History YMMV / VioletEvergarden

* HesJustHiding: [[spoiler:Gilbert in the anime, due to [[NeverFoundTheBody his body never being found]] and the fact he faked his death for Violet's sake in the novel. Viewers who were skeptical of his death were proven right in the finale movie]].

** Violet is a [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Saberface]][[labelnote: Explanation]]Due to how Violet resembles the heroine of ''Fate Stay Night'', Saber, many have joked that she is a "Saberface," an in-fandom nickname about the many variations of Artoria Pendragon within the ''Fate'' universe. Due to this, Violet became very popular in the various ''Fate'' fandoms. HilariousInHindsight when [[Creator/YuiIshikawa Violet's voice actress]] went on to voice an actual Saberface (Morgan Le Fay) in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''.[[/labelnote]].

* SuperlativeDubbing: The Russian dub of the series seems to be held in high regard by light novel readers, some of whom have stated their belief that it is TruerToTheText in capturing how they are written in the light novel. This is particularly true for Major Gilbert and for Violet, [[https://streamable.com/9fcptk whose Russian actress manages to capture the silvery bell-like sound of her written voice for the screen.]]

* NoYay: A significant chunk of the audience is uncomfortable with the idea of Violet and the Major having a romantic relationship due to their [[AgeGapRomance near 15-year age gap]]. Even assuming that she has aged to adulthood by the time any relationship starts, another major objection comes from the fact that he was essentially the one who cared for her since she was a young teenager (or even younger), which treads the line of WifeHusbandry. The light novel, at least, [[spoiler: does make an attempt to make things less uncomfortable by making it clear that in many ways, Gilbert was also pretty emotionally stunted both before and during the war due to the immense pressure by the Bougainvillea family to live up to their legacy, as well as his father's death during his academy days and having to live with the fact that he had ruined his former fianceé's life by getting her out of their arranged marriage in a way that ruined her relationship with her family. Their separation after the war was also due to him needing to learn how to find himself as much as Violet did.]]

* HesJustHiding: [[spoiler:Gilbert in the anime, due to [[NeverFoundTheBody his body never being found]] and the fact he faked his death for Violet's sake in the novel]].

** Violet is a [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Saberface]][[labelnote: Explanation]]Due to how Violet resembles the heroine of ''Fate Stay Night'', Saber, many have joked that she is a "Saberface," an in-fandom nickname about the many variations of Artoria Pendragon within the ''Fate'' universe. Due to this, Violet became very popular in the various ''Fate'' fandoms[[/labelnote]].

* {{Moe}}: Violet herself is quite appealing and endearing to audiences despite formerly being a battle-hardened soldier but her kindness and childish quirks like pulling her own face to force herself to smile for example make us adore her more than a pure-hearted maiden but also a child at heart in an adult's body!

** The ending: [[spoiler:Gilbert's (possible) survival. For light novel readers, Gilbert's survival is either seen as a heartwarming culmination of his and Violet's relationship or a Deus Ex Machina that cheapens his role in the narrative. For anime viewers, though the series doesn't confirm Gilbert's survival, the fact [[UncertainDoom his fate is left open]] as drawn mixed responses: some fans are thankful he didn't come back, feeling it'd detract from Violet's character arc; some fans are miffed the anime deviated from the novels, feeling it robbed the anime of one of the biggest moments in the novels; and others are simply annoyed at the anime refusing to confirm his fate, feeling it comes across as a cheap SequelHook.]]

** More generally, a significant chunk of the audience is uncomfortable with the idea of Violet and the Major having a romantic relationship due to their [[AgeGapRomance near 15-year age gap]]. Even assuming that she has aged to adulthood by the time any relationship starts, another major objection comes from the fact that he was essentially the one who cared for her since she was a young teenager (or even younger), which treads the line of WifeHusbandry. The light novel, at least, [[spoiler: does make an attempt to make things less uncomfortable by making it clear that in many ways, Gilbert was also pretty emotionally stunted both before and during the war due to the immense pressure by the Bougainvillea family to live up to their legacy, as well as his father's death during his academy days and having to live with the fact that he had ruined his former fianceé's life by getting her out of their arranged marriage in a way that ruined her relationship with her family. Their separation after the war was also due to him needing to learn how to find himself as much as Violet did.]]

