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).
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.
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].
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].
Germany: Brother, I’m
heading out. Want to come?
Prussia: mmmmmm nah.
Germany: The Italy
brothers will be there.
Prussia:
On the same topic…
“And thus, Mister Prussia was able to read a story that was
lovely like blue skies, sparkling brooks, and flapping birds.
And they lived happily ever after,” [x].
Sure thing! Prumano/PruIta post coming up tonight!
would you consider france a narcissist? lately
people seem to make that one of his character traits and (correct me if I’m
wrong) I haven’t seen a lot of straight of narcissism in him, but yeah I could
be wrong. Thank you.
Yes and no.
There are different definitions of narcissism, so sometimes
they’re muddled and conflated together. He’s a mix and match of them.
He’s a narcissist in terms of his love for himself and the
great care and pride he takes in his physical appearance. He also satisfies the
craving for admiration requirement [x] [x].
The
most important point I want to stress is that France, unlike most narcissists, isn’t
selfish [x].
Do you think that Russia is annoyed at America
so much because America isn’t intimidated by him or something along those
lines? I ask this because America always seems purposefully oblivious to
Russia’s threats and relatively unphased by them while other nations are
terrified.
I really like how you said “purposefully oblivious,” because
that’s exactly how I read it too. A good example of this comes from Volume 5–America is completely unfazed by the threat.
Anyways, I would say so. Russia even admits that he sometimes
wants to “smash his [America’s] glasses into ten equal parts,” [x].
What was probably most frustrating for Russia is that
America was also able to keep up with his taunts and passive-aggressive stunts.
Ex: Russia gives America a ticket to Siberia for his
birthday. America says that he’ll use it to blow his nose if he gets a cold.
CLASSIC Cold War humour [x].
99% sure this would be canon [x].
where exactly do Germany’s dogs appear in the
comics? I’ve only seen the one where Berlitz bites Prussia. Also, has there
been any canon content where Germany got all lovey with his pups? Thanks!!
The strip you mentioned:
Private Concert [x].
Three dogs are named in
Germany’s Hattafutte Parade: Aster, Berlitz, and Blackie.
According to Hetarchive,
a trading card set indicates that he may also have two Dalmatians [x].
Berlitz shows up in
Volume 5. He’s male.
There’s also this panel
showing Germany grooming what looks to be his dachshund judging by its long
ears [x].
This seems to be a
bit out of the blue but do you think that Austria’s a lightweight in terms of drinking
alcohol….I have my doubts since Austrians drink more beer( and alcohol) than
Germany per capita do you think these statistics could affect a
nation……Just askin’
Population
statistics do affect certain traits and behaviours of the nations, but I don’t think
I’ve seen Himaruya incorporate alcohol tolerance yet, other than the fact that
Germany in canon drenches himself in beer several times a year.
I’m not sure on how
heavy Austrians are in drinking, but Austria the personification might be a lightweight.
He’s out cold while
the rest of the nations he’s with continue to drink all night [x].
Austria also tires easily, so that’s something to consider.
People outside of Hetalia:
Russia and America must hate each other!
Hetalia
fan: Actually, while existing
to represent their people—NOT their
governments—personifications are also individual human beings
with their own free will (who would have guessed).
Of course, it is important to
recognize that some shipping dynamics for various historical, ethnic,
religious, or political reasons are not appropriate and are too sensitive of a circumstance
to fictionalize.
In other words, USE DISCRETION.
Nonetheless, nations have the
capacity to separate themselves from their politics and personally be friends
with each other. Instead of pushing for division and hostility like many of its
critics do, Hetalia emphasizes comraderie and friendship.
-Thank you for coming to my HET
talk [x].
Thank you! Sure, I don’t see why not. Here’s one for
Germany (Volume 2):
“A
pessimistic young man who takes things too seriously. His hobbies include
reading books, making confections, and walking his dogs.
He’s
very dependent on manuals, hence he has a lot of them and things that things
will surely go wrong if he doesn’t follow them.
”
“He
is a neat-freak, but hasn’t got any more ideas for recycling.”
“He seems to still be telling Italy off and taking care of
him even to this day.”
Ellawritesficssometimes 