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Netflix Is Not Simulcasting Violet Evergarden in the USA


Well, it took a few days, but it looks like Violet’s journey to the USA has officially stopped until Spring.

Earlier today, The OASG’s Justin shared an email conversation from Netflix PR, which confirms that the series will not stream in the United States until Spring 2018. The news comes on the heels of a series of reveals that several of Netflix’s international outlets will stream the show starting on January 11.

https://twitter.com/Kami_nomi/status/947623456333479937

The series will hit Japanese TV on January 10. The following regions will start streaming Violet Evergarden starting on January 11.

  • Argentina
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • China
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Denmark
  • Ecuador
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Latvia
  • Morocco
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Sweden
  • Taiwan
  • Turkey
  • Vietnam
  • United Kingdom

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
  • 3D Director: Rin Yamamoto
  • Art Director: Mikiko Watanabe
  • Color Design: Yūka Yoneda
  • Director of Photography: Kōhei Funamoto
  • Editing: Kengo Shigemura
  • Music Producer: Shigeru Saitō
  • Prop Design: Hiroyuki Takahashi, Minoru Ōta
  • World Setting: Takaaki Suzuki

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
  • Erica Brown: Minori Chihara
  • Iris Cannary: Haruka Tomatsu

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.

Source: Twitter (kami_nomi)

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Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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