Violet Evergarden and The Meaning of Love 

thank you, Kyoto Animation.

fuck, just remembering the mother and daughter made me wanna cry again...

Violet having mechanical hands is such a good metaphor, she's the symbol of love and is loved by Gilbert but can't express those human emotions but she's so beautiful even with metal arms

I often think about how Violet was like a mechanical machine with her human hands and now that her arms and hands are mechanical she learns to be human. It's beautiful

Violet evergarden is my favorite anime and had me crying

This anime is a Masterpiece. The tears shed watching will heal or help heal parts within us that we sometimes refuse to see or can't see. If you need an anime to cry, heal, for comfort...this is the one.

Good bye is so bitter While " l love you " carries a faraway scent....

This anime destroyed me more than most other shows have lol. 10/10, absolutely recommend!

Episode 10 man, that HURT DIFFERENTLY

This is the first show ever that had made me cry, I have never wanted an anime character to be happy as much as Violet

The only Anime that I heard saying "I love you." T_T thank you Kyoto Animation, and just today I learned about the tragic event at the Studio

I love how you talked about the soundtrack. Evan Call really did an outstanding job composing every piece of music in the show. I know that there are lots of emotional music out there in the world, but this is different. Violet Evergarden's beautiful music is emotional because it's full of emotion, just like the story. In every piece, you can discover different emotions from joy and happiness all the way to the harsest sorrow and pain. In 'Back in Business' you can feel joy, fun and excitement, the masterpiece that is 'Across the Violet Sky' starts slow, but hits you with happiness and sadness at the same time when the louder melody jumps in like an old coal-powered train chugging at a station! ' What it means to love' shows how beautiful and breathtaking love can make you feel, and 'A Doll's Beginning' builds up mistery, then releases in excitement just like how Violet and the person watching the show feels at the beginning of the story and throughout until the end. Violet Evergarden's soundtrack is not emotional in the expected way. It is full of emotion. (And I didn't mention many tracks, like 'Always Watching Over You' and 'Letters from Heaven', the Special Episode's 'Letters' and the amazing movie's epic soundtrack, like 'Tears in The Rain' or 'Echo Through Eternity'!!! I can't wait to see the movie by the way, I already know it will make me cry hard!)

My favorite color is violet, a color of love, spirituality and divinity. It has been since I can remember. I love all the references you used, Sage. It's also interesting that violet or purple is the last color of the rainbow, Iris. Red is the color of roses, but also blood, rage, anger, but purple is more mystic, eternal. I also love your word choices in this, and how open you are with how you feel. It's hard to find people like that in this world anymore. Thank you! =)

Can we talk about that special when violet wrote a song. I was balling my eyes out

In short, I love Violet Evergarden, both the series and the character, from start to finish.

This is easily one of my favorite anime dramas up there with your lie in April

This anime made me cry when it came to that sad part

What a birthday present Sage's Rain uploading a video on one of my favorite anime

Violet’s character is not only beautiful but is a symbol of change and improving oneself and striving to grow. Violet grew from a heartless child soldier to one who is striving to live life just like others, find happiness and grow to love not only what she does as an auto memory’s doll but who she are as a person Violet is no longer like a robot but a human with a heart and soul.

In the 2020 Violet Evergarden Movie, she finds out Gilbert was actually alive and not dead. He was scared to go back cuz he didn't wanna see her go back to how she used to be. He wanted her to learn to live for herself. And when she finally goes to him, she's able to tell him she understands emotions and love. We've seen her journey and her character growth is incredible and so sad.

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR SO LONG

I love this anime! One of the parts that hit me hard (and there were plenty) that I don't hear mentioned a lot is in ep 10 when Violet is comforting Ann. She simply embraces the crying girl and says, "There is nothing that can be done." After that the ep only got more tragic! 😭😭😭

it’s easier to die for someone than to live for them

SAGES RAIN DOING A VIDEO OF MY FAVORITE ANIME LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

This show made me cry simply on visuals alone. Then again by the story. I love it

@Sage's Rain 1: You made me love this anime 10X more because you put all my feelings about it into words. 2: Just gave me my daily dose of faith in myself and in love. Arigatou gozaimasu

This anime left me broken!

Prepared to cry before the video even starts 😅

This channel brings me such peace… I can’t even describe how much I appreciate the thoughtfulness of you. Thank you.

