This post was updated on October 31, 2021 after watching the special cut on TV.
There was an announcement today on Twitter that a special cut of Violet Evergarden TV series will be shown on NTV during its Friday "Kin-yo Roadshow" slot (which usually shows movies) on October 29, 2021. Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll will air on the following week on November 5, 2021. The editing for the special cut will be carried out under the supervision of Director Ishidate. I am really looking forward to this special cut to see how they fit the TV series into a 2-hour time slot. This special edition will mainly comprise episodes 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, and 10 from the TV series.
✨🎊発表🎊✨
— アンク＠金曜ロードショー公式 (@kinro_ntv) September 23, 2021
🔷泣けるアニメNO.1🔷
10/29💫石立太一監督完全監修
『#ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン特別編集版』
⭐TVシリーズを再構成
11/5💫地上波初
『#ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン外伝 #永遠と自動手記人形』
⭐本編ノーカット#ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン pic.twitter.com/QDwmVLEcIU
This announcement was picked up by Livedoor, and Livedoor's tweet has since received more than 200K likes and 100K retweets!
【傑作】金曜ロードショーで『ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン』放送決定！https://t.co/rmUIFxHEun
— ライブドアニュース (@livedoornews) September 23, 2021
石立太一監督の監修でTVシリーズを再構成した「特別編集版」を10月29日に、翌週11月5日には『ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン 外伝 －永遠と自動手記人形－』を地上波初放送する。 pic.twitter.com/h30oZNzIaA
Wow! People love this series more than I thought.
There is also an official announcement on the Violet Evergarden website, with a comment from Director Ishidate.
(Image source: Violet Evergarden website)
There is still some time before the show airs on TV, and with the Blu-ray for Violet Evergarden The Movie (劇場版 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン) being released on October 13, 2021, I am going to try and find time to rewatch the TV series plus Gaiden movie, watch Violet Evergarden The Movie on Blu-ray, then catch the special cut followed by Gaiden on TV, then rewatch the Violet Evergarden The Movie Blu-ray again. This should keep my free time filled for a while.
Plus my tear glands hard at work. 😅
Update October 29, 2021: In an interview with a producer at Nippon TV, the Friday "Kin-yo Roadshow" slot is usually for major blockbusters, and the animation films that get featured are usually Disney, Pixar, Ghibli, and Lupin III or Conan films. But the success of A Silent Voice led them to think about expanding to similar anime films, and from other KyoAni works, they decided to air Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll. However, that also means they needed to give some background to the movie, since it is related to the TV series, and that is why they asked KyoAni to come up with a special edition that covers Violet's journey toward becoming an Automemories Doll, then the popular episodes 7 (Oscar) and 10 (Ann), with episode 9 for the war background story.
Update on October 31, 2021:
I managed to watch the special edition of the TV series when it aired on October 29, 2021. Although it was originally said to contain scenes from episodes 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, and 10, the show itself ran only within a 2-hour time slot. Given that each episode takes about 30 minutes on TV (because of time for TV commercials), a 2-hour slot is equivalent to the time for four episodes. The special edition itself thus could not really contain six episodes. Instead, it was quite a compression of the TV series. It had most of Episode 1, showing how Violet eventually came to work at CH Postal Company, although certain minor scenes were cut (like Violet changing in front of Benedict, or Hodgins talking to himself in the tram). Episode 2 was mostly missing, except for the part about sending Violet to the school for Automemories Dolls. From Episode 3, there was the main story about Violet doing well in the academic part of school and eventually earning her badge after writing a letter for Luculia. Oscar's story from Episode 7 was more or less covered in full too, except for the scenes where Violet hid his alcohol. It also showed the part when Violet was told that Gilbert has died, so that led to the scenes from Episodes 8 and 9 which showed the flashback from the war, concluding with Violet getting a letter from Erika and Iris and eventually learning to live with war guilt after Hodgins told her that, while she cannot erase what she had done, what she had done as an Automemories Doll will not disappear too. There was also the part when she helped Roland to deliver letters, and Roland told her that every letter deserves to be delivered. (This is important as she said that same line to Ann later in Episode 10.) The special edition concluded with Episode 10, which was shown more or less in its entirety. Even up to the credit roll, and the post credit scene where Violet cried after returning to CH Postal Company.
My overall thoughts on Violet Evergarden The Movie.
Events:
Translations of short stories:
The Tailor and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 仕立て屋と自動手記人形) Gilbert Bougainvillea and the Fleeting Dream (unofficial translation of "ギルベルト・ブーゲンビリアと儚い夢")
Violet Evergarden short stories: "Logbook entry" and "Diary entry" (unofficial translation)
The Starry Night and the Lonely Two (unofficial translation of 星降りの夜とさみしいふたり)
Diethard Bougainvillea's If (unofficial translation of ディートフリート・ブーゲンビリアIf) Tellsis (Nunkish) translation:
Last line of Violet's final letter to GilbertInsights on the movie:
Audio commentary notes:
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