭
@Brain Tap there's also a movie that was released a while ago and it's just as good as the show.
Ghost Jokster yes!!!!I thought violet had a love interest the way they looked at each other. JUST SAYIN
"Weep until you bleed out of your eye sockets" that's the description of violet evergarden i'll use from this moment forward
I still can't hold my tears when i see her face.
Violet Evergarden truly made me begin to love anime, and possibly literally saved my life. So I couldn't agree more.
How did it save your life? Sounds interesting.
Wow you too! Same here, Violet Evergarden saved me too❤ It will be my most favorite show. Always❤
As a Vet and Orphan that lost someone he loved this show hits hard.
I'm sorry for your losses man I salute you and your fallen comrade. Take care and don't give up
I don't think I've cried more in my life over anything but this show ;-;
This legit made me cry and I don't even know why tears suddenly drop from my eyes...
YOOOO I totally relate fam. When I reached back in anime in high school I always felt anime was "childly" because of that moments and those fan-service ecchi moments. When I discovered violet evergarden in Netflix I got totally hooked back in Anime and discovered a lot of good shit like: Violet Evergarden, Erased, Kimi no na Wa, the dissappearance of haruhi suzumiya etc.
FMA otaku moments i think feel balance, they dont ever enter scenes that are serious like when the human dog experiment goes wrong, or when they cry not being able to save a girl, or when envy kills someone, or when mustang burns envy repeatedly, or edward stares at mustang the first time after seeing his brother ripped and seeing his mother corpse. Otaku moments feel a bit human (which is weird yeh), but scenes like edward elric turns his hand into a scythe and tears down the church guards, or mustang being tripped by hawkeye cos he's using fire in rain against scar, are just conveying a hyperbolized appearance of these emotion. The "bitch try me" when Edward get's his scythe out, it may take you out of the seriousness but that shouldn't stop anything else later not feeling serious, otherwise how do you watch movies like pixar, plus the church guards are like the lame minion troopers, that felt non-threatening when you first see them and the conclusion was always going to be they'd be beaten up, just that now you know understand how Edward felt with the "otaku moment", that he felt quite optimistic that he can shred them. The mustang being tripped is conveyed in "otaku moment", but showing how clumsy humans can be at even the most serious of moments. Another further reason they exist are not tell the audience to not take this seriously, but to look at the world differently. FMA deals with the idea of war, god, death and nihilism, these can make it depressing and they know it is, but the otaku moment are to say lets look at the funny side of things at times. I disagree that it's like marvel, where aside from infinity war, the comedic moment ruin badass moments in these films which aren't the case in fma or most anime i've seen. But yeh i guess you could say have funny dialogue instead of badly drawn picture, if you want it less dark, but to me thats also their expression on the inside and not just language oriented. I think digibro did do something similar talking about this juxtaposition, that serious moment in reality arent always completely serious, that in this world seriousness cant be controlled and something clumsy, or silly will interject, and as bill hick says "it's just a ride".
Thank you for sharing your perspective. I can see your point and ultimately it boils down to how the art effects you. I really struggled with the FMA section of this video because I didn't want people to feel like I was bashing the show, or telling them they were dumb for liking it because honestly, I can see the appeal. I just for some reason couldn't get into it, and those moments were sort of part of it. I wish I could have gone deeper into it as well, but more action oriented shows don't appeal to me as much these days, and I don't know why that is, considering i'm a massive Star Wars fan, and like very action oriented movies, etc. I was ultimately just trying to convey exactly how I felt about it, which I couldn't really help.
now that's a lot of spoilers
@@MediaIsMythic I think I almost would've had the same reaction until one of the "otaku moments" made me laugh. But the one thing I didn't like in your video is that you called it insincerity. I think that's the wrong word. "Silliness," "absurdity," or may be "slapstick humor," seem more apt. I don't think it's fair to say that the otaku moments are insincere to the art: in fact, in romcoms, the moments might arise directly from the Manga. Instead, couldn't you call them storytelling devices, just like any other metaphor, simile, or figurative language? I wonder on which side "a place further than the universe" would fall for you since, to me, if was a bit of both: not as emotional as violet evergarden, but not as slapstick as FMA.