This channel is my safe space. Thank you Sage

violet is the bio-product of their love. have never thought of this but damn, the thought itself is beautiful :(

Violet Evergarden is one of my favorite animes of all time like I’ve watched 5 times I think and I’ve cried every time Kyoto Animation did such amazing work and so did everyone else involved

I love that people are still talking about Violet Evergarden over 3 years after it was released

It’s been ages since I’ve cried, I haven’t been able to physically cry for years now. This emotional block for sadness and indirectly crying has also caused me to struggle with love. Never have I been able to truely graps and understand just what love is, even though I’ve felt it before. But this video, it’s helped me understand a bit better and nearly managed to make me cry three times in it’s duration. From the bottom kf my heart, thank you Sage for making this beautiful video

Violet Evergarden is one of if not the most humanizing pieces of fiction I ever came across, and it's arguably an impecable piece of art and literature. This is by far the best thematic analysis on what is one of my favorite shows of all time, and I am very thankful for you making this video, with that I'll leave with an infamous quote and also the utmost gratitude for the staff at Kyoto Animation for bringing Violet Evergarden to life. "Words are powerful"

I saw your Garden of Words video right after I watched the blu ray for G.o.Words. I haven't felt emotionally connected to something like that movie in a while. It is beyond beautiful for me. I have Violet Evergarden in blu ray too, I haven't seen it yet but I will do and when I'm done I'll come back here to watch this. There is an extreme sense of tranquility in these videos and in Garden of Words, I wouldn't mind coming back to soothe my soul again. Thank you for the peaceful videos.

Oh god, just seeing these clips are bringing the tears back!

no matter how many times i watch this anime i'll always feel something from it.

The mother and daughter and the play writer’s stories broke me the most. Thank you, Violet Evergarden, for being my inspiration and the reason I understand loss.

"Someday you’ll understand what I said, and then you’ll realize for the first time, you have many *burns*." -Claudia Hodgins

This anime series was, not only tear jerking, but also life changing for me. Violet Evergarden change my perspective on the world around me. It and this analysis video made me want to truly live my fragile life to its absolute fullest! Thank you Sage's Rain for this powerful video. Thank you Kyoto Animation for this beautiful anime series!

I actually found you not to long ago through Spotify and I'd listen to them all and I fell in love with the depth that you open the listeners eyes to especially for shows and media that we were mostly introduced as kids and now as adults we can truly see what the writers were trying to teach us then. I definitely appreciate your videos and life lessons!

This show is way to calming same goes with this channel I love it

I don’t cry often from tv shows and movies but episode 10 makes me bawl my eyes out

a masterpiece beyond words; an experience unlike another with the anime, alongside with your presentation

I’m so glad I had the opportunity to watch the movie in theaters, what an emotional roller coaster start to finish. Thank you Kyoto Animation.

Violet Evergarden is a masterpiece.

Whenever I'm traveling any airline, I listen to the OST. It's hard to sleep in the plane, but hear the soundtrack calms my nerves. Also, their anniversary is near in few days

My favorite anime!!

I never had such a range of emotions while watching a show, and I felt true humanity in Violet

This person likes atla and violet evergarden, truly amazing taste

The fact that this was upload when I started watching Violet Evergarden is amazing.

Loved this anime, I want to rewatch it so many things hit my heart. Beautifully made, though it’s not for everybody I really recommend it to any who haven’t watched it.

I found your channel yesterday when I was having troubles with sleeping and you really helped me, so thank you!

This made me cry… it’s beautiful, thank you! I’ll have to watch this series again ahh…

Man I can't say this enough, your videos are just so brilliant! Thank You for all the hard work and diligence you put in these videos. Hope you keep making these for as long as you can. That voiceover, and your script both are the work of a genius. THANKS once again!❤

“Live, damn you! That’s an order.”

You had to have known this wouldn’t get many views because VE is a criminally underrated show, but you did it anyway. For that, you have my respect. Subbed

your writing ability is phenomenal man, mad respect

This video made me want to go back and rewatch Violet Evergarden because even this video had made me cry.

Thank you, there is so much in this anime not only the feelings of the characters but u can feel the passion and love the whole crew gave it.

Thank you Kyoto animation and thank you sage for rekindling all the emotions i felt when i watched all these moments

The USA Veteran's Community LOVES this show! Thanks so much, Kyo-Ani!!

Kyoto animations rising up from the ashes of that horrific arson attack is more proof that love, determination and the will to live can overcome hate and madness. Keep your heads up, we're gonna make it.

I forgot a lot of events from my first watch of the anime and now I'm glad you helped me remember what made it so beautiful.

Just listening to you talk about this beautiful anime brought me back to tears. I really hope Kyoto Animation can recover sometime soon because I would love nothing more than to get a continuation of this wonderful heartfelt story.

Thank you so much for this video. I love Violet Evergarden so much and you perfectly put into words what this show was trying to show. Man this made me cry

This is by far one of the best video essays on Violet Evergarden

Violet Evergarden is a masterpiece. #1 Anime to me

oh yeah i've been waiting for this and did not disappoint

Beautiful analysis !!! Thanks !!!!

I sat down binged this series over about three day period and it was a complete shock to me with how good this anime is. The premise had me interested and the animation looked very sharp (with Kyoto Animation that's to be expected for me) but the ride kept getting better and better as the story and Violet's character grew. Truly worth your time if you want to watch something that'll pull at your heartstrings.

