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Molossia

2016-07-10T06:44:43Z

TheMusicGirl: Adding citation

{{Nation
| name = Molossia<br>モロッシア
| continent = NORTH
| image = MolossiaSuit.jpg
| country = [[File:MolossiaFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Republic of Molossia|Republic of Molossia]]
| human =
| spellings =
| age =
| gender = Male
| birthday =
| hair = Brown
| eyes = Olive (anime)
| height =

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 6|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 6]]
| strip = ''It's a Treasure Box of Countries~''
| game =
| dramacd =
| anime = [[It's a Pandora Box of Countries! - First Part]]

| japanese = [[Kaito Ishikawa]]
| english =
}}
'''Molossia''' (モロッシア, ''Morosshia'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''.

==Attributes==
[[File:Molossia.png|thumb|left|175px|A 'chibi' version of Molossia.]]
===Appearance===
Molossia appears as a young man with dark brown hair. He wears a button-down dress shirt and dark pants, and his hair naturally hangs down. When around others, he sports dark sunglasses, styles his hair upward, and wears a dark green military jacket.<ref name="Pandora Box">{{cite web|title=国の玉手箱やぁ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/tamate.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=October 11, 2015}}</ref> In one banner illustration he is shown wearing a white blazer with a pink button-down shirt,<ref name="Micronations">{{cite web|title=トップイラストの壁紙配布中 1600x1200|url=http://www.geocities.co.jp/himaruya/mcr_1600.jpg|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=October 11, 2015}}</ref> the later of which he wears underneath his military jacket in the anime adaption. He is shorter than Hutt River and Seborga and taller than Sealand.<ref name="blog post 1345">{{Cite web|title=トップ絵更新|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1345.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 12, 2011|accessdate=October 11, 2015}}</ref> Character notes describe this hairstyle as a mix between [[wikipedia:Mohawk hairstyle|mohican]] (or mohawk hairstyle) and [[wikipedia:Pompadour (hairstyle)|pompadour]].<ref name="Pandora Box"/>

===Personality and Interests===
Molossia is a micronation that resides in the American state Nevada. He only allows 10 people to sightsee per year. In his debut appearance, Molossia is initially shown enjoying the weather and gardening. His demeanor immediately changes when approached by other micronations; he becomes volatile, threatens them, and continually flips them off. Character notes describe him as aloof and mysterious. Afraid of having others know of his easygoing nature, Molossia remains on guard to keep up his gruff exterior.<ref name="AngryMolo">{{cite web|title=お正月漫画|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_re.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 29, 2013|trans_title=New Year's Comic}}</ref> Despite initially rejecting [[Sealand]], [[Seborga]], and [[Wy]]'s friendship request, he follows after them, and later becomes a member of their circle of friends.

==Relationships==
===America===
:''Main Article: [[America]]''
America is aware of Molossia's true demeanor and is surprised at his apparent shift in personality. Molossia is described as not being able to lift his head against America, and he uses formal speech patterns when speaking to him.<ref name="AngryMolo"/>

==Appearances==
===Manga===
Molossia debuts in the ''It's a Treasure Box of Countries~'' 2011 mini-event, which centers around Sealand, Seborga, and Wy's attempts to make friends. He follows them throughout the event, often insulting or commenting on the micronations they encounter, and later forces [[Ladonia]] (an Internet-based micronation) back into a laptop. Molossia again appears at the end of the event, having been accepted into the micronations' circle of friends. These strips were later collected in volume 6, marking his debut in the published manga. Molossia reappears in ''Christmas 2011'' extra sequence. Trying to keep up his tough appearance, he snaps at [[America]], who expresses curiosity at his changed personality.<ref name="AngryMolo"/>

==Trivia==
*Molossia owns a large dog whose bark is strange. The other nations are are initially unsure of what it is.<ref name="Christmas2011Pg3">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_3.html|title=「クリスマス2011 7ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|page=3|date=December 2011|accessdate=July 10, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 3}}</ref>
*Molossia's mobster-like appearance (his white "zoot suit", sunglasses, and slick hair) is likely a reference to the history of organized crime in the Nevadan city of Las Vegas (and to a lesser extent, Reno) and the stereotypes associated with it. Gangsters, including Bugsy Siegel and members of the Al Capone gang, ran casinos there in the early to mid 20th century.

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=NORTH}}
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[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Micronation Characters]]

Talk:Mawaru Chikyuu Rondo (Russia)

2016-02-21T19:15:40Z

TheMusicGirl:

Having an extraordinary time trying to figure out a single line of lyrics.

楽しみだな世界中のドルク探そう, I have been told by the main translator, comes to "I'm looking forward to seeing the Conference Center and historic sights around the world!". But a secondary translator has given me:
""I'm looking forward to seeing all the ドルクs in the world"
ドルク　which is doruku or could be Dolk or similar pronunciation but different spelling, I don't know what that is - could be a term that means conference centre in Russia. Looked around google and dictionaries, and can't find any Japanese meaning."

So, if anyone has any inkling of a clue as to what Russia would be referring to if he says something similar to "dokuru", which could be "dolk" or "doruc" or something similar, feel free to let me know. I'll keep the main translator's word until I can get in contact with her again!

Would be slightly hilarious if it was supposed to be "dork". --[[User:TheMusicGirl|TheMusicGirl]] ([[User talk:TheMusicGirl|talk]]) 15:13, 9 July 2015 (CDT)

I think I may finally have figured out what ドルク is supposed to be! The Russian for "friend" is "друг (drug)". I think a possible translation for the line might be "I'm looking forward to seeing the друг (friend) around the world!". Definitely correct me if I'm wrong though, my Russian is honestly very subpar. [[User:RayquazaMaster|RayquazaMaster]] ([[User talk:RayquazaMaster|talk]]) 20:55, 14 February 2016 (EST)

Oh my gosh, that makes so much sense! I don't speak a word of Russian unfortunately, but quite frankly that makes all the sense in the world. From the little I'm looking up online it makes sense as well. Can we change it to this? Thank you so much for your incredible revelation, I never thought we'd figure it out! Should we change it? --[[User:TheMusicGirl|TheMusicGirl]] ([[User talk:TheMusicGirl|talk]]) 13:15, 21 February 2016 (CST)

Talk:2011 Christmas Event

2016-02-01T08:49:11Z

TheMusicGirl:

==Exchange Question==
Does anyone know what Japan is referring to in this exchange?
This is from page two, it would be nice to know so I can clarify it to the reader and to myself!

Italy: "GAH! Bulgaria! Ciao Ciao!"
Japan: "Italy. You forgot to do the "DUN DUN".
Germany: "What was that exchange before the greetings all about?!"

I want to know too! The Japanese is ジャーンジャー if that helps for the sound Japan makes. I feel like I'm missing something that has to do with Hetalia in particular, searching with my limited knowledge of Japanese has been futile so far...also, I'm truly not sure if what my summery is happens to be right, so please let me know if I've done something wrong!
--[[User:TheMusicGirl|TheMusicGirl]] ([[User talk:TheMusicGirl|talk]]) 02:20, 31 January 2016 (CST)
:ジャーン can be used like "ta-dah!" so it may be that. I'll see if one of the translators may have some insight on it. [[User:JammerLea|JammerLea]] ([[User talk:JammerLea|talk]]) 06:06, 31 January 2016 (CST)
::Okay, I got a reply from one of the translators and it's apparently based on a meme from the manga "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Yokoyama Mitsuteru. During an ambush at the famous Battle of the Red Cliff, the ringing of a brass gong (which is the "DUN DUN" sound effect) is paired with the phrase of "Ge! Kanu!" ("Ugh, Guan Yu!"). In meme form the "DUN DUN" is paired with "Ge! [insert name]!", so in this case Italy has that part with "Gah, Bulgaria!" but is missing the accompanying SFX, which Japan points out. Germany is just confused. I think that covers it.[[User:JammerLea|JammerLea]] ([[User talk:JammerLea|talk]]) 01:02, 1 February 2016 (CST)
:::That is really, really fascinating and completely not what I thought it might be, thank you for reaching out to find out that detailed answer! It's amazing some of the things we miss due to the cultural barrier, please thank the translator for me as well for their hard work! --[[User:TheMusicGirl|TheMusicGirl]] ([[User talk:TheMusicGirl|talk]]) 02:49, 1 February 2016 (CST)

Talk:2011 Christmas Event

2016-01-31T08:20:44Z

TheMusicGirl: Created page with "==Exchange Question== Does anyone know what Japan is referring to in this exchange? This is from page two, it would be nice to know so I can clarify it to the reader and to my..."

2011 Christmas Event

2016-01-31T08:15:06Z

TheMusicGirl: Added partial summary and partial characters in order of appearance

{{Event
| name = Christmas 2011
| image = 2011 12 xmas.jpg
| caption = Christmas greeting from the first page of the event.
| holiday = [[wikipedia:Christmas|Christmas]]
| date = December 26, 2011 - January 10, 2012 (on hiatus)
| location = [http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12.html Kitayume]
| alsoknownas = Merry Christmas!! 2011

| Last event = [[Halloween 2011]]
| This event = [[Christmas 2011]]
| Next event = [[Halloween 2013]]
}}
The '''2011 Christmas Comic''' (クリスマス2011 ''Kurisumasu 2011'', lit. ''Christmas 2011'') is a site event that began on December 26, 2011 in observance of Christmas and ran for over two weeks before going on hiatus on January 10, 2012. The plot of the event begins with Italy, Germany, and Japan answering reader questions about themselves and other characters as they wait for more nations to show up for a party. The event is inter-spliced with [[wikipedia:4koma|4komas]] detailing past experiences of the characters. An additional set of {{nihongo|'''Christmas Trivia Comics'''|クリスマスの豆知識漫画|Kurisumasu no mame chishiki manga}} were also produced.

In 2013, with the advent of the ''[[Halloween 2013]]'' event, it was noted on Kitayume that the event would resume on December 25, 2013. However, nothing materialized at the time. A Christmas event was announced in January 2015, but ultimately took the form of blog sketch requests similar to the 2009 event.<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1650.html</ref><ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1664.html</ref><ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1668.html</ref>

==Plot Summary==
===Main Storyline===
The event begins with an image depicting the three countries [[Japan]], [[Germany]], and [[Italy]] dressed up in Santa-esqe outfits in front of a public square brightly lit with Christmas decorations. Italy is lying down with his head resting on Germany's leg, while Japan and Germany sit normally and Germany appears to be looking at a piece of paper. Germany speaks first, saying "Frohe Weihnachten" (German for "Merry Christmas") and that the three of them will be the hosts for this event. Japan stutters wildly when introducing himself and politely sharing his anticipation for working with Germany, prompting Germany to ask if he is OK. He replies that being the host is extremely nerve-wracking, and that he feels like a father at his daughter's wedding ceremony. Germany prompts Italy to chime in, only to realize that Italy is asleep. After silence, Japan imitates Italy's voice with great accuracy, introducing him from Italy's point of view. Germany's attempt to wake him is futile, and Japan suspects that he will wake up if guests arrive.

Japan reads the first letter ("Letter" being a request or question submitted to the event) which asks why there are only two reindeer, rather than eight, in Japanese depictions of Santa. Japan finds this surprising, and Germany receives a fax from [[Finland]] regarding the answer, asking whether it matters and suggesting contacting [[America]] about it instead. They call America, who wishes them a Merry Christmas, even though it's still December 24th at his house. Germany wonders aloud whether there was a time difference last year, and Japan asks America if Santa officially has eight reindeer, receiving a "Yep!" and that each one has a name. A diagram of the typical American version of Santa, with labeled features and iconic elements pertaining to the figure is shown, and America states that Santa became famous and then was reimported back to Europe from his house, as well as that he changed the depiction to be more dream-like than scary. Germany agrees about scary figures in European Christmas tradition, listing a few and scaring Japan, and Italy mumbles in his sleep about a witch in his own traditions. He wakes up, apologizing for sleeping, then asks Germany if any girls have arrived. Germany replies with a no, and Italy immediately falls asleep again. Japan addresses the viewer by stating that they are now accepting requests for desired scenes (comics or drawings), but asks that the requests are not impossible, as he cannot turn into a bridge or anything like that. Italy, awake, repeats the call for requests, adding that the viewer should "feel free" to request him flirting with cute girls, earning him a scolding from Germany.

The first request, read by Italy and written in English, is from Veitnam, asking to see a meeting of [[Kugelmugel]] and [[Liechtenstein]]. Japan notes that this question was likely the first one because the individual requested normally around the announcement time. Germany knows that they have met once, but that he does not know if they have had a conversation, then is cut off by the arrival of [[Switzerland]] and Lichtenstein. Switzerland states that he is there because he was told to be by Germany and that he should be thankful, while Lichtenstein politely introduces herself. They are greeted by Germany and Italy, and Switzerland states that he won't say any clever comments about the interaction (though it is implied that he actually can't), while Lichtenstein is looking forward to it.

===Kugelmugel and Liechtenstein Crossover Request===
The strip depicts Switzerland walking with Lichtenstein, frustratingly asking why Austria doesn't understand that their arrival "isn't something to be overly welcoming about", but Lichtenstein says that she likes it when they talk. They are interrupted by a voice crying out "It's art!" repeatedly, and Switzerland sees the source, someone standing in front of a large sphere, (the territory of Kugelmugel) but not recognizing it. However, Liechtenstein runs toward the individual, asking Switzerland to give her a moment and believing she recognizes the sphere. She approaches Kugelmugel and cheerfully expresses that she is honored to see Kugelmugel with her own eyes, and that Kugelmugel's adorableness exceeds her expectations. The scene then switches to a meeting of Kugelmugel and his boss, in which the King says that Kugelmugel's request to make the sphere bigger is absurd, receiving an unwavering declaration from Kugelmugel that small things are not art, though small *living* things are.

===Main Storyline (Continued)===
Liechtenstein reminisces that Kugelmugel was quite cute and that she would like to meet again, but Switzerland states that he felt a dangerous aura from him. Germany says that "that boy" is difficult to deal with, surprising Italy, while Lichtenstein thinks to herself that he must be mistaken to refer to Kugelmugel as a boy, revealing that she believed him to be a girl.

Japan asks Switzerland how he spends Christmas in his home, and Switzerland replies that they bake confectioneries like brunsli and Chranbeli (a type of brownie and cookie respectively) and toll bells to welcome Christmas. Leicenstein adds that their image of Santa is similar to America's, but has a more angelic impression. Santa is called Samichlaus and visits on December 6th in her big brother's house. Italy chimes in that the 6th of December must be busy, as "Sinterklaas" visits [[Netherlands]]' home on December 5th and Belgium on December 6th as well. Switzerland says that the presents given are not large and specifically requested like America's or [[England]]'s, but small treats and toys. He states that it is a wonderful gift from the parents to the children, but cuts himself off before saying "parents" and says "Samichlaus" instead, looking in the direction of Liechtenstein. She agrees, explaining that it is why they are more accustomed to cookies than cakes at Christmastime, and that even now, Samichlaus gives out presents and games that children love. Italy offhandedly says that wants to try the cookies they bake, and Switzerland replies that he will make some for him to eat, catching Italy off guard, stuttering out appreciation. Germany thanks them as well, and believes that having a peaceful Christmas as described is great. This gets an enthusiastic response from Switzerland who says he can't agree with him more, and exasperatingly wonders how Christmas nowadays seems to turn strange every year, and when it approaches he must be vigilant (likely referring to previous Christmas events). Japan asks if they will be spending the rest of Christmas in their home, getting a solid "yes" from Switzerland, who says he will not step a foot outside their home for the rest of the day. He believes that this Christmas will be good, and asks to be excused to leave, while Lichtenstein wishes them a pleasant Christmas.

Italy prepares to read the next request, which is simply "LITTLE [[Prussia|PRUSSIA]]!" repeated several times. Germany says he feels the enthusiasm, then says that his brother said himself that he was strong, cool, and awesome when he was small to Germany. Italy hesitates when replying to he, settling with that he was a "free spirit".

===Little Prussia Request===
The strip begins with a memory of a bearded man standing before a line of adults in religious robes and a tiny, young Prussia within a church. He declares that they must protect their chastity as the Teutonic Knights, and that they have to do things like be virgins, abandon worldly desires, and bar anything perverse from their minds, getting an unenthusiastic "yeah" from all he is addressing. Little Prussia, speaking to young [[Poland]], tells him that this is the reason he cannot talk to girls so much. Poland, fretting, asks why he's telling him these things, to which Prussia says that he must let him touch his balls. Poland, terrified, asks "Why!?" and Prussia calmly says that he's heard stories about girls that dress up as guys, and Poland kind of looks like a girl. Poland yells out that he's definitely not, and the next scene depicts Poland desperately running away, chased by Prussia yelling out "Let my touch your balls!!". An onlooking [[Hungary]] watches in discomfort as they run by.

===Main Storyline (Continued)===
As Germany silently processes what he just saw, Italy cheerfully reminisces about how Prussia's been like that ever since the Teutonic Knights. Japan offers an explanation to how the Teutonic Knights, who could not marry, could possibly still exist, saying that many Germanic countries contributed members and that often the second-born son would join, the first-born receiving the house. His explanation stops when he notices Germany. Germany suddenly and angrily exclaims "What is that brother of mine doing?!" Italy, confused, says he hasn't changed since then. Germany wonders what could be so cool about that, and Japan quietly tells Italy that he thinks Germany believed every word Prussia told him about his past. Italy quietly agrees, and Germany says that a cross-examination of Prussia is needed.

===Main Storyline (Page 2)===

An image of Prussia bragging about how they need him to come and that he's elusive, wearing a shirt "that dads always wear", is accompanied by Germany explaining that this is the reason they must be prepared for him to arrive at any time. Japan feels that it seems he may come down from the sky on that day, then moves on to the next request, which is for Russia, with a hearty smile, and Japan. Japan isn't thrilled, but Italy is, asking if the next guest is Russia. Germany replies that he won't be right now, but later more guests will arrive.

===Russia with a Smile and Japan Request===
Russia approaches Japan, shovel in hand, cheerfully saying that they should make a tunnel, which shocks him. Russia tells him that it's truly not a bad thing, and that transportation would be easier between their houses, with Europe even being reachable using one railroad. Japan feels as if it is a good idea, but is hesitant and asks if there's some ulterior motive behind the request. Russia turns up his creepy smile and aura, replying in a sing-song voice that he only wants to become better friends with Japan. Japan dismisses it uncomfortably, saying that he will consider it.

===Main Storyline (Page 2 Continued)===
This last strip leaves Japan shaking and silent, unnoticed by Germany who says it seems like a normal operation and Italy who presents a picture of a genuinely smiling Russia.

Germany wonders aloud about the weirdness of something, and when Italy asks why, he says that their next guest has been around for quite a while already, but he can't sense his presence. A fearful Japan hopes it isn't the "guys from last year" (referring to the alternate universe felines from the [[Christmas 2011]] event) and Germany immediately wishes to stop talking about it, so Japan moves to the next request.

Italy reads the request, which reads that the requester will be happy if they see Boss, referring to [[Spain]], giving his cheerful good-luck charm. Italy says that he also likes Spain's charm.

===Spain's Good-Luck Charm Request===
[[Romano]] is frantically working on a paper in a business suit. Spain pops in with a "Yo!" and happily sees that he's working hard, then offers him his cheerfulness for a charm. Romano bites back that he doesn't want it, and that he has to finish the work that's piled up. Spain says he understands and crouches down so he won't be in Romano's way, while Romano fumes and continues to tell him to definitely ''not'' do it and that he ''means'' it. A moment of silence, filled only with scribbling and a single flowery shape from Spain, passes. As quickly as the silence came, it leaves with a quiet, cheerful "fusososo" from Spain, unleashing the angry Romano, yelling "I TOLD YOU NOT TO!!!"

===Main Storyline (Page 2 Continued)===
Italy expresses how glad he is to see his brother working, and Germany concurs with the power of Spain's cheerfulness to inspire one to work harder, though before it worked on him, he was overrun with a desire to knock him down. Japan counters that in a sense, it was inspiring enough, right before [[Hungary]] and [[Austria]] appear to join them. Hungary and Austria apologize for being late, and Austria says that it's his own fault, but that everything is Germany's fault anyway. Germany wonders to himself aloud why it should be his fault, then assures them that it's still early and that others aren't there yet. They receive a big, happy welcome and "Buon Natale" (Merry Christmas) from Italy, and Hungary replies the same message in her own language, then thanks them for inviting her. Austria also shares an Austrian-German "Merry Christmas", and hopes that it won't end up vulgar again. Japan says suddenly that, as if destined, the next request is Austria written in Chinese. Hungary expresses that she feels relieved that they managed on time, and the next request begins after Italy asks what it was that she just said.

===During the transfer between two meetings (Austria Request)===
Austria trails Germany as they leave for a meeting, looking exhausted, even though the starting point is still within view. He pants and says he's tired of walking and asks Germany to take a break, surprising a Germany that says there's no time. An exhausted-looking Austria then asks Germany to do the "[[Wikipedia:Starting_blocks|starting block]] position" to help him, saying that he's strong in track and field, and nearly begs him, saying he can't walk anymore. Germany finally concedes and gets down into the position, and Austria plops down upon him for a good long sit.

===Main Storyline (Page 2 Continued)===
Germany, Hungary, and Italy are unaffected by this absurdity and agree amount themselves that it is business as usual, while Japan, out of the loop, asks Austria if it happens frequently. Austria says that it is "what (he has) become after ordering Germany around for so long" and that it is quite terrifying, while Germany feels it goes beyond ordering. Hungary interjects that despite this, Austria was a strong soccer player 80 years ago as well as having mobile troops, despite not having the best generals. A younger, little Austria was just fine with walking into the wilderness with little equipment without eating for a while, accompanied by an image of little Austria in a tattered cape. Austria implores them to be careful, as having an indoor lifestyle can cause being as out of shape as he is to anyone, to which Japan is startled and hastily agrees.

An unidentified voice yells out "Crăciun fericit!!", immediately putting Hungary in a bad mood, and [[Romania]] arrives. He immediately apologizes for being late, but trails off and gets into an angry, silent stare-off with Hungary. [[Bulgaria]] comes close behind, and apologizes as well, expressing disbelief that yogurt could fall down somewhere, implying it delayed their arrival. Italy gives a hearty welcome to Bulgaria, but Japan tells him he forgot to do the "DUN DUN", then greets Bulgaria and Romania formally. Germany wonders what that means, but quickly says that they were worried about them being late, but their arriving safely was all that mattered. Bulgaria shakes his head, and Japan asks if he doesn't want to sit. Austria explains, however, that when he shakes his head it means yes, and when he nods, it means no. Bulgaria is upset with himself for doing it unknowingly and means to break this bad habit. He asks the group if they should try and stop the Hungary Romania stare-down, and Japan agrees that they should. Italy, seemingly noticing it for the first time, asks if something's beginning, and Bulgaria awkwardly apologizes again for being late.

===Main Storyline (Page 3)===

===Christmas Trivia Comics===

==Character Appearances==
*[[Japan]]
*[[Germany]]
*[[Italy]]
*[[Finland]] (by fax)
*[[America]] (by phone)
*[[Kugelmugel]] (in strip)
*[[Liechtenstein]]
*[[Switzerland]]
*[[Netherlands]] (by name reference)
*[[Belgium]] (by name reference)
*[[Prussia]] (in strip and image)
*[[Poland]] (young, in strip)
*[[Hungary]]
*[[Russia]] (in strip)
*France Number 23/Alternate Universe France (by proxy)
*Alternative Universe Spain (by proxy)
*Alternative Universe America (by proxy)
*[[Spain]]
*[[Romano]]
*[[Hungary]]
*[[Austria]]
*[[Romania]]
*[[Bulgaria]]
==Trivia==
*In a diagram of Santa as depicted by America, an animal labeled "Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears, likely the American-created [[Wikipedia:Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer|Rudolph]].
*Scary Christmas traditions referenced by Germany refer to several European cultures.
**"Threats to take (the kids) to Spain" refers to a depiction of Santa from the Netherlands, where naughty children will be put in a sack and taken to Spain for a year so they learn to behave.<ref name="xmasNed">{{cite web|title=Christmas in The Netherlands / Holland|url=http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/holland.shtml|last=Cooper|first=James|year=2016|accessdate=January 20, 2016}}</ref>
**"having the Devil as a companion" refers to the Austrian myth of [[Wikipedia:Krampus#Appearance|Krampus]], whose chains represent a binding with the Devil.
**The witch that Italy refers to when discussing Christmas traditions is [[Wikipedia:Befana|Befana]], a witch that delivers presents, similar to the tradition of Santa.
==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

==External Links==
*[http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12.html Christmas Event on ''Kitayume''] <small>'''(JPN)'''</small>
**[http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/kur.html Christmas Trivia Comics on ''Kitayume''] <small>'''(JPN)'''</small>
*[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/ ''Hetarchive'' Portal for the event] <small>'''(ENG)'''</small>

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Things that Often Happen When Rooming with an American

2016-01-31T03:21:08Z

TheMusicGirl: Dancing trivia added

{{one other use|the anime episode|the manga chapter of the same name|Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 4}}
{{Episode
| name = Things that Often Happen When Rooming with an American<br>アメリカ人と暮らしてるとよくあること
| series = ''Hetalia: The Beautiful World'' episode
| image = EP107.jpg
| episode = Season 5<br>Episode 7
| length =
| airdate = March 8, 2013

| screenplay = [[Yuki Enatsu]]
| storyboards = [[Tomo Kosaka]]
| director = [[Tomo Kosaka]]
| keyanimation = [[Yoshiko Nakajima]]
| ed = "[[Mawaru Chikyuu Rondo]]" by [[Daisuke Namikawa]]

| Last episode = [[Romano's Diary]]
| This episode = [[Things that Often Happen When Rooming with an American]]
| Next episode = [[The Gentle Fight Between Russia and I]]
}}
'''Things that Often Happen When Rooming with an American''' (アメリカ人と暮らしてるとよくあること ''Amerikajin to kurashi teruto yoku aru koto'') is the seventh episode of '''''Hetalia: The Beautiful World''''', and the one hundred and seventh overall in the anime series '''''Hetalia'''''. It was broadcast on March 8, 2013. It adapts the entirety of the ''[[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 4#Things that Often Happen When Rooming with an American|Things that Often Happen When Rooming with an American]]'' chapter from [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 4|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 4]]. In addition, it also adapts some of the ''Omochi Manga Summary'' story from the original webcomic, and the strip ''Americans and Fugu'' from the ''Americans and~ Omake'' section of the ''Volume 4 Omake Page'' on the Kitayume website.

==Plot Summary==
Japan looks down at an address that he had written down on a piece of paper. He's walking near a group of apartments and says "It's here." He walks up to a house with his suitcase and is about to knock on the door when it flies open and America welcomes him. He says that Japan must have been his new roomie. Japan bows and says that although it would only be for a short while, he hoped that they would be able to get along well.

In a room full of streamers and a large table full of food and wine, America explains that it was a welcome party. Japan says that America didn't have to be so considerate for his sake. America exclaims that he didn't mind at all and that he prepared a special lunch for him. He reaches over and starts digging for something, as Japan looks over and asks if it was a snack. America drops a large slab of beef on to the table, he was going to cook. Japan nervously asks if it was some kind of American initiation rite.

===Variety is Important===
The narrator explains the differences between how American and Japanese people dress. First, it shows America walking down the street in casual clothes holding fast food and drinking a pop. Then, it shows him sitting down on the couch with a book, still wearing casual clothes. It is explained that, roughly speaking, the clothes Americans wear don't really change whether they are going out or staying in. Then, it shows Japan walking in, wearing more formal clothes (a hat and a scarf). He then changes into a tracksuit in his room. America peeks around the corner and is surprised at how different Japan became. He looks at the door of Japan's room, asking what happened to Japan after he went through that door. Japan lies lazily on his bed, saying that he "believes you [could] say a Japanese saga happened," while America is still looking around the room for a clue.

===Part 3===
Japan sits on the carpet and is using a roller to clean it. America asks him if he is training to enter the FBI. Japan, surprised, explains that he was just using the roller to clean the carpet, and that there was quite a bit of small garbage on the carpet. America tells Japan not to clean so meticulously, and runs around with his vacuum cleaner, even though Japan replies that he was cleaning trash that a vacuum cleaner couldn't pick up.

===Mochi America and Mochi Italy===
Mochi America and Mochi Italy, the former with 3 bottles of ketchup, mustard and chocolate, approach a dish of leaves as a voice telling them it was time for dinner. Mochi Italy is about to eat the leaves just as the other mochi splatters ketchup and mustard over them, much to Mochi Italy's horror. Mochi America then jumps on the chocolate bottle repeatedly, exclaiming "I can fly!", while the other yells.

===Part 3, Continued===
Music is heard while Japan is reading and America is watching TV. The latter stands up and dances enthusiastically to the music, but Japan remains interested in the book. America asks him why he was not dancing, and Japan replies that he doesn't dance.

===Mochi America and Mochi Italy, Part 2===

==Character Appearances==
*[[Japan]]
*[[America]]
*[[Mochi#Italy|Mochi Italy]]
*[[Mochi#America|Mochi America]]

==Voice Cast==
*Japan: [[Hiroki Takahashi]]
*America, Mochi America: [[Katsuyuki Konishi]]
*Narrator: [[Yuki Kaida]]
*Mochi Italy: [[Daisuke Namikawa]] (uncredited)

===English Dub Cast===
*Japan: [[Christopher Bevins]]
*America, Mochi America: [[Eric Vale]]
*Narrator: [[Jamie Marchi]]
*Mochi Italy: [[Todd Haberkorn]]
*Additional Cast: [[Luci Christian]], [[Haley Esposito]], [[Jeff Johnson]]

==Trivia==
*Though Estonia and Prussia do not appear in the original story of ''Things that Often Happen When Rooming with an American'' nor this episode, they are credited in the episode preview contained in the April 2013 edition of ''[[Comic Birz]]'' and in the ending credits.
*The dance that America springs into is a line dance routine to the song [[Wikipedia:5,6,7,8|5, 6, 7, 8]] from the British pop group [[Wikipedia:Steps_(group)|Steps]].<ref name="danceTrivia">{{cite web||title=Dō demo yoi 4-kan shōneta|script-title=ja:どうでも良い4巻小ネタ|trans-title=Trivial Trivia for Volume 4|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/4kakone.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=July 2011|accessdate=January 30, 2016}}</ref>
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England

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TheMusicGirl: Added fact about firecrackers

{{Nation
| name = England<br>イギリス
| continent = EUROPE
| image = UK0.png
| country = [[Image:UKFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]
[[File:Flag_of_England.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:England|England]]
| human = [[Human names#England|Arthur Kirkland]] (ˈɑrθər kɪrklænd) (アーサー・カークランド, ''Āsā Kākurando'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings = Arther, Arthor
| birthday =
| age = 23<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Green
| height = 175 cm (5' 9")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Noriaki Sugiyama]]<br>[[Sho Sudo]] (Young UK, drama CD "Prologue")<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Yuuya Kakitsubata]] (''Flower Of Iris'')
| english = [[Scott Freeman]] (S1-5, Film)<br>[[Todd Haberkorn]] (Colonial-Era Britain)
}}
'''England''' (イギリス, ''Igirisu'') is a main character in the anime and manga series''' Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He represents both the '''United Kingdom''' and England, and is part of the Allied Forces. The English dub refers to him as '''Britain''', a shortened term synonymous with United Kingdom.<ref name="Britain">{{cite web|title=The Guardian: Style Guide|url=http://www.theguardian.com/styleguide/b|accessdate=November 24, 2013}}</ref> Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#England|Arthur Kirkland]]''' (アーサー・カークランド, ''Āsā Kākurando'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:EnglandChibi.png|thumb|left|160px|A 'chibi' version of England.]]
===Appearance===
England has messy, short blond hair and lime-green eyes. According to France, he's rather slender. In World War II, he dresses in a green dress military uniform, which consists of a green jacket, a brown [[wikipedia:Sam Browne belt|Sam Browne belt]] (the over-the-right-shoulder-and-waist-belt), green pants tucked into his boots, off-white shirt (sort of off-yellow in the manga and webcomic in the colored drawings), a tie that's a shade of green that's slightly darker than the rest of his uniform, and brown boots that almost come up to his knees. Himaruya has stated that he dresses smart casual most of the time, and like a punk when he's out for fun. His [[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers Fanterms#Iggybrows|eyebrows]] are very prominent and bushy, despite that he apparently trims them. Himaruya mentions that his eyebrows were cursed into bushiness. They are a trait that is shared by his younger brother [[Sealand]], as well as [[Australia]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Wy]]. He also happens to be the same height as France.

In the original manga, his hair seemed to be golden blond, but in the first four seasons of the anime, it is bright yellow. The first four seasons of the anime also exaggerated the size of his eyebrows.

===Personality and Interests===
England is a fanciful, blunt, obstinate former pirate who used to torment [[Spain]]. In modern times he claims to be a gentleman; however he is cynical, sharp-tongued, prone to rough speech, and yearns for the golden years. He often uses British vocabulary, such as 'bloody' and 'git'. He is noted for being horrible at cooking which has caused [[America]], his former charge, to have "bad" taste in food. England is also, apparently, the "king of losing things", and France has described him as "somehow extremely useless when it comes to matters not pertaining to himself or America". He can be described as "spacey" because of his strong belief in magic, spirits, fairies, and other fantasy creatures. He has the ability to perform magic, such as spells and curses, and can also summon demons and other magical creatures. He is able to communicate with supernatural beings, and is not limited to creatures from his homeland, being able to interact with [[wikipedia:Youkai|youkai]] and spirits from Japanese folklore. He also happens to have fantasy friends, such as a flying bunny, unicorns, fairies, gnomes, and Captain Hook, but oddly enough he did not believe in Santa Claus until Finland came and brought them presents. Despite this, England often ridicules America's belief in aliens and [[Creatures of Hetalia#Tony|Tony]]. According to the author's notes, England's interests include embroidery, craftsmanship, literature, rock music, and giving scathing criticisms to America's movies.
He appears to be sharp-witted and surprisingly creative, although he seems to have rather bad luck. According to the author, he is rarely afraid of anything, and is rather interested in ghost stories, especially if he can use them to startle America. He also seems to be very stubborn and strong-willed, and does not easily succumb to stress or pressure. He is shown to be startlingly mature at times, and is very friendly with young or cute people and magical creatures. He also has a quite strong sense of responsibility, and has been seen scolding France and America when they don't take things seriously. In some recent notes, the author has stated that England has a very rich and unlimited personality, and that he can't decide whether England is a serious person or not.

Because of his status as an island nation, England is pretty distant and prefers to work alone. Perhaps because of this, he does not know how to express himself, leading to others often misunderstanding him. He is also depicted as being self-deprecating or [[wikipedia:Tsundere|tsundere]]. For example, despite his generally harsh behaviour, he is definitely stated to have a softer side, and seems to genuinely care for other nations. This is illustrated by the fact that he likes giving them advice, yet specifically mentions that he "does not do it because he's worried about them". Despite all this, he highly values his country's pride, and sometimes comes over as very arrogant. Despite his cynical, realistic view on the world, he is said to be a "quite a romanticist before he goes to sleep." When drunk, he suddenly becomes very nostalgic, and the next morning, he'll pretend that nothing has happened. Also, every year when the [[wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July]] comes around, his condition collapses.

In a blog post England is depicted as not being able to swim to illustrate how British characters can't swim in movies.<ref name="blog entry 936">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-936.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 14, 2010|title=古い映画ばっかり見てます。クレイジーキャッツ好き好き。|trans_title="I'm watching nothing but old movies. I really like Crazy Cats."|language = Japanese|access date = September 5, 2014}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

America was discovered as a small child by Finland and Sweden. Finland told England and France about his existence, and they proceeded to fight over who would be the child's older brother, though America chose England after the latter began to cry because he could not offer anything that compared to France's cooking. England cared for America as his "little brother" and visited America's home whenever he found the time, though he always needed to return to Europe after his visits. Only America was capable of liking or tolerating England's terrible cooking, resulting in England being delighted and America adopting the same "tasteless-ness." He also provided America with toys and clothes and was shown to be very affectionate to him, even letting America sleep in his bed when the latter couldn't sleep after reading horror stories. One day, when England came for a visit, he was surprised to find out that America had grown from a child into a teen and had become increasingly independent, no longer needing to rely on England.

Soon after, the Revolutionary War broke out and America fought England for his freedom and right to be his own nation. Near the end of the war, England, unable to shoot America when he had the opportunity, surrendered and allowed him be independent. While England cried in front of him, America stated "You used to be so...great."

This memory always makes England upset; when drunk, he is known for cursing America for leaving him (England once stated that 'someone left him heartbroken' for centuries, and it is assumed he refers to America), especially when the Fourth of July, or America's "birthday", arrives. The Revolutionary War caused a rift between the two and they constantly bicker and have disagreements. However, they are hinted as to truly care for each other.

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

Despite the fact that both are members of the Allied forces, England and France have a deep-rooted historical rivalry. While they often have petty disagreements, they appear to respect each other and are quick to team up if a third party enters their argument. France once tried to marry England to save his country, even though neither of them really wanted it. In strips focusing on England's childhood, he is often picked on by a pre-teen France. On one occasion, he scoffs at England for not growing out his hair, but when England does let his hair grow, it turns into a mess; France teases him, saying he'll cut it into a "cool" style, cutting it the same way France keeps his hair. England refuses saying that he does not want to be mistaken for him. Then, France cuts it back to its original style, saying that the only style that would suit him would be a boring one. In '''Crossing Through the Year 1000''', the two younger countries are fooled into believing that the world will end soon, and England agrees to let France pretend to have conquered him, since it is only for a little while. They later reminisce about their childhood when Japan makes the same mistake.

===Holy Roman Empire===
''Main Article: [[Holy Roman Empire]]''

In '''Italy's Beautiful Architecture''', when England was younger, he complained on how France was always picking on him and his complicated relationship with his brothers, so Holy Roman Empire built an Italian-style house in his home as a present. But since the climate didn't match the style, England only sobbed back.

===Ireland===

Mentioned by Himaruya as having thick eyebrows, but ones with a "different" feel to them than the eyebrows that England and his brothers share. It is currently unknown what their relation to England is, or to Northern Ireland.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]]''

When England finally decided to look out for friends, he thought Japan as a candidate. But Japan's boss wanted an alliance with Russia instead, leaving England very upset. Before England was about to give up and isolate himself once again, Japan came and said they could have an alliance and be lonely together, instead of obeying his boss.

The two are often shown enjoying each other's company.

===Liechtenstein===
''Main Article: [[Liechtenstein]]''

The two of them were featured together in a strip about soccer. They found out that the melodies of their anthems matched, which led to great confusion. Other than this, they don't interact much, though they seem to be quite friendly with each other.

===Norway===
''Main Article: [[Norway]]''

During the [[Christmas 2011]] event, England spots one of Norway's magical creatures and the two have a pleasant conversation about them. [[America]] appears to be watching them and states, "England has a new weird friend."<ref name="NorEngXmas2011">{{cite web|title=クリスマスの 3ページ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_3.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=October 11, 2013}}</ref>

===Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

At the end of the Seven Years' War, England sent a letter to Prussia to announce their alliance, due to wanting to fight against France.

In Prussia's blog at the April Fool's '09 event on Kitayume, Prussia tried out England's cooking as a request (much to England's delight), but found that even Prussia couldn't stomach it and he passed out for a while, leading the other nations to believe he had died. England then vowed to make Prussia and everyone else acknowledge his cooking skills the "next time".

===Romania===
''Main Article: [[Romania]]''

In the anime adaption of the Advance! Newspaper Club! strips. Romania was shown in the Magic club along with England, where he revealed the activities of the club after Germany broke the spoon he was instructed by England to bend.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

It appears that whenever England tries summoning demons, he always ends up summoning Russia instead. Russia seems to hold some kind of grudge towards England, so the air between them isn't pleasant, as he's said that England always gets in his way.

===Sealand===
''Main Article: [[Sealand]]''

Sealand is England's youngest brother, an abandoned naval fort who declared himself a nation at the end of WWII. The two always bicker because Sealand wants to be recognized as a full-fledged nation and often sneaks into conferences the other countries attend (such as the G8, in which Sealand pretended to be [[Canada]]). In '''This Kind of Sealand is OO, '''England has a nightmare about the earth around Sealand rising up, causing Sealand to become taller than him. Despite being called "Jerk England" and being promised that he will one day bow to him, England, though annoyed, does look out for Sealand.

===Seychelles===
''Main Article: [[Seychelles]]''

During their first meeting in the Gakuen Hetalia universe, England snaps a dog collar onto Seychelles and claims her as his colony. He uses her like a servant in the game, though they occasionally are able to get along. In one of Seychelles's appearances in the comic, she is shown to be angry at England.

===Spain===
''Main Article: [[Spain]]''

In the late-1500's, England, jealous of Spain, decided to use his pirates to dethrone Spain. Whenever Spain complained about it, England gave the false excuse that the pirates were giving him trouble as well. However, when Spain came back to protest one day, he saw England giving an award ceremony for the work of the privateers.

Spain was eventually beaten so badly he eventually had to give up his seat of power to England.

===Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland===

It has been mentioned that England has brothers, one representing '''Scotland''', and the others presumably '''Wales''' and '''Northern Ireland''', whom hated him and used to drive him away with stones and arrows when he was a child, and even went as far as to mail him curses. In one of non-linear strips, it is implied by England that his brothers only shoots him arrows whenever he meets them.

==Appearances==
[[File:EnglandAnime.png|thumb|200px|England in Episode 11]]
===Anime===
England first appeared in [[Episode 01]] where he disagreed with America's plan to stop global warming and later fighting with France before being stopped by Germany.

In the anime, his hair is a vivid yellow, rather than the mousy or reddish blond used in the manga illustrations. His eyebrows are also exaggerated. In ''The Beautiful World'', his hair is changed to the golden blond seen in most manga illustrations.

===Musical===
[[File:England-Musical.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Daisuke Hirose]] as England.]]
England appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Daisuke Hirose]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*He is referred to as '''United Kingdom''', or '''UK''' for short, in most merchandise and in his character design on the official anime website. In other instances, however, he is referred to as '''England''', most notably in [[Gakuen Hetalia]] and the English-language preview for '''America's Cleaning of the Storage'''. The Japanese word ''Igirisu'' means ''Britain'' but is sometimes used to refer to England (normally rendered as ''Ingurando'' in katakana or ''eikoku'' in kanji) in colloquial speech. A note by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] confirms that he would only be known as "England" to his brothers, while he would be known as "UK" to the others.
*The English dub refers to him as '''Britain'''. According to FUNimation, this was a request from the Japanese anime producers.
[[Image:OriginalUK.gif|thumb|right|The Original UK character design as seen in ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''.]]
*Todd Haberkorn was originally cast as England in the FUNimation dub, while an unidentified actor was cast as Italy. After the actor for Italy dropped out of the dub mid-production, Haberkorn was cast as Italy and Scott Freeman was cast as England. However, Haberkorn's lines were retained for England's slightly younger colonial-era self in the ''Storage'' episodes.
*Although he's always called ''Igirisu'' in the manga and anime, historically, he would be known as simply England up until the 18th century, when [[wikipedia:Kingdom of Great Britain|The Kingdom of Great Britain]] was formed, uniting both England and Scotland (the ''Act of Union of Wales and England'' had already taken place 1536-1543). In the early 19th century, Ireland was added, creating [[wikipedia:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]. After Ireland split to declare itself independent in 1919, the [[wikipedia:Irish War of Independence|Irish War of Independence]] waged until 1922, when it became the ''Irish Free State''. Six of the 32 counties of Ireland (mostly from the province of Ulster where there was a great English/Scottish population) rejoined the UK while the other 26 counties formed the Republic of Ireland.
*A '''UK''' character is actually first seen at the end of '''Hetalia: Chapter 1''', however, his design was not yet completely finalized. He appears as a short-haired man with a ''UK'' label on his shirt and with somewhat thinner eyebrows. Notes in the special booklet for the third volume of the published manga reveal that England was originally to have normal eyebrows, as well as the appearance of a middle-aged man who dressed much younger. Himaruya decided to give him thicker eyebrows, as he liked the idea of a character having brows modeled after a [[wikipedia:Shiba Inu|Shiba Inu]].
*He appears to be modeled after the character '''Hikone Kalom''' from Himaruya's other webcomic '''Barjona Bombers''', though he is the exact opposite of Kalom in personality.
*Himaruya once stated that his eyebrows are actually trimmed, although they don't appear that way since they still remain thick in appearance. He has also stated that '''Ireland''' has thicker eyebrows, but with a "different feel" to them.
*England mentions in his version of [[Marukaite Chikyuu (England)|Marukaite Chikyuu]] that "My tattoo really hurts, but it's a hot six-string!" (''six-string'' meaning ''electric guitar''). This may indicate he has a tattoo.
*England states in the Christmas 2011 event that he hates firecrackers, but an explanation to why is never given.<ref name="Christmas2011Pg7">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_7.html|title=「クリスマス2011 7ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|page=7|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 7}}</ref>

==References==
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Turkey

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TheMusicGirl: Fixing references

{{Nation
| name = Turkey<br>トルコ
| continent = EURASIA
| image = Turkey.png
| country = [[Image:TurkeyFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Turkey|Republic Of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti)]]
| human = [[Human names#Turkey|Sadık Adnan]] (サディク・アドナン, ''Sadiku Adonan'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings = Sadiq
| gender = Male
| birthday = October 29<ref name="Vol2Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 2|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=20|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref>
| hair = Brown
| eyes = Green (early colored artwork), Brown

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 2|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 2]]
| strip = ''Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy'' (Part 2)
| game =
| dramacd = [[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD]]
| anime = [[Episode 55]]

| japanese = [[Takahiro Fujimoto]]<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Hanmei Okina]] (''Flower Of Iris'')
| english = [[Kent Williams]]
}}
'''Turkey''' (トルコ,''Toruko'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. In his younger years, he is known as the '''Ottoman Empire'''. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Turkey|Sadık Adnan]]''' (サディク・アドナン, ''Sadiku Adonan'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:TurkeyChibi.png|thumb|left|A 'chibi' version of Turkey.]]
===Appearance===
Turkey is rather tall and olive-skinned, with a slight stubble on his chin (much like [[France]]). He wears a long green (sometimes tan) coat, brown pants, knee-high boots, a tan scarf, and a red fez hat. His face is usually obscured by a white mask. Like [[Greece]], he has a double haircurl, but it rests down by his neck.

When not dressed up, he can often be seen wearing a green parka and brown pants.

===Personality and Interests===
Turkey is described as being a lively and excessively vigorous old man. Although his exact age has never been revealed, he is one of the nations in the cast who appear to be physically older. Known as the '''Ottoman Empire''' in his younger years, Turkey was a very powerful nation with an overwhelming army force. He had the intention to conquer Europe, who was quite scared of him at the time. In the modern days, however, he thinks about befriending them.

He is usually merry and friendly, yet he is determined to compete anytime with anyone (especially Greece) about the smallest things due to his somewhat stubborn nature. He can also be nosy from time to time.

Turkey is also shown to be a huge show off; it is mentioned that he is always seeking for new things and fashion, and always stays in style. He loves to entertain tourists, and is quite a gourmet who enjoys eating various things every day. He favors the taste of sweet foods like [[wikipedia:Ashure|ashure]] and it is revealed that he carries a bottle of a sort of apple juice to drink during breaks. His other favourite drinks include coffee (with a huge amount of sugar) and [[wikipedia:Rakı|rakı]], a type of Turkish alcohol. He speaks in an ''Edo'' dialect.

==Relationships==
===Greece===
''Main Article: [[Greece]]''

Turkey took Greece under his control after having caused the fall of [[wikipedia:Constantinople|Constantinople]] and the Byzantine Empire. Greece remained under Ottoman control until the 19th century, when he became involved in a war to regain his independence and won. The two of them are unable to get along in the same environment without a fight of some sort, even after declaring a cease-fire, and will fight over even the most petty things. Turkey built a shopping mall near Greece's border for his usage in spite of their rivalry, and Greece said he would go shopping in Turkey if he happened to be near their border.<ref name="h_micro profile">{{cite web|title=2010 Mini Profile Cards|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/h_micro.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=8/10/2010|accessdate=9/11/2010}}</ref> In a Christmas 2011 strip they seemed to enjoy each others company in the past when Turkey began telling stories to young Greece and Egypt.<ref name="Christmas2011Pg6">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_6.html|title=「クリスマス2011 6ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|page=6|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 6}}</ref> It was noted that they both share the same trait of being unable to help but stop what they're doing and dance whenever they hear music.<ref name="Volume 4 pg. 92 Turkey&!">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2011|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 4|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 4|publisher=Gentosha|page=92|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref>

Greece has admitted that he's tried to get along with Turkey, but he always ends up using his "Hellas punch" on him. When asked if he could remember a time they did something fun together, he remembered when Turkey began to "bully" him in a bathhouse, though everything he did was positive(turning up the sauna's heat; scratching the dirt off of his body; massaging and stretching to remedy his stiff bones; and washing him with a loofa) as opposed to harmful.<ref name="Volume 4 pg. 93 Turkey&!">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2011|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 4|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 4|publisher=Gentosha|page=93|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref>

===Iceland===
''Main Article: [[Iceland]]''

Iceland and Turkey appear to have a very friendly relationship. In 2010 Christmas/New Years event they hung out together at the Nordics house, Iceland referring to him as "Pops". In the 2011 Christmas event Iceland is shown having a dream involving Turkey partially naked and wearing a Santa hat.

===Italy===
''Main Article: [[Italy]]''

Turkey, as the Ottoman Empire, tried to conquer Italy, much like he tried to do with his [[South Italy|older brother]]. However, unlike Romano, Italy actually defeated him once in a naval battle and became his rival. Many years later, when Germany and Italy visited him, Turkey jokingly commented on how Veneziano used to be strong, much to Germany's surprise. He doesn't hold any grudge about it, and even caught the pickpocket that had taken Italy's camera.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]]''

Turkey seems to have a soft spot for Japan, and Japan, in turn, has mutual respect for him. In one strip, Turkey starts fighting with Greece when he sees them together, presuming Greece wanted to take over Japan. Turkey also threatened France on April Fool's with "Don't you dare try anything on Japan. Or else I'll invade you." In Volume 4 it is shown that merch displaying the friendship between them are everywhere in Turkey.

===Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus===
''Main Article: [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]]''

Turkey is the only nation to recognize TRNC as a legitimate country. In turn, TRNC describes Turkey as gentle and greatly admires him, going as far as to defend him against Greece in arguments.

==Appearances==
[[File:Turkey B World.png|thumb|left|110px|Turkey in ''Hetalia: The Beautiful World'']]
===Anime===
[[File:TurkeyAnime.png|thumb|right|Turkey in [[Episode 55]]]]
Turkey first appears in [[Episode 55]], where he fights with Greece over who gets to be with Japan. The two wind up having to hang out with Turkey in the end. In [[Episode 75]] he makes an appearance when he attacks [[South Italy]], when he was known as the Ottoman Empire.

In the first four seasons of the anime adaptation, his skin is lighter, and the visual gag of his eyebrows showing through his mask was elaborated in his design, showing an obvious thick dark pair of eyebrows through the white color.

Interestingly enough, Turkey was reverted to being olive-skinned in [[Hetalia: The Beautiful World]], and his mask became a shade of grey, rather than a pale white like his previous anime incarnation. He appears in the adaptation of the Gakuen Hetalia Newspaper Club strip, and is seen in the Gourmet Club.

==Trivia==
[[File:TurkeyChibi.jpg|thumb|110px|right|Turkey without his mask.]]
*Turkey is always shown with his mask in the manga, save for two panels in '''Christmas Rampage 2007''' when he becomes unmasked, though his face still remains obscured (first by an arm, and then somewhat shadowed out). The first instance of him appearing maskless was in the ''Hetalia'' trading card set, though he is drawn facing off to the side, preventing an entire view of his face from being shown. The second instance was a drawing Himaruya posted to his blog, where Turkey's face is clearly visible, albeit in shadow. In August 2010, a profile of Turkey was posted on ''Bamboo Thicket'' and included a link to a version where he was not wearing his mask, the first time his face is entirely visible, although still slightly shadowed.
*His birthday corresponds with '''Republic Day''' ('''October 29th, 1923'''), when the Ottoman Empire was dissolved and Turkey officially became a republic.<ref name="Vol2Profile"/>
*In volume 4 it was revealed that he is a member of the Academy Gourmet Food Club along with [[France]] and [[China]]. In the same scene of this colored chapter, a graphic hue edit or lighting error used to accentuate the punchline of this scene accidentally discolored the character's pants, which were part of the W Academy Uniform, to an odd shade of green, opening a door for some fan confusion.
*The folk tale about Nasreddin Hodja that Turkey tells young Greece and Egypt during the Christmas 2011 event is genuine and commonly titled "How Much Longer?" in English translations.<ref>{{cite book|last=Academy|first=Students'|year=2008|title=Tales from Albania|publisher=Creative Commons|page=51|isbn=978-1-300-01870-4}}</ref><ref name="Christmas2011Pg6"/>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=EURASIA}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Mediterranean Characters]]

Turkey

2016-01-20T01:19:25Z

TheMusicGirl: Fact added about Nasreddin

{{Nation
| name = Turkey<br>トルコ
| continent = EURASIA
| image = Turkey.png
| country = [[Image:TurkeyFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Turkey|Republic Of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti)]]
| human = [[Human names#Turkey|Sadık Adnan]] (サディク・アドナン, ''Sadiku Adonan'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings = Sadiq
| gender = Male
| birthday = October 29<ref name="Vol2Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 2|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=20|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref>
| hair = Brown
| eyes = Green (early colored artwork), Brown

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 2|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 2]]
| strip = ''Boss Spain's Control of Southern Italy'' (Part 2)
| game =
| dramacd = [[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD]]
| anime = [[Episode 55]]

| japanese = [[Takahiro Fujimoto]]<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Hanmei Okina]] (''Flower Of Iris'')
| english = [[Kent Williams]]
}}
'''Turkey''' (トルコ,''Toruko'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. In his younger years, he is known as the '''Ottoman Empire'''. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Turkey|Sadık Adnan]]''' (サディク・アドナン, ''Sadiku Adonan'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:TurkeyChibi.png|thumb|left|A 'chibi' version of Turkey.]]
===Appearance===
Turkey is rather tall and olive-skinned, with a slight stubble on his chin (much like [[France]]). He wears a long green (sometimes tan) coat, brown pants, knee-high boots, a tan scarf, and a red fez hat. His face is usually obscured by a white mask. Like [[Greece]], he has a double haircurl, but it rests down by his neck.

When not dressed up, he can often be seen wearing a green parka and brown pants.

===Personality and Interests===
Turkey is described as being a lively and excessively vigorous old man. Although his exact age has never been revealed, he is one of the nations in the cast who appear to be physically older. Known as the '''Ottoman Empire''' in his younger years, Turkey was a very powerful nation with an overwhelming army force. He had the intention to conquer Europe, who was quite scared of him at the time. In the modern days, however, he thinks about befriending them.

He is usually merry and friendly, yet he is determined to compete anytime with anyone (especially Greece) about the smallest things due to his somewhat stubborn nature. He can also be nosy from time to time.

Turkey is also shown to be a huge show off; it is mentioned that he is always seeking for new things and fashion, and always stays in style. He loves to entertain tourists, and is quite a gourmet who enjoys eating various things every day. He favors the taste of sweet foods like [[wikipedia:Ashure|ashure]] and it is revealed that he carries a bottle of a sort of apple juice to drink during breaks. His other favourite drinks include coffee (with a huge amount of sugar) and [[wikipedia:Rakı|rakı]], a type of Turkish alcohol. He speaks in an ''Edo'' dialect.

==Relationships==
===Greece===
''Main Article: [[Greece]]''

Turkey took Greece under his control after having caused the fall of [[wikipedia:Constantinople|Constantinople]] and the Byzantine Empire. Greece remained under Ottoman control until the 19th century, when he became involved in a war to regain his independence and won. The two of them are unable to get along in the same environment without a fight of some sort, even after declaring a cease-fire, and will fight over even the most petty things. Turkey built a shopping mall near Greece's border for his usage in spite of their rivalry, and Greece said he would go shopping in Turkey if he happened to be near their border.<ref name="h_micro profile">{{cite web|title=2010 Mini Profile Cards|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/h_micro.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=8/10/2010|accessdate=9/11/2010}}</ref> In a Christmas 2011 strip they seemed to enjoy each others company in the past when Turkey began telling stories to young Greece and Egypt. It was noted that they both share the same trait of being unable to help but stop what they're doing and dance whenever they hear music.<ref name="Volume 4 pg. 92 Turkey&!">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2011|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 4|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 4|publisher=Gentosha|page=92|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref>

Greece has admitted that he's tried to get along with Turkey, but he always ends up using his "Hellas punch" on him. When asked if he could remember a time they did something fun together, he remembered when Turkey began to "bully" him in a bathhouse, though everything he did was positive(turning up the sauna's heat; scratching the dirt off of his body; massaging and stretching to remedy his stiff bones; and washing him with a loofa) as opposed to harmful.<ref name="Volume 4 pg. 93 Turkey&!">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2011|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 4|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 4|publisher=Gentosha|page=93|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref>

===Iceland===
''Main Article: [[Iceland]]''

Iceland and Turkey appear to have a very friendly relationship. In 2010 Christmas/New Years event they hung out together at the Nordics house, Iceland referring to him as "Pops". In the 2011 Christmas event Iceland is shown having a dream involving Turkey partially naked and wearing a Santa hat.

===Italy===
''Main Article: [[Italy]]''

Turkey, as the Ottoman Empire, tried to conquer Italy, much like he tried to do with his [[South Italy|older brother]]. However, unlike Romano, Italy actually defeated him once in a naval battle and became his rival. Many years later, when Germany and Italy visited him, Turkey jokingly commented on how Veneziano used to be strong, much to Germany's surprise. He doesn't hold any grudge about it, and even caught the pickpocket that had taken Italy's camera.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]]''

Turkey seems to have a soft spot for Japan, and Japan, in turn, has mutual respect for him. In one strip, Turkey starts fighting with Greece when he sees them together, presuming Greece wanted to take over Japan. Turkey also threatened France on April Fool's with "Don't you dare try anything on Japan. Or else I'll invade you." In Volume 4 it is shown that merch displaying the friendship between them are everywhere in Turkey.

===Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus===
''Main Article: [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]]''

Turkey is the only nation to recognize TRNC as a legitimate country. In turn, TRNC describes Turkey as gentle and greatly admires him, going as far as to defend him against Greece in arguments.

==Appearances==
[[File:Turkey B World.png|thumb|left|110px|Turkey in ''Hetalia: The Beautiful World'']]
===Anime===
[[File:TurkeyAnime.png|thumb|right|Turkey in [[Episode 55]]]]
Turkey first appears in [[Episode 55]], where he fights with Greece over who gets to be with Japan. The two wind up having to hang out with Turkey in the end. In [[Episode 75]] he makes an appearance when he attacks [[South Italy]], when he was known as the Ottoman Empire.

In the first four seasons of the anime adaptation, his skin is lighter, and the visual gag of his eyebrows showing through his mask was elaborated in his design, showing an obvious thick dark pair of eyebrows through the white color.

Interestingly enough, Turkey was reverted to being olive-skinned in [[Hetalia: The Beautiful World]], and his mask became a shade of grey, rather than a pale white like his previous anime incarnation. He appears in the adaptation of the Gakuen Hetalia Newspaper Club strip, and is seen in the Gourmet Club.