Thanks for the video! It's an interesting take on why Violet Evergarden stands out.
@@MediaIsMythic I recently finished FMAB (by recently I mean like 3 days ago). The Otaku moment were kinda putting me off for a while, but the more the show continued, the less I was noticing them (idk if there was less or they were simply blending in the rest), I feel like the show is just ok for the first 13 episode then really picked up
Maybe try the original fma anime? They’re more serious than fmab if i still remember correctly although they dont have much bad ass scenes like the latter
4:26 the moment this music started playing I got teary eyes because this piece is called ‘Never Coming Back’ and is played in the saddest moments and everyone who has watched knows what I am talking about and is probably remembering the saddest moments of this show
I know this is 6 years old but I have to vent, i thought I don’t even like anime but this had me tearing up on EVERY episode apart from ep 2, this is just stunning.
It happened someting like that to me too.
I had see little anime since i finished school, and the ones i saw was because my friends told me " this one will like you!" Im a person with complicated tastes....
I had finisged cleaning a saturday at 8:30 and put it on netflix... I finished at 1;40 and cryied soo much... Best history i have seen in many years. It feels as a true history and i love the deeppnes of all characters, that week i found the ligth novel but i prefer the anime
exept some parts, that are really cute in the novel, like it tell you well she IS kind ( even if she dosnt know) and the relation with the Evergarden, wich was change to better fit her family in the anime ( the mail post agency, with family figures)
I hope there is more of this series, is not perfect ( nothing is, you get tat as you grow) but is soo well crafted and i really love it as an adult audience.
Violet Evergarden = The very proof that you don't need a million episodes lasting for decades to make a good Anime
just listening to music brings me to tears 🥺
I couldn't cry at the show but the movie made me weep so hard I can't find words to explain it
I personally have a really low tolerance for fanservice or hyper silly moments in anime unless it's a comedy like Asobi Asobase. I don't mind light hearted moments but I feel like there's a lack of earnestness sometimes, like the creators are afraid we might take the themes too seriously or might engage too much with the media. So they give us a funny distraction for a few seconds and then get back to the plot.
My god .... as if the anime alone isn't enough to make me cry like a baby... then i heard your beautiful words and 😭😭😭😭 ... great review 👌
Thanks for watching
The letter when she wrote for the daughter from mother and when she reads it on every birthday I cried like a baby never cried that much as I can relate to it 😭😭
Recently rewatched it with some friends that hadn't seen it yet and I forgot about this episode, and then when it popped i was like "....oh no"
Amazingly done mate, keep it up
It’s my favorite show ever. The first show to ever make me cry. If haven’t seen it, you definitely should.
Violet Evergarden is marked in my heart, it is the most beautiful anime I know, both graphically and emotionally, I love this anime very much. I watch with the original voices that are Japanese, because for me they are more professional and beautiful (Sorry, if I wrote something wrong, I'm from Brazil and used Gogle Translate)
Thank you for putting into words the feelings I have for these "Otaku Moments." I started watching anime the same way you did, but I never stopped. And the comedic gags break the sincerity of so many good animes that could have been great.
How the F$%^ do you only have 99 subs, fantastic quality and yes Violet Evergarden is also fantastic. I watched it on a hunch since my bud said it was one of his favs and i was hooked on the first ep
Kioto animation is and will be the best studio to give one the best else the best sincere medium of story telling .May it be The Silent Voice or Violet Ever Garden the amount of care that is given to the work is phenomenal and pure bliss. We all hope the best for Kioto animation's recovery but also are grieved at its losses but it has earned a place in our hearts.
