Since the anime is coming out soon I felt the manga deserves a review of some sort, I will put aside my fan girl heart and attempt to give my unbias impressions of this series.
Story: The story essentially follows the history of the world... I'm afraid to say that if you've ever picked up a history book the series is already spoiled for youxD Ok... Not exactly. There are actually alot of Historical elements as the back bone of the story, Primarily the early 1900's during WWI and later, but for the most part the real "story" lies in the character interaction like a slice
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Hetalia: Comic Diary Japanese: ヘタリア Axis Powers More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 6
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Finished
Published: Mar 28, 2008 to Jun 29, 2013
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Comedy
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Comic Birz Authors:
Himaruya, Hidekaz (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #10582 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #810
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Feb 6, 2009
Axis Powers Hetalia is the ongoing project of Japanese web-comic artist Kitayume. The gag manga features the antics of anthropomorphic countries in bishonen and bishoujo form. Italy (after whom the manga is named), Germany, and Japan - the "Axis Powers" - are the primary protagonists, followed by the US, UK, France, Russia, and China - the "Allied Forces." Other characters include N. and E. European and a handful of Asian/Mediterranean countries.
Kitayume follows a routine of briefly introducing country-characters' historical backgrounds before situating them in comical and often ecchi interactions with other powers, ie. Lithuania as US's housekeeper, China as an emo drunk, Hungary as ... 
Apr 26, 2012
If you are a history buff or travel buff or you just enjoy REALLY FUNNY manga, you will enjoy this. I am from the States and I travel a lot so it's interesting to me to see how people perceive us Americans. It's also interesting because during my travels, I tend to develop stereotypes of each country in my head. Don't get me wrong, I definitely do not mean this in a bad or malicious way, but rather in the playful way that Hetalia seems to capitalize on.
Honestly, a lot of the stereotypes are really spot on a kind of ... |
