Q & A

Do you have a theory on Germania? It seems weird
that Rome is still his friend in heaven if he did kill him. Also Himaruya wrote
something along the lines “it’s ‘believed’ he killed Rome” so… he
didn’t really kill him?? Also he says they’re friends, but later says they hate
each other, with Persia and Germania being all buddy-buddy taunting Rome. And
why is he Prussia and Germany’s dad when Rome is a grandfather?

– Yes, it is weird. You are right that the matter
of whether Germania really did deliver a fatal blow to Rome is left open-ended.
It’s neither a yes or a no.

– That’s also true. His character notes do tend to
contradict each other. I covered this more in detail in my characterization
post of Rome, although that was written after you sent in this ask 😊 [x].

– That last question isn’t necessarily true. The
relations between them is incredibly wonky. Germania’s referred to as both the
father and grandfather of Germany in different pieces of canon material. Search Hetarchive’s profile of Germania.

Image: Grandpa Rome’s Visit Home, Hetarchive.

I genuinely learn so much more about the manga
after you analyze it and uncover those hidden messages that have been embedded
into Hetalia ❤ Any chance you know a little something about India and/or
Thailand? Thanks anyway!

I’m glad!

I do know some things and anyone can too if they search the relevant character tags on the English translation
of Bamboo Thicket, provided by Hetarchive! (ah geez, I sound like a
telemarketer…)

Not all information can be found on the blog, though!

Just for fun, here’s one
fact each.

India: He has
considerable stamina.

Source: Halloween 2011 Event, Hetarchive.

Thailand: He’s somewhere around 22
years old according to Himaruya.

Source: Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, eng trans., Nov 26th, 2010).

I got a question about the U.S. states. I
know they are not officially canon, that’s not what I wanted to ask. In the
sketch Hima showed what they’d be like, am I mistaken or did he confirm that
they would not be America’s children but his relatives, like Germany’s states?
And that they were all male (brothers I think the state shown said)? I may be
wrong though, it’s been awhile since I seen it, but my friend got into it with
me over whether it disproved the whole his children thing.

Note: Originally in my
State-talia post, I accidentally cropped and posted an image from the question
below in the same Q & A where Himaruya created a hypothetical dialogue with
the states. Nothing about the information I gave or said was incorrect (again,
total accident and you can verify in the initial reblogs to see that I haven’t
changed what I said), but the image was misleading (it had to do with computer
programs/software being personified). Still not sure how that managed to slip
past me [x].

Anyways, no. They’re not personified. We got a dialogue of
what it would be like if they existed. There is no confirmation of their
relation. All we know hypothetically is that while some possess “mixed feelings,” they still “love America very much.”

Source: Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, eng trans., Jan 10, 2015).

Tbh, I don’t even know
where to start with this lol. This blog is pretty much dedicated to proving
that whole assertion, so I would recommend checking out my post directory 🙂

People have yelled at me before for me asking
for them only to give me proof for things, since i dont believe just from
someones word. No one ever wants to give proof and gets angry from me not
wanting to believe them until I get proof. So I’ll ask you, does Belgium have a
cannon nyo? And does France have a canon mother (Gaul i think it was)?

I’d suggest removing
those people from your life. If they can’t respect you, then they’re not worth
your time.

Belgium has a canon nyo. Just remember that the nyos that have made appearances in the manga don’t exist
in the same world. There is no canon Gaul. While it’s still not canon, Himaruya
has pondered over the idea of the Kingdom of the Franks being a parental figure to
France.

Source: Hetarchive (Bamboo Thicket, eng trans., April 1rst, 2011 + May 6th, 2008).

Misconception: Nyotalia isn’t canon.

Reality: The word “Nyotalia” isn’t canon. It’s a fanmade
term. On the other hand, alternate female and male versions of APH characters have
been officially created. They’re character designs, and some of them also have
character notes and personalities.

Himaruya stated on his blog that each nation will have a
reverse male and female counterpart [x].

While designs, the reverse male and female versions are
separate people from their original counterpart. As such, their personalities
are slightly different [x].

Ex: Both female Italies are stronger fighters [x] [x].

Ex: Female England, Canada, and America [x].

Ex: Female Austria and Prussia [x].

Ex: Male Taiwan [x].

Ex: An old version of Portugal’s design – that has since
changed slightly – and his female version [x].

Ex: The female nations’ male versions [x]. *not all of them*

Ex: The male nations’ female versions [x]. *not all of them*

It’s important to remember that Himaruya is open to fans
choosing whatever names they please for “nyo” characters [x].

Another thing that confuses people is the female versions’
cameo in volume 4. The premise is that Estonia has a dream where God grants him
his [alleged] fantasy to be surrounded by girls – although this plays out with
the male nations being replaced by their female versions.

The point to differentiate here is that while the female
versions don’t exist in canon, given that they’re separate versions of the
original canon nations, they’re officially designed characters with
personalities that have made an official appearance. Although, this appearance
doesn’t occur in reality. [I know, it’s confusing.]

If it helps, Estonia’s reaction to the female nations sets
out the fact that they don’t exist in canon. Nonetheless, they’re canon because
they’re officially designed characters with personalities.

Fun facts:

When asked, Himaruya explained that the reason why Estonia
has these strange dream experiences – including the mochi one – is because his
“elite glasses summon strange fellows,” [x].

This is just a speculation, but my best bet as to why there
are far more male nations than there are female ones is because Himaruya has
repeatedly admitted to not being good at drawing girls [x] [x].

Honestly, I’m only doing this post because it’s the question I’m often asked about. On the other hand, I’d like to point out that the answer to this is googleable!

I try to be patient and understand that not everyone reads the manga, but…Hetarchive has generously made all this information very accessible.

Anyways, guide on the alternate male and female versions of the nations coming up tonight!

Tbh, I don’t like nyotalia because it’s not canon.

Nyotalia is canon, though?????

As stated by Hima, each nation has a male and female
version [x].

If you search up the nyotalia tag on Bamboo thicket, you’ll
find that there are several reverse male and female designs for each nation.
Likewise, some nyotalia versions, such as fem! Italy and fem! Romano [x] are even
given character notes about their personalities.

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