Thoughts About The End Of The Hetalia: Axis Powers World Meeting Scene

Also known as "Feeling disappointed and sad about the end of the Hetalia: Axis Powers world conference scene". Why did the aforementioned scene have to end? I’m definitely going to miss it. I wonder if I’ll get to see another episode with a similar scene like this?

But, you know what, that feeling of sadness and disappointment isn’t just because this awesome scene has come to an end. It’s also because of how it ended and what came after it, which certainly can’t be described as a good thing.

The world meeting scene happened in season 1, episode 1 of the Hetalia: Axis Powers anime and manga series by Hidekaz Himaruya. This scene introduced us to characters like America, Russia, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, and more.

Some of the good things about this scene:

• Being able to meet many of the countries of the world
  
• Getting to know some of the characters
• This was the perfect beginning to the series thanks to how funny, humorous and interesting it was
• This scene definitely has rewatch value - you can watch it over and over again and not get sick and tired of doing so

Don’t want the Hetalia world meeting scene to end

It was definitely sad when this scene ended. I wish it could have gone on longer considering how interesting it was. I’m definitely looking forward to seeing a scene like this again in later episodes of Hetalia (there are more scenes like this, right? I certainly hope so). 

Another reason to feel sad and disappointed about the end of the Hetalia world conference scene

It feels like this scene ended so abruptly, actually. After Italy yelled “pasta” and we saw the opening credits of Hetalia: Axis Powers (#ad), I thought that, right after that, we would get back to the world conference and we can see other countries or we can find out more about the countries that we’ve already met. I thought we might even get to see more speeches.

Unfortunately, that’s not what happened at all. Italy yelling “pasta” was pretty much the end of the aforementioned scene. After that and the Hetalia opening credits, we move on to another scene.

Abrupt scene change

You know, that wouldn’t have been so bad if the scene change hadn’t happened so abruptly and if we’d actually gotten to see any one of the characters that we just met during the meeting.

Meeting a new Hetalia character - the Roman Empire

But, no, instead of seeing characters that we already know, we get introduced to yet another new character - the Roman Empire. He didn’t even show up during the first part of this episode so his sudden appearance was abrupt and it seemed like he came from out of nowhere. What happened to the world meeting and the characters present in that meeting?

Moving from the present to the past - why?

Another problem with this scene change is how we clearly moved from the present to the past. This was made more obvious thanks to the appearance of the Roman Empire. 

• What’s the reason for this scene change? 
• Even if the world meeting had to end, why did we get introduced to this new character now? 
• Why did we go from the present to the past? 

It would have been much more interesting and definitely better if we got to see what each of the characters did after the world conference ended. 

Conclusion

So, what about you? What’s your take on this? Do you wish that the world meeting scene didn’t have to end or that, at the very least, we didn’t suddenly change scenes from the present to the past? Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions by leaving a comment below or by reblogging this post.   

Notes:

• pic is from Amazon.com; link shown above
• originally published on my Hetalia Archives blog on Mar 27th, 2015 10:57:21am

Thoughts on the Chibitalia Scene in Hetalia: Axis Powers Episode 1

The Chibitalia scene introduces us to some of the Hetalia characters in their chibi forms, which should be pretty cute but isn’t really all that nice. What's there to like and dislike about this scene?  

Chibitalia scene in Hetalia: Axis Powers

The Chibitalia scene happens right after the World War I scene in season 1, episode 1 of the Hetalia: Axis Powers (#ad) anime and manga series by Hidekaz Himaruya. This is the last scene that happens before episode 1 ends.

Scene changes in Hetalia episode 1

The scene changes in this particular episode have gone from ridiculous to completely ridiculous. Seriously. Totally not amused at all. Look at this:

1. First, we were in the future with the world meeting scene
2. Second, we were brought to the ancient past with the Roman Empire scene
3. Third, we go to what is presumably the present with the World War 1 scene
4. Fourth, we are taken to the past with the Chibitalia scene

What’s up with that? Where’s the chronological order and what’s with all the scene changes?

