'Violet Evergarden' and 'C3 AFA SINGAPORE 2017' Asia Premiere Report Arrives!

An event report from the Asian premiere screening held at "C3 AFA SINGAPORE 2017" has arrived from "Violet Evergarden," which will air in January 2018.

Violet Evergarden" is an anime work based on the novel by Kana Akemi (KAESMA Bunko/Kyoto Animation), which won the first grand prize at the "5th Kyoto Animation Grand Prize" hosted by Kyoto Animation. The director is Taichi Ishidate, who directed "Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE-", the series composition is by Reiko Yoshida, who wrote the screenplay for the movie "聲の形", etc., and the character design is by Akiko Takase, who was in charge of the illustrations in this work's library. The character design is by Akiko Takase, who also did the illustrations for the book. The main character "Violet Evergarden" is played by voice actress Yui Ishikawa, who played the role of Mikasa Ackermann in "Shinkage no Kyojin".
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The official report from the Asia premiere screening and talk event held at the "C3 AFA SINGAPORE 2017" anime event held in Singapore on November 25 (Sat) has now arrived.

Official Report]
■"Violet Evergarden" C3 AFA SINGAPORE 2017 Asia Premiere Screening Event Report

Violet Evergarden," which is scheduled to air next January, has had its world premiere in the U.S. (Los Angeles), Germany, and Kyoto. This time, we will report on the last stop of the world tour, Singapore.

On November 25, "Violet Evergarden" was exhibited at the C3 AFA SINGAPORE 2017 in Singapore, followed by the Asian premiere screening and talk event.

The Asian premiere screening and talk event was filled with considerable enthusiasm, with over 1,000 people in attendance and standing room only. As the event began, Haruka Fujita, series director; Akiko Takase, character designer; Yui Ishikawa, who plays Violet Evergarden; TRUE, OP theme singer; Minori Chihara, who plays Erica Brown and is the ED theme singer; and Violet Evergarden cosplayer Angie, took the stage and were greeted with applause.

Before the screening, Ms. Ishikawa said, "I think this work will touch the hearts of many people, even if they are from different countries and cultures. It is a rare opportunity to see it on such a big screen, so please enjoy the wonderful artwork, music, and story.


When the screening was over, the audience gave an especially loud round of applause and cheers. The six guests took the stage again and each spoke about their current state of mind and the highlights of the film.

When asked what he was conscious of in character design and drawing, Takase replied, "I was conscious of the direction of the light in order to blend the characters with the world view. I added reflections opposite to the direction of the light," he said.

The live session was followed by a rousing rendition of the OP theme, "Sincerely," which was greeted with cheers when TRUE appeared on stage. The audience responded to her heartfelt voice with blue penlights. Ms. Chihara appeared on stage and sang the ED theme song "Michishirube" softly and carefully, to which the audience listened attentively.



After the live performance, a photo session was held, where the guests took pictures and movies with the fans in the audience, which created a lot of excitement.

Finally, Mr. Fujita, on behalf of the guests, said, "Singapore will be the last stop on the world tour of "Violet Evergarden". We are very happy to be able to present the first episode to you all. It will be available on Netflix in Singapore from January 2018. We are putting our hearts and souls into making this film to meet your expectations, and we look forward to working with you. Thank you very much for being here today!" He greeted the audience. He concluded the last leg of the "Violet Evergarden" world tour.

The broadcast of "Violet Evergarden" is just a few days away. Please look forward to the broadcast in Japan and worldwide distribution in January next year.

Production Information] (*Honorifics omitted)
Violet Evergarden
Broadcasting: January 2018 on ABC Asahi Broadcasting, TOKYO MX1, TV Aichi, HTB Hokkaido TV, BS11
・ Worldwide distribution on Netflix (Japan: January 2018, Worldwide: Spring 2018)

＜Storyline
A certain time in a certain continent.
The war that divided the continent into north and south has ended, and the world is on the verge of peace.
Violet Evergarden, who fought as a soldier during the war, has left the army and come to a large port town.
She is still carrying in her heart the "one word" that someone she cared about said to her as they parted on the battlefield.
The town is bustling with people and streetcars pass by on the streets lined with gas lamps.
In this town, Violet encounters a "letter-writing job".
It is a job where she takes the client's thoughts and puts them into words.
She meets her clients face to face, and gets in touch with their honest feelings deep in their hearts.
And with each letter she writes, Violet gets closer to the meaning of the words she was told that day.


<Staff
Original story: "Violet Evergarden" (KAESMA Bunko/Kyoto Animation) Kana Ake
Director : Taichi Ishidate
Series Composition : Reiko Yoshida
Character Design: Akiko Takase
Series Direction: Haruka Fujita
World Designer: Takaaki Suzuki
Art Director: Mikiko Watanabe
Color Designer: Yoneda Yuka
Director of Photography: Kohei Funamoto
3D Director: Yamamoto Michiru
Accessory Design: Hiroyuki Takahashi, Minoru Ota
Editing: Kengo Shigemura
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Music Producer: Shigeru Saito
Music: Evan Call
Music Production: Lantis
OP Theme Song: TRUE [ Sincerely ] ・Ed Theme Song: Minori Chihara [ Michishiru ] ・Music Producer: Yota Shigemura
ED Theme Song: Minori Chihara [ Michishirube]
Animation Production: Kyoto Animation
Production: Violet Evergarden Production Committee

＜Casting: Violet Evergarden Production Committee
Violet Evergarden: Yui Ishikawa
Claudia Hodgins: Takehito Koyasu
Gilbert Bougainvillea: Daisuke Namikawa
Cattleya Baudelaire: Aya Endo
Benedict Blue : Koki Uchiyama
Erica Brown : Minori Chihara
Iris Canary : Haruka Tomatsu