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Netflix to Stream Violet Evergarden Anime in Singapore in January

Kyoto Animation animator Haruka Fujita announced after the first episode screening of Kyoto Animation's Violet Evergarden anime series at the C3 AFA Singapore event in Singapore on Saturday that Netflix will begin streaming the series in Singapore in January. Netflix has previously only streamed anime series after their run has concluded in Japan, even if the anime is streaming weekly on Netflix within Japan itself. Netflix is similarly streaming the series in Japan, and will stream the series worldwide in spring 2018.

Fujita, along with fellow Kyoto Animator and original novel character designer Akiko Takase, and voice actresses Yui Ishikawa and Minori Chihara, attended the screening of the first episode in Singapore.

The anime will premiere in Japan on ABC Asahi, Tokyo MX1, TV Aichi, HTB Hokkaido TV, and BS11 in January.

Kyoto Animation announced the anime project based on author Kana Akatsuki and illustrator Akiko Takase's Violet Evergarden novel in May 2016, and has streamed two animated commercials from director and storyboard artist Taichi Ishidate. Takase served as character designer and animation director for the videos. Ishidate and Takase are returning for the anime itself, and Reiko Yoshida (Yowamushi Pedal, Bakuman.) is in charge of series composition. Yota Tsuruoka is the sound director and Evan Call is composing the music. TRUE is performing the opening theme song "Sincerely," and Minori Chihara is performing the ending theme song "Michishirube" (Guidepost).

Additional staff includes:

• World Setting: Takaaki Suzuki
• Art Director: Mikiko Watanabe
• Color Design: Yūka Yoneda
• Director of Photography: Kōhei Funamoto
• 3D Director: Rin Yamamoto
• Prop Design: Hiroyuki Takahashi, Minoru Ōta
• Editing: Kengo Shigemura
• Music Producer: Shigeru Saitō

Kyoto Animation held the world premiere of the anime's first episode at Anime Expo in July. Anime Expo describes the story:

There are words Violet heard on the battlefield, which she cannot forget. These words were given to her by someone she holds dear, more than anyone else. She does not yet know their meaning.

A certain point in time, in the continent of Telesis. The great war which divided the continent into North and South has ended after four years, and the people are welcoming a new generation.

Violet Evergarden, a young girl formerly known as “the weapon”, has left the battlefield to start a new life at CH Postal Service. There, she is deeply moved by the work of “Auto Memories Dolls”, who carry people's thoughts and convert them into words.

Violet begins her journey as an Auto Memories Doll, and comes face to face with various people's emotions and differing shapes of love. All the while searching for the meaning of those words.

The anime stars:

Yui Ishikawa as Violet Evergarden, an "Auto Memories Doll" and newbie at the CH Postal Service. She seeks to learn the meaning of certain words Gilbert said to her when they were in the military.

Takehito Koyasu as Claudia Hodgins, a former officer in the army who has since founded the CH Postal Service. His close friend Gilbert entrusted him with Violet.

Daisuke Namikawa as Gilbert Bougainvillea, an army officer who sees nothing as more precious than Violet.

Aya Endō as Cattleya Baudelaire, and "Auto Memories Doll" who works for CH Postal Service. She was close with Hodgins before she started working there.

Kōki Uchiyama as Benedict Blue, a postman working at the CH Postal Service. He has known Hodgins for a while, so he has had a brusque attitude since he starting work there.

Minori Chihara as Erica Brown

Haruka Tomatsu as Iris Cannary

KA Esuma Bunko published the novel series' two volumes in Japan in December 2015 and December 2016. The novels won the grand prize in the fifth Kyoto Animation Award program's novel category in 2014. The win marked the first time that any work won a grand prize in any of the contest's three categories (novel, scenario, and manga).

Source: Pony Canyon News