It's a parody webcomic that takes place in WWII and other historical events with countries as people. When I first saw the anime version, I couldn't stop giggling!
For more information, go to this site : http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=28236
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Very stereotypical. The non-fanservice male analogue of Strike Witches, in my view.
Very stereotypical. The non-fanservice male analogue of Strike Witches, in my view.
Compared to South Park, the stereotypes in this series are pretty mild. Besides, it's supposed to be fun, not insulting.
The stereotypes are a big part of what distinguishes one nation from another in this one, and how they interact with each other.
Personally I love Hetalia, it's really quirky and cute.
Unfortunately I got on the bandwagon just right before it went south DX Epic fail.
Unfortunately I got on the bandwagon just right before it went south DX Epic fail.
Hetalia went south? I thought it was still doing pretty good.
Newest episode is out! Switzerland is voiced as Romi Paku (Edward Elric) and his sister, Liechtenstein, is voiced by Rie Kugimiya (Alphonse Elric). Coincidence? 
I apologize for reviving this but didnt want to start a new thread
Got a Message form Funis Twitter.
they Got the Dub rights!
http://blog.funimation.com/2010/07/world-news-hetalia-cast-announcements-begin/
Is this a good aninme..i have heards lots about it online and on dA
I apologize for reviving this but didnt want to start a new thread
Got a Message form Funis Twitter.
they Got the Dub rights!
http://blog.funimation.com/2010/07/world-news-hetalia-cast-announcements-begin/Is this a good aninme..i have heards lots about it online and on dA
Thank you so much for putting this up, I was waiting for this to come out!
Gotta say, so far I happy with the cast they picked, though I can't wait for the main characters to be announced…
Most of the fanbase (on the Livejournal community, biggest base I know of) is happy that Vic Mignogna wasn't given a major part.
Jerry Jewell as Russia made my daaaaaay <33333 I love him to death and he is so great with those accents.
Not loving France though. It's so terribly fake that it's bad and not funny.
There is also leaked audio from the mini premiere they had at AX that's floating around.
The world is now safe from my wrath since Vic is not America and I really like whoever it is that's doing him. This guy sounds kinda like Vic but his voice is really off that I'm pretty sure its not him. Funi sometimes double roles people but I'm hoping this is not the case for Hetalia >_> Greece doesn't speak THAT much though we really won't be hearing Vic much through him.
The quality of the audio from that leaked thing is meh so its hard to tell with the stupid echos but I'm pleased with America and England. And Germany, holy shit yes 
China was meh, and the rest too jumbled to really understand. They were douchebaggy by cutting off the video before Italy said Pastaaaaa~ I'm sure he's gonna be the last actor to be announced, with America right in front of him I bet =__=
I'm so excited, I'm actually excited for this dub now when I was all gung ho that I'd be sick of it thinking about if Vic was America TT_TT
Germany has been announced!
http://blog.funimation.com/2010/07/hetalia-cast-announcement-deutschland-deutschland-germany/#more-9705
And America is Eric Vale <3333 Day is so made.
I don't think there's one so far that I don't like…I haven't heard them all, of course, and we'll see about Vic as Greece...I like Germany and I can't wait to hear Italy!
USA is announced and so has UK and Germany
http://blog.funimation.com/2010/07/hetalia-cast-announcement-usa-usa/
Opinions on the picks?
F YEAH AMERICA I like his alot
I'd like Russia's to be a bit higher, but his accent is cute and I can wait to here him Kol
This is going great, I'm so excited!
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This a bad show because there isn't a character named 'texas' in it
 
This a bad show because there isn't a character named 'texas' in it
Each character represents a country. Different parts of those characters can represent states, provinces, cities and such.
In this case, it has been confirmed that Texas is represented by America's glasses. Easy to add after annexation, see?
Wow. They weren't kidding when they said they were going to start making Hetalia more serious. Just read the moment where Ivan… snapped. It was a freakin' Rorschach moment there. :blink:
(Sorry for the.. un-timely bump, but I DID use the Search function I'm quite new to Hetalia anyways, just finished watching the first season and bits and bobs of the second.)
I'm rather fond of hetalia because the episodes are bite sized and I can watch it whenever I want- I don't feel compelled to wait for the next installments or watch them in any particular linear order.
it's pretty cute and quite funny at times.
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Heh, the episodes aren't even that linear. Okay they follow a storyline of sorts, but you don't really get 'spoilers' or anything since it's… mostly historically based lol.
