This animation is by far my favorite, mainly due to its historical background, that deals with history and culture alike. I am a huge History geek and It was unbelievably fun way to learn about history. For those who do not think of it as a History animation, I can give you one tip. The true history is in the detail, and if you are a true history nerd like me you will notice it straight away. Like "rock those shorts like a hugo boss" mainly because german nazi soldiers were made by hugo boss, or when america come in super late during war in Africa and claiming they won, when England already won it themselves. Therefore I believe it is a very accurate anime that shows history in the most fun and enjoyable way.
The animation at the begining was quite meh, but then it actually developed really well in the newer series, which were more appealing hehe
The sound, I personally prefer the english dub, mainly due it having the accents right for each country, and that you can learn a few words and sentences in the given language, mainly Spanish german japanese French and Italian. Also I found the english voice actors much more funnier and nicer to listen to, especially Romano Prussia Spain and England.
The characters represent the countries sterotypically, many are faulty like poland and finland in my opinion, but the rest is quite accurate at least sterotypically wise haha They have an indepth and more complex personalities, were england sees unicorns and faires, italy has anxiety and paranoia? and russia has a some weird bi-polar disorder, in general I enjoy the series as they are short, each episode is 5 minutes long. They kept me entertained and are nice to rewatch, I might have rewatched them so much that I know most quotes from it haha but yeah this is my Number 1 anime and I highly recommend! well unless ur over sensitive with Italy being fascist and germany a nazi, or maybe u get offended by how your country is portrayed then no do not watch it XD
10/10
story
8/10
animation
10/10
sound
10/10
characters
10/10
overall