Teck's Treehouse

Post on Sumire Philharmonic Orchestra's Violet Evergarden (unofficial) orchestra concert

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")

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)

The Tailor and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 仕立て屋と自動手記人形)
Laura and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of ローラと自動手記人形)

Flowers and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 花と自動手記人形)

Tellsis (Nunkish) translation:

Translating the message card from Violet Evergarden Orchestra Concert 2021

My Tellsis language translator in Flutter that runs on Windows, Linux, and Android

My (old) Python script for translating to and from Tellsis language (Nunkish)

Insights on the movie:

Violet Evergarden the Movie is a story about guilt

Article about story consistency/inconsistency in Violet Evergarden the Movie

Audio commentary notes:

December 2025 miscellaneous calligraphy pieces

All posts related to Violet Evergarden.

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Snow day

2026-02-08T12:06:00.003+09:00

It doesn't snow often in Yokohama, and even if it does, the snow doesn't accumulate.

But not today.

I could even make a pair of small snowmen.

And there was even a tiny icicle.

And Vivi got a nice layer of snow.

And the violet that bloomed early discovered that spring is not here yet.

January 2026 miscellaneous calligraphy pieces

2026-01-31T22:36:00.013+09:00

These are some other calligraphy pieces that I wrote in January 2026.

I hope that I can one day write something for the Singapore navy. I don't know if it would be nicer to have a vertical or a horizontal version, so I tried writing both.

Otherwise, January was mostly spent preparing for the exhibition deadlines in April, May, and maybe in June.

January 2026 calligraphy "homework"

2026-01-31T08:30:00.001+09:00

The "homework" pieces that I submitted for January 2026.

Hanshi kanji 半紙漢字: 長歌吟松風

Single character 一字: 算

Hansetsu kanji 半切漢字: 氷花看晩浄風葉識天寒

Unsubmitted pieces:

December 2025 calligraphy "homework"

42nd New Year Exhibition of Sankei Sho International Association 第42回産経国際書展新春展

2026-01-24T18:30:00.002+09:00

My last submission for 2025 is being exhibited at the 42nd New Year Exhibition of Sankei Sho International Association 第42回産経国際書展新春展, and I found time to go take a look.

The exhibition is being held at The National Art Center, Tokyo (国立新美術館). Instead of going from Roppongi Station, this time, I came in from Nogisaka Station.

The exhibition is mostly for members of the Sankei Sho International Association, who get to display their works in different sizes, including very big pieces.

To meet the art museum's criteria for public exhibitions, it also accepted submissions from the general public. As usual, these submissions are smaller and cramped together like this.

This is my work, which uses the character for horse 馬 as it is the Year of the Horse.

The 48th Exhibition of International Calligraphy and Ink Painting 第48回國際書画展 did not charge any admission fees, so I went to take a look again. It had both calligraphy and ink paintings on display. The ink paintings were also not the plain black and white ones too. There were all kinds of colourful paintings.

Time to go back to work on my submissions for 2026!

Flowers and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 花と自動手記人形)

2026-01-14T09:00:00.003+09:00

Work in progress (placeholder):

I was going to work on this fan translation but work came in and I had to put this on hold. But there are probably fans who look forward to it, so I am putting a placeholder here and will gradually update it when I have time to work on it. When it is done, I will remove this note.

This is an unofficial translation of the chapter 花と自動手記人形 (Flowers and the Auto-Memories Doll) found in the compendium Violet Evergarden The Anniversary -Flower- (the compendium brings together all four volumes of the light novel series, together with two new chapters). I am sharing my translation so that fans who do not understand Japanese can read it.

Note: The rights to the original work belong to the author Akatsuki Kana and Kyoto Animation. While this unofficial translation is being shared under fair use, I will remove it if it comes to my knowledge that this translation is being misused or if there is any infringement of the copyright owners' rights.

(You can find all my posts related to Violet Evergarden here, including my review of Violet Evergarden the Movie that debut in 2020 after watching it 14 times, my translation of the messages from author Akatsuki Kana and illustrator Takase Akiko found in this new compendium, my Tellsis language translator in Flutter and Python, my thoughts about the portrayal of guilt in Violet Evergarden, summary of production crew events, etc.)

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Flowers and the Auto-Memories Doll

by Akatsuki Kana

花と自動手記人形

暁佳奈
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This is a list of Violet Evergarden short stories that have been written by author Akatsuki Kana, with links to fan translations (when available). I hope you enjoyed these two short stories as much as I did.

