You’re right in that he’s really annoyed by Prussia and only tolerates him! They’re not best friends. As stated in the post, both PruIta and Prumano are one-sided on Prussia’s part.
Although, when he was around a pre-teen age, Romano thought that Prussia was cool because of the latter’s military accomplishments and romance tales he had to share [x].
Yeah, he did!
Oh! That’s tough!
1)
Is Germany Holy Rome?
2)
How come you haven’t made a master post
clarifying sibling relations?
3)
How come you haven’t addressed the mistakes you made in the past?
It’s okay and thank you! I actually plan to make a big master post detailing it all!
It’s unfortunate, but we still have recent content creators showing “evidence” without giving context (if it’s needed, some is just blatantly wrong) or recognizing that Himaruya has abandoned many of these harmful tropes, so I don’t think it’ll be going away any time soon.
This is not about not liking a ship; it’s disapproving of
incest. The fact that I even have to say this is mind boggling to me. I’m respectful of other people’s ships even if I don’t
particular favor it in any other scenario. I’ve even done posts about pairings
that I don’t particularly ship but do so because I appreciate my followers and
am happy to provide them with tools to create.
On the other hand, what prompted the deliberately
rude response is that those ships involve confirmed biological brothers. Perhaps
I shouldn’t have just answered that ask, but this is also my blog: I’m free to
voice my opinion as are my followers who commented.
If you don’t like it or can’t consolidate the reasons why I
did this, please unfollow my blog. Thank you for your time.
I confuse a lot of people lmao. You’d never guess it.
But I am a mixed child. My dad’s primarily Polish and Hungarian, but there are traces of Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian, and Romanian heritage, and my mom’s Guyanese-Indian.
Fictional “global buddies” that are oversexualized and romanticized.
THEY ALL HAVE SPARKLES WHAT DO YOU MEAN.
It’s not a weird ask, no worries.
I hate that I have to use this disclaimer, but this is coming from someone who is half-Jewish.
This is something I’ve emphasized many times before: historical situation and accuracy does not equate to promoting a horrid ideology.
Just the mere depiction of Nazis doesn’t inherently mean that you’re glorifying what they stand for. You’re being historically accurate. If that was the case, then all Hollywood movies depicting Nazis would be ousted and boycotted.
From what I can see, you’re taking great lengths to cover the topic with conscious sensitivity and accuracy, so I wish you all the best in your future work (uh…this was sent in a long time ago, so I don’t know if you uploaded it yet ^^)
Misconception:
She’s not a pervert or presently maintaining that she’s a raging pervert.
Reality: Old tropes
pretty much characterized her as a fujoshi. The latter has since been
discarded, although some, much tamer elements of it remain.
Ex: Due to the high volume of gay porn videos in her country,
Himaruya depicted her to be obsessed with “cute boys,” [x].
Later in the series, we still see her getting excited over similar
things, but it’s much in the same way that any girl fawns over a cute boy—butts,
abs, muscles, or in this case, a fan request steering Austria onto the topic of
underwear.
Misconception:
She and Austria hated each other; therefore, a romantic relationship between
them is impossible.
Reality: Hungary possessed
“defiant feelings” over being under Austria’s rule, but also held “complicated,
yearning-like feelings towards him,” [x]. Evidence suggests that they still have
romantic feelings for each other.
The point of differentiation here is how the nations are
able to separate their political and personal selves. How I interpret this is
that she was defiant towards Austria the country, not Austria the person
whom she lived with in the same house.
A further substantiation would be a character note claiming
that Hungary is fond of Austria because he was the first person to treat her
with kindness, as opposed to other nations in the past who treated her very
poorly (Vol 1).
Nonetheless, the two still fought a lot until they formed a dual monarchy.
Ex: Austria ‘anonymously’ sends Hungary flowers for
Valentine’s day [x].
Ex: They spend their holidays together seemingly as a
couple. Prussia actually tears up at the sight of them, a likely mix of
jealousy and lamenting over his own loneliness [x].
Ex: Not necessarily romantic per say, but Hungary secretly
cleaned up after Austria despite their marriage (empire) having been dissolved.
Misconception:
She and Prussia hate each other.
Reality: 9/10 times,
they’ll be fighting, but they don’t truly hate each other. It’s more like they really don’t get along.