==Trivia==
[[File:TurkeyChibi.jpg|thumb|110px|right|Turkey without his mask.]]
*Turkey is always shown with his mask in the manga, save for two panels in '''Christmas Rampage 2007''' when he becomes unmasked, though his face still remains obscured (first by an arm, and then somewhat shadowed out). The first instance of him appearing maskless was in the ''Hetalia'' trading card set, though he is drawn facing off to the side, preventing an entire view of his face from being shown. The second instance was a drawing Himaruya posted to his blog, where Turkey's face is clearly visible, albeit in shadow. In August 2010, a profile of Turkey was posted on ''Bamboo Thicket'' and included a link to a version where he was not wearing his mask, the first time his face is entirely visible, although still slightly shadowed.
*His birthday corresponds with '''Republic Day''' ('''October 29th, 1923'''), when the Ottoman Empire was dissolved and Turkey officially became a republic.<ref name="Vol2Profile"/>
*In volume 4 it was revealed that he is a member of the Academy Gourmet Food Club along with [[France]] and [[China]]. In the same scene of this colored chapter, a graphic hue edit or lighting error used to accentuate the punchline of this scene accidentally discolored the character's pants, which were part of the W Academy Uniform, to an odd shade of green, opening a door for some fan confusion.
*During the ''Christmas 2011'' event, Turkey delightfully tells a story about "Nasreddin Hodja" to entertain young Greece and Egypt. The folk tale is genuine and commonly titled "How Much Longer?" in English translations.<ref>{{cite book|last=Academy|first=Students'|year=2008|title=Tales from Albania|publisher=Creative Commons|page=51|isbn=978-1-300-01870-4}}</ref><ref name="Christmas2011Pg6">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_6.html|title=「クリスマス2011 6ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|page=6|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 6}}</ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=EURASIA}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Mediterranean Characters]]

America

2016-01-20T00:45:51Z

TheMusicGirl: Added references from Prussia page

{{Nation
| name = America<br>アメリカ
| continent = NORTH
| image = America0.png
| country = [[Image:USFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:United States|The United States of America]]
| human = [[Human names#America|Alfred F. Jones]] (アルフレッド・F・ジョーンズ, ''Arufureddo F. Joonzu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| age = 19<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = July 04<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=43|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Blue
| height = 177 cm (5'9.6")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Katsuyuki Konishi]]<br>Ryoko Shimizu (Young America, drama CD "Prologue")<br>[[Ai Iwamura]] (Young America, anime)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Osamu Ikeda]] (''Flower of Iris'')
| english = [[Eric Vale]]<br>[[Luci Christian]] (Young)
}}

'''America''' (アメリカ, ''Amerika'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' and leads the Allied Forces. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#America|Alfred F. Jones]]''' (アルフレッド・F・ジョーンズ, Arufureddo F. Jōnzu).<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:AmericaChibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of America.]]
===Appearance===
He has short blond hair with an ahoge, representing [[wikipedia:Nantucket|Nantucket]], sticking up and sky blue eyes. He wears a tan uniform and a brown bomber jacket with a '50' on the back (for the fifty states). His glasses are said to represent the state of [[wikipedia:Texas|Texas]]. America is often shown holding a hamburger or a large-sized soft drink (usually a cola) and flashing a thumbs-up.

When America initially appeared in the webcomic, his hair was drawn smoother, parted in the center, and with no ahoge. Eventually as the art style changed, Himaruya added in the strand and made America's hair slightly wilder. America also was shown to have his pants tucked into his boots in older designs, but more modern artwork depicts him wearing his pants over the boots.

In Volume 5, his body type was described as being like that of a high school jock. Though he shows paranoia over his increasing weight, it is said to actually be muscle.

===Personality and Interests===
America is a cheerful, energetic and somewhat conceited young man who is obsessed with heroes, justice, and freedom. He has the habit of sticking his nose into everyone's business, which causes him to have difficulty making friends. He loves hamburgers and junk food, to the point of obsession, and can even eat strange and inedible things due to inheriting [[England]]'s sense of taste (or lack thereof). America is also known for not being aware of how "the atmosphere" is when he is around others (which, at one point, he was told to read it), but it has been noted that it is not that he lacks the ability to "assess the situation", he simply chooses not to. On multiple occasions it has been shown that, when calm or serious, America can become very logical, reading further into things than he usually would, and actually reading the atmosphere. This is shown in the movie ''Paint It White'', where he suggests to infiltrate the enemy base, something that the others quickly accept which is unusual. His profile states that his hobbies are sports, games, and making movies. Furthermore, in the side-story '''Black Ships Have Come''', when introducing himself to [[Japan]], he states that his hobbies are "quick-draw, archaeology, and adventures" (which is translated to Japan as America's hobby being lechery). He possesses an abnormal amount of strength, shown even as a child by easily swinging a full-grown buffalo around, and has been once seen running around dragging a heavy Rolls Royce, belonging to England, behind him for an hour in order to ask permission to borrow it. In the '''NotoSama 6''' game, America was able to stop a car with the heel of his foot.

He is shown to be ignorant of the geography outside his own home, believing that maps of the United States constitute the "world map" and that he can simply get to other countries by car travel. He is shown becoming concerned about his weight in the strip '''Supersize You!''' and it is mentioned that he has invented strange diet machines as well as becoming obsessed with exercise (which has caused him to become paranoid about his rising weight, as he is unaware of his building muscle). Aside from being afraid of ghosts and weighing scales, he also fears [[wikipedia:Marmite|Marmite]]. In '''Hetalia Fantasia 2''' it is revealed that America has at least 238 weaknesses, one of those being [[wikipedia:Dora The Explorer|Dora The Explorer]]. As America is obsessed with heroes and happy endings, he hopes that his future will be that way. He also seems to like cars and has a car collection, as it is said that he has several, including a Mustang, a remodeled Caprice, a 1955 Thunderbird, and a DeLorean modeled after the car in the movie ''Back to the Future''.<ref name="blog entry 1596">{{cite web|title=もこもこ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1596.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=November 12, 2014|trans_title=Snug and Warm}}</ref>

Though he is friends with an alien named [[Creatures of Hetalia#Tony|Tony]] and his friends, he does not believe in England's magical friends, fairies, or unicorns. The only time he can actually see fairies and other such beings is on Halloween.<ref name="merryhalo">{{cite web|title=めりーはろうぃーん！|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hllp.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Merry Halloween!}}</ref>

In the 2010 Christmas event, he said that he was jealous of all of the kids in his country that get presents from their fathers. This may be a reference to America's fast growth and young age, and how he missed out on a lot of childhood things by growing physically mature so quickly, as well as what seems to be the lack of parents for most of the nations (as opposed to elder siblings).

==Relationships==
===Belarus===
''Main Article: [[Belarus]]''

America became a sort of big brother to her after she attempted to separate herself from her brother after the fall of the Soviet Union. However, she tired him out a lot in doing so, and he tried to get rid of her the same as Russia did. She's annoyed by American ghosts (as they're very conspicuous) and going to America's house, though she seems to enjoy the famous haunted mansion, the Winchester mystery house, and went there with Russia despite being irritated at having to visit America.

===Canada===
''Main Article: [[Canada]]''

America's kind-hearted brother, who is frequently overshadowed by him and has even been mistaken for him more than once. America and the other nations also tend to forget that he exists, but there are times, such as in [[Episode 44]], where Canada comes to talk to America, and America has no trouble recognizing him and seeing him. America also visits Canada's house on occasion and is seen to be the one Canada spends the most time with. They seem to have a healthy sibling relationship, despite Canada's passive aggressive resentment and America's cluelessness.

===Cuba===
''Main Article: [[Cuba]]''

Cuba does not get along with America; their relationship has failed to the point of "diplomatic discommunication". Though he has yet to interact with America in the series, he displays violent outbursts when he sees Canada and believes him to be America.

===England/UK/Britain===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

After America was discovered as a small child by Finland, England adopted and raised him like a younger brother, caring for him with adoration and teaching him how to be a nation. When the Revolutionary War came, America declared his independence and split from England, creating a huge rift between the two that still is present, if only less severe. As part of the Allied Forces, they manage to work together, although England often disagrees with the unusual ideas that America presents and America teases England about everything from his cooking, his style of dress, and his "old" age. They are shown to be always bickering but it is hinted the two truly care for one another.
Although they do argue on a regular basis, America tends to get upset when he and England don't patch things up. When England didn't give him chocolates for Valentine's Day, he sulked about it. He also grew concerned for England when he was sick and feigned glee at his "death", knowing it would shock him into waking up.

===Estonia===
''Main Article: [[Estonia]]''

Estonia finds all his websites hacked with each site displaying a drawing of Chibirussia. Immediately, Estonia accuses Russia of the dirty deed, but naturally Russia denies it. In order to solve the mystery, Estonia hires America to trace the hack.

===Finland===
''Main Article: [[Finland]]''

Finland was shown to be the first one to discover America in '''Finland's Holiday Home'''; after mentioning it to him, Sweden decides to try to capture him, but they both end up being beat up by [[Netherlands|Holland]]. Finland also is the one who tells France and England about America. While the two argue over who the boy looks most like, Finland asks if America looks like him. There is a resemblance, but both France and England deny it.

There is not much more interaction between Finland and America, though in the '''2010 Christmas Event''', after listening to America express his jealousy for the children who receive presents from their fathers, Finland suggested that, since America shared his genes from the colonization days, America could think of him as his papa. America responded with "I might be able to if you looked older", to which Finland responded "I'll wear a beard!"<ref>{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas2011.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=October 6, 2012|trans_title=Cat and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011}}</ref>

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

As a baby, America was fought over by both France and England, with England becoming the winner. Despite him being England's rival, America holds no hate for France, likely because of his contributions to America's independence. Even though France always refers to himself as "onii-san" and treats America similar to a younger sibling, America has never referred to him as such. France has offered to feed America his food instead of England's cooking multiple times, once becoming very depressed when a young America stated that both France's and England's cooking were "sweet and tasty". In the strip''' America's Brewster F2A Buffalo''' France refuses to offer a depressed America a drink after he has a horrible day, stating that he is still a child.

After a lot of hard work on his part, France presented America with a dismembered Statue of Liberty, celebrating America's 100th year of official independence in '''The Story of The Statue of Liberty'''. In '''Independence Day''', France's gift was a censored object along with champagne, to which America asked for such things not to be shown in public. When America went on a diet in '''Supersize You''', he asked France for a suggestion, however, whatever was said was censored out; later in the '''Hetalia Fantasia 2 C.D.''', it seems that France had lied about a snack diet being a great way to lose weight. This revelation came after France stumbled into a dungeon area that he believed America had based off of the Palace of Versailles, and he became very emotional. He then goes on about how much he always knew America loved his culture and how grateful he is for it, but this is never verified by America himself.

===Italy===
''Main Article: [[Italy]] ''

America and Italy have appeared together quite a few times and both are known for not being able to read the atmosphere. In Comic Diary 1 they were shown looking for the "Legendary ability to read the atmosphere" together.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]] ''

In '''Black Ships have Come''', America rather forcefully convinces Japan to open up his borders, leaving him frustrated. Apparently the relationship gets better, since in '''Japan and The Footsteps of Westernization''', America visits his house. He introduces "table turning" to Japan, asking what he would like to question the table about. Japan eventually ends up confiding that, while he is happy to be opening up his borders and meeting new people, he is fearful of not being able to get along with other countries. He then goes on to request that America ask if he will be able to make new friends, and America promptly makes the table shift once, exclaiming "That means the answer's yes!"

In modern-day strips, these two get along well. They share a love of technology and video games, and are frequently at each others' houses to play them together. Differences between the American and Japanese culture and lifestyle are often explored using these two, such as in '''Traits of Japanese People that America-Kuns Have Noticed''', and '''Why Americans Love Spring'''.

===Korea===
"Main Article: [[Korea]]"

The only time they had shown to actually be interacting in the webcomics was during a meeting, where Korea disagreed with Japan while agreeing with America, though America and Japan had already agreed.
America and Korea were also both in the "Do your best! Japanese snacks!" strip, but they did not interact. And Korea mentioned America in the "Breasts are Forever" strip, when Japan turns down Korea's request to touch his chest and Korea declares that "If you don't let me touch them, I'll make a movie... and then show it to America later..." It isn't clear why he'd want to watch it with America, but one can assume it is because of their historically close friendship.

===Lithuania===
''Main Article: [[Lithuania]]''

After falling into poverty due to WWI, Lithuania started to work for America as his housekeeper, finding himself a happy freedom in the process. When the [[wikipedia:Great_Depression|Great Depression]] hit, Lithuania found himself having to return back home with [[Russia]].

It seems like Lithuania actually cares for America since in [[Episode 29]] he asks Russia about him, although a trembling [[Estonia]] interrupts to remind him that he can't talk to Russia about America. He also was one of the people who went to America's birthday party.

===Molossia===
''Main Article: [[Molossia]]''

In one of the Christmas 2011 bonus requests, Molossia is embarrassed about accidentally exposing his softer side to Sealand and the other micronations, so he's on edge and ends up snapping at America. America expresses his surprise and says that Molossia used to be such a mild person, much to Molossia's embarrassment. Footnotes explain that Molossia can't "lift his head against America" and is shown exchanging a polite greeting with him in an omake illustration

=== Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

Though there hasn't been much interaction between them, it was revealed that Prussia trained America in combat for the Revolutionary War. Initially he was worried about how he didn't know what he was thinking, and told himself to be cautious. However, after Prussia introduced himself he thought Prussia was friendly; he later realized that he was being serious when he said that his training methods were harsh, as they were like torture.<ref name="training-abuse">{{cite web|title=アメリカとプロイセン|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_6.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 30th 2011|accessdate=December 29, 2011|trans_title=America and Prussia}}</ref> In more modern times, on a day the countries had gone to the beach, Prussia and America had a swimming race. According to Prussia, America swims very quickly, like a shark, making it impossible for him to win.<ref name="Oresamablog-1">{{cite web|title=おれさまのブログ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/41blog0.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=April 1, 2009|accessdate=|trans_title=I, Myself's Blog}}</ref> In the drama CD, Prussia lost because a wave knocked him back.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

In one of the first meetings of the Allied Forces, America tells everyone that their roles in the upcoming battles are to be his support. When Russia asks what America himself will be doing, America replies, "I'll be the hero, of course!"
During the Cold War, America's boss ordered him to call up Russia and tell him to make 25 cm (9 in.). condoms in order to destroy the Russian will to fight. Russia replied that it will be extremely hard to make, but does it anyway. When the package came, Russia had attached a note on the package saying, "I hope it fits," with it being labelled size "Extra-small".

In one strip, when an economic crisis hit Lithuania's house, he went to America's house to work as a housekeeper in order to gain money. Russia visited America to check on Lithuania, and explained to America to treat him well, and then made a threatening expression and said, "he is my ex, after all."

In modern day, they are still shown to passive-aggressive towards each other. During one of America's birthday parties, Russia gave America extra-small condoms as a joke (a reference to when America had tried to destroy the Russian will to fight during WWII) and a ticket to Siberia with no return ticket, in which America responds that he'll make sure to blow his nose with it if he has a cold. While Russia 'laughs', a tense and scary aura emanates from both of them.
When Estonia's blog was hacked, he immediately suspected Russia, as a cute picture of Russia, along with pro-Russian graphics, had been placed all over. America offered to help Estonia catch the real culprit, but it turned out to be a citizen of Estonia instead.

==Appearances==
[[Image:AmericaAnime.PNG|thumb|200px|right|America in the anime]]
===Anime===
America makes his first appearance at the beginning of [[Episode 01]] where he announces his plan to stop global warming.

His childhood is spotlighted numerous times in the anime, including [[Episode 25]] and [[Episode 39: The Battle For America, Part 1|Episode 39]] and [[Episode 40: The Battle For America, Part 2|Episode 40]], which tells of how France and England battled each other over his ownership.

In a minor difference from the manga design, the '50' was left off of America's jacket in the anime adaptation.

In Hetalia: The Beautiful World, America's hair had a lighter shade.

===Musical===
[[File:America-Musical.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Ryūko Isogai]] as America.]]
America appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Ryūko Isogai]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*His birthday corresponds with the [[wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] of '''July 4th, 1776''', when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the U.S. Continental Congress.<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>
*Although commonly referred to as '''America''', some merchandise refer to him by the full term '''United States Of America''', or simply '''U.S.''' for short.
* In some fanart, he is portrayed with a rabbit, as "U.S.A." can also be "usa" (a shortening of the word "usagi"), which means "bunny" in Japanese. The child version of America was also shown to have a bunny following him, when he first met the older nations.
[[File:Earlyamerica_vol3.jpg|thumb|150px|An early America as seen in vol 3.]]
*According to Himaruya, America's personality was based off of his teacher's. The same teacher is said to have a strong disinterest in world geography. Meanwhile, America's appearance is based off of that of a Canadian that Himaruya met when he went to America.
*Notes in the special edition booklet for ''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' [[volume 3]] revealed that America was originally intended to be smarter and more cheeky, but evolved into a "Go for it!" type of character. Himaruya noted that in retrospect, the original character personality would have been harder to use.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=26|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In a set of character notes, it is revealed that America has mingled a lot with Germanic blood, and that he was insecure for having no history of his own before England adopted him.
*In '''England, Dreaming About The Past''', it was revealed by a sleeping England that America used to wet his bed when he was younger.
*It is a source of debate among fans as to whether it is America or Canada that is the older of the two brothers (with Hidekaz Himaruya having not confirmed a set age difference between the two). A common fanon assumption is that the two are twins, due to their similarities and the fact that Canada is easily mistaken for America (due to having the same face), though the two do not share the same day of birth. Supporters of the twin theory point out the nations' birthdays merely refer to their date of independence or unification, and that a "nation" may not have an official birthday in the same sense as humans.
*The number '50' on his jacket, representing the 50 states, is historically incorrect. Hawaii became a state on August 21, 1959 and Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959, both after the end of World War II, the time in which the story primarily takes place. This is most likely the reason the '50' is not present in the anime adaption.
*When asked by a fan what the "F" stood for in America's human name, Himaruya mentioned that he originally was thinking of the name Foster, but played around with the idea of Franklin or Fuck as well, leaving it open ended. <ref name="blog entry 1095">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1095.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=March 25, 2011|title=リクエストもろもろ|trans_title="Various requests"|language = Japanese|access date = September 6, 2014}}</ref>
*In the strip '''Until It Becomes Buried in the Cabinets''', America stars in a hair iron commercial. An off screen voice refers to him by his human name of Alfred.<ref name="rainyday">{{cite web|title=■タンスの肥やしになるまで■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/amnh.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Until It Becomes Buried in the Cabinets}}</ref>
*In response to a question from a fan on Himaruya's blog, it was stated that in addition to America's glasses representing Texas, his glasses are "a prop to show you he's normally disguising his power." This pays homage to the American cartoon trope where the hero conceals his identity with a pair of glasses. However, America still feels like a hero even with them on. <ref name="blog entry 1578">{{cite web|title=おまけ７|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1578.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=November 6, 2014|accessdate=November 6, 2014|trans_title=Omake 7}}</ref>
*America is also said to have several cars, including a Mustang, a remodeled Caprice, a 1955 Thunderbird, and a DeLorean modeled after the car in the movie ''Back to the Future''..<ref name="blog entry 1596">{{cite web|title=もこもこ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1596.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=November 12, 2014|trans_title=Snug and Warm}}</ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=NORTH}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Musical Characters]]
[[Category:Allied Forces Characters]]

Ladonia

2016-01-20T00:26:58Z

TheMusicGirl:

{{Nation
| name = Ladonia<br>ラドニア
| continent = EUROPE
| image = LadoniaSuit.jpg
| country = [[File:LadoniaFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Ladonia_(micronation)|Ladonia (Ladonien)]]
| human =
| spellings =
| age =
| gender = Male
| birthday =
| hair = Red
| eyes = Light Blue
| height =

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 6|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 6]]
| strip = ''It's a Treasure Box of Countries~''
| game =
| dramacd =
| anime = [[It's a Pandora Box of Countries! - First Part]] (silhouette cameo)<br>[[It's a Pandora Box of Countries! - Second Part]] (formal debut)

| japanese = [[Daiki Yamashita]]
| english =
}}
'''Ladonia''' (ラドニア, ''Radonia'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''.

==Attributes==
[[File:Ladonia Lad.jpg|thumb|left|175px|A 'chibi' version of Ladonia.]]
===Appearance===
Ladonia appears as a young male with slightly-ruffled red hair and blue eyes. He has a streak of paint on his face, extending from his right cheek to his nose. Ladonia wears navy pants and a long, white jacket with frilled lapels and large cuffs. The lapels, cuffs, and buttons are dark gray. A gold pin in the shape of an apple (a reference to [[wikipedia:Golden apple|golden apples]], which granted immortality in Ladonia's core legend), is attached to the coat's left lapel. Additionally, Ladonia wears a loose blue bow. Character notes describe him as looking like an elementary school student.

===Personality and Interests===
Ladonia is a micronation based on the Internet. However, the claimed land (located in Sweden) does exist, and he states his king is a talented artist. Ladonia considers himself to be a powerful micronation with the strength to defeat Sweden. He also notes that he has worldwide popularity, and character notes state that he is particularly popular with Pakistanis. Immediately after introducing himself, he claims rights to leadership and tells the micronations they must obey him. The character acts hot-headed and aggressive toward the other micronations. He rejects Sealand's offer of friendship and equality initially, but is later shown to have joined his group.

==Relationships==
===Sealand===
''Main Article: [[Sealand]]''

Ladonia looks down on Sealand and feels he is unworthy of leading the micronations. He immediately rejects Sealand's proposal of friendship and claims to hate him, though later has apparently recanted this rejection and joins him. In contrast, Sealand likes Ladonia's "interesting" personality and thinks he is "cool" after Ladonia is transported into a laptop.

===Sweden===
''Main Article: [[Sweden]]''

Ladonia, who lives on Swedish territory, acts very spoiled towards him, to the point of knocking him down during a tantrum. He also appears to address him as Sve. Sweden, however, has more than once willingly pretended to be attacked by Ladonia by reading from a script that paints Sweden as being mercilessly defeated as Ladonia tackles him, much to Ladonia's joy. In the [[Christmas 2011]] event he appears to have done this to distract Ladonia from fears that he was on Santa's naughty list or that Santa wasn't coming.<ref name="Christmas2011Pg5">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_5.html|title=「クリスマス2011 5ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|page=5|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 5}}</ref>

==Appearances==
===Manga===
Ladonia makes his debut in the mini-event ''It's a Treasure Box of Countries~'', which follows [[Sealand]], [[Seborga]], and [[Wy]]'s attempts to widen their circle of friends. He follows the trio around; unbeknownst to him, they are aware of his presence. He claims to be the only one with the power to lead the micronations and attempts to take over, but is promptly locked into his laptop by a frustrated Molossia. Though he initially rejects the micronations' request for friendship, he is later shown as being an accepted member of their group. Ladonia briefly appears during the ''Christmas 2011'' event, worrying about Santa not arriving.

==Trivia==
* Ladonia's flag appears to be completely green, but actually contains a Nordic cross. It is not visible because it is the same shade of green as the surrounding flag.<ref name="OfficialSiteLadFlag">{{cite web|url=http://www.ladonia.org/about/symbols-currency/|title=National Symbols and Currency: The Flag of Ladonia|accessdate=January 19, 2016}}</ref>
* When a fan asked how Ladonia came to receive his scar, Himaruya responded that the scar is actually paint.
* During the ''[[Christmas 2011]]'' event, he stated that his favourite Pokémon is [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Stunfisk Stunfisk].<ref name="Christmas2011Pg5">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_5.html|title=「クリスマス2011 5ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|page=5|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 5}}</ref>
* The Queen of Ladonia has acknowledged the personification several times on her official twitter account.
**On June 5th, 2015, when user @Jersey_Len stated that they thought it would be cool if the paint on Ladonia's face was a real scar, the Queen of Ladonia replied, "Why do you wish he had a scar?"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Queen_Ladonia/status/606887273209151488|title=Ladonia's Referential Tweet - June|last=Carolyn I|first=Queen|accessdate = June 5, 2015}}</ref>
**On August 14th, 2015, to @ShionsTear's excitement about many micronations appearing in the anime, highlighting Ladonia, the Queen replied, "Wonderful news!"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Queen_Ladonia/status/632210517604458496|title=Ladonia's Referential Tweet - Aug 14|last=Carolyn I|first=Queen|accessdate = November 4, 2015}}</ref>
**She once again acknowledged the personification on August 28th of the same year; in a reply to a discussion on [[It's a Pandora Box of Countries! - First Part]], user @nijihimus explained to user @devalierite that the episode was about micronations, but did not yet include Ladonia. The queen replied to both, "Why not??"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Queen_Ladonia/statuses/637378175245393920|title=Ladonia's Referential Tweet - Aug 28|last=Carolyn I|first=Queen|accessdate = November 4, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Micronation Characters]]

Ladonia

2016-01-20T00:26:20Z

TheMusicGirl: Adding references to flag and pokemon facts

{{Nation
| name = Ladonia<br>ラドニア
| continent = EUROPE
| image = LadoniaSuit.jpg
| country = [[File:LadoniaFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Ladonia_(micronation)|Ladonia (Ladonien)]]
| human =
| spellings =
| age =
| gender = Male
| birthday =
| hair = Red
| eyes = Light Blue
| height =

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 6|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 6]]
| strip = ''It's a Treasure Box of Countries~''
| game =
| dramacd =
| anime = [[It's a Pandora Box of Countries! - First Part]] (silhouette cameo)<br>[[It's a Pandora Box of Countries! - Second Part]] (formal debut)

| japanese = [[Daiki Yamashita]]
| english =
}}
'''Ladonia''' (ラドニア, ''Radonia'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''.

==Attributes==
[[File:Ladonia Lad.jpg|thumb|left|175px|A 'chibi' version of Ladonia.]]
===Appearance===
Ladonia appears as a young male with slightly-ruffled red hair and blue eyes. He has a streak of paint on his face, extending from his right cheek to his nose. Ladonia wears navy pants and a long, white jacket with frilled lapels and large cuffs. The lapels, cuffs, and buttons are dark gray. A gold pin in the shape of an apple (a reference to [[wikipedia:Golden apple|golden apples]], which granted immortality in Ladonia's core legend), is attached to the coat's left lapel. Additionally, Ladonia wears a loose blue bow. Character notes describe him as looking like an elementary school student.

===Personality and Interests===
Ladonia is a micronation based on the Internet. However, the claimed land (located in Sweden) does exist, and he states his king is a talented artist. Ladonia considers himself to be a powerful micronation with the strength to defeat Sweden. He also notes that he has worldwide popularity, and character notes state that he is particularly popular with Pakistanis. Immediately after introducing himself, he claims rights to leadership and tells the micronations they must obey him. The character acts hot-headed and aggressive toward the other micronations. He rejects Sealand's offer of friendship and equality initially, but is later shown to have joined his group.

==Relationships==
===Sealand===
''Main Article: [[Sealand]]''

Ladonia looks down on Sealand and feels he is unworthy of leading the micronations. He immediately rejects Sealand's proposal of friendship and claims to hate him, though later has apparently recanted this rejection and joins him. In contrast, Sealand likes Ladonia's "interesting" personality and thinks he is "cool" after Ladonia is transported into a laptop.

===Sweden===
''Main Article: [[Sweden]]''

Ladonia, who lives on Swedish territory, acts very spoiled towards him, to the point of knocking him down during a tantrum. He also appears to address him as Sve. Sweden, however, has more than once willingly pretended to be attacked by Ladonia by reading from a script that paints Sweden as being mercilessly defeated as Ladonia tackles him, much to Ladonia's joy. In the [[Christmas 2011]] event he appears to have done this to distract Ladonia from fears that he was on Santa's naughty list or that Santa wasn't coming.<ref name="Christmas2011Pg5">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_5.html|title=「クリスマス2011 5ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|page=5|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 5}}</ref>

==Appearances==
===Manga===
Ladonia makes his debut in the mini-event ''It's a Treasure Box of Countries~'', which follows [[Sealand]], [[Seborga]], and [[Wy]]'s attempts to widen their circle of friends. He follows the trio around; unbeknownst to him, they are aware of his presence. He claims to be the only one with the power to lead the micronations and attempts to take over, but is promptly locked into his laptop by a frustrated Molossia. Though he initially rejects the micronations' request for friendship, he is later shown as being an accepted member of their group. Ladonia briefly appears during the ''Christmas 2011'' event, worrying about Santa not arriving.

==Trivia==
* Ladonia's flag appears to be completely green, but actually contains a Nordic cross. It is not visible because it is the same shade of green as the surrounding flag.<ref name="OfficialSiteLadFlag">{{cite web|url=http://www.ladonia.org/about/symbols-currency/|title=National Symbols and Currency: The Flag of Ladonia|accessdate=January 19, 2016}}</ref>
* When a fan asked how Ladonia came to receive his scar, Himaruya responded that the scar is actually paint.
* During the [[''Christmas 2011'']] event, he stated that his favourite Pokémon is [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Stunfisk Stunfisk].<ref name="Christmas2011Pg5">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_5.html|title=「クリスマス2011 5ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|page=5|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 5}}</ref>
* The Queen of Ladonia has acknowledged the personification several times on her official twitter account.
**On June 5th, 2015, when user @Jersey_Len stated that they thought it would be cool if the paint on Ladonia's face was a real scar, the Queen of Ladonia replied, "Why do you wish he had a scar?"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Queen_Ladonia/status/606887273209151488|title=Ladonia's Referential Tweet - June|last=Carolyn I|first=Queen|accessdate = June 5, 2015}}</ref>
**On August 14th, 2015, to @ShionsTear's excitement about many micronations appearing in the anime, highlighting Ladonia, the Queen replied, "Wonderful news!"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Queen_Ladonia/status/632210517604458496|title=Ladonia's Referential Tweet - Aug 14|last=Carolyn I|first=Queen|accessdate = November 4, 2015}}</ref>
**She once again acknowledged the personification on August 28th of the same year; in a reply to a discussion on [[It's a Pandora Box of Countries! - First Part]], user @nijihimus explained to user @devalierite that the episode was about micronations, but did not yet include Ladonia. The queen replied to both, "Why not??"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Queen_Ladonia/statuses/637378175245393920|title=Ladonia's Referential Tweet - Aug 28|last=Carolyn I|first=Queen|accessdate = November 4, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Micronation Characters]]

Sweden

2016-01-19T10:09:54Z

TheMusicGirl: Added info from Christmas 2011

{{Nation
| name = Sweden<br>スウェーデン
| continent = EUROPE
| image = Sweden0.png
| country = [[Image:SwedenFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Sweden|Kingdom Of Sweden (Konungariket Sverige)]]
| human = [[Human names#Sweden|Berwald Oxenstierna]] (ベールヴァルド・オキセンスシェルナ)
| age = 21
| gender = Male
| birthday = June 06<ref name="Vol2Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 2|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=19|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref>
| hair = Blond (manga), Brown/Blonde (anime)
| eyes = Green/Blue (manga), Brown/Blue (anime)
| height = 182cm (5' 11.6")<ref name="Height">{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/sfn.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=スーさんと僕と身長差|accessdate = April 28, 2012|trans_title=Height difference between Su-san and me}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Sve and I''
| game = [[Osōji Prussia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Volume 2]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]] (cameo)<br>[[Episode 14]] (speaking)

| japanese = [[Keikou Sakai]]
| english = [[Robert McCollum]]
}}
'''Sweden''' (スウェーデン ''Suweiden'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. In 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Sweden|Berwald Oxenstierna]]''' (ベールヴァルド・オキセンスシェルナ ''Bēruvarudo Okisensusheruna'').

==Attributes==
[[File:Chibi_Sweden.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Sweden. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]
===Appearance===
Sweden has short, light blond hair and greenish-blue eyes.<ref name="haireyes">{{cite web|title=瞳と髪の毛の色ｍａｔｏｍｅ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-105.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=June 12, 2008|accessdate=January 26, 2013|trans_title=Eye and Hair Color ｓｕｍｍａｒｙ}}</ref> He wears a long blue overcoat that appears to be the naval uniform of the 2nd commander from 1920, along with a matching hat, a black shirt and tie, black pants, gloves, boots, and a Nordic Cross necklace under his shirt<ref name="xmas2010">{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas2011.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=January 26, 2013|trans_title=Cat and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011}}</ref>; he also wears glasses. He is the tallest of all five Nordics<ref>{{cite web|title=ただいまっす！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-552.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 4, 2009|accessdate=January 26, 2013|trans_title=Hey! I'm home!}}</ref>; there is approximately a 12cm difference between him and [[Finland]] (the latter standing at about '''170cm''', which would make Sweden '''182cm''').<ref name="Height"/> He is the same height as [[Russia]]. His face is said to be the same shape as Germany's and wanted the idea to make "a very stern expression" more prominent.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=15|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref> In a 2011 blog post, Himaruya mentioned Sweden was "quite muscular."<ref>{{cite web|title=ベラルーシさんとウクライナさんの軍服バージョン|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1228.html|date=July 30, 2011|accessdate=January 26, 2013|trans_title=Ukraine's and Belarus' military version}}</ref>

===Personality and Interests===
Sweden was once a [[wikipedia:Viking|viking]] and was known by numerous titles such as "The Lion of Northern Europe"<ref name="2007Profile">{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hetaria/sw.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=2006-2007 Character Profiles|accessdate = September 16, 2012}}</ref>, "The Conqueror Of The Baltic Sea"<ref name="2007Profile"/>, and "The Supreme Ruler of Scandinavia".<ref name="Vol2Profile"/> In [[Hetalia Drama CD Interval Vol. 3: Nordic Five!]], Finland implied that Sweden is very strong, for he was able to defeat seven countries alone, only with Finland as his ally during the battle with [[Lithuania]] and [[Poland]].<ref name="Nordic5DramaCD">{{cite web|title=Hetalia Drama CD Interval Vol. 3: Nordic Five! Track 2- The Case of Sweden Beating up Denmark Too Many Times (Translation)|url=http://hetalia.livejournal.com/12307988.html|date=August 14, 2012|accessdate=September 12, 2012}}</ref> In modern times, he practices neutrality in military matters; he has calmed down and currently puts his strength into welfare.<ref name="Vol2Profile"/> He is silent and difficult to understand<ref name="Vol2Profile"/>; his taciturnity is due to the fact that he was born in a cold area.<ref name="2007Profile"/> Deep down, he is actually quite playful<ref name="Vol5Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5|publisher=Gentosha|page=79|isbn=978-4-344-82563-5}}</ref>, but it's rarely shown because of his intimidating aura.<ref name="Vol2Profile"/> He embarrasses easily and because of this he becomes too shy to say anything.<ref name="nm5"/><ref name="spsn"/><ref name="5syuunen">{{cite web|title=５周年記念漫画 |url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5syuunen.html|date=2008|accessdate=March 7, 2013}}</ref> His [[Volume 4]] profile states he is often overcome with emotion but never shows it.<ref>{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2011|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 4|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 4|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref> In the volume 4 omake comic, it was stated (by Estonia) he was better at coercion than [[Germany]].<ref name="vol4omake">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2011|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 4|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 4|publisher=Gentosha|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref>

His hobbies include making furniture, glass crafts and art.<ref name="2007Profile"/><ref name="Vol2Profile"/><ref name="Vol5Profile"/> In '''Comic Diary 7''', he is shown to be good at sewing, as he made adjustments of his old clothing for Finland, due to their noticeable height difference.<ref name="sfn">{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/sfn.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=スーさんと僕と身長差|accessdate = January 26, 2013|trans_title=Height difference between Su-san and me}}</ref> It is said that his canned [[wikipedia:Surströmming|Surströmming]] can be used as a deadly weapon.<ref name="2007Profile"/><ref name="Vol3Profile">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=19|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2|accessdate=September 14, 2012}}</ref> He speaks in a middle-Fukushima accent, often translated as grunts and truncated words.<ref>{{cite web|title=ありえんだろアメリカ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-206.html|date=July 30, 2008|accessdate=January 26, 2013}}</ref>

Despite his silence, he apparently takes interest in arguments and debates.<ref name="Vol2Profile"/> In ''Episode 14'' published in the March 2013 edition of [[Comic Birz]], it's hinted that Sweden may not fully be aware how scary he appears to others, as seen when he appeared shocked when a mother and son appeared terrified of him while Finland tried to reassure them that Sweden wasn't angry.<ref name="Birz14">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2013|title=月刊コミックバーズ Axis Powers ヘタリア EP. 14|trans_title=Monthly Comic Birz Axis Powers Hetalia Episode 14|publisher=Gentosha|page=37}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===Denmark===
''Main Article: [[Denmark]]''

Denmark once ruled over Sweden and Finland, but Sweden grew aggravated by his control and his refusal to listen. Sweden finally snapped and ran away from their home.<ref name="SveandI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/ssan.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=「スーさんと家出」|accessdate = September 16, 2012|trans_title=Su-san and I}}</ref>. A set of strips on Himaruya's blog suggest that Denmark challenged Sweden a number of times, though they also suggest his defeats.<ref>{{cite web|title=デンマークさんがスウェーデンさんに殴りかかりすぎな件について|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-877.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=September 11, 2010|accessdate=September 15, 2012}}</ref> Although their relationship hasn't been discussed much during the modern period, Denmark does show concern for him during the '''2011 Christmas event''' when he discovers Sweden knocked to the ground by [[Ladonia]].<ref name="xmas20115">{{cite web|title=クリスマスの 5ページ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_5.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 26, 2013}}</ref> Also during the event, Denmark thought it was cool that Sweden lived in a furniture store and said he wanted to try living in a house made of [[wikipedia:Lego|Lego]].<ref name="xmas20119">{{cite web|title=クリスマスの 9ページ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_9.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 26, 2013}}</ref> In a comic published in Comic Birz, Denmark states that he and Sweden used to fight frequently but are now "best buds".<ref name="Birz14"/>

===Estonia===
''Main Article: [[Estonia]]''

Sweden and Estonia meet for the first time in the strip, '''The Violent Sve of Northern Europe Takes a Mighty Swing!''' Upon their first encounter, Estonia screams in fright when seeing Sweden's face but later apologizes for being rude after Finland whispered to him that he made Sweden angry (Sweden however wasn't angry; he simply couldn't hear him) and introduces himself. Sweden later states that he wants Estonia and Latvia to come with him but Estonia nervously says that it's not possible while Latvia adds they need [[Poland|Poland's]] permission first. Determined, Poland tries to stand his ground against Sweden but later he ends up getting "stranger anxiety" and he is given partially custody of Estonia and Latvia.<ref name="SveandI2"/> In the volume 4 omake comic, Estonia writes that when Sweden looks down at him, he feels as if Sweden might want to kill him.<ref name="vol4omake"/>

===Finland===
''Main Article: [[Finland]]''

The two were once under the control of [[Denmark]], but managed to escape.<ref name="SveandI"/> From that point, the two began living with each other; because of this, Sweden considers him to be his "wife" (though Finland denies such relation).<ref name="SveandI2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/sfe.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=「北欧の暴れん坊スーさんに振り回される」|accessdate = September 16, 2012|trans_title=The Violent Su-san of Northern Europe Takes a Swing}}</ref> Finland later fell under the control of [[Russia]] for some time; he stated that he felt more "free" there, though he quickly added that it was more fun being together with Sweden.<ref name="nm5">{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga5.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=スーさんといっしょ|accessdate = September 12, 2012|trans_title=Together with Su-san}}</ref> Finland often refers to Sweden as "Su-san" ("Mr. Swe") for short.<ref>{{cite web|title=描きため作業|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-856.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=August 4, 2010|accessdate=January 26, 2013}}</ref>

Several strips about their life together were made, including one that features them adopting a dog named [[Creatures of Hetalia#Hanatamago|Hanatamago]]<ref name="fnln">{{cite web|title=「スーさんと犬」|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/fnln.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=2007|accessdate=March 6, 2013|trans_title=Su-san and the Dog}}</ref> and one where Finland runs into a small child (which later turns out to be a very young [[America]]). After the boy flees in fright and Finland telling him about the boy, Sweden asks him if he wants kids and he responds that he thought it would be nice if they had a child following them everywhere. Sweden says he'll "do his best" but he doesn't understand what Sweden means.<ref name="sntr">{{cite web|title=新大陸アメリカ争奪合戦|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/sntr.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2008|accessdate=March 6, 2013|trans_title=The Battle for America}}</ref>

Although some strips show Finland appearing terrified or uneasy towards Sweden, most strips show a different picture with Finland appearing less afraid of Sweden, most noticeably during some of the Kitayume events like '''Christmas 2010'''<ref name="xmas2011">{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas2011.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2010|accessdate=March 6, 2013|trans_title=Cat and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011}}</ref> and '''Halloween 2011'''.<ref name="halloween2">{{cite web|title= ハロウィーン　2ページ目|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20112.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 2011|accessdate=March 6, 2013|trans_title=Halloween Page 2}}</ref> In Finland's [[Volume 5]] profile, it is said he likes and looks up to Sweden.<ref name="Vol5Profile"/> Sweden's feelings towards Finland have been consistent throughout the series and considers him to be "a good friend".<ref name="spsn">{{cite web|title=スウェーデン・ポーランド戦争|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/spsn.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=2008|accessdate=March 6, 2013|trans_title=Polish-Swedish Wars}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=113|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>

===Ladonia===
''Main Article: [[Ladonia]]''

Ladonia, who lives on Swedish territory, acts very spoiled towards him, to the point of knocking him down during a tantrum.<ref name="xmas20115"/> He also appears to address him as Sve. Sweden, however, has more than once willingly pretended to be attacked by Ladonia by reading from a script that paints Sweden as being mercilessly defeated as Ladonia tackles him, much to Ladonia's joy. In the [[Christmas 2011]] event he appears to have done this to distract Ladonia from fears that he was on Santa's naughty list or that Santa wasn't coming.<ref name="xmas20115"/>

===Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

Sweden is listed as one of the character options for house cleaning in [[Osōji Prussia]]. Prussia is afraid of him and begins having unpleasant flashbacks about the [[wikipedia:Great Northern War|Great Northern War]]. It is also mentioned that he doesn't understand and know how to communicate with Sweden, even with his "Northern German sixth-sense." Despite this, he decides to go to his house anyway in hopes he will be sold cheap IKEA furniture in gratitude. When he arrives, he immediately faints when he sees his face through a crack in the door. When he awakes inside his home and sees Sweden's face once more, he faints again. This process is said to have repeated another twelve times and the game is labeled as a "bad end".<ref name="kusoge"/>

===Sealand===
''Main Article: [[Sealand]]''

Sealand is Sweden's adoptive son, whom he bought from an auction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/ea.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=シーランド君です！|accessdate = September 16, 2012|trans_title=It's Sealand-kun!}}</ref>

In the strip, '''The Creation of Dambolis''', Sealand began ignoring his "papa" in favor of playing video games and watching TV. To get Sealand to pay more attention to him, Sweden came up with a solution: He wrote "England" on a box, placed the box over Sealand, and began shaking it (while Sealand made noises like "Please stop it!!"). Sweden called it a '''Dambolis'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/seakun.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=ダンボリスの作り方まとめ|accessdate = February 8, 2012|trans_title=The Creation of Dambolis}}</ref> Also, in the strip, '''Fly, Canada-san, fly!''', England discovers that Sealand infiltrated the meeting disguised as [[Canada]] and pulls out his hair curl. Sealand then tells him not to pull out his hair, stating "I just got papa to swede it for me!".<ref name="cnd">{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/cnd.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=飛び越せ！カナダさん|accessdate=January 26, 2013|trans_title=Fly, Canada-san, fly!}}</ref> In the strip, '''To Create Better Products in Northern Europe''', Sealand was seen in the background watching Sweden build dolls.<ref name="niceproducts">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=47|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>

==Appearances==
===Manga===
[[Image:SwedenVol4SECostume.png|thumb|180px|left|Sweden in period costume from ''Volume 4 Special Edition''.<ref name="Vol4SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 4 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 4 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=16|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref>]]
Sweden was among the second of the Nordics to be designed and has been featured in many sketches and comics since 2007. He makes his debut in the webcomic strip, '''Su-san and I'''. Unable to deal with Denmark and his bossy and controlling ways, he rebels and leaves his house with Finland tagging along with him. The two start a new life together but Finland feels uneasy towards him; even to the point he considers running away from him. However he later comes to the conclusion that maybe Sweden isn't a bad person and he simply doesn't know how to communicate all that well.<ref name="SveandI"/> Since then, many strips were made showcasing their life together such as '''Su-san and the Dog'''<ref name="fnln"/>, '''The Battle for America'''<ref name="sntr"/>, and '''Polish-Swedish Wars'''<ref name="spsn"/>, as well as three ''Comic Diary'' strips.<ref name="sfn"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga5.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=「日記漫画まとめ　その９」|accessdate=March 7, 2013|trans_title=Comic Diary 9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga11.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=「日記漫画まとめ　その１１」|accessdate=March 7, 2013|trans_title=Comic Diary 11}}</ref> Sweden also appears alongside Finland in a strip commemorating the fifth anniversary of [[Kitayume]].<ref name="5syuunen"/> The two are seen again together in the strip, '''Happy 2009!''', where they are celebrating the [[wikipedia:New Years' Eve|New Years' Eve]] watching the night sky and Sweden says he's happy to ring in the New Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2009.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=２００９年もよろしくね|accessdate=March 7, 2013|trans_title=Happy 2009!}}</ref> In 2009, he makes brief appearances in the comics, '''The Wordy Nordic Comic''' and '''To Create Better Products in Northern Europe''', which were later republished in [[Volume 3]].

Most recently, Sweden has appeared in a set of strips focusing on him and Denmark. In the strip, '''Magic Words for Denmark''', the two are at war. While Denmark and Norway are chatting, Denmark notices something walking across the ice which turns out to be Sweden and an army of ships right behind him. Though Denmark is nervous, he shows confidence so he doesn't appear "uncool" in front of Norway, despite the fact they are defenceless. The two men meet on the battlefield and Denmark gives off a speech saying he'll be back for more even if he's defeated but before he can finish, Sweden grabs him and headbutts him in the head. Denmark hopes that Norway is watching him "meet his noble death" but in reality Norway is more focused on the dirt underneath his nails.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1413.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=デンマークさん魔法の言葉|date=October 12, 2013|accessdate=May 9, 2014|trans_title=Magic Words for Denmark}}</ref> In '''Denmark and Sweden's Friendly Relations''', Denmark is expanding his inner circle by buying weapons from [[Netherlands]] and asking for the help of mercenaries from [[List of minor characters in Hetalia: Axis Powers#Hesse|Hesse]]. Meanwhile, Sweden and Finland are watching from afar and says that they'll make it through somehow while Finland is not entirely sure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1538.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=デンマークとスウェーデンの友達付き合い|date=December 4, 2013|accessdate=May 9, 2014|trans_title=Denmark and Sweden's Friendly Relations}}</ref>

Sweden has appeared in all the published volumes to date. He makes his debut, but brief, appearance in the [[Volume 1]] strip, '''Meeting of the World''', sitting next to Finland during the world meeting.<ref>{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=3|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref> In [[Volume 2]], he appears in the first part of the strip, '''I Don't Like This Cafe!''' Although the customer was terrified of him, he later remarks that the food was delicious as Sweden waves good-bye.<ref>{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=66|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref>. In [[Volume 3]], he makes brief appearances in four republished strips, '''The Chatty Nordics'''<ref>{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=48-51|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>, '''To Create Better Products in Northern Europe''',<ref name="niceproducts"/> and '''The Ruler of Scandinavia and the King of Eastern Europe'''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=106-113|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref> The fourth strip is a re-drawn comic published in ''Comic Diary 5'' called '''Together with Su-san'''<ref name="nm5"/> and was merged within ''The Chatty Nordics'' chapter.<ref>{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=52|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref> In [[Volume 4]], he makes a brief appearance in the strip '''Russia and Friends''' with Denmark as they prepare to attack [[Russia]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2011|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 4|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 4|publisher=Gentosha|page=71|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref> In the omake comic released with the volume, he is briefly seen in the background noticing Denmark was missing from the group.<ref name="vol4omake"/> In [[Volume 5]], Sweden is seen in the strip, '''Go Forth! Newspaper Club! Second Half''' as part of the "Nordic Club". In the strip, he is briefly shown holding Denmark back stating he (Denmark) was lying about Nordic furniture having the ability to turn into a giant robot.<ref>{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5|publisher=Gentosha|page=94|isbn=978-4-344-82563-5}}</ref> In [[Volume 6]], Sweden appears in the strip, '''Meeting of the Nordic''' partaking in Iceland's surprise birthday party.<ref>{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2013|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 6|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 6|publisher=Gentosha|page=1-6|isbn=978-4-344-82867-4}}</ref>

Sweden has appeared in a fair amount of the Kitayume events. He made his first appearance in the aftermath of the '''2007 April Fools' Event''', offering the idea of making [[France]] praise [[England]] as punishment for the things he did during the event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/42_1.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=「エイプリルフールあとの祭り」|date=April 2007|accessdate=March 7, 2013|trans_title=The Festival after April Fools' Event}}</ref> In the '''2007 Christmas Event''', Sweden primarily appears in sketches requested by fans, including one that features him sleeping.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/chrismas_bonsai.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=クリスマス予告編|date=December 25, 2007|accessdate=March 7, 2013|trans_title=2007 Christmas Bloodbath}}</ref> In the '''2010 Christmas Event''', Sweden assists Finland with the requests sent by fans and is later attacked by Parallel France.<ref name="xmas2011"/> In the '''2011 Halloween Event''', Sweden takes part in America's costume contest dressed as a pirate alongside with the rest of the Nordics. When Finland asks if he thought he looked scary with his mask, Sweden merely responses with the word, "Cute".<ref name="halloween2"/> Later on in the event, Sweden is seen with Hantamago on his hand standing on her front legs, leaving Finland shocked and wondering what Sweden had been teaching her.<ref>{{cite web|title= ハロウィーン　4ページ目|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20114.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 2011|accessdate=March 6, 2013|trans_title=Halloween Page 4}}</ref> In the '''2011 Christmas Event''', he is seen a few times with Ladonia, including a strip where he knocks Sweden down during a tantrum, demanding to know if Santa was coming or not.<ref name="xmas20115"/>. Later on during the event, he and Ladonia await for Santa with Denmark, Norway, and Iceland.<ref>{{cite web|title=クリスマスの 9ページ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_9.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=March 7, 2013}}</ref> In a requested strip, Sweden shows up to assist Finland with his fight against Russia and gives him planes and warfare that are in rough shape.<ref>{{cite web|title=クリスマスの 6ページ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_6.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=March 7, 2013}}</ref> In the '''2013 Halloween Event''', Sweden joins the rest of the Nordics for a Halloween gathering,<ref>{{cite web|title=ハロウィーン漫画その3|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2013hal_3.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 6, 2013|accessdate=May 9, 2014}}</ref> dressed as the ghost who is said to haunt the Taftaholm Herrgard hotel.<ref>{{cite web|title=プリズナー|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1424.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 27, 2013|accessdate=May 9, 2014|trans_title=Prisoner}}</ref>

===Games===
Sweden's only game appearance to date is in [[Osōji Prussia]] and shows up as one of the character options for house cleaning. Prussia is deeply upset about him being one the options and begins having unpleasant flashbacks of the [[wikipedia:Great Northern War|Great Northern War]] but decides to go and visit him anyway in hopes of being sold [[wikipedia:IKEA|IKEA]] furniture in gratitude. When he arrives at Sweden's home, his appearance at the door frightens Prussia so much that he faints. He later awakes inside Sweden's home, in bed, and as Sweden is about to put a wet cloth on his head, he faints once again. This process is said to repeat twelve times and the option is labelled as a "bad end".<ref name="kusoge">{{cite video game|title=[[Cleaning Prussia|おそうじプロイセンさん]]|developer=Hidekaz Himaruya|publisher=Kitakou Yumezakka 2010|date=August 31, 2010|platform=PC|version=1|scene=Sweden-option4|language=Japanese|quote="That's right! I, myself used to be a genius at cleaning (among other things)! I'll tidy up someone's house and be showered in gratitude!"}}</ref>

===Drama CDs===
Sweden makes his debut in [[Hetalia Drama CD: Volume 2]]. He also appears in the first two tracks of the Nordic-centered third interval CD. The first track is an expanded version of '''The Wordy Nordic Comic/The Chatty Nordics''', in which Sweden and Finland await the arrival of the other Nordics at a restaurant and later reacts to the news of [[Iceland|Iceland's]] DNA results.<ref>{{cite web|title=Translation- Nordic Drama CD Track 1, Wordy Nordics|url=http://hetalia.livejournal.com/12305389.html|date=August 12, 2012|accessdate=March 7, 2013}}</ref> In the second track, Sweden and Finland think back to the 17th-18th century where the two men did a lot of fighting. In a flashback, Denmark is shown sneaking up on Sweden but he ultimately loses against him. In another flashback, the two think back to some of Sweden's old bosses, one of them being [[wikipedia:Queen Christina of Sweden|Queen Christina]]. He tells Finland some interesting facts about her life, such as her life on the throne and her desire for travelling. When Finland asks if he was okay with her travelling around the world alone, Sweden says she looked like she was having fun so he was okay with it. Although Sweden's facial expressions didn't change much, Finland says he looked as if he was feeling nostalgic.<ref name="Nordic5DramaCD"/>

===Anime===
[[File:No69_2.png|thumb|200px|Sweden in Episode 69.]]

Sweden is first seen in a brief cameo in [[Episode 01]], sitting next to [[Finland]] in the meeting room. He later appears in [[Episode 14]] as one of the many characters stuck in line at the supermarket, and comments that it is a peaceful day. Finland then offers to tell Sweden a joke about Russians, to pass the time in the long line. In the English dub, Sweden's line was mistakenly dubbed as one of America's, causing the role of Finland's joke-listening friend to change from Sweden to America, albeit with Sweden's SD image in a bubble still present. He does not appear again until [[Hetalia: World Series (season 1)|World Series]] in episodes [[Episode 69|69]] and [[Episode 70|70]], adapting the ''Su-san and I'' and ''The Violent Sve of Northern Europe Takes a Mighty Swing!'' strips from the webcomic. He also appears in [[Extra Episode 1]] which adapts from ''The Chatty Nordics'' strip from the third volume.

In [[Hetalia: The Beautiful World|The Beautiful World]], Sweden makes appearances in [[Gakuen Hetalia: Go Forth! Newspaper Club!! Second Half]], [[Russia and Friends]], and [[Our Failure]]. He also appears in a brief scene in [[Finding Santa]]. In [[Hetalia: The World Twinkle|The World Twinkle]], he makes appearances in the Nordic-centered episodes, [[Meeting of the Nordic]] and [[The Nordic Five +α]].

His character design was altered slightly for the anime; his blond hair changed to a light brown while his eyes became a darker brown, matching the way he appeared in the '''Meeting of the World''' strip. However, in [[Episode 69]], his appearance was changed to fit his original design, as his hair was given a "yellow hue" similar to Finland's. In ''The Beautiful World'', his hair was changed to a light blond and his eyes were given a greenish-blue color, similar to how he appears in the manga and current artwork.

==Trivia==
*His birthday corresponds with the [[wikipedia:National Day of Sweden|National Day of Sweden]], also known as '''Swedish Flag Day'''.<ref name="Vol2Profile"/>
*In a 2009 blog post, Himaruya specified that he and Finland were kicked out of [[wikipedia:Delaware|Delaware]] in ''The Battle for America'' strips.<ref>{{cite web|title=ログハウス|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-611.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=July 4, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2015|trans_title=Log House}}</ref>
*In the game [[Osōji Prussia]], some shots of [[wikipedia:Gamla stan|Gamla stan]] can be seen, hinting that Sweden lives within the old town. Prussia also mentions that compared to the days of being a Baltic empire, Sweden lives "pretty frugally."<ref name="kusoge"/>
*It has been said by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] that Sweden is homosexual. It has also been said that he only acts that way towards [[Finland]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MoeKan scanlations + a few interesting old bits of trivia|archiveurl=http://z15.invisionfree.com/Hetayume_Forums/index.php?showtopic=22|archivedate=November 8, 2009|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=2007|accessdate=December 6, 2011}}</ref> Sweden seems to be the only character with a confirmed sexuality.

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Nordic Characters]]

Ladonia

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TheMusicGirl: Added more to Sweden section

{{Nation
| name = Ladonia<br>ラドニア
| continent = EUROPE
| image = LadoniaSuit.jpg
| country = [[File:LadoniaFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Ladonia_(micronation)|Ladonia (Ladonien)]]
| human =
| spellings =
| age =
| gender = Male
| birthday =
| hair = Red
| eyes = Light Blue
| height =

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 6|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 6]]
| strip = ''It's a Treasure Box of Countries~''
| game =
| dramacd =
| anime = [[It's a Pandora Box of Countries! - First Part]] (silhouette cameo)<br>[[It's a Pandora Box of Countries! - Second Part]] (formal debut)

| japanese = [[Daiki Yamashita]]
| english =
}}
'''Ladonia''' (ラドニア, ''Radonia'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''.

==Attributes==
[[File:Ladonia Lad.jpg|thumb|left|175px|A 'chibi' version of Ladonia.]]
===Appearance===
Ladonia appears as a young male with slightly-ruffled red hair and blue eyes. He has a streak of paint on his face, extending from his right cheek to his nose. Ladonia wears navy pants and a long, white jacket with frilled lapels and large cuffs. The lapels, cuffs, and buttons are dark gray. A gold pin in the shape of an apple (a reference to [[wikipedia:Golden apple|golden apples]], which granted immortality in Ladonia's core legend), is attached to the coat's left lapel. Additionally, Ladonia wears a loose blue bow. Character notes describe him as looking like an elementary school student.

===Personality and Interests===
Ladonia is a micronation based on the Internet. However, the claimed land (located in Sweden) does exist, and he states his king is a talented artist. Ladonia considers himself to be a powerful micronation with the strength to defeat Sweden. He also notes that he has worldwide popularity, and character notes state that he is particularly popular with Pakistanis. Immediately after introducing himself, he claims rights to leadership and tells the micronations they must obey him. The character acts hot-headed and aggressive toward the other micronations. He rejects Sealand's offer of friendship and equality initially, but is later shown to have joined his group.

==Relationships==
===Sealand===
''Main Article: [[Sealand]]''

Ladonia looks down on Sealand and feels he is unworthy of leading the micronations. He immediately rejects Sealand's proposal of friendship and claims to hate him, though later has apparently recanted this rejection and joins him. In contrast, Sealand likes Ladonia's "interesting" personality and thinks he is "cool" after Ladonia is transported into a laptop.

===Sweden===
''Main Article: [[Sweden]]''

Ladonia, who lives on Swedish territory, acts very spoiled towards him, to the point of knocking him down during a tantrum. He also appears to address him as Sve. Sweden, however, has more than once willingly pretended to be attacked by Ladonia by reading from a script that paints Sweden as being mercilessly defeated as Ladonia tackles him, much to Ladonia's joy. In the [[Christmas 2011]] event he appears to have done this to distract Ladonia from fears that he was on Santa's naughty list or that Santa wasn't coming.<ref name="Christmas2011Pg5">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_5.html|title=「クリスマス2011 5ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|page=5|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 5}}</ref>

==Appearances==
===Manga===
Ladonia makes his debut in the mini-event ''It's a Treasure Box of Countries~'', which follows [[Sealand]], [[Seborga]], and [[Wy]]'s attempts to widen their circle of friends. He follows the trio around; unbeknownst to him, they are aware of his presence. He claims to be the only one with the power to lead the micronations and attempts to take over, but is promptly locked into his laptop by a frustrated Molossia. Though he initially rejects the micronations' request for friendship, he is later shown as being an accepted member of their group. Ladonia briefly appears during the ''Christmas 2011'' event, worrying about Santa not arriving.

==Trivia==
* Ladonia's flag appears to be completely green, but actually contains a Nordic cross. It is not visible because it is the same shade of green as the surrounding flag.
* When a fan asked how Ladonia came to receive his scar, Himaruya responded that the scar is actually paint.
* During the ''Christmas 2011'' event, he stated that his favourite Pokémon is [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Stunfisk Stunfisk].
* The Queen of Ladonia has acknowledged the personification several times on her official twitter account.
**On June 5th, 2015, when user @Jersey_Len stated that they thought it would be cool if the paint on Ladonia's face was a real scar, the Queen of Ladonia replied, "Why do you wish he had a scar?"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Queen_Ladonia/status/606887273209151488|title=Ladonia's Referential Tweet - June|last=Carolyn I|first=Queen|accessdate = June 5, 2015}}</ref>
**On August 14th, 2015, to @ShionsTear's excitement about many micronations appearing in the anime, highlighting Ladonia, the Queen replied, "Wonderful news!"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Queen_Ladonia/status/632210517604458496|title=Ladonia's Referential Tweet - Aug 14|last=Carolyn I|first=Queen|accessdate = November 4, 2015}}</ref>
**She once again acknowledged the personification on August 28th of the same year; in a reply to a discussion on [[It's a Pandora Box of Countries! - First Part]], user @nijihimus explained to user @devalierite that the episode was about micronations, but did not yet include Ladonia. The queen replied to both, "Why not??"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Queen_Ladonia/statuses/637378175245393920|title=Ladonia's Referential Tweet - Aug 28|last=Carolyn I|first=Queen|accessdate = November 4, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Micronation Characters]]

Seborga

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TheMusicGirl: Added Monaco

{{Nation
| name = Seborga<br>セボルガ
| continent = EUROPE
| image = SeborgaSuit.jpg
| country = [[Image:SeborgaFlag.png|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:Principality of Seborga|Principality of Seborga (Principato di Seborga)]]
| gender = Male
| hair = Brown
| eyes = Green

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 4|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 4]]
| strip = ''The Principality of Wy & the Mysterious Sealand''
| anime = [[Keep on moving!! March Forward, Sealand!‎]]

| japanese = [[Hiroshi Okamoto]]
| english = [[Austin Tindle]]
}}
'''Seborga''' (セボルガ, ''Seboruga'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''.

