Chapter 171.1 – “Violet Evergarden” premieres
As everyone who loves anime knows, at 8pm this evening, “Violet Evergarden” will premiere.
Before the official premiere, many anime fans have already begun to speculate about this anime. Listening to this name, it seems to be a very warm and romantic work? Will it be a love story? His Royal Highness Grindelwald seems to have a high evaluation of this anime…
Previously, the ratings of “Cardcaptor Sakura” dropped a lot compared to before, mainly because the anime shown by Hill before was too mature. At the beginning, “Cardcaptor Sakura” was watched by everyone, and everyone was infected by the tenderness and warmth inside, but as time went on, the length of “Cardcaptor Sakura” was much longer compared to the previous anime, and it was more suitable for younger children to watch compared to the previous ones. In addition, it was a bit “formulaic”, so it was normal for the ratings to decline under such circumstances.
Joan Baker once asked this question, and Hill replied: “Every movie/anime has its corresponding audience, and it is impossible to be ‘liked by everyone’. I’m a little surprised by what happened with ‘Cardcaptor Sakura’, but when you think about it, it’s normal, but I can tell you that the anime is definitely selling well on DVD.”
The previous anime did not make much waves among children. The picture of “Natsume’s Book of Friends” is too monotonous for children. There are no cool monsters and handsome clothes. At most, Natsume is screaming and fighting. One punch and it’s over; “Magical Girl Madoka” was appealing to little kids at first, until, until… you know.
Compared to this, “Cardcaptor Sakura” is different, beautiful clothes! Magic! There are so many cool looks! ——So, during the period when it was played, if there were children at home, the magic phone was occupied by the children.
In addition, the merchandise of “Cardcaptor Sakura” is over-selling.
However, the number of adults who actually watched it was much lower than before, and some people even wrote to complain about why it was still being shown, and whether it was possible to show some “fighting” and “mature” anime, because they couldn’t stand watching it. – yes, most of the people who wrote to complain were men.
That’s why even Theodore became anxious. He regarded himself as someone from the Demon Realm, so he couldn’t allow others to say something bad.
Hill also understands their worries, but he also knows that sooner or later, he will shoot something for the children and bring the children to this camp. In addition, he originally planned to provide a one-stop service for magical girls, so he still endured some pressure to finish playing “Cardcaptor Sakura” in three months.
In fact, Hill understands that the best way to solve this problem is to increase the number of magic phone programs, which are available for all ages. But this is not easy. It is easy to move works, but it is not easy to develop talents from zero to some. However, it has to be done. Hill thought.
I really wish I could clone myself. One for anime, one for movies, one for internal affairs… Oh, I feel like Monroe will be drained as a result. Cough. Just kidding.
Shortly after the end of “Cardcaptor Sakura”, the DVD was released, and the sales volume was no less than that of the previous works. Then there were some submissions about this work. Surrounded by friendship and love, everyone inside is extremely kind and gentle.
So, after reading these movie reviews, other people were itching to watch, and then they bought DVDs.
In fact, this kind of work should be watched slowly by oneself, to experience the feeling in it.
Hill actually likes this kind of work full of sunshine and warmth.
In his opinion, what to convey to the audience and how to convey it is ultimately the author’s choice, just like a rather sensitive character, the “Holy Mother”. In fact, there is nothing wrong with the feature of the “Holy Mother”. The problem is that many authors associate it with stupidity – not only to their own “Holy Mother”, they also involve the people around them, they can’t distinguish between good and evil in others and have no brains… Stupidity is to be condemned, not the “Holy Mother” feature. Hill has always felt that if you want to promote truth, goodness, and beauty, you should advocate it. It is your choice how to convey it, and what you convey is also your choice.
Shortly after Cardcaptor Sakura ended, there were also some who questioned the upcoming Violet Evergarden.
Could this be a too casual and gentle anime too? Don’t like things that are too warm, ah…
But all in all, it’s a new anime, so people are still willing to take the time to watch the premiere.
At half past seven in the evening, Winter City.
Since the fall of autumn, fewer and fewer people are walking around Winter City at dusk, because the temperature is really too low. The cold wind was bleak, but it did not blow away the dark snow clouds shrouded in the Winter City. This low temperature makes the roadside taverns and restaurants not do business – under normal circumstances.
But today, those places are full.