I just started watching this anime series a few days ago but , I already finished the series , watched the movie and the special episode on Netflix it made me cry lots of times when she said " I know what I love you means " made me cry like I've never had it was just so good it gave me so much emotions this made me stay up until 4 a.m rewatching and watching Violet Evergarden there's allot of sad moments that make me feel grateful I'm in love with her and the anime its just something that everyone should watch I really wish there could be a second season
I know your comment was like 3 years ago, that's why I hope you watched everything (it seems like you have the last 'Violet Evergarden: The Movie' from 2020 to watch)
Yeah I completely agree that I've wanted the sincerity in my anime for a long time and this definitely gave it to me.... it's really good
I was so sad when it was over I watch the movie the special and the one session that’s out in one night. The adventure that violet took me on was so awesome I felt like I was along the journey with her this is definitely one of my favourite anime’s out there and I wish that they would keep making more sessions.
I agree, i've never really been that into Anime, my brother tried introducing me to things like Jojo, but i never really liked it...
Then comes Violet Evergarden, i cannot put into words how much i love this Anime...
It is perfection in my eyes...
6:35 that gorgeous face
Have you seen A Silent Voice or Wolf Children yet? They’re probably my favorite “sincere” anime that I’ve seen, and they seem right up your alley considering your thoughts on Violet Evergarden.
Solo Flare all three of those anime’s actually deal with real life problems and can express them in such incredible ways...
I've never been much an anime person, I watch them from time to time but not really. My best friend introduced me to the show and after watching a few episodes, I was instantly hooked. I spent the entire day with her just binging the entire series (excluding the special and the movie). The pure and raw emotion it invokes is truly amazing. Not to mention the art, OmG THE ART. I think the only way to describe this anime is beautiful. Just flat out beautiful.
This touched me ❤️ i will come.
Back jere later in the future just to hear ur words its amazing i watched the whole anime today in one day..and i m bombarded with emotions...☺️...and thnx for this review ..it's beautiful..just the words...just the review i wanted
Episode 10 was the one that hit me the hardest. I have a fond place in my heart for children and watching a child go through that (even if it is a drawing) just hit me in a different place. Just triggered a lot of empathy at once
You are so underrated- I loved this show, I think I cried at least twice in each episode. This was my second anime, and this is what actually got me into watching more.
I am extremely impressed with this video, you fully explained the exact same opinion I had of the anime. I find it very relatable and touching as well, as the many emotions and scenarios presented within the anime, I find myself also in these situations and heartbreaks. Making the anime so much more better for myself.
I really hope that this anime garner more widespread and well-reciever attention. Your videos are amazing, keep up works like these
My favourite anime used to be attack on Titan and i thought nothing was going to replace it. It was my fav for years. I just finished violet evergarden including the special and this is my new favourite tv series ever. Fking masterpiece this show is. Never been more glad to watch a show.
My little sister has been trying to get me to watch AoT for a while but im not sure it's my cup of tea. Maybe one day though.
Also still haven't watched any of the extra VE material.
@@MediaIsMythic You should give aot a shot. i too thought it wasnt for me but after the first few episodes i was hooked. the OVA for VE is worth. its only 30 mins. i havnt watched the film yet tho
i love both. If i have to choose 1 i woulf choose VE.
Violet Evergarden has a female protagonist, check.
Female protagonist has so much character depth and change to grow upon, check.
.....
Eat that, shounen anime!
fr, it sucks when a female protag is just reduced to fan service.
watching these videos about characters and anime is so interesting, because everyone views them a little differently and thinks things you hadn't considered even
For sure, t's always fun to hear different people's interpretations of media, or how they connect with very specific points in their life.
I love this. Great job! This is my favorite Anime ever and you finally helped me pinpoint what exactly makes me like this Anime so much.
I need to say that I absolutely love your video, it helped me a lot to understand my own feelings about the anime (that I love as well) and the editing is very nice.
It's one of the few anime's I've watched that made me cry. Truly beautiful.
I might be the only person who thinks this, but I think it is because it real about her true love being gone. It doesn't give that fake heartwarming ending where he was alive all along. It shows her grow as a person, admit her pain, see others pain, and still move on living a life she made for herself. Because in the real world when the one you love pass on. Your not going to get the they where there all along ending. Your going to have to grow and learn to love again. So I think that why it was good, because it was true to the feelings of lose and didn't give you that fake happy ending people root for. It gave you the truth that she can love someone else someday. I hope they don't cop out in season two an bring him back. I want to see what new root she will take without him.