==Attributes==
[[File:SeborgaChibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Seborga.]]

===Appearance===
Seborga is a young man who resembles both [[Italy|Veneziano]] and [[South Italy|Romano]]; he has a hair curl similar to theirs, although bent and angular. His skin tone seems to match Veneziano's fair complexion as opposed to Romano's olive complexion. He is often depicted carrying around an inner tube. In his first color appearance, he is depicted with amber eyes<ref name="firstapp">{{cite web|title=ワイ公国ちゃんとシーランド君|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/wy_koukokuchan.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=|accessdate=September 15, 2012|trans_title=The Principality of Wy-chan & the Mysterious Sealand}}</ref>, but has appeared with green eyes in all subsequent appearances.

In ''It's a treasure box of countries~'' he is depicted to be about a couple of feet taller than [[Sealand]] and around the height of [[Austria]].<ref name="treasurebox">{{cite web|title=国の玉手箱やぁ！|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/tamate.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=|accessdate=September 15, 2012|trans_title=It's a treasure box of countries}}</ref>

He initially wore a white jacket, shirt, and khaki pants.<ref name="firstapp"/> In subsequent appearances, he wears black pants and a green shirt.

===Personality and Interests===
Seborga is a womanizer, a quality he shares with his relatives, though he seems to have more of a fixation on it than them. In his profile, he invites Italy to come and take a tour of his country any time, encouraging him to bring a pretty girl when he does. It is said that amongst the three Italian nations, he would have the most success with flirting.

Though he declared his independence hundreds of years ago, he continues to live as a part of Italy. This may be due to his passiveness.

==Relationships==
===Monaco===
''Main Article: [[Monaco]]''

During the [[Christmas 2011]] event, Monaco, upon having Seborga request to go out to eat dinner with him, agreed to do so, saying he seemed like he'd be a fun person to dine with. When he suggested they do other things afterwards (going for a drive, enjoying the night scenery, and a date the next Sunday,) she approved every part of the plan. However, she said that she would only go if he beat her in poker. [[Italy]] reveals that Seborga lost completely, however Seborga said that Monaco went to dinner with him anyway.<ref name="Christmas2011Pg4">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_4.html|title=「クリスマス2011 4ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|page=4|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 4}}</ref>

===Sealand===
''Main Article: [[Sealand]]''

Sealand is initially frightened by Seborga when they meet in Wy's garden, after he falls out of a tree covered in ketchup. After attacking him, Sealand seems to get over this fear and they appear to become friendly. It is implied that Seborga is the only other member of Sealand's micronation club, until Wy finally decides to officially join out of boredom. Despite the physical age gap, they share a similar enthusiasm for making new friends who also happen to be micronations.

===Wy===
''Main Article: [[Wy]]''

After Wy declares her independence, Seborga plans to surprise her and introduce himself in her garden. However, he gets stuck in the tree where he was hiding, and eventually upsets Wy. He remarks that Wy is cute, and that he may make a pass at her once she is a bit older.

==Appearances==
[[File:AnimeSeborga.png|thumb|111px|right|Seborga as he appears in the anime.]]
===Manga===
Seborga originally appeared in the ''The Principality of Wy and the Mysterious Sealand'' strip series. Near the end, he dangles from a tree, covered in ketchup. The strips were later included in [[volume 4]], marking Seborga's debut in the published manga. Seborga also made an appearance as part of the the "We Want to be accepted to W Academy Club" in volume 5's Advance! Newspaper Club! strips. However, this scene was cut from the anime. Seborga has also appeared periodically in strips and sketches. During the ''Halloween 2011'' event, he dresses as a robot and attends America's Halloween party. Seborga later appears in ''It's a Treasure Box of Countries~'', which follows Seborga, Wy, and Sealand's attempts to make friends with fellow micronations. A flashback during the ''Christmas 2011'' event reveals that Seborga once asked Monaco out on a date.

===Anime===
Seborga, voiced by [[Hiroshi Okamoto]], debuts in the episode ''[[Keep on moving!! March Forward, Sealand!‎]]'', which adapts ''The Principalty of Wy and the Mysterious Sealand''. He frightens Sealand and Wy by hanging from a tree, dripping ketchup. While Wy scolds him for making a mess, Sealand attacks out of fear.<ref name="Episode19">{{cite web|title=Hetalia: The Beautiful World(Sub) Episode 19|url=http://www.hulu.com/watch/501288|accessdate=November 8, 2013}}</ref>

==Trivia==
[[File:Seborga.jpg|thumb|100px|right|First color picture of Seborga.]]
*Seborga's age and height were not very distinguishable until over a year after his debut. Initially, he usually appeared in chibi sketches, while in his first non-deformed appearance, he was covered in ketchup and hanging from a tree. He also briefly appeared in an illustration with Veneziano and Romano, but was hunched over, making his height hard to gauge. His second non-deformed appearance is during the ''Halloween 2011'' event where he is dressed in a full-body robot costume.
*Himaruya stated that he envisioned Seborga with the feeling of a high school student, but that the character probably came out looking more like an adult.
*The '''Principality of Seborga''' is unique among micronations because of its history as an independent entity before becoming part of Italy.
*Seborga's curl is said to also function as an erogenous zone, while its bent appearance represents the terrain that surrounds the principality.<ref name="micronation questions">{{cite web|title=ほうばみそうますぎる|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1322.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 25, 2011|accessdate=April 7, 2013|trans_title=}}</ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:European Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Micronation Characters]]

Italy

2016-01-19T09:40:31Z

TheMusicGirl:

:''This article is about the character representing the northern portion of Italy. For the character representing the southern portion of Italy, see [[South Italy]].''
{{Nation
| name = Italy<br>イタリア
| continent = EUROPE
| image = Italy0.png
| country = [[File:Flag_of_Italy.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:Italy|Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana)]], Northern Italy
| human = [[Human names#Italy|Feliciano Vargas]] (フェリシアーノ・ヴァルガス, ''Ferishiāno Varugasu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings =
| age = 20<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = March 17<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Brown (manga)<br> Auburn (anime)
| eyes = Brown (manga)<br> Amber (anime)
| height = 172 cm (5' 7.7")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Daisuke Namikawa]]<br>[[Aki Kanada]] (child)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Shounosuke Hitachi]] (drama CD)
| english = [[Todd Haberkorn]]<br>[[Brina Palencia]] (child)
}}
'''Italy''' (イタリア ''Itaria'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers.''' He is the representation of the northern part of Italy and is part of the Axis Powers. He is also referred to as '''Italy Veneziano''' (イタリア・ヴェネチアーノ ''Itaria Venechiāno''). Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Italy|Feliciano Vargas]]''' (フェリシアーノ・ヴァルガス ''Ferishiāno Varugasu'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:Italy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Italy. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]
===Appearance===
He has short brown hair and brown eyes, with a curl on the left side of his head, which acts as his erogenous zone when stroked or pulled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga2.htm|title=「日記漫画まとめ　その２」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|trans_title=Comic Diary 2}}</ref> He wears a blue WWII military uniform, a black shirt and tie, and black boots. In earlier strips, his hair was shown smoother, and his curl was drawn smaller, a change which was noted in a gag illustration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/bldesuyo.htm|title=「ぼちぼちとリクエスト消化」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 14, 2012|trans_title=Digesting requests, little by little}}</ref> Italy's eyes were depicted as gray in the earliest artwork of him,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/d_i0.htm|title=ヘタリア１話|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 27, 2012|page=1|trans_title=Hetalia Chapter 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hetaria/ira5.htm|title=ヘタリア　*心のそこからヘタレイタリアをマンセーする*|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 28, 2012|page=|trans_title=}}</ref> but quickly changed to brown. In the [[Volume 5]] Special Booklet, Himaruya notes that he's changed the way Italy's hair falls, and it now appears shorter and more spread out as opposed to longer and falling to the sides of his head.<ref name="Vol5SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2012|title=ヘタリア 5 Axis Powers 特装版冊子|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 5 Special Edition Booklet|publisher=Gentosha|page=4-5|isbn=978-4-3448-2564-2}}</ref>

In his first appearance in both versions of the manga, and the first two episodes of the anime, he wore a tan uniform that looked similar to his brother's, aside from being drawn as a jumpsuit in the manga (though it was shown as a two-piece suit in the anime).

As a child, he wore dresses, and was often mistaken for a girl by [[Holy Roman Empire]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/t_b10.htm|title=ちびたりあ|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 12, 2012|page=10|trans_title=Chibitalia}}</ref> (and many others<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hetaria/vinne.htm|title=「in ウィーン」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 12, 2012|trans_title=in Vienna}}</ref>). When not in uniform, he can often be seen dressed in a white sailor suit-style top (with blue collar, necktie, and sleeve bands) and blue shorts.

===Personality and Interests===
[[File:ChibitaliaChibi.png|thumb|right|150px|Chibitalia.]]
Italy is a cheerful, energetic man, who although being the kin of Ancient Rome, is an irresponsible crybaby. He loves pasta, pizza, gelato, and cheese. Although he relies on Germany a lot, Italy doesn't really listen to what he says and instead daydreams or wanders off. His hobbies include cooking, designing clothes, siestas, painting, and singing.<ref>http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/char.html</ref> He was noted as being able to use both hands skillfully, though it may have been a joke as it was cited that it he could hold a paintbrush in one hand and a slice of pizza in another.<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-71.html</ref>

In the webcomic and the first drama CD, it is noted that he frequently gets stomach pains due to overindulging on gelato. Italy is shown to have a compulsion of stripping off all of his clothes for his daily 3PM "siestas," and usually forgets to put his pants back on after he wakes back up (causing Germany to have to lend him a pair of his own). His public nudity has become notorious enough that [[Switzerland]] will fire upon him if he catches him streaking throughout his homeland.

He also has the verbal tic of making a "Ve" sound (really said by Italians, above all in Emilia-Romagna, whereas you could hear a "Be" in other Italian regions, which is an abbreviation of "bene", "good", and it has the same function of the English interjection "well" at the beginning of a sentence), though in the anime adaptation, he makes other onomatopoeic sounds as well, a more notable one being a chant of "herahera" (a Japanese onomatopoeia which means "acting foolishly" or "frivolous") .

Though he was relatively weak and timid as a child, he was able to take on [[Turkey]] single-handedly at one point. It's also possible that he's a skilled fencer, as Himaruya entitled one of his blog entries "Italy's Fencing Strength Is Abnormal."<ref>{{cite web|title=イタリアのフェンシングの強さは異常|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-895.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=September 30, 2010|accessdate=November 22, 2012|trans_title=Italy's Fencing Strength Is Abnormal}}</ref> According to Germany, when his hands and legs are bound, he dies.

Italy dislikes wearing helmets as they make him feel shorter. <ref name="hetare 3_11">{{cite web|title=*ヘタレ３　
G-R Nonaggression Pact?*|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Hetare 2 G-R Nonaggression Pact}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

America and Italy have appeared together quite a few times and both are known for not being able to read the atmosphere. In Comic Diary 1 they were shown looking for the "Legendary ability to read the atmosphere" together.

===Ancient Rome===
''Main Article: [[Ancient Rome]]''

The heir apparent to Rome's fortune, the young Italy spent an indeterminate amount of time living and traveling with his grandfather until Rome eventually grew weak and died due to his empire crumbling.

Due to what happened to his grandfather, Italy refused to become a new Roman Empire when Holy Roman Empire offered him the chance to do so. Though he didn't emulate Rome's military success, he did pursue the same instinctive talent for art.

===Austria===
''Main Article: [[Austria]]''

As a child, after Rome fell, Italy(Chibitalia) lived in Austria's house and spent the majority of his time there, acting as a maid due to becoming part of the Holy Roman Empire. He was raised there with [[Hungary]]'s help. He believed Italy to be a girl until his voice broke sometime after he'd grown into a preteen, with Austria thinking he "had a feeling this would happen for some reason." It's assumed that, from then on, Austria bought him clothes of the proper gender and no longer made him wear maid's dresses. Because of Italy's behavior and being rather useless, Austria often pushed him around and punished him. Italy often asked if they would have pasta for dinner and the answer was always no. However, Italy was a glutton and went looking for pasta anyway. When Holy Roman Empire snuck him food Austria, believing he'd stolen it, locked him in a dark room as punishment.

During the Spanish-Austrian war, Italy had the opportunity to be reunited with his brother and live with Spain however he ran straight to Austria after being untied, despite that, according to Spain, he often complained about Austria's rule, seemingly because Spain scared him with his leering and dreaming of being with the Italy brothers all the time. He also was against Germany's annexation of Austria along with Hungary. Italy doesn't hold a grudge to Austria for his mistreatment as a child or from any wars they'd had, and is generally happy to see him, rushing to him and hugging him and rubbing their cheeks together.

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

Italy (still a child) grew up with a teenage France. The two got along well until Italy was taken to spend time with Ancient Rome. When he returned, France only wanted to gain control of him. They are still on rather good terms, as Italy still refers to France as his big brother and has visited him a number of times. France is also unwilling to harm Italy despite being enemies.

===Germany===
''Main article: [[Germany]]''

After being found in a tomato crate, Italy became his prisoner, then ally. With [[Japan]], they formed the Axis Powers. Italy is openly affectionate towards Germany, always trying his best for him and the Axis Trio as a whole; though failing most of the time. It is shown repeatedly that Italy has no problem sleeping in Germany's bed or publicly asking how Germany feels about him. Despite their many differences, Italy and Germany are rather close.

In the incomplete strip ''Buon San Valentino,'' it is hinted, though not outright confirmed, that Germany may be Italy's long-lost childhood love, Holy Roman Empire, when he appears to have a flashback of Chibitalia.

===Holy Roman Empire===
''Main Article: [[Holy Roman Empire]]''

As a child, Holy Roman Empire would frequently chase Italy about, demanding that he become a part of the Holy Roman Empire. After Austria gained control of Italy, they resided in Holy Roman Empire's house. Holy Roman Empire was excited, but had a hard time interacting with Italy as he had a crush on him (believing him to be a girl). As a result of HRE's quiet and intense gazes, Italy became very afraid of him at times.

Italy later revealed that the reason he refused HRE's offer to join him in becoming a new Roman Empire was because he saw the effects a long life of war had on his grandfather. Heartbroken, HRE leaves his home to go to war after other members of the Holy Roman Empire begin turning against him and Austria. As he leaves, he runs into Italy, and the two say their goodbyes as Italy gives HRE a token of his affection (his underwear in the webcomic version and his broom in the anime). The two share a goodbye kiss and HRE promises that he will return.

HRE's eventual fate has yet to be confirmed in the series, though in a discarded or unfinished comic, France goes to Italy and tells him that Holy Rome is 'no more', hinting that he may have been killed. However, as the strip was never aired, Holy Roman Empire's fate continues to go without address.

===Hungary===
''Main Article: [[Hungary]]''

When they were both under Austria's rule, she and Italy were very close and she became his older sister figure. She was one of the few characters who knew his true gender at that time, and didn't mind bathing with him despite that. Hungary then embraced him out of her love for cute boys. It's strongly hinted that they still remain close. Each December she dress herself as a monster from the Alps, the Krampus, and scares Italy. She was unable to contain herself and hugged him, telling him how cute he was, "capturing" him in the process, only serving to scare him more. He falls for this trick every year.

===Japan===
''Main article: [[Japan]]''

Japan is shown to often be unnerved by Italy's "shameless" and unusual behavior, even going as far as to order him to "take responsibility" and marry him after having been hugged and kissed by Italy as a greeting. When Italy once drove Japan to his house, his erratic driving skills inspired Japan to invent safer cars. In infrequent but consistent instances, Italy seems to believe Japan looks much younger than he is, to Japan's mild irritation; Japan laments that when he visits Italy's house, he often hears "Where's his parent?"<ref name="Christmas2011Pg4">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_4.html|title=「クリスマス2011 4ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 4}}</ref> However, Japan has appeared to have slowly accepted Italy's quirks over time. The two have been shown to have a mutual respect of each others' history and artwork, and seem to be friends.

===Poland===
''Main Article: [[Poland]]''

Italy and Poland are shown to be good friends in a few of the "Extra Stories" and ''Comic Diary'' strips, and have known each other since they were small children. It was Poland who gave Italy the idea to make an ejectable seat in [[Germany]]'s Kübelwagen, as he had previously designed an airplane with one (which backfired on him).

===Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

Prussia is shown to be very fond of Italy and often refers to him as "Ita-chan" in the original Japanese text. According to Himaruya, worrying about Italy is "a tradition from Prussia's time".<ref>{{cite web|title=イタリア軍の短パンセーラー服の可愛さは異常|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1078.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=March 8, 2011|accessdate=October 8, 2012|trans_title=The Cuteness of the Italian Army's Sailor Uniform Shorts is Abnormal}}</ref>Upon being asked by a fan, Himaruya said that Prussia grew attached to him some time ago when they fought together.<ref>{{cite web|title=確かこれはフィレンツェ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1339.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 11, 2011|accessdate=September 20, 2012|trans_title=If I recall, this is Florence}}</ref> Prussia considers him 'cute' and is attracted to his and his brother's climate and topography<ref name="PruIta">{{cite web|title=ヘタリアファンタジア３|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1297.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 31, 2011|accessdate=November 5, 2011|trans_title=Hetalia Fantasia 3}}</ref> and even asks him out on a date in the drama adaptation of his blog event, only for Italy to be oblivious to his question, being fixated on his bird. In the same CD, Germany says that Prussia is very good with Italy. In [[Osōji Prussia]] (''Cleaning Prussia''), if he chooses to go to Italy's house to clean, he states that he has clear ulterior motives to be praised by Italy. Upon arrival Prussia finds Italy asleep in his bed, and begins to stroke Italy's head. As he strokes Italy, he is reminded of the [[wikipedia:Risorgimento|Risorgimento]] as he did so, and happily daydreams about him and Italy on a gondola in [[wikipedia:Venezia|Venice]].

Italy has also praised Prussia for his hard work<ref name="Hallpg4">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーンまとめ(4ページ目)|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20114.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=‎November ‎05, ‎2011|accessdate=November 5, 2011|trans_title=Halloween Summary(Page 4)}}</ref> and was eager to join him and India in dancing during America's Halloween party.<ref name="Hallpg3">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーンまとめ(3ページ目)|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20113.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=‎November ‎05, ‎2011|accessdate=November 5, 2011|trans_title=Halloween Summary(Page 3)}}</ref>

In an older series of drawings, Prussia was shown blushing and breathing harshly while approaching a teenaged Italy, before embracing him, to his distress.

===South Italy (Romano)===
''Main article: [[South Italy]]''

The two brothers grew up knowing of each other, but they never actually met face to face. Italy eventually went off to live with their grandfather for some time, while South Italy stayed behind. After [[Ancient Rome|Grandpa Rome]] had died and Italy came back, South Italy and the other boys became bullies to him. The two were separated again at the end of the Italian War, when Italy was claimed by the Holy Roman Empire and [[Austria]], while South Italy was sent to live with [[Spain]] because he was too difficult to deal with.

In the present day, the two brothers do not get along very well; South Italy occasionally refuses to acknowledge his brother's existence, though Italy is more than eager to be around his older brother. As a child, South Italy often felt jealous and inferior to Italy, due to the younger brother inheriting their grandfather's talent for art and cleaning, while he could do neither well. He also felt that his brother took after their grandfather in appearance more. Despite this though, he is shown to have at least a subconscious care for him, becoming upset when his brother implies he does not admire him, and sharing a bed with him. Usually, when it is hinted that he cares about Italy, something happens that angers him and he instantly reverts back.

Although South Italy seems tougher than Italy, both are actually cowardly and ineffectual. South Italy refers to Italy as Veneziano, and Italy and others refer to South Italy as Romano, in order to avoid confusion.

===Spain===
''Main Article: [[Spain]]''

Italy affectionately refers to Spain as his older brother while, in the original Japanese text, Spain refers to Italy as ''Ita-chan''. Spain's greatest desire is for the Italy brothers to live with him, and he's also expressed interest in marrying them, however, in 2005 when he returned to him saying that it was legal for men to marry now, Italy merely congratulated him despite having said it would be okay to get married as a child. When Romano and Veneziano were still young, Spain wished Romano could be as cute as his brother was and even wanted Austria to trade with him because North Italy was better behaved and a harder worker. During the War of Austrian Succession, Spain promised Veneziano that they could be together forever when the fight was over, however his thoughts and possibly his expression scared Italy into running back to Austria in tears.

==Appearances==
===Manga===
[[File:ItalyMangaPanel2.jpg|thumb|left|Italy from the ''Axis Powers'' arc of the published manga.]]
Italy is first introduced in the first chapter of the webcomic and the beginning of the published manga. During World War I, Germany crosses the border into northern Italy with just a stick. Expecting a great opponent reminiscent of the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]], he instead encounters Italy hiding in a tomato crate in the woods. Italy immediately surrenders and begs Germany not to kill him, though Germany is still in shock and initially believes Italy is putting on an act. Italy shows no resistance to capture, and leaves when Germany leaves the cell door open only to return after briefly flirting with some girls. After writing a song about Germany, he is ultimately kicked out. After the war is over, Italy appears at Germany's house begging for a job as he has fallen into poverty just as Germany has. Grateful, Italy later declares himself an ally of Germany as the stage for World War II begins to form.

Italy proves to be a "useless" ally, with his battle tools being various forms of Pasta and white flags. He is frequently retreating, captured, and overtaken whenever he tries to mount a strategy on his own. (Such as getting attacked by Egypt with a stick, provoking a defeated France into attacking him, and immediately surrendering to England while Germany is away on another front). When Germany meets with Japan to formalize their alliance, Italy flirts with the local girls then falls asleep underneath a heated kotatsu table. When the three begin to train, Italy shows regular incompetence despite Germany's threats and confuses Japan in the process. Italy also has a habit of abandoning training, in one case to play with a stray cat, though he is always dragged back by Germany.

When Germany begins to put in place an alliance with Russia, Italy begins to worry that his friends will abandon him in favor of a stronger ally. He asks France for advice on how to keep his friends, and he tells Italy simply to talk to them (and write down what he wants to say in case he gets nervous). Germany finds the letter and reassures Italy, and the two form the Pact of Steel. On the day Russia arrives to meet with Germany, Italy plans to lurk outside to see what kind of guy Russia is, though he ends up stripping and taking a siesta when the clock strikes 3. When Italy wakes up, he immediately rushes inside and forgets to put in his pants, flashing Russia and the other visiting nations. Germany yells at him for his behavior and gives him his pants to wear, though Russia seems to take delight in the chaos. Italy later shows up as Germany, Austria and Russia prepare to mobilize and invade Poland. He gives Germany food to eat later and tells them both to be careful and not to get hurt, in addition to not doing any of the bad behaviors he himself had been doing previously.

[[File:ItalyMangaPanel2.png|thumb|right|Chibitalia from ''Chibitalia in the 15th Century''.]]
In a supplemental storyline showcasing Italy's childhood (known as "Chibitalia"), he is a frequent victim of bullying - especially at the hands of France and the Holy Roman Empire. While he was initially raised by his grandfather Rome, he is later conquered by Austria and forced to work as a servant in the house of the Holy Roman Empire. Italy is regularly scolded for creating problems by Austria, though he soon becomes the object of affection for Holy Rome, who believes Chibitalia to be a girl. However, Chibitalia is alternatively afraid and reverent around Holy Rome, and their interactions are often awkward or chaotic much to the amusement of fellow servant Hungary. The Holy Roman Empire begins to become unstable, and Holy Rome is forced to leave for war, though he asks Italy to join him and create the most powerful country in the world. Italy refuses, citing his grandfather's painful battle scars, as he does not want to see Holy Rome attacked in such a way. Chibitalia later encounters Holy Rome as he prepares to leave, and he becomes upset and gives Holy Rome his underwear (often at the center of their mishaps) to remember him by. Moved, they share a kiss and Holy Rome leaves for war, promising to return when the war is over.

The title character, Italy has appeared in all five chapters of the main webcomic storyline and all six volumes of the published manga.

===Anime===
[[File:EP38.png|thumb|left|200px|Italy in ''[[Episode 38]]''.]]
Italy appears in [[Episode 01]], towards the end of the meeting. He offers to speak, but when he is called upon, he lets out a cry of "PASTA~!" instead of presenting data. He is formally introduced in [[Episode 02]], after Germany finds him hiding in the tomato crate, and is taken captive, but eventually kicked out and sent back home after he annoys the other man with a stereotype-filled song about Germans. Italy later returns to work for Germany after becoming poor, and eventually becomes his ally in the lead-up to WWII. In an adaption loosely based off the strip ''Shouting S.O.S. From the Center of the World'', Italy, Germany, and Japan are stranded on a tropical island though Italy doesn't seem too concerned about it. After playing in the water and on the beach, it is revealed that Italy has been buying food from a nearby Chinatown, and they decide to ask China for a ride home the next time he goes to get supplies. The other Allies are also on the island alongside China, and the two parties frequently battle with Italy surrendering immediately and begging for them not to hurt him. His cries are answered twice by the ghost of his grandfather who scares the attackers off, and once by [[Finland]] as Santa Claus delivering gifts.

In the film ''[[Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint it, White]]'', Italy and his citizens flee their country when the Pict arrive and drain away all the color and turn all who remain into more Pict. After putting their differences aside, the eight nations dress up in Pict costumes that Italy made to play with and enter the ship. Much to Germany's annoyance, Italy brings a stray cat inside with him to play with, which ends up attacking them while they are moving through the vents, leading to their capture by the Pict. As the others try to sway the Pict into enjoying aspects of earth's culture, Italy has to be frequently restrained from interfering and partaking in the activities himself. When the Pict are unimpressed, Italy encourages them to enjoy themselves in a very enthusiastic manner and while the Pict are bewildered by his behavior the nations take the opportunity to bail from the ship.
[[File:Italy TBW.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Italy in the episode ''[[Each Battlefield]]''.]]

Italy arrives on the beach of the deserted island and immediately begins to make pasta. The other nations arrive and sit down to eat, but the peace is broken when the Pict arrive. Distressed, Italy's cat runs off into the woods and he chases after it, returning to find that the others have been turned into Pict. As Italy cries out for help, Rome's ghost arrives and distracts the Pict with a song and leaves Italy a sharpie marker. Finally understanding why the Pict were so confused by his mannerisms, Italy decides to brighten them up and uses the sharpie to draw faces on all the Pict. Pleased, the princess of the Pict promises to fix everything and apologizes for the mess they've caused, and Italy gives her the sharpie marker as a parting gift. In a cutaway inter-spliced into the movie's main plot, Chibitalia and Holy Rome are shown in the woods holding hands and staring at one another with affection.

The title character, Italy has appeared in all six seasons of the anime as well as the film. In the anime adaptation, Italy's hair is changed to auburn, while his tie is colored blue. His eyes were also changed to amber, a more "golden" shade than what they appear as in manga illustrations.

===Musical===
[[File:Italy-Musical.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Ryōki Nagae]] as Italy.]]
Italy appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Ryōki Nagae]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref> A Chibitalia puppet also appears during one segment, controlled by [[Daiki Mihara]].<ref name="Ensemble Member Introduction">{{cite web|title=#ヘタミュブルズ(アンサンブルチーム)を紹介していきます。彼らがいなければ成立しない舞台、誰よりも長い時間舞台に立っている彼らです。左・ちびたりあ(三原大樹)&右・神聖ローマ(原野正章) パペットを扱う彼らの演技にも注目！|url=https://twitter.com/koutaroyositani/status/681064943165161473|date=December 27, 2015|accessdate=December 31, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*The birthdate given in his profile, '''March 17th''', corresponds with the date of the formation of the "Kingdom Of Italy" (''Regno d'Italia'') in 1861<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>. As Italy is shown in the strips to have existed for centuries before, it is likely that the brothers use the date of the Italian Unification to celebrate their birthdays with, as a unified Italy. The formation date of the Italian Republic (''Repubblica Italiana'') is actually '''June 2nd'''. South Italy is confirmed to be the elder of the two; despite this, some fans continue to mistake them for twins due to having similar hairstyles.
*Though Italy was represented with the flag for the '''Kingdom Of Italy''' in the original webcomic, the published manga and later media use the modern Italian flag.
*His full nation name, '''Italy Veneziano''' (or just "Veneziano") is derived from ''Venezia'', the Italian name for '''Venice''', a city in Northern Italy. In the strips, he is simply referred to by the others as '''Italy''', with his brother and his grandfather only referring to him as '''Veneziano'''. The name '''North Italy''' is also used to differentiate him from his brother.'' ''In Italian'', ''the word'' Veneziano ''has the meaning of "venetian", "native of Venice", but, unlike his brother's second forename, it is no existent male first name''. Veneziano ''can also be seen as a sort of pun for the similar-sounding Japanese phrase "''Venezia no''", which would mean "of Venice".
*Though his name is derived after Venice, he only seems to represent the Republic itself in the strip where he fights the Ottoman troops. In footnotes to strips such as ''The War of Austrian Succession'', it is shown that he has also been used to represent other northern areas of Italy such as [[wikipedia:Duchy of Milan|Milan]] and [[wikipedia:Piedmont-Sardinia|Piedmont-Sardinia]], before the unification of Italy.
[[File:Italy_original.jpg|thumb|175px|An early design of Italy.]]
*In the strip '''Let's Assist The French Economy!''', his right nipple is revealed to represent '''Corsica''' and winds up claimed by [[France]]. His right pectoral area is also said to represent both '''Savoy''' and '''Nice'''.
*In '''Contrary To The Italian Image''', it is revealed in a footnote that Italy suffers from the medical condition [[wikipedia:phimosis|phimosis]] (which makes it difficult for the foreskin of the penis to be retracted), due to Italy ranking #2 in frequent cases of it.
*In the webcomic strip '''Italy's Big Brother''', Germany reveals that Italy happens to share Germanic blood with him (presumably due to the German conquests of Italy after the fall of the Roman Empire). This noticeably angers South Italy, who was later said to be of Arabic blood by Himaruya.
*In a note, Himaruya stated that Italy was not entirely weak, but due to him being cowardly and scared, he does not use his strength. However, as a child, he was shown at one point to be strong enough to defeat Ottoman forces that were invading the Adriatic Sea (referencing how Italian naval troops were thought to be stronger than the ones on land). In another illustration, the female version of Italy is shown to display an incredible bout of strength when angered, much to the surprise of her male counterpart.
*In the special booklet included with the third volume of the published manga, it was revealed that Italy's curl was a last-minute addition to the design to make him look cuter. Himaruya calls the curl "important" now.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=25|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In ''Hetalia: World☆Stars'', it was revealed that Italy is taller than his brother South Italy.<ref name="temp world stars ref">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2014|title=ヘタリア World☆Stars|trans_title= Hetalia: World☆Stars|publisher=Shonen Jump +}}</ref>

==References==
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Japan

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{{Nation
| name = Japan<br>日本
| continent = ASIA
| image = Kiku_new.png
| country = [[File:Flag_of_Japan.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:Japan|State of Japan (Nippon/Nihon-koku)]] (日本国)
| human = [[Human names#Japan|Honda Kiku]] (本田菊)<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = February 11th<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=42|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Black
| eyes = Brown
| height = 165 cm (5' 5")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Hiroki Takahashi]]<br>[[Ai Iwamura]] (child)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Yanagi]] ([[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers CDs#drama CD|drama CD]])
| english = [[Christopher Bevins]]<br>[[Alexis Tipton]] (child)
}}
'''Japan''' (日本,'' Nihon, Nippon'') is a main character in the series''' Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He is a part of the Axis Powers. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Japan|Honda Kiku]]''' (本田菊).<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:Japan_Chibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Japan with his dog, Pochi. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]
===Appearance===
He is a short, slim man with black (varying from brown-black to blue-black) hair, flatly-colored dark brown eyes, and is often depicted wearing a white naval uniform with black and gold accents. His first appearance in both the anime and the published manga shows him briefly wearing a more ornate version, with gold epaulets and frog clasps down in the front of the jacket. When he first appeared in the webcomic, he wore a standard gray/black uniform until sometime after joining the Axis. Despite looking young, he's actually quite an old man.

In some of Himaruya's official art, his hair is dark brown and his eyes are a lighter brown.

===Personality and Interests===
A shy, quiet and hard-working man, Japan doesn't know very much about the outside world and needs time to adjust to other people. But he's very curious and interested in learning things from other nations. His distinct island customs may seem mysterious to others, although he finds them perfectly normal. He tends to have the behavior of an "old man," and was a [[wikipedia:hikikomori|hikikomori]] for a long time (Japan had spent about 250 years in isolation keeping only contact with [[Netherlands]]). Though he appears to be horrified at the idea of nudity or intimate contact, he has erotic woodcuts in his possession, which he tries to hide secretly between his non-erotic books and was said to be very comfortable with nudity in the past. Japan also voiced his preference for 2D girls over 3D girls to [[England]], [[Greece]], and [[France]] in one strip, hinting that he has an [[wikipedia:otaku|otaku]] side. His otaku side is further shown when he decides to buy a [[wikipedia:Shonen Jump|Shonen Jump]] magazine in his preparations for the New Year.

Japan seems to be fond of food in general, very similar to [[China]]'s fondness, his country's food in particular, as evidenced by his annoyance of having his salted salmon taken off [[Germany]]'s diet plan. He expressed dismay at the increase of the price of eggs due to a bad economy. He also had the urge to touch the Italy brothers' ''ahoge''s due to them reminding him of vegetables. It is said that cockroaches are one of the things that Japan hates the most, to the extent where he could cry over them.<ref>{{cite web|title=MoeKan scanlations + a few interesting old bits of trivia|archiveurl=http://z15.invisionfree.com/Hetayume_Forums/index.php?showtopic=22|archivedate=November 8, 2009|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=2007|accessdate=September 12, 2012}}</ref> Although he appears relatively calm most of the time, it is suggested that his anger would be the "scariest." However, it is shown that it's hard for him to get that angry, as he is mostly able to only summon an "unpleasant feeling."

He loves animals, especially cats, and owns a white dog called [[Creatures of Hetalia#Pochi|Pochi]] that resembles an [[wikipedia:Akita Inu|Akita]] or [[wikipedia:Shiba Inu|Shiba Inu]], both Japanese breeds. Some say it may be a [[wikipedia:Japanese Spitz|Japanese Spitz]] due to his white and fluffy fur in some sketches and fanarts. He also eventually gets a rabbit and a guinea pig. He tends to have a weakness for things that are soft and fluffy.

When Prussia came over in attempt to clean his home, he'd already cleaned it by nine in the morning, causing him to explain that, in his old age, for enjoyment, he tends to Bonsai trees, cleans, gazes, plays video games, reads Shounen Jump, tends to Pochi-kun's fur, goes for walks, draws manga, and makes soba. As these are very relaxed and simple things, Prussia remarked that he must have fun every day.

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

Japan first meets America in '''Black Ships have Come''', when he is basically forced to accept America onto his formerly isolated island. Agitated at first, Japan eventually confessed his fear of not being able to get along with other countries to America in '''Japan and the footsteps of Westernization.''' With the help of "table turning", America is able to assure Japan that he will be fine.

In modern-day strips, these two get along well, sharing a love of technology and video games, and are frequently at each others' houses to play them together. In the Hetalia Fantasia series, America and Japan have created a video game together, in '''HF2''' America says that, for a limited time only, when fighting enemies a colored hamburger has the possibility of falling out, with Japan stating that collecting all seven colors enables them to buy bunny ears. Japan has also apparently learned how to appease a crying, devastated America, as in '''HF2''' he offers him "some candy that old ladies always carry with them but you don't know where they buy them from," calming America down. When asked about his method, he replied "It is a technique native only to Japan!" At times, Japan does remark about it being difficult to handle the younger country, but still continues to be in his company. It has been said that Japan always sides with America's descisions.

Differences between the American and Japanese culture and lifestyle are often explored using these two, such as in '''Traits of Japanese People that America-Kuns Have Noticed''', and''' Why Americans Love Spring'''.

===China===
''Main Article: [[China]]''

[[File:Nihon_and_Chugoku.gif|thumb|left|150px|Young Japan (left) and China (right)]]After being discovered by China as a small child, Japan was raised by him, who taught him how to use kanji (which Japan used to create the hiragana alphabet). One day, Japan turned against China and attacked him with a katana, leaving a disfiguring scar on China's back. From this point, the two were enemies in war, with China despairing over how war changed Japan.

It can be inferred from a reference made about the [[wikipedia:Battle of Keicho|Battle of Keichou]] that their relations were already starting to strain before the betrayal, combined with their differing views and Japan's vow to "become stronger". It is also to be noted that while China considered Japan a younger brother, Japan himself denied there being such a connection when asked.

===England===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

The two nations are often shown to get along well. Despite not having much in common, Japan suggests they can be lonely together, as both of them do not have many friends. It is shown that throughout the course of the Anglo-Japanese alliance they were extremely loyal to each other, particularly with England going out of his way to make his decisions not only based on what would help himself but what could best benefit Japan as well. Though pitted against each other in World War 2, Japan and England are still seen to have a good friendship in present day, and enjoy spending time together.

===Germany===
''Main Article: [[Germany]]''

Japan and Germany get along relatively well, and tend to be the only ones who adapt to the situation while joined together as the Axis Powers. Japan had known Germany for some time (as depicted in the original strips), although Germany said he can never tell what Japan has in mind.

===Greece===
''Main Article: [[Greece]]''

The two nations have a very friendly relation and multiple strips can be seen of them visiting each other or bonding over their mutual love of cats. Their relationship could be associated with the real-life Greco-Japan diplomatic relationship, which started in 1899. It is implied in '''Lazy Comic Country''' that they slept together when Japan stated he had no "experience", and Greece said he'd fix that. He then woke up naked in bed with Greece, though Japan has denied that anything happened between them, believing that it was only a dream.

===Hong Kong===
''Main article: [[Hong Kong]]''

Despite living geographically quite close to each other, Japan and Hong Kong are not shown together too often so far. In '''AsiAsia''', Hong Kong came to Japan and begged him to make an air purifier for Kowloon, but Japan ended up suggesting miniaturizing the other.

===Italy===
''Main Article: [[Italy]]''

The two became acquainted with each other as part of the Axis, though Italy had once had a dream where he met a younger Japan.

Japan is shown to often be unnerved by Italy's "shameless" and unusual behavior, even as going as far as to order him to "take responsibility" and marry him after having been hugged and kissed. Italy's erratic driving had also inspired him to invent safer cars. In infrequent but consistent instances, Italy seems to believe Japan looks much younger than he is, to Japan's mild irritation; Japan laments once that when he visits Italy's house, he often hears "Where's his parent?"<ref name="Christmas2011Pg4">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_4.html|title=「クリスマス2011 4ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 4}}</ref> However, Japan has appeared to have slowly accepted Italy's quirks over time. The two have been shown to have a mutual respect of each others' history and artwork, and seem to be friends.

===Korea===
''Main Article: [[Korea]]''

They do not get along very well. S. Korea claims to hate Japan but often can be seen copying Japan's style and taking credit for others' work. He also has an unusual obsession with grabbing Japan's breasts, with the belief that they belong to him (though he once expressed interest in China's). At one point he wanted to dig a tunnel to connect their houses, but his plan did not succeed.

When asked about his complicated feelings, S. Korea claimed that he invented tsundere. It is unclear in the strips of what their relations were when they were younger, other than S. Korea mentioning that Japan had bullied him (and vowing to find proof to settle a bet).

===Nikoniko===
:''Main Article: [[Nikoniko]]''
Japan is shown to interact with Nikoniko during a ''Halloween 2013'' flashback sequence. Japan, concerned that an individual is planning to create a nation, visits Nikoniko while he is still a human. Nikoniko vows to work hard and become a nation, though Japan does not take his attempt seriously. Later, Nikoniko contacts him, declaring that he has officially become the Republic of Nikoniko through his hard work. Japan is astonished and unsure of what work Nikoniko did to achieve micronation status.<ref name="hallow13">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーン漫画その６
|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2013hal_6.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 25, 2013|trans_title=Halloween 2013 Page 6}}</ref>

===Prussia===
''Main article: [[Prussia]]''

While their only canonical meeting was in Prussia's Cleaning game, in which he helps him clean after Japan misinterpreted his demands as enthusiasm, Himaruya has stated that their relationship is near inseparable, and that it was something he wanted to show in Prussia's April Fools blog, but didn't get to. It's also notable, that Japan calls him "''Prussia-kun''", emphasizing this. Prussia possibly goes to Japan's house very often, as he said that he "usually" has tea and manjuu when he goes. When they finished cleaning, to show his gratitude, Japan gave him the cakes he had previously been asking for, however the work exhausted Prussia, so he could "only" eat 34.

Also stated in the game, was Prussia's enjoyment of reading manga(he had attempted to learn to draw his own, but he sneezed and abandoned the project), something he possibly got from befriending Japan.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

In the '''Lietuvis '''strips, Japan is shown to abhor Russia, his grudge stemming as far back as the [[wikipedia:Russo-Japanese War|Russo-Japanese War]] (although he defeated him, he wound up using up his life savings and became poor). After hearing of the alliance between Russia and [[Germany]], Japan became distraught, claiming "That man is a monster created by fallout from nuclear tests! He tears down buildings! He breathes fire!" When Germany insists on continuing his relationship with Russia, Japan makes a resolution to dissolve himself and to become known as [http://www.asahi.com/english/politics/TKY200503010167.html Minami-Centrair]. This is loosely based off of an event that happened where the whole Japanese cabinet resigned due to the increasingly good relations between Russia and Germany.

During Russia's visit to Germany's house, Japan made many attempts to get revenge:

*Put caltrops on his seat, but failed as Russia noticed them and did not sit down.

*Hid in the ceiling and attempted to harpoon him, only to miss and for Russia to shake him down, revealing his hiding place.

*Placed an object (possibly an explosive or needle) in an ohagi in hopes that Russia would eat it, only for him to eat it and remain unaffected.

'''More Like Gamba Vs. Noroi''' shows that Russia was able to curse Japan and make him fall ill from simply staring at him, an allusion to when Japan was effected by the Great Kantou earthquake.

===South Italy (Romano)===
''Main Article: [[South Italy]]''

Though they have yet to meet in any of the actual strips, Himaruya has stated that they would both get along rather well and that Japan would refer to the other as "Romano-kun" (after initially "-san").

===Taiwan===
''Main Article: [[Taiwan]]''

Taiwan has a great preference for Japan, much to China's dismay; this probably stems from the fact that, in reality, the island of Taiwan was annexed by the Japanese government, an event yet to be addressed in the comics. In the strip ''Ilha Formosa ~Beautiful Island~'', she is shown hanging out with Japan and discussing Taiwanese fortune-telling, and during the Halloween 2011 event, she is excited to show Japan her costume.

===Turkey===
''Main Article: [[Turkey]]''

Turkey seems to have a soft spot for Japan, and Japan, in turn, has mutual respect for him. In one strip, Turkey starts fighting with Greece when he sees the two together, presuming Greece wanted to take over Japan. Turkey also threatened France on April Fool's with 'Don't you dare try anything on Japan. Or else I'll invade you.'

==Appearances==
===Anime===
[[Image:JapanAnime.png|left|200px|thumb|Japan in ''[[Episode 15]]''.]]
[[Image:Japan TBW.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Japan in the episode ''[[Each Battlefield]]'' of ''[[Hetalia: The Beautiful World]]''.]]
Japan first appears in [[Episode 01]] at the "Meeting Of The World", where he agrees with [[America]]'s ridiculous solution for global warming. He is also given an official cameo at the end of [[Episode 03]] as a teaser before he is formally introduced in [[Episode 04]].

In [[Episode 06]], while stranded on an island, Japan suggests to [[Germany]] that they call their team "Suujiku" (枢軸) ('''Axis'''); ''eine Achse'' in German, and ''un Asse'' in Italian.

Since the anime is based more off the published version of the manga than the original webcomic, Japan does not wear his black uniform in his introduction, instead wearing the decorative version of his naval suit before he becomes part of the Axis Powers. He is also depicted in his WWII naval suit in instances where he originally wore other clothing in the equivalent manga strips.

===Musical===
[[File:Japan-Musical.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Keisuke Ueda]] as Japan.]]
Japan appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Keisuke Ueda]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*His birthday '''(February 11th) '''corresponds to the date of '''National Foundation Day''' in Japan, which celebrates the foundation of Japan in 660 BC by [[wikipedia:Emperor Jimmu|Emperor Jimmu]].<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>
*Though his exact age is unknown and Himaruya listed it as a "secret"<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>, some Japanese fans consider him to be approximately '''2,670''' years old.
*Although being younger than China, Japan has expressed his old age on more than one occasion. In''' Salted Salmon, Germany and I''', Japan explains how he no longer enjoys his birthday, suffers from high blood pressure which causes him to wake up early and wander his neighborhood, and has hip pains.
*In one published strip it is shown he sees the world as an RPG, another hint at his otaku nature.
*According to Himaruya, Japan would most likely have the blood type '''A''' (due to it being a common blood type in Japan).
*Japan was corrected from childhood to be ambidextrous, making it likely that he was born left-handed.<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-71.html</ref>
*As Hetalia was originally planned as a one chapter story, with Japan appearing only in a bonus strip, Himaruya drew him as a type of character he didn't often utilize, with "soulless" eyes. He also gave him shorter, shaggier hair in his initial appearance, and his face was drawn rather plain. He noted that if he had known the series would become bigger, the design would have been drastically different.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=25|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In the Hetalia: The Beautiful World Radio Show, Japan stated that his age turns 2,673 as of 2013.
*In the 2008 April Fool's With Spain, one of Spain's stories refer to Japan by the surname of his human name for Honda's new CD release.<ref name="2008AprilFool>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/4_1matome.html|title=「エイプリルフールまとめ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = September 6, 2014|trans_title=April Fool Summary}}</ref>
*In the Christmas 2011 event, Japan was stated to be able to imitate voices, specifically Italy's, with terrifying accuracy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12.html|title=「クリスマス2011 1ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 1}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Nation
| name = Japan<br>日本
| continent = ASIA
| image = Kiku_new.png
| country = [[File:Flag_of_Japan.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:Japan|State of Japan (Nippon/Nihon-koku)]] (日本国)
| human = [[Human names#Japan|Honda Kiku]] (本田菊)<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = February 11th<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=42|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Black
| eyes = Brown
| height = 165 cm (5' 5")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Hiroki Takahashi]]<br>[[Ai Iwamura]] (child)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Yanagi]] ([[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers CDs#drama CD|drama CD]])
| english = [[Christopher Bevins]]<br>[[Alexis Tipton]] (child)
}}
'''Japan''' (日本,'' Nihon, Nippon'') is a main character in the series''' Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He is a part of the Axis Powers. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Japan|Honda Kiku]]''' (本田菊).<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:Japan_Chibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Japan with his dog, Pochi. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]
===Appearance===
He is a short, slim man with black (varying from brown-black to blue-black) hair, flatly-colored dark brown eyes, and is often depicted wearing a white naval uniform with black and gold accents. His first appearance in both the anime and the published manga shows him briefly wearing a more ornate version, with gold epaulets and frog clasps down in the front of the jacket. When he first appeared in the webcomic, he wore a standard gray/black uniform until sometime after joining the Axis. Despite looking young, he's actually quite an old man.

In some of Himaruya's official art, his hair is dark brown and his eyes are a lighter brown.

===Personality and Interests===
A shy, quiet and hard-working man, Japan doesn't know very much about the outside world and needs time to adjust to other people. But he's very curious and interested in learning things from other nations. His distinct island customs may seem mysterious to others, although he finds them perfectly normal. He tends to have the behavior of an "old man," and was a [[wikipedia:hikikomori|hikikomori]] for a long time (Japan had spent about 250 years in isolation keeping only contact with [[Netherlands]]). Though he appears to be horrified at the idea of nudity or intimate contact, he has erotic woodcuts in his possession, which he tries to hide secretly between his non-erotic books and was said to be very comfortable with nudity in the past. Japan also voiced his preference for 2D girls over 3D girls to [[England]], [[Greece]], and [[France]] in one strip, hinting that he has an [[wikipedia:otaku|otaku]] side. His otaku side is further shown when he decides to buy a [[wikipedia:Shonen Jump|Shonen Jump]] magazine in his preparations for the New Year.

Japan seems to be fond of food in general, very similar to [[China]]'s fondness, his country's food in particular, as evidenced by his annoyance of having his salted salmon taken off [[Germany]]'s diet plan. He expressed dismay at the increase of the price of eggs due to a bad economy. He also had the urge to touch the Italy brothers' ''ahoge''s due to them reminding him of vegetables. It is said that cockroaches are one of the things that Japan hates the most, to the extent where he could cry over them.<ref>{{cite web|title=MoeKan scanlations + a few interesting old bits of trivia|archiveurl=http://z15.invisionfree.com/Hetayume_Forums/index.php?showtopic=22|archivedate=November 8, 2009|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=2007|accessdate=September 12, 2012}}</ref> Although he appears relatively calm most of the time, it is suggested that his anger would be the "scariest." However, it is shown that it's hard for him to get that angry, as he is mostly able to only summon an "unpleasant feeling."

He loves animals, especially cats, and owns a white dog called [[Creatures of Hetalia#Pochi|Pochi]] that resembles an [[wikipedia:Akita Inu|Akita]] or [[wikipedia:Shiba Inu|Shiba Inu]], both Japanese breeds. Some say it may be a [[wikipedia:Japanese Spitz|Japanese Spitz]] due to his white and fluffy fur in some sketches and fanarts. He also eventually gets a rabbit and a guinea pig. He tends to have a weakness for things that are soft and fluffy.

When Prussia came over in attempt to clean his home, he'd already cleaned it by nine in the morning, causing him to explain that, in his old age, for enjoyment, he tends to Bonsai trees, cleans, gazes, plays video games, reads Shounen Jump, tends to Pochi-kun's fur, goes for walks, draws manga, and makes soba. As these are very relaxed and simple things, Prussia remarked that he must have fun every day.

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

Japan first meets America in '''Black Ships have Come''', when he is basically forced to accept America onto his formerly isolated island. Agitated at first, Japan eventually confessed his fear of not being able to get along with other countries to America in '''Japan and the footsteps of Westernization.''' With the help of "table turning", America is able to assure Japan that he will be fine.

In modern-day strips, these two get along well, sharing a love of technology and video games, and are frequently at each others' houses to play them together. In the Hetalia Fantasia series, America and Japan have created a video game together, in '''HF2''' America says that, for a limited time only, when fighting enemies a colored hamburger has the possibility of falling out, with Japan stating that collecting all seven colors enables them to buy bunny ears. Japan has also apparently learned how to appease a crying, devastated America, as in '''HF2''' he offers him "some candy that old ladies always carry with them but you don't know where they buy them from," calming America down. When asked about his method, he replied "It is a technique native only to Japan!" At times, Japan does remark about it being difficult to handle the younger country, but still continues to be in his company. It has been said that Japan always sides with America's descisions.

Differences between the American and Japanese culture and lifestyle are often explored using these two, such as in '''Traits of Japanese People that America-Kuns Have Noticed''', and''' Why Americans Love Spring'''.

===China===
''Main Article: [[China]]''

[[File:Nihon_and_Chugoku.gif|thumb|left|150px|Young Japan (left) and China (right)]]After being discovered by China as a small child, Japan was raised by him, who taught him how to use kanji (which Japan used to create the hiragana alphabet). One day, Japan turned against China and attacked him with a katana, leaving a disfiguring scar on China's back. From this point, the two were enemies in war, with China despairing over how war changed Japan.

It can be inferred from a reference made about the [[wikipedia:Battle of Keicho|Battle of Keichou]] that their relations were already starting to strain before the betrayal, combined with their differing views and Japan's vow to "become stronger". It is also to be noted that while China considered Japan a younger brother, Japan himself denied there being such a connection when asked.

===England===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

The two nations are often shown to get along well. Despite not having much in common, Japan suggests they can be lonely together, as both of them do not have many friends. It is shown that throughout the course of the Anglo-Japanese alliance they were extremely loyal to each other, particularly with England going out of his way to make his decisions not only based on what would help himself but what could best benefit Japan as well. Though pitted against each other in World War 2, Japan and England are still seen to have a good friendship in present day, and enjoy spending time together.

===Germany===
''Main Article: [[Germany]]''

Japan and Germany get along relatively well, and tend to be the only ones who adapt to the situation while joined together as the Axis Powers. Japan had known Germany for some time (as depicted in the original strips), although Germany said he can never tell what Japan has in mind.

===Greece===
''Main Article: [[Greece]]''

The two nations have a very friendly relation and multiple strips can be seen of them visiting each other or bonding over their mutual love of cats. Their relationship could be associated with the real-life Greco-Japan diplomatic relationship, which started in 1899. It is implied in '''Lazy Comic Country''' that they slept together when Japan stated he had no "experience", and Greece said he'd fix that. He then woke up naked in bed with Greece, though Japan has denied that anything happened between them, believing that it was only a dream.

===Hong Kong===
''Main article: [[Hong Kong]]''

Despite living geographically quite close to each other, Japan and Hong Kong are not shown together too often so far. In '''AsiAsia''', Hong Kong came to Japan and begged him to make an air purifier for Kowloon, but Japan ended up suggesting miniaturizing the other.

===Italy===
''Main Article: [[Italy]]''

The two became acquainted with each other as part of the Axis, though Italy had once had a dream where he met a younger Japan.

Japan is shown to often be unnerved by Italy's "shameless" and unusual behavior, even as going as far as to order him to "take responsibility" and marry him after having been hugged and kissed. Italy's erratic driving had also inspired him to invent safer cars. In infrequent but consistent instances, Italy seems to believe Japan looks much younger than he is, to Japan's mild irritation; Japan laments once that when he visits Italy's house, he often hears "Where's his parent?"<ref name="Christmas2011Pg4">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_3.html|title=「クリスマス2011 4ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 4}}</ref> However, Japan has appeared to have slowly accepted Italy's quirks over time. The two have been shown to have a mutual respect of each others' history and artwork, and seem to be friends.

===Korea===
''Main Article: [[Korea]]''

They do not get along very well. S. Korea claims to hate Japan but often can be seen copying Japan's style and taking credit for others' work. He also has an unusual obsession with grabbing Japan's breasts, with the belief that they belong to him (though he once expressed interest in China's). At one point he wanted to dig a tunnel to connect their houses, but his plan did not succeed.

When asked about his complicated feelings, S. Korea claimed that he invented tsundere. It is unclear in the strips of what their relations were when they were younger, other than S. Korea mentioning that Japan had bullied him (and vowing to find proof to settle a bet).

===Nikoniko===
:''Main Article: [[Nikoniko]]''
Japan is shown to interact with Nikoniko during a ''Halloween 2013'' flashback sequence. Japan, concerned that an individual is planning to create a nation, visits Nikoniko while he is still a human. Nikoniko vows to work hard and become a nation, though Japan does not take his attempt seriously. Later, Nikoniko contacts him, declaring that he has officially become the Republic of Nikoniko through his hard work. Japan is astonished and unsure of what work Nikoniko did to achieve micronation status.<ref name="hallow13">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーン漫画その６
|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2013hal_6.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 25, 2013|trans_title=Halloween 2013 Page 6}}</ref>

===Prussia===
''Main article: [[Prussia]]''

While their only canonical meeting was in Prussia's Cleaning game, in which he helps him clean after Japan misinterpreted his demands as enthusiasm, Himaruya has stated that their relationship is near inseparable, and that it was something he wanted to show in Prussia's April Fools blog, but didn't get to. It's also notable, that Japan calls him "''Prussia-kun''", emphasizing this. Prussia possibly goes to Japan's house very often, as he said that he "usually" has tea and manjuu when he goes. When they finished cleaning, to show his gratitude, Japan gave him the cakes he had previously been asking for, however the work exhausted Prussia, so he could "only" eat 34.

Also stated in the game, was Prussia's enjoyment of reading manga(he had attempted to learn to draw his own, but he sneezed and abandoned the project), something he possibly got from befriending Japan.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

In the '''Lietuvis '''strips, Japan is shown to abhor Russia, his grudge stemming as far back as the [[wikipedia:Russo-Japanese War|Russo-Japanese War]] (although he defeated him, he wound up using up his life savings and became poor). After hearing of the alliance between Russia and [[Germany]], Japan became distraught, claiming "That man is a monster created by fallout from nuclear tests! He tears down buildings! He breathes fire!" When Germany insists on continuing his relationship with Russia, Japan makes a resolution to dissolve himself and to become known as [http://www.asahi.com/english/politics/TKY200503010167.html Minami-Centrair]. This is loosely based off of an event that happened where the whole Japanese cabinet resigned due to the increasingly good relations between Russia and Germany.

During Russia's visit to Germany's house, Japan made many attempts to get revenge:

*Put caltrops on his seat, but failed as Russia noticed them and did not sit down.

*Hid in the ceiling and attempted to harpoon him, only to miss and for Russia to shake him down, revealing his hiding place.

*Placed an object (possibly an explosive or needle) in an ohagi in hopes that Russia would eat it, only for him to eat it and remain unaffected.

'''More Like Gamba Vs. Noroi''' shows that Russia was able to curse Japan and make him fall ill from simply staring at him, an allusion to when Japan was effected by the Great Kantou earthquake.

===South Italy (Romano)===
''Main Article: [[South Italy]]''

Though they have yet to meet in any of the actual strips, Himaruya has stated that they would both get along rather well and that Japan would refer to the other as "Romano-kun" (after initially "-san").

===Taiwan===
''Main Article: [[Taiwan]]''

Taiwan has a great preference for Japan, much to China's dismay; this probably stems from the fact that, in reality, the island of Taiwan was annexed by the Japanese government, an event yet to be addressed in the comics. In the strip ''Ilha Formosa ~Beautiful Island~'', she is shown hanging out with Japan and discussing Taiwanese fortune-telling, and during the Halloween 2011 event, she is excited to show Japan her costume.

===Turkey===
''Main Article: [[Turkey]]''

Turkey seems to have a soft spot for Japan, and Japan, in turn, has mutual respect for him. In one strip, Turkey starts fighting with Greece when he sees the two together, presuming Greece wanted to take over Japan. Turkey also threatened France on April Fool's with 'Don't you dare try anything on Japan. Or else I'll invade you.'

==Appearances==
===Anime===
[[Image:JapanAnime.png|left|200px|thumb|Japan in ''[[Episode 15]]''.]]
[[Image:Japan TBW.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Japan in the episode ''[[Each Battlefield]]'' of ''[[Hetalia: The Beautiful World]]''.]]
Japan first appears in [[Episode 01]] at the "Meeting Of The World", where he agrees with [[America]]'s ridiculous solution for global warming. He is also given an official cameo at the end of [[Episode 03]] as a teaser before he is formally introduced in [[Episode 04]].

In [[Episode 06]], while stranded on an island, Japan suggests to [[Germany]] that they call their team "Suujiku" (枢軸) ('''Axis'''); ''eine Achse'' in German, and ''un Asse'' in Italian.

Since the anime is based more off the published version of the manga than the original webcomic, Japan does not wear his black uniform in his introduction, instead wearing the decorative version of his naval suit before he becomes part of the Axis Powers. He is also depicted in his WWII naval suit in instances where he originally wore other clothing in the equivalent manga strips.