Chibitalia Characters

In the Chibitalia scene, we see some of the characters as chibi. They should have looked cute and, well, they sort-of are, but not really. 

They have the potential to look really cute once the art improves because, as usual, the quality of the Hetalia art in this episode leaves much to be desired. But I’ve seen cuter chibi versions of the Hetalia characters so it is possible for all of them to look cute.

Chibi Italy

We are directly introduced to North Italy who tells us about his Big Brother France and another big brother who isn’t named yet.

We see him standing with a blond guy (not France, someone else. We see Italy in-between France and this other blond kid) and I'm actually not sure who this guy is. Is that Finland or the Holy Roman Empire or someone else entirely? Do you know who that other person is?  

Some confusing parts in the Chibitalia scene

• We are told that Italy used to live with some of the other countries, which seems to imply that he was once a part of the Holy Roman Empire
• Then, he was suddenly taken away by his grandfather, who was apparently the Roman Empire
• Why did Italy’s grandfather take him away? Why did he suddenly go back to seeing France and the Holy Roman Empire?

Unanswered questions in Chibitalia scene

All these questions aren’t answered in the Chibitalia scene. A lot of this probably has basis in history but that shouldn’t mean that Hetalia shouldn’t make things clearer for its audience especially for those who may not be all that well-versed in world history or for those who might find this stuff interesting but who don’t have much time to research these things.

Conclusion

So, what about you? What do you think about the Chibitalia scene in the Hetalia: Axis Powers anime? Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions by leaving a comment below or by reblogging this post.

Notes:

• pic is from Amazon.com; link shown above
• originally published on my Hetalia Archives blog on May 26th, 2015 5:04:14am

Get Backers Opening Theme Song In Spanish

Did you know that there's a Spanish version of the first opening theme song of the Get Backers anime? Pretty cool, huh?

About Get Backers

Get Backers (#ad) is an anime and manga series written by Shin Kibayashi and illustrated by Rando Ayamine. The story is about friends Ban Mido and Ginji Amano.

Their job is to retrieve or get back anything that was lost, hence the title. Both of them have special abilities, which they use to help them with their tasks.

Ban has the Evil Eye or Jagan, which allows him to create illusions, and the Snakebite, which gives him incredible superhuman strength. Ginji has the ability to control electricity, which earned him the title Lightning Emperor or Raitei.

Get Backers Japanese Opening Theme Song

The first opening theme song of Get Backers is entitled "Yuragu Koto Nai Ai" in Japanese. It's translated as Unshaken Love. It was sung by Naomi Tamura.

Get Backers Spanish Opening Theme Song

The Spanish version of Yuragu Koto Nai Ai is known as Amor Sincero. I'm going to take a wild guess and say that means "Sincere Love". LOL. 😊

Unfortunately, I couldn't find info on who sang this song. I was able to find the Spanish lyrics for the short TV size version of the song on the description of the YouTube video below:

So, what do you think of the Spanish version of this song? I actually like it. It sounds nice. I mean, I love Yuragu Koto Nai Ai, but Amor Sincero sounds really nice too even if I don’t really understand more than half of what’s being sung. The song just has a nice and lively beat to it.

English Translated Lyrics of Yuragu Koto Nai Ai

What do you think about the English translation of this song's lyrics? For me, I really like it and think it's quite meaningful, not to mention quotable. Here are some highlights:

"Running through illusions, delusions, and dreams, the miracle inside us awakens"

"Don't forget you're not alone"

"It's only unshaken love that'll scatter in the sky like stardust"

Your Thoughts and Opinions

So, what about you? What do you think about this? Feel free and welcome to share your thoughts and opinions by leaving a comment below.

*Notes:
- Text was added to pic using Canva
- Pic is from Amazon.com; link shown above