I think there's a big chance that major gilbert is still alive somewhere, because the show never really explicitly stated he was dead as most of the time it's only strongly implied.
I agree that maybe the major should probably just stay dead, but then again I trust that if the author decides to bring gilbert back, it's going to be for a purpose greater than just giving violet a happy ending
He's still alive tho :p
The first trailer even showed him with an eyepatch on, so we had the spoiler from the start of the series
Okay, this made me cry. The show does such a good job with showing the dark places in life. I still cry after rewatching it.
The whole anime is the most beautiful animation I have ever seen in my life. It was just amazing. U can see how much love and effort was put into this
Well i was originally searching a silent voice on netflix but it didn't show up... then i found this and watch it because i was bored... i ends up with tears, finished it in one day, honestly was so beautiful, it's always hard for me to like an anime but this... i don't know it's jus like make me want more and more...
spoiler alert
still sad though i wish gilbert is still alive... that's what made me tear up a lot
You might also like *"I want to eat your pancreas"* and *"Your lie in April"* in terms of being emotional.
That song “the voice in my heart” makes my heart pound every time 🥰 and I probably rewatched the series about 15 times 🤣 sorry not sorry
Damn the chill bro... because of the background song and your explanation its just so perfect...
Thank you :)
This needs more recognition.
It's explained so well.
i've seen this a while ago, and just those 2 seconds at the end was enough to make me cry
I have been struggling to actually feel emotions, your video has spoken all I want to say.
Thank you. I don't know how to express my gratitude, but thank you very much.
Happy to hear you enjoyed it
@@MediaIsMythic From the bottom of my heart, I thank you.
Pretty late on this video.. but nonetheless, my love for violet evergarden is extraordinary. Every second of the show I enjoyed, and I cried at least once every episode.
As much as violet herself is designed to be a somewhat relatable main character like every other anime- I relate to her insanely. I’m autistic, so I really struggle heavily with expressing and understand emotions, yet despite that; I react very strongly to others emotions when I do understand them. Also use to my autism, I often need to be told to do specific things and can't usually just do my own thing. I don't take well to the loss of loved ones and it takes me a long time to time to grieve and accept.
But I didnt need to relate to her to enjoy and feel the love for the show that I do- the whole way that its crafted is just.. Wow, where do I even start. You can only mention so many points in this video, I can only mention so many points in my comment- but its honestly shocking at how well the show did and is still doing.
And for so many of the fans that love it so much to be the ones who stumbled across it St questionable hours on Netflix or through an upcoming anime article.
I watched this show on the recommendation of a friend. It was pretty much my introduction to anime. It's a visually stunning and emotionally beautiful piece of art. Loved it.
more people need to talk about the track "never going back".... its so beautiful. chills and tears every time it played.
this is a really good story, I was constantly getting emotional through all of it.
Just found a hidden gem youtuber,by the quality I thought you had at least 100k. Keep up the great work and eventually you will get there.
But about the show...I don’t recall crying so much like in this one,last time was with Marley & Me like 8 years ago right after my dog died and it wasn’t as much as VE. I related so much to her hard time in expressing emotions,I just don’t know what I’m feeling sometimes and that makes me express myself logically witch isn’t always the right choice. Plus this series makes a good job to make you care and feel empathy to a character with only 23 mins,like ep10...yeah...seeing Ann reading the letters broke me but seeing Violet crying right after destroyed me.
6:34 you broke me dude. I hate you (but i love you so much for that)
Btw the track’s name is: “Violet’s Letter” by Evan Call from Violet Evergarden
It's my most fav anime and it will always remain no 1 in my heart💜💖💕💗
Well done sir, you made me cry :,)
Ngl, I’m so glad I watched this. This is now my favorite anime, and I will be looking forward to season 2! Every single episode I always cried at least once XD
The soundtrack of Violet Evergarden is literally as if it's matching the emotions shown through the animation with each and every character that Violet Evergarden goes to serve.
