It was a "train of feels" as some call it. I saw clearly through all of it - no depth, no attempts to present art, a conflict, to reason with the viewer or a concept. To make the audience cry to feel the emotional bond with the characters, the story itself. The audience was VIOLATED! They were forced to feel through several methods, story-telling techniques, common tropes that were finely refined to server this very reason. The audience is left with nothing more than they came with. It is akin to a drug - when they are done, they will want more, but why, what was so good about it, they cannot say. The look through those beautiful pictures which do not require them to be invested, to activate their brain-cells even slightly - they are given emotional impulses right on the spot, when a dialogue, a scene happens. It was a prime example of what animation is slowly becoming - a beautiful product, produced to be consumed without ado and post-scriptum. And yet, it was tremendously appreciated by the mass viewer. It was shallow, superficial, artificial to no end - the story selling emotions rather than a story. What was it about? A child-soldier, a mild unrequited love-story, a lot of "connecting the hearts" motives and symbolism. The reasoning transcends its medium alone - the impact on people transforms it from just a series, to the worst one. Violet Evergarden is the worst animated Japanese series of its year. I will now collect all the hate there will be - with the arsonist being in stable and non-threatening condition, all this anger has to be vented somewhere, at someone. I have been perusing forums as usual when someone asked "What is the worst animated series of its year", and I felt I should let everyone know.
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