Because everyone came to watch the anime, no matter what some people think about “Cardcaptor Sakura”, the overall evaluation is still very high. Hill had personally promoted “Violet Evergarden” with everyone in the live broadcast, so everyone kept in front of the magic phone with the idea of “watching an episode no matter what”.
A lot of people can’t afford a magic phone, but of course, they can pay for a glass of wine. Merchants use the psychological investment of customers to buy a magic phone, and they will be able to earn back the capital of the magic phone soon.
Joan Baker had mentioned to Hill that some potential customers of the magic phone would disappear, to which Hill responded: “Do you see me as a greedy person? These businesses are acting as I would expect them to, and they’re furthering the impact of the magic phone and my show.”
Joan Baker nodded, “This…”
“Actually, the first tavern that used a magic phone to attract customers was mine,” Hill raised the corner of his lips and told the truth.
At present, he actually has some properties in major cities, but after he bought them, he didn’t start to renovate them to keep them as they were, so basically few people know that the owners behind these stores have changed. Hill has done a lot of things like this quietly guiding the trend.
Joan Baker could not help but respect the Hill in front of him.
“Well, I still feel a little distressed. Why don’t you give me your house in Josh Kenny? You don’t use it much anyway,” Hill leaned over and said.
Joan Baker: …
He silently took his solemn respect back.
Before “Violet Evergarden” aired, Theodore had asked Hill worriedly, would something like this anime be liked by adult men? He felt that if there were two consecutive animes that were unpopular in a group, it would have an impact on the next anime.
Theodore had a point.
Hill nodded, “The adult side is absolutely not a problem, the heroine will have to strip in public in the first episode.”
Theodore: “Poof” This, this, this what the hell.
All kinds of people have all kinds of ideas, time waits for no one, eight o’clock soon arrived, the first episode of “Violet Evergarden” broadcast in two countries at the same time.
一一
The lively street, the warm lights, the light shining on the light blonde hair, the light shining in the jewel-like eyes, the blurred background.
Such an opening scene stunned the audience.
“This, this picture…”
“How can it be exquisite like a work of art?!”
“Ah! This light!”
Oh yes, the exquisite picture of “Violet Evergarden” is also a superior work among so many animes on Earth, not to mention the otherworlders who have not watched many animes.
A completely different style from the previous ones.
The girl in military uniform stopped in front of a booth, and the man in front also stopped: “What’s wrong?”
“Major’s eyes, it’s the same color as Major’s eyes. The way I felt when I saw this, this feeling, what is it called?”
The girl’s voice was very sweet, she was as beautiful as a doll, her eyelashes covered the turquoise blue pupils, and there was a brilliance that seemed to come from the bottom of the sea, beautiful and quiet.
Major’s emerald eyes, the emerald gem on the booth, melted into an intoxicating luster.
This is equivalent to a prologue.
After this delicate and beautiful transition, the girl opened her eyes in the hospital.
Then comes the interspersed background introduction.
The heroine is named Violet Evergarden, a demon and human hybrid. She is a simple weapon with a beautiful human appearance but no human heart. The war was over while she was wounded and hospitalized, and her superior, Major Gilbert, who appeared at the beginning, entrusted her to Lieutenant Colonel Hodgins. Somehow, the Major never showed up.
She lost her hands in the war, and now has arms made of titanium crafted by black dwarves. She only knows how to obey a person’s orders, she doesn’t seem to have human emotions, and her appearance is so beautiful… This setting is very novel for people in another world. Under such circumstances, the attachment she showed to Major Gilbert was very moving.
“Wow – this looks like a cool anime!” someone guessed.
That’s true if you look at the surface, that pretty girl is actually a weapon of war or something, how cool does that sound~
But soon, everyone was not excited.
The meaning revealed by those details, implying the death of the Major, those sad eyes, the delicate feelings of the characters… Wonderful, of course wonderful, but there is a sense of melancholy that weighs in the hearts of the audience.
The middle is also interspersed with Violet’s memories about the Major, and at the end, the two are covered in blood in the dark corridor. This is already a hint.
Lieutenant Hodgins asked Violet to choose one of the three dolls as her discharge gift. Violet chose the dog. Lieutenant Hodgins asked her why, and she replied: “The Major’s brother once said that I was Major Gilbert’s dog.” She said this with a very natural expression, as if she was saying something justified. That layer of melancholy was deepened when she associated it with the gentle way she had just rubbed her face against the dog doll.