* {{Squick}}: The scene in which Violet is made by Isabella to take a bath with her is very uncomfortable for some. It was probably included for reasons relating to GirlOnGirlIsHot, but because Isabella is clearly pressuring Violet after Violet already said no, combined with Violet still being traumatised and trying sort out what feelings of love and romance mean, make Isabella come across as trying to take advantage of a confused and vulnerable young woman. Downplayed in the novel version, as Violet does set strict physical boundaries between them when she agrees to the bath.

* LesYay: There's a lot of this between Violet and Isabella in the movie; Isabella and the other girls openly admire Violet's "knightly" qualities, they're partners in dance lessons together, and they even bathe together and sleep in the same bed. [[spoiler:In the end, however, Isabella marries a nobleman.]]
** The light novel's chapter of this storyline downplays things and makes it clear the feelings are one-sided: while Isabella outright admits to herself she's in love with Violet, Violet does not take kindly to her attempts at intimacy. When Isabella asks Violet if she planned to kiss her during one of their dance lessons, the latter stoically and unhesitatingly answers no, which dissipates the sexual tension immediately. Later, when Violet agrees to bathe with Isabella, Violet flatly warns her that any inappropriate touching will result in their tutoring arrangement being cancelled and leaving immediately. Also, when Isabella suffers an asthma attack and Violet quietly holds her hand, strokes her back, and comforts her, she asks why she's doing it, at which point Violet shares a story of how Major Gilbert would do similar things for her when she was not well (without naming him or the fact that it happened during a war), and Isabella realizes Violet's trying to be nice, but she doesn't know how, so she has to imitate someone else's actions.

* {{Squick}}: The scene in which Violet is made by Isabelle to take a bath with her is very uncomfortable for some. It was probably included for reasons relating to GirlOnGirlIsHot, but because Isabelle is clearly pressuring Violet after Violet already said no, combined with Violet still being traumatised and trying sort out what feelings of love and romance mean, make Isabelle come across as trying to take advantage of a confused and vulnerable young woman. Downplayed in the novel version, as Violet does set strict physical boundaries between them when she agrees to the bath.

** "Violet Snow" is a touching piano song that captures the beauty of Violet's character, as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9J1vPFhVJo here]].

** More generally, a significant chunk of the audience is uncomfortable with the idea of Violet and the Major having a romantic relationship due to their [[MayDecemberRomance large age gap]]. Even assuming that she has aged to adulthood by the time any relationship starts, another major objection comes from the fact that he was essentially the one who cared for her since she was a young teenager (or even younger), which treads the line of WifeHusbandry. The light novel, at least, [[spoiler: does make an attempt to make things less uncomfortable by making it clear that in many ways, Gilbert was also pretty emotionally stunted during the war due to the immense pressure by the Bougainvillea family to live up to their legacy, and that their separation after the war was also due to him needing to learn how to find himself as much as Violet did.]]

** More generally, a significant chunk of the audience is uncomfortable with the idea of Violet and the Major having a romantic relationship due to their [[MayDecemberRomance large age gap]]. Even assuming that she has aged to adulthood by the time any relationship starts, another major objection comes from the fact that he was essentially the one who cared for her since she was a young teenager (or even younger), causing accusations of WifeHusbandry. The light novel, at least, [[spoiler: does make an attempt to make things less uncomfortable by making it clear that in many ways, Gilbert was also pretty emotionally stunted during the war due to the immense pressure by the Bougainvillea family to live up to their legacy, and that their separation after the war was also due to him needing to learn how to find himself as much as Violet did.]]

* {{Squick}}: The scene in which Violet is made by Isabelle to take a bath with her is very uncomfortable for some. It was probably included for reasons relating to GirlOnGirlIsHot, but because Isabelle is clearly pressuring Violet after Violet already said no, combined with Violet still being traumatised and trying sort out what feelings of love and romance mean, make Isabelle come across as trying to take advantage of a confused and vulnerable young woman.

* Squick: The scene in which Violet is made by Isabelle to take a bath with her is very uncomfortable for some. It was probably included for reasons relating to GirlOnGirlIsHot, but because Isabelle is clearly pressuring Violet after Violet already said no, combined with Violet still being traumatised and trying sort out what feelings of love and romance mean, make Isabelle come across as trying to take advantage of a confused and vulnerable young woman.