This series broke me in the best way. I am so glad to examined it.

beautiful video

I think Violet Evergarden has one of the biggest plot twist ever

Thanks for this video. Very much appreciated, love it.

I love the positivity and your letter was beautiful fr, I feel like some people have lost thier ability to give love out to everyone

It’s been awhile since I’ve watched your videos glad to finally watch them again

I’m really happy you made a video abt violet .

I know it’s a late comment, but can I just say that I love the rain backdrop noise you use? Your videos are some of the most anxiety reducing and interesting ones I’ve ever found. Love your work

Your video and voice is so calming and relaxing , thank you♥️

I love the rain sounds you put in these videos they’re the perfect backdrop

omg thank you so much!!

I finished watching Violet Evergarden last week and stumbled upon your video now by accident (partly because I probably saw a notification of this video months ago but didn't know this Animé at that time so I decided to pass.) I strongly and wholeheartedly agree that Violet Evergarden is so beautiful in so many aspects - its characters, story, art/aesthetics, and Violet herself. Her eyes are like sapphire or something, they're so mesmerizing O_O And the way you portray the story and emotions of Violet Evergarden was beautiful as well. I like this video a lot (and many of your other videos.) I know Violet Evergarden is loved by so many people across the globe as well, but watching this video of yours makes me happy because it validates (not sure if this is the right word) my awe and wonder of this piece of work, and lets me know that someone else shares my fascination. Thank you so much for making this video about Violet Evergarden.

Sage's rain I absolutely love your videos and how you break down anime in ways I've felt but can't put to words; but for me Violet Evergarden is one that I can put into my own words but also an anime that saved my life. I absolutely love your video on Violet Evergarden but for me Violet Evergarden means so much more than what you bring up. To start off I'll openly admit that I cried three times watching this. The first time was episode 10 pretty self explanatory, the phone scene in the last movie and episode 11. So I've served the last six years of my life in the US military and an infantryman. We were thought death is apart of our job and if it happens then it happens, basically we became numb to the idea of dying as it was apart of our job. I watched Violet Evergarden after my first deployment and I connected with it from episode one; where I connected with Violet not understanding civilian life and feeling disconnected. I joined the Army right after highschool so it was my entire experience as an adult and the military is a whole different culture from civilian life. But for me episode 12 is what changed my life; episode 3 I can connect with having regrets and re adapting to civilian life after getting out. But 12, 12 was special; before my first deployment I wrote letters to all my friends and family that mattered to me so that in the case that I didn't become back I could say my final words to them. I clearly remember when I was writing these letter not feeling a thing just "if I don't come back it's whatever" as that's the job how were thought to think. But for me after watch Violet deliver those letter of the soldiers final words to the family and seeing their reaction; it hit home. I saw that part and it finally become real that I wrote death letters and if I died that the reaction I saw in that episode would have been the reaction of the people I wrote too and I straight up bawled. Only then did it become real for me. As weird as it may sound to the average person I felt feelings again. For me Violet Evergarden is my favorite anime because it spoke to me, I saw myself in Violet and it made me human is the best way I can explain it. Even though it may not have been the way the anime intended it to be interpreted but letters truly changed my life both in the real world but also from this anime. But to summarize thank you for this video and all the videos you make as they help make me appreciate the anime/medium more than I would normally.

I haven't commented on a RU-vid video in five years, but damn if this didn't make me so happy to watch. I feel there is only minimal discussion and retrospectives regarding this favourite show of mine, so to see one of my favourite channels cover it was something truly special. Thank you, Sage's Rain.

This anime is one of the best I have seen . From the beginning till the end . Deamm the story was so good and man I cried so much , I legit felt empty after the first s1 ended , but after movie I was happy that I saw the story fully.

Oh boy, this will be good.

Everyone here also has to thank Kana Akatsuki for writing this masterpiece

Saige's Rain I would like to say that u saved my life you're videos have really changed my life the way how you break the characters down is really fascinating I sometimes find myself feeling like them...thank u

the greatest reteller of any story…. I present you Sage Rain

It was such an amazing series (excluding the final movie) thank you Kyoto Animation

i had such an emotional and deep experience while watching it, one of the best animes ever

No words other than perfection and sublime beauty for this show, a true work of timeless art.

One of my favorite channels deserves 1 mill super slept on

kyoto animation makes such beautiful animes, violet evergarden is truly a one of a kind.

One of the best video essays for an anime that I’ve seen, seriously good job on this. This anime absolutely destroyed me, hearing you speak about it made me remember how i felt when i watched it, and you managed to put that into words.

Keep putting in work man 🔥🔥

Thank you for this video man, Violet Evergarden is my all time favourite anime! I just woke up, saw my notifications, and loudly said f*ck yess!!!

Episode 10 . One of the best episodes in history of anime