Chapter 171.2 – He loves her
After arriving at the house of the family who planned to adopt Violet, they had the following conversation.
Lady: “Think of me as your real mother.”
Violet: “I don’t have parents, so I don’t need any replacements.”
Lady: “Don’t say that, I had a son but he was killed in the war.”
Violet: “I can’t become a replacement for your lost child.”
That seemed a bit overly cold, but then again, considering Violet’s setting, she felt justified in saying it.
There was light in the old woman’s eyes, a sadness mixed with astonishment in her eyes.
In front of the magic phone, many people had tears in their eyes.
At this time, the war has ended for more than a year, and the war has really killed many, many people. Wives lost their husbands, children lost their fathers, parents lost their sons… But people always have to move forward, life always has to go on, as long as you don’t die, you have to live, either fall or live well. Many of them choose to divert their attention and choose to dedicate their feelings to others.
This line is put here, it is really too poignant and too sad.
It’s true, but who wants to admit it?
This girl really has no “heart”.
Afterwards, Lieutenant Colonel Hodgins said with a bit of numbness, as if reciting lines: “Violet, Gilbert’s wish is for you to happily live here.”
This sentence makes the melancholy deeper.
Magnolia City. Demon Realm Magazine.
Theodore was lying on the table half-dead watching the anime, what is this, Your Highness Grindelwald, you lied to me, you said that she took off her clothes in public, I thought it was that kind of anime, why is it so painful…
After that, Violet’s emotions finally broke out and asked the Lieutenant Colonel why the Major left her here. The feelings that the audience had been repressed in the first half of the episode also burst out, and some kind and sensitive people have shed tears along with them.
Instead, Theodore let out a sigh of relief. He experienced too many traumas in his youth, so he has a strong ability to accept this aspect. “It finally broke out, that’s good.”
The second half of the first episode became more relaxed, because Violet questioned whether she was abandoned because her hands were useless, because her hands were injured. Lieutenant Colonel Hodgins took her to the postal company he opened and made her a member of the company. Told her that she can still work and that she is useful.
“This department writes letters at the requests of our clients. There are still many people who don’t know how to write,” Lieutenant Colonel Hodgins said.
“I didn’t know how to write either until the major taught me how,” Violet said. She looks so cute here.
It really is the feeling of not leaving the Major in three sentences. …this makes the audience smile, but when thinking of the Major’s death, which is implied in the show, it brings another layer of shadow to the heart of the viewers.
It’s really healing and depressing.
Then the Lieutenant Colonel entrusted Violet to the postman Benedict and asked him to take her with him. After the Lieutenant Colonel left, Benedict gave a brief introduction to the work, and then handed the uniform to Violet, “This is the uniform, put it on.”
“Yes.” Violet said in a tone of following orders, and then directly held the hem of the clothes with her hands and undressed in public…
Benedict, the postman on the show, and the audience outside the show were shocked at the same time.
Theodore poof-ed directly.
This, is this what His Highness Grindelwald said…
This… Cough… Well, it really fits Violet’s character.
Many viewers sprayed water, and some attentive viewers found that Violet’s exposed body had large and small scars. This picture is really detailed.
After this rather light-hearted episode, Benedict, the postman, saw Violet wearing gloves and asked her to take them off. She bit the edges of the gloves with her teeth and took off the gloves, revealing her metal hands.
Now, he must be surprised. Many viewers thought so. He called her just now a kid, implying that she couldn’t finish her job.
What the audience didn’t expect was that the postman Benedict just opened his eyes slightly, the animation was very delicate, his expression didn’t change much, but his voice was a little bit softer – just a little bit, “Will it be difficult to sort mail?”
“No, it’s not a big problem,” Violet replied.
Then the postman Benedict began to explain the work to her. He acted as if nothing had happened.
Winter City. Tavern.
“Why is this person so cold?” a noble lady complained.
A man over there said with emotion, “Maybe he has seen it a lot.”
“Ah…” The noble lady just now was startled.
“After all, the war has just ended. After reading too many sad words, I won’t feel much about the sadness in front of me.” The man’s voice was a little low, “But seeing such a young girl suffer from such an inner trauma, I still feel a little uncomfortable in my heart…. This postman should also have his own story.”
“Then… did the postman think so…” The noble lady’s voice was a little sad.
