Movie
Description
Iris Cannary is a young woman who works as an Auto Memories Doll at the CH Postal Company in the city of Leiden. She is an original character created for the anime adaptation, hailing from the rural mountain village of Kazaly. Her given name comes from the iris flower, which was in full bloom at the time of her birth, while her family name is derived from the canary.
In terms of appearance, Iris has a tall and slim build with tanned skin. Her cedar brown hair is cut in a messy, ear-length bob with long bangs and two short strands that stick up, and she has yellow-golden eyes. Her working attire as a Doll consists of a sleeveless brown shirt, a gray undershirt, unbuttoned white trousers, and heeled green-grey shoes, accessorized with a gold necklace and an aqua-blue bracelet.
Iris possesses a personality that is both bold and complex. She is rarely afraid to speak her mind, often coming across as blunt, short-tempered, and even dishonest about her true feelings. She is highly self-confident and ambitious, aspiring to become the most popular and talented Auto Memories Doll in Leiden, and she openly expresses boredom with routine tasks. Despite this fierce exterior, Iris is deeply kind and caring toward her close friends and family. She is a very hardworking and dedicated individual who pursued her career despite not initially being skilled at writing, taking classes and working non-stop to achieve her goals. A key aspect of her personality is her strong opposition to the traditional expectation that she should give up her work to get married and settle down.
Iris's primary motivation stems from a desire to build a successful career as an independent working woman, an ideal she has always admired. This drive was ignited by a painful event in her past. As a child in Kazaly, she was close friends with a boy named Emonn Snow, and she fell in love with him, convinced her feelings were reciprocated. However, when she confessed to him before they graduated from school, he rejected her, stating he only saw her as a friend. Heartbroken by this rejection, Iris decided to leave her hometown and change herself, cutting her long hair short and moving to Leiden to pursue a new life as an Auto Memories Doll.
Her role in the story is primarily as a colleague and friendly rival to the protagonist, Violet Evergarden. Initially, Iris is cold and distant toward Violet, feeling annoyed by her emotionless personality and jealous of her rapid accomplishments and growing fame. She even suggests to their boss, Claudia Hodgins, that Violet should be fired due to her clumsy way of writing letters. However, their relationship changes significantly during a joint assignment to Iris's hometown, which turns out to be a false request orchestrated by her parents who want her to return home and marry. At her birthday party, her mother invites Emonn Snow, causing Iris to have an emotional breakdown. Violet, though initially misunderstanding the situation, stays with Iris and listens as she reveals her past and the reason she left home. Through this experience, Iris learns of Violet's own motivation to understand the meaning of "I love you," and she begins to warm up to her, ultimately requesting Violet's help to write apology letters to her parents and the party guests.
Key relationships for Iris include her parents, particularly her mother, with whom she has a loving but contentious relationship centered on her refusal to abandon her career for marriage. She shares a respectful and supportive friendship with her fellow Doll, Erica Brown. She looks up to the senior Doll Cattleya Baudelaire as a role model. Her relationship with Violet develops from initial rivalry and jealousy to mutual respect and understanding.
Iris undergoes notable development throughout the series. Her journey involves reconciling her past in the countryside with her aspirations for the future in the city. Through her emotional confrontation with her parents and her conversation with Violet, she learns to communicate more honestly about her feelings. Over time, she grows from a brash and insecure rookie into a more mature and successful professional. Four years after her first appearance, she is shown to have grown out her hair and wears a black headband. In the theatrical film, she has become a highly popular Doll, ranked third at CH Postal Company after Cattleya and Violet, with her bookings fully filled.
While Iris does not possess any superhuman abilities, her notable skills include her proficiency as an Auto Memories Doll. This involves operating a typewriter and, more importantly, the ability to ghostwrite letters that accurately capture and convey her clients' emotions. She is a dedicated and hardworking professional who has overcome her initial lack of writing talent through sheer effort and determination.
In terms of appearance, Iris has a tall and slim build with tanned skin. Her cedar brown hair is cut in a messy, ear-length bob with long bangs and two short strands that stick up, and she has yellow-golden eyes. Her working attire as a Doll consists of a sleeveless brown shirt, a gray undershirt, unbuttoned white trousers, and heeled green-grey shoes, accessorized with a gold necklace and an aqua-blue bracelet.
Iris possesses a personality that is both bold and complex. She is rarely afraid to speak her mind, often coming across as blunt, short-tempered, and even dishonest about her true feelings. She is highly self-confident and ambitious, aspiring to become the most popular and talented Auto Memories Doll in Leiden, and she openly expresses boredom with routine tasks. Despite this fierce exterior, Iris is deeply kind and caring toward her close friends and family. She is a very hardworking and dedicated individual who pursued her career despite not initially being skilled at writing, taking classes and working non-stop to achieve her goals. A key aspect of her personality is her strong opposition to the traditional expectation that she should give up her work to get married and settle down.
Iris's primary motivation stems from a desire to build a successful career as an independent working woman, an ideal she has always admired. This drive was ignited by a painful event in her past. As a child in Kazaly, she was close friends with a boy named Emonn Snow, and she fell in love with him, convinced her feelings were reciprocated. However, when she confessed to him before they graduated from school, he rejected her, stating he only saw her as a friend. Heartbroken by this rejection, Iris decided to leave her hometown and change herself, cutting her long hair short and moving to Leiden to pursue a new life as an Auto Memories Doll.
Her role in the story is primarily as a colleague and friendly rival to the protagonist, Violet Evergarden. Initially, Iris is cold and distant toward Violet, feeling annoyed by her emotionless personality and jealous of her rapid accomplishments and growing fame. She even suggests to their boss, Claudia Hodgins, that Violet should be fired due to her clumsy way of writing letters. However, their relationship changes significantly during a joint assignment to Iris's hometown, which turns out to be a false request orchestrated by her parents who want her to return home and marry. At her birthday party, her mother invites Emonn Snow, causing Iris to have an emotional breakdown. Violet, though initially misunderstanding the situation, stays with Iris and listens as she reveals her past and the reason she left home. Through this experience, Iris learns of Violet's own motivation to understand the meaning of "I love you," and she begins to warm up to her, ultimately requesting Violet's help to write apology letters to her parents and the party guests.
Key relationships for Iris include her parents, particularly her mother, with whom she has a loving but contentious relationship centered on her refusal to abandon her career for marriage. She shares a respectful and supportive friendship with her fellow Doll, Erica Brown. She looks up to the senior Doll Cattleya Baudelaire as a role model. Her relationship with Violet develops from initial rivalry and jealousy to mutual respect and understanding.
Iris undergoes notable development throughout the series. Her journey involves reconciling her past in the countryside with her aspirations for the future in the city. Through her emotional confrontation with her parents and her conversation with Violet, she learns to communicate more honestly about her feelings. Over time, she grows from a brash and insecure rookie into a more mature and successful professional. Four years after her first appearance, she is shown to have grown out her hair and wears a black headband. In the theatrical film, she has become a highly popular Doll, ranked third at CH Postal Company after Cattleya and Violet, with her bookings fully filled.
While Iris does not possess any superhuman abilities, her notable skills include her proficiency as an Auto Memories Doll. This involves operating a typewriter and, more importantly, the ability to ghostwrite letters that accurately capture and convey her clients' emotions. She is a dedicated and hardworking professional who has overcome her initial lack of writing talent through sheer effort and determination.