===Musical===
[[File:Japan-Musical.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Keisuke Ueda]] as Japan.]]
Japan appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Keisuke Ueda]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*His birthday '''(February 11th) '''corresponds to the date of '''National Foundation Day''' in Japan, which celebrates the foundation of Japan in 660 BC by [[wikipedia:Emperor Jimmu|Emperor Jimmu]].<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>
*Though his exact age is unknown and Himaruya listed it as a "secret"<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>, some Japanese fans consider him to be approximately '''2,670''' years old.
*Although being younger than China, Japan has expressed his old age on more than one occasion. In''' Salted Salmon, Germany and I''', Japan explains how he no longer enjoys his birthday, suffers from high blood pressure which causes him to wake up early and wander his neighborhood, and has hip pains.
*In one published strip it is shown he sees the world as an RPG, another hint at his otaku nature.
*According to Himaruya, Japan would most likely have the blood type '''A''' (due to it being a common blood type in Japan).
*Japan was corrected from childhood to be ambidextrous, making it likely that he was born left-handed.<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-71.html</ref>
*As Hetalia was originally planned as a one chapter story, with Japan appearing only in a bonus strip, Himaruya drew him as a type of character he didn't often utilize, with "soulless" eyes. He also gave him shorter, shaggier hair in his initial appearance, and his face was drawn rather plain. He noted that if he had known the series would become bigger, the design would have been drastically different.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=25|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In the Hetalia: The Beautiful World Radio Show, Japan stated that his age turns 2,673 as of 2013.
*In the 2008 April Fool's With Spain, one of Spain's stories refer to Japan by the surname of his human name for Honda's new CD release.<ref name="2008AprilFool>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/4_1matome.html|title=「エイプリルフールまとめ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = September 6, 2014|trans_title=April Fool Summary}}</ref>
*In the Christmas 2011 event, Japan was stated to be able to imitate voices, specifically Italy's, with terrifying accuracy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12.html|title=「クリスマス2011 1ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 1}}</ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=ASIA}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Musical Characters]]
[[Category:Axis Powers Characters]]
[[Category:Asian Characters]]

Japan

2016-01-19T09:34:30Z

TheMusicGirl: Added about being mistaken for younger by Italy

{{Nation
| name = Japan<br>日本
| continent = ASIA
| image = Kiku_new.png
| country = [[File:Flag_of_Japan.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:Japan|State of Japan (Nippon/Nihon-koku)]] (日本国)
| human = [[Human names#Japan|Honda Kiku]] (本田菊)<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = February 11th<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=42|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Black
| eyes = Brown
| height = 165 cm (5' 5")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Hiroki Takahashi]]<br>[[Ai Iwamura]] (child)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Yanagi]] ([[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers CDs#drama CD|drama CD]])
| english = [[Christopher Bevins]]<br>[[Alexis Tipton]] (child)
}}
'''Japan''' (日本,'' Nihon, Nippon'') is a main character in the series''' Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He is a part of the Axis Powers. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Japan|Honda Kiku]]''' (本田菊).<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:Japan_Chibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Japan with his dog, Pochi. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]
===Appearance===
He is a short, slim man with black (varying from brown-black to blue-black) hair, flatly-colored dark brown eyes, and is often depicted wearing a white naval uniform with black and gold accents. His first appearance in both the anime and the published manga shows him briefly wearing a more ornate version, with gold epaulets and frog clasps down in the front of the jacket. When he first appeared in the webcomic, he wore a standard gray/black uniform until sometime after joining the Axis. Despite looking young, he's actually quite an old man.

In some of Himaruya's official art, his hair is dark brown and his eyes are a lighter brown.

===Personality and Interests===
A shy, quiet and hard-working man, Japan doesn't know very much about the outside world and needs time to adjust to other people. But he's very curious and interested in learning things from other nations. His distinct island customs may seem mysterious to others, although he finds them perfectly normal. He tends to have the behavior of an "old man," and was a [[wikipedia:hikikomori|hikikomori]] for a long time (Japan had spent about 250 years in isolation keeping only contact with [[Netherlands]]). Though he appears to be horrified at the idea of nudity or intimate contact, he has erotic woodcuts in his possession, which he tries to hide secretly between his non-erotic books and was said to be very comfortable with nudity in the past. Japan also voiced his preference for 2D girls over 3D girls to [[England]], [[Greece]], and [[France]] in one strip, hinting that he has an [[wikipedia:otaku|otaku]] side. His otaku side is further shown when he decides to buy a [[wikipedia:Shonen Jump|Shonen Jump]] magazine in his preparations for the New Year.

Japan seems to be fond of food in general, very similar to [[China]]'s fondness, his country's food in particular, as evidenced by his annoyance of having his salted salmon taken off [[Germany]]'s diet plan. He expressed dismay at the increase of the price of eggs due to a bad economy. He also had the urge to touch the Italy brothers' ''ahoge''s due to them reminding him of vegetables. It is said that cockroaches are one of the things that Japan hates the most, to the extent where he could cry over them.<ref>{{cite web|title=MoeKan scanlations + a few interesting old bits of trivia|archiveurl=http://z15.invisionfree.com/Hetayume_Forums/index.php?showtopic=22|archivedate=November 8, 2009|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=2007|accessdate=September 12, 2012}}</ref> Although he appears relatively calm most of the time, it is suggested that his anger would be the "scariest." However, it is shown that it's hard for him to get that angry, as he is mostly able to only summon an "unpleasant feeling."

He loves animals, especially cats, and owns a white dog called [[Creatures of Hetalia#Pochi|Pochi]] that resembles an [[wikipedia:Akita Inu|Akita]] or [[wikipedia:Shiba Inu|Shiba Inu]], both Japanese breeds. Some say it may be a [[wikipedia:Japanese Spitz|Japanese Spitz]] due to his white and fluffy fur in some sketches and fanarts. He also eventually gets a rabbit and a guinea pig. He tends to have a weakness for things that are soft and fluffy.

When Prussia came over in attempt to clean his home, he'd already cleaned it by nine in the morning, causing him to explain that, in his old age, for enjoyment, he tends to Bonsai trees, cleans, gazes, plays video games, reads Shounen Jump, tends to Pochi-kun's fur, goes for walks, draws manga, and makes soba. As these are very relaxed and simple things, Prussia remarked that he must have fun every day.

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

Japan first meets America in '''Black Ships have Come''', when he is basically forced to accept America onto his formerly isolated island. Agitated at first, Japan eventually confessed his fear of not being able to get along with other countries to America in '''Japan and the footsteps of Westernization.''' With the help of "table turning", America is able to assure Japan that he will be fine.

In modern-day strips, these two get along well, sharing a love of technology and video games, and are frequently at each others' houses to play them together. In the Hetalia Fantasia series, America and Japan have created a video game together, in '''HF2''' America says that, for a limited time only, when fighting enemies a colored hamburger has the possibility of falling out, with Japan stating that collecting all seven colors enables them to buy bunny ears. Japan has also apparently learned how to appease a crying, devastated America, as in '''HF2''' he offers him "some candy that old ladies always carry with them but you don't know where they buy them from," calming America down. When asked about his method, he replied "It is a technique native only to Japan!" At times, Japan does remark about it being difficult to handle the younger country, but still continues to be in his company. It has been said that Japan always sides with America's descisions.

Differences between the American and Japanese culture and lifestyle are often explored using these two, such as in '''Traits of Japanese People that America-Kuns Have Noticed''', and''' Why Americans Love Spring'''.

===China===
''Main Article: [[China]]''

[[File:Nihon_and_Chugoku.gif|thumb|left|150px|Young Japan (left) and China (right)]]After being discovered by China as a small child, Japan was raised by him, who taught him how to use kanji (which Japan used to create the hiragana alphabet). One day, Japan turned against China and attacked him with a katana, leaving a disfiguring scar on China's back. From this point, the two were enemies in war, with China despairing over how war changed Japan.

It can be inferred from a reference made about the [[wikipedia:Battle of Keicho|Battle of Keichou]] that their relations were already starting to strain before the betrayal, combined with their differing views and Japan's vow to "become stronger". It is also to be noted that while China considered Japan a younger brother, Japan himself denied there being such a connection when asked.

===England===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

The two nations are often shown to get along well. Despite not having much in common, Japan suggests they can be lonely together, as both of them do not have many friends. It is shown that throughout the course of the Anglo-Japanese alliance they were extremely loyal to each other, particularly with England going out of his way to make his decisions not only based on what would help himself but what could best benefit Japan as well. Though pitted against each other in World War 2, Japan and England are still seen to have a good friendship in present day, and enjoy spending time together.

===Germany===
''Main Article: [[Germany]]''

Japan and Germany get along relatively well, and tend to be the only ones who adapt to the situation while joined together as the Axis Powers. Japan had known Germany for some time (as depicted in the original strips), although Germany said he can never tell what Japan has in mind.

===Greece===
''Main Article: [[Greece]]''

The two nations have a very friendly relation and multiple strips can be seen of them visiting each other or bonding over their mutual love of cats. Their relationship could be associated with the real-life Greco-Japan diplomatic relationship, which started in 1899. It is implied in '''Lazy Comic Country''' that they slept together when Japan stated he had no "experience", and Greece said he'd fix that. He then woke up naked in bed with Greece, though Japan has denied that anything happened between them, believing that it was only a dream.

===Hong Kong===
''Main article: [[Hong Kong]]''

Despite living geographically quite close to each other, Japan and Hong Kong are not shown together too often so far. In '''AsiAsia''', Hong Kong came to Japan and begged him to make an air purifier for Kowloon, but Japan ended up suggesting miniaturizing the other.

===Italy===
''Main Article: [[Italy]]''

The two became acquainted with each other as part of the Axis, though Italy had once had a dream where he met a younger Japan.

Japan is shown to often be unnerved by Italy's "shameless" and unusual behavior, even as going as far as to order him to "take responsibility" and marry him after having been hugged and kissed. Italy's erratic driving had also inspired him to invent safer cars. In infrequent but consistent instances, Italy seems to believe Japan looks much younger than he is, to Japan's mild irritation; Japan laments once that when he visits Italy's house, he often hears "Where's his parent?"<ref name="Christmas2011Pg4">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_3.html|title=「クリスマス2011 4ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 4}}</ref> However, Japan has appeared to have slowly accepted Italy's quirks over time. The two have been shown to have a mutual respect of each others' history and artwork, and seem to be friends.

===Korea===
''Main Article: [[Korea]]''

They do not get along very well. S. Korea claims to hate Japan but often can be seen copying Japan's style and taking credit for others' work. He also has an unusual obsession with grabbing Japan's breasts, with the belief that they belong to him (though he once expressed interest in China's). At one point he wanted to dig a tunnel to connect their houses, but his plan did not succeed.

When asked about his complicated feelings, S. Korea claimed that he invented tsundere. It is unclear in the strips of what their relations were when they were younger, other than S. Korea mentioning that Japan had bullied him (and vowing to find proof to settle a bet).

===Nikoniko===
:''Main Article: [[Nikoniko]]''
Japan is shown to interact with Nikoniko during a ''Halloween 2013'' flashback sequence. Japan, concerned that an individual is planning to create a nation, visits Nikoniko while he is still a human. Nikoniko vows to work hard and become a nation, though Japan does not take his attempt seriously. Later, Nikoniko contacts him, declaring that he has officially become the Republic of Nikoniko through his hard work. Japan is astonished and unsure of what work Nikoniko did to achieve micronation status.<ref name="hallow13">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーン漫画その６
|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2013hal_6.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 25, 2013|trans_title=Halloween 2013 Page 6}}</ref>

===Prussia===
''Main article: [[Prussia]]''

While their only canonical meeting was in Prussia's Cleaning game, in which he helps him clean after Japan misinterpreted his demands as enthusiasm, Himaruya has stated that their relationship is near inseparable, and that it was something he wanted to show in Prussia's April Fools blog, but didn't get to. It's also notable, that Japan calls him "''Prussia-kun''", emphasizing this. Prussia possibly goes to Japan's house very often, as he said that he "usually" has tea and manjuu when he goes. When they finished cleaning, to show his gratitude, Japan gave him the cakes he had previously been asking for, however the work exhausted Prussia, so he could "only" eat 34.

Also stated in the game, was Prussia's enjoyment of reading manga(he had attempted to learn to draw his own, but he sneezed and abandoned the project), something he possibly got from befriending Japan.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

In the '''Lietuvis '''strips, Japan is shown to abhor Russia, his grudge stemming as far back as the [[wikipedia:Russo-Japanese War|Russo-Japanese War]] (although he defeated him, he wound up using up his life savings and became poor). After hearing of the alliance between Russia and [[Germany]], Japan became distraught, claiming "That man is a monster created by fallout from nuclear tests! He tears down buildings! He breathes fire!" When Germany insists on continuing his relationship with Russia, Japan makes a resolution to dissolve himself and to become known as [http://www.asahi.com/english/politics/TKY200503010167.html Minami-Centrair]. This is loosely based off of an event that happened where the whole Japanese cabinet resigned due to the increasingly good relations between Russia and Germany.

During Russia's visit to Germany's house, Japan made many attempts to get revenge:

*Put caltrops on his seat, but failed as Russia noticed them and did not sit down.

*Hid in the ceiling and attempted to harpoon him, only to miss and for Russia to shake him down, revealing his hiding place.

*Placed an object (possibly an explosive or needle) in an ohagi in hopes that Russia would eat it, only for him to eat it and remain unaffected.

'''More Like Gamba Vs. Noroi''' shows that Russia was able to curse Japan and make him fall ill from simply staring at him, an allusion to when Japan was effected by the Great Kantou earthquake.

===South Italy (Romano)===
''Main Article: [[South Italy]]''

Though they have yet to meet in any of the actual strips, Himaruya has stated that they would both get along rather well and that Japan would refer to the other as "Romano-kun" (after initially "-san").

===Taiwan===
''Main Article: [[Taiwan]]''

Taiwan has a great preference for Japan, much to China's dismay; this probably stems from the fact that, in reality, the island of Taiwan was annexed by the Japanese government, an event yet to be addressed in the comics. In the strip ''Ilha Formosa ~Beautiful Island~'', she is shown hanging out with Japan and discussing Taiwanese fortune-telling, and during the Halloween 2011 event, she is excited to show Japan her costume.

===Turkey===
''Main Article: [[Turkey]]''

Turkey seems to have a soft spot for Japan, and Japan, in turn, has mutual respect for him. In one strip, Turkey starts fighting with Greece when he sees the two together, presuming Greece wanted to take over Japan. Turkey also threatened France on April Fool's with 'Don't you dare try anything on Japan. Or else I'll invade you.'

==Appearances==
===Anime===
[[Image:JapanAnime.png|left|200px|thumb|Japan in ''[[Episode 15]]''.]]
[[Image:Japan TBW.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Japan in the episode ''[[Each Battlefield]]'' of ''[[Hetalia: The Beautiful World]]''.]]
Japan first appears in [[Episode 01]] at the "Meeting Of The World", where he agrees with [[America]]'s ridiculous solution for global warming. He is also given an official cameo at the end of [[Episode 03]] as a teaser before he is formally introduced in [[Episode 04]].

In [[Episode 06]], while stranded on an island, Japan suggests to [[Germany]] that they call their team "Suujiku" (枢軸) ('''Axis'''); ''eine Achse'' in German, and ''un Asse'' in Italian.

Since the anime is based more off the published version of the manga than the original webcomic, Japan does not wear his black uniform in his introduction, instead wearing the decorative version of his naval suit before he becomes part of the Axis Powers. He is also depicted in his WWII naval suit in instances where he originally wore other clothing in the equivalent manga strips.

===Musical===
[[File:Japan-Musical.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Keisuke Ueda]] as Japan.]]
Japan appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Keisuke Ueda]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*His birthday '''(February 11th) '''corresponds to the date of '''National Foundation Day''' in Japan, which celebrates the foundation of Japan in 660 BC by [[wikipedia:Emperor Jimmu|Emperor Jimmu]].<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>
*Though his exact age is unknown and Himaruya listed it as a "secret"<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>, some Japanese fans consider him to be approximately '''2,670''' years old.
*Although being younger than China, Japan has expressed his old age on more than one occasion. In''' Salted Salmon, Germany and I''', Japan explains how he no longer enjoys his birthday, suffers from high blood pressure which causes him to wake up early and wander his neighborhood, and has hip pains.
*In one published strip it is shown he sees the world as an RPG, another hint at his otaku nature.
*According to Himaruya, Japan would most likely have the blood type '''A''' (due to it being a common blood type in Japan).
*Japan was corrected from childhood to be ambidextrous, making it likely that he was born left-handed.<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-71.html</ref>
*As Hetalia was originally planned as a one chapter story, with Japan appearing only in a bonus strip, Himaruya drew him as a type of character he didn't often utilize, with "soulless" eyes. He also gave him shorter, shaggier hair in his initial appearance, and his face was drawn rather plain. He noted that if he had known the series would become bigger, the design would have been drastically different.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=25|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In the Hetalia: The Beautiful World Radio Show, Japan stated that his age turns 2,673 as of 2013.
*In the 2008 April Fool's With Spain, one of Spain's stories refer to Japan by the surname of his human name for Honda's new CD release.<ref name="2008AprilFool>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/4_1matome.html|title=「エイプリルフールまとめ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = September 6, 2014|trans_title=April Fool Summary}}</ref>
*In the Christmas 2011 event, Japan was stated to be able to imitate voices, specifically Italy's, with terrifying accuracy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12.html|title=「クリスマス2011」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011}}</ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=ASIA}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Musical Characters]]
[[Category:Axis Powers Characters]]
[[Category:Asian Characters]]

Italy

2016-01-19T09:31:55Z

TheMusicGirl: More about Italy and Japan

:''This article is about the character representing the northern portion of Italy. For the character representing the southern portion of Italy, see [[South Italy]].''
{{Nation
| name = Italy<br>イタリア
| continent = EUROPE
| image = Italy0.png
| country = [[File:Flag_of_Italy.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:Italy|Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana)]], Northern Italy
| human = [[Human names#Italy|Feliciano Vargas]] (フェリシアーノ・ヴァルガス, ''Ferishiāno Varugasu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings =
| age = 20<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = March 17<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=18|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Brown (manga)<br> Auburn (anime)
| eyes = Brown (manga)<br> Amber (anime)
| height = 172 cm (5' 7.7")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Daisuke Namikawa]]<br>[[Aki Kanada]] (child)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Shounosuke Hitachi]] (drama CD)
| english = [[Todd Haberkorn]]<br>[[Brina Palencia]] (child)
}}
'''Italy''' (イタリア ''Itaria'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers.''' He is the representation of the northern part of Italy and is part of the Axis Powers. He is also referred to as '''Italy Veneziano''' (イタリア・ヴェネチアーノ ''Itaria Venechiāno''). Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Italy|Feliciano Vargas]]''' (フェリシアーノ・ヴァルガス ''Ferishiāno Varugasu'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:Italy.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Italy. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]
===Appearance===
He has short brown hair and brown eyes, with a curl on the left side of his head, which acts as his erogenous zone when stroked or pulled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga2.htm|title=「日記漫画まとめ　その２」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|trans_title=Comic Diary 2}}</ref> He wears a blue WWII military uniform, a black shirt and tie, and black boots. In earlier strips, his hair was shown smoother, and his curl was drawn smaller, a change which was noted in a gag illustration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/bldesuyo.htm|title=「ぼちぼちとリクエスト消化」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 14, 2012|trans_title=Digesting requests, little by little}}</ref> Italy's eyes were depicted as gray in the earliest artwork of him,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/d_i0.htm|title=ヘタリア１話|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 27, 2012|page=1|trans_title=Hetalia Chapter 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hetaria/ira5.htm|title=ヘタリア　*心のそこからヘタレイタリアをマンセーする*|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 28, 2012|page=|trans_title=}}</ref> but quickly changed to brown. In the [[Volume 5]] Special Booklet, Himaruya notes that he's changed the way Italy's hair falls, and it now appears shorter and more spread out as opposed to longer and falling to the sides of his head.<ref name="Vol5SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2012|title=ヘタリア 5 Axis Powers 特装版冊子|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 5 Special Edition Booklet|publisher=Gentosha|page=4-5|isbn=978-4-3448-2564-2}}</ref>

In his first appearance in both versions of the manga, and the first two episodes of the anime, he wore a tan uniform that looked similar to his brother's, aside from being drawn as a jumpsuit in the manga (though it was shown as a two-piece suit in the anime).

As a child, he wore dresses, and was often mistaken for a girl by [[Holy Roman Empire]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/t_b10.htm|title=ちびたりあ|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 12, 2012|page=10|trans_title=Chibitalia}}</ref> (and many others<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hetaria/vinne.htm|title=「in ウィーン」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = August 12, 2012|trans_title=in Vienna}}</ref>). When not in uniform, he can often be seen dressed in a white sailor suit-style top (with blue collar, necktie, and sleeve bands) and blue shorts.

===Personality and Interests===
[[File:ChibitaliaChibi.png|thumb|right|150px|Chibitalia.]]
Italy is a cheerful, energetic man, who although being the kin of Ancient Rome, is an irresponsible crybaby. He loves pasta, pizza, gelato, and cheese. Although he relies on Germany a lot, Italy doesn't really listen to what he says and instead daydreams or wanders off. His hobbies include cooking, designing clothes, siestas, painting, and singing.<ref>http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/char.html</ref> He was noted as being able to use both hands skillfully, though it may have been a joke as it was cited that it he could hold a paintbrush in one hand and a slice of pizza in another.<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-71.html</ref>

In the webcomic and the first drama CD, it is noted that he frequently gets stomach pains due to overindulging on gelato. Italy is shown to have a compulsion of stripping off all of his clothes for his daily 3PM "siestas," and usually forgets to put his pants back on after he wakes back up (causing Germany to have to lend him a pair of his own). His public nudity has become notorious enough that [[Switzerland]] will fire upon him if he catches him streaking throughout his homeland.

He also has the verbal tic of making a "Ve" sound (really said by Italians, above all in Emilia-Romagna, whereas you could hear a "Be" in other Italian regions, which is an abbreviation of "bene", "good", and it has the same function of the English interjection "well" at the beginning of a sentence), though in the anime adaptation, he makes other onomatopoeic sounds as well, a more notable one being a chant of "herahera" (a Japanese onomatopoeia which means "acting foolishly" or "frivolous") .

Though he was relatively weak and timid as a child, he was able to take on [[Turkey]] single-handedly at one point. It's also possible that he's a skilled fencer, as Himaruya entitled one of his blog entries "Italy's Fencing Strength Is Abnormal."<ref>{{cite web|title=イタリアのフェンシングの強さは異常|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-895.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=September 30, 2010|accessdate=November 22, 2012|trans_title=Italy's Fencing Strength Is Abnormal}}</ref> According to Germany, when his hands and legs are bound, he dies.

Italy dislikes wearing helmets as they make him feel shorter. <ref name="hetare 3_11">{{cite web|title=*ヘタレ３　
G-R Nonaggression Pact?*|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Hetare 2 G-R Nonaggression Pact}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

America and Italy have appeared together quite a few times and both are known for not being able to read the atmosphere. In Comic Diary 1 they were shown looking for the "Legendary ability to read the atmosphere" together.

===Ancient Rome===
''Main Article: [[Ancient Rome]]''

The heir apparent to Rome's fortune, the young Italy spent an indeterminate amount of time living and traveling with his grandfather until Rome eventually grew weak and died due to his empire crumbling.

Due to what happened to his grandfather, Italy refused to become a new Roman Empire when Holy Roman Empire offered him the chance to do so. Though he didn't emulate Rome's military success, he did pursue the same instinctive talent for art.

===Austria===
''Main Article: [[Austria]]''

As a child, after Rome fell, Italy(Chibitalia) lived in Austria's house and spent the majority of his time there, acting as a maid due to becoming part of the Holy Roman Empire. He was raised there with [[Hungary]]'s help. He believed Italy to be a girl until his voice broke sometime after he'd grown into a preteen, with Austria thinking he "had a feeling this would happen for some reason." It's assumed that, from then on, Austria bought him clothes of the proper gender and no longer made him wear maid's dresses. Because of Italy's behavior and being rather useless, Austria often pushed him around and punished him. Italy often asked if they would have pasta for dinner and the answer was always no. However, Italy was a glutton and went looking for pasta anyway. When Holy Roman Empire snuck him food Austria, believing he'd stolen it, locked him in a dark room as punishment.

During the Spanish-Austrian war, Italy had the opportunity to be reunited with his brother and live with Spain however he ran straight to Austria after being untied, despite that, according to Spain, he often complained about Austria's rule, seemingly because Spain scared him with his leering and dreaming of being with the Italy brothers all the time. He also was against Germany's annexation of Austria along with Hungary. Italy doesn't hold a grudge to Austria for his mistreatment as a child or from any wars they'd had, and is generally happy to see him, rushing to him and hugging him and rubbing their cheeks together.

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

Italy (still a child) grew up with a teenage France. The two got along well until Italy was taken to spend time with Ancient Rome. When he returned, France only wanted to gain control of him. They are still on rather good terms, as Italy still refers to France as his big brother and has visited him a number of times. France is also unwilling to harm Italy despite being enemies.

===Germany===
''Main article: [[Germany]]''

After being found in a tomato crate, Italy became his prisoner, then ally. With [[Japan]], they formed the Axis Powers. Italy is openly affectionate towards Germany, always trying his best for him and the Axis Trio as a whole; though failing most of the time. It is shown repeatedly that Italy has no problem sleeping in Germany's bed or publicly asking how Germany feels about him. Despite their many differences, Italy and Germany are rather close.

In the incomplete strip ''Buon San Valentino,'' it is hinted, though not outright confirmed, that Germany may be Italy's long-lost childhood love, Holy Roman Empire, when he appears to have a flashback of Chibitalia.

===Holy Roman Empire===
''Main Article: [[Holy Roman Empire]]''

As a child, Holy Roman Empire would frequently chase Italy about, demanding that he become a part of the Holy Roman Empire. After Austria gained control of Italy, they resided in Holy Roman Empire's house. Holy Roman Empire was excited, but had a hard time interacting with Italy as he had a crush on him (believing him to be a girl). As a result of HRE's quiet and intense gazes, Italy became very afraid of him at times.

Italy later revealed that the reason he refused HRE's offer to join him in becoming a new Roman Empire was because he saw the effects a long life of war had on his grandfather. Heartbroken, HRE leaves his home to go to war after other members of the Holy Roman Empire begin turning against him and Austria. As he leaves, he runs into Italy, and the two say their goodbyes as Italy gives HRE a token of his affection (his underwear in the webcomic version and his broom in the anime). The two share a goodbye kiss and HRE promises that he will return.

HRE's eventual fate has yet to be confirmed in the series, though in a discarded or unfinished comic, France goes to Italy and tells him that Holy Rome is 'no more', hinting that he may have been killed. However, as the strip was never aired, Holy Roman Empire's fate continues to go without address.

===Hungary===
''Main Article: [[Hungary]]''

When they were both under Austria's rule, she and Italy were very close and she became his older sister figure. She was one of the few characters who knew his true gender at that time, and didn't mind bathing with him despite that. Hungary then embraced him out of her love for cute boys. It's strongly hinted that they still remain close. Each December she dress herself as a monster from the Alps, the Krampus, and scares Italy. She was unable to contain herself and hugged him, telling him how cute he was, "capturing" him in the process, only serving to scare him more. He falls for this trick every year.

===Japan===
''Main article: [[Japan]]''

Japan is shown to often be unnerved by Italy's "shameless" and unusual behavior, even going as far as to order him to "take responsibility" and marry him after having been hugged and kissed by Italy as a greeting. When Italy once drove Japan to his house, his erratic driving skills inspired Japan to invent safer cars. In infrequent but consistent instances, Italy seems to believe Japan looks much younger than he is, to Japan's mild irritation; Japan laments that when he visits Italy's house, he often hears "Where's his parent?"<ref name="Christmas2011Pg4">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_3.html|title=「クリスマス2011 4ページ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011 Page 4}}</ref> However, Japan has appeared to have slowly accepted Italy's quirks over time. The two have been shown to have a mutual respect of each others' history and artwork, and seem to be friends.

===Poland===
''Main Article: [[Poland]]''

Italy and Poland are shown to be good friends in a few of the "Extra Stories" and ''Comic Diary'' strips, and have known each other since they were small children. It was Poland who gave Italy the idea to make an ejectable seat in [[Germany]]'s Kübelwagen, as he had previously designed an airplane with one (which backfired on him).

===Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

Prussia is shown to be very fond of Italy and often refers to him as "Ita-chan" in the original Japanese text. According to Himaruya, worrying about Italy is "a tradition from Prussia's time".<ref>{{cite web|title=イタリア軍の短パンセーラー服の可愛さは異常|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1078.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=March 8, 2011|accessdate=October 8, 2012|trans_title=The Cuteness of the Italian Army's Sailor Uniform Shorts is Abnormal}}</ref>Upon being asked by a fan, Himaruya said that Prussia grew attached to him some time ago when they fought together.<ref>{{cite web|title=確かこれはフィレンツェ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1339.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 11, 2011|accessdate=September 20, 2012|trans_title=If I recall, this is Florence}}</ref> Prussia considers him 'cute' and is attracted to his and his brother's climate and topography<ref name="PruIta">{{cite web|title=ヘタリアファンタジア３|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1297.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 31, 2011|accessdate=November 5, 2011|trans_title=Hetalia Fantasia 3}}</ref> and even asks him out on a date in the drama adaptation of his blog event, only for Italy to be oblivious to his question, being fixated on his bird. In the same CD, Germany says that Prussia is very good with Italy. In [[Osōji Prussia]] (''Cleaning Prussia''), if he chooses to go to Italy's house to clean, he states that he has clear ulterior motives to be praised by Italy. Upon arrival Prussia finds Italy asleep in his bed, and begins to stroke Italy's head. As he strokes Italy, he is reminded of the [[wikipedia:Risorgimento|Risorgimento]] as he did so, and happily daydreams about him and Italy on a gondola in [[wikipedia:Venezia|Venice]].

Italy has also praised Prussia for his hard work<ref name="Hallpg4">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーンまとめ(4ページ目)|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20114.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=‎November ‎05, ‎2011|accessdate=November 5, 2011|trans_title=Halloween Summary(Page 4)}}</ref> and was eager to join him and India in dancing during America's Halloween party.<ref name="Hallpg3">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーンまとめ(3ページ目)|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hall20113.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=‎November ‎05, ‎2011|accessdate=November 5, 2011|trans_title=Halloween Summary(Page 3)}}</ref>

In an older series of drawings, Prussia was shown blushing and breathing harshly while approaching a teenaged Italy, before embracing him, to his distress.

===South Italy (Romano)===
''Main article: [[South Italy]]''

The two brothers grew up knowing of each other, but they never actually met face to face. Italy eventually went off to live with their grandfather for some time, while South Italy stayed behind. After [[Ancient Rome|Grandpa Rome]] had died and Italy came back, South Italy and the other boys became bullies to him. The two were separated again at the end of the Italian War, when Italy was claimed by the Holy Roman Empire and [[Austria]], while South Italy was sent to live with [[Spain]] because he was too difficult to deal with.

In the present day, the two brothers do not get along very well; South Italy occasionally refuses to acknowledge his brother's existence, though Italy is more than eager to be around his older brother. As a child, South Italy often felt jealous and inferior to Italy, due to the younger brother inheriting their grandfather's talent for art and cleaning, while he could do neither well. He also felt that his brother took after their grandfather in appearance more. Despite this though, he is shown to have at least a subconscious care for him, becoming upset when his brother implies he does not admire him, and sharing a bed with him. Usually, when it is hinted that he cares about Italy, something happens that angers him and he instantly reverts back.

Although South Italy seems tougher than Italy, both are actually cowardly and ineffectual. South Italy refers to Italy as Veneziano, and Italy and others refer to South Italy as Romano, in order to avoid confusion.

===Spain===
''Main Article: [[Spain]]''

Italy affectionately refers to Spain as his older brother while, in the original Japanese text, Spain refers to Italy as ''Ita-chan''. Spain's greatest desire is for the Italy brothers to live with him, and he's also expressed interest in marrying them, however, in 2005 when he returned to him saying that it was legal for men to marry now, Italy merely congratulated him despite having said it would be okay to get married as a child. When Romano and Veneziano were still young, Spain wished Romano could be as cute as his brother was and even wanted Austria to trade with him because North Italy was better behaved and a harder worker. During the War of Austrian Succession, Spain promised Veneziano that they could be together forever when the fight was over, however his thoughts and possibly his expression scared Italy into running back to Austria in tears.

==Appearances==
===Manga===
[[File:ItalyMangaPanel2.jpg|thumb|left|Italy from the ''Axis Powers'' arc of the published manga.]]
Italy is first introduced in the first chapter of the webcomic and the beginning of the published manga. During World War I, Germany crosses the border into northern Italy with just a stick. Expecting a great opponent reminiscent of the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]], he instead encounters Italy hiding in a tomato crate in the woods. Italy immediately surrenders and begs Germany not to kill him, though Germany is still in shock and initially believes Italy is putting on an act. Italy shows no resistance to capture, and leaves when Germany leaves the cell door open only to return after briefly flirting with some girls. After writing a song about Germany, he is ultimately kicked out. After the war is over, Italy appears at Germany's house begging for a job as he has fallen into poverty just as Germany has. Grateful, Italy later declares himself an ally of Germany as the stage for World War II begins to form.

Italy proves to be a "useless" ally, with his battle tools being various forms of Pasta and white flags. He is frequently retreating, captured, and overtaken whenever he tries to mount a strategy on his own. (Such as getting attacked by Egypt with a stick, provoking a defeated France into attacking him, and immediately surrendering to England while Germany is away on another front). When Germany meets with Japan to formalize their alliance, Italy flirts with the local girls then falls asleep underneath a heated kotatsu table. When the three begin to train, Italy shows regular incompetence despite Germany's threats and confuses Japan in the process. Italy also has a habit of abandoning training, in one case to play with a stray cat, though he is always dragged back by Germany.

When Germany begins to put in place an alliance with Russia, Italy begins to worry that his friends will abandon him in favor of a stronger ally. He asks France for advice on how to keep his friends, and he tells Italy simply to talk to them (and write down what he wants to say in case he gets nervous). Germany finds the letter and reassures Italy, and the two form the Pact of Steel. On the day Russia arrives to meet with Germany, Italy plans to lurk outside to see what kind of guy Russia is, though he ends up stripping and taking a siesta when the clock strikes 3. When Italy wakes up, he immediately rushes inside and forgets to put in his pants, flashing Russia and the other visiting nations. Germany yells at him for his behavior and gives him his pants to wear, though Russia seems to take delight in the chaos. Italy later shows up as Germany, Austria and Russia prepare to mobilize and invade Poland. He gives Germany food to eat later and tells them both to be careful and not to get hurt, in addition to not doing any of the bad behaviors he himself had been doing previously.

[[File:ItalyMangaPanel2.png|thumb|right|Chibitalia from ''Chibitalia in the 15th Century''.]]
In a supplemental storyline showcasing Italy's childhood (known as "Chibitalia"), he is a frequent victim of bullying - especially at the hands of France and the Holy Roman Empire. While he was initially raised by his grandfather Rome, he is later conquered by Austria and forced to work as a servant in the house of the Holy Roman Empire. Italy is regularly scolded for creating problems by Austria, though he soon becomes the object of affection for Holy Rome, who believes Chibitalia to be a girl. However, Chibitalia is alternatively afraid and reverent around Holy Rome, and their interactions are often awkward or chaotic much to the amusement of fellow servant Hungary. The Holy Roman Empire begins to become unstable, and Holy Rome is forced to leave for war, though he asks Italy to join him and create the most powerful country in the world. Italy refuses, citing his grandfather's painful battle scars, as he does not want to see Holy Rome attacked in such a way. Chibitalia later encounters Holy Rome as he prepares to leave, and he becomes upset and gives Holy Rome his underwear (often at the center of their mishaps) to remember him by. Moved, they share a kiss and Holy Rome leaves for war, promising to return when the war is over.

The title character, Italy has appeared in all five chapters of the main webcomic storyline and all six volumes of the published manga.

===Anime===
[[File:EP38.png|thumb|left|200px|Italy in ''[[Episode 38]]''.]]
Italy appears in [[Episode 01]], towards the end of the meeting. He offers to speak, but when he is called upon, he lets out a cry of "PASTA~!" instead of presenting data. He is formally introduced in [[Episode 02]], after Germany finds him hiding in the tomato crate, and is taken captive, but eventually kicked out and sent back home after he annoys the other man with a stereotype-filled song about Germans. Italy later returns to work for Germany after becoming poor, and eventually becomes his ally in the lead-up to WWII. In an adaption loosely based off the strip ''Shouting S.O.S. From the Center of the World'', Italy, Germany, and Japan are stranded on a tropical island though Italy doesn't seem too concerned about it. After playing in the water and on the beach, it is revealed that Italy has been buying food from a nearby Chinatown, and they decide to ask China for a ride home the next time he goes to get supplies. The other Allies are also on the island alongside China, and the two parties frequently battle with Italy surrendering immediately and begging for them not to hurt him. His cries are answered twice by the ghost of his grandfather who scares the attackers off, and once by [[Finland]] as Santa Claus delivering gifts.

In the film ''[[Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint it, White]]'', Italy and his citizens flee their country when the Pict arrive and drain away all the color and turn all who remain into more Pict. After putting their differences aside, the eight nations dress up in Pict costumes that Italy made to play with and enter the ship. Much to Germany's annoyance, Italy brings a stray cat inside with him to play with, which ends up attacking them while they are moving through the vents, leading to their capture by the Pict. As the others try to sway the Pict into enjoying aspects of earth's culture, Italy has to be frequently restrained from interfering and partaking in the activities himself. When the Pict are unimpressed, Italy encourages them to enjoy themselves in a very enthusiastic manner and while the Pict are bewildered by his behavior the nations take the opportunity to bail from the ship.
[[File:Italy TBW.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Italy in the episode ''[[Each Battlefield]]''.]]

Italy arrives on the beach of the deserted island and immediately begins to make pasta. The other nations arrive and sit down to eat, but the peace is broken when the Pict arrive. Distressed, Italy's cat runs off into the woods and he chases after it, returning to find that the others have been turned into Pict. As Italy cries out for help, Rome's ghost arrives and distracts the Pict with a song and leaves Italy a sharpie marker. Finally understanding why the Pict were so confused by his mannerisms, Italy decides to brighten them up and uses the sharpie to draw faces on all the Pict. Pleased, the princess of the Pict promises to fix everything and apologizes for the mess they've caused, and Italy gives her the sharpie marker as a parting gift. In a cutaway inter-spliced into the movie's main plot, Chibitalia and Holy Rome are shown in the woods holding hands and staring at one another with affection.

The title character, Italy has appeared in all six seasons of the anime as well as the film. In the anime adaptation, Italy's hair is changed to auburn, while his tie is colored blue. His eyes were also changed to amber, a more "golden" shade than what they appear as in manga illustrations.

===Musical===
[[File:Italy-Musical.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Ryōki Nagae]] as Italy.]]
Italy appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Ryōki Nagae]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref> A Chibitalia puppet also appears during one segment, controlled by [[Daiki Mihara]].<ref name="Ensemble Member Introduction">{{cite web|title=#ヘタミュブルズ(アンサンブルチーム)を紹介していきます。彼らがいなければ成立しない舞台、誰よりも長い時間舞台に立っている彼らです。左・ちびたりあ(三原大樹)&右・神聖ローマ(原野正章) パペットを扱う彼らの演技にも注目！|url=https://twitter.com/koutaroyositani/status/681064943165161473|date=December 27, 2015|accessdate=December 31, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*The birthdate given in his profile, '''March 17th''', corresponds with the date of the formation of the "Kingdom Of Italy" (''Regno d'Italia'') in 1861<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>. As Italy is shown in the strips to have existed for centuries before, it is likely that the brothers use the date of the Italian Unification to celebrate their birthdays with, as a unified Italy. The formation date of the Italian Republic (''Repubblica Italiana'') is actually '''June 2nd'''. South Italy is confirmed to be the elder of the two; despite this, some fans continue to mistake them for twins due to having similar hairstyles.
*Though Italy was represented with the flag for the '''Kingdom Of Italy''' in the original webcomic, the published manga and later media use the modern Italian flag.
*His full nation name, '''Italy Veneziano''' (or just "Veneziano") is derived from ''Venezia'', the Italian name for '''Venice''', a city in Northern Italy. In the strips, he is simply referred to by the others as '''Italy''', with his brother and his grandfather only referring to him as '''Veneziano'''. The name '''North Italy''' is also used to differentiate him from his brother.'' ''In Italian'', ''the word'' Veneziano ''has the meaning of "venetian", "native of Venice", but, unlike his brother's second forename, it is no existent male first name''. Veneziano ''can also be seen as a sort of pun for the similar-sounding Japanese phrase "''Venezia no''", which would mean "of Venice".
*Though his name is derived after Venice, he only seems to represent the Republic itself in the strip where he fights the Ottoman troops. In footnotes to strips such as ''The War of Austrian Succession'', it is shown that he has also been used to represent other northern areas of Italy such as [[wikipedia:Duchy of Milan|Milan]] and [[wikipedia:Piedmont-Sardinia|Piedmont-Sardinia]], before the unification of Italy.
[[File:Italy_original.jpg|thumb|175px|An early design of Italy.]]
*In the strip '''Let's Assist The French Economy!''', his right nipple is revealed to represent '''Corsica''' and winds up claimed by [[France]]. His right pectoral area is also said to represent both '''Savoy''' and '''Nice'''.
*In '''Contrary To The Italian Image''', it is revealed in a footnote that Italy suffers from the medical condition [[wikipedia:phimosis|phimosis]] (which makes it difficult for the foreskin of the penis to be retracted), due to Italy ranking #2 in frequent cases of it.
*In the webcomic strip '''Italy's Big Brother''', Germany reveals that Italy happens to share Germanic blood with him (presumably due to the German conquests of Italy after the fall of the Roman Empire). This noticeably angers South Italy, who was later said to be of Arabic blood by Himaruya.
*In a note, Himaruya stated that Italy was not entirely weak, but due to him being cowardly and scared, he does not use his strength. However, as a child, he was shown at one point to be strong enough to defeat Ottoman forces that were invading the Adriatic Sea (referencing how Italian naval troops were thought to be stronger than the ones on land). In another illustration, the female version of Italy is shown to display an incredible bout of strength when angered, much to the surprise of her male counterpart.
*In the special booklet included with the third volume of the published manga, it was revealed that Italy's curl was a last-minute addition to the design to make him look cuter. Himaruya calls the curl "important" now.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=25|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In ''Hetalia: World☆Stars'', it was revealed that Italy is taller than his brother South Italy.<ref name="temp world stars ref">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2014|title=ヘタリア World☆Stars|trans_title= Hetalia: World☆Stars|publisher=Shonen Jump +}}</ref>

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| name = England<br>イギリス
| continent = EUROPE
| image = UK0.png
| country = [[Image:UKFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]
[[File:Flag_of_England.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:England|England]]
| human = [[Human names#England|Arthur Kirkland]] (ˈɑrθər kɪrklænd) (アーサー・カークランド, ''Āsā Kākurando'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings = Arther, Arthor
| birthday =
| age = 23<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Green
| height = 175 cm (5' 9")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Noriaki Sugiyama]]<br>[[Sho Sudo]] (Young UK, drama CD "Prologue")<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Yuuya Kakitsubata]] (''Flower Of Iris'')
| english = [[Scott Freeman]] (S1-5, Film)<br>[[Todd Haberkorn]] (Colonial-Era Britain)
}}
'''England''' (イギリス, ''Igirisu'') is a main character in the anime and manga series''' Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He represents both the '''United Kingdom''' and England, and is part of the Allied Forces. The English dub refers to him as '''Britain''', a shortened term synonymous with United Kingdom.<ref name="Britain">{{cite web|title=The Guardian: Style Guide|url=http://www.theguardian.com/styleguide/b|accessdate=November 24, 2013}}</ref> Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#England|Arthur Kirkland]]''' (アーサー・カークランド, ''Āsā Kākurando'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:EnglandChibi.png|thumb|left|160px|A 'chibi' version of England.]]
===Appearance===
England has messy, short blond hair and lime-green eyes. According to France, he's rather slender. In World War II, he dresses in a green dress military uniform, which consists of a green jacket, a brown [[wikipedia:Sam Browne belt|Sam Browne belt]] (the over-the-right-shoulder-and-waist-belt), green pants tucked into his boots, off-white shirt (sort of off-yellow in the manga and webcomic in the colored drawings), a tie that's a shade of green that's slightly darker than the rest of his uniform, and brown boots that almost come up to his knees. Himaruya has stated that he dresses smart casual most of the time, and like a punk when he's out for fun. His [[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers Fanterms#Iggybrows|eyebrows]] are very prominent and bushy, despite that he apparently trims them. Himaruya mentions that his eyebrows were cursed into bushiness. They are a trait that is shared by his younger brother [[Sealand]], as well as [[Australia]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Wy]]. He also happens to be the same height as France.

In the original manga, his hair seemed to be golden blond, but in the first four seasons of the anime, it is bright yellow. The first four seasons of the anime also exaggerated the size of his eyebrows.

===Personality and Interests===
England is a fanciful, blunt, obstinate former pirate who used to torment [[Spain]]. In modern times he claims to be a gentleman; however he is cynical, sharp-tongued, prone to rough speech, and yearns for the golden years. He often uses British vocabulary, such as 'bloody' and 'git'. He is noted for being horrible at cooking which has caused [[America]], his former charge, to have "bad" taste in food. England is also, apparently, the "king of losing things", and France has described him as "somehow extremely useless when it comes to matters not pertaining to himself or America". He can be described as "spacey" because of his strong belief in magic, spirits, fairies, and other fantasy creatures. He has the ability to perform magic, such as spells and curses, and can also summon demons and other magical creatures. He is able to communicate with supernatural beings, and is not limited to creatures from his homeland, being able to interact with [[wikipedia:Youkai|youkai]] and spirits from Japanese folklore. He also happens to have fantasy friends, such as a flying bunny, unicorns, fairies, gnomes, and Captain Hook, but oddly enough he did not believe in Santa Claus until Finland came and brought them presents. Despite this, England often ridicules America's belief in aliens and [[Creatures of Hetalia#Tony|Tony]]. According to the author's notes, England's interests include embroidery, craftsmanship, literature, rock music, and giving scathing criticisms to America's movies.
He appears to be sharp-witted and surprisingly creative, although he seems to have rather bad luck. According to the author, he is rarely afraid of anything, and is rather interested in ghost stories, especially if he can use them to startle America. He also seems to be very stubborn and strong-willed, and does not easily succumb to stress or pressure. He is shown to be startlingly mature at times, and is very friendly with young or cute people and magical creatures. He also has a quite strong sense of responsibility, and has been seen scolding France and America when they don't take things seriously. In some recent notes, the author has stated that England has a very rich and unlimited personality, and that he can't decide whether England is a serious person or not.

Because of his status as an island nation, England is pretty distant and prefers to work alone. Perhaps because of this, he does not know how to express himself, leading to others often misunderstanding him. He is also depicted as being self-deprecating or [[wikipedia:Tsundere|tsundere]]. For example, despite his generally harsh behaviour, he is definitely stated to have a softer side, and seems to genuinely care for other nations. This is illustrated by the fact that he likes giving them advice, yet specifically mentions that he "does not do it because he's worried about them". Despite all this, he highly values his country's pride, and sometimes comes over as very arrogant. Despite his cynical, realistic view on the world, he is said to be a "quite a romanticist before he goes to sleep." When drunk, he suddenly becomes very nostalgic, and the next morning, he'll pretend that nothing has happened. Also, every year when the [[wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July]] comes around, his condition collapses.

In a blog post England is depicted as not being able to swim to illustrate how British characters can't swim in movies.<ref name="blog entry 936">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-936.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 14, 2010|title=古い映画ばっかり見てます。クレイジーキャッツ好き好き。|trans_title="I'm watching nothing but old movies. I really like Crazy Cats."|language = Japanese|access date = September 5, 2014}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

America was discovered as a small child by Finland and Sweden. Finland told England and France about his existence, and they proceeded to fight over who would be the child's older brother, though America chose England after the latter began to cry because he could not offer anything that compared to France's cooking. England cared for America as his "little brother" and visited America's home whenever he found the time, though he always needed to return to Europe after his visits. Only America was capable of liking or tolerating England's terrible cooking, resulting in England being delighted and America adopting the same "tasteless-ness." He also provided America with toys and clothes and was shown to be very affectionate to him, even letting America sleep in his bed when the latter couldn't sleep after reading horror stories. One day, when England came for a visit, he was surprised to find out that America had grown from a child into a teen and had become increasingly independent, no longer needing to rely on England.

Soon after, the Revolutionary War broke out and America fought England for his freedom and right to be his own nation. Near the end of the war, England, unable to shoot America when he had the opportunity, surrendered and allowed him be independent. While England cried in front of him, America stated "You used to be so...great."

This memory always makes England upset; when drunk, he is known for cursing America for leaving him (England once stated that 'someone left him heartbroken' for centuries, and it is assumed he refers to America), especially when the Fourth of July, or America's "birthday", arrives. The Revolutionary War caused a rift between the two and they constantly bicker and have disagreements. However, they are hinted as to truly care for each other.

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

Despite the fact that both are members of the Allied forces, England and France have a deep-rooted historical rivalry. While they often have petty disagreements, they appear to respect each other and are quick to team up if a third party enters their argument. France once tried to marry England to save his country, even though neither of them really wanted it. In strips focusing on England's childhood, he is often picked on by a pre-teen France. On one occasion, he scoffs at England for not growing out his hair, but when England does let his hair grow, it turns into a mess; France teases him, saying he'll cut it into a "cool" style, cutting it the same way France keeps his hair. England refuses saying that he does not want to be mistaken for him. Then, France cuts it back to its original style, saying that the only style that would suit him would be a boring one. In '''Crossing Through the Year 1000''', the two younger countries are fooled into believing that the world will end soon, and England agrees to let France pretend to have conquered him, since it is only for a little while. They later reminisce about their childhood when Japan makes the same mistake.

===Holy Roman Empire===
''Main Article: [[Holy Roman Empire]]''

In '''Italy's Beautiful Architecture''', when England was younger, he complained on how France was always picking on him and his complicated relationship with his brothers, so Holy Roman Empire built an Italian-style house in his home as a present. But since the climate didn't match the style, England only sobbed back.

===Ireland===

Mentioned by Himaruya as having thick eyebrows, but ones with a "different" feel to them than the eyebrows that England and his brothers share. It is currently unknown what their relation to England is, or to Northern Ireland.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]]''

When England finally decided to look out for friends, he thought Japan as a candidate. But Japan's boss wanted an alliance with Russia instead, leaving England very upset. Before England was about to give up and isolate himself once again, Japan came and said they could have an alliance and be lonely together, instead of obeying his boss.

The two are often shown enjoying each other's company.

===Liechtenstein===
''Main Article: [[Liechtenstein]]''

The two of them were featured together in a strip about soccer. They found out that the melodies of their anthems matched, which led to great confusion. Other than this, they don't interact much, though they seem to be quite friendly with each other.

===Norway===
''Main Article: [[Norway]]''

During the [[Christmas 2011]] event, England spots one of Norway's magical creatures and the two have a pleasant conversation about them. [[America]] appears to be watching them and states, "England has a new weird friend."<ref name="NorEngXmas2011">{{cite web|title=クリスマスの 3ページ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_3.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=October 11, 2013}}</ref>

===Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

At the end of the Seven Years' War, England sent a letter to Prussia to announce their alliance, due to wanting to fight against France.

In Prussia's blog at the April Fool's '09 event on Kitayume, Prussia tried out England's cooking as a request (much to England's delight), but found that even Prussia couldn't stomach it and he passed out for a while, leading the other nations to believe he had died. England then vowed to make Prussia and everyone else acknowledge his cooking skills the "next time".

===Romania===
''Main Article: [[Romania]]''

In the anime adaption of the Advance! Newspaper Club! strips. Romania was shown in the Magic club along with England, where he revealed the activities of the club after Germany broke the spoon he was instructed by England to bend.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

It appears that whenever England tries summoning demons, he always ends up summoning Russia instead. Russia seems to hold some kind of grudge towards England, so the air between them isn't pleasant, as he's said that England always gets in his way.

===Sealand===
''Main Article: [[Sealand]]''

Sealand is England's youngest brother, an abandoned naval fort who declared himself a nation at the end of WWII. The two always bicker because Sealand wants to be recognized as a full-fledged nation and often sneaks into conferences the other countries attend (such as the G8, in which Sealand pretended to be [[Canada]]). In '''This Kind of Sealand is OO, '''England has a nightmare about the earth around Sealand rising up, causing Sealand to become taller than him. Despite being called "Jerk England" and being promised that he will one day bow to him, England, though annoyed, does look out for Sealand.

===Seychelles===
''Main Article: [[Seychelles]]''

During their first meeting in the Gakuen Hetalia universe, England snaps a dog collar onto Seychelles and claims her as his colony. He uses her like a servant in the game, though they occasionally are able to get along. In one of Seychelles's appearances in the comic, she is shown to be angry at England.

===Spain===
''Main Article: [[Spain]]''

In the late-1500's, England, jealous of Spain, decided to use his pirates to dethrone Spain. Whenever Spain complained about it, England gave the false excuse that the pirates were giving him trouble as well. However, when Spain came back to protest one day, he saw England giving an award ceremony for the work of the privateers.

Spain was eventually beaten so badly he eventually had to give up his seat of power to England.

===Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland===

It has been mentioned that England has brothers, one representing '''Scotland''', and the others presumably '''Wales''' and '''Northern Ireland''', whom hated him and used to drive him away with stones and arrows when he was a child, and even went as far as to mail him curses. In one of non-linear strips, it is implied by England that his brothers only shoots him arrows whenever he meets them.

==Appearances==
[[File:EnglandAnime.png|thumb|200px|England in Episode 11]]
===Anime===
England first appeared in [[Episode 01]] where he disagreed with America's plan to stop global warming and later fighting with France before being stopped by Germany.

In the anime, his hair is a vivid yellow, rather than the mousy or reddish blond used in the manga illustrations. His eyebrows are also exaggerated. In ''The Beautiful World'', his hair is changed to the golden blond seen in most manga illustrations.

===Musical===
[[File:England-Musical.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Daisuke Hirose]] as England.]]
England appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Daisuke Hirose]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*He is referred to as '''United Kingdom''', or '''UK''' for short, in most merchandise and in his character design on the official anime website. In other instances, however, he is referred to as '''England''', most notably in [[Gakuen Hetalia]] and the English-language preview for '''America's Cleaning of the Storage'''. The Japanese word ''Igirisu'' means ''Britain'' but is sometimes used to refer to England (normally rendered as ''Ingurando'' in katakana or ''eikoku'' in kanji) in colloquial speech. A note by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] confirms that he would only be known as "England" to his brothers, while he would be known as "UK" to the others.
*The English dub refers to him as '''Britain'''. According to FUNimation, this was a request from the Japanese anime producers.
[[Image:OriginalUK.gif|thumb|right|The Original UK character design as seen in ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''.]]
*Todd Haberkorn was originally cast as England in the FUNimation dub, while an unidentified actor was cast as Italy. After the actor for Italy dropped out of the dub mid-production, Haberkorn was cast as Italy and Scott Freeman was cast as England. However, Haberkorn's lines were retained for England's slightly younger colonial-era self in the ''Storage'' episodes.
*Although he's always called ''Igirisu'' in the manga and anime, historically, he would be known as simply England up until the 18th century, when [[wikipedia:Kingdom of Great Britain|The Kingdom of Great Britain]] was formed, uniting both England and Scotland (the ''Act of Union of Wales and England'' had already taken place 1536-1543). In the early 19th century, Ireland was added, creating [[wikipedia:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]. After Ireland split to declare itself independent in 1919, the [[wikipedia:Irish War of Independence|Irish War of Independence]] waged until 1922, when it became the ''Irish Free State''. Six of the 32 counties of Ireland (mostly from the province of Ulster where there was a great English/Scottish population) rejoined the UK while the other 26 counties formed the Republic of Ireland.
*A '''UK''' character is actually first seen at the end of '''Hetalia: Chapter 1''', however, his design was not yet completely finalized. He appears as a short-haired man with a ''UK'' label on his shirt and with somewhat thinner eyebrows. Notes in the special booklet for the third volume of the published manga reveal that England was originally to have normal eyebrows, as well as the appearance of a middle-aged man who dressed much younger. Himaruya decided to give him thicker eyebrows, as he liked the idea of a character having brows modeled after a [[wikipedia:Shiba Inu|Shiba Inu]].
*He appears to be modeled after the character '''Hikone Kalom''' from Himaruya's other webcomic '''Barjona Bombers''', though he is the exact opposite of Kalom in personality.
*Himaruya once stated that his eyebrows are actually trimmed, although they don't appear that way since they still remain thick in appearance. He has also stated that '''Ireland''' has thicker eyebrows, but with a "different feel" to them.
*England mentions in his version of [[Marukaite Chikyuu (England)|Marukaite Chikyuu]] that "My tattoo really hurts, but it's a hot six-string!" (''six-string'' meaning ''electric guitar''). This may indicate he has a tattoo.

==References==
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{{Nation
| name = England<br>イギリス
| continent = EUROPE
| image = UK0.png
| country = [[Image:UKFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]
[[File:Flag_of_England.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:England|England]]
| human = [[Human names#England|Arthur Kirkland]] (ˈɑrθər kɪrklænd) (アーサー・カークランド, ''Āsā Kākurando'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings = Arther, Arthor
| birthday =
| age = 23<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Green
| height = 175 cm (5' 9")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Noriaki Sugiyama]]<br>[[Sho Sudo]] (Young UK, drama CD "Prologue")<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Yuuya Kakitsubata]] (''Flower Of Iris'')
| english = [[Scott Freeman]] (S1-5, Film)<br>[[Todd Haberkorn]] (Colonial-Era Britain)
}}
'''England''' (イギリス, ''Igirisu'') is a main character in the anime and manga series''' Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He represents both the '''United Kingdom''' and England, and is part of the Allied Forces. The English dub refers to him as '''Britain''', a shortened term synonymous with United Kingdom.<ref name="Britain">{{cite web|title=The Guardian: Style Guide|url=http://www.theguardian.com/styleguide/b|accessdate=November 24, 2013}}</ref> Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#England|Arthur Kirkland]]''' (アーサー・カークランド, ''Āsā Kākurando'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:EnglandChibi.png|thumb|left|160px|A 'chibi' version of England.]]
===Appearance===
England has messy, short blond hair and lime-green eyes. According to France, he's rather slender. In World War II, he dresses in a green dress military uniform, which consists of a green jacket, a brown [[wikipedia:Sam Browne belt|Sam Browne belt]] (the over-the-right-shoulder-and-waist-belt), green pants tucked into his boots, off-white shirt (sort of off-yellow in the manga and webcomic in the colored drawings), a tie that's a shade of green that's slightly darker than the rest of his uniform, and brown boots that almost come up to his knees. Himaruya has stated that he dresses smart casual most of the time, and like a punk when he's out for fun. His [[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers Fanterms#Iggybrows|eyebrows]] are very prominent and bushy, despite that he apparently trims them. Himaruya mentions that his eyebrows were cursed into bushiness. They are a trait that is shared by his younger brother [[Sealand]], as well as [[Australia]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Wy]]. He also happens to be the same height as France.

In the original manga, his hair seemed to be golden blond, but in the first four seasons of the anime, it is bright yellow. The first four seasons of the anime also exaggerated the size of his eyebrows.

===Personality and Interests===
England is a fanciful, blunt, obstinate former pirate who used to torment [[Spain]]. In modern times he claims to be a gentleman; however he is cynical, sharp-tongued, prone to rough speech, and yearns for the golden years. He often uses British vocabulary, such as 'bloody' and 'git'. He is noted for being horrible at cooking which has caused [[America]], his former charge, to have "bad" taste in food. England is also, apparently, the "king of losing things", and France has described him as "somehow extremely useless when it comes to matters not pertaining to himself or America". He can be described as "spacey" because of his strong belief in magic, spirits, fairies, and other fantasy creatures. He has the ability to perform magic, such as spells and curses, and can also summon demons and other magical creatures. He is able to communicate with supernatural beings, and is not limited to creatures from his homeland, being able to interact with [[wikipedia:Youkai|youkai]] and spirits from Japanese folklore. He also happens to have fantasy friends, such as a flying bunny, unicorns, fairies, gnomes, and Captain Hook, but oddly enough he did not believe in Santa Claus until Finland came and brought them presents. Despite this, England often ridicules America's belief in aliens and [[Creatures of Hetalia#Tony|Tony]]. According to the author's notes, England's interests include embroidery, craftsmanship, literature, rock music, and giving scathing criticisms to America's movies.
He appears to be sharp-witted and surprisingly creative, although he seems to have rather bad luck. According to the author, he is rarely afraid of anything, and is rather interested in ghost stories, especially if he can use them to startle America. He also seems to be very stubborn and strong-willed, and does not easily succumb to stress or pressure. He is shown to be startlingly mature at times, and is very friendly with young or cute people and magical creatures. He also has a quite strong sense of responsibility, and has been seen scolding France and America when they don't take things seriously. In some recent notes, the author has stated that England has a very rich and unlimited personality, and that he can't decide whether England is a serious person or not.

