“Violet Evergarden: The Movie” Celebrates 3rd Successful Week in Cinemas with New Promo Video

Despite all the delays, Violet Evergarden: The Movie has beaten all the odds and is currently on its third week in Japanese cinemas! To celebrate its successful run so far, Kyoto Animation has released a new promo video for the movie featuring more new scenes for those who haven’t watched the film yet. Check out the video here!

In just 10 days since it was released last September 18, the film has already earned an impressive box office gross of 810 million yen (about USD 7.68 million) from 566,000 tickets sold.

Director Taichi Ishidate, who directed the anime series, returns to direct the film. Script will still be handled by Reiko Yoshida, character design and chief animation by Akiko Tase, and music will still be composed by Evan Call. The film will be taking place several years after the war that killed Gilbert Bougainvillea, the man Violet loved. As the world is slowly becoming peaceful, Violet Evergarden finds a certain letter.

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