I think it’s just a silly comic gag. There isn’t much of an explanation.
You’ll see that at times, Hima likes to include anachronisms for the sake of humour. He’s fully aware of what he’s doing and makes sure the characters do too.
The anachronisms in the Roman era are the funniest to me.
You’re not being rude, quite the opposite actually, so no
worries 😊 It didn’t come out of nowhere, and you
have to dig all the way to 2009 (pre-historic, I know) to find the possible reason for
its existence. I create a variant of this scene every time I write
the ship because it’s pretty cute.
Even though they haven’t interacted a lot like you said, I understand where people were coming from when they formed the ship.
Let’s just say it has to do with pancakes!
From what I’ve seen so far, my understanding is that when
Italy closes one eye, he’s usually telling both a truth and a lie; a half truth
if you will. It’s completely different from when he winks to tease or joke,
like you said.
Here’s an example:
When discussing the amount of work he does to his boss, Italy says that he doesn’t have a lot of spare time and that he’s proud of how quickly he completes work assigned to him. In a smaller blurb, he then sheepishly admits that it takes him a while before he gets around to it.
In the next panel, both eyes are closed as he blatantly lies
about why he lazes around during his afternoon breaks.
Switzerland was neutral in WW2. There would be less fighting or interaction with soldiers if Italy crossed through there, as opposed to France or Austria. It’s the safer route, as Switzerland can only threaten to shoot, but won’t actually if he wants to maintain his neutrality.
Yes, Austria was Nazi-occupied and was on the Axis’s side, but Italy doesn’t like fighting and probably didn’t want to encounter any of it. Hiking over mountains would be more preferable than having to potentially pass through active battlefields.
I think it comes from the fact that he starred in a hair iron commercial.
He’s literally such a goofball, I can’t handle it.
Sure thing! Post coming up soon!
Added to my request list! You’ll see that he’s a very sore loser, especially since the fall of his empire. He was a global superpower, after all. If you’re looking for quick
references, here ya go:
England’s plan to be
the strongest – Involves England training to be more fit and, well,
stronger in comparison to the other nations.
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance between two lonely people
– Takes place during the Splendid Isolation time era. It involves
England trying to better his position by making global alliances despite being
rejected by everyone except for Japan.
Comic Diary 6 – Refuses
to admit that he “leaves all the cooking to France.”
England’s Hair Style
– Young England striving to be unique and the “shiniest in the world”. He ends
up copying France’s hairstyle. He feels down for being “unrefined”, and takes
France’s teasing to heart.
2007 Christmas Events–
It’s hinted that England still hasn’t been able to get over what happened
in the American revolution, as he’s stated to have suffered from 100 years of
heartbreak.
World Stars Chapter
26 – England puts down America’s movies so much that America doesn’t even
bother showing them to him anymore. People who insult others are often insecure
themselves.
World Stars Chapter 57,
60, 67 – Takes place during the Industrial revolutions. At first England
leads the world with top engineering but is quickly overshadowed by other
countries such as Germany and America. At first, he refuses to use foreign machinery
and sticks to his own traditions, but soon realizes that if he wants to be on
top, he needs to rely on others in order to improve his designs.
World Stars Chapter 71
– England is evidently jealous of America’s mass production and financial success
in the second Industrial Revolution: “He’s aiming #1 at everything.” Pretty
hypocritical if you ask me, considering England had been aiming to do the same
thing.
I’ll go over these in greater detail in separate posts, but here’s a basic chart of what I’ve got jotted down.
America – Wanting to be liked, fear of criticism, fear of being hated, fear of being challenged, his weight/ muscles.
Russia – Wanting to be liked, being alone, fear of being hated, fear of exclusion.
England – Uses biting sarcasm in order to hide feelings of inferiority, feeling like an outsider despite being included, being lonely, can actually be really sweet but is too shy to openly help or give direct advice to the other nations, loss of power.
Canada – Not being unique or relevant enough, not being recognized for his own accomplishments.
France – Loss of power, being alone, worries of becoming irrelevant.
China – Fears being left behind in a more modern world (he’s doing just fine), fear of abandonment (earlier with Japan, now with Hong Kong), feeling like an alien due to his old age.
Germany – Problems with expressivity of happiness, being alone, worries that he comes off as cold to others, works hard but quickly becomes flustered when praised (relates to low feelings of self-worth).
Prussia – Being alone, melancholy over having never married, low self-worth and loss of superpower status.
Romano – Feelings of inferiority in comparison to younger brother, regret over snapping at people and not being seen as agreeable and likeable.
Ukraine – Size of breasts, ambivalence over leaving the Soviet Union and distancing herself from Russia.
South Korea – Wanting to be liked, unhealthily perfecting physical appearance, wanting to be unique despite following in the footsteps of Japan, China, and America.
Double double
Unfurl with trouble
This is really interesting
Let the theories bubble
Of course! Even in front of Germany, he’s not afraid to shed
tears.
This happened when Germany points out that North Italy is actually
the taller sibling.
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