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Anon 1: I’m biracial and hardly go outside, fight me  👏 👏

Anon 2: Yes, I do, and I’m very sorry about that. I have well over
500 now…

It’s literally impossible to
answer them in a timely fashion given that I soon have summer school (I’m
taking courses ahead of time), work, volunteering, working out, writing fics,
researching, writing posts, doing the security clearance for my student
placement, and renovating/ cleaning my new home. 

I really do appreciate how
engaging you guys have all been, though! It makes me feel bad, but I can’t
always answer asks right after I post something. I queue most of my posts.

I know it may be frightening
for some people, but I’d rather that you comment on a specific post rather than
sending in an anonymous ask if you need something clarified/ have a rebuttal.
Not only will it guarantee you a swifter answer (I message the person and
provide links too), but it helps keep the discussion of the topic in one
place. 

Anyways, I’ll have time to do
more Q and As soon!!

Side note: Y’all need to stop apologizing for
asking me something. I’m very grateful, and if anything, I should be thanking
you. 

Anon 3: Thank you ❤ ! It depends what we’re talking
about. Completing the post takes about three hours. Half of the time is spent
writing and editing the post, the other half is spent compiling all the panels
and putting the post together.

On the other hand, some
prompts take me months due to the heavy volume of requests, whereas some can
literally take me a day. If I’ve already memorized the locations of all the
relevant strips, then I don’t have to look through my notes, go digging for
evidence, and, of course, review the material again. 

I’m always working on several
posts at once and draft outlines. That’s why I ask that people send in the
requests even if it may take me a while to get to them. As I’m searching for
other strips, I’ll often come across relevant material and mark it down ahead
of time 🙂

China is strong, no question there. The only thing that I
have to point out is that because he’s 4000 years old, his physical body has
aged. He can’t maintain the same strength or endurance as would younger nations
like America.

Anyways, I think it would be really interesting to explore
China’s strength in all facets. Post 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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as someone who prefers the manga over the anime, what is your opinion on a potential seventh season? ((probably called hetalia: world stars, out of irony, haha)) i know popularity isn’t the key to a successful or supportive fandom, but since the fandom’s activity has declined dramatically over the last years, i’m curious to ask one of the more recent fanblogs… love your content btw! <333 (and sorry for the long ask)

Thank you, and anyone in their right mind would prefer the manga over the
anime 😀

I don’t know, I have very mixed feelings about a potential seventh
season. On one hand, I recognize that a new season will help boost the morale of
creators in the fandom.

On the other hand, like you mentioned, popularity isn’t key.
The biggest problem is our reputation as both a fanbase and from the series in its
earliest depictions. What doesn’t help is the absolutely atrocious dubbed lines that Funimation has pulled
off, leading to an even worse reputation for Hetalia.

If there were to be a seventh season, there would be many
things that if I could, I would change in a heartbeat.

1) Better
strip selection. The strips selected for animation are unrepresentative of
the series and only portray the stock qualities of the characters. This, unfortunately, leads to misconceptions where fans take the anime as canon fact. Even
the oldest of strips have moments of profundity.

Instead, what I would like to see is the more serious and
complicated matters depicted in the anime. But, for that to happen…

2) The
episodes need to be longer. Ten minutes, fifteen minutes; I don’t care. You
can hardly tackle any content and do a good job of it in a 3-4 minute timespan. Most of the episodes are so jumbled, rushed, and incoherent that it
has little to no impact.

Instead of silly comic gags all the time, balance it with
the serious – don’t negate the latter altogether. There’s a reason why people
don’t take Hetalia seriously. They base their opinion on the anime and not the
manga.  

3) Stop
marketing Hetalia as something only for kids. Rebrand!
Rebrand! Rebrand! Taking the above examples together, I truly do believe
that if the Hetalia anime switched gears and changed their target audience, it
would bring in a lot more people.

Just to give an example, the
nations have been marketed as “Global buddies!!!!”

Much of Hima’s hard work and creative genius is ignored due
to fans being put-off by the anime. The Hetalia anime, if done right, could be very
impactful in whole, as opposed to having occasional moments that addressed deeper
subject matter.

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While you’re right in that I’m manga-centric, there is actually a direct strip reference that mentions the Norman Conquest over England. What we learn is that France acted as England’s chef during this time [x]. 

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Tonight, I’ll explore England’s childhood inferiority and how this also led him to develop a superiority complex in which he played himself off to be overly confident, despite lacking such certainty. 

Post coming up tonight!

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Anon 1: 

😂

😂 We have the same sense of humour and I’m living for it. 

Anon 2: It’s because Canada sheltered the Dutch Royal Family during the WW2 German Occupation of the Netherlands 🙂 

Anon 3: Thank you so much! Ha, I haven’t been on tumblr for long. I used to be more of a fic writer!

Anon 4: Oh oh oh, thank you <3. Now I’m super pumped to post a Spamano one-shot next week. It turned out a little longer than expected and needs more time…(6500 words and I still have three more scenes to write, oops.). 

Yo!! Ms. Ella I had sent you an ask on the mis(characterization) of aph Austria, could you atleast post a link if you have already done it? So that like I can read it……

I haven’t done an Austria characterization post yet. I’m very busy with requests and I ask for two things! 

One, patience. And two, if you’re not sure if I’ve done a post before, I have a directory with all the links to my posts. Please check there before you send in an ask. 

On another note, everyone is always free to message me. I just don’t answer asks on content I’ve already covered.