★★★★★ (Essential viewing) Tissue Warning: Severe. Have a box ready.
For viewers watching the English Dub (produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment), this episode represents the single greatest vocal performance of the series. Here is why Episode 9 is the breaking point for Violet, and how the English voice acting elevates it. At the end of Episode 8, Violet learns the devastating truth about Major Gilbert: he is dead. The man who gave her orders, taught her to read, and gave her the name "Violet" died in the final battle of the war. For the first time, Violet understands that the chest pain she has been feeling is not an old wound—it is grief. Violet Evergarden -Dub- Episode 9
Have you watched Violet Evergarden Episode 9 in both languages? Which version hit you harder? Let us know in the comments below. ★★★★★ (Essential viewing) Tissue Warning: Severe