It did live up to the hype. I'm really satisfied. And, the other good thing is, her entire history isn't revealed in a big exposition dump. And, there's no exposition dump at all. Everything makes sense, and I'm able to follow every story beat without the writers throwing in terms to my face I won't remember in the next episode(ala Mahoutsukai no Yome). And, not just the art, the animation was incredible. KyoAni was really good in A Silent Voice with facial expressions(that was a movie budget of course), and this looks very good too. There's a lot of details and nuances here and there, and I was forced to pay attention to the visuals, and not the subs. And, the transition/time-lapse scenes look absolutely gorgeous. My only problem is a nit-pick, I kind of cringed at the end, when she said she wanted to know about love, that was kinda cliched. But, other than that, I hope this focuses on how she deals with trauma, makes connections with people, and her backstory, and I hope that it's visceral. On a side note, Violet reminds me of Sagara Sousuke from Full Metal Panic, a series I'm currently watching(and gonna finish soon). And, the music is very good too.
PS: The Netflix subs are pretty good, so you don't have to rely on Asenshi or other fan-subs, and can get from Horrible Subs, which essentially rips Netflix subs and does nothing on its own, and give out 1080p a lot sooner than Asenshi does(though Asenshi gives 720p a lot sooner, and that's the version you see in Kissanime, etc.). I watched the HorribleSubs/Netflix 1080p version first, and then I played the Asenshi one in 8x speed(only 720p released as of this moment), and the subs are mostly identical.