My overall thoughts on Violet Evergarden The Movie

Events:

First cast greeting event for Violet Evergarden the Movie

Violet Evergarden the Movie: Cast greeting event to thank fans

Production staff event at screening of Violet Evergarden the Movie

Letter of appreciation from Violet Evergarden's author Akatsuki Kana

Post on Sumire Philharmonic Orchestra's Violet Evergarden (unofficial) orchestra concert

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")

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)

The Tailor and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 仕立て屋と自動手記人形)
Laura and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of ローラと自動手記人形)

Flowers and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 花と自動手記人形)

Tellsis (Nunkish) translation:

Translating the message card from Violet Evergarden Orchestra Concert 2021

My Tellsis language translator in Flutter that runs on Windows, Linux, and Android

My (old) Python script for translating to and from Tellsis language (Nunkish)

Insights on the movie:

Violet Evergarden the Movie is a story about guilt

Article about story consistency/inconsistency in Violet Evergarden the Movie

Audio commentary notes:

First cast greeting event for Violet Evergarden the Movie

All posts related to Violet Evergarden.

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Laura and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of ローラと自動手記人形)

2026-01-14T06:30:00.001+09:00

Work in progress:

I was working on this fan translation but work came in and I had to take a break. But there are probably fans who look forward to it, so here is a sneak peek of what I have done so far. I will work on the rest when I have time, and eventually remove this note when it is done.

This is an unofficial translation of the chapter ローラと自動手記人形 (Laura and the Auto-Memories Doll) found in the compendium Violet Evergarden The Anniversary -Flower- (the compendium brings together all four volumes of the light novel series, together with two new chapters). I am sharing my translation so that fans who do not understand Japanese can read it.

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Laura and the Auto-Memories Doll

by Akatsuki Kana

ローラと自動手記人形

暁佳奈
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“Get off at Zufall, okay? Remember, Zufall.”

I will always remember that day at the station. “After you get off at Zufall, Aunt Agatha will be waiting. She’s my older sister.” Why must I be the only one to go live with a relative in another land? Why isn’t my father coming along with me? I was too young to understand.
“Dad, when will you come?” My father just gave his usual grumpy face without replying. “Dad, do you find me a nuisance?” He shook his head in response. When my older sister was alive, he spoke a bit more.
“You don’t need to think too much. Just don’t be rude to your aunt.” My mother passed away early, so we are a family of three: my father, sister, and me. Much older than me, my sister was kind of like a mother to me. Our conversations revolved around my sister, so without her, there was not much to say. With only my father and I, we were a dysfunctional family, with my silent father and me, afraid of him because he felt old-fashioned and overbearing.
“Will you be okay? You’ll be all by yourself in Ruhig…” I overcame my fear to ask this question. If I recall, the war was intensifying back then. “That’s not for a child to worry. I’ll be fine. Get going.” It felt like he was pushing me away. I looked down and thought, if only my sister was here. She would have rebuked, “Dad, why are you talking like this when you really love your daughters?” She was someone who could have said this to him.
If only she was here.
She would pester him to hug us, and my father would eventually give in and hug us, saying, “I love you.” That was about all the intimacy our family had.
I said, “I want to stay too. I won’t be in the way.” She would have said this, but she was no longer around. There was only me, the less cute of the two sisters. I myself felt sorry for being alive. It is my sister that the world truly needs. Maybe God made a mistake.
“You won’t be of any use here. Hurry up and get on the train. Go now.” My pleas did not get through to him. If my sister was there, things would probably had been different.
Sad and anguished, tears filled my eyes. Being brushed away like a puppy, I felt like my father truly hated me. If I had to feel like this, I wouldn’t want to have lived till now. If you didn’t want me, why did you bring me into this world?
With such thoughts of self-reproach, I got onto the train. I just wanted to quickly disappear. From this world. No, from my father’s sight.
But our farewell did not end like that.
“Laura…” He started to say something that he would never usually say. “Sorry for everything so far.” I held my breath in surprise and turned around to look at him.
“I was a bad father. But I will change. I am going to work hard for you. So…”
I understood what he was apologizing for. After my sister passed away, my father cared even less for me. In his own way, he recognized his sin for ignoring his young child, not even ten years old. Still, I had thought my father was someone who would rather die than say sorry. He was such an old-fashioned person. I thought we would never be able to understand each other.
“Behave well. Be a good child, and I will definitely go and look for you again.”
Why? Why now?
“Dad!” I rushed to get off the train, but he pushed me back onto it. “No, Laura. Listen to me.” “No, Dad! I want to be with you.”
“No, Laura. Take care of yourself. Be good. Take care.”
Why now?
“Dad! No!”
Why did he have to be nice to me in the end?

