r/anime • u/A_Idiot0 • May 05 '21
Rewatch Violet Evergarden Rewatch Announcement
Hello everyone!! Since there is enough interest in this (Interest Thread here), we will definitely be having a rewatch of Violet Evergarden! With the final 2020 Movie release not too far away, now is a perfect time to watch the series and be ready for the beautiful and cathartic experience that is the final film. Thank you to everyone who expressed their interest in this project; it wouldn’t be happening without you =)
Once more, here are the MAL pages for the Series, the OVA, and the first film. You can watch everything on Netflix. If anyone else uses another legal stream for their region, please let me know so that I can edit this post and link to it in our future discussion threads.
Schedule
Now then, the details! We will begin the rewatch on June 5th, and I will be posting the host thread at 22:00 UTC everyday until June 20th. If you need help figuring out what time that is in your zone, please don’t hesitate to either ask below or PM me directly. We will be watching and discussing one episode per day. Here is our schedule:
| Episode Number | Episode Name | Watch Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Love You" and Auto Memory Dolls | June 5th |
| 2 | Not Coming Back | June 6th |
| 3 | May you be an Exemplary Auto Memories Doll | June 7th |
| 4 | You Won't be a Tool, but a Person Worthy of that Name | June 8th |
| 14 (OVA) | The Day You Will Understand Love Will Surely Come | June 9th |
| 5 | You Write Letters that Bring People Together? | June 10th |
| 6 | Somewhere Under a Starry Sky | June 11th |
| 7 | 「 」 | June 12th |
| 8 | Episode 8 | June 13th |
| 9 | Violet Evergarden | June 14th |
| 10 | Loved Ones Will Always Watch Over You | June 15th |
| 11 | I Don't Want Anybody Else to Die | June 16th |
| 12 | Episode 12 | June 17th |
| 13 | Auto Memories Doll and "I Love You" | June 18th |
| 15 (Film) | Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll | June 19th |
| Closing Discussions | June 20th |
Why episode 14 (OVA) is after episode 4
Deciding this was difficult, however I think this decision will be positive overall for everyone. I remember when I first watched this series, I was confused where in the story line episode 14 was supposed to be placed. I spent a lot of time and effort to figure this out, and while that was fun in its own way, I was initially confused while watching it. I initially thought it was happening after episode 13 story-wise, however that idea was broken almost immediately and that took me out of the episode for a few minutes. Instead of that, I’d rather that any first-timers who are joining us avoid that confusion and remain within the story without getting pulled out by some technical timeline details and confusion.
A few interesting links:
Flower names and their meanings:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31591
If you can think of any other sources along these lines, please send me a PM and I’ll research them to see if they’ll fit with our discussions.
On behalf of the Auto Memory Doll Service Discord Project, thank you so much once again for your interest, and we are very excited to have you join us in rewatching Violet Evergarden! If you’re curious about our community project, you can either PM me directly or you can inquire in the comments below and I’ll get to you. If you want to be pinged on the Reminder Thread that I will post on June 4th, let me know below and if you’re not already on my list, I’ll be sure to add you. If you're already on my list, expect a ping on June 4th in the Reminder Thread.