Because of his status as an island nation, England is pretty distant and prefers to work alone. Perhaps because of this, he does not know how to express himself, leading to others often misunderstanding him. He is also depicted as being self-deprecating or [[wikipedia:Tsundere|tsundere]]. For example, despite his generally harsh behaviour, he is definitely stated to have a softer side, and seems to genuinely care for other nations. This is illustrated by the fact that he likes giving them advice, yet specifically mentions that he "does not do it because he's worried about them". Despite all this, he highly values his country's pride, and sometimes comes over as very arrogant. Despite his cynical, realistic view on the world, he is said to be a "quite a romanticist before he goes to sleep." When drunk, he suddenly becomes very nostalgic, and the next morning, he'll pretend that nothing has happened. Also, every year when the [[wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July]] comes around, his condition collapses.

In a blog post England is depicted as not being able to swim to illustrate how British characters can't swim in movies.<ref name="blog entry 936">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-936.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 14, 2010|title=古い映画ばっかり見てます。クレイジーキャッツ好き好き。|trans_title="I'm watching nothing but old movies. I really like Crazy Cats."|language = Japanese|access date = September 5, 2014}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

America was discovered as a small child by Finland and Sweden. Finland told England and France about his existence, and they proceeded to fight over who would be the child's older brother, though America chose England after the latter began to cry because he could not offer anything that compared to France's cooking. England cared for America as his "little brother" and visited America's home whenever he found the time, though he always needed to return to Europe after his visits. Only America was capable of liking or tolerating England's terrible cooking, resulting in England being delighted and America adopting the same "tasteless-ness." He also provided America with toys and clothes and was shown to be very affectionate to him, even letting America sleep in his bed when the latter couldn't sleep after reading horror stories. One day, when England came for a visit, he was surprised to find out that America had grown from a child into a teen and had become increasingly independent, no longer needing to rely on England.

Soon after, the Revolutionary War broke out and America fought England for his freedom and right to be his own nation. Near the end of the war, England, unable to shoot America when he had the opportunity, surrendered and allowed him be independent. While England cried in front of him, America stated "You used to be so...great."

This memory always makes England upset; when drunk, he is known for cursing America for leaving him (England once stated that 'someone left him heartbroken' for centuries, and it is assumed he refers to America), especially when the Fourth of July, or America's "birthday", arrives. The Revolutionary War caused a rift between the two and they constantly bicker and have disagreements. However, they are hinted as to truly care for each other.

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

Despite the fact that both are members of the Allied forces, England and France have a deep-rooted historical rivalry. While they often have petty disagreements, they appear to respect each other and are quick to team up if a third party enters their argument. France once tried to marry England to save his country, even though neither of them really wanted it. In strips focusing on England's childhood, he is often picked on by a pre-teen France. On one occasion, he scoffs at England for not growing out his hair, but when England does let his hair grow, it turns into a mess; France teases him, saying he'll cut it into a "cool" style, cutting it the same way France keeps his hair. England refuses saying that he does not want to be mistaken for him. Then, France cuts it back to its original style, saying that the only style that would suit him would be a boring one. In '''Crossing Through the Year 1000''', the two younger countries are fooled into believing that the world will end soon, and England agrees to let France pretend to have conquered him, since it is only for a little while. They later reminisce about their childhood when Japan makes the same mistake.

===Holy Roman Empire===
''Main Article: [[Holy Roman Empire]]''

In '''Italy's Beautiful Architecture''', when England was younger, he complained on how France was always picking on him and his complicated relationship with his brothers, so Holy Roman Empire built an Italian-style house in his home as a present. But since the climate didn't match the style, England only sobbed back.

===Ireland===

Mentioned by Himaruya as having thick eyebrows, but ones with a "different" feel to them than the eyebrows that England and his brothers share. It is currently unknown what their relation to England is, or to Northern Ireland.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]]''

When England finally decided to look out for friends, he thought Japan as a candidate. But Japan's boss wanted an alliance with Russia instead, leaving England very upset. Before England was about to give up and isolate himself once again, Japan came and said they could have an alliance and be lonely together, instead of obeying his boss.

The two are often shown enjoying each other's company.

===Liechtenstein===
''Main Article: [[Liechtenstein]]''

The two of them were featured together in a strip about soccer. They found out that the melodies of their anthems matched, which led to great confusion. Other than this, they don't interact much, though they seem to be quite friendly with each other.

===Norway===
''Main Article: [[Norway]]''

During [[Christmas 2011]] event, England spots one of Norway's magical creatures and the two have a pleasant conversation about them. [[America]] appears to be watching them and states, "England has a new weird friend."<ref name="NorEngXmas2011">{{cite web|title=クリスマスの 3ページ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_3.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=October 11, 2013}}</ref>

===Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

At the end of the Seven Years' War, England sent a letter to Prussia to announce their alliance, due to wanting to fight against France.

In Prussia's blog at the April Fool's '09 event on Kitayume, Prussia tried out England's cooking as a request (much to England's delight), but found that even Prussia couldn't stomach it and he passed out for a while, leading the other nations to believe he had died. England then vowed to make Prussia and everyone else acknowledge his cooking skills the "next time".

===Romania===
''Main Article: [[Romania]]''

In the anime adaption of the Advance! Newspaper Club! strips. Romania was shown in the Magic club along with England, where he revealed the activities of the club after Germany broke the spoon he was instructed by England to bend.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

It appears that whenever England tries summoning demons, he always ends up summoning Russia instead. Russia seems to hold some kind of grudge towards England, so the air between them isn't pleasant, as he's said that England always gets in his way.

===Sealand===
''Main Article: [[Sealand]]''

Sealand is England's youngest brother, an abandoned naval fort who declared himself a nation at the end of WWII. The two always bicker because Sealand wants to be recognized as a full-fledged nation and often sneaks into conferences the other countries attend (such as the G8, in which Sealand pretended to be [[Canada]]). In '''This Kind of Sealand is OO, '''England has a nightmare about the earth around Sealand rising up, causing Sealand to become taller than him. Despite being called "Jerk England" and being promised that he will one day bow to him, England, though annoyed, does look out for Sealand.

===Seychelles===
''Main Article: [[Seychelles]]''

During their first meeting in the Gakuen Hetalia universe, England snaps a dog collar onto Seychelles and claims her as his colony. He uses her like a servant in the game, though they occasionally are able to get along. In one of Seychelles's appearances in the comic, she is shown to be angry at England.

===Spain===
''Main Article: [[Spain]]''

In the late-1500's, England, jealous of Spain, decided to use his pirates to dethrone Spain. Whenever Spain complained about it, England gave the false excuse that the pirates were giving him trouble as well. However, when Spain came back to protest one day, he saw England giving an award ceremony for the work of the privateers.

Spain was eventually beaten so badly he eventually had to give up his seat of power to England.

===Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland===

It has been mentioned that England has brothers, one representing '''Scotland''', and the others presumably '''Wales''' and '''Northern Ireland''', whom hated him and used to drive him away with stones and arrows when he was a child, and even went as far as to mail him curses. In one of non-linear strips, it is implied by England that his brothers only shoots him arrows whenever he meets them.

==Appearances==
[[File:EnglandAnime.png|thumb|200px|England in Episode 11]]
===Anime===
England first appeared in [[Episode 01]] where he disagreed with America's plan to stop global warming and later fighting with France before being stopped by Germany.

In the anime, his hair is a vivid yellow, rather than the mousy or reddish blond used in the manga illustrations. His eyebrows are also exaggerated. In ''The Beautiful World'', his hair is changed to the golden blond seen in most manga illustrations.

===Musical===
[[File:England-Musical.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Daisuke Hirose]] as England.]]
England appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Daisuke Hirose]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*He is referred to as '''United Kingdom''', or '''UK''' for short, in most merchandise and in his character design on the official anime website. In other instances, however, he is referred to as '''England''', most notably in [[Gakuen Hetalia]] and the English-language preview for '''America's Cleaning of the Storage'''. The Japanese word ''Igirisu'' means ''Britain'' but is sometimes used to refer to England (normally rendered as ''Ingurando'' in katakana or ''eikoku'' in kanji) in colloquial speech. A note by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] confirms that he would only be known as "England" to his brothers, while he would be known as "UK" to the others.
*The English dub refers to him as '''Britain'''. According to FUNimation, this was a request from the Japanese anime producers.
[[Image:OriginalUK.gif|thumb|right|The Original UK character design as seen in ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''.]]
*Todd Haberkorn was originally cast as England in the FUNimation dub, while an unidentified actor was cast as Italy. After the actor for Italy dropped out of the dub mid-production, Haberkorn was cast as Italy and Scott Freeman was cast as England. However, Haberkorn's lines were retained for England's slightly younger colonial-era self in the ''Storage'' episodes.
*Although he's always called ''Igirisu'' in the manga and anime, historically, he would be known as simply England up until the 18th century, when [[wikipedia:Kingdom of Great Britain|The Kingdom of Great Britain]] was formed, uniting both England and Scotland (the ''Act of Union of Wales and England'' had already taken place 1536-1543). In the early 19th century, Ireland was added, creating [[wikipedia:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]. After Ireland split to declare itself independent in 1919, the [[wikipedia:Irish War of Independence|Irish War of Independence]] waged until 1922, when it became the ''Irish Free State''. Six of the 32 counties of Ireland (mostly from the province of Ulster where there was a great English/Scottish population) rejoined the UK while the other 26 counties formed the Republic of Ireland.
*A '''UK''' character is actually first seen at the end of '''Hetalia: Chapter 1''', however, his design was not yet completely finalized. He appears as a short-haired man with a ''UK'' label on his shirt and with somewhat thinner eyebrows. Notes in the special booklet for the third volume of the published manga reveal that England was originally to have normal eyebrows, as well as the appearance of a middle-aged man who dressed much younger. Himaruya decided to give him thicker eyebrows, as he liked the idea of a character having brows modeled after a [[wikipedia:Shiba Inu|Shiba Inu]].
*He appears to be modeled after the character '''Hikone Kalom''' from Himaruya's other webcomic '''Barjona Bombers''', though he is the exact opposite of Kalom in personality.
*Himaruya once stated that his eyebrows are actually trimmed, although they don't appear that way since they still remain thick in appearance. He has also stated that '''Ireland''' has thicker eyebrows, but with a "different feel" to them.
*England mentions in his version of [[Marukaite Chikyuu (England)|Marukaite Chikyuu]] that "My tattoo really hurts, but it's a hot six-string!" (''six-string'' meaning ''electric guitar''). This may indicate he has a tattoo.

==References==
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{{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Musical Characters]]
[[Category:Allied Forces Characters]]
[[Category:European Characters]]

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{{Nation
| name = England<br>イギリス
| continent = EUROPE
| image = UK0.png
| country = [[Image:UKFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]
[[File:Flag_of_England.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:England|England]]
| human = [[Human names#England|Arthur Kirkland]] (ˈɑrθər kɪrklænd) (アーサー・カークランド, ''Āsā Kākurando'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings = Arther, Arthor
| birthday =
| age = 23<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Green
| height = 175 cm (5' 9")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Noriaki Sugiyama]]<br>[[Sho Sudo]] (Young UK, drama CD "Prologue")<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Yuuya Kakitsubata]] (''Flower Of Iris'')
| english = [[Scott Freeman]] (S1-5, Film)<br>[[Todd Haberkorn]] (Colonial-Era Britain)
}}
'''England''' (イギリス, ''Igirisu'') is a main character in the anime and manga series''' Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He represents both the '''United Kingdom''' and England, and is part of the Allied Forces. The English dub refers to him as '''Britain''', a shortened term synonymous with United Kingdom.<ref name="Britain">{{cite web|title=The Guardian: Style Guide|url=http://www.theguardian.com/styleguide/b|accessdate=November 24, 2013}}</ref> Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#England|Arthur Kirkland]]''' (アーサー・カークランド, ''Āsā Kākurando'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:EnglandChibi.png|thumb|left|160px|A 'chibi' version of England.]]
===Appearance===
England has messy, short blond hair and lime-green eyes. According to France, he's rather slender. In World War II, he dresses in a green dress military uniform, which consists of a green jacket, a brown [[wikipedia:Sam Browne belt|Sam Browne belt]] (the over-the-right-shoulder-and-waist-belt), green pants tucked into his boots, off-white shirt (sort of off-yellow in the manga and webcomic in the colored drawings), a tie that's a shade of green that's slightly darker than the rest of his uniform, and brown boots that almost come up to his knees. Himaruya has stated that he dresses smart casual most of the time, and like a punk when he's out for fun. His [[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers Fanterms#Iggybrows|eyebrows]] are very prominent and bushy, despite that he apparently trims them. Himaruya mentions that his eyebrows were cursed into bushiness. They are a trait that is shared by his younger brother [[Sealand]], as well as [[Australia]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Wy]]. He also happens to be the same height as France.

In the original manga, his hair seemed to be golden blond, but in the first four seasons of the anime, it is bright yellow. The first four seasons of the anime also exaggerated the size of his eyebrows.

===Personality and Interests===
England is a fanciful, blunt, obstinate former pirate who used to torment [[Spain]]. In modern times he claims to be a gentleman; however he is cynical, sharp-tongued, prone to rough speech, and yearns for the golden years. He often uses British vocabulary, such as 'bloody' and 'git'. He is noted for being horrible at cooking which has caused [[America]], his former charge, to have "bad" taste in food. England is also, apparently, the "king of losing things", and France has described him as "somehow extremely useless when it comes to matters not pertaining to himself or America". He can be described as "spacey" because of his strong belief in magic, spirits, fairies, and other fantasy creatures. He has the ability to perform magic, such as spells and curses, and can also summon demons and other magical creatures. He is able to communicate with supernatural beings, and is not limited to creatures from his homeland, being able to interact with [[wikipedia:Youkai|youkai]] and spirits from Japanese folklore. He also happens to have fantasy friends, such as a flying bunny, unicorns, fairies, gnomes, and Captain Hook, but oddly enough he did not believe in Santa Claus until Finland came and brought them presents. Despite this, England often ridicules America's belief in aliens and [[Creatures of Hetalia#Tony|Tony]]. According to the author's notes, England's interests include embroidery, craftsmanship, literature, rock music, and giving scathing criticisms to America's movies.
He appears to be sharp-witted and surprisingly creative, although he seems to have rather bad luck. According to the author, he is rarely afraid of anything, and is rather interested in ghost stories, especially if he can use them to startle America. He also seems to be very stubborn and strong-willed, and does not easily succumb to stress or pressure. He is shown to be startlingly mature at times, and is very friendly with young or cute people and magical creatures. He also has a quite strong sense of responsibility, and has been seen scolding France and America when they don't take things seriously. In some recent notes, the author has stated that England has a very rich and unlimited personality, and that he can't decide whether England is a serious person or not.

Because of his status as an island nation, England is pretty distant and prefers to work alone. Perhaps because of this, he does not know how to express himself, leading to others often misunderstanding him. He is also depicted as being self-deprecating or [[wikipedia:Tsundere|tsundere]]. For example, despite his generally harsh behaviour, he is definitely stated to have a softer side, and seems to genuinely care for other nations. This is illustrated by the fact that he likes giving them advice, yet specifically mentions that he "does not do it because he's worried about them". Despite all this, he highly values his country's pride, and sometimes comes over as very arrogant. Despite his cynical, realistic view on the world, he is said to be a "quite a romanticist before he goes to sleep." When drunk, he suddenly becomes very nostalgic, and the next morning, he'll pretend that nothing has happened. Also, every year when the [[wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July]] comes around, his condition collapses.

In a blog post England is depicted as not being able to swim to illustrate how British characters can't swim in movies.<ref name="blog entry 936">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-936.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 14, 2010|title=古い映画ばっかり見てます。クレイジーキャッツ好き好き。|trans_title="I'm watching nothing but old movies. I really like Crazy Cats."|language = Japanese|access date = September 5, 2014}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

America was discovered as a small child by Finland and Sweden. Finland told England and France about his existence, and they proceeded to fight over who would be the child's older brother, though America chose England after the latter began to cry because he could not offer anything that compared to France's cooking. England cared for America as his "little brother" and visited America's home whenever he found the time, though he always needed to return to Europe after his visits. Only America was capable of liking or tolerating England's terrible cooking, resulting in England being delighted and America adopting the same "tasteless-ness." He also provided America with toys and clothes and was shown to be very affectionate to him, even letting America sleep in his bed when the latter couldn't sleep after reading horror stories. One day, when England came for a visit, he was surprised to find out that America had grown from a child into a teen and had become increasingly independent, no longer needing to rely on England.

Soon after, the Revolutionary War broke out and America fought England for his freedom and right to be his own nation. Near the end of the war, England, unable to shoot America when he had the opportunity, surrendered and allowed him be independent. While England cried in front of him, America stated "You used to be so...great."

This memory always makes England upset; when drunk, he is known for cursing America for leaving him (England once stated that 'someone left him heartbroken' for centuries, and it is assumed he refers to America), especially when the Fourth of July, or America's "birthday", arrives. The Revolutionary War caused a rift between the two and they constantly bicker and have disagreements. However, they are hinted as to truly care for each other.

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

Despite the fact that both are members of the Allied forces, England and France have a deep-rooted historical rivalry. While they often have petty disagreements, they appear to respect each other and are quick to team up if a third party enters their argument. France once tried to marry England to save his country, even though neither of them really wanted it. In strips focusing on England's childhood, he is often picked on by a pre-teen France. On one occasion, he scoffs at England for not growing out his hair, but when England does let his hair grow, it turns into a mess; France teases him, saying he'll cut it into a "cool" style, cutting it the same way France keeps his hair. England refuses saying that he does not want to be mistaken for him. Then, France cuts it back to its original style, saying that the only style that would suit him would be a boring one. In '''Crossing Through the Year 1000''', the two younger countries are fooled into believing that the world will end soon, and England agrees to let France pretend to have conquered him, since it is only for a little while. They later reminisce about their childhood when Japan makes the same mistake.

===Holy Roman Empire===
''Main Article: [[Holy Roman Empire]]''

In '''Italy's Beautiful Architecture''', when England was younger, he complained on how France was always picking on him and his complicated relationship with his brothers, so Holy Roman Empire built an Italian-style house in his home as a present. But since the climate didn't match the style, England only sobbed back.

===Ireland===

Mentioned by Himaruya as having thick eyebrows, but ones with a "different" feel to them than the eyebrows that England and his brothers share. It is currently unknown what their relation to England is, or to Northern Ireland.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]]''

When England finally decided to look out for friends, he thought Japan as a candidate. But Japan's boss wanted an alliance with Russia instead, leaving England very upset. Before England was about to give up and isolate himself once again, Japan came and said they could have an alliance and be lonely together, instead of obeying his boss.

The two are often shown enjoying each other's company.

===Liechtenstein===
''Main Article: [[Liechtenstein]]''

The two of them were featured together in a strip about soccer. They found out that the melodies of their anthems matched, which led to great confusion. Other than this, they don't interact much, though they seem to be quite friendly with each other.

===Norway===
''Main Article: [[Norway]]''
During [[Christmas 2011]] event, England spots one of Norway's magical creatures and the two have a pleasant conversation about them. [[America]] appears to be watching them and states, "England has a new weird friend."<ref name="NorEngXmas2011">{{cite web|title=クリスマスの 3ページ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_3.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=October 11, 2013}}</ref>

===Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

At the end of the Seven Years' War, England sent a letter to Prussia to announce their alliance, due to wanting to fight against France.

In Prussia's blog at the April Fool's '09 event on Kitayume, Prussia tried out England's cooking as a request (much to England's delight), but found that even Prussia couldn't stomach it and he passed out for a while, leading the other nations to believe he had died. England then vowed to make Prussia and everyone else acknowledge his cooking skills the "next time".

===Romania===
''Main Article: [[Romania]]''

In the anime adaption of the Advance! Newspaper Club! strips. Romania was shown in the Magic club along with England, where he revealed the activities of the club after Germany broke the spoon he was instructed by England to bend.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

It appears that whenever England tries summoning demons, he always ends up summoning Russia instead. Russia seems to hold some kind of grudge towards England, so the air between them isn't pleasant, as he's said that England always gets in his way.

===Sealand===
''Main Article: [[Sealand]]''

Sealand is England's youngest brother, an abandoned naval fort who declared himself a nation at the end of WWII. The two always bicker because Sealand wants to be recognized as a full-fledged nation and often sneaks into conferences the other countries attend (such as the G8, in which Sealand pretended to be [[Canada]]). In '''This Kind of Sealand is OO, '''England has a nightmare about the earth around Sealand rising up, causing Sealand to become taller than him. Despite being called "Jerk England" and being promised that he will one day bow to him, England, though annoyed, does look out for Sealand.

===Seychelles===
''Main Article: [[Seychelles]]''

During their first meeting in the Gakuen Hetalia universe, England snaps a dog collar onto Seychelles and claims her as his colony. He uses her like a servant in the game, though they occasionally are able to get along. In one of Seychelles's appearances in the comic, she is shown to be angry at England.

===Spain===
''Main Article: [[Spain]]''

In the late-1500's, England, jealous of Spain, decided to use his pirates to dethrone Spain. Whenever Spain complained about it, England gave the false excuse that the pirates were giving him trouble as well. However, when Spain came back to protest one day, he saw England giving an award ceremony for the work of the privateers.

Spain was eventually beaten so badly he eventually had to give up his seat of power to England.

===Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland===

It has been mentioned that England has brothers, one representing '''Scotland''', and the others presumably '''Wales''' and '''Northern Ireland''', whom hated him and used to drive him away with stones and arrows when he was a child, and even went as far as to mail him curses. In one of non-linear strips, it is implied by England that his brothers only shoots him arrows whenever he meets them.

==Appearances==
[[File:EnglandAnime.png|thumb|200px|England in Episode 11]]
===Anime===
England first appeared in [[Episode 01]] where he disagreed with America's plan to stop global warming and later fighting with France before being stopped by Germany.

In the anime, his hair is a vivid yellow, rather than the mousy or reddish blond used in the manga illustrations. His eyebrows are also exaggerated. In ''The Beautiful World'', his hair is changed to the golden blond seen in most manga illustrations.

===Musical===
[[File:England-Musical.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Daisuke Hirose]] as England.]]
England appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Daisuke Hirose]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*He is referred to as '''United Kingdom''', or '''UK''' for short, in most merchandise and in his character design on the official anime website. In other instances, however, he is referred to as '''England''', most notably in [[Gakuen Hetalia]] and the English-language preview for '''America's Cleaning of the Storage'''. The Japanese word ''Igirisu'' means ''Britain'' but is sometimes used to refer to England (normally rendered as ''Ingurando'' in katakana or ''eikoku'' in kanji) in colloquial speech. A note by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] confirms that he would only be known as "England" to his brothers, while he would be known as "UK" to the others.
*The English dub refers to him as '''Britain'''. According to FUNimation, this was a request from the Japanese anime producers.
[[Image:OriginalUK.gif|thumb|right|The Original UK character design as seen in ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''.]]
*Todd Haberkorn was originally cast as England in the FUNimation dub, while an unidentified actor was cast as Italy. After the actor for Italy dropped out of the dub mid-production, Haberkorn was cast as Italy and Scott Freeman was cast as England. However, Haberkorn's lines were retained for England's slightly younger colonial-era self in the ''Storage'' episodes.
*Although he's always called ''Igirisu'' in the manga and anime, historically, he would be known as simply England up until the 18th century, when [[wikipedia:Kingdom of Great Britain|The Kingdom of Great Britain]] was formed, uniting both England and Scotland (the ''Act of Union of Wales and England'' had already taken place 1536-1543). In the early 19th century, Ireland was added, creating [[wikipedia:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]. After Ireland split to declare itself independent in 1919, the [[wikipedia:Irish War of Independence|Irish War of Independence]] waged until 1922, when it became the ''Irish Free State''. Six of the 32 counties of Ireland (mostly from the province of Ulster where there was a great English/Scottish population) rejoined the UK while the other 26 counties formed the Republic of Ireland.
*A '''UK''' character is actually first seen at the end of '''Hetalia: Chapter 1''', however, his design was not yet completely finalized. He appears as a short-haired man with a ''UK'' label on his shirt and with somewhat thinner eyebrows. Notes in the special booklet for the third volume of the published manga reveal that England was originally to have normal eyebrows, as well as the appearance of a middle-aged man who dressed much younger. Himaruya decided to give him thicker eyebrows, as he liked the idea of a character having brows modeled after a [[wikipedia:Shiba Inu|Shiba Inu]].
*He appears to be modeled after the character '''Hikone Kalom''' from Himaruya's other webcomic '''Barjona Bombers''', though he is the exact opposite of Kalom in personality.
*Himaruya once stated that his eyebrows are actually trimmed, although they don't appear that way since they still remain thick in appearance. He has also stated that '''Ireland''' has thicker eyebrows, but with a "different feel" to them.
*England mentions in his version of [[Marukaite Chikyuu (England)|Marukaite Chikyuu]] that "My tattoo really hurts, but it's a hot six-string!" (''six-string'' meaning ''electric guitar''). This may indicate he has a tattoo.

==References==
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[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Musical Characters]]
[[Category:Allied Forces Characters]]
[[Category:European Characters]]

England

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{{Nation
| name = England<br>イギリス
| continent = EUROPE
| image = UK0.png
| country = [[Image:UKFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]
[[File:Flag_of_England.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:England|England]]
| human = [[Human names#England|Arthur Kirkland]] (ˈɑrθər kɪrklænd) (アーサー・カークランド, ''Āsā Kākurando'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings = Arther, Arthor
| birthday =
| age = 23<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Green
| height = 175 cm (5' 9")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Noriaki Sugiyama]]<br>[[Sho Sudo]] (Young UK, drama CD "Prologue")<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Yuuya Kakitsubata]] (''Flower Of Iris'')
| english = [[Scott Freeman]] (S1-5, Film)<br>[[Todd Haberkorn]] (Colonial-Era Britain)
}}
'''England''' (イギリス, ''Igirisu'') is a main character in the anime and manga series''' Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He represents both the '''United Kingdom''' and England, and is part of the Allied Forces. The English dub refers to him as '''Britain''', a shortened term synonymous with United Kingdom.<ref name="Britain">{{cite web|title=The Guardian: Style Guide|url=http://www.theguardian.com/styleguide/b|accessdate=November 24, 2013}}</ref> Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#England|Arthur Kirkland]]''' (アーサー・カークランド, ''Āsā Kākurando'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:EnglandChibi.png|thumb|left|160px|A 'chibi' version of England.]]
===Appearance===
England has messy, short blond hair and lime-green eyes. According to France, he's rather slender. In World War II, he dresses in a green dress military uniform, which consists of a green jacket, a brown [[wikipedia:Sam Browne belt|Sam Browne belt]] (the over-the-right-shoulder-and-waist-belt), green pants tucked into his boots, off-white shirt (sort of off-yellow in the manga and webcomic in the colored drawings), a tie that's a shade of green that's slightly darker than the rest of his uniform, and brown boots that almost come up to his knees. Himaruya has stated that he dresses smart casual most of the time, and like a punk when he's out for fun. His [[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers Fanterms#Iggybrows|eyebrows]] are very prominent and bushy, despite that he apparently trims them. Himaruya mentions that his eyebrows were cursed into bushiness. They are a trait that is shared by his younger brother [[Sealand]], as well as [[Australia]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Wy]]. He also happens to be the same height as France.

In the original manga, his hair seemed to be golden blond, but in the first four seasons of the anime, it is bright yellow. The first four seasons of the anime also exaggerated the size of his eyebrows.

===Personality and Interests===
England is a fanciful, blunt, obstinate former pirate who used to torment [[Spain]]. In modern times he claims to be a gentleman; however he is cynical, sharp-tongued, prone to rough speech, and yearns for the golden years. He often uses British vocabulary, such as 'bloody' and 'git'. He is noted for being horrible at cooking which has caused [[America]], his former charge, to have "bad" taste in food. England is also, apparently, the "king of losing things", and France has described him as "somehow extremely useless when it comes to matters not pertaining to himself or America". He can be described as "spacey" because of his strong belief in magic, spirits, fairies, and other fantasy creatures. He has the ability to perform magic, such as spells and curses, and can also summon demons and other magical creatures. He is able to communicate with supernatural beings, and is not limited to creatures from his homeland, being able to interact with [[wikipedia:Youkai|youkai]] and spirits from Japanese folklore. He also happens to have fantasy friends, such as a flying bunny, unicorns, fairies, gnomes, and Captain Hook, but oddly enough he did not believe in Santa Claus until Finland came and brought them presents. Despite this, England often ridicules America's belief in aliens and [[Creatures of Hetalia#Tony|Tony]]. According to the author's notes, England's interests include embroidery, craftsmanship, literature, rock music, and giving scathing criticisms to America's movies.
He appears to be sharp-witted and surprisingly creative, although he seems to have rather bad luck. According to the author, he is rarely afraid of anything, and is rather interested in ghost stories, especially if he can use them to startle America. He also seems to be very stubborn and strong-willed, and does not easily succumb to stress or pressure. He is shown to be startlingly mature at times, and is very friendly with young or cute people and magical creatures. He also has a quite strong sense of responsibility, and has been seen scolding France and America when they don't take things seriously. In some recent notes, the author has stated that England has a very rich and unlimited personality, and that he can't decide whether England is a serious person or not.

Because of his status as an island nation, England is pretty distant and prefers to work alone. Perhaps because of this, he does not know how to express himself, leading to others often misunderstanding him. He is also depicted as being self-deprecating or [[wikipedia:Tsundere|tsundere]]. For example, despite his generally harsh behaviour, he is definitely stated to have a softer side, and seems to genuinely care for other nations. This is illustrated by the fact that he likes giving them advice, yet specifically mentions that he "does not do it because he's worried about them". Despite all this, he highly values his country's pride, and sometimes comes over as very arrogant. Despite his cynical, realistic view on the world, he is said to be a "quite a romanticist before he goes to sleep." When drunk, he suddenly becomes very nostalgic, and the next morning, he'll pretend that nothing has happened. Also, every year when the [[wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July]] comes around, his condition collapses.

In a blog post England is depicted as not being able to swim to illustrate how British characters can't swim in movies.<ref name="blog entry 936">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-936.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 14, 2010|title=古い映画ばっかり見てます。クレイジーキャッツ好き好き。|trans_title="I'm watching nothing but old movies. I really like Crazy Cats."|language = Japanese|access date = September 5, 2014}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

America was discovered as a small child by Finland and Sweden. Finland told England and France about his existence, and they proceeded to fight over who would be the child's older brother, though America chose England after the latter began to cry because he could not offer anything that compared to France's cooking. England cared for America as his "little brother" and visited America's home whenever he found the time, though he always needed to return to Europe after his visits. Only America was capable of liking or tolerating England's terrible cooking, resulting in England being delighted and America adopting the same "tasteless-ness." He also provided America with toys and clothes and was shown to be very affectionate to him, even letting America sleep in his bed when the latter couldn't sleep after reading horror stories. One day, when England came for a visit, he was surprised to find out that America had grown from a child into a teen and had become increasingly independent, no longer needing to rely on England.

Soon after, the Revolutionary War broke out and America fought England for his freedom and right to be his own nation. Near the end of the war, England, unable to shoot America when he had the opportunity, surrendered and allowed him be independent. While England cried in front of him, America stated "You used to be so...great."

This memory always makes England upset; when drunk, he is known for cursing America for leaving him (England once stated that 'someone left him heartbroken' for centuries, and it is assumed he refers to America), especially when the Fourth of July, or America's "birthday", arrives. The Revolutionary War caused a rift between the two and they constantly bicker and have disagreements. However, they are hinted as to truly care for each other.

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

Despite the fact that both are members of the Allied forces, England and France have a deep-rooted historical rivalry. While they often have petty disagreements, they appear to respect each other and are quick to team up if a third party enters their argument. France once tried to marry England to save his country, even though neither of them really wanted it. In strips focusing on England's childhood, he is often picked on by a pre-teen France. On one occasion, he scoffs at England for not growing out his hair, but when England does let his hair grow, it turns into a mess; France teases him, saying he'll cut it into a "cool" style, cutting it the same way France keeps his hair. England refuses saying that he does not want to be mistaken for him. Then, France cuts it back to its original style, saying that the only style that would suit him would be a boring one. In '''Crossing Through the Year 1000''', the two younger countries are fooled into believing that the world will end soon, and England agrees to let France pretend to have conquered him, since it is only for a little while. They later reminisce about their childhood when Japan makes the same mistake.

===Holy Roman Empire===
''Main Article: [[Holy Roman Empire]]''

In '''Italy's Beautiful Architecture''', when England was younger, he complained on how France was always picking on him and his complicated relationship with his brothers, so Holy Roman Empire built an Italian-style house in his home as a present. But since the climate didn't match the style, England only sobbed back.

===Ireland===

Mentioned by Himaruya as having thick eyebrows, but ones with a "different" feel to them than the eyebrows that England and his brothers share. It is currently unknown what their relation to England is, or to Northern Ireland.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]]''

When England finally decided to look out for friends, he thought Japan as a candidate. But Japan's boss wanted an alliance with Russia instead, leaving England very upset. Before England was about to give up and isolate himself once again, Japan came and said they could have an alliance and be lonely together, instead of obeying his boss.

The two are often shown enjoying each other's company.

===Liechtenstein===
''Main Article: [[Liechtenstein]]''

The two of them were featured together in a strip about soccer. They found out that the melodies of their anthems matched, which led to great confusion. Other than this, they don't interact much, though they seem to be quite friendly with each other.

==Norway==
''Main Article: [[Norway]]''
During [[Christmas 2011]] event, England spots one of Norway's magical creatures and the two have a pleasant conversation about them. [[America]] appears to be watching them and states, "England has a new weird friend."<ref name="NorEngXmas2011">{{cite web|title=クリスマスの 3ページ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_3.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=December 2011|accessdate=October 11, 2013}}</ref>

===Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

At the end of the Seven Years' War, England sent a letter to Prussia to announce their alliance, due to wanting to fight against France.

In Prussia's blog at the April Fool's '09 event on Kitayume, Prussia tried out England's cooking as a request (much to England's delight), but found that even Prussia couldn't stomach it and he passed out for a while, leading the other nations to believe he had died. England then vowed to make Prussia and everyone else acknowledge his cooking skills the "next time".

===Romania===
''Main Article: [[Romania]]''

In the anime adaption of the Advance! Newspaper Club! strips. Romania was shown in the Magic club along with England, where he revealed the activities of the club after Germany broke the spoon he was instructed by England to bend.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

It appears that whenever England tries summoning demons, he always ends up summoning Russia instead. Russia seems to hold some kind of grudge towards England, so the air between them isn't pleasant, as he's said that England always gets in his way.

===Sealand===
''Main Article: [[Sealand]]''

Sealand is England's youngest brother, an abandoned naval fort who declared himself a nation at the end of WWII. The two always bicker because Sealand wants to be recognized as a full-fledged nation and often sneaks into conferences the other countries attend (such as the G8, in which Sealand pretended to be [[Canada]]). In '''This Kind of Sealand is OO, '''England has a nightmare about the earth around Sealand rising up, causing Sealand to become taller than him. Despite being called "Jerk England" and being promised that he will one day bow to him, England, though annoyed, does look out for Sealand.

===Seychelles===
''Main Article: [[Seychelles]]''

During their first meeting in the Gakuen Hetalia universe, England snaps a dog collar onto Seychelles and claims her as his colony. He uses her like a servant in the game, though they occasionally are able to get along. In one of Seychelles's appearances in the comic, she is shown to be angry at England.

===Spain===
''Main Article: [[Spain]]''

In the late-1500's, England, jealous of Spain, decided to use his pirates to dethrone Spain. Whenever Spain complained about it, England gave the false excuse that the pirates were giving him trouble as well. However, when Spain came back to protest one day, he saw England giving an award ceremony for the work of the privateers.

Spain was eventually beaten so badly he eventually had to give up his seat of power to England.

===Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland===

It has been mentioned that England has brothers, one representing '''Scotland''', and the others presumably '''Wales''' and '''Northern Ireland''', whom hated him and used to drive him away with stones and arrows when he was a child, and even went as far as to mail him curses. In one of non-linear strips, it is implied by England that his brothers only shoots him arrows whenever he meets them.

==Appearances==
[[File:EnglandAnime.png|thumb|200px|England in Episode 11]]
===Anime===
England first appeared in [[Episode 01]] where he disagreed with America's plan to stop global warming and later fighting with France before being stopped by Germany.

In the anime, his hair is a vivid yellow, rather than the mousy or reddish blond used in the manga illustrations. His eyebrows are also exaggerated. In ''The Beautiful World'', his hair is changed to the golden blond seen in most manga illustrations.

===Musical===
[[File:England-Musical.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Daisuke Hirose]] as England.]]
England appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Daisuke Hirose]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*He is referred to as '''United Kingdom''', or '''UK''' for short, in most merchandise and in his character design on the official anime website. In other instances, however, he is referred to as '''England''', most notably in [[Gakuen Hetalia]] and the English-language preview for '''America's Cleaning of the Storage'''. The Japanese word ''Igirisu'' means ''Britain'' but is sometimes used to refer to England (normally rendered as ''Ingurando'' in katakana or ''eikoku'' in kanji) in colloquial speech. A note by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] confirms that he would only be known as "England" to his brothers, while he would be known as "UK" to the others.
*The English dub refers to him as '''Britain'''. According to FUNimation, this was a request from the Japanese anime producers.
[[Image:OriginalUK.gif|thumb|right|The Original UK character design as seen in ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''.]]
*Todd Haberkorn was originally cast as England in the FUNimation dub, while an unidentified actor was cast as Italy. After the actor for Italy dropped out of the dub mid-production, Haberkorn was cast as Italy and Scott Freeman was cast as England. However, Haberkorn's lines were retained for England's slightly younger colonial-era self in the ''Storage'' episodes.
*Although he's always called ''Igirisu'' in the manga and anime, historically, he would be known as simply England up until the 18th century, when [[wikipedia:Kingdom of Great Britain|The Kingdom of Great Britain]] was formed, uniting both England and Scotland (the ''Act of Union of Wales and England'' had already taken place 1536-1543). In the early 19th century, Ireland was added, creating [[wikipedia:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]. After Ireland split to declare itself independent in 1919, the [[wikipedia:Irish War of Independence|Irish War of Independence]] waged until 1922, when it became the ''Irish Free State''. Six of the 32 counties of Ireland (mostly from the province of Ulster where there was a great English/Scottish population) rejoined the UK while the other 26 counties formed the Republic of Ireland.
*A '''UK''' character is actually first seen at the end of '''Hetalia: Chapter 1''', however, his design was not yet completely finalized. He appears as a short-haired man with a ''UK'' label on his shirt and with somewhat thinner eyebrows. Notes in the special booklet for the third volume of the published manga reveal that England was originally to have normal eyebrows, as well as the appearance of a middle-aged man who dressed much younger. Himaruya decided to give him thicker eyebrows, as he liked the idea of a character having brows modeled after a [[wikipedia:Shiba Inu|Shiba Inu]].
*He appears to be modeled after the character '''Hikone Kalom''' from Himaruya's other webcomic '''Barjona Bombers''', though he is the exact opposite of Kalom in personality.
*Himaruya once stated that his eyebrows are actually trimmed, although they don't appear that way since they still remain thick in appearance. He has also stated that '''Ireland''' has thicker eyebrows, but with a "different feel" to them.
*England mentions in his version of [[Marukaite Chikyuu (England)|Marukaite Chikyuu]] that "My tattoo really hurts, but it's a hot six-string!" (''six-string'' meaning ''electric guitar''). This may indicate he has a tattoo.

==References==
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Austria

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{{Nation
| name = Austria<br>オーストリア
| continent = EUROPE
| image = Ost01.png
| country = [[File:AustriaFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Austria|Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich)]]
| human = [[Human names#Austria|Roderich Edelstein]] (ローデリヒ・エーデルシュタイン, ''Rōderihi Eederushutain'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings =
| age =
| gender = Male
| birthday = October 26<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=106|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Brown
| eyes = Violet
| height =

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chibitalia''
| game = [[Osōji Prussia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 02]] (Young)<br>[[Episode 06]] (Adult)
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Akira Sasanuma]], [[Aki Kanada]] (as a child), [[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Otsu Kou]] (''Flower Of Iris'')
| english = [[Chuck Huber]]
}}
'''Austria''' (オーストリア,'' Osutoria'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name, '''[[Human names#Austria|Roderich Edelstein]]''' (ローデリヒ・エーデルシュタイン, ''Rōderihi Eederushutain'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:AustriaChibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Austria.]]
===Appearance===
Austria has violet eyes and somewhat wavy brown hair, with a wild strand that represents [[wikipedia:Mariazell|Mariazell]]. He doesn't smile often and "doesn't need to". He wears glasses, a long navy blue coat with a white jabot, and black pants (colored tan in some earlier artwork). He also has a mole on his face, which is "a similar thing to Italy's curl," likely acting as an erogenous zone for him.<ref>{{cite web|title=声優さん発表きましたね。|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-150.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=June 26, 2008|accessdate=November 20, 2012}}</ref> Under his clothes, he appears to wear a corset and has stated that he's out of shape due to his indoor-centered lifestyle. He's also said to be rather delicate, and he seems to tire easily when doing any sort of physical activity that doesn't involve music or cooking.

When he was younger (as seen in '''Chibitalia'''), he wore a deep fuchsia jacket and purple pants. In the anime version of the storyline, his jacket was changed to blue and his pants were changed to black, to match the clothing he wears as an adult.

During '''The War of the Austrian Succession''' and '''The Seven Years' War''', he's also seen wearing a white military uniform based on that worn by Austrian soldiers in the 18th Century, although the cover of Volume 5 shows him in a uniform similar to Prussia's.

More often than not, he's depicted as wearing suits that look outdated compared to the rest of the cast, with the jabot usually serving as the constant trait. There is even official artwork of him gardening in what appeared to be 18th Century casual-wear.

===Personality and Interests===
He is described as a well-spoken, young master type, who was initially aloof until he was saddled with too many burdens. He gives higher priority to his hobbies than his work, and is more optimistic, easygoing, and quiet in comparison to [[Germany]] who is more serious and work-oriented. His interests are art, music (the piano in particular), and cake. In the first drama CD, it is revealed he is not an outdoors person and is afraid of marine animals (such as crabs and starfish). It's been remarked that he keeps his home tidy, but not very orderly, and his underwear was scattered about his house in rather random places. He's also rather knowledgeable about underwear in general, something both Prussia and Germany acknowledged. He has no sense of direction and frequently gets lost; this is based on a joke Himaruya heard about an Austrian salesperson getting lost in his own storehouse. According to Austria, unlike Germany, he's not very good at taking the initiative when it comes to stating his opinion. His favorite way to settle a problem is through marriage. <ref name="Vol. 6 p94">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2013|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 6|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 6|publisher=Gentosha|page=94|isbn=978-4-344-82867-4}}</ref>

He seems to be camera shy, or at least in regards to events which are broadcast worldwide and his embarrassment was strong enough that he may have begun to sing. When Germany was going to take a picture, he immediately hid his face. He also remarked his inability to "skillfully put together a pose" as Germany was. In response to his being upset about the broadcasting of the event, Germany remarked that he hadn't read the invitation properly.

Austria is apparently out of shape, walks rather slow, and has a very indoor lifestyle which has caused this, all of which he admits to, though Hungary said that he was different when he was younger. Austria warned others to take care to avoid such a thing happening to them. Because he's out of shape, he tires quite easily.

He's very reliant on Germany, though he's trying to lessen his dependence. However it seems to stem from his long history of ordering Germany around.

==Relationships==
===Germany===
''Main Article: [[Germany]]''

Germany has described Austria as being something like an older brother to him; however, unlike with Prussia, he does not call him "big brother," so they likely aren't quite as close. Austria and Germany were allies in both World Wars and lived together during World War Two, much to Hungary and Italy's dismay, though Austria didn't mind it at all. He approves of and supports a lot of Germany's ideas, but he relies very heavily on him. It's said that, if Germany were to get even a little cold, Austria would catch a high fever and collapse, causing Germany to have little choice than to take good care of himself. His behavior often annoys Germany, especially since he blames him for things he'd done such as when he'd broken a cup. He also orders him around very often, much to Germany's chagrin; however it's been going on for so long that they and their neighbors all acknowledge it as "the usual" with them. Germany, however, feels that what he does goes beyond ordering. Austria has admitted that his reliance is a "terrifying thing." He has been trying to lessen his dependence, at least economically. Germany has admitted that Austria's fighting technique is "magnificent." He does seem to worry about how reliant he is, and has tried to teach him to be more self-sufficient, but gave up when Austria stubbornly tried to push himself past his(rather short) limit after exhausting himself with two minutes of sweeping.

===Hungary===
''Main article: [[Hungary]]''

The two still have a very close relationship, despite the dissolution of their alliance and marriage. The marriage was mostly a valuable war alliance, as the two promised that they would support each other in war. She's said to have saved him many times. As children, he was often beaten up and defeated by her when it came to wars, but when they got older, she was forced into becoming his servant while they were both under the rule of [[Holy Roman Empire]]. It seems she might still clean his house for him to this day due to his lack of self-sufficiency. Her working hard "behind the scenes" is shown here in that Austria claims his room cleans itself despite that Hungary is really the reason it gets clean.

Throughout the anime and manga, the two share many moments that suggest that they still have feelings for one another. For example, in the '''Buon San Valentino '''strips, Hungary is given a gift from an anonymous source, but when described the man has many of the same facial features that Austria has. She also seems to enjoy watching him play the piano. When Germany was sent to forcibly annex Austria, Hungary tried to stop him, asking him "to please consider his feelings." In the tenth Birz strip, she didn't want to go inside Germany's house to ensure he was okay(though she had been inside earlier, having been cleaning his room as Germany was out and could not do so himself) as her hair was rather disheveled.

===Italy===
''Main Article: [[Italy]]''

As a child, after Rome fell, Italy (Chibitalia) lived in Austria's house and spent the majority of his time there, acting as a maid due to becoming part of the Holy Roman Empire. He was raised there with [[Hungary]]'s help. He believed Italy to be a girl until his voice broke sometime after he'd grown into a preteen, with Austria thinking he "had a feeling this would happen for some reason." It's assumed that, from then on, Austria bought him clothes of the proper gender and no longer made him wear maid's dresses. Because of Italy's behavior and being rather useless, Austria often pushed him around and punished him. Italy often asked if they would have pasta for dinner and the answer was always no. However, Italy was a glutton and went looking for pasta anyway. When Holy Roman Empire snuck him food Austria, believing he'd stolen it, locked him in a dark room as punishment.

During the Spanish-Austrian war, Italy had the opportunity to be reunited with his brother and live with Spain however he ran straight to Austria after being untied, despite that, according to Spain, he often complained about Austria's rule, seemingly because Spain scared him with his leering and dreaming of being with the Italy brother's all the time. He also was against Germany's annexation of Austria along with Hungary. Italy doesn't hold a grudge to Austria for his mistreatment as a child or from any wars they'd had, and is generally happy to see him, rushing to him and hugging him and rubbing their cheeks together.

===Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

Prussia takes pleasure in annoying and humiliating him in whatever ways he can, and had fought against him in wars in the past, most notably seizing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silesia Silesia] for himself in the '''War Of Austrian Succession'''.

On numerous occasions when he finds himself alone and crying, Prussia will mention that he is happy alone unlike a certain "stupid aristocrat". In the '''Christmas Strips''', Prussia has to tell himself that he rather be alone than be with others ''"because clustering is for the weak. Yeah, like that stupid aristocr--". ''Prussia often talks about Austria in a negative tone. In the '''Maria Theresa''' arc of the anime, Prussia seems to be hell-bent on humiliating Austria, and shows, on multiple occasions throughout the episodes, a strong desire to see Austria beg for his mercy during the battles. He went so far as to hire a painter to paint Austria's face in defeat so that his failure would forever be a part of history.

In the present day while living with his brother, Prussia also freeloads off of Austria and has a habit of stalking him. Also, in Prussia's blog, it is implied that either Prussia and Austria are both living together in Germany's house, or that Austria associates with the brothers very often to sort out their messes.

===Switzerland===
''Main Article: [[Switzerland]]''

Switzerland was a former childhood friend of Austria's. In their youth, they were close, but Austria was weak and unable to fight as well as Switzerland expected him to, and had to be bailed out when he'd get beaten up in war.

They eventually grew apart, and Switzerland denies that the two of them ever used to be friends. Switzerland has never forgotten the time when they were friends, although Austria has.

==Appearances==
[[File:AustriaAnime.png|thumb|200px|Austria in the Anime.]]
===Anime===
Austria made a very brief appearance during the Chibitalia segment in [[Episode 02]] as one of four characters kicking Chibitalia in the air. In [[Episode 04]], he gained control over and made Chibitalia his servant. Later on, he became the parental figure for Chibitalia and some other young countries, scolding them when they did things wrong but also inviting Chibitalia in to listen to his piano skills.

In [[Episode 06]], we see an adult Austria for the first time.

===Musical===
[[File:Austria-Musical.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Takuya Kikuchi]] as Austria.]]
Austria appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Takuya Kikuchi]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*The date given for his birthday, '''October 26th''', is also the date of Austria's national holiday.<ref name="Vol1Profile"/> It celebrates Austria's [[wikipedia:Declaration of Neutrality|Declaration of Neutrality]], signed in 1955.
*Austria is the only character given an outright "birth year" (976) in his profile, though [[Korea]] originally had one as well (1919). The "birth year" corresponds with the year that the East Bavarian March (Babenburg Austria) was founded, which Austria grew from.
*June 8th, his and Hungary's wedding day, corresponds with the date of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_Compromise_of_1867 Austro-Hungarian Compromise].
*In a character note, it says he spent some time in a wheelchair.
*Also in a character note, it says he wears glasses not because he has bad eyesight, but because he thinks he would look plain without them. It was also explained further that his glasses also represent his musical abilities.<ref name="blog entry 1578">{{cite web|title=おまけ７|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1578.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=November 6, 2014|accessdate=November 6, 2014|trans_title=Omake 7}}</ref>
* It seems that Austria's natural hair is straight as seen in flashbacks of him as a child, a drawing by Himaruya of a few countries eating breakfast, and a Chibitalia strip in which he combs his hair to achieve his wavy-esque hairstyle.

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Musical Characters]]
[[Category:European Characters]]

China

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TheMusicGirl: tense change

{{Nation
| name = China<br>中国
| continent = ASIA
| image = China0.png
| country = [[Image:ChinaFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:People's Republic of China|People's Republic Of China (Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó)]] (中华人民共和国)
| human = [[Human names#China|Wang Yao]] (王耀, ''Wanyao'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings = Wang Yue<ref>{{cite web|title=俺の家と一か月|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-184.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=July 13, 2008|accessdate=November 12, 2012|trans_title=My House and One Month}}</ref>, Wang You
| age = 4000<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = October 10 (original profile), October 1 (Chinese release), Unknown (newer profiles)
| hair = Black (manga), Dark Brown (anime)
| eyes = Brown/Amber
| height = 169 cm (5' 6.5")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Yuki Kaida]]<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Kanae Kasuga]] (''Flower Of Iris'')
| english = [[Clarine Harp]]
}}

'''China''' (中国, ''Chūgoku'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He is part of the Allied Forces. Between 2007 and early 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#China|Wang Yao]]''' (王耀, ''Wanyao'' or ''Ouyou'', 王耀, ''Wáng Yào'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:ChinaChibi.png|thumb|150px|left|A 'chibi' version of China.]]
===Appearance===
China has dark hair tied back into a ponytail and is often shown wearing a green Chinese military uniform with a red armband with a white star on it. The shade of green varies; however it's generally deep green, though it was once colored tan. In other instances, he wears a green mandarin jacket with yellow pants, or a red one with white pants (as shown in the ''Hetalia'' trading card game). Seeing him "will make you say he's an old man or a hermit or something"<ref name="Vol2prof">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=15|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref> though he looks young.<ref name="Vol5prof"/>

He has a scar on his back, having been attacked by [[Japan]] when they were younger, and a panda-shaped birthmark above his buttocks.<ref>{{cite web|title=「韓国ネタ」|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/knt.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=|accessdate=May 12, 2013}}</ref>

Over time, Himaruya said that China's design changed the least, though his bangs may have changed in volume a little. Himaruya's said that he's easier to draw than other characters, with a different easiness than England. He's also added that his expressions are easy to change.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5|publisher=Gentosha|page=16-17|isbn=978-4-344-82563-5}}</ref>

===Personality and Interests===
Apparently one of the oldest nations, China lives through a tough life surrounded by mysterious things.<ref name="Vol5prof"/> He happens to be extremely superstitious, but not at all religious. He loves good luck and fortune.<ref name="ChineseNY">{{cite web|title=わりとよくあることよろし|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1291.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=October 26, 2010|accessdate=September 11, 2012|trans_title=These Things Happen A Lot}}</ref> China tries to act as an older brother to the other Asian nations, but fails to be treated as one.<ref name="Vol2prof"/> He's also said to have many disciples, said to be his provinces, but no authority over them, either.<ref name="Vol5prof">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5|publisher=Gentosha|page=21|isbn=978-4-344-82563-5}}</ref> When they begin to fight and refuse to work together, he doesn't try to reconcile them. Somewhat like America, he likes to be in charge and have what he wants. He tends to end his sentences with the sound "-aru" (a Japanese stereotype of Chinese accents), though sometimes he ends them with "-ahen" (opium) when conversing with England. He has a companion named "Shinatty-chan", an old man in a Hello Kitty knockoff costume.<ref>{{cite web|title=アイヤー家になんかきてるある|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/chkty.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 11, 2012|trans_title=Aiyaa, something's come to my house, aru}}</ref>

China is shown to be a lover of cuisine, even being part of the Gourmet Food Club with France and Turkey in the Gakuen Hetalia strips<ref name="Vol4">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2011|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 4|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 4|publisher=Gentosha|page=6|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref>, and is said to nag if food has a certain pattern of tastes. On one occasion in the WWII-set strips, he winds up arriving late to a meeting and explains that he always puts food as his first priority.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=50|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref> According to his profile in Volume 6, it is said that he would eat anything that has four legs unless it's a chair.

He's said to hate losing and be patronizing, and he's only recently completely changed his halfhearted ways and begun to put serious effort into everything.<ref name="Vol3prof">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=17|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref> He has a lot of mysterious, "secret" medicines at his house, though he's not sure of what their ingredients are, and tries to sell them to nations he feels are in need of them. Even in Hetalia Fantasia he's shown to be a decent businessman, though he doesn't have any problem with taking advantage of customers such as Prussia when he sold him a panda that he claimed would make him happy as a prank on April Fools.<ref>{{cite web|title=おれさまのブログ|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/41blog0.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=April 1, 2009|accessdate=September 11, 2012|trans_title=I, Myself's Blog}}</ref>

China appears to have a love of cute things,<ref name="Vol3">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=75|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref> particularly cartoon characters, Hello Kitty,<ref>{{cite web|title=ニヒルな笑み|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/cnn.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=August 25, 2010|trans_title=Nihilistic Smile}}</ref> and pandas, and he is frequently seen carrying one. He is also very artistic,<ref name="Vol2prof"/> as he is skilled at not only painting beautiful human beings full-scale, but also on something as small as a strand of hair (as seen in a strip in the web-comic); his artistic abilities don't, however, apply across the board, as his anime art is quite poor compared to Japan's and Korea's.<ref name="ChiKoranime">{{cite web|title=アニメやるんだぜ！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-429.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=December 24, 2008|accessdate=March 14, 2010|trans_title=We're Making An Anime Together!}}</ref>

Overall he appears to be a cheerful character, though he can occasionally slip into moments of melancholy when reflecting on how much the world has changed over his long life.<ref name="MelancholyofYaoWang">{{cite web|title=中国メランコリー|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/chi.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=March 14, 2010|trans_title=China Melancholy}}</ref> He's also been shown to be easily annoyed and prone to snapping, particularly when it comes to Korea.

In the Hetalia Fantasia CD he said that he, like all Chinese people, isn't one to waste a second of time. According to Russia, however, he often takes naps in the sun in his garden, does "some weird dance" (which China later clarified to have been tai chi) in the morning, and he himself said that he would sleep and eat all day on a holiday. In addition, he said that his specialty was online games. He also seems fairly gullible, as he said that, with the money he was earning, he would buy some products off of one of America's "promotional things".

==Relationships==
===Hong Kong===
''Main Article: [[Hong Kong]]''

Little has been revealed about their relationship. Hong Kong was raised by China before he became British territory. The two were eventually reunited when England's control ceased. In '''The Summary of the Plot until Now''', China is seen telling Hong Kong to stop drawing explicit art, saying that he will have to mosaic it all out. Hong Kong replies, "I'm kinda sorry. And I won't do it again. Maybe." Also, Hong Kong refers China as teacher ''(sensei)''.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]]''

After discovering the new nation (who appeared to be a child all on his own), China took him in and raised him as a younger brother, though Japan denied being related to him when asked about it. Japan eventually wound up betraying China when he decided to initiate a war, and attacked him with a katana (leaving a scar on his back). Since that war, the two remained on opposing sides as enemies, and China became distressed as to how war changed his "brother".

===Korea===
''Main Article: [[Korea]]''

China is constantly annoyed by Korea's claims that he invented others' work, and his claim that both him and Japan should consider him to be their older brother. Korea also happens to have an obsession with China, wanting to be acknowledged by him. He also once showed the belief that China's breasts belonged to him like Japan's.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

Despite the close relationship the two have had throughout their history, China is very suspicious and fearful of his northern neighbor, especially after the [[wikipedia:Sino-Soviet split|Sino-Soviet Split]]. In return, Russia has been shown to stalk China, especially when disguised in a panda suit. However, China still cares for Russia, and provides medicine when he appears to have caught a cold.

===Taiwan===
''Main Article: [[Taiwan]]''

Little has been revealed about their relationship. In '''Asian and Western Festivals''', Taiwan, like Hong Kong, refers to China as 'teacher.' However, she also talks back to him frequently and does not mind his bossiness.

==Appearances==
[[File:ChinaAnime.png|thumb|200px|China in [[Episode 09]].]]
===Anime===
China first appears in [[Episode 01]], at the world meeting. As the others argue, he attempts to break up the fight by offering them snacks (that they refuse).

China's raising of Japan is spotlighted in [[Episode 16]], which details their past history, though the betrayal aspect was left out of the anime adaptation.

Though his hair tends to be colored black in most artwork for the manga, China's character design in the anime gives him ''ash brown'' hair, as well as adding haircurls to his ponytail.

