Hetalia Axis Powers
Based on a popular web-released manga series by Hidekazu Himaruya, this has been described as a "cynical gag" story set in Europe in the years between WW1 and WW2 (1918-1939), using exaggerated caricatures of the different nationalities as portrayed by a gaggle of bishōnen. For example, the Italia Veneziano character is into pasta and women. The Deutsche (German) bishi loves potatoes and sausages, and Nippon is an otaku boy. Installments of the manga have jumped back and forth in setting from the ancient times to modern-day geopolitics. The manga's title comes the Japanese words for "useless" (hetare) and Italy (Italia).
Details
Format
ONASource
MangaEpisodes
52Romaji
Hetalia Axis PowersNative
ヘタリア Axis PowersCountry
JPStatus
FinishedSeason
Winter (2009)Start Date
Saturday, January 24, 2009End Date
Friday, March 5, 2010Genres
ComedyStudios
Studio DEENTags
Parody
97%
Historical
92%
Slapstick
79%
Primarily Male Cast
78%
Educational
69%
Male Protagonist
65%
Cute Boys Doing Cute Things
52%
Chibi
48%
Maids
40%
Astronomy
28%
Politics
20%
Economics
20%
Anachronism
20%
Anthropomorphism
20%