There are so many things behind every line of dialogue and every look in it, which are worth thinking about, pondering, and weeping.
“There are many letters, no need to be in too much of a hurry.” It’s not an illusion, Benedict’s voice is really soft, although not to the point of “gentle”, but this feeling is heartwarming, “The break room is on the second floor. “
Violet gave a military salute, “Understood.”
Benedict closed his eyes and walked right past her, “See you later.”
If you just look at his actions, you will subconsciously feel that he has no curiosity or sympathy at all. He didn’t ask ‘why are your hands like this?’, didn’t directly say ‘you should rest more’, and didn’t care about the military salute… But in the tavern, the noble lady’s heart is full of sadness now, that simple closing his eyes and leaving has already explained everything.
This anime is really melancholy.
Different from the tearing pain and despair in “Magical Girl Madoka” later, “Violet Evergarden” gives people the feeling of melancholy, melancholy like water that slowly pours into your heart. The former makes you unable to breathe, the latter makes your breathing slow and sad.
Next, she started to work continuously without rest—she treated this as a task for the army, and was finally stopped by the Lieutenant Colonel who found her. He sent her home, and the two had a conversation under the street light.
“What is the final order Gilbert gave you?”
“He said run away, live and be free. And, I…”
“You’ve been in the army since you were a child, and you’ve spent your life fulfilling duties. You’re going to learn a lot of things in the future. But it might be easier to keep living if you didn’t learn them, if you didn’t know them. You don’t realize that your body is on fire and burning up because of the things you did.”
She looked at herself and said, “I’m not burning.” There was something cute about the way she looked.
“Yes, you are. You are burning.” The Lieutenant Colonel’s voice was a little heavy. “You will understand what I’m saying one day, and then you will realize for the first time that you have many burns.”
This heavy words also pressed on the perception of the audience.
Night, street lights, stars, flames.
The night passed like that.
The next morning, while Violet was cleaning the office, a client came in and wanted to write a letter.
“I heard that my childhood friend in the countryside received a marriage offer from another man. So… I hope you can tell her.”
The auto memory doll began to help him write the letter, and the next is the content of the letter. The narration at the beginning is the voice of the client:
“The first person who was so kind to me was you.”
Major Gilbert took the young, raggedly dressed girl in his arms.
Then it became the voice of Violet and the client overlapping.
“You were everything to me.”
In the army, when she was young, she followed Gilbert firmly in a military uniform, watching his back with turquoise blue eyes.
In the end, it became Violet’s sole voice.
“For you, I can do anything.”
During the artillery fire and the war, following the command of the Major to “charge”, she charged at the enemy with a giant tomahawk.
“I want to know your feelings, I want to understand what’s in your heart.”
In the terrible fight in the war, her eyes are always clear.
“Even though we’re apart now, I still love you.”
The envelope was sealed with a red wax, and the letter was completed.
I love you.
At the end of the episode, Violet tells the Lieutenant Colonel that she wants to be an auto memory doll that writes letters for people, and Lieutenant Colonel asks her why she wants this job.
Violet replied:
“I want to know what “I love you” means.
The Major said those words to me after he gave me my las orders.
That was the first time I heard those words from the Major, I can’t understand what that means.”
For the many memories of that dark corridor. The ending is here一
“No way! There’s no way I’m going to let the Major die!” Violet’s arms were already broken, her eyes were full of tears, her voice uncontrollably raised, she went up and bit the Major’s clothes with her teeth in an attempt to take him away.
“Stop already! Violet, you have to live, live and be free.”
Major’s emotions were also out of control at this time, and then he choked with tears, smiled, and said:
“From the bottom of my heart… I love you.”
Those sadness, those confusion, those depression. The result is here.
He loves her.
The first episode ends here.
It snowed in Winter City, and when it snowed, the wind stopped, which caused the snowflakes to fall like mist.
It was quiet in the pub.
The noble lady put her hand on her heart.
What kind of feeling is this, there is melancholy, there is sadness, but in the end, there is a kind of sour warmth in my heart.
Strange, everyone thought it was a great animation, but most people didn’t particularly want to see the next episode right now. One episode a day, just watch it when the time comes. This kind of peaceful feeling has never been experienced before.
But what is certain is that after today, Violet’s name has been deeply reflected in their hearts.
And, of course, her Major.