===Musical===
[[File:China-Musical.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Taishi Sugie]] as China.]]
China appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Taishi Sugie]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
[[File:China.jpg‎|thumb|left|China's old profile, with Kuomintang flag.]]
*In his earliest webcomic profile, China was represented by the '''Guomindang''' flag of China. In his profiles from 2007 and on, [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] quickly switched the flag out for the '''People's Republic Of China''' one. However, the historically accurate flag for the WWII-set strips would be the flag for the '''Republic Of China '''(later used for [[Taiwan]]).
*His original birthday ('''October 10th''') corresponded with the date of formation of the '''Republic Of China'''. However, in later profiles, his birthday was stated as "Unknown". In a Chinese printing of volume 2, his birthday is given as '''October 1st''' (the formation of the '''People's Republic Of China'''), though the same printing is controversial for changing [[Taiwan]]'s profile to state that she is a "part of China" (the stance that both Republics of China take).
*He is immortal, which explains his great age of 4000 years. Some Chinese fans will modify his age to 5000, as it is considered to be a more accurate age for "China". This was mentioned in a volume 5 strip, stating that he is 4000 but some say 5000.[[File:Earlychina_vol3.jpg|thumb|130px|Early China as seen in vol3.]]
*A rejected design for China showed that Himaruya originally considered having him wear glasses. One version of this early design appears in a scan of a notebook page featuring it along with an early male Korea and a Thailand. In the design, China also wears his hair down. A second doodle of the rejected concept would later appear in the special edition booklet for volume 3, where he was depicted with short hair and the glasses. In notes, Himaruya wrote that the character was originally supposed to be calmer and cruel, as well as appearing to be older, however he decided to make him cuter after meeting many Chinese people in his school and neighborhood, though he noted that many mistake him for a girl now. <ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=26|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In volume 4 it was revealed that he is a member of the Academy Gourmet Food Club along with [[France]] and [[Turkey]]. In the same scene of this colored chapter, a graphic hue edit or lighting error used to accentuate the punchline of this scene accidentally discolored these three characters' uniform pants to an odd shade of green, opening a door for some fan confusion.
*Himaruya once drew China with short hair. In the drawing, he was given a small ahoge like America's, and also appeared to wear his bomber jacket. China appeared to be somewhat uncomfortable.<ref>{{cite web|title=リクエストもろもろ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1095.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=March 25, 2011|accessdate=July 16, 2012}}</ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=ASIA}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Musical Characters]]
[[Category:Allied Forces Characters]]
[[Category:Asian Characters]]

Russia

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TheMusicGirl: tense change

{{Nation
| name = Russia<br>ロシア
| continent = EURASIA
| image = Russia01.png
| country = [[Image:RussiaFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Russia|Russian Federation (Российская Федерация)]]
| human = [[Human names#Russia|Ivan Braginsky]] (Иван Брагинский/イヴァン・ブラギンスキ/Иван Брагинский)<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = December 30<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=84|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Blond (manga), Beige (anime)
| eyes = Blue (early colored artwork), Violet
| height = 182 cm (5' 11.6")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia Portable]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Yasuhiro Takato]]<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Benjamin Komatsu]] (''Flower Of Iris'')
| english = [[Jerry Jewell]]
}}
'''Russia''' (ロシア, ''Roshia'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Russia|Ivan Braginsky]]''' (イヴァン・ブラギンスキ, ''Ivan Buraginsuki'', Russian: ''Иван Брагинский'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:Russia_Chibi.PNG|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Russia. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]
===Appearance===
He is the tallest of the Allies, as well as the tallest of all the nations (together with [[Sweden]].) In WWII Russia wears a long, heavy tan coat, green pants, brown or black gloves, and a long tan or pink scarf. When not wearing his scarf, he is shown to wear bandages around his neck. He is very pale, and has a round, childish face with a prominent and distinctive nose. His hair is slightly wavy and a pale ashen blond, and his eyes are violet, though they were initially colored blue in early color artwork. Compared to the first drawings Russia's bangs fall to the left as Himaruya found that they looked better that way from the front. His expression is a calm and gentle smile almost all the time. Behind his constant smile, it's said no one knows what he's thinking.<ref name="Vol5SE"/>

In response to a fan question asking if Russia was fat, Russia claimed to be big boned<ref>{{cite web|title=メタボリック俺|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-58.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=May 27, 2008|accessdate=September 11, 2012|trans_title=Metabolic Me}}</ref> and was also drawn with a shirt saying such.<ref>{{cite web|title=2話デッドヒート中でござる|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-497.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=March 11, 2009|accessdate=September 11, 2012|trans_title=Tshirts}}</ref> Himaruya confirmed this in a later blog post addressing some of the nation's body types.<ref>{{cite web|title=ベラルーシさんとウクライナさんの軍服バージョン|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1228.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=July 30, 2007|accessdate=September 11, 2012|trans_title=Belarus And Ukraine's Military Uniform Versions}}</ref> He also said that Russia was drawn with a sturdy and robust frame due to the cold weather in Russia, however he commented that weather changes there resulted in very hot summers and that "maybe this Russia will melt (haha)."<ref name="Vol5SE">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=18-19|isbn=978-4-344-82563-5}}</ref> In [[Hetalia: Axis Powers W Academy Story: Advancing Very Little! W Academy Newspaper Club|W Academy Story: Advancing Very Little! W Academy Newspaper Club]], Russia is described as bulky and muscular.

===Personality and Interests===
A large yet childlike young man. At the first impression, he seems simplistic and pure in heart. But in reality, he holds a cruelty, in the same manner as a small child.<ref name="Vol1prof"/> Many of his things are big, like him. Quick to forgive and always looking for friends,<ref>{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5|publisher=Gentosha|page=21|isbn=978-4-344-82563-5}}</ref> he's shy and unsociable around people he doesn't consider friends. However he considers everyone his friend,<ref name="Vol3prof">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=17|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref> and thus this side to him is rarely seen (He does, however, seem to have his doubts at times, such as when he sent a letter to France's radio show asking how to get people to love him back.<ref name="Vol2-58">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=58|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref>). He comes off as intimidating without saying a word,<ref name="Vol2prof"/> his gentle smile and disposition only intensifying the aura of dread which seems to constantly hang over him. However, according to Lithuania, he has his calm moments at the strangest of times. Russia was also described as gentle and naive, and not malicious, just extremely scary.<ref name="Vol3prof"/> He finds amusement in tormenting others or watching arguments, to see the reactions. According to Lithuania, he loves people who cry and laugh easily. <ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1411.html</ref> Russia says he likes listening to people argue because of the long, silent and eerie winters in his home, which make him feel lonely. Hearing arguing voices reminds him everybody is alive and he's not alone. But too much can get on his nerves.

He is often pushy and manipulative to get his way. He claims there is "no such service" as compromise in Russia, but he has also said that each one of his bosses have encouraged him to use force to make friends. Though he is capable of being incredibly cruel-minded, Russia himself is unaware of this. Whenever he thinks of how his sisters have become strange, he becomes very depressed, such depression being seen as an "absolutely awful omen" by England.<ref name="Russisters-52">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=52|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref>

He has been tormented since his childhood, having seen many tragedies and wars, which have cracked his mentality. His childhood was tough, troubled, and full of forced servitude, bullying, and constant pursuing by other countries.<ref name="Vol4-Rusfriends">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2011|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 4|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 4|publisher=Gentosha|page=72|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref> General Winter haunts and attacks him every year, which has caused him to hate the snow and long for the warm Southern sea. However, in the face of war, General Winter is his best ally.<ref name="Vol1prof">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=84|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>

When Russia greets people, he does so with a kiss on the lips. When Germany denied him the greeting, and pushed his hand on his face to ensure he didn't kiss him, Russia immediately became very sad and pouted, beginning to walk away, before Germany insisted that he greet him any way but with a kiss to the mouth. Russia then said he would blow him a kiss, instead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_10.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=2011|title=2011 Christmas Event|date=January 2, 2012|accessdate=September 13, 2012}}</ref> Russia will move in very close when he talks, which can be intense in many ways.

He ends many of his sentences with 'da', an informal form of 'desu' used to confirm the topic of the sentence, the ubiquitous form of 'to be,' as well as the Russian word for 'yes'.

During the Soviet period, when Russia was upset, he would begin to chant "[[wikipedia:Kolkhoz|KolKolKol]]" to threaten and frighten others into submission. However, there has been speculation that there are other possible meanings for 'kol' than those involving ''kolkhoz'':
* Tzar [[wikipedia:Ivan_IV_of_Russia|Ivan The Terrible]]'s favorite way to deal with disobedience was impaling. 'To impale', pronounced in Russian as сажать на кол (sazhat' na kol), or just на кол 'na kol' is easily understood. So, Russia is possibly trying to intimidate people by the threat of impalement, although he is saying the noun 'kol' (which means 'stake', in this context being thrust towards a person).
* There is also the possibility that Russia could be issuing a warning to others. 'Kolokol' means 'bell' in Russian, and 'kol' is often used as an onomatopoeia in Russian for the tolling of a bell, a centuries-old designation of approaching danger.
*Another interpretation offered by the Japanese fandom is that "kolkolkol" is "korukorukoru", which sounds similar to "korosu", the Japanese word referring to killing.
However, in the Comic Birz serialization featuring Russia, instead of the usual kolkolkol, the normal sound effect for an intimidating aura was used, and Russia stayed silent, making it possible that this was retconned.

He's an early riser, but "only God knows what he's doing at any given time", and has little patience for lateness. He is said to be superstitious and believes in many legends and traditions, such as [[wikipedia:Knocking_on_wood|knocking on wood.]]

Russia mentions that he has been "tweaking" technology as a hobby. He was able to interfere with [[Finland]]'s cell phone and audio devices, causing them to ring constantly, and said this was easy for him. He did this in order to force Finland to spend the day with him. However, this was stopped by [[Estonia]], who Russia referred to as his rival tweaker.<ref>http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas20112.html</ref> He has also been shown to enjoy knitting and cooking.<ref>http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/yry.html</ref>

He loves vodka.<ref name="Vol2prof">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=15|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref> Vodka is his fuel. Whenever he does anything, vodka is somehow involved. <ref name="Vol1prof"/><ref name="Vol1vs">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=64-65|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>What Russia also loves are sunflowers. He loves sunflowers so much, he dreams of one day living in a warm place surrounded by them.

He is fascinated by the common water faucet, a reference to water pipes being a favorite war trophy of Russian soldiers. He is often seen carrying one around. It's said that he'll pull the pipe out and put things that don't belong in it, such as food, only to pull them out and eat them later.<ref name="Vol2prof"/> He has also been shown using a pipe to "settle" conflicts (that is, using it for violence), while calling it a "magical stick."

His heart seems to sometimes fall out of his chest. However, he simply blushes and acknowledges it as something that "just pops out of me, sometimes."<ref name="Vol1AFPR-50">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=50|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>

In the mini-drama CD included with his character album, he mentions to Japan that his scarf is a body part and therefore he cannot take it off. This, however, may just be an excuse so he will not have to do so, seeing as how he didn't wear it as a small child before Ukraine gave it to him,<ref name="Russisters-58">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 2|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=58|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref> and that in some artwork he is actually seen with it off.<ref>{{cite web|title=今日の落書き|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/rkgk2.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=December 10, 2010|trans_title=Today's Doodles}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=連合|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1167.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 25, 2011|accessdate=December 10, 2010|trans_title=Allies}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=発掘ブライアンボイターノ５|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-176.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=July 9, 2008|accessdate=December 10, 2010|trans_title=Discovery Of Brian Boitano 5}}</ref> However, in Volume 4, he was shown to have some sort of control over it, as though it was an extra limb, using it to grab America,<ref>{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2011|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 4|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 4|publisher=Gentosha|page=6|isbn=978-4-3448-2233-7}}</ref> as well as it wrapping around America's ankle and China's neck in a chibi drawing of the Allies sleeping.<ref>{{cite web|title=メラニートの祭壇|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1147.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=May 17, 2011|accessdate=|trans_title=Meranito's Altar}}</ref> In one instance where Russia is shown without his scarf, seeming to have just woken up, he is shown to have bandages around his neck.

==Relationships==

===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

In the first strip depicting the meeting of the allies, America tells the other allies that their role is to back him up. Russia then asks what America's role will be, and America declares that he will be the hero.

For the most part, America and Russia are shown to dislike each other. In '''Lithuania's Out-Sourcing''', Russia is upset that Lithuania is living with America, and meets with America to negotiate this. He stays calm and voices concern for Lithuania, until he threatens to America that Lithuania is his possession. In the 7th episode of the Birz serialization, America claims that Russia is the "bad guy", because he was once friends with Germany and kisses everybody as a greeting. Russia responds by offering to make America's gums bleed, which America calmly declines. Later, England complains about America's provocative attitude, but Russia tells England that he finds it to be one of America's positive points, because it shows his youthful spirit. Then he adds that the provocative ones are also more fun to snap in half. In '''Reducing Your Opponent's Willpower American Style''', America tries to break Russia's spirit during the Cold War by ordering 25 cm condoms from him. Russia complies, but labels the condoms "extra small". This was called back on America's birthday, where Russia gives America a huge box of "extra small" condoms as a present. America responds by boasting that the box will last him a month, which Russia jokes is lewd of him. Russia gives America another "present"; a ticket to a "vacation" in Siberia with no return ticket. America says he'll be sure to blow his nose with it when he gets a cold. Then they laugh while an intimidating aura emits from both of them. <ref>http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/indy.htm</ref>

Despite their past and present tensions, Russia and America are shown to get along occasionally. For example, on Halloween, they ally with each other for plans to scare England.

===Belarus===
''Main Article: [[Belarus]]''

Russia is Belarus' older brother. While Belarus loves her brother to the point of obsession and wishes to marry him, her feelings are not returned. Russia finds Belarus beautiful, but he sees her only as a younger sibling and is frightened by her behavior. She is shown to stalk him, as well as stick by his side to intimidate others.

It's notable that, despite Russia's fear of her, when Belarus is not actively attempting to get him to marry her, they can get along peacefully and he at least values her opinion.<ref>{{cite web|title=飛び越せ！カナダさん|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/cnd.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=September 11, 2012|trans_title=G8 Again!}}</ref> And although she easily becomes jealous when he shows attention to people besides her, she often tries to recruit other countries into becoming Russia's servants, implying she supports Russia's dream for everyone to "become one" with him. The dress that she wears is a gift from Russia, which is why she wears it so much even though it's rather old-fashioned. She tries to wear it as often as possible.

===China===
''Main Article: [[China]]''

Russia and China have had a close relationship throughout history, and they are usually shown to be on good terms, even getting along better with each other than the rest of the Allies. However, China is very suspicious and fearful of his northern neighbor, especially after the [[wikipedia:Sino-Soviet Split|Sino-Soviet Split]]. In return, Russia has been shown to stalk China. When China had escaped England and France, he came home to Russia who had invited himself over. Another time, China was venting all his issues to a panda. China complained the most about Russia, shouting that Russia was going to betray him for sure, and then the "panda" was revealed to be Russia disguised in a suit who responds, "how did you find out?!"

When China is depressed and sobbing at a bar because of his turbulent relationship with Japan, Russia comes to comfort him, assuring China that he will get along with Japan again. But then Russia's mood switches; he grins and says this is because in a few years, "all will be one with Russia." At a G8 meeting, when the other members feel that someone is missing but can't [[Canada|figure out who it is]], Russia insists that the member they are missing is China, despite China not being part of the G8. England comments that Russia just wants China to be there. In the 8th episode of the Birz serialization, China shows concern for Russia when he appears to have caught a cold, and offers him medicine. Enjoying this attention, Russia winks at China and says, "Oh, stop it, you!"

Their good relations are referenced again in the 2011 Christmas Event. Russia mopes that he has had to use force to make friends, as his bosses have encouraged him to do, but then he perks up and notes that China has been kind to him lately and he can go visit him. Later, China and [[India]] are shown fighting over which one of them is closer to Russia, to Russia's delight, though this turns out to be a dream of Lithuania's (brought about by Belarus trying to subliminally bring him to submit to Russia while he slept).

===England===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

Russia tries to invade the southern countries to get his vodka, but England gets in his way. Thus, Russia "truthfully" wants to punch England.<ref name="Vol1prof"/>

In return, Russia gets in England's way, as well. England accidentally summoned him when trying to summon a demon to fight America with, and he broke Busby's chair when sitting in it.<ref name="Vol1vs">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2008|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia|publisher=Gentosha|page=64-65|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>

===Lithuania===
''Main Article: [[Lithuania]]''

After the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Lithuania became Russia's subordinate. Lithuania was a common target of Russia's abuse, as shown from the deep scars covering his back in '''While You Were Gone'''.

After WWI, Lithuania managed to temporarily leave Russia, and he went to work at America's house. During this period, Russia visited America, claiming he was just worried. Russia described Lithuania as a kid who hardly ever complained, always held in the pain, and put others above himself, so America needed to take good care of him. But then Russia threatens that Lithuania is his possession.

During the Great Depression, America could no longer support Lithuania so Russia came to pick him up (literally.) Russia was very angry at Lithuania for leaving him, so he worked him so hard that he became heavily fatigued. Lithuania passed out onto Russia, and then woke up terrified. However, Russia became unusually calm and instead of punishing him, asked Lithuania what his dreams were. Lithuania shared his dreams of when he was young and free, and then Russia went so far as to share his own of dream of "living in a warm place with sunflowers." Soon after, Russia allowed Lithuania to fall back asleep on his shoulder, though he replaced himself with a panda when Lithuania woke up the second time.

In the present, Russia is shown to stalk Lithuania. At the '''Meeting of the World''', Russia expressed a desire to see Lithuania helpless and confused and coming back to him in tears. One of Lithuania's profiles describes him as being "dangerously exposed to Russia's gaze."

When they first met as children, Russia was under the Tatar yoke. He told Lithuania he would become a large, powerful country one day, and when that happened, they would be friends. Lithuania asked why they couldn't be friends right then, and Russia said he couldn't allow himself to befriend anyone, because he was much too weak. But he would try his hardest to become strong. <ref name="Vol3-yoke">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3|publisher=Gentosha|page=90|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>

===Poland===
''Main Article: [[Poland]]''

The two have argued with each other at least since the early 1600s, when Poland succeeded in [[wikipedia:Time of Troubles|capturing Moscow]]. Russia's revenge for this was taking part, together with Prussia and Austria, in the partitions of Poland. In 1939, Russia decided to partition Poland again, this time [[wikipedia:Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact|in conjunction with Germany]]. Their relationship was further soured by the years of post-war Soviet domination.

It should be noted that Poland is not afraid of Russia; he actively defends Lithuania from Russia, despite the inherent threat. Poland was also able to bring Russia to tears just by sending him a chain letter threatening to turn his capital into Warsaw.

===Ukraine===
''Main Article: [[Ukraine]]''

Ukraine is Russia's older sister, and she acted as a mother to both him and Belarus when they were younger. She is the one who gave him his scarf. Russia finds her kind and steady, but weak, and their relationship is complicated. After the fall of the Soviet Union, she tells Russia "we're done for!" and leaves him. She becomes desperate to distance herself from Russia and make friends in the European Union. This makes Russia very depressed, and he wonders why Ukraine "hates" him. However, Ukraine still cares for Russia and will try to provide resources to him, only to be blocked by her bosses or other issues between them, such as paying for oil. Russia wonders why their relationship went sour, and tries reminiscing on a time in their childhood where they got along peacefully. He thinks of the day Ukraine gave him his scarf, on a brutal and cold day. But then he remembers she told him he had to make Kiev successful in return, which Russia finds "cruel-minded", so they never saw eye-to-eye.<ref name="Vol2prof"/>

==Appearances==
[[Image:RussiaAnime.png|200px|right|thumb|Russia in Episode 09.]]
===Anime===
Russia appears at the meeting in [[Episode 01]], stating that he only wants to see a troubled Lithuania come running back to him. His plan is quickly thwarted by [[Poland]], who threatened to make his capital Warsaw.

In [[Episode 42]] Russia introduces us to his family, adapting the strip '''Russia's Older And Younger Sisters'''.

Russia's design is relatively the same in the anime adaptation, though the color of his scarf was changed from tan to pink. His hair is also colored more beige than blonde.

===Musical===
[[File:Russia-Musical.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Yūki Yamaoki]] as Russia.]]
Russia appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Yūki Yamaoki]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*In the World War-set strips, Russia technically represents the '''Soviet Union''', rather than the Russian Federation (as evidenced by his flag). However, Himaruya explained in liner notes that he was simply called '''Russia''' in the series due to it being cuter and the kana being simpler to write.<ref>{{cite web|title=ヘタレ２　Allied forces|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/a_i13.htm|page=12|last=Himaruys|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=September 24, 2012|trans_title=Hetare 2: Allied Forces}}</ref> His birthday being given as '''December 30th''' also corresponds with the date that the Soviet Union was founded.<ref name="Vol1Profile"/> Although another possibility for Russia's birthday could be '''June 12''', when that date corresponds with the day the First Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation had adopted the State Sovereignty of the RSFSR on June 12, 1990. To this day, Russia Day is celebrated on June 12.
[[File:Russia_original.jpg|thumb|175px|An early design of Russia.]]
*While the flag used for Russia is the Soviet flag in most of the webcomic, the published version of the manga, as well as the anime and merchandise, has opted to use the standard Russian flag.
*Russia's jacket is a stylized Red Army overcoat, with the colors reversed.
*In response to a fan's question (circa 2007), Himaruya stated that Russia is unaware of his own cruelty.<ref>{{cite web|title=MoeKan scanlations + a few interesting old bits of trivia|archiveurl=http://z15.invisionfree.com/Hetayume_Forums/index.php?showtopic=22|archivedate=November 8, 2009|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=2007|accessdate=September 14, 2012}}</ref>
*In chapter four of the Hetalia manga, after a heart pops out of Russia's chest, he claims it as his own, saying "it just pops out of me sometimes". Some fans see it as possibly symbolic of the heartbreak he's suffered in his time, or a representation of just how mentally damaged he is (while the other Allies are completely freaked out, Russia doesn't even seem to mind that his own heart is literally falling out.)
*Notes in the special edition booklet for ''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 3'' revealed that Russia was originally intended to be dark-haired and middle-aged in appearance, and a typical large, crybaby older man who drinks. The current Russia was first introduced in the first chapter, and it's a "marvel" how he wound up the way he did.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=26|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*The instrumental part of his Marukaite Chikyuu is from "Коробейники/Korobeiniki" a Russian folk song popularized outside of Russia because of its use in Tetris.

==References==
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France

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TheMusicGirl: tense change

{{Nation
| name = France<br>フランス
| continent = EUROPE
| image = France01.png
| country = [[Image:FranceFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:France|French Republic (République française)]]
| human = [[Human names#France|Francis Bonnefoy]] (フランシス・ボヌフォワ, ''Furanshisu Bonufowa'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings = François Bonnefoi
| age = 26<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = July 14<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=69|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Blue
| height = 175 cm (5' 9")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Masaya Onosaka]]<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Ciaou Sasaki]] (''Flower Of Iris'')
| english = [[J. Michael Tatum]]
}}
'''France''' (フランス,'' Furansu'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#France|Francis Bonnefoy]]''' (フランシス・ボヌフォワ, ''Furanshisu Bonufowa'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:FranceChibi.png|thumb|150px|left|A 'chibi' version of France.]]
===Appearance===
France has shoulder-length blond hair and blue eyes, and has a slight amount of facial hair which he believes makes him look like a "big brother" (it is said to represent the [[Wikipedia:Gorges du Tarn| Gorges du Tarn]], or '''Tarn Gorges''') that he'd been growing since the late 18th century. Sometimes his eyes appear more violet, and his hair has ranged in hue from bright blond to light brown. He wears a long blue coat and matching capelet, with red pants and brown boots. He is often depicted with a rose, which is also used to censor his genitals in his nude scenes.

When France initially appeared in the webcomic, his hair was drawn shorter and less wavy, but was drawn longer over time as the art style changed and evolved. Initially his hair was parted in the middle and fell at the sides of his face; however, Himaruya changed his bangs in Volume 5, so that his hair is now parted on the left with his right bang somewhat falling into his face.<ref name="Vol. 5 SE Pamphlet">{{cite book|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|year=2012|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 5 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 5 Special Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=14-15|isbn=978-4-344-82564-2}}</ref> He also originally wore white spats over his boots, a detail that was dropped in later artwork.

Himaruya has mentioned that he has a rather nice body though he's not at all macho, instead being rather lanky but with muscles "in the right places."<ref name="Vol. 5 SE Pamphlet"/>

===Personality and Interests===
France was once a large nation, but after Napoleon Bonaparte died, he no longer excelled at war and instead focused on attracting tourists to his country with his wine. A great cook, he is called the nation of arts and a lover of everything beautiful. He has an intense rivalry with England and loves to argue with him over trivial topics. While he used to hate Germany, they've been spending a lot of time together in more recent strips. His hobbies are manipulation activities, agriculture, fashion design, sketching, singing, and telephones, as well as wandering around the art museums and fashion boutiques of Paris. He likes places that are a little odd or chic. According to his Volume 6 profile, his special skill is leaving Paris.

France often seems infatuated with most of the nations and is known to make blatant sexual comments at every opportunity and is very affectionate, often shown streaking or touching other nations inappropriately. However, he believes love is not something to be forced on others and, if given a firm no, will usually avoid touching or stripping, and he will stop if what he's doing isn't enjoyed. He is attracted to beautiful things, which include men and women of any age (supported by statements such as "Sure, I'll settle for boys! Boys are the best!" and "This big brother here loves pure and innocent children like you." in response to a fan not knowing the meaning of the term "tachi") and maybe even some non-human beings. He has stated "be gentle to the ladies and be gentle to the earth" is his motto. He's admitted to being "the dandiest among the dandies." He loves himself so much that he does not bother to remember English and considers French the "language of love." In addition, he has referred to the others as insignificant characters.

France actually seems to be rather responsible and sometimes appropriately fits his "big brother" role. In a scrapped strip, because of America's young age (or, rather, the age he appears) he didn't allow him to drink alcohol, even when he begged (in contrast to England who took him out to do so, though it was in order to get information out of him.)

He likes men who have exquisite bodies and give him a good impression, and has no preference in their personalities, so long as they are not like England. He said he would like cool but passionate women, and might latch on best to someone who is good at singing. He also mentioned, in response to that the French supposedly fall in love due to other's body odors, that a faint, flowery scent could have him curled up in pleasure. In response to another fan suggesting their lack of will to stand near him because of his overbearing scent, he stated that he only wore a little perfume.

He stated that he's afraid of computers, Germany (and that he supposedly hates Germans in general, despite that he seems to get along with both brothers as of recent), Russia, Switzerland, England's anger, and possibly Turkey. He stated this through a response to a fan, thus over the computer, and that doing so was bad enough for him. It seems that gardening relaxes him, and that he isn't intimidated by other technologies, as he claimed to be playing Bokosuka, a video game, with Germany and England. However, he was seen using a laptop in a strip where he said he wanted to go sightseeing in England and asked him to recommend hotels, so it's unknown if his cyberphobia is retconned or if he simply used the computer out of necessity.

He's referenced his old age several times, saying things like how his waist is always creaking, his back hurts, and that he had to surrender to sleep early in the day. Despite this, he gets upset when said that he's a grandpa as opposed to a big brother, and claims he is still young.

According to Volume 4, he holds the belief that those who have been "toyed with by history" are always reborn, but into a normal life and get to live regular, happy lives. He felt this was confirmed when he met a girl named Lisa who had come to France for her birthday whom he believed to be the reincarnation of Joan of Arc.

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

France fought with his rival England for ownership of a baby America. Despite losing the battle, France has nothing against America, treating him like a younger brother at times.
When America went on a diet in '''Supersize You''', he asked France for a suggestion; however, whatever was said was censored out. Later in the '''Hetalia Fantasia 2 C.D.''', France feels remorse for telling America that a snack diet was a great way to lose weight. This comes after he stumbles into a dungeon area he believes America based off of the Palace of Versailles, and he becomes very emotional. In Volume Four, after a lot of hard work on his part, France presented America with a dismembered Statue of Liberty to celebrate America's 100th year of official independence. In '''Independence Day''', France's gift was a censored object along with champagne, to which America asked him not to show such things in public.
France has offered to feed America his food instead of England's cooking multiple times, once becoming very depressed when a young America stated that both France's and England's cooking were "sweet and tasty". In the strip '''America's Brewster F2A Buffalo''' France refuses to offer a depressed America a drink after he has a horrible day, stating that he is still a child.

===Austria===
''Main Article: [[Austria]]''

Not much is known about these two's relationship, although in '''Big Brother France And The Frying Pan! '''France is seen outside Austria's window, ranting about how much he desires him, and talking about how good looking and talented Austria is. The '''Christmas Rampage 2007''' strips show France tricking Austria into stripping down in order to get [[Hungary]] a hat, yet this may have only been to make [[Prussia]] feel better. In '''A Kind of Aristocratic Comic''', photos from France's camera revealed France had been stalking Austria (although France claimed that England had made him do espionage, which is probably a lie, as he had been taking seemingly useless photos of Austria). In '''The Austrian Anschluss''' it is explained that France's and Austria's relationship was abysmal at the time of Austria's annexation, and that Austria had been at about every anti-France alliance held.

===England/UK/Britain===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

Despite both being members of the Allied forces, England and France have a deep-rooted historical rivalry between them. While they can be seen to constantly argue with each other over the littlest things (like language and culture), they appear to have a level of respect for each other and are quick to team up with each other if a third party should enter the argument. France even tried to marry England to save his country once, though neither of them really wanted it. In strips focusing on England's childhood, he is often shown being picked on by a pre-teen France, who on one occassion, scoffs at him for not growing his hair long - and when England's long hair turns out a mess, France teases him by saying he'll cut it into a "cool" style - by cutting it back to the style he had before. In '''Crossing Through the Year 1000''', the two younger countries are fooled into believing that the world will soon be over, and England agrees to let France pretend to have conquered him, since it is only for a little while. They later reminisce about their childhood when [[Japan]] makes the same mistake.

===Germany===
''Main Article: [[Germany]]''

The state of their relationship depends on the specified time period; however, generally, like England, Germany and France have a history of being one another's enemies, and as such the two don't seem to get along. In '''Let's Think About The G8 members,''' when Germany suggested France be removed from the group, he argued that they had actually been getting along recently. In Kusogame the two and America went to a maid cafe in Japan together. Both are set in the present day. During his April Fools sitejacking, he seemed to know a fair amount about him, especially that he, like Italy, often ran around naked, thus he needed a different idea of what to do to him as he had been stripping the others (in the end he forced him into a maid cosplay and cat ears.)

===Italy===
''Main Article: [[Italy]]''

France grew up with a small Chibitalia, but after Chibitalia returned from spending time with Roman Empire, France only wanted to control him. Italy refers to France as "France nii-chan" in strips set in both the past and present. Once Italy had grown into a teenager, he visited France again, resulting in the older man suddenly becoming enthusiastically attracted to him. During the visit, Italy saw the word "intercourse" in a book and asked him what the definition was. France replied by saying that intercourse is something you do with someone you like, then proceeded to ask "So Italy, do you like me?" (This was changed in the anime to France using body language to express the meaning of intercourse.) France seems to have a soft spot for Italy, becoming frantic when England suggests they spread rumours about Italy and responding with "I know he's kind of dumb, and he's weak and useless, but he's not a bad guy...." He then proceeds to break down in tears, causing England to note that France, while always insulting Germany, never really brings himself to badmouth Italy.

===Monaco===
''Main Article: [[Monaco]]''

Monaco acts as a younger sister figure to France and is solely dependent on him for military strength, as well as intervention in other affairs. Due to this, Monaco often accepts his various requests.

===Seychelles===
''Main Article: [[Seychelles]]''

In the ''Gakuen Hetalia'' universe, it is revealed (via flashback) that he helped raise her as a child, while in the present day he carries an affection for her and attempts to undress her, apparently to see what her body has become like, much to her shock and embarrassment.

Their relationship in the mainstream Hetalia universe has not been mentioned, outside of France appearing with her in ''Shipwrecked'' and an illustration in '''Christmas Rampage 2007''', which depicts him groping Seychelles.

===Spain===
''Main Article: [[Spain]]''

The two get along rather well, having grown up and fought in wars together, though Spain remains oblivious to France's more perverted tendencies and cannot see why Romano hates him. It is said in production notes by Himaruya that their relationship is actually undesirable, yet the two remain inseparable. Recently, it seems Spain is aware that France is a bad influence on him, calling him "despicable" before defeating him in [[wikipedia:Battle of Garigliano (1503)| The Battle of Garigliano]] with the help of his pet [[Creatures of Hetalia#Spain's Bull|bull]]. France's first bird named Pierre is used for communication with him.

==Appearances==
[[File:FranceAnime.png|thumb|200px|France in Episode 09.]]
===Anime===
France first appears at the world meeting in [[Episode 01]], opting to disagree with both [[America]] and England in their argument.

After being left out of the second Allied Forces meeting in [[Episode 10]], France reflects on his history of past "victories", insisting that he was successful a long time ago.

In the ''Axis Powers'' and ''World Series'' anime, his dark blond hair is changed to a bright yellow color. In ''The Beautiful World'', his hair is lightened to a platinum blond color and restyled to reflect his hairstyle in Volume 5.

===Musical===
[[File:France-Musical.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Juri Aikawa]] as France.]]
France will appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Juri Aikawa]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*[[File:Earlyfrance_vol3.jpg|thumb|130px|Early France.]]His birthdate ('''July 14th''') corresponds with the date of the French national holiday known in English-speaking countries as [[wikipedia:Bastille Day|Bastille Day]], a celebration of the anniversary of the [[wikipedia:Fête de la Fédération|Fête de la Fédération]], which was held on July 14th, 1790.<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>
*In notes included in the special edition booklet for ''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 3'', Himaruya stated that France was originally meant to look more middle-aged, and that he was intended to have a completely suave personality. The "older", shorter-haired design could be seen in early chapters of the webcomic, but faded as the style changed.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=26|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*Because of England and America's inability to recognize and fear of him, it has been hinted that an abruptly awoken France is not a pleasant sight, and that he may be a sleepwalker.
*France shares both Japanese and English voice actors, Masaya Onosaka and J. Michael Tatum respectively, with Issac Dian, a character from the anime '''Baccano!''' He also shares J. Michael Tatum as an English voice actor with Sebastian Michealis from '''Kuroshitsuji'''/'''Black Butler'''.
*In volume 4 it was revealed that he is a member of the Academy Gourmet Food Club along with [[Turkey]] and [[China]]. In the same scene of this colored chapter, a graphic hue edit or lighting error used to accentuate the punchline of this scene accidentally discolored these three characters' uniform pants to an odd shade of green, opening a door for some fan confusion.

==References==
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{{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Musical Characters]]
[[Category:Allied Forces Characters]]
[[Category:European Characters]]

England

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{{Nation
| name = England<br>イギリス
| continent = EUROPE
| image = UK0.png
| country = [[Image:UKFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]
[[File:Flag_of_England.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:England|England]]
| human = [[Human names#England|Arthur Kirkland]] (ˈɑrθər kɪrklænd) (アーサー・カークランド, ''Āsā Kākurando'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings = Arther, Arthor
| birthday =
| age = 23<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Green
| height = 175 cm (5' 9")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Noriaki Sugiyama]]<br>[[Sho Sudo]] (Young UK, drama CD "Prologue")<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Yuuya Kakitsubata]] (''Flower Of Iris'')
| english = [[Scott Freeman]] (S1-5, Film)<br>[[Todd Haberkorn]] (Colonial-Era Britain)
}}
'''England''' (イギリス, ''Igirisu'') is a main character in the anime and manga series''' Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He represents both the '''United Kingdom''' and England, and is part of the Allied Forces. The English dub refers to him as '''Britain''', a shortened term synonymous with United Kingdom.<ref name="Britain">{{cite web|title=The Guardian: Style Guide|url=http://www.theguardian.com/styleguide/b|accessdate=November 24, 2013}}</ref> Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#England|Arthur Kirkland]]''' (アーサー・カークランド, ''Āsā Kākurando'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:EnglandChibi.png|thumb|left|160px|A 'chibi' version of England.]]
===Appearance===
England has messy, short blond hair and lime-green eyes. According to France, he's rather slender. In World War II, he dresses in a green dress military uniform, which consists of a green jacket, a brown [[wikipedia:Sam Browne belt|Sam Browne belt]] (the over-the-right-shoulder-and-waist-belt), green pants tucked into his boots, off-white shirt (sort of off-yellow in the manga and webcomic in the colored drawings), a tie that's a shade of green that's slightly darker than the rest of his uniform, and brown boots that almost come up to his knees. Himaruya has stated that he dresses smart casual most of the time, and like a punk when he's out for fun. His [[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers Fanterms#Iggybrows|eyebrows]] are very prominent and bushy, despite that he apparently trims them. Himaruya mentions that his eyebrows were cursed into bushiness. They are a trait that is shared by his younger brother [[Sealand]], as well as [[Australia]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Wy]]. He also happens to be the same height as France.

In the original manga, his hair seemed to be golden blond, but in the first four seasons of the anime, it is bright yellow. The first four seasons of the anime also exaggerated the size of his eyebrows.

===Personality and Interests===
England is a fanciful, blunt, obstinate former pirate who used to torment [[Spain]]. In modern times he claims to be a gentleman; however he is cynical, sharp-tongued, prone to rough speech, and yearns for the golden years. He often uses British vocabulary, such as 'bloody' and 'git'. He is noted for being horrible at cooking which has caused [[America]], his former charge, to have "bad" taste in food. England is also, apparently, the "king of losing things", and France has described him as "somehow extremely useless when it comes to matters not pertaining to himself or America". He can be described as "spacey" because of his strong belief in magic, spirits, fairies, and other fantasy creatures. He has the ability to perform magic, such as spells and curses, and can also summon demons and other magical creatures. He is able to communicate with supernatural beings, and is not limited to creatures from his homeland, being able to interact with [[wikipedia:Youkai|youkai]] and spirits from Japanese folklore. He also happens to have fantasy friends, such as a flying bunny, unicorns, fairies, gnomes, and Captain Hook, but oddly enough he did not believe in Santa Claus until Finland came and brought them presents. Despite this, England often ridicules America's belief in aliens and [[Creatures of Hetalia#Tony|Tony]]. According to the author's notes, England's interests include embroidery, craftsmanship, literature, rock music, and giving scathing criticisms to America's movies.
He appears to be sharp-witted and surprisingly creative, although he seems to have rather bad luck. According to the author, he is rarely afraid of anything, and is rather interested in ghost stories, especially if he can use them to startle America. He also seems to be very stubborn and strong-willed, and does not easily succumb to stress or pressure. He is shown to be startlingly mature at times, and is very friendly with young or cute people and magical creatures. He also has a quite strong sense of responsibility, and has been seen scolding France and America when they don't take things seriously. In some recent notes, the author has stated that England has a very rich and unlimited personality, and that he can't decide whether England is a serious person or not.

Because of his status as an island nation, England is pretty distant and prefers to work alone. Perhaps because of this, he does not know how to express himself, leading to others often misunderstanding him. He is also depicted as being self-deprecating or [[wikipedia:Tsundere|tsundere]]. For example, despite his generally harsh behaviour, he is definitely stated to have a softer side, and seems to genuinely care for other nations. This is illustrated by the fact that he likes giving them advice, yet specifically mentions that he "does not do it because he's worried about them". Despite all this, he highly values his country's pride, and sometimes comes over as very arrogant. Despite his cynical, realistic view on the world, he is said to be a "quite a romanticist before he goes to sleep." When drunk, he suddenly becomes very nostalgic, and the next morning, he'll pretend that nothing has happened. Also, every year when the [[wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July]] comes around, his condition collapses.

In a blog post England is depicted as not being able to swim to illustrate how British characters can't swim in movies.<ref name="blog entry 936">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-936.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 14, 2010|title=古い映画ばっかり見てます。クレイジーキャッツ好き好き。|trans_title="I'm watching nothing but old movies. I really like Crazy Cats."|language = Japanese|access date = September 5, 2014}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

America was discovered as a small child by Finland and Sweden. Finland told England and France about his existence, and they proceeded to fight over who would be the child's older brother, though America chose England after the latter began to cry because he could not offer anything that compared to France's cooking. England cared for America as his "little brother" and visited America's home whenever he found the time, though he always needed to return to Europe after his visits. Only America was capable of liking or tolerating England's terrible cooking, resulting in England being delighted and America adopting the same "tasteless-ness." He also provided America with toys and clothes and was shown to be very affectionate to him, even letting America sleep in his bed when the latter couldn't sleep after reading horror stories. One day, when England came for a visit, he was surprised to find out that America had grown from a child into a teen and had become increasingly independent, no longer needing to rely on England.

Soon after, the Revolutionary War broke out and America fought England for his freedom and right to be his own nation. Near the end of the war, England, unable to shoot America when he had the opportunity, surrendered and allowed him be independent. While England cried in front of him, America stated "You used to be so...great."

This memory always makes England upset; when drunk, he is known for cursing America for leaving him (England once stated that 'someone left him heartbroken' for centuries, and it is assumed he refers to America), especially when the Fourth of July, or America's "birthday", arrives. The Revolutionary War caused a rift between the two and they constantly bicker and have disagreements. However, they are hinted as to truly care for each other.

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

Despite the fact that both are members of the Allied forces, England and France have a deep-rooted historical rivalry. While they often have petty disagreements, they appear to respect each other and are quick to team up if a third party enters their argument. France once tried to marry England to save his country, even though neither of them really wanted it. In strips focusing on England's childhood, he is often picked on by a pre-teen France. On one occasion, he scoffs at England for not growing out his hair, but when England does let his hair grow, it turns into a mess; France teases him, saying he'll cut it into a "cool" style, cutting it the same way France keeps his hair. England refuses saying that he does not want to be mistaken for him. Then, France cuts it back to its original style, saying that the only style that would suit him would be a boring one. In '''Crossing Through the Year 1000''', the two younger countries are fooled into believing that the world will end soon, and England agrees to let France pretend to have conquered him, since it is only for a little while. They later reminisce about their childhood when Japan makes the same mistake.

===Holy Roman Empire===
''Main Article: [[Holy Roman Empire]]''

In '''Italy's Beautiful Architecture''', when England was younger, he complained on how France was always picking on him and his complicated relationship with his brothers, so Holy Roman Empire built an Italian-style house in his home as a present. But since the climate didn't match the style, England only sobbed back.

===Ireland===

Mentioned by Himaruya as having thick eyebrows, but ones with a "different" feel to them than the eyebrows that England and his brothers share. It is currently unknown what their relation to England is, or to Northern Ireland.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]]''

When England finally decided to look out for friends, he thought Japan as a candidate. But Japan's boss wanted an alliance with Russia instead, leaving England very upset. Before England was about to give up and isolate himself once again, Japan came and said they could have an alliance and be lonely together, instead of obeying his boss.

The two are often shown enjoying each other's company.

===Liechtenstein===
''Main Article: [[Liechtenstein]]''

The two of them were featured together in a strip about soccer. They found out that the melodies of their anthems matched, which led to great confusion. Other than this, they don't interact much, though they seem to be quite friendly with each other.

===Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

At the end of the Seven Years' War, England sent a letter to Prussia to announce their alliance, due to wanting to fight against France.

In Prussia's blog at the April Fool's '09 event on Kitayume, Prussia tried out England's cooking as a request (much to England's delight), but found that even Prussia couldn't stomach it and he passed out for a while, leading the other nations to believe he had died. England then vowed to make Prussia and everyone else acknowledge his cooking skills the "next time".

===Romania===
''Main Article: [[Romania]]''

In the anime adaption of the Advance! Newspaper Club! strips. Romania was shown in the Magic club along with England, where he revealed the activities of the club after Germany broke the spoon he was instructed by England to bend.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

It appears that whenever England tries summoning demons, he always ends up summoning Russia instead. Russia seems to hold some kind of grudge towards England, so the air between them isn't pleasant, as he's said that England always gets in his way.

===Sealand===
''Main Article: [[Sealand]]''

Sealand is England's youngest brother, an abandoned naval fort who declared himself a nation at the end of WWII. The two always bicker because Sealand wants to be recognized as a full-fledged nation and often sneaks into conferences the other countries attend (such as the G8, in which Sealand pretended to be [[Canada]]). In '''This Kind of Sealand is OO, '''England has a nightmare about the earth around Sealand rising up, causing Sealand to become taller than him. Despite being called "Jerk England" and being promised that he will one day bow to him, England, though annoyed, does look out for Sealand.

===Seychelles===
''Main Article: [[Seychelles]]''

During their first meeting in the Gakuen Hetalia universe, England snaps a dog collar onto Seychelles and claims her as his colony. He uses her like a servant in the game, though they occasionally are able to get along. In one of Seychelles's appearances in the comic, she is shown to be angry at England.

===Spain===
''Main Article: [[Spain]]''

In the late-1500's, England, jealous of Spain, decided to use his pirates to dethrone Spain. Whenever Spain complained about it, England gave the false excuse that the pirates were giving him trouble as well. However, when Spain came back to protest one day, he saw England giving an award ceremony for the work of the privateers.

Spain was eventually beaten so badly he eventually had to give up his seat of power to England.

===Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland===

It has been mentioned that England has brothers, one representing '''Scotland''', and the others presumably '''Wales''' and '''Northern Ireland''', whom hated him and used to drive him away with stones and arrows when he was a child, and even went as far as to mail him curses. In one of non-linear strips, it is implied by England that his brothers only shoots him arrows whenever he meets them.

==Appearances==
[[File:EnglandAnime.png|thumb|200px|England in Episode 11]]
===Anime===
England first appeared in [[Episode 01]] where he disagreed with America's plan to stop global warming and later fighting with France before being stopped by Germany.

In the anime, his hair is a vivid yellow, rather than the mousy or reddish blond used in the manga illustrations. His eyebrows are also exaggerated. In ''The Beautiful World'', his hair is changed to the golden blond seen in most manga illustrations.

===Musical===
[[File:England-Musical.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Daisuke Hirose]] as England.]]
England appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Daisuke Hirose]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*He is referred to as '''United Kingdom''', or '''UK''' for short, in most merchandise and in his character design on the official anime website. In other instances, however, he is referred to as '''England''', most notably in [[Gakuen Hetalia]] and the English-language preview for '''America's Cleaning of the Storage'''. The Japanese word ''Igirisu'' means ''Britain'' but is sometimes used to refer to England (normally rendered as ''Ingurando'' in katakana or ''eikoku'' in kanji) in colloquial speech. A note by [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] confirms that he would only be known as "England" to his brothers, while he would be known as "UK" to the others.
*The English dub refers to him as '''Britain'''. According to FUNimation, this was a request from the Japanese anime producers.
[[Image:OriginalUK.gif|thumb|right|The Original UK character design as seen in ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''.]]
*Todd Haberkorn was originally cast as England in the FUNimation dub, while an unidentified actor was cast as Italy. After the actor for Italy dropped out of the dub mid-production, Haberkorn was cast as Italy and Scott Freeman was cast as England. However, Haberkorn's lines were retained for England's slightly younger colonial-era self in the ''Storage'' episodes.
*Although he's always called ''Igirisu'' in the manga and anime, historically, he would be known as simply England up until the 18th century, when [[wikipedia:Kingdom of Great Britain|The Kingdom of Great Britain]] was formed, uniting both England and Scotland (the ''Act of Union of Wales and England'' had already taken place 1536-1543). In the early 19th century, Ireland was added, creating [[wikipedia:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]. After Ireland split to declare itself independent in 1919, the [[wikipedia:Irish War of Independence|Irish War of Independence]] waged until 1922, when it became the ''Irish Free State''. Six of the 32 counties of Ireland (mostly from the province of Ulster where there was a great English/Scottish population) rejoined the UK while the other 26 counties formed the Republic of Ireland.
*A '''UK''' character is actually first seen at the end of '''Hetalia: Chapter 1''', however, his design was not yet completely finalized. He appears as a short-haired man with a ''UK'' label on his shirt and with somewhat thinner eyebrows. Notes in the special booklet for the third volume of the published manga reveal that England was originally to have normal eyebrows, as well as the appearance of a middle-aged man who dressed much younger. Himaruya decided to give him thicker eyebrows, as he liked the idea of a character having brows modeled after a [[wikipedia:Shiba Inu|Shiba Inu]].
*He appears to be modeled after the character '''Hikone Kalom''' from Himaruya's other webcomic '''Barjona Bombers''', though he is the exact opposite of Kalom in personality.
*Himaruya once stated that his eyebrows are actually trimmed, although they don't appear that way since they still remain thick in appearance. He has also stated that '''Ireland''' has thicker eyebrows, but with a "different feel" to them.
*England mentions in his version of [[Marukaite Chikyuu (England)|Marukaite Chikyuu]] that "My tattoo really hurts, but it's a hot six-string!" (''six-string'' meaning ''electric guitar''). This may indicate he has a tattoo.

==References==
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[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Musical Characters]]
[[Category:Allied Forces Characters]]
[[Category:European Characters]]

America

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{{Nation
| name = America<br>アメリカ
| continent = NORTH
| image = America0.png
| country = [[Image:USFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:United States|The United States of America]]
| human = [[Human names#America|Alfred F. Jones]] (アルフレッド・F・ジョーンズ, ''Arufureddo F. Joonzu'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| age = 19<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = July 04<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=43|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Blue
| height = 177 cm (5'9.6")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Chapter 2: Allied Forces''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Katsuyuki Konishi]]<br>Ryoko Shimizu (Young America, drama CD "Prologue")<br>[[Ai Iwamura]] (Young America, anime)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Osamu Ikeda]] (''Flower of Iris'')
| english = [[Eric Vale]]<br>[[Luci Christian]] (Young)
}}

'''America''' (アメリカ, ''Amerika'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' and leads the Allied Forces. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#America|Alfred F. Jones]]''' (アルフレッド・F・ジョーンズ, Arufureddo F. Jōnzu).<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:AmericaChibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of America.]]
===Appearance===
He has short blond hair with an ahoge, representing [[wikipedia:Nantucket|Nantucket]], sticking up and sky blue eyes. He wears a tan uniform and a brown bomber jacket with a '50' on the back (for the fifty states). His glasses are said to represent the state of [[wikipedia:Texas|Texas]]. America is often shown holding a hamburger or a large-sized soft drink (usually a cola) and flashing a thumbs-up.

When America initially appeared in the webcomic, his hair was drawn smoother, parted in the center, and with no ahoge. Eventually as the art style changed, Himaruya added in the strand and made America's hair slightly wilder. America also was shown to have his pants tucked into his boots in older designs, but more modern artwork depicts him wearing his pants over the boots.

In Volume 5, his body type was described as being like that of a high school jock. Though he shows paranoia over his increasing weight, it is said to actually be muscle.

===Personality and Interests===
America is a cheerful, energetic and somewhat conceited young man who is obsessed with heroes, justice, and freedom. He has the habit of sticking his nose into everyone's business, which causes him to have difficulty making friends. He loves hamburgers and junk food, to the point of obsession, and can even eat strange and inedible things due to inheriting [[England]]'s sense of taste (or lack thereof). America is also known for not being aware of how "the atmosphere" is when he is around others (which, at one point, he was told to read it), but it has been noted that it is not that he lacks the ability to "assess the situation", he simply chooses not to. On multiple occasions it has been shown that, when calm or serious, America can become very logical, reading further into things than he usually would, and actually reading the atmosphere. This is shown in the movie ''Paint It White'', where he suggests to infiltrate the enemy base, something that the others quickly accept which is unusual. His profile states that his hobbies are sports, games, and making movies. Furthermore, in the side-story '''Black Ships Have Come''', when introducing himself to [[Japan]], he states that his hobbies are "quick-draw, archaeology, and adventures" (which is translated to Japan as America's hobby being lechery). He possesses an abnormal amount of strength, shown even as a child by easily swinging a full-grown buffalo around, and has been once seen running around dragging a heavy Rolls Royce, belonging to England, behind him for an hour in order to ask permission to borrow it. In the '''NotoSama 6''' game, America was able to stop a car with the heel of his foot.

He is shown to be ignorant of the geography outside his own home, believing that maps of the United States constitute the "world map" and that he can simply get to other countries by car travel. He is shown becoming concerned about his weight in the strip '''Supersize You!''' and it is mentioned that he has invented strange diet machines as well as becoming obsessed with exercise (which has caused him to become paranoid about his rising weight, as he is unaware of his building muscle). Aside from being afraid of ghosts and weighing scales, he also fears [[wikipedia:Marmite|Marmite]]. In '''Hetalia Fantasia 2''' it is revealed that America has at least 238 weaknesses, one of those being [[wikipedia:Dora The Explorer|Dora The Explorer]]. As America is obsessed with heroes and happy endings, he hopes that his future will be that way. He also seems to like cars and has a car collection, as it is said that he has several, including a Mustang, a remodeled Caprice, a 1955 Thunderbird, and a DeLorean modeled after the car in the movie ''Back to the Future''.<ref name="blog entry 1596">{{cite web|title=もこもこ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1596.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=November 12, 2014|trans_title=Snug and Warm}}</ref>

Though he is friends with an alien named [[Creatures of Hetalia#Tony|Tony]] and his friends, he does not believe in England's magical friends, fairies, or unicorns. The only time he can actually see fairies and other such beings is on Halloween.<ref name="merryhalo">{{cite web|title=めりーはろうぃーん！|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hllp.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Merry Halloween!}}</ref>

In the 2010 Christmas event, he said that he was jealous of all of the kids in his country that get presents from their fathers. This may be a reference to America's fast growth and young age, and how he missed out on a lot of childhood things by growing physically mature so quickly, as well as what seems to be the lack of parents for most of the nations (as opposed to elder siblings).

==Relationships==
===Belarus===
''Main Article: [[Belarus]]''

America became a sort of big brother to her after she attempted to separate herself from her brother after the fall of the Soviet Union. However, she tired him out a lot in doing so, and he tried to get rid of her the same as Russia did. She's annoyed by American ghosts (as they're very conspicuous) and going to America's house, though she seems to enjoy the famous haunted mansion, the Winchester mystery house, and went there with Russia despite being irritated at having to visit America.

===Canada===
''Main Article: [[Canada]]''

America's kind-hearted brother, who is frequently overshadowed by him and has even been mistaken for him more than once. America and the other nations also tend to forget that he exists, but there are times, such as in [[Episode 44]], where Canada comes to talk to America, and America has no trouble recognizing him and seeing him. America also visits Canada's house on occasion and is seen to be the one Canada spends the most time with. They seem to have a healthy sibling relationship, despite Canada's passive aggressive resentment and America's cluelessness.

===Cuba===
''Main Article: [[Cuba]]''

Cuba does not get along with America; their relationship has failed to the point of "diplomatic discommunication". Though he has yet to interact with America in the series, he displays violent outbursts when he sees Canada and believes him to be America.

===England/UK/Britain===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

After America was discovered as a small child by Finland, England adopted and raised him like a younger brother, caring for him with adoration and teaching him how to be a nation. When the Revolutionary War came, America declared his independence and split from England, creating a huge rift between the two that still is present, if only less severe. As part of the Allied Forces, they manage to work together, although England often disagrees with the unusual ideas that America presents and America teases England about everything from his cooking, his style of dress, and his "old" age. They are shown to be always bickering but it is hinted the two truly care for one another.
Although they do argue on a regular basis, America tends to get upset when he and England don't patch things up. When England didn't give him chocolates for Valentine's Day, he sulked about it. He also grew concerned for England when he was sick and feigned glee at his "death", knowing it would shock him into waking up.

===Estonia===
''Main Article: [[Estonia]]''

Estonia finds all his websites hacked with each site displaying a drawing of Chibirussia. Immediately, Estonia accuses Russia of the dirty deed, but naturally Russia denies it. In order to solve the mystery, Estonia hires America to trace the hack.

===Finland===
''Main Article: [[Finland]]''

Finland was shown to be the first one to discover America in '''Finland's Holiday Home'''; after mentioning it to him, Sweden decides to try to capture him, but they both end up being beat up by [[Netherlands|Holland]]. Finland also is the one who tells France and England about America. While the two argue over who the boy looks most like, Finland asks if America looks like him. There is a resemblance, but both France and England deny it.

There is not much more interaction between Finland and America, though in the '''2010 Christmas Event''', after listening to America express his jealousy for the children who receive presents from their fathers, Finland suggested that, since America shared his genes from the colonization days, America could think of him as his papa. America responded with "I might be able to if you looked older", to which Finland responded "I'll wear a beard!"<ref>{{cite web|title=ねこちゃんとクリスマス！クリスマス2010-2011|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/xmas2011.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=October 6, 2012|trans_title=Cat and Christmas! Christmas 2010-2011}}</ref>

===France===
''Main Article: [[France]]''

As a baby, America was fought over by both France and England, with England becoming the winner. Despite him being England's rival, America holds no hate for France, likely because of his contributions to America's independence. Even though France always refers to himself as "onii-san" and treats America similar to a younger sibling, America has never referred to him as such. France has offered to feed America his food instead of England's cooking multiple times, once becoming very depressed when a young America stated that both France's and England's cooking were "sweet and tasty". In the strip''' America's Brewster F2A Buffalo''' France refuses to offer a depressed America a drink after he has a horrible day, stating that he is still a child.

After a lot of hard work on his part, France presented America with a dismembered Statue of Liberty, celebrating America's 100th year of official independence in '''The Story of The Statue of Liberty'''. In '''Independence Day''', France's gift was a censored object along with champagne, to which America asked for such things not to be shown in public. When America went on a diet in '''Supersize You''', he asked France for a suggestion, however, whatever was said was censored out; later in the '''Hetalia Fantasia 2 C.D.''', it seems that France had lied about a snack diet being a great way to lose weight. This revelation came after France stumbled into a dungeon area that he believed America had based off of the Palace of Versailles, and he became very emotional. He then goes on about how much he always knew America loved his culture and how grateful he is for it, but this is never verified by America himself.

===Italy===
''Main Article: [[Italy]] ''

America and Italy have appeared together quite a few times and both are known for not being able to read the atmosphere. In Comic Diary 1 they were shown looking for the "Legendary ability to read the atmosphere" together.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]] ''

In '''Black Ships have Come''', America rather forcefully convinces Japan to open up his borders, leaving him frustrated. Apparently the relationship gets better, since in '''Japan and The Footsteps of Westernization''', America visits his house. He introduces "table turning" to Japan, asking what he would like to question the table about. Japan eventually ends up confiding that, while he is happy to be opening up his borders and meeting new people, he is fearful of not being able to get along with other countries. He then goes on to request that America ask if he will be able to make new friends, and America promptly makes the table shift once, exclaiming "That means the answer's yes!"

In modern-day strips, these two get along well. They share a love of technology and video games, and are frequently at each others' houses to play them together. Differences between the American and Japanese culture and lifestyle are often explored using these two, such as in '''Traits of Japanese People that America-Kuns Have Noticed''', and '''Why Americans Love Spring'''.

===Korea===
"Main Article: [[Korea]]"

The only time they had shown to actually be interacting in the webcomics was during a meeting, where Korea disagreed with Japan while agreeing with America, though America and Japan had already agreed.
America and Korea were also both in the "Do your best! Japanese snacks!" strip, but they did not interact. And Korea mentioned America in the "Breasts are Forever" strip, when Japan turns down Korea's request to touch his chest and Korea declares that "If you don't let me touch them, I'll make a movie... and then show it to America later..." It isn't clear why he'd want to watch it with America, but one can assume it is because of their historically close friendship.

===Lithuania===
''Main Article: [[Lithuania]]''

After falling into poverty due to WWI, Lithuania started to work for America as his housekeeper, finding himself a happy freedom in the process. When the [[wikipedia:Great_Depression|Great Depression]] hit, Lithuania found himself having to return back home with [[Russia]].

It seems like Lithuania actually cares for America since in [[Episode 29]] he asks Russia about him, although a trembling [[Estonia]] interrupts to remind him that he can't talk to Russia about America. He also was one of the people who went to America's birthday party.

===Molossia===
''Main Article: [[Molossia]]''

In one of the Christmas 2011 bonus requests, Molossia is embarrassed about accidentally exposing his softer side to Sealand and the other micronations, so he's on edge and ends up snapping at America. America expresses his surprise and says that Molossia used to be such a mild person, much to Molossia's embarrassment. Footnotes explain that Molossia can't "lift his head against America" and is shown exchanging a polite greeting with him in an omake illustration

=== Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

Though there hasn't been much interaction between them, it was revealed that Prussia trained America in combat for the Revolutionary War. Initially he was worried about how he didn't know what he was thinking, and told himself to be cautious. However, after Prussia introduced himself he thought Prussia was friendly; he later realized that he was being serious when he said that his training methods were harsh, as they were like torture. In more modern times, on a day the countries had gone to the beach, Prussia and America had a swimming race. According to Prussia, America swims very quickly, like a shark, making it impossible for him to win. In the drama CD, Prussia lost because a wave knocked him back.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

In one of the first meetings of the Allied Forces, America tells everyone that their roles in the upcoming battles are to be his support. When Russia asks what America himself will be doing, America replies, "I'll be the hero, of course!"
During the Cold War, America's boss ordered him to call up Russia and tell him to make 25 cm (9 in.). condoms in order to destroy the Russian will to fight. Russia replied that it will be extremely hard to make, but does it anyway. When the package came, Russia had attached a note on the package saying, "I hope it fits," with it being labelled size "Extra-small".

In one strip, when an economic crisis hit Lithuania's house, he went to America's house to work as a housekeeper in order to gain money. Russia visited America to check on Lithuania, and explained to America to treat him well, and then made a threatening expression and said, "he is my ex, after all."

In modern day, they are still shown to passive-aggressive towards each other. During one of America's birthday parties, Russia gave America extra-small condoms as a joke (a reference to when America had tried to destroy the Russian will to fight during WWII) and a ticket to Siberia with no return ticket, in which America responds that he'll make sure to blow his nose with it if he has a cold. While Russia 'laughs', a tense and scary aura emanates from both of them.
When Estonia's blog was hacked, he immediately suspected Russia, as a cute picture of Russia, along with pro-Russian graphics, had been placed all over. America offered to help Estonia catch the real culprit, but it turned out to be a citizen of Estonia instead.

==Appearances==
[[Image:AmericaAnime.PNG|thumb|200px|right|America in the anime]]
===Anime===
America makes his first appearance at the beginning of [[Episode 01]] where he announces his plan to stop global warming.