Ex: She’s said to hate Prussia due to him “making fun of her
hardships in childhood,” [x].
This bickering dynamic doesn’t go away as they mature [x].
Ex: They consider each other to be family during the
holidays. Of course, that doesn’t stop Prussia from finding an excuse to initially bar her and Austria entry into his and Germany’s home. He was just being an ass,
nothing more.
Still, this shouldn’t
negate the fact that they worked with each other on several occasions.
Strips even allude to the fact that Prussia has unreturned
feelings for her.
Misconception:
Hungary gave up everything for Austria and rendered herself weak and feminine.
In other words, she copped-out.
Reality: While
Hungary had a complex over settling down with Austria and feared that her
battle skills would get rusty, she did anything but cop-out [x].
Even though she bore stereotypical feminine household
chores, she still holds the title as the “manliest” country in the comic (Vol 2).
Ex: She didn’t hesitate to aid Austrian troops and kicked
some ass while doing so [x].
She was raised to be like a man by Magyar and initially
identified as such. This only changed when she matured and realized
that she was actually a girl [x].
She and Romania get along like dogs and monkeys (the
Japanese equivalent of the saying “like cats and dogs”).
She’s described as a big sister-type (e.g., she acts maternally
towards Italy and Germany) [x].
She was raised to be like a male by Magyar [x] and was surrounded by males as she matured. She had no females to compare her physiology to either. It was only until her physical differences (i.e., her breasts, strength, and stamina) become more noticeable that she recognized her sex.
(I’m less inclined to believe the whole difference in strength and stamina aspects, because it’s stereotypical, but that’s the logic used in the manga).
Sure, I love her too!
Characterization post on Hungary coming up tonight!
Two reasons. I’ve been studying a lot of grammar, writing,
and literature lessons lately, so I can improve for the better. I keep them up
there and don’t intend to delete them, but my old fics always serve as an embarrassment
for me
(not to mention how dramatic, emotional, and obnoxious the author’s notes were). I know it’s irrational, but even my writing from April is embarrassing to
me.
I’m also just extremely burnt-out. School, moving, renovating,
career, and other life responsibilities have tuckered out my brain. The routine
of it has left me craving for change rather than working all day. I’ve done
some relaxing to treat myself, such as reading more of Oscar Wilde or re-watching
some anime, but I still haven’t been able to dedicate a full day without work
since I began my undergrad. I’m stubborn, so I’m sure I’ll get through this rut
eventually.
It’s unfortunate, but this is
true.
@imsinkingtodeephelp That’s a cute thought 🙂 but I don’t think that any creator would wait 12+ years to have their big reveal, let alone expect their series to last that long.
I’m poor lol. It’s not just potatoes though. I also have almonds and peanut butter, but I do eat the same meals every day.
The following post is to give a snapshot of
examples in the series that support these ships. Not all examples used are
romantic per say, but they are useful tools should you wish to incorporate them
when depicting these ships.
To break the ice, I’d like to point out that
Prussia is equally as fond of Romano as he is Italy. Himaruya goes on to state
that Prussia’s attracted to their climate and topography [x].Both ships are one-sided.
That said, let’s tie this back to the strips.
Italy:
In response to a fan question, Himaruya said
that Germany constantly worrying after Italy is a Prussian tradition [x].
In another Q & A, he claims that Prussia
likes Italy because “a lot of things happened when they fought together,” [x]. Take
that how you will.
Several years later, we also get this panel,
where Prussia declares that he likes Italy by virtue of the latter simply being
cute [x].
This could just be attributed to him being drunk, but Prussia might also be blushing and ogling at Italy here [x].
The most obvious and explicit example is that
Prussia literally asks Italy out on a date [x].
Romano:
Again, this isn’t romantic, but it serves as an
appropriate backdrop for their relationship. When they were younger, Romano
aspired to hit “Prussia’s smirky face someday,” but settled for verbal attacks because he was scared of him [x].
Of course, this doesn’t stop Prussia from taking an interest in Romano [x].
A more notable and sweet example of an
interaction between them is Prussia comforting Romano when he doesn’t get a
part in a movie. The two then decide to make a movie of their own [x].
Lastly, there’s also this strip, where Prussia unabashedly
admits to watching Romano on other occasions. In this instance, he’s watching
Romano work [x].
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