“DAD!!”

If only he had given even a small piece of that kindness to me when my sister passed away.

When the train departed, I just kept shouting “Dad” while waving at him. He waved back too, but he soon disappeared from view.
“Dad…”
I hugged my small luggage and sobbed. It was only when my voice became coarse that I realized… I did not say anything back to him. No, it was not in retaliation for how he had treated me. It was because I felt I was the unwanted child. I never thought he would see me off in this way. And so, I didn’t prepare anything to say.
I could hear my sister say, “Why are you doing like this when you really love Dad?” No, Sis, it is not like this. After you died, things started to fall apart.
“Give us a hug and say you love us. Come on Dad, Laura, don’t be shy.” I could not say what she said. Even if I did, my father would not feel happy. Please don’t blame me. I am not good at handling things like you, Sis.
A daughter who cannot even be thankful for being raised. I was not a good daughter to Dad. I wish I wasn’t the one who survived. If only I could reset everything back to the start.
If I could have stopped my father and sister that day. If I had hug him that day and said, “I forgive you.” That day. That day. That day.
God would have granted a special person a miracle at such a time. But God was not looking at me.
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It was just after winter when letters started arriving at the small plunge basin.

It was a time when flowers started to bloom across the land where the snow was melting, after being wrapped in cold and hugged by snowflakes. Someone sent letters imbued with their hopes. No, it was not like paper letters floating on the spring river and falling into the plunge basin. They came in the form of messages in bottles. A message in a bottle—it is like a prayer, going with the flow, hopefully picked up by someone who may write a reply. It may dirty the water, but it can feel romantic to people.
And right now, someone threw a message bottle, sending it on a voyage across the water. Bobbing up and down, it kept floating, going with the flow. You can see the shape of the land by looking at the path taken by a message bottle. Zufall is in a mountainous region blessed with natural resources, so much so that it is called a forest kingdom. There are waterheads near the mountain ridges, forming small streams over time and spreading water all over the place. The message bottle dropped into this plunge basin in spring because, during winter, the waters were frozen and people were huddled up at home to withstand the cold. There was no one to pick up the bottle. That was why the sender chose to put out this prayer in spring.

“Found it!”

Bluebells were just starting to bloom around the plunge basin. A girl picked up the message in a bottle. She was around ten to twelve years old. She was extremely petite. A scarf adorned her thick, black hair, and she wore an apron dress. She was holding a basket full of wild vegetables, the bounty from a forest in spring.
“Stop! Stay there.” Amid beautiful blue flowers swaying in the spring breeze, this girl stood at the water’s edge. It was like a scene from a fairy tale.
Placing the basket on the ground, the girl looked around for a stick. With a face overflowing with curiosity, her round cheeks were red with excitement. Resembling a small animal, like a squirrel, she squealed with joy when she found a stick that was just right. “Yes!” She was so excited she started talking to herself.
Holding the stick like a warrior with a famous sword, she went back to the water’s edge. Then, she used the stick to draw the message bottle toward her. “Ah!” She lost her balance and almost fell into the water. Stretching to reach the bottle, she managed to pull it toward her, falling on her behind with the momentum.
She was speechless for a few seconds, unable to believe that she fell, but soon started to giggle. She wiped her fingers, wet from the still cold spring water, on her apron, and started to open the bottle. She took out a corkscrew from the pocket of her apron dress. The cork of the glass bottle was really hard to remove. She used all the strength in her small body. “Pop!” Out sprang the cork. The girl fell backward. She almost flipped over.
Somehow, she managed to get up, almost falling forward in the process. Birds and small animals looked as the girl weaved her story.
“Ha, ha,” panted the girl as she took out the letter from the bottle. It was not a long letter, and it would be pushing it to say the handwriting was good. The girl stared at the letter, in a trance, as if charmed. There was a serious look in her eyes, like a detective searching for the truth behind a major case. However, she was not a detective.
“I wonder what it says…”

Coincidentally, this was a few years after the Continental War, which split the world. Literacy was low due to the many years of war. Simply put, the Continental War was a war where countries all over the large continent fought each other over different things, including religious differences, natural resources, and territory. There were a multitude of reasons and no single overarching cause. If anything can be said about this war, it was that this war was started by certain hot-headed people, causing many years of suffering on innocent people. There was a universal shortage of manpower for postwar recovery, and the younger generation was made to deal with the aftermath.