His childhood is spotlighted numerous times in the anime, including [[Episode 25]] and [[Episode 39: The Battle For America, Part 1|Episode 39]] and [[Episode 40: The Battle For America, Part 2|Episode 40]], which tells of how France and England battled each other over his ownership.

In a minor difference from the manga design, the '50' was left off of America's jacket in the anime adaptation.

In Hetalia: The Beautiful World, America's hair had a lighter shade.

===Musical===
[[File:America-Musical.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Ryūko Isogai]] as America.]]
America appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Ryūko Isogai]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*His birthday corresponds with the [[wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] of '''July 4th, 1776''', when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the U.S. Continental Congress.<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>
*Although commonly referred to as '''America''', some merchandise refer to him by the full term '''United States Of America''', or simply '''U.S.''' for short.
* In some fanart, he is portrayed with a rabbit, as "U.S.A." can also be "usa" (a shortening of the word "usagi"), which means "bunny" in Japanese. The child version of America was also shown to have a bunny following him, when he first met the older nations.
[[File:Earlyamerica_vol3.jpg|thumb|150px|An early America as seen in vol 3.]]
*According to Himaruya, America's personality was based off of his teacher's. The same teacher is said to have a strong disinterest in world geography. Meanwhile, America's appearance is based off of that of a Canadian that Himaruya met when he went to America.
*Notes in the special edition booklet for ''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' [[volume 3]] revealed that America was originally intended to be smarter and more cheeky, but evolved into a "Go for it!" type of character. Himaruya noted that in retrospect, the original character personality would have been harder to use.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=26|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In a set of character notes, it is revealed that America has mingled a lot with Germanic blood, and that he was insecure for having no history of his own before England adopted him.
*In '''England, Dreaming About The Past''', it was revealed by a sleeping England that America used to wet his bed when he was younger.
*It is a source of debate among fans as to whether it is America or Canada that is the older of the two brothers (with Hidekaz Himaruya having not confirmed a set age difference between the two). A common fanon assumption is that the two are twins, due to their similarities and the fact that Canada is easily mistaken for America (due to having the same face), though the two do not share the same day of birth. Supporters of the twin theory point out the nations' birthdays merely refer to their date of independence or unification, and that a "nation" may not have an official birthday in the same sense as humans.
*The number '50' on his jacket, representing the 50 states, is historically incorrect. Hawaii became a state on August 21, 1959 and Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959, both after the end of World War II, the time in which the story primarily takes place. This is most likely the reason the '50' is not present in the anime adaption.
*When asked by a fan what the "F" stood for in America's human name, Himaruya mentioned that he originally was thinking of the name Foster, but played around with the idea of Franklin or Fuck as well, leaving it open ended. <ref name="blog entry 1095">{{Cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1095.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=March 25, 2011|title=リクエストもろもろ|trans_title="Various requests"|language = Japanese|access date = September 6, 2014}}</ref>
*In the strip '''Until It Becomes Buried in the Cabinets''', America stars in a hair iron commercial. An off screen voice refers to him by his human name of Alfred.<ref name="rainyday">{{cite web|title=■タンスの肥やしになるまで■|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/amnh.htm|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=October 7, 2014|trans_title=Until It Becomes Buried in the Cabinets}}</ref>
*In response to a question from a fan on Himaruya's blog, it was stated that in addition to America's glasses representing Texas, his glasses are "a prop to show you he's normally disguising his power." This pays homage to the American cartoon trope where the hero conceals his identity with a pair of glasses. However, America still feels like a hero even with them on. <ref name="blog entry 1578">{{cite web|title=おまけ７|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1578.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=November 6, 2014|accessdate=November 6, 2014|trans_title=Omake 7}}</ref>
*America is also said to have several cars, including a Mustang, a remodeled Caprice, a 1955 Thunderbird, and a DeLorean modeled after the car in the movie ''Back to the Future''..<ref name="blog entry 1596">{{cite web|title=もこもこ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1596.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|accessdate=November 12, 2014|trans_title=Snug and Warm}}</ref>

==References==
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Japan

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{{Nation
| name = Japan<br>日本
| continent = ASIA
| image = Kiku_new.png
| country = [[File:Flag_of_Japan.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:Japan|State of Japan (Nippon/Nihon-koku)]] (日本国)
| human = [[Human names#Japan|Honda Kiku]] (本田菊)<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = February 11th<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=42|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Black
| eyes = Brown
| height = 165 cm (5' 5")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Hiroki Takahashi]]<br>[[Ai Iwamura]] (child)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Yanagi]] ([[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers CDs#drama CD|drama CD]])
| english = [[Christopher Bevins]]<br>[[Alexis Tipton]] (child)
}}
'''Japan''' (日本,'' Nihon, Nippon'') is a main character in the series''' Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He is a part of the Axis Powers. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Japan|Honda Kiku]]''' (本田菊).<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:Japan_Chibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Japan with his dog, Pochi. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]
===Appearance===
He is a short, slim man with black (varying from brown-black to blue-black) hair, flatly-colored dark brown eyes, and is often depicted wearing a white naval uniform with black and gold accents. His first appearance in both the anime and the published manga shows him briefly wearing a more ornate version, with gold epaulets and frog clasps down in the front of the jacket. When he first appeared in the webcomic, he wore a standard gray/black uniform until sometime after joining the Axis. Despite looking young, he's actually quite an old man.

In some of Himaruya's official art, his hair is dark brown and his eyes are a lighter brown.

===Personality and Interests===
A shy, quiet and hard-working man, Japan doesn't know very much about the outside world and needs time to adjust to other people. But he's very curious and interested in learning things from other nations. His distinct island customs may seem mysterious to others, although he finds them perfectly normal. He tends to have the behavior of an "old man," and was a [[wikipedia:hikikomori|hikikomori]] for a long time (Japan had spent about 250 years in isolation keeping only contact with [[Netherlands]]). Though he appears to be horrified at the idea of nudity or intimate contact, he has erotic woodcuts in his possession, which he tries to hide secretly between his non-erotic books and was said to be very comfortable with nudity in the past. Japan also voiced his preference for 2D girls over 3D girls to [[England]], [[Greece]], and [[France]] in one strip, hinting that he has an [[wikipedia:otaku|otaku]] side. His otaku side is further shown when he decides to buy a [[wikipedia:Shonen Jump|Shonen Jump]] magazine in his preparations for the New Year.

Japan seems to be fond of food in general, very similar to [[China]]'s fondness, his country's food in particular, as evidenced by his annoyance of having his salted salmon taken off [[Germany]]'s diet plan. He expressed dismay at the increase of the price of eggs due to a bad economy. He also had the urge to touch the Italy brothers' ''ahoge''s due to them reminding him of vegetables. It is said that cockroaches are one of the things that Japan hates the most, to the extent where he could cry over them.<ref>{{cite web|title=MoeKan scanlations + a few interesting old bits of trivia|archiveurl=http://z15.invisionfree.com/Hetayume_Forums/index.php?showtopic=22|archivedate=November 8, 2009|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=2007|accessdate=September 12, 2012}}</ref> Although he appears relatively calm most of the time, it is suggested that his anger would be the "scariest." However, it is shown that it's hard for him to get that angry, as he is mostly able to only summon an "unpleasant feeling."

He loves animals, especially cats, and owns a white dog called [[Creatures of Hetalia#Pochi|Pochi]] that resembles an [[wikipedia:Akita Inu|Akita]] or [[wikipedia:Shiba Inu|Shiba Inu]], both Japanese breeds. Some say it may be a [[wikipedia:Japanese Spitz|Japanese Spitz]] due to his white and fluffy fur in some sketches and fanarts. He also eventually gets a rabbit and a guinea pig. He tends to have a weakness for things that are soft and fluffy.

When Prussia came over in attempt to clean his home, he'd already cleaned it by nine in the morning, causing him to explain that, in his old age, for enjoyment, he tends to Bonsai trees, cleans, gazes, plays video games, reads Shounen Jump, tends to Pochi-kun's fur, goes for walks, draws manga, and makes soba. As these are very relaxed and simple things, Prussia remarked that he must have fun every day.

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

Japan first meets America in '''Black Ships have Come''', when he is basically forced to accept America onto his formerly isolated island. Agitated at first, Japan eventually confessed his fear of not being able to get along with other countries to America in '''Japan and the footsteps of Westernization.''' With the help of "table turning", America is able to assure Japan that he will be fine.

In modern-day strips, these two get along well, sharing a love of technology and video games, and are frequently at each others' houses to play them together. In the Hetalia Fantasia series, America and Japan have created a video game together, in '''HF2''' America says that, for a limited time only, when fighting enemies a colored hamburger has the possibility of falling out, with Japan stating that collecting all seven colors enables them to buy bunny ears. Japan has also apparently learned how to appease a crying, devastated America, as in '''HF2''' he offers him "some candy that old ladies always carry with them but you don't know where they buy them from," calming America down. When asked about his method, he replied "It is a technique native only to Japan!" At times, Japan does remark about it being difficult to handle the younger country, but still continues to be in his company. It has been said that Japan always sides with America's descisions.

Differences between the American and Japanese culture and lifestyle are often explored using these two, such as in '''Traits of Japanese People that America-Kuns Have Noticed''', and''' Why Americans Love Spring'''.

===China===
''Main Article: [[China]]''

[[File:Nihon_and_Chugoku.gif|thumb|left|150px|Young Japan (left) and China (right)]]After being discovered by China as a small child, Japan was raised by him, who taught him how to use kanji (which Japan used to create the hiragana alphabet). One day, Japan turned against China and attacked him with a katana, leaving a disfiguring scar on China's back. From this point, the two were enemies in war, with China despairing over how war changed Japan.

It can be inferred from a reference made about the [[wikipedia:Battle of Keicho|Battle of Keichou]] that their relations were already starting to strain before the betrayal, combined with their differing views and Japan's vow to "become stronger". It is also to be noted that while China considered Japan a younger brother, Japan himself denied there being such a connection when asked.

===England===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

The two nations are often shown to get along well. Despite not having much in common, Japan suggests they can be lonely together, as both of them do not have many friends. It is shown that throughout the course of the Anglo-Japanese alliance they were extremely loyal to each other, particularly with England going out of his way to make his decisions not only based on what would help himself but what could best benefit Japan as well. Though pitted against each other in World War 2, Japan and England are still seen to have a good friendship in present day, and enjoy spending time together.

===Germany===
''Main Article: [[Germany]]''

Japan and Germany get along relatively well, and tend to be the only ones who adapt to the situation while joined together as the Axis Powers. Japan had known Germany for some time (as depicted in the original strips), although Germany said he can never tell what Japan has in mind.

===Greece===
''Main Article: [[Greece]]''

The two nations have a very friendly relation and multiple strips can be seen of them visiting each other or bonding over their mutual love of cats. Their relationship could be associated with the real-life Greco-Japan diplomatic relationship, which started in 1899. It is implied in '''Lazy Comic Country''' that they slept together when Japan stated he had no "experience", and Greece said he'd fix that. He then woke up naked in bed with Greece, though Japan has denied that anything happened between them, believing that it was only a dream.

===Hong Kong===
''Main article: [[Hong Kong]]''

Despite living geographically quite close to each other, Japan and Hong Kong are not shown together too often so far. In '''AsiAsia''', Hong Kong came to Japan and begged him to make an air purifier for Kowloon, but Japan ended up suggesting miniaturizing the other.

===Italy===
''Main Article: [[Italy]]''

The two became acquainted with each other as part of the Axis, though Italy had once had a dream where he met a younger Japan.

Japan is shown to often be unnerved by Italy's "shameless" and unusual behavior, even as going as far as to order him to "take responsibility" and marry him after having been hugged and kissed. Italy's erratic driving had also inspired him to invent safer cars. The two have been shown to have a mutual respect of each others' history and artwork, and seem to be friends.

===Korea===
''Main Article: [[Korea]]''

They do not get along very well. S. Korea claims to hate Japan but often can be seen copying Japan's style and taking credit for others' work. He also has an unusual obsession with grabbing Japan's breasts, with the belief that they belong to him (though he once expressed interest in China's). At one point he wanted to dig a tunnel to connect their houses, but his plan did not succeed.

When asked about his complicated feelings, S. Korea claimed that he invented tsundere. It is unclear in the strips of what their relations were when they were younger, other than S. Korea mentioning that Japan had bullied him (and vowing to find proof to settle a bet).

===Nikoniko===
:''Main Article: [[Nikoniko]]''
Japan is shown to interact with Nikoniko during a ''Halloween 2013'' flashback sequence. Japan, concerned that an individual is planning to create a nation, visits Nikoniko while he is still a human. Nikoniko vows to work hard and become a nation, though Japan does not take his attempt seriously. Later, Nikoniko contacts him, declaring that he has officially become the Republic of Nikoniko through his hard work. Japan is astonished and unsure of what work Nikoniko did to achieve micronation status.<ref name="hallow13">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーン漫画その６
|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2013hal_6.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 25, 2013|trans_title=Halloween 2013 Page 6}}</ref>

===Prussia===
''Main article: [[Prussia]]''

While their only canonical meeting was in Prussia's Cleaning game, in which he helps him clean after Japan misinterpreted his demands as enthusiasm, Himaruya has stated that their relationship is near inseparable, and that it was something he wanted to show in Prussia's April Fools blog, but didn't get to. It's also notable, that Japan calls him "''Prussia-kun''", emphasizing this. Prussia possibly goes to Japan's house very often, as he said that he "usually" has tea and manjuu when he goes. When they finished cleaning, to show his gratitude, Japan gave him the cakes he had previously been asking for, however the work exhausted Prussia, so he could "only" eat 34.

Also stated in the game, was Prussia's enjoyment of reading manga(he had attempted to learn to draw his own, but he sneezed and abandoned the project), something he possibly got from befriending Japan.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

In the '''Lietuvis '''strips, Japan is shown to abhor Russia, his grudge stemming as far back as the [[wikipedia:Russo-Japanese War|Russo-Japanese War]] (although he defeated him, he wound up using up his life savings and became poor). After hearing of the alliance between Russia and [[Germany]], Japan became distraught, claiming "That man is a monster created by fallout from nuclear tests! He tears down buildings! He breathes fire!" When Germany insists on continuing his relationship with Russia, Japan makes a resolution to dissolve himself and to become known as [http://www.asahi.com/english/politics/TKY200503010167.html Minami-Centrair]. This is loosely based off of an event that happened where the whole Japanese cabinet resigned due to the increasingly good relations between Russia and Germany.

During Russia's visit to Germany's house, Japan made many attempts to get revenge:

*Put caltrops on his seat, but failed as Russia noticed them and did not sit down.

*Hid in the ceiling and attempted to harpoon him, only to miss and for Russia to shake him down, revealing his hiding place.

*Placed an object (possibly an explosive or needle) in an ohagi in hopes that Russia would eat it, only for him to eat it and remain unaffected.

'''More Like Gamba Vs. Noroi''' shows that Russia was able to curse Japan and make him fall ill from simply staring at him, an allusion to when Japan was effected by the Great Kantou earthquake.

===South Italy (Romano)===
''Main Article: [[South Italy]]''

Though they have yet to meet in any of the actual strips, Himaruya has stated that they would both get along rather well and that Japan would refer to the other as "Romano-kun" (after initially "-san").

===Taiwan===
''Main Article: [[Taiwan]]''

Taiwan has a great preference for Japan, much to China's dismay; this probably stems from the fact that, in reality, the island of Taiwan was annexed by the Japanese government, an event yet to be addressed in the comics. In the strip ''Ilha Formosa ~Beautiful Island~'', she is shown hanging out with Japan and discussing Taiwanese fortune-telling, and during the Halloween 2011 event, she is excited to show Japan her costume.

===Turkey===
''Main Article: [[Turkey]]''

Turkey seems to have a soft spot for Japan, and Japan, in turn, has mutual respect for him. In one strip, Turkey starts fighting with Greece when he sees the two together, presuming Greece wanted to take over Japan. Turkey also threatened France on April Fool's with 'Don't you dare try anything on Japan. Or else I'll invade you.'

==Appearances==
===Anime===
[[Image:JapanAnime.png|left|200px|thumb|Japan in ''[[Episode 15]]''.]]
[[Image:Japan TBW.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Japan in the episode ''[[Each Battlefield]]'' of ''[[Hetalia: The Beautiful World]]''.]]
Japan first appears in [[Episode 01]] at the "Meeting Of The World", where he agrees with [[America]]'s ridiculous solution for global warming. He is also given an official cameo at the end of [[Episode 03]] as a teaser before he is formally introduced in [[Episode 04]].

In [[Episode 06]], while stranded on an island, Japan suggests to [[Germany]] that they call their team "Suujiku" (枢軸) ('''Axis'''); ''eine Achse'' in German, and ''un Asse'' in Italian.

Since the anime is based more off the published version of the manga than the original webcomic, Japan does not wear his black uniform in his introduction, instead wearing the decorative version of his naval suit before he becomes part of the Axis Powers. He is also depicted in his WWII naval suit in instances where he originally wore other clothing in the equivalent manga strips.

===Musical===
[[File:Japan-Musical.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Keisuke Ueda]] as Japan.]]
Japan appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Keisuke Ueda]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*His birthday '''(February 11th) '''corresponds to the date of '''National Foundation Day''' in Japan, which celebrates the foundation of Japan in 660 BC by [[wikipedia:Emperor Jimmu|Emperor Jimmu]].<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>
*Though his exact age is unknown and Himaruya listed it as a "secret"<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>, some Japanese fans consider him to be approximately '''2,670''' years old.
*Although being younger than China, Japan has expressed his old age on more than one occasion. In''' Salted Salmon, Germany and I''', Japan explains how he no longer enjoys his birthday, suffers from high blood pressure which causes him to wake up early and wander his neighborhood, and has hip pains.
*In one published strip it is shown he sees the world as an RPG, another hint at his otaku nature.
*According to Himaruya, Japan would most likely have the blood type '''A''' (due to it being a common blood type in Japan).
*Japan was corrected from childhood to be ambidextrous, making it likely that he was born left-handed.<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-71.html</ref>
*As Hetalia was originally planned as a one chapter story, with Japan appearing only in a bonus strip, Himaruya drew him as a type of character he didn't often utilize, with "soulless" eyes. He also gave him shorter, shaggier hair in his initial appearance, and his face was drawn rather plain. He noted that if he had known the series would become bigger, the design would have been drastically different.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=25|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In the Hetalia: The Beautiful World Radio Show, Japan stated that his age turns 2,673 as of 2013.
*In the 2008 April Fool's With Spain, one of Spain's stories refer to Japan by the surname of his human name for Honda's new CD release.<ref name="2008AprilFool>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/4_1matome.html|title=「エイプリルフールまとめ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = September 6, 2014|trans_title=April Fool Summary}}</ref>
*In the Christmas 2011 event, Japan was stated to be able to imitate voices, specifically Italy's, with terrifying accuracy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12.html|title=「クリスマス2011」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Musical Characters]]
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[[Category:Asian Characters]]

Germany

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{{Nation
| name = Germany<br>ドイツ
| continent = EUROPE
| image = Germany0.png
| country = [[File:Flag_of_Germany.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:Germany|Federal Republic Of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)]]
| human = [[Human names#Germany|Ludwig]] (ルートヴィッヒ, ''Rūtovihhi'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings =
| age = 20<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = October 3<ref>{{cite web|title=やること|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-7.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 4, 2008|accessdate=November 13, 2012|trans_title=Things To Do|quote='そしてドイツの誕生日にあたる日は統一日が一番しっくりきそうですね。' ('''Kitawiki user note''': According to "http://translation.babylon.com/japanese/to-english/", the Japanese quote roughly translates to Himaruya saying that he's the most comfortable with Germany's birthday being the date of German reunification, which was October 3, 1990.)}}</ref>
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Blue
| height = 180 cm (5'11")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''
| game = [[Osōji Prussia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Hiroki Yasumoto]]<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Yuu Ishibashi]] ([[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers CDs#drama CD|drama CD]])
| english = [[Patrick Seitz]]
}}
'''Germany''' (ドイツ ''Doitsu'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' and leads the Axis Powers. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Germany|Ludwig]]''' (ルートヴィッヒ, ''Rūtovihhi'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:GermanyChibi.png|thumb|150px|left|A 'chibi' version of Germany.]]
===Appearance===
Germany is a tall, muscular man, with sleek blond hair and blue eyes; his facial features strongly resemble those of [[Germania]]. He wears either a green [[wikipedia:World_War_II_German_uniform|Wehrmacht]], or a [[wikipedia:Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Schutzstaffel|Waffen-SS]] officers' uniform with a [[wikipedia:List_of_military_decorations_of_the_Third_Reich#Military_valor_decorations|Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on the collar. In early webcomic chapters that take place during WWI, he wore a gray-blue [[wikipedia:World War II German uniform#Waffenrock|Waffenrock]] uniform (as seen in colored artwork) characteristic of the German army uniform of that period (the color of this uniform was changed to green for the anime). However, the black cuffs and white piping may also suggest Germany wears a [[wikipedia:Schutzpolizei|Schutzpolizei]] administration uniform.

===Personality and Interests===
He is a tough, too-serious, and efficient man who always abides by the rules and is "weak to" them. He often has difficulty leaving his commanding, serious mode and relaxing, even for the sake of another. Germany has to deal with an unreasonable boss along with the troublemaking [[Italy]]. He does not tolerate any mistakes, is a neat freak, and happens to have a rather pessimistic nature. Volume 3 also revealed that he has a sincere personality. In [[Episode 32: With Grandpa Rome|Episode 32]], he reveals to [[Ancient Rome]] that he has a lack of experience when it came at relationships, and tells [[Austria]] a similar story in the "Buon San Valentino" strips. His hobbies include making sweets (including his secret love of baking cakes), reading, and walking his dogs. In [[Episode 08]], Italy accidentally admits to [[England]], [[America]] and [[France]] that Germany is a sadist and a fan of BDSM. It was said, in an earlier profile, that his pent up anger is released when he has beer. In [[Episode 79]], it is shown that his usual drinking buddy is his elder brother Prussia.

According to Prussia, he's strong enough to stop him (and presumably Germany, as well) from being afraid of Russia. He seems to have inherited his brothers' stubborn traits, and is somewhat aware of this, as he remarks that his telling someone else to avoid doing things to make those around them worry is the pot calling the kettle black, as he does such things all of the time.

France said, in his first Bloodbath, that Germany enjoys running around naked almost as much as Italy. According to Germany's diary he also enjoys the maid cafes at Japan's house, for the uniforms the girls there wear.

Character notes reveal that Germany is awkward when talking to women, though acts as a father figure to younger nations (those who look like they're in grade school and younger) and thus can speak with younger girls without trouble. He also may be able to speak with women with less trouble if it's about work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1316.html|title=お返事|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 19, 2011|accessdate = February 11, 2015|trans_title=Replies}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===Austria===
''Main Article: [[Austria]]''

Germany has described Austria as being something like an older brother to him; however, unlike with Prussia, he does not call Austria "big brother," so they likely aren't quite as close. Austria and Germany were allies in both World Wars and lived together during World War Two, much to Hungary and Italy's dismay, though Austria didn't mind it at all. He approves of and supports a lot of Germany's ideas, and he relies very heavily on him. It's said that, if Germany were to get even a little cold, Austria would catch a high fever and collapse, causing Germany to have little choice than to take good care of himself. His behavior often annoys Germany, especially since Austria blames him for things he'd done such as when he'd broken a cup. He also orders him around very often, much to Germany's chagrin; however it's been going on for so long that they and their neighbors all acknowledge it as "the usual" with them. Germany, however, feels that what he does goes beyond ordering. Austria has admitted that his reliance is a "terrifying thing." He has, however, been trying to lessen his dependence, at least economically. Germany has admitted that Austria's fighting technique is "magnificent." He does seem to worry about how reliant he is, and has tried to teach him to be more self-sufficient, but gave up when Austria stubbornly tried to push himself past his (rather short) limit after exhausting himself with two minutes of sweeping.

Austria gave him some advice during the Buon San Valentino strips and, apparently, Germany has had romantic troubles before as Austria was aware of how easily he "[lost] his head" when it came to romance. Oddly enough, when Germany attempted to, presumably, have sex with Austria in attempt to practice and ensure he knew how for when he intended to do so with Italy, despite his struggling, refusing, and telling Germany off, he apparently removed his pants himself. He then called his behavior "upright" as he said all Austrian citizens were, confusing Germany.

===Finland===
''Main Article: [[Finland]]''

The two are said to have a good relationship.<ref>{{cite web|title=マジカル☆要求|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1714.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=February 25, 2015|accessdate=July 9, 2015|trans_title=Magical☆Demands}}</ref> The two nations were allied with each other and were seen chatting about their bosses in '''''Hetare 4: Pact of Steel'''''. Germany mentions that his boss is making him look for the [[wikipedia:Holy Grail|Holy Grail]]. Finland jokingly asks if he worries that his boss will throw him in jail for complaining about him too much but Germany wonders what kind of world involves bosses imprisoning countries. Finland then quietly mentions to him that he believes his (Germany's) boss has it in him to do such a thing.<ref>{{cite web|title=*ヘタレ４　鋼鉄協約*|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/h_h0.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=2006-2007|accessdate=June 7, 2013|trans_title=Hetare 4: Pact of Steel}}</ref> In '''''Comic Diary 4''''', Germany and Finland were seen having lunch together and conversing, asking Germany if he made a lunchbox in which he replied that [[Italy]] made it for him.<ref name="comd4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga4.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=「日記漫画まとめ　その４」|accessdate=March 7, 2013|trans_title=Comic Diary 4}}</ref>

===Hungary===
''Main Article: [[Hungary]]''

Their relationship has yet to be shown in much detail, but they seem familiar with one another. Hungary affectionately refers to Germany as '''Germany-chan''' and, despite being stated to have trouble speaking with older women on any non-work-related topic, he seems to be able to speak with her with less trouble, though whether this is because they were discussing Austria and Prussia (who give Germany a lot of trouble and thus might be seen as "work" in his eyes) or because they're familiar with one another is unknown. When Germany received and began carrying out his orders to take over Austria, she was very upset saying that he should "please consider his feelings," though Austria didn't mind at all in the end.

===Italy===
''Main Article: [[Italy]]''

Since their pact of steel and declaring the Axis Powers the two have been best friends, at least in Italy's perspective. The two met in World War One, when Germany discovered Italy hiding in a crate, and took him prisoner, but eventually grew tired of his behavior and sent him back home. During the Interwar period, Italy went to Germany's house to work because there was no work at his own home and he needed the money due to the bad state of the economy at the time. Italy returned and declared himself his ally in the following World War, much to Germany's distress. Despite their differences, the two have a rather close relationship, much to the disapproval of Italy's older brother [[South Italy]], who hates Germany. Germany has a great admiration for Italy's culture, language, food, and his home in general, and seems to go there most every summer on vacation. He enjoys it to the point that he's said that he wouldn't mind staying in Italy forever, if he could. Even though Italy annoys him, he found that having someone who depended on and trusted him as Italy did was a fun experience.

A comic strip on Valentine's Day was released, centered around Germany's misunderstanding of Italy's behavior--kissing him, telling him he loved him, and giving him red roses--and Germany's attempt to reciprocate what he believed were Italy's romantic feelings for him which ended in him proposing to Italy after following the instructions in a book entitled "Dating for Germans" for approximately six days. Though he was nervous before meeting with Italy when he intended to propose to him, he didn't feel bad at all and felt rather happy, instead. Italy, misunderstanding the entire situation, assuming he was angry.
At the end of the presumably uncompleted strip, Germany appears to have a flashback of Chibitalia, hinting that he might be Italy's long-lost love [[Holy Roman Empire]], though it isn't outright confirmed.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]]''

The last member to join the Axis team, Japan had known Germany for some time (as depicted in the original strips.) Germany said he can never tell what Japan has in mind. They share similar opinions on Italy's behavior, though Japan is generally more patient with him.

[[File:Prussia and Young Germany.png|thumb|right|130px|Prussia with a young Germany.]]
===Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

Germany's older brother and drinking buddy, who often refers to Germany as "West". Prussia lives in Germany's house, as revealed by the April Fool's ''Prussia's Blog''. Because of Prussia's attitude and tendency to buy strange things, as well as his referring to their tie as an unsavory one, they seem to be annoyed by each another. Despite this, Germany, like several others, was relieved to see that his brother was okay when he woke up after eating England's food. He has also said that Prussia could be extremely overprotective of him.<ref name="blog entry 1586">{{cite web|title=変なところに力入れすぎた系|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1586.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=November 8, 2014|accessdate=November 10, 2014|trans_title=The System That Put Too Much Emphasis on a Weird Place}}</ref> Germany also seems to believe most anything that Prussia says that he cannot disprove, or at least about his past, as evident in the 2011 Christmas event where he was surprised that his brother was not as cool of a child as he had claimed, and intended to ask him for an explanation.

==Appearances==
[[Image:GermanyAnime.png|200px|left|thumb|Germany in Episode 14.]]
===Anime===
Germany first appears in the "Meeting Of The World" segment in [[Episode 01]], where he orders everyone to stop arguing and present data if they want to make a statement. Later in the same episode, the anime skips back to WWI as he finds an abandoned tomato crate in the woods, setting the events of the main ''Hetalia'' storyline into motion.

Germany's SS uniform color is changed from dark green to teal for the anime adaptation, and the Knight's Cross is absent from his design. His WWI uniform was changed from gray-blue to green as well, though in the Axis training sequences, Germany is briefly shown wearing the green version of his WWII SS uniform.

===Musical===
[[File:Germany-Musical.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Yūichirō Ōmi]] as Germany.]]
Germany appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' and was portrayed by [[Yūichirō Ōmi]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*In the original webcomic artwork, most notably in the World War-era strips, Germany was represented with the '''Nazi German '''[[wikipedia:File:War Ensign of Germany 1938-1945.svg| ''Reichskriegsflagge'']] (due to the setting of the comic). Later-era strips and artwork used the more modern flag, while the ''Reichskriegsflagge'' was done away with in later media adaptations of the series.
*Germany's three dogs went unnamed for some time in canon, until the [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Character CD Vol. 2- Germany|second "Character CD"]] revealed their names to be [[Creatures of Hetalia#Germany|Blackie, Berlitz, and Aster]].[[File:Earlygermany_vol3.jpg|thumb|150px|An early design of Germany]]
*His efficient and perfectionist personality is a reference to the German culture of cleanliness and tidiness. Italy revealing that Germany likes BDSM is a reference to the fact that German pornography is often very hardcore and kinky compared to most porn, and that an unusual amount of scat porn is exported from Germany. In addition, Sealand questioned why all of Germany's torture devices looked rather perverse.
*It has been said that Germany was based on a German friend of [[Hidekaz Himaruya]].
*Germany shares both Japanese and English voice actors, Hiroki Yasumoto and Patrick Seitz respectively, with Agni, a character from the anime Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji.
*According to Himaruya, the personification of Germany was the hardest to finalize as he had little experience of drawing foreigners at the time. Germany was originally intended to be a moodier, more intimidating character and was initially depicted with a much larger nose and a rougher appearance. In the Volume 3 special pamphlet, he revealed that he couldn't decide on his face for a long time, as he didn't appear anywhere but Japan's Gakuen manga. The tough, serious expression stays constant throughout his whole design, however his original design had a more bloodthirsty and scary image. Himaruya had also initially tried to make him look less attractive, "if you look closely."<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=25|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>

==References==
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{{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
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Germany

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TheMusicGirl: tense change

{{Nation
| name = Germany<br>ドイツ
| continent = EUROPE
| image = Germany0.png
| country = [[File:Flag_of_Germany.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:Germany|Federal Republic Of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)]]
| human = [[Human names#Germany|Ludwig]] (ルートヴィッヒ, ''Rūtovihhi'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| spellings =
| age = 20<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = October 3<ref>{{cite web|title=やること|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-7.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 4, 2008|accessdate=November 13, 2012|trans_title=Things To Do|quote='そしてドイツの誕生日にあたる日は統一日が一番しっくりきそうですね。' ('''Kitawiki user note''': According to "http://translation.babylon.com/japanese/to-english/", the Japanese quote roughly translates to Himaruya saying that he's the most comfortable with Germany's birthday being the date of German reunification, which was October 3, 1990.)}}</ref>
| hair = Blond
| eyes = Blue
| height = 180 cm (5'11")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''
| game = [[Osōji Prussia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Hiroki Yasumoto]]<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Yuu Ishibashi]] ([[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers CDs#drama CD|drama CD]])
| english = [[Patrick Seitz]]
}}
'''Germany''' (ドイツ ''Doitsu'') is a main character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers''' and leads the Axis Powers. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Germany|Ludwig]]''' (ルートヴィッヒ, ''Rūtovihhi'').<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:GermanyChibi.png|thumb|150px|left|A 'chibi' version of Germany.]]
===Appearance===
Germany is a tall, muscular man, with sleek blond hair and blue eyes; his facial features strongly resemble those of [[Germania]]. He wears either a green [[wikipedia:World_War_II_German_uniform|Wehrmacht]], or a [[wikipedia:Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Schutzstaffel|Waffen-SS]] officers' uniform with a [[wikipedia:List_of_military_decorations_of_the_Third_Reich#Military_valor_decorations|Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on the collar. In early webcomic chapters that take place during WWI, he wore a gray-blue [[wikipedia:World War II German uniform#Waffenrock|Waffenrock]] uniform (as seen in colored artwork) characteristic of the German army uniform of that period (the color of this uniform was changed to green for the anime). However, the black cuffs and white piping may also suggest Germany wears a [[wikipedia:Schutzpolizei|Schutzpolizei]] administration uniform.

===Personality and Interests===
He is a tough, too-serious, and efficient man who always abides by the rules and is "weak to" them. He often has difficulty leaving his commanding, serious mode and relaxing, even for the sake of another. Germany has to deal with an unreasonable boss along with the troublemaking [[Italy]]. He does not tolerate any mistakes, is a neat freak, and happens to have a rather pessimistic nature. Volume 3 also revealed that he has a sincere personality. In [[Episode 32: With Grandpa Rome|Episode 32]], he reveals to [[Ancient Rome]] that he has a lack of experience when it came at relationships, and tells [[Austria]] a similar story in the "Buon San Valentino" strips. His hobbies include making sweets (including his secret love of baking cakes), reading, and walking his dogs. In [[Episode 08]], Italy accidentally admits to [[England]], [[America]] and [[France]] that Germany is a sadist and a fan of BDSM. It was said, in an earlier profile, that his pent up anger is released when he has beer. In [[Episode 79]], it is shown that his usual drinking buddy is his elder brother Prussia.

According to Prussia, he's strong enough to stop him (and presumably Germany, as well) from being afraid of Russia. He seems to have inherited his brothers' stubborn traits, and is somewhat aware of this, as he remarks that his telling someone else to avoid doing things to make those around them worry is the pot calling the kettle black, as he does such things all of the time.

France said, in his first Bloodbath, that Germany enjoys running around naked almost as much as Italy. According to Germany's diary he also enjoys the maid cafes at Japan's house, for the uniforms the girls there wear.

Character notes reveal that Germany is awkward when talking to women, though acts as a father figure to younger nations (those who look like they're in grade school and younger) and thus can speak with younger girls without trouble. He also may be able to speak with women with less trouble if it's about work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1316.html|title=お返事|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 19, 2011|accessdate = February 11, 2015|trans_title=Replies}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===Austria===
''Main Article: [[Austria]]''

Germany has described Austria as being something like an older brother to him; however, unlike with Prussia, he does not call Austria "big brother," so they likely aren't quite as close. Austria and Germany were allies in both World Wars and lived together during World War Two, much to Hungary and Italy's dismay, though Austria didn't mind it at all. He approves of and supports a lot of Germany's ideas, and he relies very heavily on him. It's said that, if Germany were to get even a little cold, Austria would catch a high fever and collapse, causing Germany to have little choice than to take good care of himself. His behavior often annoys Germany, especially since Austria blames him for things he'd done such as when he'd broken a cup. He also orders him around very often, much to Germany's chagrin; however it's been going on for so long that they and their neighbors all acknowledge it as "the usual" with them. Germany, however, feels that what he does goes beyond ordering. Austria has admitted that his reliance is a "terrifying thing." He has, however, been trying to lessen his dependence, at least economically. Germany has admitted that Austria's fighting technique is "magnificent." He does seem to worry about how reliant he is, and has tried to teach him to be more self-sufficient, but gave up when Austria stubbornly tried to push himself past his (rather short) limit after exhausting himself with two minutes of sweeping.

Austria gave him some advice during the Buon San Valentino strips and, apparently, Germany has had romantic troubles before as Austria was aware of how easily he "[lost] his head" when it came to romance. Oddly enough, when Germany attempted to, presumably, have sex with Austria in attempt to practice and ensure he knew how for when he intended to do so with Italy, despite his struggling, refusing, and telling Germany off, he apparently removed his pants himself. He then called his behavior "upright" as he said all Austrian citizens were, confusing Germany.

===Finland===
''Main Article: [[Finland]]''

The two are said to have a good relationship.<ref>{{cite web|title=マジカル☆要求|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1714.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=February 25, 2015|accessdate=July 9, 2015|trans_title=Magical☆Demands}}</ref> The two nations were allied with each other and were seen chatting about their bosses in '''''Hetare 4: Pact of Steel'''''. Germany mentions that his boss is making him look for the [[wikipedia:Holy Grail|Holy Grail]]. Finland jokingly asks if he worries that his boss will throw him in jail for complaining about him too much but Germany wonders what kind of world involves bosses imprisoning countries. Finland then quietly mentions to him that he believes his (Germany's) boss has it in him to do such a thing.<ref>{{cite web|title=*ヘタレ４　鋼鉄協約*|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/h_h0.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=2006-2007|accessdate=June 7, 2013|trans_title=Hetare 4: Pact of Steel}}</ref> In '''''Comic Diary 4''''', Germany and Finland were seen having lunch together and conversing, asking Germany if he made a lunchbox in which he replied that [[Italy]] made it for him.<ref name="comd4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/nikkimanga4.htm|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|title=「日記漫画まとめ　その４」|accessdate=March 7, 2013|trans_title=Comic Diary 4}}</ref>

===Hungary===
''Main Article: [[Hungary]]''

Their relationship has yet to be shown in much detail, but they seem familiar with one another. Hungary affectionately refers to Germany as '''Germany-chan''' and, despite being stated to have trouble speaking with older women on any non-work-related topic, he seems to be able to speak with her with less trouble, though whether this is because they were discussing Austria and Prussia (who give Germany a lot of trouble and thus might be seen as "work" in his eyes) or because they're familiar with one another is unknown. When Germany received and began carrying out his orders to take over Austria, she was very upset saying that he should "please consider his feelings," though Austria didn't mind at all in the end.

===Italy===
''Main Article: [[Italy]]''

Since their pact of steel and declaring the Axis Powers the two have been best friends, at least in Italy's perspective. The two met in World War One, when Germany discovered Italy hiding in a crate, and took him prisoner, but eventually grew tired of his behavior and sent him back home. During the Interwar period, Italy went to Germany's house to work because there was no work at his own home and he needed the money due to the bad state of the economy at the time. Italy returned and declared himself his ally in the following World War, much to Germany's distress. Despite their differences, the two have a rather close relationship, much to the disapproval of Italy's older brother [[South Italy]], who hates Germany. Germany has a great admiration for Italy's culture, language, food, and his home in general, and seems to go there most every summer on vacation. He enjoys it to the point that he's said that he wouldn't mind staying in Italy forever, if he could. Even though Italy annoys him, he found that having someone who depended on and trusted him as Italy did was a fun experience.

A comic strip on Valentine's Day was released, centered around Germany's misunderstanding of Italy's behavior--kissing him, telling him he loved him, and giving him red roses--and Germany's attempt to reciprocate what he believed were Italy's romantic feelings for him which ended in him proposing to Italy after following the instructions in a book entitled "Dating for Germans" for approximately six days. Though he was nervous before meeting with Italy when he intended to propose to him, he didn't feel bad at all and felt rather happy, instead. Italy, misunderstanding the entire situation, assuming he was angry.
At the end of the presumably uncompleted strip, Germany appears to have a flashback of Chibitalia, hinting that he might be Italy's long-lost love [[Holy Roman Empire]], though it isn't outright confirmed.

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]]''

The last member to join the Axis team, Japan had known Germany for some time (as depicted in the original strips.) Germany said he can never tell what Japan has in mind. They share similar opinions on Italy's behavior, though Japan is generally more patient with him.

[[File:Prussia and Young Germany.png|thumb|right|130px|Prussia with a young Germany.]]
===Prussia===
''Main Article: [[Prussia]]''

Germany's older brother and drinking buddy, who often refers to Germany as "West". Prussia lives in Germany's house, as revealed by the April Fool's ''Prussia's Blog''. Because of Prussia's attitude and tendency to buy strange things, as well as his referring to their tie as an unsavory one, they seem to be annoyed by each another. Despite this, Germany, like several others, was relieved to see that his brother was okay when he woke up after eating England's food. He has also said that Prussia could be extremely overprotective of him.<ref name="blog entry 1586">{{cite web|title=変なところに力入れすぎた系|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1586.html|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=November 8, 2014|accessdate=November 10, 2014|trans_title=The System That Put Too Much Emphasis on a Weird Place}}</ref> Germany also seems to believe most anything that Prussia says that he cannot disprove, or at least about his past, as evident in the 2011 Christmas event where he was surprised that his brother was not as cool of a child as he had claimed, and intended to ask him for an explanation.

==Appearances==
[[Image:GermanyAnime.png|200px|left|thumb|Germany in Episode 14.]]
===Anime===
Germany first appears in the "Meeting Of The World" segment in [[Episode 01]], where he orders everyone to stop arguing and present data if they want to make a statement. Later in the same episode, the anime skips back to WWI as he finds an abandoned tomato crate in the woods, setting the events of the main ''Hetalia'' storyline into motion.

Germany's SS uniform color is changed from dark green to teal for the anime adaptation, and the Knight's Cross is absent from his design. His WWI uniform was changed from gray-blue to green as well, though in the Axis training sequences, Germany is briefly shown wearing the green version of his WWII SS uniform.

===Musical===
[[File:Germany-Musical.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Yūichirō Ōmi]] as Germany.]]
Germany appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' portrayed by [[Yūichirō Ōmi]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*In the original webcomic artwork, most notably in the World War-era strips, Germany was represented with the '''Nazi German '''[[wikipedia:File:War Ensign of Germany 1938-1945.svg| ''Reichskriegsflagge'']] (due to the setting of the comic). Later-era strips and artwork used the more modern flag, while the ''Reichskriegsflagge'' was done away with in later media adaptations of the series.
*Germany's three dogs went unnamed for some time in canon, until the [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Character CD Vol. 2- Germany|second "Character CD"]] revealed their names to be [[Creatures of Hetalia#Germany|Blackie, Berlitz, and Aster]].[[File:Earlygermany_vol3.jpg|thumb|150px|An early design of Germany]]
*His efficient and perfectionist personality is a reference to the German culture of cleanliness and tidiness. Italy revealing that Germany likes BDSM is a reference to the fact that German pornography is often very hardcore and kinky compared to most porn, and that an unusual amount of scat porn is exported from Germany. In addition, Sealand questioned why all of Germany's torture devices looked rather perverse.
*It has been said that Germany was based on a German friend of [[Hidekaz Himaruya]].
*Germany shares both Japanese and English voice actors, Hiroki Yasumoto and Patrick Seitz respectively, with Agni, a character from the anime Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji.
*According to Himaruya, the personification of Germany was the hardest to finalize as he had little experience of drawing foreigners at the time. Germany was originally intended to be a moodier, more intimidating character and was initially depicted with a much larger nose and a rougher appearance. In the Volume 3 special pamphlet, he revealed that he couldn't decide on his face for a long time, as he didn't appear anywhere but Japan's Gakuen manga. The tough, serious expression stays constant throughout his whole design, however his original design had a more bloodthirsty and scary image. Himaruya had also initially tried to make him look less attractive, "if you look closely."<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=25|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>

==References==
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Korea

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TheMusicGirl:

{{Nation
| name = Korea<br>韓国
| continent = ASIA
| image = Kantyan1.jpg
| country = [[Image:SKoreaFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:ROK|Republic Of Korea (Daehan-minguk)]] (대한민국)
| human = [[Human names#South Korea|Im Yong Soo]] (임용수/任勇洙, ''Imu Yon Su'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| age = 15-16
| gender = Male
| birthday = August 15<ref name="Vol2Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 2|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=21|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref>
| hair = Black (early manga), Brown (current, unused anime design)
| eyes = Brown

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Korea Joke Series''
| anime = [[Episode 14]] (non-speaking animation error - other scenes cut from series)

| japanese =
| english =
}}
'''Korea''' (韓国, ''Kankoku'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He represents the country of '''South Korea'''. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#South Korea|Im Yong Soo]]''' (任勇洙, ''Imu Yon Su''; Korean: 임용수).<ref name="Name"/> He was originally slated to make an appearance in the anime, judging by an early character design on the site (which was later removed), but was cut from the series, due to controversy (see "Appearances" and "Trivia").

==Attributes==
[[File:SKoreaChibi.jpg|thumb|175px|left|A 'chibi' version of Korea.]]
===Appearance===
Korea has short, black-brown hair, with a flyaway curl on the right side of his head. The curl is often drawn with a face in the middle, to represent his "Korean spirit" though it appears that it was originally drawn as part of the yin yang symbol. He generally has on a high-spirited facial expression. He dresses in a white and navy blue hanbok with long, oversized sleeves, though it appears to be a mixture of the male and female styles of hanbok as well as hanbok from different eras of Korea, and his ''[[wikipedia:jeogori|jeogori]]'' seems to be in two pieces rather than one.

His actual height is not stated, but it is mentioned that he is significantly taller than both of his "brothers," and that he happens to be very muscular due to his experience in the military.

===Personality and Interests===
[[File:Kannosuke.jpg|thumb|150px|South Korea wearing modern day attire.]]
Korea is a free-spirited type, obsessed with video games, dramas, studying abroad, and the internet. He always claims credit for others' inventions, and feels that his older brothers should call him their older brother.

Though he is fundamentally serious and likes to put the family first, he can't keep his hands off his brothers. He often uses phrases like, "Da-ze!" or "Uri nara mansae!", which means roughly "Hooray for our land!". When speaking to elders, however, he adopts more formal and polite speech.

It is said that he loves kimchi so much that he took it up into outer space, making [[France]] pissed off.

Korea has also been shown to be very good at drawing, as can be seen in a comic strip with [[China]], in which he tried to teach his older brother how to draw anime.

It is also shown that Korea is very bright, seeing that he was able to create the Mind-Reading Binoculars perfectly when [[Japan]] failed to do so. But the same comic strip also reveals how clueless he is when he tries to use the binoculars to see what China was thinking of him, only to be devastated to see that China is glad that Korea took the stuffed animals because he didn't want them. Korea concluded that "Korea didn't make them" because he believed they didn't work.

==Relationships==
===China===
''Main Article: [[China]]''

He is obsessed with China and wants to be acknowledged by him, but his feelings are unrequited. When he "invented" a pair of mind-reading binoculars and saw that China despaired of his very presence, he believed that they were broken and as a result, he denied making them.

In another modern strip, he and China worked together in animation production.

===England===
''Main Page: [[England]]''

Korea, after telling Japan and China that they should call him "big brother" and he should be the boss of them, was turned into a child by England in order to "help" Japan and China. He said that, because he was so cute that even if he was loud they would forgive him. China and Japan admitted he was cute and that it could work out as England had intended, however they left him with England after finding that he still had a strong interest in their chests (young Korea was seen with a bump on his head, as well.)

===Hong Kong===
''Main Article: [[Hong Kong]]''

Their relationship has been shown during the 2011 Halloween event, when Hong Kong told Korea that "You really like teacher, don't you?" while Korea said that he didn't like him but that China likes him, instead. During the [[Christmas 2011]] event, Korea is fearful of damaging the "cool and cute and sensitive image" he believes Hong Kong has for him if Hong Kong catches Korea playing an MMO in a jersey, but Hong Kong appears unfazed and barges in when overhearing this sentiment.<ref name="Christmas2011Part3">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_3.html|title=「クリスマス2011」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011}}</ref>

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]]''

Korea claims to hate Japan, but is constantly copying his style and creations, and believes that he has ownership over his breasts. At one point, he wanted to dig a tunnel to connect both their countries. He tried to justify his complicated relationship with the claim that ''tsundere'' originated from him.

In the original ''World Conference'' strip, it is shown that he will go out of his way to disagree with any of Japan's opinions, preferring to side with [[America]] instead - even when Japan and America have already agreed.

==Appearances==
===Anime===
[[Image:KoreaAnime.jpg|thumb|left|The unused South Korea anime design, later removed from the official site.]]

Korea was originally part of the cast for season 1, and was shown in various promotional images for the series, as well as appearing in the official site's lineup of characters.

However, several South Korean citizens, after learning of the existence of the series, found the character to be mocking and in poor taste. Reasons for the controversy ranged from the character's bluffing and perversion (which was taken as a slight against Korea for its claims about ownership of the [[wikipedia:Liancourt Rocks|Liancourt Rocks]], which Japan also claims ownership of), to his hanbok being drawn incorrectly.

An online petition was launched to get the series banned, and over 16,000 signatures were collected. The case gained enough media attention to be brought before the government of South Korea, and the series was deemed to be a "national crime".

Kids Station, the TV network that was to air the ''Hetalia'' anime, responded that there were never any plans to include a Korea character in the series. Despite the claim, the protests continued and the anime adaptation wound up pulled from Kids Station's lineup due to "various circumstances." It is believed that reported death threats (and a bomb threat) from the protesters may have played a part in those circumstances, though it is unknown exactly how many of the reports were of serious threats and how many were just trolls, as well as if the volume of threats were sensationalized by Japanese media sites (as netoyou from 2ch are known for heavy anti-Korean bias, as well as the site Sankaku Complex).

Though he appears briefly in the first ending theme, Korea is noticeably absent from the actual anime. A brief animation error in [[Episode 14]], depicting him as part of the supermarket line from behind, shows evidence that he was originally animated into the series, but that [[Studio DEEN]] had to remove any references to him, presumably due to the protests. The part he played in the rest of the episode was completely removed, as was a brief cameo he would have had in [[Episode 01]].

The ''Cast Commentary'' track on the third drama CD, [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue 2|Prologue 2]], contains an appearance by the seiyū '''Kaoru Mizuhara''', in the roundtable discussion of recording for the characters in both the drama CDs and anime. Mizuhara's section was thought to suggest that she was to voice Korea in the upcoming anime version, though a translation revealed that it was only a "what if" type of idea if she was cast in the anime, with a "[[Monaco]]" character being suggested first. As the animation in anime generally comes before the voice recording sessions, it is unknown if the anime production team ever got as far as casting Korea for the lines he may have originally had in Episode 14 (or the first episode).

In his unused anime design, Korea's dark hair was changed to a chestnut brown shade, and the "Korean spirit" in his haircurl was removed. The navy blue part of his hanbok was also changed to violet and his ''baji'' (the pants) became a lavender shade. Another detail in his turnaround, somewhat controversial to the protesters, were the "soulless eyes" that were present. Despite that, the chibi version of Korea in the ending theme has the correct style of eyes.

==Trivia==
[[Image:FemaleKorea.PNG|thumb|right|The original female South Korea.]]
* An initial character design by Hidekaz Himaruya reveals that Korea was originally going to be a female character. In the early design, the female South Korea is depicted wearing a hanbok with long, flowing oversized sleeves. Her hair appears to be tied back into braids. Further liner notes in the special edition of ''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 2'' suggest that the female Korea was to be an aspiring idol who decided to travel to the United States. The design for the female Korea was later reused for the character [[kitayume:Sena|Sena]], the lead of another, short-lived webcomic by Himaruya, entitled '''MoeKan'''. Himaruya's initial design of a male South Korea had no haircurl, though some later preliminary designs presented a Korea that looked more melancholy than how he appeared in the series.
*Korea's birthday was originally listed as being '''May 1st, 1919'''. The date was later retconned to '''August 15th''' (no year given) by the time the published version of the manga was released.<ref name="Vol2Profile"/> The retconned birthdate corresponds with the date for the [[wikipedia:Victory_over_Japan_Day|Korean Liberation Day]] in 1945, as well as the date for the formation of South Korea in 1948.
*Although referred to as simply '''Korea''' most of the time, the nation name being listed as '''Daehan-minguk''' ('''Republic of Korea''') on his original profile first indicated that he is meant to represent the southern half, which also tends to be referred to as simply '''Korea.''' Though he has only appeared in one modern-day strip, his flag confirms that he represents South Korea (though the original Korean flag was similar before the split). In 2007, Himaruya stated that he had a male '''North Korea''' character in mind that would be a musician who was fond of reading and dancing, as well as being more timid in personality than South Korea. However, it is unlikely that he will appear any time soon due to controversy, as well as a friend of Himaruya's (on whom he was based) having moved away. The unused female South Korea design is sometimes substituted by fans as a possible "North."
*While the nation of Korea has been around since 2333 BC, Korea is portrayed as seemingly the youngest of the Asian nations (though he claims they should call him their big brother). It is currently unknown if he represented ancient Korea and the Three Kingdoms in the past as well, or if a character (or characters) for them will exist.
* Shortly before the anime was set to air, it garnered quick controversy due to the presence of South Korea being made known. The South Korean government declared the series as very offensive, and internet protests sprung up over the depiction of the character. As noted in the "Appearances" section, the protesters cited Himaruya's incorrect way of drawing the male hanbok as one reason for the character being offensive, although they also cited his perverted behavior and actions as not being understandable, and his birthday (presumably the May 1st version) being incorrect. As well, Korea's praise for Japan in certain strips comes off offensive, as while Korea does not appear in the WWII-centric strips, both nations share ongoing disputes due to the colonization of Korea as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule part of the Japanese empire] from 1910-1945.
*Though Korea has been cut from the anime series, he briefly appeared as a chibi in the ending song [[Marukaite Chikyuu]].
*Korea's habit of claiming things originated from him most likely comes from the ''taegeuk'' on his flag. The ''taegeuk'' refers to the ultimate reality from which all things and values originate according to oriental philosophy. However, the stereotype of Korea claiming origin for various things is also one present in the Japanese media and a few other series, which only serves to further the national tensions between South Korea and Japan.
*Korea is briefly shown wearing rectangular-rimmed glasses when alone in his house during the [[Christmas 2011]] event.<ref name="Christmas2011Part3"></ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=ASIA}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Asian Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]

Korea

2016-01-19T08:07:34Z

TheMusicGirl: New trivia, not sure if this should go in Appearence

{{Nation
| name = Korea<br>韓国
| continent = ASIA
| image = Kantyan1.jpg
| country = [[Image:SKoreaFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:ROK|Republic Of Korea (Daehan-minguk)]] (대한민국)
| human = [[Human names#South Korea|Im Yong Soo]] (임용수/任勇洙, ''Imu Yon Su'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| age = 15-16
| gender = Male
| birthday = August 15<ref name="Vol2Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 2|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=21|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref>
| hair = Black (early manga), Brown (current, unused anime design)
| eyes = Brown

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Korea Joke Series''
| anime = [[Episode 14]] (non-speaking animation error - other scenes cut from series)

| japanese =
| english =
}}
'''Korea''' (韓国, ''Kankoku'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He represents the country of '''South Korea'''. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#South Korea|Im Yong Soo]]''' (任勇洙, ''Imu Yon Su''; Korean: 임용수).<ref name="Name"/> He was originally slated to make an appearance in the anime, judging by an early character design on the site (which was later removed), but was cut from the series, due to controversy (see "Appearances" and "Trivia").

==Attributes==
[[File:SKoreaChibi.jpg|thumb|175px|left|A 'chibi' version of Korea.]]
===Appearance===
Korea has short, black-brown hair, with a flyaway curl on the right side of his head. The curl is often drawn with a face in the middle, to represent his "Korean spirit" though it appears that it was originally drawn as part of the yin yang symbol. He generally has on a high-spirited facial expression. He dresses in a white and navy blue hanbok with long, oversized sleeves, though it appears to be a mixture of the male and female styles of hanbok as well as hanbok from different eras of Korea, and his ''[[wikipedia:jeogori|jeogori]]'' seems to be in two pieces rather than one.

His actual height is not stated, but it is mentioned that he is significantly taller than both of his "brothers," and that he happens to be very muscular due to his experience in the military.

===Personality and Interests===
[[File:Kannosuke.jpg|thumb|150px|South Korea wearing modern day attire.]]
Korea is a free-spirited type, obsessed with video games, dramas, studying abroad, and the internet. He always claims credit for others' inventions, and feels that his older brothers should call him their older brother.

Though he is fundamentally serious and likes to put the family first, he can't keep his hands off his brothers. He often uses phrases like, "Da-ze!" or "Uri nara mansae!", which means roughly "Hooray for our land!". When speaking to elders, however, he adopts more formal and polite speech.

It is said that he loves kimchi so much that he took it up into outer space, making [[France]] pissed off.

Korea has also been shown to be very good at drawing, as can be seen in a comic strip with [[China]], in which he tried to teach his older brother how to draw anime.

It is also shown that Korea is very bright, seeing that he was able to create the Mind-Reading Binoculars perfectly when [[Japan]] failed to do so. But the same comic strip also reveals how clueless he is when he tries to use the binoculars to see what China was thinking of him, only to be devastated to see that China is glad that Korea took the stuffed animals because he didn't want them. Korea concluded that "Korea didn't make them" because he believed they didn't work.

==Relationships==
===China===
''Main Article: [[China]]''

He is obsessed with China and wants to be acknowledged by him, but his feelings are unrequited. When he "invented" a pair of mind-reading binoculars and saw that China despaired of his very presence, he believed that they were broken and as a result, he denied making them.

In another modern strip, he and China worked together in animation production.

===England===
''Main Page: [[England]]''

Korea, after telling Japan and China that they should call him "big brother" and he should be the boss of them, was turned into a child by England in order to "help" Japan and China. He said that, because he was so cute that even if he was loud they would forgive him. China and Japan admitted he was cute and that it could work out as England had intended, however they left him with England after finding that he still had a strong interest in their chests (young Korea was seen with a bump on his head, as well.)

===Hong Kong===
''Main Article: [[Hong Kong]]''

Their relationship has been shown during the 2011 Halloween event, when Hong Kong told Korea that "You really like teacher, don't you?" while Korea said that he didn't like him but that China likes him, instead. During the ''Christmas 2011'' event, Korea is fearful of damaging the "cool and cute and sensitive image" he believes Hong Kong has for him if Hong Kong catches Korea playing an MMO in a jersey, but Hong Kong appears unfazed and barges in when overhearing this sentiment.<ref name="Christmas2011Part3">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_3.html|title=「クリスマス2011」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011}}</ref>

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]]''

Korea claims to hate Japan, but is constantly copying his style and creations, and believes that he has ownership over his breasts. At one point, he wanted to dig a tunnel to connect both their countries. He tried to justify his complicated relationship with the claim that ''tsundere'' originated from him.

In the original ''World Conference'' strip, it is shown that he will go out of his way to disagree with any of Japan's opinions, preferring to side with [[America]] instead - even when Japan and America have already agreed.

==Appearances==
===Anime===
[[Image:KoreaAnime.jpg|thumb|left|The unused South Korea anime design, later removed from the official site.]]

Korea was originally part of the cast for season 1, and was shown in various promotional images for the series, as well as appearing in the official site's lineup of characters.

However, several South Korean citizens, after learning of the existence of the series, found the character to be mocking and in poor taste. Reasons for the controversy ranged from the character's bluffing and perversion (which was taken as a slight against Korea for its claims about ownership of the [[wikipedia:Liancourt Rocks|Liancourt Rocks]], which Japan also claims ownership of), to his hanbok being drawn incorrectly.

An online petition was launched to get the series banned, and over 16,000 signatures were collected. The case gained enough media attention to be brought before the government of South Korea, and the series was deemed to be a "national crime".

Kids Station, the TV network that was to air the ''Hetalia'' anime, responded that there were never any plans to include a Korea character in the series. Despite the claim, the protests continued and the anime adaptation wound up pulled from Kids Station's lineup due to "various circumstances." It is believed that reported death threats (and a bomb threat) from the protesters may have played a part in those circumstances, though it is unknown exactly how many of the reports were of serious threats and how many were just trolls, as well as if the volume of threats were sensationalized by Japanese media sites (as netoyou from 2ch are known for heavy anti-Korean bias, as well as the site Sankaku Complex).

