I think you meant to say that Violet Evergarden is an anime. Although, if you were referring to the source material, it was a light novel, not a manga. Just thought I should bring that up.

Anyway, I wasn't stable while watching Violet Evergarden. I think I cried through every episode besides the first episode, the one with the princess, and the one with the astronomy dude. But that's still a healthy ratio.

I loved everything about it for 12.99 episodes...not 13. The last minute absolutely tanked my opinion of the whole show, made everything meaningless, and left the worst taste in my mouth ever.

I don't know what the original author was thinking, but I'm disappointed that KyoAni would just go along with that nonsense. But that's just me being all cynical and jaded again...whatever.