Laura, the girl who picked up the message bottle, was from this generation dealing with the postwar aftermath. Just as she was entering the village, she heard, “Laura! Where did you go, neglecting the housework?” Startled, she looked to see who called her.
“Aunt Agatha.” It was a well-built farm lady who looked like she was in her forties. She was carrying a baby, around several months old, on her back. Seeing someone who continued to work by carrying a baby on her back, Laura felt like she was struck by lightning. “I wasn’t neglecting… I had already made breakfast,” she nervously replied. She was afraid she got caught. She was also feeling sorry for neglecting the housework. These two emotions controlled her body.
“What were you doing then?” Agatha wouldn’t let Laura change the topic. “I was going to prepare lunch next, so I went into the forest to get these.” She lifted the cloth covering the basket to show the wild vegetables. The message bottle was deep inside the basket. Fortunately, Agatha did not notice the bottle and looked happy at the amount of wild vegetables. “Oh, the ones that I like. That’s quite a lot. Isn’t it too much?” “You like them so I thought they would make lunch more colorful. But I only picked a little. I wanted to get berries too, but they will still small.” “It’s still too early. Maybe in a month or so. Even so, don’t run off on your own. Let me know if you are going anywhere. Do what I say.” “Yes.” Agatha was a bit controlling, or rather, overly protective.
“How many times have I said this? It’s dangerous over there. Strange people have been appearing there since the war ended. Oh, have you fed the chickens?” “Erm…” Agatha immediately understood from the reaction, and with a fed-up look on her face, said, “You forgot again?” “Well…” Agatha looked like she was having a headache. “That’s the third time this week.” “I’m sorry. I’ll do it right now.”
Just as Laura started to leave, Agatha grabbed her shoulder. “Wait. I want you to listen properly here. Why do you keep forgetting?” Laura was at a loss for words. She herself wanted to know why she kept forgetting. She thought, “This is like asking a person, ‘Why are you a person?’”
Why am I a failure?
Laura had never been a very sharp girl. She worked hard, but it didn’t always lead to results. And now, she was being labeled as forgetful. She might have picked up a message bottle, but her true motive was to find wild vegetables. She wanted to make Agatha happy, so she went looking for wild vegetables. She wanted to be praised.
But she forgot her main motive when she saw the floating bottle in the plunge basin. Thinking about the sender, engrossed in trying to decipher words that she could not read, time slipped by. And now, Agatha was mad at her.
Why am I like this?
Agatha was waiting for a reply, so Laura reluctantly said, “Because I am an idiot.” She felt sad saying this. Tears started welling in her eyes. If this was a time a bit further in the future, she might have been diagnosed as emotionally unstable, resulting in attention deficiency and receiving care for her condition. But this was not such a time.
Agatha glared at Laura, saying, “An idiot… I don’t think you’re an idiot, though.” However, her kind words were followed by a heavy blow. “You’re just slow and clumsy. Even so, you can remember the order of work, right?”
“I’m not as clever as you, Aunt Agatha.” “That can’t be. We’re aunt and niece, related by blood. Like your father Finn, you bear the name of Forsyth.” “But I can’t do everything right away like you.” If Laura Forsyth was poor at doing things, Agatha Forsyth was the exact opposite. A true workaholic, doing everything correctly without any lapses. She also had aptitude as a manager, with strong crisis management skills that understood the actions of everyone. That was why she immediately started looking for her niece the moment she noticed she was missing. To Laura, Agatha was from a different world.
As such, they did not get along. “I’m not saying you can’t do things. I’m telling you to work hard.” “I’m trying to do my best.” “But you still don’t get them done. How will you be able to live in the future if you are like this?” “Well…” “You’re the one who’ll be in trouble when you grow up. Do better. You can’t survive if you aren’t useful.” It was difficult for the blessed to understand those less fortunate.
Spoken to firmly, Laura naturally turned her gaze to the ground. I want to do better too. That was how she felt. Maybe even more strongly than others. Because of that magic spell cast on her by her only family.
“Be a good child, and I will definitely go and look for you again.”
She recalled her father’s words. I want to be a good child. If she was a good child, her father would come to Zufall to look for her. In other words, if she was not a good child, he might not come for her.