The reason why this anime is outstanding is because despite the "fantasy" atmosphere it is brutally realistic and and crude regarding a complicated subject: the life after war. In the original light novel Violet is actually a demigod, daughter of the Goddess of War, that's the source of her superhuman strength, she carries a giant ax double her size that regular people can't lift but she can handle with ease. The people responsible of the anime we very smart getting rid of all this fantasy elements and strip the concept till a very realistic scenario. In the anime it doesn't matter why Violet has superior battle skills, that's just needed to build her background as a "living weapon" and from that point develop her character episode by episode in a way I've never seen in any other anime. This anime is simply a masterpiece and probably the best anime of the last 20 years
I feel like they could've toned down the functionality of the prosthetic arms a bit without sacrificing story. They stand out a bit as they are superior to even the most cutting edge technology today, but in a WW1-ish setting.
Thanks for honest take on this man
Glad you explain this. I personally love this anime and can relate because of how hard it is for me to express my emotion. The way of how the letter works as one of the symbol of communication back in the past. And for Violet herself who slowly overcome her emotionless and ruthless to become a normal girl with full of emotion bit by bit. 10 years in a deserted island, abandoned, only knew how to kill, for me overcoming this state is kinda good to watch. The way they put the story to make sure the viewers understand the emotion thah Violet learn from other people. I hope people that found this anime or this story boring can look from different perspective.
From what i experienced from watching the anime and reading the light novel, there were a lot of different perspective(positive perspective) of how we could understand of human emotion from just 1 episode and help me contemplate of how i feel most of my time. Maybe not masterpiece but it is still beautiful.
Thank you for reading. Keep supporting this channel. Hope all of you that struggling in understanding human emotion can slightly understand by watching this anime.
PS(i recommend about Oregairu)
I wish I could ball my eyes out while watching this. I want to feel every bit of emotions in this show that is been beautifully created. But after my first depression...I just can’t bring myself to cry while watching anything, even if I force myself. I can laugh, be disappointed or be angry but I just can’t cry. I know that the old me would’ve cried. I’m still not sure if I’m over depression yet or not. Anyways the main thing I want to say is that this anime is very beautiful, the voice actors, soundtracks and just the animation. I love the story as well. I’m glad I got to watch this before I die. (Ps: don’t tell me to get help or anything, I’ve heard it many times and it’s really irritating to me)
The show does bring emotions out in people, I also balled my eyes out. I watched it at a pretty vulnerable time in my life as well so it exacerbated it. But its healthy to feel feelings, especially with media, its built from the ground up to make you feel
I’m glad the this was the first anime I ever watched. I think it is a great first watch, and now that i’ve grown up more, I have more feelings that are easily expressed when watching. What I mean is, even almost three years after watching this and being introduced to this artistic community, this show still makes me cry..😁
I feel like if this was the first anime I ever watched I'd be a bit spoiled lol
"Holy crap are they all like this!?" 😆
Thank u for sharing your thoughts I really love this anime I really empathize with violet
bro i teared up in almost every episode and I usually dont cry in anime, but this one got me :´( incredible show
Touching story hope to watch this soon
If you really enjoy more mature and serious animes like Violet Evergarden, I’d highly suggest you watch A Silent Voice. It’s a masterpiece of the same level by the same studio about anxiety and communication
I started reading a silent voice and was enjoying it, the movie has been on my watch list for a while now.
U deserve more subs
Just watched Violet Evergarden Gaiden, I legit cried in the cinema, and I heard others did as well. It was great, have you watched it yet? Very few cinemas shown them. It is like 2 long episodes tied into a movie, the story of Violet discovering what is true friendship. Very touching.
I'm gonna be honest I didn't even know this was a thing, so now I need to hunt it down
@@MediaIsMythic DVD release will be in this month. I'm really grateful there is one cinema in my country that show it, despite really low attendant, like 1/5 of the seats.
@@worawatli8952 people are not aware that this masterpiece exist, and maybe that is better because if everyome would know, whole earth would have issues with tissues supply
Just watched Violet Evergarden.... And now its one of my favorites
It's a good one
I loved your explanations and insights!
I've never cried so much in my life during any show/movie. I think this is literally the best and most emotionally moving piece of animation I've watched. I just finished it and am blown away.
