Violet Evergarden is one such anime that can make almost anyone cry. It is about a child born into a wartorn world who gets turned into a war machine. Years of dehumanization and emotionlessness cannot be solved in an instant.

That’s where the story of the titular protagonist begins. However, the series is not just about Violet discovering the meaning of life; it’s much more than that. It’s about her living the life that she missed out on.

How Violet Evergarden lived through the lost art of letters Letters in Violet Evergarden | Credits: Kyoto Animation

Letters play a major role throughout the story of Violet Evergarden. This lost art of letter writing is what helps Violet come to terms with herself by experiencing the feelings of others. It is because of letters that Violet learns how to express herself as well.

Violet was stripped of her emotions...