Chapter 171.1 – “Violet Evergarden” premieres
As everyone who loves anime knows, at 8pm this evening, “Violet Evergarden” will premiere.
Before the official premiere, many anime fans have already begun to speculate about this anime. Listening to this name, it seems to be a very warm and romantic work? Will it be a love story? His Royal Highness Grindelwald seems to have a high evaluation of this anime…
Previously, the ratings of “Cardcaptor Sakura” dropped a lot compared to before, mainly because the anime shown by Hill before was too mature. At the beginning, “Cardcaptor Sakura” was watched by everyone, and everyone was infected by the tenderness and warmth inside, but as time went on, the length of “Cardcaptor Sakura” was much longer compared to the previous anime, and it was more suitable for younger children to watch compared to the previous ones. In addition, it was a bit “formulaic”, so it was normal for the ratings to decline under such circumstances.
Joan Baker once asked this question, and Hill replied: “Every movie/anime has its corresponding audience, and it is impossible to be ‘liked by everyone’. I’m a little surprised by what happened with ‘Cardcaptor Sakura’, but when you think about it, it’s normal, but I can tell you that the anime is definitely selling well on DVD.”
The previous anime did not make much waves among children. The picture of “Natsume’s Book of Friends” is too monotonous for children. There are no cool monsters and handsome clothes. At most, Natsume is screaming and fighting. One punch and it’s over; “Magical Girl Madoka” was appealing to little kids at first, until, until… you know.
Compared to this, “Cardcaptor Sakura” is different, beautiful clothes! Magic! There are so many cool looks! ——So, during the period when it was played, if there were children at home, the magic phone was occupied by the children.
In addition, the merchandise of “Cardcaptor Sakura” is over-selling.
However, the number of adults who actually watched it was much lower than before, and some people even wrote to complain about why it was still being shown, and whether it was possible to show some “fighting” and “mature” anime, because they couldn’t stand watching it. – yes, most of the people who wrote to complain were men.
That’s why even Theodore became anxious. He regarded himself as someone from the Demon Realm, so he couldn’t allow others to say something bad.
Hill also understands their worries, but he also knows that sooner or later, he will shoot something for the children and bring the children to this camp. In addition, he originally planned to provide a one-stop service for magical girls, so he still endured some pressure to finish playing “Cardcaptor Sakura” in three months.
In fact, Hill understands that the best way to solve this problem is to increase the number of magic phone programs, which are available for all ages. But this is not easy. It is easy to move works, but it is not easy to develop talents from zero to some. However, it has to be done. Hill thought.
I really wish I could clone myself. One for anime, one for movies, one for internal affairs… Oh, I feel like Monroe will be drained as a result. Cough. Just kidding.
Shortly after the end of “Cardcaptor Sakura”, the DVD was released, and the sales volume was no less than that of the previous works. Then there were some submissions about this work. Surrounded by friendship and love, everyone inside is extremely kind and gentle.
So, after reading these movie reviews, other people were itching to watch, and then they bought DVDs.
In fact, this kind of work should be watched slowly by oneself, to experience the feeling in it.
Hill actually likes this kind of work full of sunshine and warmth.
In his opinion, what to convey to the audience and how to convey it is ultimately the author’s choice, just like a rather sensitive character, the “Holy Mother”. In fact, there is nothing wrong with the feature of the “Holy Mother”. The problem is that many authors associate it with stupidity – not only to their own “Holy Mother”, they also involve the people around them, they can’t distinguish between good and evil in others and have no brains… Stupidity is to be condemned, not the “Holy Mother” feature. Hill has always felt that if you want to promote truth, goodness, and beauty, you should advocate it. It is your choice how to convey it, and what you convey is also your choice.
Shortly after Cardcaptor Sakura ended, there were also some who questioned the upcoming Violet Evergarden.
Could this be a too casual and gentle anime too? Don’t like things that are too warm, ah…
But all in all, it’s a new anime, so people are still willing to take the time to watch the premiere.
At half past seven in the evening, Winter City.
Since the fall of autumn, fewer and fewer people are walking around Winter City at dusk, because the temperature is really too low. The cold wind was bleak, but it did not blow away the dark snow clouds shrouded in the Winter City. This low temperature makes the roadside taverns and restaurants not do business – under normal circumstances.
But today, those places are full.
