It has been announced that the Dolby Cinema version of the Kyoto Animation anime Violet Evergarden: The Movie (directed by Ishidate Taichi) will be screened at 10 cinemas nationwide, including Marunouchi Piccadilly (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), from November 15th. To commemorate the film being selected for the first Dolby Cinema Award at the Dolby Cinema Japan Awards 2024, the Dolby Cinema version released on November 13th, 2020 will be screened again. A replica ticket commemorating the viewing of the Dolby Cinema will be distributed as a gift to attendees.
Violet Evergarden is based on a light novel written by Akatsuki Kana and illustrated by Takase Akiko, which won the Grand Prize at the 5th Kyoto Animation Awards. The story is about Violet Evergarden, who once fought as a soldier, becoming an automaton doll that understands the thoughts of her clients and puts them into words, touching the various emotions of various clients and understanding the human heart. The TV anime aired from January to April 2018.
"Violet Evergarden the Movie" is the final installment, depicting what happens after the TV series. As Violet Evergarden gains experience as a ghostwriter, she continues to wait, believing that she will meet Major Gilbert someday, but the story begins to move forward with a letter with an unknown address. It was released on September 18, 2020.
