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Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll

Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll

Drama · Fantasy · Animation · 2019

Violet Evergarden, a former soldier returned from war, comes to teach at a women's academy and changes a young girl's life.

Movie details

Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll

2019 Drama · Fantasy · Animation 1h 30m

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TMDB

8.1 / 10

Community rating

Violet Evergarden, a former soldier returned from war, comes to teach at a women's academy and changes a young girl's life.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Haruka Fujita

Written by

Takaaki Suzuki · Tatsuhiko Urahata

Yui Ishikawa

Yui Ishikawa

Violet Evergarden (voice)

Minako Kotobuki

Minako Kotobuki

Amy Bartlett / Isabella York (voice)

Aoi Yuuki

Aoi Yuuki

Taylor Bartlett (voice)

Koki Uchiyama

Koki Uchiyama

Benedict Blue (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Claudia Hodgins (voice)

Aya Endo

Aya Endo

Cattleya Baudelaire (voice)

Minori Chihara

Minori Chihara

Erica Brown (voice)

Court is in session

Put Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.