The latest installment of the Violet Evergarden series Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll tells the story of when Violet now a seasoned Doll was given an unusual task: live with a girl at an allfemale boarding school for three months to teach her the manners of a lady. Over the course of these three months Violet and Isabella get closer and we gradually learn more about Isabellas past eventually revealing the secret that makes her story so tragic. 5000https://alt.kevwang.dev/content/images/2020/04/image.png I often gripe about how certain works anime or otherwise can take a unique premise with so much room to grow and just completely butcher it. Truly masterful writing is being able to do the opposite: take a simple story and make it something completely new and beautiful and thats what I see in this movie. While this plot is relatively straightforward and the dialogue rather simple it is instead the execution that makes it beautiful. Its a story of friendship family social class separation honestly nothing groundbreaking on the surfacelevel. Nevertheless this story is nowhere near conventional or cliche. The character development the attitudes emotions expressed by the characters and how it all wraps together so perfectly into one story is why this is a masterpiece. Combined with the stellar voice acting and the subtle emotional cues via the animation this movie is a complete package that leaves nothing to be desired. Overall this movie is effective at showing the writers ability to create beautiful and touching stories taking full advantage of the world and characters built up in the Violet Evergarden series. Weve already seen this happen in various arcs in the first season show but this takes it to a new level tackling a longer and more complex side story. 5000https://alt.kevwang.dev/content/images/2020/04/image1.png Alright its finally time to talk about the art and animation Honestly this is flat out the most beautiful anime I have ever watched. Yes even more so than the first season. Every scene is filled with detail every gesture filled with emotion every surface brought to life with the lights and shadows in the scene. Sure there are other anime with flashier scenes or moments that were arguably more breathtaking but if you look at this movie as a wholethe backgrounds the characters the movements throughout its entire durationthis is the most perfectly animated anime ever. Well thats just my opinion you should judge for yourself. And really these still images dont do it justice. The way the sun glistens on Violets metallic hands as she types the begrudging shuffle of Isabellas feet at the beginning contrasted with her light energetic steps later on the way hair and cloth just naturally move throughout the movie are all things you need to actually watch the anime to appreciate. Theyre so masterfully and naturally executed that sometimes you forget to notice already taking it for granted. Moreover the soundtrack is just amazing and fits very well with the story and the animation. In terms of overall artistic quality this movie is absolutely second to none. 5000https://alt.kevwang.dev/content/images/2020/04/image3.png In short this movie clears the extremely high bar that the original Violet Evergarden anime had set both in animation and storytelling. If you enjoyed the first season youre definitely going to love this one as well.