Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Violet Evergarden x Cellotic Soundtrack Ensemble featuring Yuuki Aira

A while ago (really, a while ago...), it was announced that there will be a Violet Evergarden concert at this year's AniMagiC.
 

 
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I have been wanting to write a blog post about it, but things like work and other stuff got in the way and I could only get down to this post today.
 
The event itself will take place from 1 to 3 August 2025 at Mannheim. Mannheim is a city with several locations used in Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll, so if you are planning to go for the concert and the event, it is also a good opportunity to explore the various places using in the movie.

I am really happy that, following the concert in 2021, the staff has gone on to bring this concert to other places in the world, starting with China, then Thailand, and now Germany. (At the same time, I feel a bit sad that I don't have the time or money to fly overseas for these concerts. But I guess, as a fan, I am more happy that this series is going all over the world, more than I am sad at being not able to attend.)

Ticketing and other information can be found on the AnimagiC website.

Concert-related posts:

My overall thoughts on Violet Evergarden The Movie

Events:
 
Translations of short stories:
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")
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) 
The Tailor and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 仕立て屋と自動手記人形)
 
Tellsis (Nunkish) translation:
Last line of Violet's final letter to Gilbert
 
Insights on the movie:
 
Audio commentary notes:

 
All posts related to Violet Evergarden.

Thursday, February 06, 2025

A bit early for violets to bloom

I want to say

「また、この花が咲く季節になったんだな」
"It is again the season when this flower blooms"
 
but it is still February, and my violets usually bloom in March.
 
This year, though, I noticed one flower on 27 January 2025.
 
And then a few more today on 6 February 2025.
 
Maybe the crazy weather, with all kinds of fluctuations in temperature, is causing flowers to get the seasons wrong.