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England: I’ll never understand kids these days and their hook-up culture.

America: At least we’re not you.

Teens today: Only 90s kids remember being burned alive by these.

Nations: Trying being born a millennia earlier 🙂

I love how in World Stars, we see more of how Russia gradually become more and more broken.

Yes! Exactly! That reminds
me, I’ll have to do a post on this sometime this week 😊 World Stars did a great job of fleshing out his character.

Sources: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 61 + 298.

Fans, after a series ends: It can’t be over!

Fan fic writers: Say no more.

Q & A

Hey there, love your blog! What do you have on Belarus and
Ukraine’s relationship?

Thank you!

To be honest, I get a lot of mixed messages from it.

Since Belarus is obsessed with Russia, you get panels like this
(i.e., she’s indifferent to Ukraine).

But then you have panels like this…

Sources: Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, eng trans., Nov 10th, 2011 + Jan 6th 2010).

It is a silly thought I’ve had but I have to
ask an opinion. Do you think our hetalia ladies experience menstruation? Did
they experience it very shortly or extended due to the fact that they are
countries? Do they experience at all??? Strange thought. What do you think?

No idea. There’s no canon
material that would be indicative of it.

Although, we do know
that biologically, the personifications aren’t that much different from humans.

Source: Hetarchive, Christmas 2010 Event.

Still, there isn’t
reproduction in Hetalia, so I’m not sure. The nations—with the exception of
Germany—are born as babies.

Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 12.

Iceland’s birth depicts this rule.

Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 114.

Hello there miss ellawritesficssometimes hope
you are in good health. I have a query Is it possible for a nation to have
attributes similar to that if their people such as smoking, drinking, usage if
caffeine etc. Because I was reading some statistics and this thought struck me.

I’m in good health,
thank you ^^

I’ve already done a
longer post going into the details of the relationship between personifications
and their populations’ demographics if you’d like to check it out [x].

Hi there! I was
just wondering, but wasn’t there a whole strip of comics dedicated to Romano
wanting to be a cat?

There are, yes! Starting
from World Stars Chapter 353.

Source: Hetascanlations.

It’s been years
since I saw the anime, but am I right that England says France & Italy
share a love for smoking? Was that the dub? I know Hima drew Italy with a
cigar, but I don’t recall France smoking anywhere, tho it’s a big stereotype

None are depicted smoking, but France and England
both love their alcohol (France = wine, England’s just a messy drunk). Thus
far, while it does make sense for the stereotype model, they haven’t been
depicted that way. I think it would be a good addition for a more accurate
fanon characterization, though.

The sketch with the cigar is just him and Romano
dressing up as fake mafia members.

Source: Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, eng trans., Nov 6th, 2013).

Can you do another one of your parody poems please :)

Sure!

Character: America

Parody of: Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

Now, this is a story all about how

My life got flipped-turned upside down

And I’d like to take a minute

Just sit right there

I’ll tell you how I became the hero of—[England] “NOBODY CARES!—”

In the western frontier born and raised

On the farm ground was where I spent most of my days

Diggin’ out building, settling all cool

And all shooting cacti with some hella rad dudes

When a couple of cowboys who were up to no good

Started making trouble in my neighborhood

I got in one little shootout and my guardian got scared

He said “You incompetent dumbass I’m taking over ALL your affairs”

I begged and pleaded with him day after day

But he packed away my freedom and sent my pride on its way

He gave me a whap and told me to play some cricket

I put on my brave face and told him to stick it

On my own, yo this isn’t so bad

Spilling out tea like it ain’t my business

Is this what running a country on your own is like?

Hmmm this might be alright.

But wait, I hear them other nations; prissies, bourgeois all that

Is the type of respect that they treat this cool cat?

I don’t think so

They’ll see when I get there

I hope they’re prepared for the hero of—[England] “NOBODY CARES!—”

Well, isolation hit and when I came out

Nations lined up to ally with me and gain some clout

I ain’t trying to forgive them yet

I just got here

I grew with quickness like lightning, disappeared

I whistled for my minions and we hollered and cheered

The world said freedom, our enemies were smeared

If anything, I could say this victory was square

And I thought “we did it!” Fair is fair

We allies pulled through Europe, about may 7^th… [England] “The 8^th!

I looked at the world

I was finally there

To sit on my throne as the hero of—[England] “nobo—”

—I CARE!

Misconception: She’s weak and unassertive

Reality: Even though we don’t get much canon material of her, her
character notes state otherwise.

Those who wish to
accurately depict her should take note of the fact that she’s described as a
smart girl with a strong mind—I’ll get more into that in a little bit.

Source: Volume 2.

Ex: There’s an old
sketch where she stands up to China and tells him to back off from Japan. The
panel seems to take place in the period where China still held a wartime grudge
against Japan.

Source: Hetarchive, Taiwan’s profile.

Ex: Her appropriate
reaction to Italy requesting to place his head on her chest. Please note that
this took place during the Chest Test series, where Italy places his head on the
chests of all complying nations. The intentions weren’t perverted in nature…it’s
more reminiscent of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Source: Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, eng trans., Nov 8th, 2013).

Misconception: She doesn’t get along with other Asian nations and is
reclusive.

Reality: She’s on very friendly terms with other Asian nations.

I know that her
history is complicated, but it’s also important to recognize that Hetalia is a
series that promotes worldwide peace and solidarity.

While it does avoid certain topics—as necessitated
by its comedic and satirical genre—that doesn’t mean they’re trivialized. The
series has shown that in spite of experiencing rocky political relationships,
the personifications are nonetheless able to maintain a personal life separate from
it.

Ex: In the present, Taiwan
is a regular visitor of China’s home.

Source: Volume 4, Ilha Formosa ~Beautiful Island~ + Volume 5.

Ex: She’s on good
terms with Hong Kong. He visits her, and she visits him.

Source: Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, Nov 25th, 2013).

Besides that, she’s
particularly close with Vietnam.

Ex: She chooses
Vietnam’s Halloween outfit, much to the latter’s dismay.

Source: Hetarchive, Halloween 2013-2014 Event.

Ex: She convinced
Vietnam to take a photo with her. The significance of the moment rests with the
fact that Vietnam is insecure about her inability to smile.

Source: Volume 4,

Ilha Formosa ~Beautiful Island~.

Misconception: She’s
a flat character with no personality.

Reality: She could definitely
use more development, but she still has unique attributes.

While Taiwan’s
character is due for some fleshing out, as is the case with most female nations
[unfortunately], the facts that we do receive about her are enough to work with. The
information is all there; you just have to look for it.

Ex: She’s a skilled
businesswoman.

Source: Hetarchive, Halloween 2013-2014 Event.

Ex: She likes
fortune-telling.

Source: Hetscanlations, World Stars Chapter 239.

Ex: She’s a good cook
and likes fashion.

Source: Volume 5.

Bonus facts:

Strips suggest that
Taiwan may be attracted to both men and women.

i.e., she gives
Valentine’s Chocolates to Japan (France and Italy’s suggestive looks are
important) + she purposefully convinces Vietnam to wear a tight Halloween
costume and oggles at Belarus and Ukraine.

Source: Hetascanlations, World Stars Chapter 42 + Hetarchive, Halloween 2013-2014 Event.