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.
The best episode of "Violet Evergarden" season 1 is "Episode 1", rated 8/10 from 1582 user votes. It was directed by Shinpei Sawa, Haruka Fujita, Taichi Ishidate and written by Reiko Yoshida. "Episode 1" aired on 1/11/2018 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 2".
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.
Director: Shinpei Sawa, Haruka Fujita, Taichi Ishidate
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
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.
Director: Haruka Fujita
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
Violet enrolls in a Doll training course. Her classmate Luculia befriends her, though she has her own problems with her war veteran brother.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
When Iris goes to her home village on an assignment, Violet accompanies her. Iris's birthday party sparks a disagreement with her family.
Director: Shinpei Sawa
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
Princess Charlotte is to have a public correspondence with her betrothed, and Violet is entrusted with writing the letters on her highness’s behalf.
Director: Shinpei Sawa, Haruka Fujita
Writer: Takaaki Suzuki
Violet travels to the country of Astrea to work with transcribers copying damaged manuscripts. Her partner Leon has a past not unlike hers.
Director: Yoshiji Kigami
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
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.
Director: Takuya Yamamura
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
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.
Director: Shinpei Sawa
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
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.
Director: Yasuhiro Takemoto
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
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.
Director: Taichi Ogawa
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
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.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
The Major's older brother is ordered to defend the signing ceremony from former Gardarik forces opposed to peace. Violet intercepts his train.
Director: Shinpei Sawa, Takuya Yamamura
Writer: Takaaki Suzuki
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.
Director: Haruka Fujita, Taichi Ishidate
Writer: Reiko Yoshida