Because everyone came to watch the anime, no matter what some people think about “Cardcaptor Sakura”, the overall evaluation is still very high. Hill had personally promoted “Violet Evergarden” with everyone in the live broadcast, so everyone kept in front of the magic phone with the idea of “watching an episode no matter what”.
A lot of people can’t afford a magic phone, but of course, they can pay for a glass of wine. Merchants use the psychological investment of customers to buy a magic phone, and they will be able to earn back the capital of the magic phone soon.
Joan Baker had mentioned to Hill that some potential customers of the magic phone would disappear, to which Hill responded: “Do you see me as a greedy person? These businesses are acting as I would expect them to, and they’re furthering the impact of the magic phone and my show.”
Joan Baker nodded, “This…”
“Actually, the first tavern that used a magic phone to attract customers was mine,” Hill raised the corner of his lips and told the truth.
At present, he actually has some properties in major cities, but after he bought them, he didn’t start to renovate them to keep them as they were, so basically few people know that the owners behind these stores have changed. Hill has done a lot of things like this quietly guiding the trend.
Joan Baker could not help but respect the Hill in front of him.
“Well, I still feel a little distressed. Why don’t you give me your house in Josh Kenny? You don’t use it much anyway,” Hill leaned over and said.
Joan Baker: …
He silently took his solemn respect back.
Before “Violet Evergarden” aired, Theodore had asked Hill worriedly, would something like this anime be liked by adult men? He felt that if there were two consecutive animes that were unpopular in a group, it would have an impact on the next anime.
Theodore had a point.
Hill nodded, “The adult side is absolutely not a problem, the heroine will have to strip in public in the first episode.”
Theodore: “Poof” This, this, this what the hell.
All kinds of people have all kinds of ideas, time waits for no one, eight o’clock soon arrived, the first episode of “Violet Evergarden” broadcast in two countries at the same time.
一一
The lively street, the warm lights, the light shining on the light blonde hair, the light shining in the jewel-like eyes, the blurred background.
Such an opening scene stunned the audience.
“This, this picture…”
“How can it be exquisite like a work of art?!”
“Ah! This light!”
Oh yes, the exquisite picture of “Violet Evergarden” is also a superior work among so many animes on Earth, not to mention the otherworlders who have not watched many animes.
A completely different style from the previous ones.
The girl in military uniform stopped in front of a booth, and the man in front also stopped: “What’s wrong?”
“Major’s eyes, it’s the same color as Major’s eyes. The way I felt when I saw this, this feeling, what is it called?”
The girl’s voice was very sweet, she was as beautiful as a doll, her eyelashes covered the turquoise blue pupils, and there was a brilliance that seemed to come from the bottom of the sea, beautiful and quiet.
Major’s emerald eyes, the emerald gem on the booth, melted into an intoxicating luster.
This is equivalent to a prologue.
After this delicate and beautiful transition, the girl opened her eyes in the hospital.
Then comes the interspersed background introduction.
The heroine is named Violet Evergarden, a demon and human hybrid. She is a simple weapon with a beautiful human appearance but no human heart. The war was over while she was wounded and hospitalized, and her superior, Major Gilbert, who appeared at the beginning, entrusted her to Lieutenant Colonel Hodgins. Somehow, the Major never showed up.
She lost her hands in the war, and now has arms made of titanium crafted by black dwarves. She only knows how to obey a person’s orders, she doesn’t seem to have human emotions, and her appearance is so beautiful… This setting is very novel for people in another world. Under such circumstances, the attachment she showed to Major Gilbert was very moving.
“Wow – this looks like a cool anime!” someone guessed.
That’s true if you look at the surface, that pretty girl is actually a weapon of war or something, how cool does that sound~
But soon, everyone was not excited.
The meaning revealed by those details, implying the death of the Major, those sad eyes, the delicate feelings of the characters… Wonderful, of course wonderful, but there is a sense of melancholy that weighs in the hearts of the audience.
The middle is also interspersed with Violet’s memories about the Major, and at the end, the two are covered in blood in the dark corridor. This is already a hint.
Lieutenant Hodgins asked Violet to choose one of the three dolls as her discharge gift. Violet chose the dog. Lieutenant Hodgins asked her why, and she replied: “The Major’s brother once said that I was Major Gilbert’s dog.” She said this with a very natural expression, as if she was saying something justified. That layer of melancholy was deepened when she associated it with the gentle way she had just rubbed her face against the dog doll.
