Another Netflix Original recommendation!
Violet Evergarden is the name of thee anime and of the main character. This is only the second Netflix Original anime I have ever recommended (as of October 8, 2018). I did not binge-watch this relatively short series, watching about one episode per late night, often after midnight. It was usually the last show I watched before bed.
What stood out to me:
- fabulous animation,
- compelling story,
- sometimes a little slow, but intensely emotional and cerebral.
- It’s only a one season show (again, as of the original date of this blog entry). Just 13 episodes.
I would have preferred a slightly different ending, but overall, I recommend!
I felt touches of Fullmetal Alchemist (Original and Brotherhood), mainly for the names of the cities in Violet’s world and a seemingly similar time period and available technology. 
Synopsis (never with spoilers!)
Violet Evergarden, a young girl, perhaps 14, was formerly some type of super soldier in what looks to be a 1910 era war. She had a close yet distant relationship with her commanding officer, who is a friend of the owner of Violet’s new employer, CH Postal Service. There, she is committed to learning the ways of “Auto Memory Dolls,” who carry people’s thoughts and convert them into words using a typewriter—yes, it seems people don’t know how to express their thoughts and feelings on paper. We follow Violet in her quest to be the best Auto Memory Doll possible, as she searches for the meaning of the words her former commanding officer had last said to her.