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The Best Episodes of Violet Evergarden Season 1

Every episode of Violet Evergarden Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Violet Evergarden Season 1!

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The war is over, and Violet Evergarden needs a job. Scarred and emotionless, she takes a job as a letter writer to understand herself and her past.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Violet Evergarden Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.0/10(2285 votes)

    #1 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    Hodgins retrieves Violet from the hospital, as Major Gilbert asked him to look out for her. After they meet Gilbert's relatives, he offers her a job.

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  2. Violet Evergarden Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.8/10(2039 votes)

    #2 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    Violet tries to adjust to her new job: she needs to learn typing, and her coworkers question whether she has the right demeanor for letter writing.

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  3. Violet Evergarden Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.6/10(2138 votes)

    #3 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    Violet enrolls in a Doll training course. Her classmate Luculia befriends her, though she has her own problems with her war veteran brother.

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  4. Violet Evergarden Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.8/10(1949 votes)

    #4 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    When Iris goes to her home village on an assignment, Violet accompanies her. Iris's birthday party sparks a disagreement with her family.

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  5. Violet Evergarden Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.1/10(1989 votes)

    #5 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    Princess Charlotte is to have a public correspondence with her betrothed, and Violet is entrusted with writing the letters on her highness’s behalf.

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  6. Violet Evergarden Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.4/10(1998 votes)

    #6 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    Violet travels to the country of Astrea to work with transcribers copying damaged manuscripts. Her partner Leon has a past not unlike hers.

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  8. Violet Evergarden Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    9.3/10(3101 votes)

    #7 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

    A playwright with writer's block and a tragic past summons Violet to the country of Genetrix to help him finish a script. They both learn about grief.

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  9. Violet Evergarden Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.7/10(2020 votes)

    #8 - Episode 8

    S1:E8

    Violet learns that Major Gilbert is listed as missing in action, but his family members think he is dead. Unable to cope, she remembers the war.

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  10. Violet Evergarden Season 1 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    9.1/10(2530 votes)

    #9 - Episode 9

    S1:E9

    Heartbroken, Violet withdraws from her job and questions whether she even has the right to be an Auto Memory Doll. Then, she receives a letter.

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  11. Violet Evergarden Season 1 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    9.8/10(8657 votes)

    #10 - Episode 10

    S1:E10

    Violet travels to a countryside mansion to write a letter for a gravely ill war widow, but her young daughter Ann resents Violet's presence.

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  12. Violet Evergarden Season 1 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    9.0/10(2118 votes)

    #11 - Episode 11

    S1:E11

    Against Hodgins' wishes, Violet takes a job from a soldier at a military base in Ctrigall, a former enemy nation now engulfed in civil war.

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  13. Violet Evergarden Season 1 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    8.1/10(1694 votes)

    #12 - Episode 12

    S1:E12

    The Major's older brother is ordered to defend the signing ceremony from former Gardarik forces opposed to peace. Violet intercepts his train.

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  14. Violet Evergarden Season 1 Episode 13 - Episode 13
    8.9/10(1945 votes)

    #13 - Episode 13

    S1:E13

    The signing ceremony concludes, officially bringing an end to the war. While writing letters for an air show, Violet composes a letter to the Major.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Violet Evergarden" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 2285 votes. Directed by Shinpei Sawa, Haruka Fujita, Taichi Ishidate and written by Reiko Yoshida, it aired on 1/11/2018. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".