* FridgeBrilliance:
** Not much is known about Violet Evergarden, aside from the fact that she possesses ridiculous physical strength, well beyond that of a normal human being. This could be handwaved as being due to her prosthetics, but even if that was the case, lifting another person or a heavy suitcase would still put a lot of strain on her back and shoulder, and wearing high heels while carrying said suitcase would only cause even more trouble. However, in chapter 10, "The Demigod and the Auto-Memories Doll", a cult claims that the gods are real, and that demigods exist, who are supposedly children of said gods and normal humans. Demigods supposedly possess certain qualities that exceed that of normal humans, such as extreme intelligence or charisma. Considering Violet's mysterious past, her ridiculous strength and her appearance constantly being described as angelic or mature beyond her years, and the fact that both Violet, Lady Lux and Sister Lisbon all agree that Violet looks completely like the goddess of war, Garnet Spear, it is not unlikely that the cultists are actually right, and that Violet is actually a demigod.
** In episodes 1-7 of the Anime, lots of work is put into making even irrelevant background characters look unique. In the flashbacks in episode 8, however, all the soldiers look alike, except Violet, Gilbert and Hodgins (the only two soldiers to actually treat her like a human being). At first, this seems a bit jarring, considering the level of detail put into the previous episodes, but it makes perfect sense, since Violet only cared about Gilbert and the flashback is Violet thinking back on the war. In other words, the reason the soldiers all look the same is that, to her, they were all just the same.

* LesYay: There's a lot of this between Violet and Isabelle in the movie; Isabelle and the other girls openly admire Violet's "knightly" qualities, they're partners in dance lessons together, and they even bathe together and sleep in the same bed. [[spoiler:In the end, however, Isabelle marries a nobleman.]]

** Isabelle and Taylor. [[spoiler: Isabella, originally known as Amy, rescued Taylor off the streets but the pair struggled to survive. Amy's father finds her [[RagsToRiches adopts her into nobility]] and promises that Taylor will be taken care of, but on the condition she give up her past (including Taylor). While it's implied they'll see each other some day again and that they'll keep in contact through letters, Amy was still married off to a noble and it'll be some years before Taylor becomes a mail-carrier and comes to see her.]]

** Many fans have noticed that scenes from the novel have been changed for the anime, with one of the bigger offenders among the fanbase being her giant axe Witchcraft not appearing or even being mentioned, despite the [=CM1=] trailer explicitly showing Violet leaping through the cathedral's window with Witchcraft in hand. However, if one pays attention to the [=CM1=] and [=CM2=] trailers, one will notice that the scenes in [=CM1=] all happen in Volume 1, while the scenes in [=CM2=] all happen in Volume 2, with both ending with the words "The anime adaptation is in the works". The FridgeBrilliance part is: The CM trailers were never meant to be trailers for the anime. They were meant as commercials for the books!

* {{Narm}}: The scene where we see Violet Evergarden lose her arms in the anime is intended to be a serious and sad scene, but the fact that they just fall off without anyone being anywhere near her except the Major makes it unintentionally funny at the same time.

** Isabelle and Taylor. [[spoiler:Isabelle, originally known as Amy, rescued Taylor off the streets but the pair struggled to survive. Amy's father finds her [[RagsToRiches adopts her into nobility]] and promises that Taylor will be taken care of, but on the condition she give up her past (including Taylor). While it's implied they'll see each other some day again and that they'll keep in contact through letters, Amy was still married off to a noble and it'll be some years before Taylor becomes a mail-carrier and comes to see her.]]

** The track "Letters From Heaven" is bittersweet yet full of warmth and splendor, which is perfect for the montage of [[spoiler:Ann Magnolia receiving her mother's letters through the years.]] Though, this is only used in the series' original run in Japan due to certain copyright issues, which left fans of the series overseas missing out on the said piece.

** Isabella and Taylor. [[spoiler:Isabella, originally known as Amy, rescued Taylor off the streets but the pair struggled to survive. Amy's father finds her [[RagsToRiches adopts her into nobility]] and promises that Taylor will be taken care of, but on the condition she give up her past (including Taylor). While it's implied they'll see each other some day again and that they'll keep in contact through letters, Amy was still married off to a noble and it'll be some years before Taylor becomes a mail-carrier and comes to see her.]]

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: ''Violet Evergarden: Automemories'', the anime's soundtrack by Evan Call, is a downright work of art. There are a few tracks which are definitive standouts: