I love Violent Evergarden with a passion but every time I rewatch I'm. Jumping through so many hoops to make it match what I want it to be.
The show: I know the general loved me
Me: -like a daughter!
The show: What is this feeling in my chest, when I see that shade of green?
Me: Mourning for your father!! Missing your dad.
The show: He drapped his coat over her, promising to give her a better life
Me: Because he's a good dad who wants the best for his daughter
I genuinely got through like. The entire series before realizing this anime was not a deep dive into familial and platonic love and. When I connected the dots I was in d i s t r e s s.
#violet evergarden#anime#I have never felt more betrayed than when I realized#Like I genuinely thought he was straight up her adoptive dad#At first when she confessed I was like “Oh. She doesn't understand platonic vs romantic love bc of her upbringing...? New arc this late in.#I was waiting for someone to explain the difference to her or for her to realize and THEY JUST DIDNT#I was tricked#Bamboozled#Betrayed#And made afool