(This last chapter goes into events and the wider reasoning behind the war in greater detail compared to the anime.) The first four are non-connected stories and the final chapter covers her history with the military and relationship with Major Gilbert Bougainvillea. You also learn more about the world, including political and geographic dynamics.įive out of six chapters were included in the anime.

The first chapter, for example, is about a drunken recluse author trying to deal with the death of his wife and child which coincides with episode seven of the anime.Īs each chapter is told from the perspective of Violet’s clients, you discover a lot about their personal history, motivations, and world view. It plops you right in at an undisclosed time in her life when she’s already an established (and seemingly famous) Doll.Įach chapter focuses on a different story and is written from the perspective of the person Violet is helping (except for one). The first novel does not start with any explanation of who Violet Evergarden is, or why/how she became an Auto Memory Doll. If you’re a fan of the Violet Evergarden anime, and/or love stories that make you cry (and know advanced Japanese), then I highly recommend reading the novels. Why You Should Read ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン ( Violet Evergarden) “Let me introduce you to Violet Evergarden.” With Violet’s cold beauty she almost looks like a real doll. In order to keep his promise to his close friend, and to make Violet happy, he has her work in the Auto Memory Doll service. He had previously quit the military and started his own delivery company. Hodgins comes for her and takes her under his care. She narrowly escaped death in the Continental War but lost both her smooth, white arms, which have been replaced with artificial ones. Violet wakes up alone in a military hospital.

(I was planning to read the second book too, but started reading other books instead…)Īmazon Japan: KAエスマ文庫ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン上巻文庫 – This review to Japanese learners focuses only on the first book of Violet Evergarden 上巻. There are two main novels in this series with a spin-off (外伝) and an after story, a total of four novels.

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