Violet Evergarden ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン (Vaioretto Evāgāden)

Alternative Name: 薇尔莉特·伊芙加登 (Wēi Ěr Lì Tè·Yī Fú Jiā Dēng)

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Military, Steampunk, Tragic Past, War, 
               Letters, Romance

Description: 

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. 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 but she searches to find it.

Episode: 13 + 1 Special+ 2 Movies + 3 ONA + 1 Special

Original Run

Series: January 11, 2018 – April 5, 2018

Special: July 4, 2018

Movie: September 6, 2019

Movie: September 18, 2020

ONA: February 2, 2018 - April 24, 2020

Special: October 29, 2021

Studio: Kyoto Animation

Shigofumi: Stories of Last Letter シゴフミ ～Stories of Last Letter～

Alternative Name: 死后文 (Sǐ Hòu Wén)

Genre: Fantasy, Psychological, Thriller, Drama, Supernatural, Letters, 

               Magical Girl, Multiple Personality, Tragedy, Gunslinger, 

               Life After Death

Description: 

Fumika and Kanaka are mail carriers- but not the typical kind. For one, Kanaka is a talking staff and for two, Fumika delivers shigofumi: letters from the dead addressed to the living. These letters are a final, true, communication derived from hate, hope, and love. The story unfolds following this pair and their uncommon job as well as Fumika's unique 'situation'.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA + 7 Special

Original Run

Series: January 6, 2008 – March 22, 2008

OVA: September 26, 2008
Special: March 25, 2008 – September 26, 2008 

Studio: J.C.Staff

Letter Bee テガミバチ (Tegami Bachi)

Alternative Name: 信蜂 (Xìn Fēng)

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Slice of Life, 

               Amnesia, Supernatural, Letters

Description: 

Apparently abandoned by his mother, orphan Lag Seeing is taken as a "letter" by "Letter Bee" Gauche Suede to a town where his aunt raises him. His affection and admiration for Gauche give Lag the ambition to become a Letter Bee himself, carrying mail through the dangerous wasteland between towns on his world. When he becomes a teenager, he makes the trip to the capital to take the examination to become a trainee Letter Bee. En route, he meets the strange, powerful girl-like creature Niche, who becomes his "dingo," a Letter Bee's traveling companion. Lag yearns to find his mother, and discover why she abandoned him, if she did.

Episode

Season 1: 25 episodes + 25 Special + 1 Special

Season 2: 25 episodes + 25 Special

Original Run
Special: November 24, 2008

Season 1: October 3, 2009 – March 27, 2010

Season 2: October 2, 2010 – March 26, 2011

Studio: Studio Pierrot