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Hetalia  
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Description
Think of it like WWII, except every country is a pretty boy instead. A hilariously stereotypical pretty boy. America loves burgers, Russia is into the vodka, and China has pandas and a Wok.

It is centered mostly around Italy, who has both a North and South character. The "Hetalia" portion of the name is probably mocking Italy, as "hetare" means "useless."

(The master list and profiles, including extras and specials, can be found here.

It is highly recommended that new readers start with the 'Main Storyline Index' as they're from the original webcomic source, and therefore slightly different from the edited volumes contents.)

Type
Manga

Related Series
N/A

Associated Names
Хеталия и страны Оси
ヘタリア
ヘタリア Axis Powers
APH
Axis Powers Hetalia
Hetalia Axis Powers
Hetalia: Tengelyhatalmak
Hetalie Mocnosti Osy
Hetaria
Hetaria: Axis Powers
Useless Italy
Useless Italy's Axis Powers

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alcnolien
aphonetic
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gomidog
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Latest Release(s)
v.1 c.Omake 2 by gomidog (1374d ago)
v.1 c.Part 2 by alcnolien (1490d ago)
c.5 by equivalent_t & aphonetic (1509d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
5 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

User Reviews
N/A

Forum
4 topics, 43 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.4 / 10.0 (190 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.19 / 10.0
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Last Updated
March 15th 2013, 8:32am PST

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Genre
Comedy  Historical  Seinen 
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Author(s)
HIMARUYA Hidekazu

Artist(s)
HIMARUYA Hidekazu

Year
2008

Original Publisher
Gentosha
Tokuma Shoten

Serialized In (magazine)
Comic Birz (Gentosha)
Prince Animage (Tokuma Shoten)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
The Right Stuf International (3 volumes - POD)
TokyoPop (2 volumes - continuing)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #937 increased(+140)
Monthly Pos #1505 decreased(-753)
3 Month Pos #702 increased(+130)
6 Month Pos #697 increased(+291)

List Stats
On 650 reading lists
On 585 wish lists
On 52 unfinished lists
On 169 custom lists

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Forum Posts
Hetalia: Favorite Countries? 107 days, 12 hours, 33 minutes ago
Hetalia Axis Powers Anime Movie Titled 857 days, 4 hours, 46 minutes ago
Hetalia's 4th Anime Season Green-Lit for September 1028 days, 0 hours, 41 minutes ago
Hetalia Fan Disk to Include Unstreamed Episode 1184 days, 2 hours, 18 minutes ago

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 Love it   
Rating: N/A
by Narufan1st
August 11th, 2012, 10:46am
So cute you must watch this
I have the bags,DVDs and notebooks
So cute
You hav to be able yo see shounen ai though
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 hilariously outrageous   
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0
by whitespade
August 14th, 2011, 8:25am
the characters are very cute and always in chibi form. i love how it handle 'big' subject like war, occupation and oppression in tongue-in-cheek way, because really, we know they are bad, but doesn't mean they are not funny in hindsight. the stereotypes and tidbits of information about the nations are very appreciated. there's quite a lot of hoyay in here, but i don't think it will deter anyone for its pure comedy.
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 freakin' funny   
Rating: N/A
by willnira
May 10th, 2011, 12:30pm
LOL, It's really awesome the manga. the anime is really funny~
but I'll give it a shot! :')
you should read it too, it's soo funnyy hahahaha.
and don't feel like: this mangaka is really rude,
it's a JOKE!
if you'll take it serious then don't read it :')~

... Last updated on May 10th, 2011, 1:13pm
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 woot!   
Rating: N/A
by SilverLight
December 1st, 2009, 6:05am
like merifu said, i hate history class SO MUCH but this made me learn a lot about it!

guys i recommend the anime 100% the art is better and its funnier !
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 wha...?   
Rating: N/A
by robbit
June 27th, 2009, 9:56pm
this is ok. i guess. ive read like 2 chapters. i only really read it because there were so many doujins of this series released recently that i wondered what it was about
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 Not for people who find everything personal   
Rating: 7.5 / 10.0
by RexIX
May 12th, 2009, 7:54am
As ussual there are people, who have absolutly no sence for humor and find everything insulting (reminds me of that black guy found it racistic that Aids came to USA from Haiti). But don't let it bother you, manga has fairly many interesting facts (for a manga), and it's pretty entertaining too, although it sometimes gets a little repetetive. It isn't even going towards dark humor as you could expect from this kind of stuff.
So as people have said it already before, if you are interested in history, and like to read short concentrated stories this is good for you.
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 Whee...   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Kiseki-chi
April 25th, 2009, 5:51am
*pokes brunzwickw*
Well, for the art part of it, it's pretty crappy at first, but keep in mind that Hidekaz started Kitayume in 2003, and art can change a lot in 4-5 years.
I find the art awesome now, but then again, everyone has a different opinion on things.

... Last updated on May 2nd, 2009, 11:21pm
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 Uhh... Brunzwickw....   
Rating: N/A
by rathma
March 23rd, 2009, 9:18pm
First off Japan is not reminding us of World War 2. It in Japanese... they are reminding themselves. We stole and translated it to English. Also if you actually care about history you will appreciate the comedy in this.

... Last updated on March 23rd, 2009, 9:19pm
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 Hetalia isn't all about bishounen!   
Rating: N/A
by HeartStation
January 4th, 2009, 6:59pm
One thing people should note is, the pairing up in Hetalia represents alliances that the countries made throughout history. The stereotyping shouldn't be taken seriously, because well... we all stereotype, whether we like it or not.

About the history part of Hetalia, I've noticed that Hidekazu hasn't drawn anything about WWII in seriousness. It mostly revolves around Italy's uselessness as an ally, customs and stereotypes of the nations (such as America trying to be a hero all the time) and is actually incredibly well-researched (he didn't just go through articles in wiki, people!).

Not all of the characters in Hetalia are male. There is a majority of male characters, but the most coolest have to be the females such as Hungary and Belarus! Most people are put off by this male majority, so I felt like giving examples of female characters.

Think of it as a parody, like a SNL for history!

... Last updated on January 4th, 2009, 7:02pm
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 Cute!~   
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by CatzCradle
November 5th, 2008, 7:37pm
This series depicts the countries involved in parodies of the World Wars and other historical events as cute guys and (some) girls. It's a hilarious, somewhat educational (since it's WAY more fun than your history classes laugh ), and great fun with the stereotyping.

... Last updated on January 4th, 2009, 10:59pm
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