<Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> January 2020 (2020 - 01) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anime and Manga portal </Td> </Tr> <P> Violet Evergarden (ヴァイオレット ・ エヴァー ガーデン, Vaioretto Evāgāden) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kana Akatsuki and illustrated by Akiko Takase . It won the grand prize in the fifth Kyoto Animation Award's novel category in 2014, the first ever work to win a grand prize in any of the three categories (novel, scenario, and manga). Kyoto Animation published the first light novel on December 25, 2015, under their KA Esuma Bunko imprint . A 13 - episode anime television series adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired between January and April 2018 with several advanced screenings taking place in 2017 . An original video animation episode was released in July 2018, while an anime film is scheduled to premiere in January 2020 . </P> <P> The story revolves around Auto Memory Dolls (自動 手記 人形, Jidō Shuki Ningyō): people initially employed by a scientist named Dr. Orland to assist his blind wife Mollie in writing her novels, and later rented out to other people who needed their services . In the present time, the term refers to the industry of writing for others . The story follows Violet Evergarden's journey of reintegrating back into society after the war is over and her search for her life's purpose now that she is no longer a soldier . </P>

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