Have you watched Violet Evergarden Episode 9 in both languages? Which version hit you harder? Let us know in the comments below.

★★★★★ (Essential viewing) Tissue Warning: Severe. Have a box ready.

Episode 9 opens with Violet in a catatonic state. She stops working. She stops eating. She attempts to strangle herself with her own prosthetic fingers. The central question of the episode is brutally simple: If the Major isn't coming back, why should Violet exist? In the Japanese original, Yui Ishikawa delivers a haunting, whispery performance. But in the English Dub, Erika Harlacher (known for Hunter x Hunter , Persona 5 ) takes a different, equally devastating approach.