as someone who prefers the manga over the anime, what is your opinion on a potential seventh season? ((probably called hetalia: world stars, out of irony, haha)) i know popularity isn’t the key to a successful or supportive fandom, but since the fandom’s activity has declined dramatically over the last years, i’m curious to ask one of the more recent fanblogs… love your content btw! <333 (and sorry for the long ask)

Thank you, and anyone in their right mind would prefer the manga over the
anime 😀

I don’t know, I have very mixed feelings about a potential seventh
season. On one hand, I recognize that a new season will help boost the morale of
creators in the fandom.

On the other hand, like you mentioned, popularity isn’t key.
The biggest problem is our reputation as both a fanbase and from the series in its
earliest depictions. What doesn’t help is the absolutely atrocious dubbed lines that Funimation has pulled
off, leading to an even worse reputation for Hetalia.

If there were to be a seventh season, there would be many
things that if I could, I would change in a heartbeat.

1) Better
strip selection. The strips selected for animation are unrepresentative of
the series and only portray the stock qualities of the characters. This, unfortunately, leads to misconceptions where fans take the anime as canon fact. Even
the oldest of strips have moments of profundity.

Instead, what I would like to see is the more serious and
complicated matters depicted in the anime. But, for that to happen…

2) The
episodes need to be longer. Ten minutes, fifteen minutes; I don’t care. You
can hardly tackle any content and do a good job of it in a 3-4 minute timespan. Most of the episodes are so jumbled, rushed, and incoherent that it
has little to no impact.

Instead of silly comic gags all the time, balance it with
the serious – don’t negate the latter altogether. There’s a reason why people
don’t take Hetalia seriously. They base their opinion on the anime and not the
manga.  

3) Stop
marketing Hetalia as something only for kids. Rebrand!
Rebrand! Rebrand! Taking the above examples together, I truly do believe
that if the Hetalia anime switched gears and changed their target audience, it
would bring in a lot more people.

Just to give an example, the
nations have been marketed as “Global buddies!!!!”

Much of Hima’s hard work and creative genius is ignored due
to fans being put-off by the anime. The Hetalia anime, if done right, could be very
impactful in whole, as opposed to having occasional moments that addressed deeper
subject matter.