Chapter 171.2 – He loves her
After arriving at the house of the family who planned to adopt Violet, they had the following conversation.
Lady: “Think of me as your real mother.”
Violet: “I don’t have parents, so I don’t need any replacements.”
Lady: “Don’t say that, I had a son but he was killed in the war.”
Violet: “I can’t become a replacement for your lost child.”
That seemed a bit overly cold, but then again, considering Violet’s setting, she felt justified in saying it.
There was light in the old woman’s eyes, a sadness mixed with astonishment in her eyes.
In front of the magic phone, many people had tears in their eyes.
At this time, the war has ended for more than a year, and the war has really killed many, many people. Wives lost their husbands, children lost their fathers, parents lost their sons… But people always have to move forward, life always has to go on, as long as you don’t die, you have to live, either fall or live well. Many of them choose to divert their attention and choose to dedicate their feelings to others.
This line is put here, it is really too poignant and too sad.
It’s true, but who wants to admit it?
This girl really has no “heart”.
Afterwards, Lieutenant Colonel Hodgins said with a bit of numbness, as if reciting lines: “Violet, Gilbert’s wish is for you to happily live here.”
This sentence makes the melancholy deeper.
Magnolia City. Demon Realm Magazine.
Theodore was lying on the table half-dead watching the anime, what is this, Your Highness Grindelwald, you lied to me, you said that she took off her clothes in public, I thought it was that kind of anime, why is it so painful…
After that, Violet’s emotions finally broke out and asked the Lieutenant Colonel why the Major left her here. The feelings that the audience had been repressed in the first half of the episode also burst out, and some kind and sensitive people have shed tears along with them.
Instead, Theodore let out a sigh of relief. He experienced too many traumas in his youth, so he has a strong ability to accept this aspect. “It finally broke out, that’s good.”
The second half of the first episode became more relaxed, because Violet questioned whether she was abandoned because her hands were useless, because her hands were injured. Lieutenant Colonel Hodgins took her to the postal company he opened and made her a member of the company. Told her that she can still work and that she is useful.
“This department writes letters at the requests of our clients. There are still many people who don’t know how to write,” Lieutenant Colonel Hodgins said.
“I didn’t know how to write either until the major taught me how,” Violet said. She looks so cute here.
It really is the feeling of not leaving the Major in three sentences. …this makes the audience smile, but when thinking of the Major’s death, which is implied in the show, it brings another layer of shadow to the heart of the viewers.
It’s really healing and depressing.
Then the Lieutenant Colonel entrusted Violet to the postman Benedict and asked him to take her with him. After the Lieutenant Colonel left, Benedict gave a brief introduction to the work, and then handed the uniform to Violet, “This is the uniform, put it on.”
“Yes.” Violet said in a tone of following orders, and then directly held the hem of the clothes with her hands and undressed in public…
Benedict, the postman on the show, and the audience outside the show were shocked at the same time.
Theodore poof-ed directly.
This, is this what His Highness Grindelwald said…
This… Cough… Well, it really fits Violet’s character.
Many viewers sprayed water, and some attentive viewers found that Violet’s exposed body had large and small scars. This picture is really detailed.
After this rather light-hearted episode, Benedict, the postman, saw Violet wearing gloves and asked her to take them off. She bit the edges of the gloves with her teeth and took off the gloves, revealing her metal hands.
Now, he must be surprised. Many viewers thought so. He called her just now a kid, implying that she couldn’t finish her job.
What the audience didn’t expect was that the postman Benedict just opened his eyes slightly, the animation was very delicate, his expression didn’t change much, but his voice was a little bit softer – just a little bit, “Will it be difficult to sort mail?”
“No, it’s not a big problem,” Violet replied.
Then the postman Benedict began to explain the work to her. He acted as if nothing had happened.
Winter City. Tavern.
“Why is this person so cold?” a noble lady complained.
A man over there said with emotion, “Maybe he has seen it a lot.”
“Ah…” The noble lady just now was startled.
“After all, the war has just ended. After reading too many sad words, I won’t feel much about the sadness in front of me.” The man’s voice was a little low, “But seeing such a young girl suffer from such an inner trauma, I still feel a little uncomfortable in my heart…. This postman should also have his own story.”
“Then… did the postman think so…” The noble lady’s voice was a little sad.
