(L) Hetalia Axis Powers (all seasons)

[domino]

I'll be sad that it's so short (when Hetalia is involved, more is always better), but given the source material, it feels like full episodes wouldn't be possible. I wish they'd stretched each story to 10 minutes instead, though. Or make specials for the longer stories so they don't feel rushed..!

[sapphire-pyro]

Originally Posted by Koroku

In the info box on Moonphase:So yeah, it's a 26 ep series.

O_O noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! It's not enough ;_;

I might be able to accept that if it's more than 5 minutes long each episode . . . . but 26??? I HOPE THEY THINK OF MAKING A SEQUEL/CONTINUATION/SPECIAL or something ;_;

[salty_goblin]

Man, a WWI parody but no Yugoslavia? It's where the war started...sucks

[Saki_chan]

Originally Posted by sapphire-pyro

O_O noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! It's not enough ;_;

I might be able to accept that if it's more than 5 minutes long each episode . . . . but 26??? I HOPE THEY THINK OF MAKING A SEQUEL/CONTINUATION/SPECIAL or something ;_;

Yeah, 26 5-minute episodes is only slightly over two hours. That's pretty short.

[LKK]

How does a 5-minute episode work schedule-wise? Do they combine episodes to make a longer broadcast? Or are the weekly broadcasts really only 5 minutes long? Sounds like some sort of extended commercial break.

[Koroku]

It's normally stuck at the end of something else, like Chi came after the news (or something like that).

It'll be airing at 25:52 on Sky PPV... no clue what else is on that chan, but it might be done after a weekly movie or something.

But yeah, we'll have 26 weeks of 5-minute episodes

[musouka]

Picked up the second volume of the manga recently, was very happy to discover it had a better introduction to Belarus and Ukraine. Still waiting on Belgium, though.

The character page has a lot of new designs up.

No Hungary yet? Not faaair.

[Busaiku Chama]

Are the tankouban releases just compilations of what's on the site?
Or are they like new stories?

[musouka]

Originally Posted by Busaiku Chama

Are the tankouban releases just compilations of what's on the site?
Or are they like new stories?

It's a mixture. Some totally new, some that seem to be directly pulled from the site--I haven't gone to check to see if there are any minute differences--and some reworkings of site comics.

[Bathory Area]

Aha,Is there "Taiwan"?

[domino]

Originally Posted by Bathory Area

Aha,Is there "Taiwan"?

All (or at least I think that's all of them..) of the countries/characters that appeared so far in the comic are listed here:

http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/char.html

Yes, there is Taiwan. She is the black-haired girl with flowers in her hair.

[sapphire-pyro]

I tried to get a feel of what it's like to watch anime that is only around 5 minutes long . . .so I tried Chocolate Underground. . . . man, I don't feel like I watched anything o_o

I hope Hetalia won't give me the same feeling . . . . but for sure I'll still beg for more xD I'll never get enough of hetalia xD Haha!

Anyone else heard that there's a PV? I wish it'll be watchable online soon *_* Hetalia anime scenes . . .kyaaaaaaaaa! xD

[Koroku]

PV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-iryEkLxvc&fmt=18

[musouka]

Originally Posted by Koroku

PV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-iryEkLxvc&fmt=18

Made private. Fail.

[LoweGear]

[sapphire-pyro]

I love the Hetalia PV xD Italy's so adorable!!!!!

I want anime. . . now . . .please . . .now *_* omg I can't wait xD

[Solais]

Ok, I have been surfing on Myanimelist, then I saw the "Hungarian Fans" Club. While I'm a hungarian, somehow I never wanted to check it out; I'm not -really- in love with my nation. Ok. Club relations.... what the... trailer? What's this shoujo sh- OMFGWTFBBQ?????????

I shat brix.

I'll check this out. Even if it's very shoujo-ish.

[rose-wisteria]

I know this might have been said a million times but Italy is too cute for words. XD

[Malkuth]

A request to the manga readers ...

How is Greece portrayed?

[Kittycountess]

Originally Posted by Malkuth

A request to the manga readers ...

How is Greece portrayed?

I only saw a few strips with him. For some reason he's good friends with Japan (I can't find a historical basis behind it) and has a hilarious love/hate relationship with Turkey, who is an older guy in a "Phantom of the Opera"-ish mask. The Greece/Turkey relationship is kind of hilarious because they always seem like roommates who hate each other but have to tolerate each other's existence, at least on Turkey's part . Greece usually acts like a senior high schooler on spring break, he doesn't give his buddy a break and likes to give Turkey a hard time. In one strip, when Japan was showing Greece how to make a wish at a temple Greece did the ritual and then asked Japan if he could wish "Die Turkey" now. Yet in another strip, when pervert France wanted to take Turkey's mask away Greece intercepted him. All in all, he's a cool character, and IMO in some ways the most handsome of them all.

Oh, forgot to mention, he also has a thing for cats. He's usually drawn holding a kitten in his arms. It's rather cute. ^_^

Now if I could understand why in some of the strips he is portrayed as a little (adorable!) kid... Isn't Greece one of the oldest countries in the world?