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

How Canada’s Trolling Map Tweet to Russia Can Remind You of Hetalia: Axis Powers?

Canada’s delegation to NATO posted a pretty hilarious and funny message and map on their Twitter account (CanadaNATO).

It was addressed to Russia and was in response to the news that 10 Russian soldiers supposedly got lost and accidentally found themselves passing the Russian-Ukrainian border and into Ukraine’s territory.

Canada Trolls Russia on Twitter

Canada said:

"Geography can be tough. Here’s a guide for Russian soldiers who keep getting lost & ‘accidentally’ entering #Ukraine."

They included a map showing the country of Russia with the label “Russia” and the country of Ukraine with the label “Not Russia”.

Many found this really amusing and the tweet quickly went viral; it had been retweeted and favorited thousands of times.

I found the tweet funny and amusing too, but it also made me think of or reminded me of something when I saw it, and that just made it even more hilarious to me. What exactly did it remind me of?

Hetalia: Axis Powers Anime Series

Canada’s trolling map tweet to Russia reminded me of this anime series called Hetalia: Axis Powers (#ad) by Hidekaz Himaruya.

Well, to be more precise, it reminded me of two scenes I’d seen from this series (I haven’t seen them all yet). Those scenes were funny, to say the least.

But before that, what is this anime about? All you really need to know is that the characters are all anthropomorphic personifications of the countries of the world (yes, that includes the countries of Russia, Canada, Ukraine, and the United States of America (USA)).

Anyway, you know what’s ironic about this? While Canada’s trolling map tweet to Russia reminded me of Hetalia, it didn’t exactly remind me of the characters of Canada and Russia.

It actually reminded me of America. It’s because he’s really bad with maps and directions. Exactly how bad? His world map shows nothing but the United States of America; beat that! How’s that for global ignorance, huh? LOL 😃.

Let’s take a closer look:

Season 1 Episode 9 (English Dub) of Hetalia: Axis Powers

One scene in this episode showed the Allied Powers (America, Russia, Britain, France, and China) having a meeting and discussing plans on how they’re going to beat the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and who was going to fight who.

America gets assigned to take down Japan. He has no idea where Japan is located and proceeds to open a “world map” to find out.

His “world map” consists of only the United States of America, so it’s no wonder that he couldn’t find Japan.

"It’s not on the map," America exclaims. No one is the least bit surprised about this as they say “typical American”.

Season 4 Episode 51 (Extra Episode 3, English Dub) of Hetalia: World Series

One scene from this episode features England and America talking about Germany. America opens his trusty “world map” (it proudly features the United States of America as the only country in the world) as he asks Britain if he knows how long it would take him to get from his place to Germany’s if he was driving.

England responds with "perhaps you should try looking at an actual world map instead of that narcissistic nonsense", not that that makes much of a difference as America ignores him in favor of grabbing a laptop.

He says that he’ll just ask Google Maps for the answer to his question. If you’re thinking that laptops and Google shouldn’t have existed in 1942, yeah, you’re right, as England says pretty much the same thing, not that America is listening to him.

Those 2 scenes can really make you grin and smile in amusement. When I saw the map that Canada’s delegation to NATO tweeted to Russia (because of how 10 Russian soldiers accidentally got lost and ended up in Ukraine), it also reminded me of those two scenes from Hetalia.

It was even funnier because America was supposed to be the one who’s bad with maps and directions; if it was him, he’d probably end up getting lost especially if you consider how he’s looking for Japan and Germany on a map of the USA.

Your Thoughts and Opinions

Wouldn’t it be even more amusing if we could see more funny maps and maybe more countries trying to troll each other 😃? What do you think? Feel free and welcome to share your thoughts and opinions about this by leaving a comment below.

The YouTube Video shows the map that Canada tweeted including the message that went with it. It also shows the map that Russia tweeted as well as their response message to Canada’s tweet.

*Notes:
- This was previously published elsewhere
- The last updated date was listed as Oct 21st, 2015 9:18:25pm
- Image with added text was modified by Freya Yuki based on the image by YizelePhantom (CC:BY) from deviantArt
- Image was chosen because it features the Russian flag (we’re talking about Canada’s funny map tweet to Russia); that and the figure shown is actually Russia (Ivan Braginsky) from the Hetalia: Axis Powers anime series
- Second pic is from Amazon.com; link shown above