KyoAni Award-Winning Novel Violet Evergarden Gets Anime Project

Kyoto Animation posted an animated commercial on Friday for author Kana Akatsuki and illustrator Akiko Takase's Violet Evergarden novel, and the ad ends with the announcement that an anime adaptation project is in the works. The video has English subtitles

The video's description lists its staff:
Director/Storyboard: Taichi Ishidate
Character Design/Animation Director: Akiko Takase
Key Animators: Nami Iwasaki, Fumio Tada, Kohei Okamura, Shinpei Sawa, Nobuaki Maruki, Tatsuya Sato, Miku Kadowaki
In-Between Animation Check: Hiroko Kuroda
Color Design: Yūka Yoneda
Special Effects: Rina Miura
Background Art: Mikiko Watanabe
3D Art: Joji Unoguchi
Director of Digital Composite: Kōhei Funamoto
3D Computer Graphics: Tetsuro Umetsu

Kyoto Animation has not confirmed if the staff for the commercial will return for the announced anime project that is in the works.

Kyoto Animation describes the story:
Auto Memories Doll.
It's been quite a while since that name caused a fuss. Originally invented by Professor Orland solely for his beloved wife, Auto Memories Dolls eventually spread out into the world, and a machine that allows people to rent out the dolls was also created.

"I will run as fast as I can to wherever my customer desires. I am the Auto Memories Doll, Violet Evergarden."

A girl who almost appears to have popped out of a fairy tale with her blonde hair and blue eyes said this with her inorganic beauty and sweet voice.

KA Esuma Bunko published the first novel in Japan last December. (Note: the kanji used to indicate the novel's first volume is usually used when a novel has two volumes total.) The novel won the grand prize in the fifth Kyoto Animation Award program's novel category in 2014. The win marked the first time that any work won a grand prize in any of the contest's three categories (novel, scenario, and manga).

Kyoto Animation previously streamed a Comiket 89 video for the novel in January.

Previous honorable mention recipients in the contest's history that have been animated include: Chū-2 Byō Demo Koi ga Shitai!, Free! (originally known as High Speed!), and Kyōkai no Kanata.​

 

It looks like it will be really good!!!

 

I was thinking that very same thing. I'll be keeping a eye on how it progresses for sure.

 

What kind of anime do you like and what are your favorite animes?

 

What kind... iv'e never actually given that any thought before. I do have favorites. One of my biggest being Detective Conan. Got so much of that series to catch up on it isn't funny. Even bigger fan of it's Magic Kaito 1412 which took place in Detective Conan. I'm a nut over the entire Fate/Stay series and own every series thus far on Blu-ray. Can't wait for the Fate Stay Heaven's Feel movies. Then of course got Black Lagoon. Bought that series twice because later they released a Collectors Edition set. Currently own all the manga of that as well. Kinda feel like I need a camera to take some pictures of my anime collection as I feel that might help. Still if I had to say what kinds of anime I like I'd go with Action, Suspense, Shounen, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mecha, Comedy (if it's handled correctly), Sports, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Horror, Slice of Life, and even Romance from time to time.

The kinds I don't typically watch a lot of are your seriously ecchi & harem types. Although lately iv'e begun watching more of those types and for the love of me I can't fathom why. Same holds true to Bishounen types. Awfully sorry couldn't be more decisive with giving a answer. Guess in general I have a overall love for almost all anime.

 

I agree with you on ecchi and harem, I like Drama, Romance, S of L, Action, Historical, Comedy( Gag, Parody, Slapstick, and Black),as well as psychological(not horror), Music, and Sci Fi. My favorite animes are Clannad ( and After Story), Barakamon, Usagi Drop, School Rumble, Samurai X OVA's, Steins;Gate, Sword of The Stranger, BECK, SKET Dance, and Kids On The Slope.