I think it’s more to do with your second assertion. It’s not
that he’s not interested in them. He amicably interacts with them quite often
and will even do favors. However, they’re not super close either. They get
along, but you can still see historical rifts affecting their present relationships,
which is seen in their civil but not super close relationships in the manga.
(e.g., you still have the whole controversy and debate over Japan apologizing
for the use of comfort women going on today).
For the most part, it goes unacknowledged. There is one
specific panel that offers a much different outlook, though. Post coming up
tonight!
I was thinking over your arguement, and it
spurred this idea. It’s more of a what if theory, but I was thinking, and
forgive me if I’m bothering ya, what if HRE was still alive when Germany was
born? This being based on your point that a nation can live for sometime after
dissolution. So what if there was still enough for HR to still be present when
Germany was born in a separate body, and he died sometime after his birth.
Would that even be possible? lol As I said, crazy theory.
You’re not bothering me!
I account for this in my Holy Rome theory [x].
The fact that Germany is
born as a young child because he had an existing body can be taken literally.
The existing body was Holy Rome; he suffered from amnesia after switching
titles, having become Germany.
It explains why they’re
the same age, why they look exactly alike, and why they’re both wearing nightgowns (Holy
Rome was sick and didn’t die right after his dissolution; I propose that he’s
in a nightgown because he’s standing up from his bed for the first time + he’s
also coming out of hiding given that he was secretly being held in Prussia’s
house).
Yes, I’m aware that a nightgown is a device used to convey youth in the series. However, in this instance, Holy Rome being sick and wearing a nightgown could also be foreshadowing his rebirth.
Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 12 & 187.
Edited photo, Source Hetscanlations: Germany, World Stars Chapter 12 (left), Holy Rome, World Stars Chapter 187 (right).
Do you think a nation’s physical strength is
proportional to its military strength( It’s a headcanon of mine)….I want your
opinion
You’re on the right track, but you have to think about what causes the military strength.
It’s predicated on their economic and political strength overall. Longer post
on this with more proof here [x].
Hey, i have a question that’s been bugging me
for quite a while. It’s about America and Canada. As i’ve seen in your
theories, America grew up alone, but then i’ve seen other material that states
that America and Canada grew up together. There’s a kind of contradiction
between these two materials. Can you tell me which one of them is the true one?
Thanks!
It is a contradiction. You’re right. But, it can also be worked around. Canada and America were
introduced to each other by England, but they were also able to travel on foot for
their own visits.
Canada’s statement of
them having been together since they were born could just be a messy way of
saying that they’ve known each other for so long.
Source: Hetascanlations, Chapter 178.
out of all the countries who do you think is
the most lonely?
Probably England. His
characterization is very much invested in his alienation from other nations,
both emotionally and geographically.
Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 194.
Okay I swear on my life,
I’ve read a comic strip where Taiwan takes Vietnam to this meeting among anime
fans for subs vs dubs and Vietnam is disappointed saying something like “Oh
it’s a bunch of anime fans.” Like did I dream that??
Hello! I was wondering if you knew if Prussia
was a different nation before he was the Teutonic knights? I think I read that
somewhere but Im not sure
Hi! This post should
help. It discounts the notion that Prussia was originally a Baltic by charting
the history of the different titles he’s held throughout his life [x].
Hello! I read somewhere a couple years ago,
that once Italy thought he was chubby and ate only a bite of pizza? Something
like that hahaha I remember reading some kind of list of canon things and found
about that
Hi! Yes and no. It’s not the
pizza that made him fat. He just so happened to be eating the pizza when he
realized it.
It’s about the
demographic relationship he has with his people. He gained weight due to rising
obesity rates.
Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 7.
i hope this isn’t a
dumb question, but ive always wondered if there was any info in canon about how
the nations get around to see each other in their respective countries so fast
😮 it seems kind of inconvenient for everyone to be so far apart from one
another!
