It looks like the doors to the evergarden will open a bit sooner than expected.
Earlier today, Netflix announced that Violet Evergarden will stream worldwide in Spring 2018. Netflix will stream the series in Japan as the show airs, starting in January.
Violet Evergarden will hit Japanese TV in January 2018. The series made its global début on July 2, at Anime Expo. The European première will be held at Animagic 2017 in Mannheim, Germany, while the Asian début will be held at Singapore’s CF3 AFA Singapore 2017 convention.
Taichi Ishidate (Beyond the Boundary) is directing the project at Kyoto Animation, with Akiko Takase providing character designs. Reiko Yoshida (K-On!! franchise, Girls und Panzer) is in charge of series composition.
TRUE was tapped to perform the show’s opening theme.
Other confirmed crew members include:
- Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
- Opening Theme: TRUE
- Music: Evan Call
The confirmed voice cast includes:
- Violet Evergarden: Yui Ishikawa
- Claudia Hodgins: Takehito Koyasu
- Gilbert Bougainvillea: Daisuke Namikawa
- Cattleya Baudelaire: Aya Endo
- Benedict Blue: Kōki Uchiyama
Violet Evergarden is based on Kana Akatsuki’s and illustrator Akiko Takase’s novel series of the same name. The book hit Japanese bookstores in December. title, which was published under KA Esuma Bunko’s imprint, won the grand prize in the fifth Kyoto Animation Award program’s novel category in 2014. The win was significant, as it was the first time that any work took top honors at the Kyoto Animation Awards.
Anime Expo describes the project as:
There are words Violet heard on the battlefield, which she cannot forget. These words were given to her by someone she holds dear, more than anyone else. She does not yet know their meaning.
A certain point in time, in the continent of Telesis. The great war which divided the continent into North and South has ended after four years, and the people are welcoming a new generation.Violet Evergarden, a young girl formerly known as “the weapon”, has left the battlefield to start a new life at CH Postal Service. There, she is deeply moved by the work of “Auto Memories Dolls”, who carry people’s thoughts and convert them into words.
Violet begins her journey as an Auto Memories Doll, and comes face to face with various people’s emotions and differing shapes of love. All the while searching for the meaning of those words.
Several character visuals were released to promote Violet Evergarden, which you can check out below:
Source: Anime! Anime!