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My overall thoughts on Violet Evergarden The Movie

Events:

Violet Evergarden the Movie: Cast greeting event to thank fans

Production staff event at screening of Violet Evergarden the Movie

Letter of appreciation from Violet Evergarden's author Akatsuki Kana

Post on Sumire Philharmonic Orchestra's Violet Evergarden (unofficial) orchestra concert

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")

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)

The Tailor and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 仕立て屋と自動手記人形)
Laura and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of ローラと自動手記人形)

Flowers and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 花と自動手記人形)

Tellsis (Nunkish) translation:

Translating the message card from Violet Evergarden Orchestra Concert 2021

My Tellsis language translator in Flutter that runs on Windows, Linux, and Android

My (old) Python script for translating to and from Tellsis language (Nunkish)

Insights on the movie:

Violet Evergarden the Movie is a story about guilt

Article about story consistency/inconsistency in Violet Evergarden the Movie

Audio commentary notes:

August 2025 miscellaneous calligraphy pieces

All posts related to Violet Evergarden.

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The cars my father drove

2026-01-09T12:11:00.003+09:00

Just a note to self, about the cars that my father drove (I think he owned most of them, though the earlier ones could have been shared with his brothers).

Mitsubishi Lancer

Mercedes Benz (model unknown)

Honda Accord

Mitsubishi Galant

Mitsubishi Sigma

Honda Accord

Mazda 626

Honda Accord

Toyota Corona

Mercedes Benz (model unknown)

Mercedes Benz 200

Given that he died young, it is quite something to have gone through 12 cars in that time...

Also, after watching Initial D and seeing how Bunta always passes a cup of water to Takumi, I also recall something. My mother has motion sickness but she never suffered when my father was driving. I think it might be because my father honed his driving skills making deliveries too. He delivered potted plants using a light truck, and my childhood memories include those of going on deliveries with him as he drove from place to place, trying to make all the deliveries in time without damaging the plants. This could be how he developed skills for driving fast without causing discomfort to those in the same vehicle as him. I myself never realised how fast he drove until when I was older, and sitting in the passenger seat, noticed him going at 100km/h down a busy public road.

Meanwhile, my first car was a Toyota Vios.

First calligraphy piece for 2026

2026-01-03T14:45:00.002+09:00

In Japan, there is the practice of kakizome 書き初め, where you write some calligraphy piece at the start of the new year. This is my piece for 2026.

This is the year of the horse and that is why this piece starts with the character for horse 馬.

First snow of 2026

2026-01-02T21:00:00.008+09:00

I didn't expect it would snow so early in 2026, but it did.

It only snowed for a couple of hours so the snow did not accumulate, but it was still quite a bit of snow while it lasted.

December 2025 miscellaneous calligraphy pieces

2025-12-31T16:38:00.007+09:00

These are some other calligraphy pieces that I wrote in December 2025. I didn't write a lot of other stuff because I was focusing on the exhibition pieces, which also explains why I skipped posting miscellaneous pieces for September, October, and November 2025.

The focus was on basics, so I did a bit of 臨書 (basically, trying to copy famous calligraphers of the past).

And no more photos of the trash taken out... no need to show everyone my trash, and I kind of know how much paper I throw out every month now.

December 2025 calligraphy "homework"

2025-12-31T12:06:00.012+09:00

The "homework" pieces that I submitted for December 2025.

Hanshi kanji 半紙漢字: 相携及田家

Single character 一字: 顛

Hansetsu kanji 半切漢字: 氷魚霜鶴

Unsubmitted pieces:

November 2025 calligraphy "homework"

Messages in Violet Evergarden The Anniversary -Flower-

2025-12-26T17:51:00.004+09:00

Violet Evergarden The Anniversary -Flower- contains two messages, one from illustrator Takase Akiko, and another from author Akatsuki Kana.

The message from illustrator Takase Akiko reads:

Congratulations on the 10th anniversary of Violet Evergarden!

It is due to everyone's support that the series can commemorate its 10th anniversary. I feel honoured to have been part of that group. I still clearly remember the amazement I felt when I came across the original Violet by Akatsuki-sensei. I feel fortunate to be able to continue drawing Violet today even after 10 years. It would make me happy if this becomes an opportunity for everyone to revisit the original work or the anime. I look forward to being able to see you somewhere again!

