I’m considering rejoining the fandom, but part of the reason I left it years ago was because of how toxic the fandom became. A lot of the blogs I used to follow aren’t around anymore so what’s the atmosphere like in the hetalia fandom right now?

How I look at it is that you choose what content you want to consume within a fandom. I honestly could care less what other people think about the fandom because of its reputation. What you do is not a reflection of that. Right now, we have a major problem with plagiarism, but not so much bullies like before. There’s also lots of accusations being thrown around with incest and pedophilia, some of which does exist and is inevitably problematic, but there are times when the label is being wrongly applied. Again, since the fandom has dropped, the sexualization of minors hasn’t been as much of a problem.

Hima really likes his puns, and I know you do too. Do you have any favourites from the series?

Behold, stick-figure France holding a stick.

If England in the Grinch, and Canada Cindy Lou Who, who is Max?

I want to say America but I know I’ll probably receive a virtual slap for that. Maybe France can be the mayor.

Then who’s Wendy Lou Who?

*eye twitches* (Don’t say Canada, Don’t say Canada…)

Who out of the Hetalia cast do you think would be the grinch?

Is it even a question?

this is a super random question but have you ever considered going to the us?

I’ve been to the US before 😛 New York City, actually. I was honked at by a Lamborghini in Times Square…it was the best moment of my life.

I love what you said about White Flame! I don’t live in a very cold place, so I never thought of that. Although, I’m curious – what do you think of the part near the end where he describes the White Flame as sorrowfully wandering the frozen wasteland? Or was that a mistranslation?

Thank you! Tbh, the struggle was real to find a translation, so I used the most consistent lines translated and borrowed from a few other videos. I’m not really sure. I can just imagine Hima dropping this cryptic bomb of a 17-minute song on us and then cackling as he makes it near impossible to find the right translation of it. Well played sir, well played.

On that last post, seeing the new style in the same photo as the old studio deen style edited together feels so uncanny

I initially thought you were going to say traumatizing, and now I’m pleasantly surprised.

Can we have some derpy America?

Always.

Can you do an explanation on why America has super strength? I don’t think it was ever explained.

I can do a more thorough explanation later, but the shortened version is that he’s a literal SUPERPOWER in the international sphere. It’s a clever play on words. This includes his economic strength, as we know that when his economy surged when he was younger, he was suddenly able to lift a full-grown buffalo with ease.