The cardverse AU is based off of Himaruya’s artwork of some of the characters dressed as Kings, Queens, Jacks, etc. and was included with the release of one of his art books. The actual AU has nothing to do with legit playing cards.

I’m aware. You still have to have a general understanding of the meaning and symbolism of cards to understand each Kingdom’s position, no? 

That’s what I had initially meant. I literally have no knowledge of cards at all so that’s why I didn’t think I was the best person to explain it since I’ve never been into the AU + directed them to a tropes website that would. 

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There is no real way to
read Hetalia. It’s all over the place 😛 What I did was divide it into
sections. I read the volumes, then the non-linear strips, then world stars,
then Bamboo Thicket, and so on and so forth.

It’s a lot of material,
so good luck!

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Welcome! Sorry, friend. I
don’t play cards and don’t understand how they work, so I’ve never been into
that AU. There are some trope websites that explain the AU better than I can.

As for advice…uh…

– Don’t expect historical accuracy, otherwise you’re
setting yourself up for disappointment.

– Hetalia walks a fine line of offensive humour,
so it’s not meant for everyone. It’s a satire based on stereotypes that aren’t always
accurate, so you need a certain type of humour for it.

– Instead of being harassed and engaging with
someone you don’t agree with, just block them. It’s better for both parties.
Tumblr has an extension where you blacklist certain tags.

– Fiction does not give anyone in the fandom an
excuse to be culturally insensitive. Unlike other fandoms, Hetalia has real-world
implications with real people and real nations.

– Find your niche! Join Rp groups, discords, or other similar
communities. The fandom is a lot more welcoming and tamer than it used to be. On
the other hand, our feedback culture is generally poor and it can be discouraging
at times.

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 Well, think of it this way. The series is based
on stereotypes, right?

Let’s use
African nations whose populations have an overwhelming majority of Blacks (obviously, this doesn’t include every
African nation). 

Since there’s a much higher percentage of them than there
is any other ethnic/ racial group, it would make sense to have these nations be
depicted as darker in skin tone. Skin tones vary and so do ethnic groups, yes,
but Hetalia is very much oriented around stereotypes, which includes the majority
and/or perceived majority.

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I can tell that
wasn’t your intention 🙂

I really appreciate
that you recognize the difference between the dub and canon. I’ve done a few posts
with sources on the subject if you’d like to check them out [x] [x].