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RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#51: Feb 8th 2018 at 8:56:40 AM

Yeah, that's a huge step forward. She actually managed to use empathy and not only read into what Charlotte was feeling, but consider and propose a solution from her own perspective.

...That said, it's apparently been months now and, well, I'm sure the Major still hasn't found the time to write, somehow... Claudia must be getting more and more strapped for excuses.

edited 8th Feb '18 8:57:40 AM by RedSavant

It's been fun.
kyun Since: Dec, 2010
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#53: Feb 8th 2018 at 12:06:09 PM

This is a series about conveying emotions through words, and this episode did that brilliantly. I got totally sold on the sappy love and was so happy that the Princess was married to the man she loved.

And this is such a big step forward for Violet too. She read the situation, and arranged things to satisfaction of all parties involved. This was something that seemed out of reach just few months earlier.

kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#54: Feb 8th 2018 at 2:29:35 PM

I think it's because this ep was written and directed in a way that by the end of it, we believed in Charolette's dilemma. We spent a ton of time with her, saw the whole spectrum of her emotions, and she truly broke through an obstacle of self-worth. So by the end, when she has to say good-bye to the loving court maid who has literally known her since she was in the womb, it's SAD! ;_;

Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#55: Feb 8th 2018 at 2:31:25 PM

I'll admit even I teared up a little bit in that scene…

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#56: Feb 15th 2018 at 8:54:02 AM

This week's episode is another stand-alone tale of meetings and partings. It feels like this is the kind of story this anime was meant to tell, honestly. It's subtle, just a story that's barely a story about a time two people spent with each other and how they influenced each other during their chance, once-in-a-lifetime meeting. There's an argument to be made that some of the individual details of the story arc are sparse - I'd liked to have seen more of Leon and Violet getting used to each other, more time around the Observatory, etc., but the conclusion it arrives at makes perfect sense. I'd just like to see more of how things got there.

Odd to see no further mention of the Captain from the stinger of last episode, and more confirmation that we're time-skipping fairly frequently. If I remember right and Violet learned to read while she was recuperating in hospital, it's already been several years, in fact. Hard to imagine that she hasn't pieced together anything about the Major yet, or that no one with reason to hurt her or Gilbert's memory has told her yet.

It's been fun.
kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#57: Feb 15th 2018 at 10:28:46 AM

... so like... that Episode 5 cliffhanger is just low priority now?? Okay...

Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#58: Feb 15th 2018 at 11:01:22 AM

Yeah, I thought I had missed an episode or something. >.>

…But outside of that, the episode was cute. "I'd rather die than lose him", huh… It might be a good thing that she doesn't know then.

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#59: Feb 15th 2018 at 4:13:21 PM

My guess is that they're saving the stinger for later, as a sort of flashback. Either that, or he told Violet and she did know throughout that conversation with Leon. I suspect we'll find out sooner or later.

It's been fun.
kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#60: Feb 15th 2018 at 4:43:01 PM

OR Kyo Ani is airing these out of order.

.......... their adaptation decisions are always WEIRD to me. In general.

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#61: Feb 15th 2018 at 4:57:33 PM

So it seems this story is quite fond of timeskips. And that we left the setting of the city and the supporting cast of Violet co-workers mostly behind. A bit of shame, really.

Still, this was a charming, small scale story about a meeting of two people. Violet really is charming enough to make one fall in love at first sight.

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#62: Feb 15th 2018 at 5:13:32 PM

I kind of expect we'll be seeing Iris and the others again. There are still eight episodes left, after all.

It's been fun.
kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#63: Feb 15th 2018 at 5:25:46 PM

Again this story really deserves more than 1 cour.

Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#64: Feb 16th 2018 at 2:30:45 AM

How many novels are there anyway?

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#65: Feb 16th 2018 at 9:30:49 AM

I've seen two in stores marked as 上 and 下, which are basically either parts 1/2 of 2 or parts 1/3 of 3, so not that many, I would guess. They were fairly thick, though.

It's been fun.
Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#66: Feb 22nd 2018 at 10:19:33 AM

[up] I see.

Episode 7… an episode in two parts, sort of. The first 15-or-so minutes are the usual "customer of the week" plot, and the last 5 minutes are… let's just say that the cliffhanger of two episodes ago comes back with a vengeance. And it turns out they Never Found the Body, only the Major's dogtag. What a twist! Though it might have been better if Violet had had to deal with her grief. We'll see where they go with that.