What a lot of people seem to really dislike is how the dub is (a lot) more offensive; personally I like it this way, it seems to pack more punches... <_<
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France's accent was just hilarious, it reminds me of Allo, Allo (a British sitcom, where they did really stereotypical accents to represent people speaking in 'different languages', and as such, the 'Britishman masquerading as a French policeman' with a really, really bad French accent, getting words all wrong). His laugh is just perfect.
America is just absolutely spot on. Abnoxious, loud, and well, 'dude'.
Russia's accent is just too damn cute when he's being neutral. When he's terrifying, oh boy is HE terrifying. And lol, 'it make me pleasure smile'. That made me laugh for some reason.
The only thing they really messed up here as far as I can tell was 'Kol'- I'm not sure they knew it was intended to be a multi-language word. It's not that big of a deal to me, though. Some people liked it as 'killkillkill'. I didn't mind it that much.
Ukraine: She really does sound like a cry-baby older lady. It's strangely cute.
Belarus: 'Big brother, the doorknob that was holding us apart is GONE, isn't that nice?' Holy shit, that gives me chills.
China: I don't see what people are grasping for in China's voice. He sounds more like a dude than the Japanese version. 
Japan: Perfectly smooth-and-serious. Love it! Also, 'respond Japanese way' part was just awesome.
Britain: Apart from the obvious mess-up ('SCONN', not 'SCOEN' xD) and a few unintentional Americanisms in manner of speech (t sounding like d), I really love the guy's voice. In their defense of 'SCOEN' though, it IS spelled kind of like it should be said that way.... IDK, English language is confusing sometimes.
ITALY: Now when I heard his voice first off, I didn't think 'Mario'. Well, Mario has a somewhat different range and delivery. These guys obviously have the same stereotypical accent, so go figure. I think he sounds adorable, in any case. Good ol' Hetalia.
Germany: Amazingly well suited voice, and the random German words popping up in a sentence were nicely done (und instead of and). His voice is very powerful, which suits this character swell. Especially when his 'soft side to Italy' comes out (Ich liebe dich, hee hee). Makes him sound so stiff and awkward, lul.
Now who could forget Canada? His voice is a very soft version of America's, which actually suits him to a tee. After all, characters do get the two confused. And Kumajiro sounds a little more like a little boy-bear here, I thought. Even a little terse with that 'Who're YOU?'. xD
..The only voice that kind of grated on me a little was Lichtenstein. It may be a typical anime trope, but I just can't imagine a voice that high coming out of a teenage girl xD;
Also Sealand... I THOUGHT YOU WERE A GIRL, DAMNIT 
hahaha, hey guys, just gonna characterize WW2 Japan as a stoic peaceful youth, haha, nothing serious here, yup yup, just a japanese studio whitewashing our past…
Oh why aren't there Siam, Philippines, Indochina, Indonesia, Burma and Korea characters?
uh....ah.....
1. There's only so many countries being characterized at this moment in time. 
I mean Australia isn't even there yet, and it's a pretty huge country. There is a design for him according to the Wiki, but I don't know if he's shown up yet. Also North Korea pops up later in the manga and if memory serves, they caused a bit of a stink because they didn't like how he/she was portrayed.
2. This show is meant for entertainment so.. it's… kiiinda not 100% accurate, but has a lot of allusions - however vague- to historical events. Take it for what it is- it's not really meant to be a full-fledged history lesson on its own.
I could write a five thousand times better country/war comedy allegory.
And if it's WW2 Germany and Japan should at best be mustache twirling villains not OMG BISHIE KOMEDY XD. And Italy shouldn't be KEWT. He should be a bumbling caveman what tryin' to have an empire but can't not do it right.
God, give me control of this thing.
I would also make it reeaaallly politicaly incorrect.
Like Ukraine (why is she even a seperate entity in WW2??) shouldn't be big boobed, she should be starving to death.
lol…..
Also the joke about all those places not being included was because they were all being raped to death by Japan during WW2.
Which in light of the girly appeal of the show could have a very appealing Yaoi rape fetish angle if the creators had any idea how to make dollars. God, put me on the marketing team at least....
Hetalia? More like the fujoshi equivalent to Touhou
Italians ARE Contagious…
Why is there never a comic of Russia and the Allies pulling a screaming Germany into two pieces.
Oh wait, it's because it's just a bunch of stupidly attractive characters taped on to a vague concept and not actual historical international comedy. And would lose it's fanbase if it was killing Dashingmchandsomealot # 5 or Borderlinelolitagirl # 8.
FORMER YUGOSLAVIA POWERS HETALIA~!!!
