Constantly forgiving a toxic person in your life like

I’ve seen the Italy brothers depicted in clerical clothing before but can’t remember if it was fanart or not…

Chibitalia and Chibi Romano were depicted with religious clothing, but I think you’re referring to this artwork [x].

So how do you defend against the argument that Hetalia is pedophilic/ depicted sexual assault ?

You don’t defend the old content. It can never be justified or excused.

However, what I do intend to do tonight is analyze how the tropes are presented and what this means for enjoying future content.

Post coming up tonight.

Why is Iceland’s childhood the same as my dating life?

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He wanted more people to be interested in him so he tried to send out letters but he couldn’t see anything particularly good about himself, so he mostly gave up,” [x].

Q & A

‘But big brother don’t you always say you don’t
want to see me at all?’this. I do wonder if Himaruya will ever make Romano
realize the weight of his words. I’m sure deep down he doesn’t mean any harm
with them,but they surely leave a scar.

I think that’s
the whole point. Romano doesn’t realize the impact of how mean and vicious he
can be to Veneziano. Veneziano’s also a very sensitive person, so it doesn’t
help. Everyone has their limits

The fact that Romano’s shocked by this is most
telling for me [x].

Countries such as England, Spain, Netherlands,
Portugal, America, and France did overseas trading but weren’t pirates.

While there is a fan request where Himaruya depicts
England and Spain as pirates for fun, it’s important to remember the negative
implications of the word [x].

Ex: France knew the
real Captain Hook and warns Seychelles of him [x].

On the other hand, there is one strip that depicts
an unknown African nation as a pirate (in this case, they actually personified
a band of pirates in the region) [x].

I’ve done a post on religion if you’d like to check
it out. It’s listed in my directory under Characterization in Hetalia [x].

The basic gist is that religion and the belief in
God still remains because there is an actual God in Hetalia. Whether they have faith in God depends on the individual and what they’ve experienced.

Well, all episodes are based on the comics!

Right now, the first thing that comes to mind is America and Canada’s series of
arcs in world stars.

(He doesn’t have a rifle as a child in the growth spurt strip: “England dreaming of long days passed, Vol 3).

There is this panel of child America gripping onto a rifle, though [x].

I’m just
going to start by saying that I don’t make any canon conclusions without basing
it on something in the manga/ character notes provided. As such, what you
mention would fall under headcanon territory.

The part about America clutching guns is
depicted in canon but the leap to him viewing guns as a safety net and this
being reflected in his gun culture today doesn’t draw on canon material. For
me, a conclusion has to tie two or more pieces of canon material together rather than
using one piece to make a speculation where there aren’t any definitive links.

I know this model is nitpicky, but I’m very
stringent when it comes to forming and supporting an argument ^^

However, your headcanon wouldn’t be entirely
impossible. It actually draws on a similar structure in logic to what we’ve
seen with America before!

Ex: America’s tendency to mass produce is a
reflection of the trauma he experienced as a child in that he didn’t possess
many belongings.

So, it’s not impossible, but the link hasn’t
been made in canon yet.

Q & A

I wanted to ask about Belarus. Does she have an
outdated personality like France? Should I consider her old appearance as
inaccurate?

I’ve said this before, but very
little is known about Belarus. She’s a bit of an anomaly, so I’m not inclined
to form a solid opinion on her.

Most of the canon information about
her personality is from an untranslated PC game that Himaruya created and posted
on his blog. As for any changes? She appears in a few non-linear strips and the
first three printed volumes but makes a marginal appearance in World Stars.

Where we do see her more often is in
the Holiday Events (e.g. in Halloween 2011 and Halloween 2013-2014 you get
larger glimpses than in the Christmas Holiday Events where she also appears).

Judging by her character there,
she’s still obsessed with Russia and has violent/ impulsive tendencies, yet
she’s also calm and almost…regal at other moments [x]. However, it’s nowhere near
to the same extent as some of the borderline insane information given from the
PC game.

(She mistakes Taiwan’s greeting as normal lol).

I’d prefer to have a recent arc of
chapters/ strip deliberately focusing on her before I assess what aspects of
her characterization have remained and/or if it hasn’t changed at all.

Since Mochis are versions of the countries they
represent, does that mean that America’s strange dad complex can be backed up
by the weird lettuce-daddy Mochi comic strips? Cause Lol, I hope so.

I really wanted to
say no to this but knowing Himaruya, that literally might be a factoring
reason lmao. Although you have to remember that this lettuce also once wanted to
take over the world, only to be eaten by Canadamochi [x].

Okay so this has been in my mind for a while. I
was reading over some chapters from the manga to establish notes for myself and
came across the terms ‘junior’ and ‘senior’ used. Specifically in the It’s a
Treasure Box Full of Countries and Ch. 201. I was wondering if it’s meant to be
out of age establishment (Hutt River calls Wy, Molossia, and Sealand juniors
and himself Wy’s senior) or ranks (Australia calls himself Canada’s senior but
could also mean age… )? What are your thoughts?

Most of the time it has to do with
chronological age.

Then again, you also have South
Korea asking Japan and China (who in the
series are older than him) to call him older brother [x].

I saw something saying that romano has more
arabic(?) blood than italy, that’s why he’s darker than him (hair, skin, etc)
but I wasn’t sure if it was someones headcanon or canon

It’s considered to be canon by most
since his hair still remains darker than Veneziano’s. It’s listed in his Hetarchive
article [x]. Some LJ posts also link to Japanese fans who have saved old trivia
information that Himaruya later deleted from his blog.

By the way, in one of your posts, you mentioned
that “in WW2 when he’s occupied by the Nazi regime, England takes France
into his home”. Can you show me which strip that’s in? (I can’t find
it…) Thanks!

It’s from Volume 5: “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité and…”

Thank you, that’s so nice of you to
say!!

I don’t want to speak out of turn because
neither are my countries, but there is a wide range of skin colors in Spain
like you mentioned. There’s the inaccurate stereotype that all people from Spain, Portugal, and Southern Italy are tanned,
which is probably the primary reason for their portrayal in canon.

As for fanon? I don’t know… your
opinion is your opinion. I don’t want to be dragged into dictating how others
should feel. It leads to a slippery slope where right and wrong become
discrete, erasing the room for grey areas and discussion.

It’s an interesting double-standard
when you look at it objectively. If fans get mad at other creators for white-washing
characters like Seychelles, should the same logic apply to characters who are
made to be darker?

Himaruya didn’t create the AU. He
created illustrations in the artbook and fans made something out of it.

People are capable of learning from
their mistakes. Progress is impeded when others can’t recognize that. Even from
just two years ago, I look back and cringe at some of the jokes I made.