It was my favorite episode so far, bar none. Especially the second half, but even the first half showcases the subtles ways in which Violet has evolved. The second half is like a dam breaking, and it's glorious. Violet previously learned how to smile, now she learns how to cry. And holy crap, Violet can jump. Ô.Ô

If we're only at the halfway point, then the rest of the series might turn out more engaging than I expected.

edited 22nd Feb '18 10:28:17 AM by Lyendith

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#67: Feb 22nd 2018 at 11:13:16 AM

The biggest problem this series has is that it feels like Violet changes more inbetween episodes than during any particular episode. This made stuff like what happened this time feel a bit unearned.

Also, good going old lady.

Also, also, the Major is totally alive, isn't he?

SebastianGray (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#68: Feb 23rd 2018 at 2:57:31 AM

The latest episode was very good, probably one of the most emotional episodes yet (I almost cried). It is also interesting/suspicious that they never found the Major's body.

Another interesting thing I read was that this episode was an adaption of the first chapter of the first light novel so this story would have been the first introduction to Violet and the setting.

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#69: Feb 25th 2018 at 8:57:51 AM

^That almost feels like a waste - this was such an emotional episode, and brought so much of Violet's character development forward.

This anime continues to impress and inspire me. The music during the first writing scene, and the lines Oscar came up with for the parasol... Violet's jump... man. I got wrecked.

I really, really hope this quality continues. If it does, I'm pre-ordering the Blu-Rays and they're getting a place of honor.

It's been fun.
RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#70: Mar 1st 2018 at 5:31:44 AM

Well, more of a setup episode this week, it seems. It really does seem like Violet's more than your average orphan girl... but who know how.

Let's hope that next week she hasn't completely snapped, though I think she might be strong enough at this point...

It's been fun.
kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#71: Mar 1st 2018 at 7:40:41 AM

It was weird that this ep was almost entirely spent on a flashback .... only to be interrupted 6 minutes in by a present-day scene! :O

Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#72: Mar 1st 2018 at 9:02:54 AM

…I didn't expect to learn that she could barely even talk at first. No wonder she had trouble with communication. But yeah, I really wonder whose idea it was to "raise" her like that…

By a way, I'm a bit baffled that some seem to interpret the Major's "I love you" as in "I want to marry you". It always seemed pretty obvious to me that it was meant in a father/daughter sense − even when we didn't know she was 13 at the time…

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#73: Mar 1st 2018 at 4:26:18 PM

^We'll have to see - remember that the other big relationship we've seen come together in the show also has a big age gap, which could be indicative of Author Appeal. That said, that's also a distinct possibility.

One thing that I noticed about this episode is that line about the Major's "hypocrisy". I wonder if he's "responsible" for Violet somehow, or if his CO just meant that it was hypocritical to now care about people possibly being killed in war.

It's been fun.
Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#74: Mar 8th 2018 at 3:11:44 AM

[up] Maybe his "hypocrisy" to care about the well-being of one soldier in particular? I don't know…

Episode 9… Pretty sweet overall. One might think Violet got over her depression "easily", but I wouldn't want this phase to last several episodes, so I'm just glad she found some meaning to her existence. It was nice to see all the people she met in the previous episodes at the end.

…It almost felt like a final episode actually. I'm not sure where the story can go from there.

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#75: Mar 8th 2018 at 3:40:09 AM

Yeah, that was a really good episode. They continue to knock it out of the park - I think really the only thing I found a bit jarring was that the piece for Violet's nightmare didn't suit the feel 100%. It was an instant clue that something was wrong, but that piece has always been used for more 'something is afoot' than 'something is wrong'. I didn't really feel like Violet got over it too quickly, honestly. Even if it was a little convenient that everything came together at once, it was a sweet episode.

As for what else they can do - maybe some focus on Claudia and Cattleya? They seem to have their own fair share of secrets, as opposed to the younger members of CH; Cattleya in particular.

I'd also be surprised if this was the last we saw of that soldier with the scar across his nose. That's a very distinctive design, and given that he was responsible in the end for at least one of Violet's arms and certainly didn't help the Major's condition, it'd be interesting to see what happens if Violet saw him again. Personally, I'm not sure. I think so far this show has been better than a standard 'I forgive you' scene, and it would ruin everything if Violet snapped on him, so.

We'll see. I'm still very happy with this show.

edited 8th Mar '18 3:41:33 AM by RedSavant

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