Takase Akiko

The message from author Akatsuki Kana reads:

How have you been? It has been a long time since we last met.

Ten years have gone by since Violet was brought into this world. I am surprise by everyone's support over this long period of time, and at the same time, very grateful.

How have you been during this time? Your world is filled with so many things, and you do not need to pick up this particular story. But you did, and we meet again. "Violet, it has been a while. I had so wanted to see you." That kindness, and a personality that treasures memories--all I can do is bow my head and say, "Thank you."

When I started writing about Violet, I was just a girl wanting to become a novelist. I was blessed to be able to work with Kyoto Animation, but looking back, there were so many unpolished areas. I reread the novels in preparation for the publication of this 10th anniversary commemorative volume, and it made me feel so embarrassed. My writing, both in terms of the words and the techniques, was so rough.

The only good things were the emotions that only my past self could convey, and the burning desire to bring such a story to you. I just wanted to pass you the passionate love letters, and did not really give much thought to everything else. What a shallow girl I was.

I wanted to rewrite everything now. But I stopped myself from doing so. I must not bow down to my own embarrassment. There were people who were touched by this unpolished debut work and acknowledged my style as a writer. I felt I have to love such a past. That is because I felt so much love from everyone who loved my immature self. It is true. I only have overflowing love and gratitude for everyone.

Do you know? Stories are necessary for us to live. We cannot read novels unless the world is at peace. A writer is an occupation that can only exist in a world protected by many people. It is an existence that can disappear at anytime if it is no longer needed. However, you are there, treasuring the world of expression. You are there, supporting the activities of writers. You are there, pushing us forward, telling us: write, run, move our hearts. It is because there are such people that I can persevere so far. I have 10 years' worth of gratitude.

It is a pity that I have to end this letter soon. To Kyoto Animation, who gave its support until the end of the publication of this series. To every person who was involved in the production of this work. To all book stores who assisted. To my friends and family. And finally, to you, the reader. Thank you always for your support.

May you be blessed with amazing moments.

Akatsuki Kana

Some of my other posts regarding Violet Evergarden series:

List of Violet Evergarden short stories (and light novels)

List of Violet Evergarden publications

My overall thoughts on Violet Evergarden The Movie

Events:

First cast greeting event for Violet Evergarden the Movie

Violet Evergarden the Movie: Cast greeting event to thank fans

Production staff event at screening of Violet Evergarden the Movie

Letter of appreciation from Violet Evergarden's author Akatsuki Kana

Post on Sumire Philharmonic Orchestra's Violet Evergarden (unofficial) orchestra concert

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")

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)

The Tailor and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 仕立て屋と自動手記人形)
Laura and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of ローラと自動手記人形)

Flowers and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 花と自動手記人形)

Tellsis (Nunkish) translation:

Translating the message card from Violet Evergarden Orchestra Concert 2021

My Tellsis language translator in Flutter that runs on Windows, Linux, and Android

My (old) Python script for translating to and from Tellsis language (Nunkish)

Insights on the movie:

Violet Evergarden the Movie is a story about guilt

Article about story consistency/inconsistency in Violet Evergarden the Movie

Audio commentary notes:

Notes from Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll audio commentary

List of Violet Evergarden short stories (and light novels)

All posts related to Violet Evergarden.

10th anniversary of Violet Evergarden Volume 1 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン上巻

2025-12-25T12:57:00.001+09:00

Violet Evergarden Volume 1 (ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン上巻) was published on 25 December 2015. Which means today is the 10th anniversary of the light novel's publication. To commemorate this milestone, Kyoto Animation published a compendium of the light novels (4 volumes) with two short stories and two new chapters. Titled Violet Evergarden The Anniversary -Flower-, I got my copy yesterday.

