S4E28 - VIOLET EVERGARDEN Review (2018 Kyoto Animation TV Series)

The 7th and final part of our epic Kyoto Vacation is titled“Through Rain or Shine: The Life and Times of Violet Evergarden,” which means we finally get to dive into an anime we’ve wanted to review for years: Violet Evergarden, the 2018 series based on the acclaimed novels by Akiko Takase. It is, as you’ve probably heard, a masterpiece, a departure in setting and storytelling from many KyoAni works, but tonally and emotionally something a return to their early Key adaptations like Air and Clannad. A mix of anthological storytelling about different characters in need of letter-writing and a serialized narrative about the eponymous child soldier turned auto-memory doll, Violet Evergarden is a powerful, profound, and stupendously beautiful triumph that leads to one of our longest episodes ever – but if any series deserves this much discussion, it’s this one. Enjoy, and come back next week for our review of the first Violet Evergarden movie, Eternity and the Auto-Memory Doll! Time Chart:Theme Song: 0:00:00 – 0:01:30 Intro & History: 0:01:30 – 1:26:03Eyecatch Break: 1:26:03 – 1:26:41Violet Evergarden Review: 1:26:41 – 4:17:08End Theme: 4:17:08 – 4:18:39Support the show at Ko-fi ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/weeklystuffRead the book 200 Reviews by Jonathan R. Lack in Paperback or on Kindle – https://a.co/d/bLx53vKFollow The Weekly Stuff Wordcast newsletter for regular updates and extra content! https://www.jonathanlack.comSubscribe to The Weekly Stuff Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheWeeklyStuffPodcastVisit our website and subscribe to Japanimation Station on all podcast platforms: http://japanimationstation.com/Subscribe to The Weekly Stuff Podcast on all podcast platforms: http://www.weeklystuffpodcast.com“re:CAPTURE” and “ice” – Original Music & Lyrics by Thomas Lack, featuring Hatsune Miku & Megurine Luka. https://www.thomaslack.com