An American Writer's Thoughts on Japanese Animation

Seasonal Selection – 86 Episode 3

I hope you enjoy slow burn drama over any general expectation of action. Frankly, I kind of appreciate the approach… at least when there’s been a second cour announced. If we were only getting a single ordinary-sized season I would be a little bit concerned about the pacing. That said, I do think it serves a solid purpose for what I believe the show is trying to accomplish.

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Metal Hands & Human Hearts – Violet Evergarden Spoiler Review

Violet Evergarden is one of those shows that you’ve probably at least heard about if you’re the kind of person who’s reading this blog. It’s fairly recent, the anime releasing in 2018, but it caught just about everybody’s attention and generally in a positive way.

And yet I went into this show basically unspoiled. I heard a lot of people talk about how good it was, but very little about the content. I wasn’t even certain, from what little I was made aware, if Violet was actually human or if she was some kind of robot. There might be a reason for that confusion.

In my opinion, there are two things that are really worth the hype in Violet Evergarden – the titular character, and the setting. Let’s start with those.

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