I may write a separate post about the book itself, but right now, the focus is on translating the two new chapters:

Laura and the Auto-Memories Doll: a full-blown, lengthy chapter placed right at the start of the book

Flowers and the Auto-Memories Doll: a very short epilogue-style chapter, right at the end of the book

Some of my other posts regarding Violet Evergarden series:

List of Violet Evergarden publications

My overall thoughts on Violet Evergarden The Movie

Events:

First cast greeting event for Violet Evergarden the Movie

Violet Evergarden the Movie: Cast greeting event to thank fans

Production staff event at screening of Violet Evergarden the Movie

Letter of appreciation from Violet Evergarden's author Akatsuki Kana

Post on Sumire Philharmonic Orchestra's Violet Evergarden (unofficial) orchestra concert

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")

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)

The Tailor and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 仕立て屋と自動手記人形)
Laura and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of ローラと自動手記人形)

Flowers and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 花と自動手記人形)

Tellsis (Nunkish) translation:

Translating the message card from Violet Evergarden Orchestra Concert 2021

My Tellsis language translator in Flutter that runs on Windows, Linux, and Android

My (old) Python script for translating to and from Tellsis language (Nunkish)

Insights on the movie:

Violet Evergarden the Movie is a story about guilt

Article about story consistency/inconsistency in Violet Evergarden the Movie

Audio commentary notes:

Notes from Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll audio commentary

https://www.axs.com/events/1240835?skin=peacock

All posts related to Violet Evergarden.

Violet Evergarden Live in Concert USA Tour

2025-12-09T09:33:00.004+09:00

I woke up to see an announcement that a Violet Evergarden orchestra concert tour will be making its ways to three cities in the United States.

Violet Evergarden is coming to the USA.

For the first time ever, experience the breathtaking music of Kyoto Animation’s masterpiece performed LIVE by a full orchestra with original Japanese vocalists TRUE, Minori Chihara and Aira Yuuki.

Conductor: Thanapol Setabrahmana… pic.twitter.com/D73pa4wSbk
— 54 Entertainment (@54entco) December 8, 2025

Vocalists TRUE, Minori Chihara and Aira Yuuki will be singing at the concerts. Conductor is Thanapol Setabrahmana.

Dallas: 13 February 2026
Venue: Music Hall at Fair Park
Vocalists: TRUE, Minori Chihara, Aira Yuuki
https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0C006373D8C29200

Los Angeles: 15 February 2026
Venue: Peacock Theatre
Vocalists: TRUE, Minori Chihara, Aira Yuuki

New York: 18 February 2026
Venue: Theatre at Madison Square Garden
Vocalists: Minori Chihara & Aira Yuuki

https://www.ticketmaster.com/violet-evergarden-new-york-new-york-02-18-2026/event/3B006379E1154939

~~Interestingly, I did not find any official announcement from Kyoto Animation yet. Composer Evan Call has also not shared anything about this.~~

The event has been officially announced.

2026年2月にアメリカのダラス・ロサンゼルス・ニューヨークにて『#ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン』海外オーケストラコンサート開催決定💐

"VIOLET EVERGARDEN" LIVE IN CONCERT USA: Three-City U.S. Tour
Officially Announced for February 2026!https://t.co/WjaQYk2Vah #VioletEvergarden pic.twitter.com/lKJOQ364Ew
— 「ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン」公式 (@Violet_Letter) December 9, 2025

Official concert website (launched on 26 December 2025)

Concert-related posts:

Violet Evergarden Orchestra Concert 2021

Violet Evergarden Piano Concert 2022

Violet Evergarden orchestra concert in Beijing, China on 8 June 2024

Violet Evergarden orchestra concert in Thailand on 17 and 18 January 2025

Violet Evergarden concert at AniMagic 2025 in Germany from 1 to 3 August 2025

Violet Evergarden orchestra concert in Taiwan on 11 January 2026

Violet Evergarden Live in Concert USA Tour (2026)

Sumire Philharmonic Orchestra's Violet Evergarden (unofficial) orchestra concert

Translating the message card from Violet Evergarden Orchestra Concert 2021

My overall thoughts on Violet Evergarden The Movie

Events:

First cast greeting event for Violet Evergarden the Movie

Violet Evergarden the Movie: Cast greeting event to thank fans

Production staff event at screening of Violet Evergarden the Movie

Letter of appreciation from Violet Evergarden's author Akatsuki Kana

Post on Sumire Philharmonic Orchestra's Violet Evergarden (unofficial) orchestra concert

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")

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)

The Tailor and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 仕立て屋と自動手記人形)

Tellsis (Nunkish) translation:

Translating the message card from Violet Evergarden Orchestra Concert 2021

My Tellsis language translator in Flutter that runs on Windows, Linux, and Android

My (old) Python script for translating to and from Tellsis language (Nunkish)

Insights on the movie:

Violet Evergarden the Movie is a story about guilt

Article about story consistency/inconsistency in Violet Evergarden the Movie

Audio commentary notes: