Chibi!!!!
I've never read the comic, but my sister got me hooked on the anime with the words "chibi Italy". (chibi are tiny cute versions of a charater with biiiggg eyes)
The premise of the show is simple: countries are personified as bishonen (cute boys), and historical events are played out on a personal level (such as the allying of Italy and Germany, or the interaction of Italy and The Holy Roman Empire). The episodes are about 5 minutes in length.
I don't know too much about World War II, so I didn't have any problems with historical inaccuracy, on the contrary, I probably learned some things (I feel dumb, but I had never heard of the term "Axis Powers" before watching this show).
It is easy to be offended by this show, as the characters (countries) are stereotypical- i.e. Italy is a cute, but totally dumb bishonen, who occasionally dresses up in a maid outfit and looks just like a girl. So, for example if you are Italian, you might object to your county's...
Very Funny
I'll begin with this: this show was NOT intended for those that are easily offended or upset by stereotyping, historical inaccuracies, or the trivialization of major historic events (also, homophobics beware this is not the show for you).
Other then that this show is a funny 5 min episodes of pure fun and enjoyment.
With the dubbing of "Hetalia" you would fear that it would be stripped of everything not PC (which is literally the entire show). However, in the English version, the jokes are more offensive and the innuendo more rampant. The Japanese version skirted around any Nazi references, but the English version throws one in no more than a 2 minutes into the first episode.
While this show is rated TV-MA Trust me your teenage kids will most likely seen and or hear of everything that this show lets out (but it is not a show for the super young). The rating is mainly for language (trust me there are a lot of cussing).
This is a wonderful...
Awesome DVD!
This was a great series! It was so funny to watch and made me happy on even the most depressing of days. It came very quickly, and was in great condition. I'm planning to buy the rest of the series soon!
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