Not a dumb question, but please refer to my post
directory next time. I have an in-depth post on that here [x].
Basically, aside from water/ continental distances, it’s possible for nations
to teleport and traverse to other nations on foot.
Ex: Lithuania stumbles across Greece during the Halloween 2013-2014 event.
eLLa. hELp. I
remember it, but can’t find it anywhere. It’s an ask Himaruya answered where he
states what kind of house America would live in as well as some other
characters. I can’t find it.
It’s from this blog post on Bamboo Thicket, July 3rd,
2008.
Source: Hetarchive, eng trans.
Question: Boss’s house seems very big, Poland’s is a castle, Japan’s is a quite detached single-family Japanese house, but what kind of homes do the rest live in? Are there any who live in apartment buildings or high-rises?
Response: “That’s a good question. They live in homes that match each era
and culture, economy, and also their moods, so it’s not like they’re permanent,
but I feel like Italy maybe is living in the same house that he’s remodeled
again and again.
America lived in a log cabin at first, and next was an austere English-style
building in the suburbs, then recently moved to an apartment building near New
York, and he seems to move quickly and randomly.”
hi js got back into hetalia after like 2 years and i never
really looked at hima’s blog and the later mangas before so i dont really know
about how he works things out, but when i js checked, hima’s been on a hiatus
(?) for half a year already, has he had breaks this long or is it possible
hetalia wont be updated anymore.
Hi! Welcome back, and yes. If you look up the timelines on his blog updates, he went through a long period of blog inactivity
during 2012. I’m not comfortable on speculating anything, sorry!
Sure! I’ll show both sides just to be fair, though.
1) Prussia and Fritz.
The two shared a very close relationship. Prussia viewed him
as a father figure and gets depressed at any mention of him in the present. He
also sleeps with a photo of Fritz on his night stand.
France oversaw Napoleon’s rise to power, similar to a father
figure.
However, he later becomes terrified of him. The context is
that during Halloween, ghosts of past bosses are able to visit Earth. Napoleon
becomes furious because he thinks that France has become too soft.
She angrily berates him for wasting too much resources on
Romano.
Sources: Hetarchive, Boss Spain Doesn’t Understand 1 & 2.
4) Russia and Peter the Great
The two both underwent a process of Westernization. Russia
was sent to France to study his culture. There was a lot of intermingling with
French nobility at the time.
Sources: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 298 & 299.
5) England and Queen Elizabeth II
She encourages him to give America a gift for his
bi-centennial. She also warns England not to ruin his health, as he becomes violently
ill every year on America’s Independence Day.
Source: Volume 4.
Spain: You always avoid flirting. Try it for once!
Romano: Fine.
Spain: So, what did
you do today 😉 ?
Romano: Bold of you to assume that I was productive enough
to do anything.
It’s just a comic gag (e.g., he’s eaten a naval brigade, the punchline of a joke, and England’s anger in the form of pointed arrows).
Source: Hetascanlations & 194
Disclaimer: In
this post, I will not consider nor speculate a Holy Rome = Germany connection.
I’ll only be covering canon material.
Guardian-Sibling
Dyad:
The strength of the two’s relationship begins before Germany’s
birth. Prussia zealously worked towards consolidating the German states into
one sovereign nation. While Germany has plenty of older brothers, Prussia steps
in as his main caretaker.
Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 12.
Ex: In the scene depicting Germany’s birth, there’s a clear moment
that demarcates Prussia’s status as the closest elder brother.
Germany’s a source of pride and joy for Prussia but also
someone whom he loves deeply. As such, he protected Germany—a then helpless
and inexperienced child—from political enemies.
This period of impotence doesn’t last very long, however. Germany
learns the ropes of being a nation very quickly and respectively ages just as
fast. He’s immediately immersed in the world of politics.
Ex: As a young adult, Germany participates in the first
Industrial Revolution. Together with his brother, the two co-engineer several technological
inventions.
Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 57.
What I particularly want to stress is that while Prussia
loved Germany, he’s very much a regimented and strict person due to his
combative history. In turn, Germany was raised to be cool-headed and to not
disclose his emotions. There’s also the whole Germanic stereotype where they
don’t show their emotions, as revealed with Germania—their ancestor.
Source: Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, eng trans., Feb 24th, 2015).
It’s for this reason that I believe Prussia becomes surprised
at the thought of Germany reading romance novels and immediately dismisses it,
referring to the latter as a “battle-crazy guy.” Truth is, Germany was actually an avid reader of romance novels at the time.
It proves my point that the
emotional bonds that they shared was embedded in a war and politics mindset. It’s
a very backwards way of looking at how men aren’t allowed to show their emotions,
or, if they are, it has to be in a manly and comradery-oriented environment. It’s
important to contextualize the fact that this takes place in WWII.
Source: Hetarchive, Buon San Valentino pt. 2 & 3.
Ex: The two bond by participating in war missions together.
Source: Volume 6, The Awesome Me’s Biography.
One last aspect that I want to highlight before moving onto
other sections is that there’s a significant gap in their relationship post–WWII.
Prussia fell under Russia’s control. If he wanted to
communicate with other nations, he had to write letters, and even those were censored
heavily.
We later learn that the two brothers eventually move in
together during German Unification. Hints of their lack of communication reside
in Germany’s surprised and pitying expression at Prussia’s shabby attire.
Source: Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, eng trans., Oct 8th 2013).
New Wine in Old
Bottles:
…or should I say new blood in old bottles?
The basic idea of this theme is that while Prussia and
Germany may appear to have different personalities, the two
are also very similar.
They both
like beer, they’re both
neat, and they’re both
meticulous researchers and documenters.
Sources: Volume 6, Awesome Me’s Biography + Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, eng trans., Dec 23rd, 2014) + Hetascanlations World Stars Chapter 28b.
Passing the Baton:
One last theme revolves around generational inheritance.
Putting aside the reason why Prussia still exists—too many theories on that—the matter of him disappearing was once brought up by a fan. Even though Himaruya
states that he’ll be living with Germany for a while, the possibility of
Prussia disappearing isn’t shot down definitively either.
Source: Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, eng trans., Jan 17th 2015).
The main point I want to devote attention to is the mention
of Prussia passing down his knowledge and awesomeness to Germany. How I
interpret this is that it’s Prussia passing on the baton of his nationhood and
legacy to Germany. He raised Germany and now Germany’s the one providing for
him in the post-Soviet era. The roles have reversed. Prussia’s no longer a
nation, whereas Germany wouldn’t have existed without Prussia.
This message becomes more obvious in the “Private Concert”
strip, where Prussia gives Germany a private flute performance. The inclusion
of flashbacks and the ending is of particular relevance here. The strip ends
with Prussia encouraging Germany to take on the flute.
Source: Hetarchive, Private Concert.
The symbolic meaning surfaces when it’s revealed that
Prussia hasn’t healed from a dog-bite wound, lying to Germany about when he received
it. He claims that it was a recent scrape and given their extraordinary biology,
Germany dismisses it and remarks that the wound will heal right away. It’s
through the dog’s internal dialogue that we learn that Prussia was actually
bitten a week prior—the fact that he hasn’t healed suggests that he’s losing
his nationhood and/or becoming human.
The passing on the baton theme becomes relevant in the sense
that the flute is used as a metaphorical device to represent Germany taking on the
full helm of their legacy. Just like Fritz used the flute to rally the motivation
of German troops (i.e., leading the charge), this scene is Prussia being
cognizant of the fact that he hasn’t led the charge for a long time.
Source: Hetarchive, Christmas 2011 Event.
And who
better and more competent to lead it than Germany?
When you don’t pay attention in class and have to learn the material at the last minute
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