Holy shit, the music reminds me of all the emotions that I fell during watching Violet Evergarden, and it hurts so fucking good 😭
(I literally can't stop crying right now)
K. Uhm thanks for this!
I just finished this anime like a few dys ago and..
This show just got me!
I cried (i dont easily cry tho)...
Its a really great show (and OST)
I LITERALLY LOVE "LETTER" or "SINCERELY" (whichever one but i love the whole OST LOL)
Anywyays thanks for this hope you have a nice day
Thanks, hope you have a nice day as well
"uncanny ability to make you weep until you bleed out of your eye sockets" is the most accurate thing i have ever hear, this anime was so fucking good and i cried like a billion times. I cant wait till the movie comes out in a few weeks.
Violet evergarden looks better than real life 😂
I just wanted to stop by and say i love this review, it hits the nail on the head about animes and violet for me, i aswell feel the exactly same thing about animes like fma.
Honestly one thing i hate with violet is how real it feels and thus has now set a standard way too high for animes for me.
I aswell found this anime compleatly by random and i had no idea what i got myself into, and damn am i glad i found it!
I also like this anime. Sooo good...It's an anime that reflects human emotions...must watch!!!
Bro, I fuc*ing cried
and that's why I sub to your channel
Thank you for the sub :)
@@MediaIsMythic you deserve it
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Sent over seas to be cast into fire, fought for a purpose with pride and desire. Blood of the brave, she was given to inspire. Violet evergarden, your memory lives on.
I watched Violet Evergarden, and from the start, I loved it. This is probably one of my favorite animes.
I thank you, so, so much, for saying this.
I am a teenager. During my younger years that preceded the present, I was interested and fascinated by anime magnificently, indistinguishably to you. I consumed these wonderful medias with an innocent gaze, happily watching these resplendent stories unfold upon screen and weave my inner feelings and emotions into such that made me so incredibly emotional, heartfelt, and achingly, blissfully drawn. When these animes lost touch with me in a mature, emotional sense, similar as to how I found myself nurturing added surfeits of maturity, and increments spent by educating myself on dark, un-amusing topics, I lost in touch with anime, animation, and animated shows, in general. These stories and tales no longer made me feel anything at all. Ridden with fan-service, unnecessary boughts of amusement, and the like.
Until I stumbled upon Violet Evergarden, of course. I found it elucidated through to me that, in such a gorgeous, spellbindingly enchanting show, the simple story of understanding yourself and allowing yourself to learn and adapt to foreign concepts, things, and subjects, is beautiful. Every single petite aspect of this show is beautiful, and I was speechless as soon as it ended. The story no doubt delved its way into my heart, reigning victorious over my emotions, and I found myself enamoured with illustrated shows once again in a way that I knew I had felt before, but were hidden away in those secluded shadows of myself all due to increased maturity. Violet Evergarden made me understand, made me remember, what fiction can do and is absolutely capable of doing. Violet Evergarden is a masterpiece.
Mental health is a subject I rarely see presented well in anime, and I was so incredibly taken aback by the absolutely wonderful demonstrations of the effects the war had on Violet and the way she views the world around her. It drove me to tears that such a show exists, and is still receiving spectacular, terrific reviews, just as it deserves.
I cannot comprehend why some individuals choose to loathe or detest this show. While the story focuses more on character development and mental health, you must grant the composers, illustrators, and story-telling writers with the respect that was granted to them at every single right.
Goodness... I adore this show.
