Memories Made
Violet Evergarden
By Kana Akatsuki
11 Dec, 2024
Translation
Kana Akatsuki’s 2025 Violet Evergarden, Volume 1 (Japanese: ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン, Hepburn: Vaioretto Evāgāden) is the first book in an alternate-world light novel series. Illustrations are by Akiko Takase. The anime is eye-catching.
No sanctioned English translation exists of Violet Evergarden. However, a fan translation attracted my attention, so I thought I’d give it a read.
Auto Memory Dolls began as assistive devices for persons unable to write. They were machines that could transcribe voice into print. Years later, people still use Auto Memory Dolls, but these Dolls are quite different from the original model. They are humans rather than devices.