There are so many things behind every line of dialogue and every look in it, which are worth thinking about, pondering, and weeping.
“There are many letters, no need to be in too much of a hurry.” It’s not an illusion, Benedict’s voice is really soft, although not to the point of “gentle”, but this feeling is heartwarming, “The break room is on the second floor. “
Violet gave a military salute, “Understood.”
Benedict closed his eyes and walked right past her, “See you later.”
If you just look at his actions, you will subconsciously feel that he has no curiosity or sympathy at all. He didn’t ask ‘why are your hands like this?’, didn’t directly say ‘you should rest more’, and didn’t care about the military salute… But in the tavern, the noble lady’s heart is full of sadness now, that simple closing his eyes and leaving has already explained everything.
This anime is really melancholy.
Different from the tearing pain and despair in “Magical Girl Madoka” later, “Violet Evergarden” gives people the feeling of melancholy, melancholy like water that slowly pours into your heart. The former makes you unable to breathe, the latter makes your breathing slow and sad.
Next, she started to work continuously without rest—she treated this as a task for the army, and was finally stopped by the Lieutenant Colonel who found her. He sent her home, and the two had a conversation under the street light.
“What is the final order Gilbert gave you?”
“He said run away, live and be free. And, I…”
“You’ve been in the army since you were a child, and you’ve spent your life fulfilling duties. You’re going to learn a lot of things in the future. But it might be easier to keep living if you didn’t learn them, if you didn’t know them. You don’t realize that your body is on fire and burning up because of the things you did.”
She looked at herself and said, “I’m not burning.” There was something cute about the way she looked.
“Yes, you are. You are burning.” The Lieutenant Colonel’s voice was a little heavy. “You will understand what I’m saying one day, and then you will realize for the first time that you have many burns.”
This heavy words also pressed on the perception of the audience.
Night, street lights, stars, flames.
The night passed like that.
The next morning, while Violet was cleaning the office, a client came in and wanted to write a letter.
“I heard that my childhood friend in the countryside received a marriage offer from another man. So… I hope you can tell her.”
The auto memory doll began to help him write the letter, and the next is the content of the letter. The narration at the beginning is the voice of the client:
“The first person who was so kind to me was you.”
Major Gilbert took the young, raggedly dressed girl in his arms.
Then it became the voice of Violet and the client overlapping.
“You were everything to me.”
In the army, when she was young, she followed Gilbert firmly in a military uniform, watching his back with turquoise blue eyes.
In the end, it became Violet’s sole voice.
“For you, I can do anything.”
During the artillery fire and the war, following the command of the Major to “charge”, she charged at the enemy with a giant tomahawk.
“I want to know your feelings, I want to understand what’s in your heart.”
In the terrible fight in the war, her eyes are always clear.
“Even though we’re apart now, I still love you.”
The envelope was sealed with a red wax, and the letter was completed.
I love you.
At the end of the episode, Violet tells the Lieutenant Colonel that she wants to be an auto memory doll that writes letters for people, and Lieutenant Colonel asks her why she wants this job.
Violet replied:
“I want to know what “I love you” means.
The Major said those words to me after he gave me my las orders.
That was the first time I heard those words from the Major, I can’t understand what that means.”
For the many memories of that dark corridor. The ending is here一
“No way! There’s no way I’m going to let the Major die!” Violet’s arms were already broken, her eyes were full of tears, her voice uncontrollably raised, she went up and bit the Major’s clothes with her teeth in an attempt to take him away.
“Stop already! Violet, you have to live, live and be free.”
Major’s emotions were also out of control at this time, and then he choked with tears, smiled, and said:
“From the bottom of my heart… I love you.”
Those sadness, those confusion, those depression. The result is here.
He loves her.
The first episode ends here.
It snowed in Winter City, and when it snowed, the wind stopped, which caused the snowflakes to fall like mist.
It was quiet in the pub.
The noble lady put her hand on her heart.
What kind of feeling is this, there is melancholy, there is sadness, but in the end, there is a kind of sour warmth in my heart.
Strange, everyone thought it was a great animation, but most people didn’t particularly want to see the next episode right now. One episode a day, just watch it when the time comes. This kind of peaceful feeling has never been experienced before.
But what is certain is that after today, Violet’s name has been deeply reflected in their hearts.
And, of course, her Major.
