Hetalia: Axis Powers
Hetalia: Axis Powers (Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).) is a Japanese webcomic by Hidekaz Himaruya. It has been made into a manga and anime series. The stories are based on political and historical events. The characters are personifications of countries and that play off both good and bad cultural stereotypes. The main characters include Italy, Germany, Japan, America, England/Britain, France, Russia, and China. The anime has a large fanbase throughout the internet and are known as "Hetalians".
| Hetalia: Axis Powers | |
| ヘタリア Axis Powers (<span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Hetaria Akushisu Pawāzu) | |
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| Genre | Comedy, historical[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hidekaz Himaruya |
| Published by | Gentosha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Imprint | Birz Extra |
| Magazine | Comic Birz |
| Original run | 2006 – 2013 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Hetalia World Stars | |
| Written by | Hidekaz Himaruya |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Imprint | Jump Comics + |
| Magazine | Shōnen Jump + |
| Original run | September 22, 2014 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Original net animation | |
| Directed by | Bob Shirohata |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | January 24, 2009 – March 5, 2010 |
| Runtime | 5 minutes |
| Episodes | 52 |
| Original net animation | |
| Hetalia: World Series | |
| Directed by | Bob Shirohata |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | March 26, 2010 – February 21, 2011 |
| Runtime | 5 minutes |
| Episodes | 48 (plus 4 OVAs) |
| Anime film | |
| Hetalia: Axis Powers - Paint it, White! | |
| Directed by | Bob Shirohata |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | June 5, 2010 |
| Runtime | 77 minutes |
| Game | |
| Gakuen Hetalia Portable | |
| Developer | george |
| Publisher | Idea Factory |
| Genre | Adventure game, Slice-of-life |
| Platform | PlayStation Portable |
| Released | March 24, 2011 |
| Original net animation | |
| Hetalia: The Beautiful World | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Watanabe |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | January 25, 2013 – June 21, 2013 |
| Runtime | 5 minutes |
| Episodes | 20 |
| Original net animation | |
| Hetalia: The World Twinkle | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Watanabe |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | July 3, 2015 – October 2, 2015 |
| Runtime | 5 minutes |
| Episodes | 15 |
The main events happen in World War II, but many others happen during different time periods. The series uses satire and humour to show events. Interactions between the countries are shown as social and romantic, as well as misunderstandings.
Characters
Axis Powers
Italy Veneziano (イタリアヴェネツィアーノ Itaria Veneziāno), or Italy (イタリア Itaria) is the main character in Hetalia. He is shown to be bright, happy, and a bit of a quitter. He is the grandson of Ancient Rome, and the brother of Italy Romano. Veneziano represents the northern part of Italy, while Romano is the southern part. He is cowardly and flies the white flag a lot, which means he was surrendering.
He is voiced by Daisuke Namikawa in Japanese, and Todd Haberkorn in English.[2] In a portion of the show where he was shown as a child, he was voiced by Aki Kanada in Japanese, and Brina Palencia in English. In 2008, he got the name Feliciano Vargas. His brother got the name Lovino Vargas.
Germany (ドイツ, Doitsu) is a supporting character in Hetalia. He is serious and hard-working. He can get angry at times, but it is shown he is actually very sweet inside. He has an older brother, Prussia, who represents the former country Prussia and the eastern part of modern-day Germany. Germany represents the west part.
He is voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto in Japanese, and Patrick Seitz in English. In 2008, he got the name Ludwig. He does not have a canon last name, but his brother does. Prussia received the name Gilbert Beilschmidt.
Japan (日本, Nihon) is a shy and reserved supporting character. He gets very uncomfortable when others get close to him. He is quiet and tends to stay out of conversations.
He is voiced by Hiroki Takahashi in Japanese, and Christopher Bevins in English. In 2008 he received the name Kiku Honda.
Allied Forces
America (アメリカ Amerika) is energetic, ignorant, and loves food. He considers himself the "hero" and is quite obnoxious. He has a brother that represents Canada.
He is voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi in Japanese, and Eric Vale in English. As a child, he was voiced by Ai Iwamura in Japanese and Luci Christian in English. In 2008, he received the name Alfred F. Jones, and his brother received the name Matthew Williams.
References
- ↑ "Funimation Gets Hetalia, The Sacred Blacksmith Anime". Anime News Network. January 8, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Funimation Announces Remaining English Hetalia Cast (Update 2)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
