

Instead of leaving the twin tails as they are, though, you’re going to braid them too, as shown in Step 3 (the bottom left illustration). Once you get to the base of your cranium, stop braiding and gather your remaining hair into twin tails, tied off with elastic bands.

Underneath that, Step 2 says to form a half braid on either side of your head, starting near the top and moving down right behind your ears.

Starting at the top left, the first pair of illustrations show Violet’s hair, from both the side and back, prior to any braiding. During the recent Japanese TV broadcast of the Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll anime movie, the series’ official Twitter account shared the character design sheets for the character’s hairdo, which walks you through the steps to do it yourself. Or, if you choose to describe it in a more direct, Violet’s hair just looks really, really pretty.Īs an added bonus, unlike some other famous anime hairstyles, Violet’s is actually possible in real life. The series’ synergy of complex emotions and elaborate arrangement is arguably on its most artful display in the hairstyle of its titular heroine, whose array of braids, bangs, and tails can appear competently composed, freely flowing, or despairingly distressed, as the scene requires. Pretty much every anime produced by Kyoto Animation features an emotionally moving story and gorgeous artwork, but even within the rarefied standards of the studio’s output, Violet Evergarden is special. Kyo Ani artists made sure that the anime heroines’ emotionally evocative locks are possible in real life too.
