Oct 27, 2012

Axis Powers: Hetalia / Axis powers ヘタリア

Description:
Based on a popular web-released manga series by Himaruya Hidekazu, this has been described as a "cynical gag" story set in Europe in the years between WW1 and WW2 (1915-1939), using exaggerated caricatures of the different nationalities as portrayed by a gaggle of bishounen boys. For example, the Italia Veneziano character is into pasta and women. The Doitsu (German) bishi loves potatoes and sausages, and Nippon is an otaku boy. Installments of the manga have jumped back and forth in setting from the ancient times to modern-day geopolitics. The title comes from the Japanese words for "useless" (hetare) and Italy (Italia).
(anidb)

Genres: Comedy, Historical, Romance, Seinen

Manga Status:
Hetalia (2008) / 5 Volumes (Ongoing)
Mangaka: HIMARUYA Hidekazu 

Anime Status:
Hetalia: Axis Powers (24.01.2009 till 05.03.2010) / Web, 52 episodes
Hetalia: Axis Powers Fan Disc (25.05.2010) / OVA, 3 episodes
Ginmaku Hetalia: Axis Powers - Paint it, White (Shiroku Nure!) (05.06.2010) / Movie
Hetalia World Series (26.03.2010 till 11.03.2011) / Web, 48 episodes
Hetalia: The Beautiful World (??.??.2013 till ?) / unknown, unknown number of episodes

Characters:
Japan / Nihon / 日本 - February 11
Spain (Antonio Fernandez Carriedo) / スペイン(アントーニョ・フェルナンデス・カリエド) - February 12

Links:
 * Wiki (en) * Wiki (jp) * aniDB * MAL (Anime) * MangaUpdates * MAL (Manga) *

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