If you're not entertained when a person says that in front of you in an Italian accent, I don't think you'll enjoy this show too much.
Hetalia Axis Powers embodies countries into one person, personifying their culture, past and the individuality of its citizens (or at least how the rest of the world sees their citizens...)
Story (6)
What story? There's really no hint of it, it goes back and forth in history. Though as far as I know, when they're actually retelling history they're actually correct on their facts. The best thing about this show is the numerous amount of historical jokes, political jokes and cultural gags of the different nations on the show.
Art (8)
It's cute and bright, its interesting and every character looks different. Their character models also add to their individual personalities, so it deserves quite a bit of applause. You can easily tell some of their character by only looking at their reactions, body language, etc.
Sound (7)
Catchy ED/OP and character ED's that are spread out through the series are quite enjoyable, even if they're only different versions of the same song.
Character (9)
All of them are interesting, lovable and funny. I enjoy watching all of them interact with each other and the show kept me laughing, though it does take time to fully understand all the jokes about the individual countries. However by about half-way point, you can easily understand the jokes that are thrown back and forth about the different nations.
Overall:
Its funny and I totally enjoyed it, it made me interested in history again. It would be amazing if this was the way people were taught history, but that's sadly on a dream. Its an enjoyable and short comedy (only 5 mins per episode), however some of the jokes depend on a little of background knowledge on the countries. However besides that, please enjoy this marathon of laughs!
