“Live… and be free. From the bottom of my heart, I love you.” – Gilbert Bougainvillea

Violet Evergarden is a debut by Kana Akatsuki, her first work, And it is a very successful one.
There's a movie, its story following the events that happened in the anime, Kyoto Production did superb job with the anime, and I can safely recommend it to anyone. The story is touchy, the animation and the art style is excellent, and the sound is slow and fitting for the atmosphere.

Story
We follow Violet Evergarden embarking on the quest to find meaning of the words "I love you" that is said to her by the only one that regarded her as a human, and not just some emotionless creature as she was trained by the military from a very young age to be a mere weapon for war. Although she has grown used to that treatment, but these words, spark something in her, and she goes on discovering it. So she joins CH Postal Company to become an Auto Memoir Doll. Her job is listening to people desires and feeling and trying to put it into words and send it to its supposed destination. The story follows her personal growth, as in every episode, Violet meet new people and listening to their story. Grieving father, broken marriage, sick mother, lost brother and son.

The development of the character is outstanding, and it gets emotional and bittersweet sometimes. You see how Violet grow and along with it her emotions. There's some scenes where the dialogue isn't necessary as you can tell what they are feeling from the drawing and directing the scenes.

“No letter that could be sent deserves to go undelivered.” – Violet Evergarden

Art
The art style of the anime is exceptional, with extra attention on Violet with the blonde hair and very sky-like eyes. The landscape is fascinating throughout the series especially The Starry Night in one of the episodes. The animation is also superb, and it has some action and fast paced animation that done very well. It reminds me of "A Silent Voice" which is also made by the same production company Kyoto Animation.

Sound
The sound in the anime is simple and suitable for the journey Violet embarking on. The OP and ED of the anime is good, the OST that stands the most for me is the sad ones that will attach itself to that particular moments in the anime that was played on. I find it very touching and beautiful.
It is well crafted, and done very well..

Finally
You will love it if you like drama, character development, and a journey on exploring one's self. I would like to talk more about this masterpiece, but I think, it's best experienced first hand, enjoy!