Violet Evergarden Side-Story “Eternity and Auto Memories Doll” Gets Netflix Release on April 2

Good news to Violet Evergarden fans! If your country didn’t get theatrical screenings (sad reacts only), now you can watch the Eternity and Auto-Memories Doll side-story over at Netflix! The international streaming platform has just announced that the film will be added to their ever-growing anime library on April 2.

An English-subtitled trailer of the film was released along with this announcement, which you can watch here.

According to Anime News Network, the side story “centers on Isabella, the heir to a noble house. She attends a school for well-groomed young women, under a “contract” with her father. To her, this beautiful place where white camelias bloom is nothing more than a prison. Having resigned all hope and expectations for her future, Isabella meets her new manners teacher, Violet Evergarden.”

Isabella York (the girl with the glasses) will be played by Minako Kotobuki (Nanami Touko in Bloom Into You). Taylor Bartlett, the young girl in the trailer, will be played by Aoi Yuki (Tsuyu Asui in My Hero Academia, credited as Aoi Yabusaki). Taylor is described as “a girl with no family who pays Violet a visit.”

The side-story is directed by Haruka Fujita (Sound! Euphonium), who also directed episodes for the anime series. The film was set to run for just two weeks in Japan starting on September 6, but the film’s success allowed it to enjoy four weeks’ worth of added screening dates.

First released as a light novel series written by Kana Akatsuki and illustrated by Akiko Takase, Violet Evergarden won the grand prize in the fifth Kyoto Animation Awards novel category in 2014. It was then published in 2015 by KyoAni’s publishing arm, KA Esuma Bunko, and was then subsequently adapted into a 13-episode anime series by the same studio. The anime series premiered on January 2018 in Japan and in other countries as well via Netflix. The story revolves around Violet Evergarden, a robot who was once used as a soldier in a recently-ended war. She tries to reintegrate into society by becoming an Auto Memory Doll, or robots hired by people to write for them. The series follows her in learning how to become an Auto Memory Doll, understanding the feelings of people and the world around her, and trying to comprehend her former major’s dying words to her: “I love you”.

Source: Anime News Network