Serbia: Croatia-sannn!!! No building up army!!! XP
Croatia: No Serbia-sempai!!! You leave Croatia alone!!
Bosnia: I'm rumbly in my tumbly!
Macedonia: Shouldn't have mixed those ethnic drinks 
Everyone: ohohohohohohoho
Serbia violently wrenches Bosnia in pieces
Bosnia: KYAAA
Republica Srpska: uguu~
And I thought I am strange for not liking Hetalia at all and couldn’t grasp the “essence” of it.
Wasn’t Hungary also the one who loves yaoi?
@JERK:
FORMER YUGOSLAVIA POWERS HETALIA~!!!
Serbia: Croatia-sannn!!! No building up army!!! XP
Croatia: No Serbia-sempai!!! You leave Croatia alone!!
Bosnia: I'm rumbly in my tumbly!
Macedonia: Shouldn't have mixed those ethnic drinks
Everyone: ohohohohohohohoSerbia violently wrenches Bosnia in pieces
Bosnia: KYAAA
Republica Srpska: uguu~
ROFL Thank god Yugoslavia isn't in Hetalia.
Netherlands: Under the amended indictment, Radovan Karadžić is now charged with two counts of Genocide rather than one, after the Prosecution removed one charge of complicity in Genocide and split the single count of Genocide into two. The Genocide counts now correspond to two separate time periods: the first relating to crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 and the second to the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica. Radovan Karadžić, former President of the self-proclaimed Republika Srpska and commander of the Bosnian Serb Army (VRS) during the war in Bosnia, remains charged with eleven counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Republica Srpska: >_>
Awww, Serbia and Kroatia are in a love-hate-relationship. Serbia is the seme, Kroatia the uke.
And the rest of Yugoslavia act as serbias big harem. Kawaaaaaiii~~~
And then Kosovo bursts out of Serbia's chest like the dinner scene from Alien.
This manga sucks because it doesn't feature Vietnam.
Also Chrissie is a stalker.:P
I think from fanart I saw it has Greece in it but no Cyprus. So FU Hetalia.
Me? You are the one stalking me!
has it belgium in it? probably not
Make a Congo-Rwanda one, Zephos.
And Sea, did you really need a manga to tell that about Chrissie.
And Sea, did you really need a manga to tell that about Chrissie.
Watch it Silverblade. You never know when I'll decide to sneak out of your closet at night~
http://vnsharing.net/forum/showthread.php?t=220103
England won against Ace in a popularity contest.
What a shitty forum.
Ah, Chrissie, I thought that was you. No one else sneaks in the shadows and jumps you with such grace.
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You know me too well. I must get rid of you.
@THE:
http://vnsharing.net/forum/showthread.php?t=220103
England won against Ace in a popularity contest.
What a shitty forum.
Fuzzy brown or manly chest.
Ace is not bishie enough.
This is a crime:
http://vnsharing.net/forum/showthread.php?t=230881
@THE:
This is a crime:
http://vnsharing.net/forum/showthread.php?t=230881
wtf?
such a bad forum , for shame
America should love Serbia, we invented the ancestor of hamburgers. Make way for more food fanservice between Serbia x America.
They have quite bad taste.
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@JERK:
And if it's WW2 Germany and Japan should at best be mustache twirling villains
THOSE, I believe, would be the countries' bosses. Although I'm not too sure about Japan's.
In regards to Ukraine, Russia says 'also, she's poor so those are real' in regards to the enormous tits. In the dub, anyway. The dub is quite a bit more politically incorrect than the original concept. And is better for it.
I once found Venezuela, this brown haired tinny guy dressed up as Simon Bolivar.
His theme should be mess up with the same things 5 times with diferent names/peoples but the exact same situation.
I actually bought the first two books the other day out of morbid curiosity. I figured since I'm sort of a world history enthusiast.
It's not a series to be taken seriously. At all. It's cute, but that's really all it is.
if you think this is dumb, no need to be here and ruin it for the people who do. and there was a korean character. it was in the manga, till korea got it's panties in a knot over being offended by the stereo type.
I've liked the little bits I've seen. the characters are cute. the cosplay fanism is another story. i stay the hell away from all that.
Just saying that the manga shouldn't be taken seriously. And it really shouldn't.
Anyways, I have an honest question: Is anyone really allowed to be offended by something that is supposed to stereotype?
(Granted Hetalia's stereotypes are pretty bland and relatively inoffensive)
Where's the strip featuring all of Europe banding together to beat Africa into many, many pieces.
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