The Sincerity of Violet Evergarden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioVMBtwnWH0 - 8:01
Recently, a friend of mine on Facebook posted something about re-watching an anime called
Violet Evergarden. After a short conversation about it, and after reflecting on other anime I planned
to reflect on at the time, I decided I would watch the anime myself and see what I got out of it, which
is really the only way you can determine if you will like an anime or not (for the most part anyway).
Besidesthe fact that this anime is really sad, which was also part of this conversation, I would also
agree with the video I use for this reflection that Violet Evergarden is really good because of its
sincerity. Before really getting into this anime, however, the video talks about a lack of sincerity in
other anime, which I really think is a lack of seriousness seen at some points that is usually seen in
anime with more episodes. I don't see a problem with doing this as long as it doesn't happen too
much, especially when it's not supposed to happen (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, the example
used, is actually a really serious anime overall - I don't even remember it for its lack of sincerity, or
seriousness).
Anyway, another point brought up in the conversation with this friend is one that I would like to
bring up here again, which is that there is more to anime than fighting, at least fightingin the usual
sense of hand to hand combat (and things like that). This is also true in other aspects of life, even
martial arts, as well as life itself. In Violet Evergarden, this is seen in dealing with the aftermath of
this fighting, specifically war, which is also something that other people really have to deal with too,
specifically veterans and especially those whose whole life was/is based on fighting and not really
knowing anything else. In a general sense, we all have to figure out what we want for ourselves, as
well as who we are, not just after a certain event, but on a regular basis since this changes a lot (one
of the Benedictine vows is called conversatio morum, or daily conversion, which is important for
everyone). The characters dealing with these things, as well as how they do it, meaning in a real
way, is what makes the anime Violet Evergarden so sincere.
Recently, a friend of mine on Facebook posted something about re-watching an anime called
Violet Evergarden. After a short conversation about it, and after reflecting on other anime I planned
to reflect on at the time, I decided I would watch the anime myself and see what I got out of it, which
is really the only way you can determine if you will like an anime or not (for the most part anyway).
Besidesthe fact that this anime is really sad, which was also part of this conversation, I would also
agree with the video I use for this reflection that Violet Evergarden is really good because of its
sincerity. Before really getting into this anime, however, the video talks about a lack of sincerity in
other anime, which I really think is a lack of seriousness seen at some points that is usually seen in
anime with more episodes. I don't see a problem with doing this as long as it doesn't happen too
much, especially when it's not supposed to happen (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, the example
used, is actually a really serious anime overall - I don't even remember it for its lack of sincerity, or
seriousness).
Anyway, another point brought up in the conversation with this friend is one that I would like to
bring up here again, which is that there is more to anime than fighting, at least fightingin the usual
sense of hand to hand combat (and things like that). This is also true in other aspects of life, even
martial arts, as well as life itself. In Violet Evergarden, this is seen in dealing with the aftermath of
this fighting, specifically war, which is also something that other people really have to deal with too,
specifically veterans and especially those whose whole life was/is based on fighting and not really
knowing anything else. In a general sense, we all have to figure out what we want for ourselves, as
well as who we are, not just after a certain event, but on a regular basis since this changes a lot (one
of the Benedictine vows is called conversatio morum, or daily conversion, which is important for
everyone). The characters dealing with these things, as well as how they do it, meaning in a real
way, is what makes the anime Violet Evergarden so sincere.
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