DP (heh) is obviously a bit morbid, but well worth the watch IMO.

To be honest they messed up the art adapting xxxHolic to anime. For some reason the heads are comically small; I'll never understand it. Still worth a watch for those into stuff like youkai/ghost stories, etc...and a really epic witch-lady that I would personally hate to have missed out on. The kind where she mostly runs the boys around doing the dirty work, and it's only when shit really hits the fan that she unveils her power in the slightest.

Still though, if you don't like the art, good thing there's a zillion other styles out there. Where anime is concerned I truly believe there's something out there for everyone.

Also, about the crying thing: sometimes that's exactly the reaction the artist was hoping for, doncha think? Why not let them make you cry? Personally I love it when I'm crying because the story is so sad and laughing at the same time because it's so good. Maybe I'm just too masochistic - I also really love spicy food.

I say go for that Violet Evergarden and let the waters flow.