
Violet Evergarden
A former weapon becomes a letter writer and learns the shape of emotion.

Ayumu Fujino is a fourth grader who draws a manga strip for the school newspaper. Her art makes her the star of the class, but one day she's told that Kyomoto, a student who refuses to come to school, would also like to submit a manga for the paper... (Source: MANGA Plus, edited)
The opening is more atmosphere than hook.
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