I Want more from violet
Damn this anime to hell and back for being this unearthly beautiful. Every moment of it is simply breathtakingly beautiful and heartbreakingly realistic. The way Violet sets out on a journey to learn what love truely means (this is what makes the english dub a little clumsy to be honest, as she's truely looking to better understand love as a whole not just the words themselves) what makes this truely great is the deep and thoughtful depiction of every kind of love, from the bonds of friendship, loving your family even with all their bad sides, love struggles between two love struck people, a possible first love, a parent's love for their child and a child's love for their parents. Add to that her character's journey to understanding her own wrongdoing, her own guilt and her finally being able to accept herself the way she is, and finally finding her calling, finally growing up, and becoming an independent person instead of the living weapon, the one man army, the precision tool of the art of killing. Finding her way in a slowly changing world and her place in it. What is exceptional is how Gilbert seems to have foreseen she'd need the skills he'd taught her, and that her incredible abilities in combat could later turn into something much more refined once she's to find a job in peace. Just consider this: she could read and write, which is somewhat of a privilege of the more wealthy and the city dwellers in this era, she has wast lexical knowledge as she is an avid reader probably reading a lot of books in her freetime, has skills in poetry, can read musical notes (as seen in the OVA) and has an incredible way around with words that many could envy her for. Her sheer skills at writing are one of the main reasons she rose to possible worldwide fame, even if the public love letters were the real kickstarter to her carreer, her popularity just skyrocketed after that event. There was a reason to why Violet was recommended for certain jobs and it wasn't for her performance under great workloads only, but also for her naturally charming, slightly childish curiosity as displayed in episode 7, her ability to find the common language with children even, her normally quiet and organized demanor, her gentle, soft spoken nature and her ability to be an excellent audience and perform the impossible (again like in episode 7). For her age she's incredibly wise and if something a genious, with probably ridiculously high IQ, but if anything her EQ, her Emotional Intelligence is immeasurably high, being able to just burst into tears out of sympathy for even a stranger. An interesting thing is that I think her character was partially inspired by Mary Poppins, as seen in that brutally beautiful scene in episode 7 and the way wherever she goes, she helps solve great problems in the world. I like the analogy with her prosthetics representing her former self, and her losing the prosthetics in the last episode, sacrificing them to save lives is also a metaphorical way of her finally shedding her past self away and taking her first steps as a new person
The one thing you never hear about trauma recovery is that there is no going back to before. Trauma rearranges your life, it changes how you look at yourself and your memories and experiences. You might learn to live with trauma, it can loosen its hold on you, you can deal with the symptoms of it, but it still lives in you. This show made me almost uncomfortable at first, I didn't know how to connect with it because I saw too many things I still hate confronting even after finding a really good therapist. I still feel like I'm learning how to be a person on some days, and I've only recently accepted that there is no "Once this is over." There is no magic thing that'll snap you into being the person you feel like you need to be in order to consider yourself "moved past." Violet never magically becomes the person who she wants to be, she gradually becomes herself.
I'm glad I waited until after we watched it to go back and watch this. Going into the series without knowing anything about it was how I needed to experience it, or I would've been hyper aware of the fact that I was going to be watching a show with my friends about PTSD while having PTSD. Instead I just sort of slipped into it. But kept a lot of these thoughts to myself, because it's a lot easier to comment on boob sizes than how much you feel like an alien around other people when you're dealing with trauma.
There are many wonderful anime out in the world, but nothing has made my heart melt as much as Violet Evergarden. Other shows, while not terrible, fail to really connect me with some of the characters. Violet, though--we see everything she's been through, & we watch her grow overtime. We understand her struggle & either cry when she cries or feel happy when she's happy. Violet is a very genuine character, despite mostly talking like a robot. While the other characters' struggles may or may not have made me tear up, they're still well written & aren't watered down by any "otaku moments." A show that fails at this is Danganronpa: the Animation. (I don't care if it's not as good as the video game; it's still a bad show that deserves criticism.) Most of the characters in that show are way over-the-top & goofy. It's hard to take anything seriously when the main cast is littered with pure tropes & cliches, especially the principle. He sounds like a chipmunk & makes crappy puns; how is he supposed to be scary? Whenever a character dies, the show expects you to be sad, but their deaths are always shown in the craziest, silliest way possible. Seriously, one of them is turned into butter. Fucking butter! How depressing...
This show me brought me back into anime.
I was just looking for an anime to watch to test if i could understand some bits of the language as i was studying japanese for a month now.
I didn't expect that i will burst into tears at episode seven, i was actually laughing and enjoying how violet is so blunt and have no idea how to deal with people emotionally before episode 7.
Also her japanese is easy to understand because she speaks keigo.