Though he appears briefly in the first ending theme, Korea is noticeably absent from the actual anime. A brief animation error in [[Episode 14]], depicting him as part of the supermarket line from behind, shows evidence that he was originally animated into the series, but that [[Studio DEEN]] had to remove any references to him, presumably due to the protests. The part he played in the rest of the episode was completely removed, as was a brief cameo he would have had in [[Episode 01]].

The ''Cast Commentary'' track on the third drama CD, [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue 2|Prologue 2]], contains an appearance by the seiyū '''Kaoru Mizuhara''', in the roundtable discussion of recording for the characters in both the drama CDs and anime. Mizuhara's section was thought to suggest that she was to voice Korea in the upcoming anime version, though a translation revealed that it was only a "what if" type of idea if she was cast in the anime, with a "[[Monaco]]" character being suggested first. As the animation in anime generally comes before the voice recording sessions, it is unknown if the anime production team ever got as far as casting Korea for the lines he may have originally had in Episode 14 (or the first episode).

In his unused anime design, Korea's dark hair was changed to a chestnut brown shade, and the "Korean spirit" in his haircurl was removed. The navy blue part of his hanbok was also changed to violet and his ''baji'' (the pants) became a lavender shade. Another detail in his turnaround, somewhat controversial to the protesters, were the "soulless eyes" that were present. Despite that, the chibi version of Korea in the ending theme has the correct style of eyes.

==Trivia==
[[Image:FemaleKorea.PNG|thumb|right|The original female South Korea.]]
* An initial character design by Hidekaz Himaruya reveals that Korea was originally going to be a female character. In the early design, the female South Korea is depicted wearing a hanbok with long, flowing oversized sleeves. Her hair appears to be tied back into braids. Further liner notes in the special edition of ''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 2'' suggest that the female Korea was to be an aspiring idol who decided to travel to the United States. The design for the female Korea was later reused for the character [[kitayume:Sena|Sena]], the lead of another, short-lived webcomic by Himaruya, entitled '''MoeKan'''. Himaruya's initial design of a male South Korea had no haircurl, though some later preliminary designs presented a Korea that looked more melancholy than how he appeared in the series.
*Korea's birthday was originally listed as being '''May 1st, 1919'''. The date was later retconned to '''August 15th''' (no year given) by the time the published version of the manga was released.<ref name="Vol2Profile"/> The retconned birthdate corresponds with the date for the [[wikipedia:Victory_over_Japan_Day|Korean Liberation Day]] in 1945, as well as the date for the formation of South Korea in 1948.
*Although referred to as simply '''Korea''' most of the time, the nation name being listed as '''Daehan-minguk''' ('''Republic of Korea''') on his original profile first indicated that he is meant to represent the southern half, which also tends to be referred to as simply '''Korea.''' Though he has only appeared in one modern-day strip, his flag confirms that he represents South Korea (though the original Korean flag was similar before the split). In 2007, Himaruya stated that he had a male '''North Korea''' character in mind that would be a musician who was fond of reading and dancing, as well as being more timid in personality than South Korea. However, it is unlikely that he will appear any time soon due to controversy, as well as a friend of Himaruya's (on whom he was based) having moved away. The unused female South Korea design is sometimes substituted by fans as a possible "North."
*While the nation of Korea has been around since 2333 BC, Korea is portrayed as seemingly the youngest of the Asian nations (though he claims they should call him their big brother). It is currently unknown if he represented ancient Korea and the Three Kingdoms in the past as well, or if a character (or characters) for them will exist.
* Shortly before the anime was set to air, it garnered quick controversy due to the presence of South Korea being made known. The South Korean government declared the series as very offensive, and internet protests sprung up over the depiction of the character. As noted in the "Appearances" section, the protesters cited Himaruya's incorrect way of drawing the male hanbok as one reason for the character being offensive, although they also cited his perverted behavior and actions as not being understandable, and his birthday (presumably the May 1st version) being incorrect. As well, Korea's praise for Japan in certain strips comes off offensive, as while Korea does not appear in the WWII-centric strips, both nations share ongoing disputes due to the colonization of Korea as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule part of the Japanese empire] from 1910-1945.
*Though Korea has been cut from the anime series, he briefly appeared as a chibi in the ending song [[Marukaite Chikyuu]].
*Korea's habit of claiming things originated from him most likely comes from the ''taegeuk'' on his flag. The ''taegeuk'' refers to the ultimate reality from which all things and values originate according to oriental philosophy. However, the stereotype of Korea claiming origin for various things is also one present in the Japanese media and a few other series, which only serves to further the national tensions between South Korea and Japan.
*Korea is briefly shown wearing rectangular-rimmed glasses when alone in his house during the [[Christmas 2011]] event.<ref name="Christmas2011Part3"></ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=ASIA}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Asian Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]

Korea

2016-01-19T07:57:16Z

TheMusicGirl: Added more about relationship and reference!

{{Nation
| name = Korea<br>韓国
| continent = ASIA
| image = Kantyan1.jpg
| country = [[Image:SKoreaFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:ROK|Republic Of Korea (Daehan-minguk)]] (대한민국)
| human = [[Human names#South Korea|Im Yong Soo]] (임용수/任勇洙, ''Imu Yon Su'')<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| age = 15-16
| gender = Male
| birthday = August 15<ref name="Vol2Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers 2|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers 2|publisher=Gentosha|page=21|isbn=978-4-3448-1514-8}}</ref>
| hair = Black (early manga), Brown (current, unused anime design)
| eyes = Brown

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Korea Joke Series''
| anime = [[Episode 14]] (non-speaking animation error - other scenes cut from series)

| japanese =
| english =
}}
'''Korea''' (韓国, ''Kankoku'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He represents the country of '''South Korea'''. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave out human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#South Korea|Im Yong Soo]]''' (任勇洙, ''Imu Yon Su''; Korean: 임용수).<ref name="Name"/> He was originally slated to make an appearance in the anime, judging by an early character design on the site (which was later removed), but was cut from the series, due to controversy (see "Appearances" and "Trivia").

==Attributes==
[[File:SKoreaChibi.jpg|thumb|175px|left|A 'chibi' version of Korea.]]
===Appearance===
Korea has short, black-brown hair, with a flyaway curl on the right side of his head. The curl is often drawn with a face in the middle, to represent his "Korean spirit" though it appears that it was originally drawn as part of the yin yang symbol. He generally has on a high-spirited facial expression. He dresses in a white and navy blue hanbok with long, oversized sleeves, though it appears to be a mixture of the male and female styles of hanbok as well as hanbok from different eras of Korea, and his ''[[wikipedia:jeogori|jeogori]]'' seems to be in two pieces rather than one.

His actual height is not stated, but it is mentioned that he is significantly taller than both of his "brothers," and that he happens to be very muscular due to his experience in the military.

===Personality and Interests===
[[File:Kannosuke.jpg|thumb|150px|South Korea wearing modern day attire.]]
Korea is a free-spirited type, obsessed with video games, dramas, studying abroad, and the internet. He always claims credit for others' inventions, and feels that his older brothers should call him their older brother.

Though he is fundamentally serious and likes to put the family first, he can't keep his hands off his brothers. He often uses phrases like, "Da-ze!" or "Uri nara mansae!", which means roughly "Hooray for our land!". When speaking to elders, however, he adopts more formal and polite speech.

It is said that he loves kimchi so much that he took it up into outer space, making [[France]] pissed off.

Korea has also been shown to be very good at drawing, as can be seen in a comic strip with [[China]], in which he tried to teach his older brother how to draw anime.

It is also shown that Korea is very bright, seeing that he was able to create the Mind-Reading Binoculars perfectly when [[Japan]] failed to do so. But the same comic strip also reveals how clueless he is when he tries to use the binoculars to see what China was thinking of him, only to be devastated to see that China is glad that Korea took the stuffed animals because he didn't want them. Korea concluded that "Korea didn't make them" because he believed they didn't work.

==Relationships==
===China===
''Main Article: [[China]]''

He is obsessed with China and wants to be acknowledged by him, but his feelings are unrequited. When he "invented" a pair of mind-reading binoculars and saw that China despaired of his very presence, he believed that they were broken and as a result, he denied making them.

In another modern strip, he and China worked together in animation production.

===England===
''Main Page: [[England]]''

Korea, after telling Japan and China that they should call him "big brother" and he should be the boss of them, was turned into a child by England in order to "help" Japan and China. He said that, because he was so cute that even if he was loud they would forgive him. China and Japan admitted he was cute and that it could work out as England had intended, however they left him with England after finding that he still had a strong interest in their chests (young Korea was seen with a bump on his head, as well.)

===Hong Kong===
''Main Article: [[Hong Kong]]''

Their relationship has been shown during the 2011 Halloween event, when Hong Kong told Korea that "You really like teacher, don't you?" while Korea said that he didn't like him but that China likes him, instead. During the ''Christmas 2011'' event, Korea is fearful of damaging the "cool and cute and sensitive image" he believes Hong Kong has for him if Hong Kong catches Korea playing an MMO in a jersey, but Hong Kong appears unfazed and barges in when overhearing this sentiment.<ref name="Christmas2011Part3>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_3.html|title=「クリスマス2011」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011}}</ref>

===Japan===
''Main Article: [[Japan]]''

Korea claims to hate Japan, but is constantly copying his style and creations, and believes that he has ownership over his breasts. At one point, he wanted to dig a tunnel to connect both their countries. He tried to justify his complicated relationship with the claim that ''tsundere'' originated from him.

In the original ''World Conference'' strip, it is shown that he will go out of his way to disagree with any of Japan's opinions, preferring to side with [[America]] instead - even when Japan and America have already agreed.

==Appearances==
===Anime===
[[Image:KoreaAnime.jpg|thumb|left|The unused South Korea anime design, later removed from the official site.]]

Korea was originally part of the cast for season 1, and was shown in various promotional images for the series, as well as appearing in the official site's lineup of characters.

However, several South Korean citizens, after learning of the existence of the series, found the character to be mocking and in poor taste. Reasons for the controversy ranged from the character's bluffing and perversion (which was taken as a slight against Korea for its claims about ownership of the [[wikipedia:Liancourt Rocks|Liancourt Rocks]], which Japan also claims ownership of), to his hanbok being drawn incorrectly.

An online petition was launched to get the series banned, and over 16,000 signatures were collected. The case gained enough media attention to be brought before the government of South Korea, and the series was deemed to be a "national crime".

Kids Station, the TV network that was to air the ''Hetalia'' anime, responded that there were never any plans to include a Korea character in the series. Despite the claim, the protests continued and the anime adaptation wound up pulled from Kids Station's lineup due to "various circumstances." It is believed that reported death threats (and a bomb threat) from the protesters may have played a part in those circumstances, though it is unknown exactly how many of the reports were of serious threats and how many were just trolls, as well as if the volume of threats were sensationalized by Japanese media sites (as netoyou from 2ch are known for heavy anti-Korean bias, as well as the site Sankaku Complex).

Though he appears briefly in the first ending theme, Korea is noticeably absent from the actual anime. A brief animation error in [[Episode 14]], depicting him as part of the supermarket line from behind, shows evidence that he was originally animated into the series, but that [[Studio DEEN]] had to remove any references to him, presumably due to the protests. The part he played in the rest of the episode was completely removed, as was a brief cameo he would have had in [[Episode 01]].

The ''Cast Commentary'' track on the third drama CD, [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue 2|Prologue 2]], contains an appearance by the seiyū '''Kaoru Mizuhara''', in the roundtable discussion of recording for the characters in both the drama CDs and anime. Mizuhara's section was thought to suggest that she was to voice Korea in the upcoming anime version, though a translation revealed that it was only a "what if" type of idea if she was cast in the anime, with a "[[Monaco]]" character being suggested first. As the animation in anime generally comes before the voice recording sessions, it is unknown if the anime production team ever got as far as casting Korea for the lines he may have originally had in Episode 14 (or the first episode).

In his unused anime design, Korea's dark hair was changed to a chestnut brown shade, and the "Korean spirit" in his haircurl was removed. The navy blue part of his hanbok was also changed to violet and his ''baji'' (the pants) became a lavender shade. Another detail in his turnaround, somewhat controversial to the protesters, were the "soulless eyes" that were present. Despite that, the chibi version of Korea in the ending theme has the correct style of eyes.

==Trivia==
[[Image:FemaleKorea.PNG|thumb|right|The original female South Korea.]]
* An initial character design by Hidekaz Himaruya reveals that Korea was originally going to be a female character. In the early design, the female South Korea is depicted wearing a hanbok with long, flowing oversized sleeves. Her hair appears to be tied back into braids. Further liner notes in the special edition of ''Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 2'' suggest that the female Korea was to be an aspiring idol who decided to travel to the United States. The design for the female Korea was later reused for the character [[kitayume:Sena|Sena]], the lead of another, short-lived webcomic by Himaruya, entitled '''MoeKan'''. Himaruya's initial design of a male South Korea had no haircurl, though some later preliminary designs presented a Korea that looked more melancholy than how he appeared in the series.
*Korea's birthday was originally listed as being '''May 1st, 1919'''. The date was later retconned to '''August 15th''' (no year given) by the time the published version of the manga was released.<ref name="Vol2Profile"/> The retconned birthdate corresponds with the date for the [[wikipedia:Victory_over_Japan_Day|Korean Liberation Day]] in 1945, as well as the date for the formation of South Korea in 1948.
*Although referred to as simply '''Korea''' most of the time, the nation name being listed as '''Daehan-minguk''' ('''Republic of Korea''') on his original profile first indicated that he is meant to represent the southern half, which also tends to be referred to as simply '''Korea.''' Though he has only appeared in one modern-day strip, his flag confirms that he represents South Korea (though the original Korean flag was similar before the split). In 2007, Himaruya stated that he had a male '''North Korea''' character in mind that would be a musician who was fond of reading and dancing, as well as being more timid in personality than South Korea. However, it is unlikely that he will appear any time soon due to controversy, as well as a friend of Himaruya's (on whom he was based) having moved away. The unused female South Korea design is sometimes substituted by fans as a possible "North."
*While the nation of Korea has been around since 2333 BC, Korea is portrayed as seemingly the youngest of the Asian nations (though he claims they should call him their big brother). It is currently unknown if he represented ancient Korea and the Three Kingdoms in the past as well, or if a character (or characters) for them will exist.
* Shortly before the anime was set to air, it garnered quick controversy due to the presence of South Korea being made known. The South Korean government declared the series as very offensive, and internet protests sprung up over the depiction of the character. As noted in the "Appearances" section, the protesters cited Himaruya's incorrect way of drawing the male hanbok as one reason for the character being offensive, although they also cited his perverted behavior and actions as not being understandable, and his birthday (presumably the May 1st version) being incorrect. As well, Korea's praise for Japan in certain strips comes off offensive, as while Korea does not appear in the WWII-centric strips, both nations share ongoing disputes due to the colonization of Korea as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule part of the Japanese empire] from 1910-1945.
*Though Korea has been cut from the anime series, he briefly appeared as a chibi in the ending song [[Marukaite Chikyuu]].
*Korea's habit of claiming things originated from him most likely comes from the ''taegeuk'' on his flag. The ''taegeuk'' refers to the ultimate reality from which all things and values originate according to oriental philosophy. However, the stereotype of Korea claiming origin for various things is also one present in the Japanese media and a few other series, which only serves to further the national tensions between South Korea and Japan.

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=ASIA}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Asian Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]

Bulgaria

2016-01-19T07:38:55Z

TheMusicGirl: Better attempt to reference and corrections!

{{Nation
| name = Bulgaria<br>ブルガリア
| continent = EUROPE
| image = BulgariaFullBody.png
| country = [[File:BulgariaFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Bulgaria|Republic of Bulgaria (Република България)]]
| human =
| spellings =
| age =
| gender = Male
| birthday =
| hair = Black
| eyes = Green
| height = 174 cm (5'8.5 ft)<ref>{{cite web|title=あばばば|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1603.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 18, 2014|accessdate=November 17, 2014}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''I Just Can't Help It''
| game = [[The Hetalian Horror Show]]
| dramacd =
| anime = [[Episode 27]]

| japanese = [[Go Inoue]]
| english = [[Justin Pate]]
}}
'''Bulgaria''' (ブルガリア, ''Burugaria'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''.

==Attributes==
===Appearance===
Bulgaria has dark hair and fair skin. During both of his initial manga and anime appearances, Bulgaria was depicted with his eyes squinted similar to [[Italy]]'s. In later appearances, he is drawn with his eyes open. Bulgaria wears an olive green military uniform and, in his manga debut, black gloves. Bulgaria was first rendered in color in his anime appearance, where he was depicted with black hair. Later artwork published by Himaruya gave him green eyes. In this piece, he wears a dark grey military outfit with a gun holster and red tie.<ref name="BlogNotesFour">{{cite web|title=ようやくまとめた！！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1604.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 18, 2014|trans_title=I Finally Summarized!!}}</ref>

===Personality and Interests===
Bulgaria comes across as friendly and well-meaning. During his association with Soviet Russia, he made up a song to sing while working and convinced [[Romania]] and the other countries to sing along as well. Later on, he asks Romania about his history and is disturbed by the stories he hears, but is too nervous to speak up about it. At the ''Halloween 2011'' Event, he goes around introducing himself to everyone in order to gain more connections, and at the ''Christmas 2011'' event he is shown to be flustered by the tension between Romania and [[Hungary]] and nervously repeats himself in conversation.<ref name="Christmas2011Part2">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_2.html|title=「クリスマス2011」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011}}</ref> According to Austria, he uses nodding and shaking his head to indicate no and yes, respectively, though he seems to be attempting to break the habit. During his time as an Axis Power, he attacked [[Italy]], one of his allies, with a stick because "something about his face" made him feel compelled to hit him. Character notes reveal that Bulgaria is fairly quiet except when with those he is close to.<ref name="Halloween2013Notes">{{cite web|title=まとめ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1500.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 12, 2013|trans_title=Summary}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===Romania===
''Main Article: [[Romania]]''

Bulgaria and Romania were friends with [[Russia]] and bonded during their time under the Iron Curtain. Initially, Bulgaria thought Romania was a bad guy and was put off by his unsettling stories. However, upon talking to him more, Bulgaria realized that Romania was actually more normal than he initially thought. They later joined the European Union at around the same time. During the ''Halloween 2011'' and ''Christmas 2011'' events, they are shown hanging out together.<ref name="Christmas2011Part2"></ref> Bulgaria admits that he doesn't understand Romania's taste in cuteness and probably never will. Bulgaria attends the ''Halloween 2013'' event with Romania. Romania dislikes his choice in costume, an imported ''Attack on Titan'' military jacket, and attempts to have him change. Later, Bulgaria tries to comfort a forlorn Romania, unhappy at Moldova for choosing Russia over himself, by offering his jacket. He exclaims that he and Romania are the most disappointing EU members, and so Romania should not worry about being a failure as a brother.<ref name="HallowExtra1">{{cite web|title=おまけ１|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1569.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 4, 2014|trans_title=Extra 1}}</ref>

==Appearances==
[[File:BulgariaMangaPanel.jpg|thumb|left|Bulgaria's history under the [[wikipedia:Iron Curtain|Iron Curtain]] shown during the ''Christmas 2011'' event.]]
===Manga===
[[File:BulgariaAnime-cropped.png|thumb|right|Bulgaria attacks Italy.]]
Bulgaria first appears in the [[Volume 1]] strip ''I Just Can't Help It'', where he hits Italy with a stick despite them both belonging to the Axis Powers. In response to a request for an image of Bulgaria during the ''Christmas 2010'' event, Finland produces an old, weathered photograph of Bulgaria making a strange hand gesture. He attends [[America]]'s Halloween party during the 2011 site event, wherein he goes around introducing himself to everyone before getting entangled with [[Romania]]'s wings. During the ''Christmas 2011'' event, he shows up to the livestream with Romania and he explains their history together.<ref name="Christmas 2011 Part 3>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_3.html|title=「クリスマス2011」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011}}</ref> Bulgaria reappears in the ''Halloween 2013'' event, accompanying Romania to the nations' Halloween party. Unwilling to spend money on a custom-made costume or create his own, Bulgaria orders a pre-made ''[[wikipedia:Attack on Titan|Attack on Titan]]'' military outfit from Japan.<ref name="Halloween2013">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーン漫画 2 |url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2013hal_2.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 8, 2013|trans_title=Halloween Cartoon Page 2}}</ref>

===Anime===
Bulgaria appears in the anime adaptation of the strip ''I Just Can't Help It''. Bulgaria's physical appearance remains mostly unchanged, though his hair length is somewhat shorter than in the original strip and he lacks black gloves.

==Trivia==
*Until the Christmas 2010 event, Bulgaria had not appeared since the publication of volume 1 of ''Hetalia'': March 28, 2008.
*Shortly before the event, Himaruya made an offhand comment about how he likes the look of the Bulgarian military outfit.
*During the Halloween 2011 event, Bulgaria dressed up as an angel.
*In the Christmas 2011 event, Bulgaria had a "bad habit" of shaking his head when he meant yes and nodding when he meant no that he was trying to break.<ref name="Christmas2011Part2"></ref> This reversal of accepted gestures is accurate to Bulgarian culture.<ref name="Yes and No in Bulgaria">{{cite web|url=http://goeasteurope.about.com/od/bulgariaandthebalkans/qt/yesandno.htm|title=Yes and No in Bulgaria|last=Kubilius|first=Kerry|accessdate=January 19, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:European Characters]]

Bulgaria

2016-01-19T07:28:45Z

TheMusicGirl: Mixed up the year

{{Nation
| name = Bulgaria<br>ブルガリア
| continent = EUROPE
| image = BulgariaFullBody.png
| country = [[File:BulgariaFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Bulgaria|Republic of Bulgaria (Република България)]]
| human =
| spellings =
| age =
| gender = Male
| birthday =
| hair = Black
| eyes = Green
| height = 174 cm (5'8.5 ft)<ref>{{cite web|title=あばばば|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1603.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 18, 2014|accessdate=November 17, 2014}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''I Just Can't Help It''
| game = [[The Hetalian Horror Show]]
| dramacd =
| anime = [[Episode 27]]

| japanese = [[Go Inoue]]
| english = [[Justin Pate]]
}}
'''Bulgaria''' (ブルガリア, ''Burugaria'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''.

==Attributes==
===Appearance===
Bulgaria has dark hair and fair skin. During both of his initial manga and anime appearances, Bulgaria was depicted with his eyes squinted similar to [[Italy]]'s. In later appearances, he is drawn with his eyes open. Bulgaria wears an olive green military uniform and, in his manga debut, black gloves. Bulgaria was first rendered in color in his anime appearance, where he was depicted with black hair. Later artwork published by Himaruya gave him green eyes. In this piece, he wears a dark grey military outfit with a gun holster and red tie.<ref name="BlogNotesFour">{{cite web|title=ようやくまとめた！！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1604.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 18, 2014|trans_title=I Finally Summarized!!}}</ref>

===Personality and Interests===
Bulgaria comes across as friendly and well-meaning. During his association with Soviet Russia, he made up a song to sing while working and convinced [[Romania]] and the other countries to sing along as well. Later on, he asks Romania about his history and is disturbed by the stories he hears, but is too nervous to speak up about it. At the ''Halloween 2011'' Event, he goes around introducing himself to everyone in order to gain more connections, and at the ''Christmas 2011'' event he is shown to be flustered by the tension between Romania and [[Hungary]] and nervously repeats himself in conversation. According to Austria, he uses nodding and shaking his head to indicate no and yes, respectively, though he seems to be attempting to break the habit. During his time as an Axis Power, he attacked [[Italy]], one of his allies, with a stick because "something about his face" made him feel compelled to hit him. Character notes reveal that Bulgaria is fairly quiet except when with those he is close to.<ref name="Halloween2013Notes">{{cite web|title=まとめ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1500.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 12, 2013|trans_title=Summary}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===Romania===
''Main Article: [[Romania]]''

Bulgaria and Romania were friends with [[Russia]] and bonded during their time under the Iron Curtain. Initially, Bulgaria thought Romania was a bad guy and was put off by his unsettling stories. However, upon talking to him more, Bulgaria realized that Romania was actually more normal than he initially thought. They later joined the European Union at around the same time. During the ''Halloween 2011'' and ''Christmas 2011'' events, they are shown hanging out together. Bulgaria admits that he doesn't understand Romania's taste in cuteness and probably never will. Bulgaria attends the ''Halloween 2013'' event with Romania. Romania dislikes his choice in costume, an imported ''Attack on Titan'' military jacket, and attempts to have him change. Later, Bulgaria tries to comfort a forlorn Romania, unhappy at Moldova for choosing Russia over himself, by offering his jacket. He exclaims that he and Romania are the most disappointing EU members, and so Romania should not worry about being a failure as a brother.<ref name="HallowExtra1">{{cite web|title=おまけ１|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1569.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 4, 2014|trans_title=Extra 1}}</ref>

==Appearances==
[[File:BulgariaMangaPanel.jpg|thumb|left|Bulgaria's history under the [[wikipedia:Iron Curtain|Iron Curtain]] shown during the ''Christmas 2011'' event.]]
===Manga===
[[File:BulgariaAnime-cropped.png|thumb|right|Bulgaria attacks Italy.]]
Bulgaria first appears in the [[Volume 1]] strip ''I Just Can't Help It'', where he hits Italy with a stick despite them both belonging to the Axis Powers. In response to a request for an image of Bulgaria during the ''Christmas 2010'' event, Finland produces an old, weathered photograph of Bulgaria making a strange hand gesture. He attends [[America]]'s Halloween party during the 2011 site event, wherein he goes around introducing himself to everyone before getting entangled with [[Romania]]'s wings. During the ''Christmas 2011'' event, he shows up to the livestream with Romania and he explains their history together. Bulgaria reappears in the ''Halloween 2013'' event, accompanying Romania to the nations' Halloween party. Unwilling to spend money on a custom-made costume or create his own, Bulgaria orders a pre-made ''[[wikipedia:Attack on Titan|Attack on Titan]]'' military outfit from Japan.<ref name="Halloween2013">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーン漫画 2 |url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2013hal_2.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 8, 2013|trans_title=Halloween Cartoon Page 2}}</ref>

===Anime===
Bulgaria appears in the anime adaptation of the strip ''I Just Can't Help It''. Bulgaria's physical appearance remains mostly unchanged, though his hair length is somewhat shorter than in the original strip and he lacks black gloves.

==Trivia==
*Until the Christmas 2010 event, Bulgaria had not appeared since the publication of volume 1 of ''Hetalia'': March 28, 2008.
*Shortly before the event, Himaruya made an offhand comment about how he likes the look of the Bulgarian military outfit.
*During the Halloween 2011 event, Bulgaria dressed up as an angel.
*In the Christmas 2011 event, Bulgaria had a "bad habit" of shaking his head when he meant yes and nodding when he meant no that he was trying to break.<ref name="Christmas 2011 Part 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_2.html|title=「クリスマス2011」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011}}</ref> This reversal of accepted gestures is accurate to Bulgarian culture.<ref name="Yes and No in Bulgaria">{{cite web|url=http://goeasteurope.about.com/od/bulgariaandthebalkans/qt/yesandno.htm|title=Yes and No in Bulgaria|last=Kubilius|first=Kerry|accessdate=January 19, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:European Characters]]

Bulgaria

2016-01-19T07:26:56Z

TheMusicGirl: New trivia

{{Nation
| name = Bulgaria<br>ブルガリア
| continent = EUROPE
| image = BulgariaFullBody.png
| country = [[File:BulgariaFlag.png]] [[wikipedia:Bulgaria|Republic of Bulgaria (Република България)]]
| human =
| spellings =
| age =
| gender = Male
| birthday =
| hair = Black
| eyes = Green
| height = 174 cm (5'8.5 ft)<ref>{{cite web|title=あばばば|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1603.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=November 18, 2014|accessdate=November 17, 2014}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''I Just Can't Help It''
| game = [[The Hetalian Horror Show]]
| dramacd =
| anime = [[Episode 27]]

| japanese = [[Go Inoue]]
| english = [[Justin Pate]]
}}
'''Bulgaria''' (ブルガリア, ''Burugaria'') is a supporting character in the series '''Hetalia: Axis Powers'''.

==Attributes==
===Appearance===
Bulgaria has dark hair and fair skin. During both of his initial manga and anime appearances, Bulgaria was depicted with his eyes squinted similar to [[Italy]]'s. In later appearances, he is drawn with his eyes open. Bulgaria wears an olive green military uniform and, in his manga debut, black gloves. Bulgaria was first rendered in color in his anime appearance, where he was depicted with black hair. Later artwork published by Himaruya gave him green eyes. In this piece, he wears a dark grey military outfit with a gun holster and red tie.<ref name="BlogNotesFour">{{cite web|title=ようやくまとめた！！|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1604.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 18, 2014|trans_title=I Finally Summarized!!}}</ref>

===Personality and Interests===
Bulgaria comes across as friendly and well-meaning. During his association with Soviet Russia, he made up a song to sing while working and convinced [[Romania]] and the other countries to sing along as well. Later on, he asks Romania about his history and is disturbed by the stories he hears, but is too nervous to speak up about it. At the ''Halloween 2011'' Event, he goes around introducing himself to everyone in order to gain more connections, and at the ''Christmas 2011'' event he is shown to be flustered by the tension between Romania and [[Hungary]] and nervously repeats himself in conversation. According to Austria, he uses nodding and shaking his head to indicate no and yes, respectively, though he seems to be attempting to break the habit. During his time as an Axis Power, he attacked [[Italy]], one of his allies, with a stick because "something about his face" made him feel compelled to hit him. Character notes reveal that Bulgaria is fairly quiet except when with those he is close to.<ref name="Halloween2013Notes">{{cite web|title=まとめ|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1500.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 12, 2013|trans_title=Summary}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===Romania===
''Main Article: [[Romania]]''

Bulgaria and Romania were friends with [[Russia]] and bonded during their time under the Iron Curtain. Initially, Bulgaria thought Romania was a bad guy and was put off by his unsettling stories. However, upon talking to him more, Bulgaria realized that Romania was actually more normal than he initially thought. They later joined the European Union at around the same time. During the ''Halloween 2011'' and ''Christmas 2011'' events, they are shown hanging out together. Bulgaria admits that he doesn't understand Romania's taste in cuteness and probably never will. Bulgaria attends the ''Halloween 2013'' event with Romania. Romania dislikes his choice in costume, an imported ''Attack on Titan'' military jacket, and attempts to have him change. Later, Bulgaria tries to comfort a forlorn Romania, unhappy at Moldova for choosing Russia over himself, by offering his jacket. He exclaims that he and Romania are the most disappointing EU members, and so Romania should not worry about being a failure as a brother.<ref name="HallowExtra1">{{cite web|title=おまけ１|url=http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-1569.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 4, 2014|trans_title=Extra 1}}</ref>

==Appearances==
[[File:BulgariaMangaPanel.jpg|thumb|left|Bulgaria's history under the [[wikipedia:Iron Curtain|Iron Curtain]] shown during the ''Christmas 2011'' event.]]
===Manga===
[[File:BulgariaAnime-cropped.png|thumb|right|Bulgaria attacks Italy.]]
Bulgaria first appears in the [[Volume 1]] strip ''I Just Can't Help It'', where he hits Italy with a stick despite them both belonging to the Axis Powers. In response to a request for an image of Bulgaria during the ''Christmas 2010'' event, Finland produces an old, weathered photograph of Bulgaria making a strange hand gesture. He attends [[America]]'s Halloween party during the 2011 site event, wherein he goes around introducing himself to everyone before getting entangled with [[Romania]]'s wings. During the ''Christmas 2011'' event, he shows up to the livestream with Romania and he explains their history together. Bulgaria reappears in the ''Halloween 2013'' event, accompanying Romania to the nations' Halloween party. Unwilling to spend money on a custom-made costume or create his own, Bulgaria orders a pre-made ''[[wikipedia:Attack on Titan|Attack on Titan]]'' military outfit from Japan.<ref name="Halloween2013">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーン漫画 2 |url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2013hal_2.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 8, 2013|trans_title=Halloween Cartoon Page 2}}</ref>

===Anime===
Bulgaria appears in the anime adaptation of the strip ''I Just Can't Help It''. Bulgaria's physical appearance remains mostly unchanged, though his hair length is somewhat shorter than in the original strip and he lacks black gloves.

==Trivia==
*Until the Christmas 2010 event, Bulgaria had not appeared since the publication of volume 1 of ''Hetalia'': March 28, 2008.
*Shortly before the event, Himaruya made an offhand comment about how he likes the look of the Bulgarian military outfit.
*During the Halloween 2011 event, Bulgaria dressed up as an angel.
*In the Christmas 2010 event, Bulgaria had a "bad habit" of shaking his head when he meant yes and nodding when he meant no that he was trying to break.<ref name="Christmas 2010 Part 2>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12_2.html|title=「クリスマス2011」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=|accessdate=January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011}}</ref> This reversal of accepted gestures is accurate to Bulgarian culture.<ref name="Yes and No in Bulgaria">{{cite web|url=http://goeasteurope.about.com/od/bulgariaandthebalkans/qt/yesandno.htm|title=Yes and No in Bulgaria|last=Kubilius|first=Kerry|accessdate=January 19, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=EUROPE}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:European Characters]]

Japan

2016-01-19T07:08:24Z

TheMusicGirl:

{{Nation
| name = Japan<br>日本
| continent = ASIA
| image = Kiku_new.png
| country = [[File:Flag_of_Japan.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:Japan|State of Japan (Nippon/Nihon-koku)]] (日本国)
| human = [[Human names#Japan|Honda Kiku]] (本田菊)<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = February 11th<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=42|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Black
| eyes = Brown
| height = 165 cm (5' 5")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Hiroki Takahashi]]<br>[[Ai Iwamura]] (child)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Yanagi]] ([[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers CDs#drama CD|drama CD]])
| english = [[Christopher Bevins]]<br>[[Alexis Tipton]] (child)
}}
'''Japan''' (日本,'' Nihon, Nippon'') is a main character in the series''' Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He is a part of the Axis Powers. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Japan|Honda Kiku]]''' (本田菊).<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:Japan_Chibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Japan with his dog, Pochi. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]
===Appearance===
He is a short, slim man with black (varying from brown-black to blue-black) hair, flatly-colored dark brown eyes, and is often depicted wearing a white naval uniform with black and gold accents. His first appearance in both the anime and the published manga shows him briefly wearing a more ornate version, with gold epaulets and frog clasps down in the front of the jacket. When he first appeared in the webcomic, he wore a standard gray/black uniform until sometime after joining the Axis. Despite looking young, he's actually quite an old man.

In some of Himaruya's official art, his hair is dark brown and his eyes are a lighter brown.

===Personality and Interests===
A shy, quiet and hard-working man, Japan doesn't know very much about the outside world and needs time to adjust to other people. But he's very curious and interested in learning things from other nations. His distinct island customs may seem mysterious to others, although he finds them perfectly normal. He tends to have the behavior of an "old man," and was a [[wikipedia:hikikomori|hikikomori]] for a long time (Japan had spent about 250 years in isolation keeping only contact with [[Netherlands]]). Though he appears to be horrified at the idea of nudity or intimate contact, he has erotic woodcuts in his possession, which he tries to hide secretly between his non-erotic books and was said to be very comfortable with nudity in the past. Japan also voiced his preference for 2D girls over 3D girls to [[England]], [[Greece]], and [[France]] in one strip, hinting that he has an [[wikipedia:otaku|otaku]] side. His otaku side is further shown when he decides to buy a [[wikipedia:Shonen Jump|Shonen Jump]] magazine in his preparations for the New Year.

Japan seems to be fond of food in general, very similar to [[China]]'s fondness, his country's food in particular, as evidenced by his annoyance of having his salted salmon taken off [[Germany]]'s diet plan. He expressed dismay at the increase of the price of eggs due to a bad economy. He also had the urge to touch the Italy brothers' ''ahoge''s due to them reminding him of vegetables. It is said that cockroaches are one of the things that Japan hates the most, to the extent where he could cry over them.<ref>{{cite web|title=MoeKan scanlations + a few interesting old bits of trivia|archiveurl=http://z15.invisionfree.com/Hetayume_Forums/index.php?showtopic=22|archivedate=November 8, 2009|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=2007|accessdate=September 12, 2012}}</ref> Although he appears relatively calm most of the time, it is suggested that his anger would be the "scariest." However, it is shown that it's hard for him to get that angry, as he is mostly able to only summon an "unpleasant feeling."

He loves animals, especially cats, and owns a white dog called [[Creatures of Hetalia#Pochi|Pochi]] that resembles an [[wikipedia:Akita Inu|Akita]] or [[wikipedia:Shiba Inu|Shiba Inu]], both Japanese breeds. Some say it may be a [[wikipedia:Japanese Spitz|Japanese Spitz]] due to his white and fluffy fur in some sketches and fanarts. He also eventually gets a rabbit and a guinea pig. He tends to have a weakness for things that are soft and fluffy.

When Prussia came over in attempt to clean his home, he'd already cleaned it by nine in the morning, causing him to explain that, in his old age, for enjoyment, he tends to Bonsai trees, cleans, gazes, plays video games, reads Shounen Jump, tends to Pochi-kun's fur, goes for walks, draws manga, and makes soba. As these are very relaxed and simple things, Prussia remarked that he must have fun every day.

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

Japan first meets America in '''Black Ships have Come''', when he is basically forced to accept America onto his formerly isolated island. Agitated at first, Japan eventually confessed his fear of not being able to get along with other countries to America in '''Japan and the footsteps of Westernization.''' With the help of "table turning", America is able to assure Japan that he will be fine.

In modern-day strips, these two get along well, sharing a love of technology and video games, and are frequently at each others' houses to play them together. In the Hetalia Fantasia series, America and Japan have created a video game together, in '''HF2''' America says that, for a limited time only, when fighting enemies a colored hamburger has the possibility of falling out, with Japan stating that collecting all seven colors enables them to buy bunny ears. Japan has also apparently learned how to appease a crying, devastated America, as in '''HF2''' he offers him "some candy that old ladies always carry with them but you don't know where they buy them from," calming America down. When asked about his method, he replied "It is a technique native only to Japan!" At times, Japan does remark about it being difficult to handle the younger country, but still continues to be in his company. It has been said that Japan always sides with America's descisions.

Differences between the American and Japanese culture and lifestyle are often explored using these two, such as in '''Traits of Japanese People that America-Kuns Have Noticed''', and''' Why Americans Love Spring'''.

===China===
''Main Article: [[China]]''

[[File:Nihon_and_Chugoku.gif|thumb|left|150px|Young Japan (left) and China (right)]]After being discovered by China as a small child, Japan was raised by him, who taught him how to use kanji (which Japan used to create the hiragana alphabet). One day, Japan turned against China and attacked him with a katana, leaving a disfiguring scar on China's back. From this point, the two were enemies in war, with China despairing over how war changed Japan.

It can be inferred from a reference made about the [[wikipedia:Battle of Keicho|Battle of Keichou]] that their relations were already starting to strain before the betrayal, combined with their differing views and Japan's vow to "become stronger". It is also to be noted that while China considered Japan a younger brother, Japan himself denied there being such a connection when asked.

===England===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

The two nations are often shown to get along well. Despite not having much in common, Japan suggests they can be lonely together, as both of them do not have many friends. It is shown that throughout the course of the Anglo-Japanese alliance they were extremely loyal to each other, particularly with England going out of his way to make his decisions not only based on what would help himself but what could best benefit Japan as well. Though pitted against each other in World War 2, Japan and England are still seen to have a good friendship in present day, and enjoy spending time together.

===Germany===
''Main Article: [[Germany]]''

Japan and Germany get along relatively well, and tend to be the only ones who adapt to the situation while joined together as the Axis Powers. Japan had known Germany for some time (as depicted in the original strips), although Germany said he can never tell what Japan has in mind.

===Greece===
''Main Article: [[Greece]]''

The two nations have a very friendly relation and multiple strips can be seen of them visiting each other or bonding over their mutual love of cats. Their relationship could be associated with the real-life Greco-Japan diplomatic relationship, which started in 1899. It is implied in '''Lazy Comic Country''' that they slept together when Japan stated he had no "experience", and Greece said he'd fix that. He then woke up naked in bed with Greece, though Japan has denied that anything happened between them, believing that it was only a dream.

===Hong Kong===
''Main article: [[Hong Kong]]''

Despite living geographically quite close to each other, Japan and Hong Kong are not shown together too often so far. In '''AsiAsia''', Hong Kong came to Japan and begged him to make an air purifier for Kowloon, but Japan ended up suggesting miniaturizing the other.

===Italy===
''Main Article: [[Italy]]''

The two became acquainted with each other as part of the Axis, though Italy had once had a dream where he met a younger Japan.

Japan is shown to often be unnerved by Italy's "shameless" and unusual behavior, even as going as far as to order him to "take responsibility" and marry him after having been hugged and kissed. Italy's erratic driving had also inspired him to invent safer cars. The two have been shown to have a mutual respect of each others' history and artwork, and seem to be friends.

===Korea===
''Main Article: [[Korea]]''

They do not get along very well. S. Korea claims to hate Japan but often can be seen copying Japan's style and taking credit for others' work. He also has an unusual obsession with grabbing Japan's breasts, with the belief that they belong to him (though he once expressed interest in China's). At one point he wanted to dig a tunnel to connect their houses, but his plan did not succeed.

When asked about his complicated feelings, S. Korea claimed that he invented tsundere. It is unclear in the strips of what their relations were when they were younger, other than S. Korea mentioning that Japan had bullied him (and vowing to find proof to settle a bet).

===Nikoniko===
:''Main Article: [[Nikoniko]]''
Japan is shown to interact with Nikoniko during a ''Halloween 2013'' flashback sequence. Japan, concerned that an individual is planning to create a nation, visits Nikoniko while he is still a human. Nikoniko vows to work hard and become a nation, though Japan does not take his attempt seriously. Later, Nikoniko contacts him, declaring that he has officially become the Republic of Nikoniko through his hard work. Japan is astonished and unsure of what work Nikoniko did to achieve micronation status.<ref name="hallow13">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーン漫画その６
|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2013hal_6.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 25, 2013|trans_title=Halloween 2013 Page 6}}</ref>

===Prussia===
''Main article: [[Prussia]]''

While their only canonical meeting was in Prussia's Cleaning game, in which he helps him clean after Japan misinterpreted his demands as enthusiasm, Himaruya has stated that their relationship is near inseparable, and that it was something he wanted to show in Prussia's April Fools blog, but didn't get to. It's also notable, that Japan calls him "''Prussia-kun''", emphasizing this. Prussia possibly goes to Japan's house very often, as he said that he "usually" has tea and manjuu when he goes. When they finished cleaning, to show his gratitude, Japan gave him the cakes he had previously been asking for, however the work exhausted Prussia, so he could "only" eat 34.

Also stated in the game, was Prussia's enjoyment of reading manga(he had attempted to learn to draw his own, but he sneezed and abandoned the project), something he possibly got from befriending Japan.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

In the '''Lietuvis '''strips, Japan is shown to abhor Russia, his grudge stemming as far back as the [[wikipedia:Russo-Japanese War|Russo-Japanese War]] (although he defeated him, he wound up using up his life savings and became poor). After hearing of the alliance between Russia and [[Germany]], Japan became distraught, claiming "That man is a monster created by fallout from nuclear tests! He tears down buildings! He breathes fire!" When Germany insists on continuing his relationship with Russia, Japan makes a resolution to dissolve himself and to become known as [http://www.asahi.com/english/politics/TKY200503010167.html Minami-Centrair]. This is loosely based off of an event that happened where the whole Japanese cabinet resigned due to the increasingly good relations between Russia and Germany.

During Russia's visit to Germany's house, Japan made many attempts to get revenge:

*Put caltrops on his seat, but failed as Russia noticed them and did not sit down.

*Hid in the ceiling and attempted to harpoon him, only to miss and for Russia to shake him down, revealing his hiding place.

*Placed an object (possibly an explosive or needle) in an ohagi in hopes that Russia would eat it, only for him to eat it and remain unaffected.

'''More Like Gamba Vs. Noroi''' shows that Russia was able to curse Japan and make him fall ill from simply staring at him, an allusion to when Japan was effected by the Great Kantou earthquake.

===South Italy (Romano)===
''Main Article: [[South Italy]]''

Though they have yet to meet in any of the actual strips, Himaruya has stated that they would both get along rather well and that Japan would refer to the other as "Romano-kun" (after initially "-san").

===Taiwan===
''Main Article: [[Taiwan]]''

Taiwan has a great preference for Japan, much to China's dismay; this probably stems from the fact that, in reality, the island of Taiwan was annexed by the Japanese government, an event yet to be addressed in the comics. In the strip ''Ilha Formosa ~Beautiful Island~'', she is shown hanging out with Japan and discussing Taiwanese fortune-telling, and during the Halloween 2011 event, she is excited to show Japan her costume.

===Turkey===
''Main Article: [[Turkey]]''

Turkey seems to have a soft spot for Japan, and Japan, in turn, has mutual respect for him. In one strip, Turkey starts fighting with Greece when he sees the two together, presuming Greece wanted to take over Japan. Turkey also threatened France on April Fool's with 'Don't you dare try anything on Japan. Or else I'll invade you.'

==Appearances==
===Anime===
[[Image:JapanAnime.png|left|200px|thumb|Japan in ''[[Episode 15]]''.]]
[[Image:Japan TBW.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Japan in the episode ''[[Each Battlefield]]'' of ''[[Hetalia: The Beautiful World]]''.]]
Japan first appears in [[Episode 01]] at the "Meeting Of The World", where he agrees with [[America]]'s ridiculous solution for global warming. He is also given an official cameo at the end of [[Episode 03]] as a teaser before he is formally introduced in [[Episode 04]].

In [[Episode 06]], while stranded on an island, Japan suggests to [[Germany]] that they call their team "Suujiku" (枢軸) ('''Axis'''); ''eine Achse'' in German, and ''un Asse'' in Italian.

Since the anime is based more off the published version of the manga than the original webcomic, Japan does not wear his black uniform in his introduction, instead wearing the decorative version of his naval suit before he becomes part of the Axis Powers. He is also depicted in his WWII naval suit in instances where he originally wore other clothing in the equivalent manga strips.

===Musical===
[[File:Japan-Musical.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Keisuke Ueda]] as Japan.]]
Japan appeared in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' as portrayed by [[Keisuke Ueda]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*His birthday '''(February 11th) '''corresponds to the date of '''National Foundation Day''' in Japan, which celebrates the foundation of Japan in 660 BC by [[wikipedia:Emperor Jimmu|Emperor Jimmu]].<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>
*Though his exact age is unknown and Himaruya listed it as a "secret"<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>, some Japanese fans consider him to be approximately '''2,670''' years old.
*Although being younger than China, Japan has expressed his old age on more than one occasion. In''' Salted Salmon, Germany and I''', Japan explains how he no longer enjoys his birthday, suffers from high blood pressure which causes him to wake up early and wander his neighborhood, and has hip pains.
*In one published strip it is shown he sees the world as an RPG, another hint at his otaku nature.
*According to Himaruya, Japan would most likely have the blood type '''A''' (due to it being a common blood type in Japan).
*Japan was corrected from childhood to be ambidextrous, making it likely that he was born left-handed.<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-71.html</ref>
*As Hetalia was originally planned as a one chapter story, with Japan appearing only in a bonus strip, Himaruya drew him as a type of character he didn't often utilize, with "soulless" eyes. He also gave him shorter, shaggier hair in his initial appearance, and his face was drawn rather plain. He noted that if he had known the series would become bigger, the design would have been drastically different.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=25|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In the Hetalia: The Beautiful World Radio Show, Japan stated that his age turns 2,673 as of 2013.
*In the 2008 April Fool's With Spain, one of Spain's stories refer to Japan by the surname of his human name for Honda's new CD release.<ref name="2008AprilFool>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/4_1matome.html|title=「エイプリルフールまとめ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = September 6, 2014|trans_title=April Fool Summary}}</ref>
*In the Christmas 2011 event, Japan was stated to be able to imitate voices, specifically Italy's, with terrifying accuracy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12.html|title=「クリスマス2011」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011}}</ref>

==References==
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Japan

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{{Nation
| name = Japan<br>日本
| continent = ASIA
| image = Kiku_new.png
| country = [[File:Flag_of_Japan.svg|16px|border]] [[wikipedia:Japan|State of Japan (Nippon/Nihon-koku)]] (日本国)
| human = [[Human names#Japan|Honda Kiku]] (本田菊)<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://megalodon.jp/2007-1122-0436-47/www.geocities.jp/himaruya/5gatu.htm|archivedate=November 22, 2007|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=May 2007|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref>
| gender = Male
| birthday = February 11th<ref name="Vol1Profile">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2008|title=ヘタリア Axis Powers|trans_title= Hetalia: Axis Powers|publisher=Gentosha|page=42|isbn=978-4-3448-1275-8}}</ref>
| hair = Black
| eyes = Brown
| height = 165 cm (5' 5")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/i_i11.htm|title=ヘタレ３ G-R Nonaggression Pact?|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = June 22, 2012|page=8|trans_title=Hetare 3: G-R Nonaggression Pact?}}</ref>

| volume = [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 1|''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' Volume 1]]
| strip = ''Hetalia: Chapter 1''
| game = [[Gakuen Hetalia]]
| dramacd = [[Hetalia Drama CD: Prologue]]
| anime = [[Episode 01]]
| musical = [[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|''~Singin' in the World~'']]

| japanese = [[Hiroki Takahashi]]<br>[[Ai Iwamura]] (child)<br>[[Axis Powers Hetalia: The CD|Yanagi]] ([[List of Hetalia: Axis Powers CDs#drama CD|drama CD]])
| english = [[Christopher Bevins]]<br>[[Alexis Tipton]] (child)
}}
'''Japan''' (日本,'' Nihon, Nippon'') is a main character in the series''' Hetalia: Axis Powers'''. He is a part of the Axis Powers. Between 2007 and 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters and he received the name '''[[Human names#Japan|Honda Kiku]]''' (本田菊).<ref name="Name"/>

==Attributes==
[[File:Japan_Chibi.png|thumb|left|150px|A 'chibi' version of Japan with his dog, Pochi. Shown in Hidekaz Himaruya's blog.]]
===Appearance===
He is a short, slim man with black (varying from brown-black to blue-black) hair, flatly-colored dark brown eyes, and is often depicted wearing a white naval uniform with black and gold accents. His first appearance in both the anime and the published manga shows him briefly wearing a more ornate version, with gold epaulets and frog clasps down in the front of the jacket. When he first appeared in the webcomic, he wore a standard gray/black uniform until sometime after joining the Axis. Despite looking young, he's actually quite an old man.

In some of Himaruya's official art, his hair is dark brown and his eyes are a lighter brown.

===Personality and Interests===
A shy, quiet and hard-working man, Japan doesn't know very much about the outside world and needs time to adjust to other people. But he's very curious and interested in learning things from other nations. His distinct island customs may seem mysterious to others, although he finds them perfectly normal. He tends to have the behavior of an "old man," and was a [[wikipedia:hikikomori|hikikomori]] for a long time (Japan had spent about 250 years in isolation keeping only contact with [[Netherlands]]). Though he appears to be horrified at the idea of nudity or intimate contact, he has erotic woodcuts in his possession, which he tries to hide secretly between his non-erotic books and was said to be very comfortable with nudity in the past. Japan also voiced his preference for 2D girls over 3D girls to [[England]], [[Greece]], and [[France]] in one strip, hinting that he has an [[wikipedia:otaku|otaku]] side. His otaku side is further shown when he decides to buy a [[wikipedia:Shonen Jump|Shonen Jump]] magazine in his preparations for the New Year.

Japan seems to be fond of food in general, very similar to [[China]]'s fondness, his country's food in particular, as evidenced by his annoyance of having his salted salmon taken off [[Germany]]'s diet plan. He expressed dismay at the increase of the price of eggs due to a bad economy. He also had the urge to touch the Italy brothers' ''ahoge''s due to them reminding him of vegetables. It is said that cockroaches are one of the things that Japan hates the most, to the extent where he could cry over them.<ref>{{cite web|title=MoeKan scanlations + a few interesting old bits of trivia|archiveurl=http://z15.invisionfree.com/Hetayume_Forums/index.php?showtopic=22|archivedate=November 8, 2009|last=Hidekaz|first=Himaruya|date=2007|accessdate=September 12, 2012}}</ref> Although he appears relatively calm most of the time, it is suggested that his anger would be the "scariest." However, it is shown that it's hard for him to get that angry, as he is mostly able to only summon an "unpleasant feeling."

He loves animals, especially cats, and owns a white dog called [[Creatures of Hetalia#Pochi|Pochi]] that resembles an [[wikipedia:Akita Inu|Akita]] or [[wikipedia:Shiba Inu|Shiba Inu]], both Japanese breeds. Some say it may be a [[wikipedia:Japanese Spitz|Japanese Spitz]] due to his white and fluffy fur in some sketches and fanarts. He also eventually gets a rabbit and a guinea pig. He tends to have a weakness for things that are soft and fluffy.

When Prussia came over in attempt to clean his home, he'd already cleaned it by nine in the morning, causing him to explain that, in his old age, for enjoyment, he tends to Bonsai trees, cleans, gazes, plays video games, reads Shounen Jump, tends to Pochi-kun's fur, goes for walks, draws manga, and makes soba. As these are very relaxed and simple things, Prussia remarked that he must have fun every day.

==Relationships==
===America===
''Main Article: [[America]]''

Japan first meets America in '''Black Ships have Come''', when he is basically forced to accept America onto his formerly isolated island. Agitated at first, Japan eventually confessed his fear of not being able to get along with other countries to America in '''Japan and the footsteps of Westernization.''' With the help of "table turning", America is able to assure Japan that he will be fine.

In modern-day strips, these two get along well, sharing a love of technology and video games, and are frequently at each others' houses to play them together. In the Hetalia Fantasia series, America and Japan have created a video game together, in '''HF2''' America says that, for a limited time only, when fighting enemies a colored hamburger has the possibility of falling out, with Japan stating that collecting all seven colors enables them to buy bunny ears. Japan has also apparently learned how to appease a crying, devastated America, as in '''HF2''' he offers him "some candy that old ladies always carry with them but you don't know where they buy them from," calming America down. When asked about his method, he replied "It is a technique native only to Japan!" At times, Japan does remark about it being difficult to handle the younger country, but still continues to be in his company. It has been said that Japan always sides with America's descisions.

Differences between the American and Japanese culture and lifestyle are often explored using these two, such as in '''Traits of Japanese People that America-Kuns Have Noticed''', and''' Why Americans Love Spring'''.

===China===
''Main Article: [[China]]''

[[File:Nihon_and_Chugoku.gif|thumb|left|150px|Young Japan (left) and China (right)]]After being discovered by China as a small child, Japan was raised by him, who taught him how to use kanji (which Japan used to create the hiragana alphabet). One day, Japan turned against China and attacked him with a katana, leaving a disfiguring scar on China's back. From this point, the two were enemies in war, with China despairing over how war changed Japan.

It can be inferred from a reference made about the [[wikipedia:Battle of Keicho|Battle of Keichou]] that their relations were already starting to strain before the betrayal, combined with their differing views and Japan's vow to "become stronger". It is also to be noted that while China considered Japan a younger brother, Japan himself denied there being such a connection when asked.

===England===
''Main Article: [[England]]''

The two nations are often shown to get along well. Despite not having much in common, Japan suggests they can be lonely together, as both of them do not have many friends. It is shown that throughout the course of the Anglo-Japanese alliance they were extremely loyal to each other, particularly with England going out of his way to make his decisions not only based on what would help himself but what could best benefit Japan as well. Though pitted against each other in World War 2, Japan and England are still seen to have a good friendship in present day, and enjoy spending time together.

===Germany===
''Main Article: [[Germany]]''

Japan and Germany get along relatively well, and tend to be the only ones who adapt to the situation while joined together as the Axis Powers. Japan had known Germany for some time (as depicted in the original strips), although Germany said he can never tell what Japan has in mind.

===Greece===
''Main Article: [[Greece]]''

The two nations have a very friendly relation and multiple strips can be seen of them visiting each other or bonding over their mutual love of cats. Their relationship could be associated with the real-life Greco-Japan diplomatic relationship, which started in 1899. It is implied in '''Lazy Comic Country''' that they slept together when Japan stated he had no "experience", and Greece said he'd fix that. He then woke up naked in bed with Greece, though Japan has denied that anything happened between them, believing that it was only a dream.

===Hong Kong===
''Main article: [[Hong Kong]]''

Despite living geographically quite close to each other, Japan and Hong Kong are not shown together too often so far. In '''AsiAsia''', Hong Kong came to Japan and begged him to make an air purifier for Kowloon, but Japan ended up suggesting miniaturizing the other.

===Italy===
''Main Article: [[Italy]]''

The two became acquainted with each other as part of the Axis, though Italy had once had a dream where he met a younger Japan.

Japan is shown to often be unnerved by Italy's "shameless" and unusual behavior, even as going as far as to order him to "take responsibility" and marry him after having been hugged and kissed. Italy's erratic driving had also inspired him to invent safer cars. The two have been shown to have a mutual respect of each others' history and artwork, and seem to be friends.

===Korea===
''Main Article: [[Korea]]''

They do not get along very well. S. Korea claims to hate Japan but often can be seen copying Japan's style and taking credit for others' work. He also has an unusual obsession with grabbing Japan's breasts, with the belief that they belong to him (though he once expressed interest in China's). At one point he wanted to dig a tunnel to connect their houses, but his plan did not succeed.

When asked about his complicated feelings, S. Korea claimed that he invented tsundere. It is unclear in the strips of what their relations were when they were younger, other than S. Korea mentioning that Japan had bullied him (and vowing to find proof to settle a bet).

===Nikoniko===
:''Main Article: [[Nikoniko]]''
Japan is shown to interact with Nikoniko during a ''Halloween 2013'' flashback sequence. Japan, concerned that an individual is planning to create a nation, visits Nikoniko while he is still a human. Nikoniko vows to work hard and become a nation, though Japan does not take his attempt seriously. Later, Nikoniko contacts him, declaring that he has officially become the Republic of Nikoniko through his hard work. Japan is astonished and unsure of what work Nikoniko did to achieve micronation status.<ref name="hallow13">{{cite web|title=ハロウィーン漫画その６
|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2013hal_6.html|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate=November 25, 2013|trans_title=Halloween 2013 Page 6}}</ref>

===Prussia===
''Main article: [[Prussia]]''

While their only canonical meeting was in Prussia's Cleaning game, in which he helps him clean after Japan misinterpreted his demands as enthusiasm, Himaruya has stated that their relationship is near inseparable, and that it was something he wanted to show in Prussia's April Fools blog, but didn't get to. It's also notable, that Japan calls him "''Prussia-kun''", emphasizing this. Prussia possibly goes to Japan's house very often, as he said that he "usually" has tea and manjuu when he goes. When they finished cleaning, to show his gratitude, Japan gave him the cakes he had previously been asking for, however the work exhausted Prussia, so he could "only" eat 34.

Also stated in the game, was Prussia's enjoyment of reading manga(he had attempted to learn to draw his own, but he sneezed and abandoned the project), something he possibly got from befriending Japan.

===Russia===
''Main Article: [[Russia]]''

In the '''Lietuvis '''strips, Japan is shown to abhor Russia, his grudge stemming as far back as the [[wikipedia:Russo-Japanese War|Russo-Japanese War]] (although he defeated him, he wound up using up his life savings and became poor). After hearing of the alliance between Russia and [[Germany]], Japan became distraught, claiming "That man is a monster created by fallout from nuclear tests! He tears down buildings! He breathes fire!" When Germany insists on continuing his relationship with Russia, Japan makes a resolution to dissolve himself and to become known as [http://www.asahi.com/english/politics/TKY200503010167.html Minami-Centrair]. This is loosely based off of an event that happened where the whole Japanese cabinet resigned due to the increasingly good relations between Russia and Germany.

During Russia's visit to Germany's house, Japan made many attempts to get revenge:

*Put caltrops on his seat, but failed as Russia noticed them and did not sit down.

*Hid in the ceiling and attempted to harpoon him, only to miss and for Russia to shake him down, revealing his hiding place.

*Placed an object (possibly an explosive or needle) in an ohagi in hopes that Russia would eat it, only for him to eat it and remain unaffected.

'''More Like Gamba Vs. Noroi''' shows that Russia was able to curse Japan and make him fall ill from simply staring at him, an allusion to when Japan was effected by the Great Kantou earthquake.

===South Italy (Romano)===
''Main Article: [[South Italy]]''

Though they have yet to meet in any of the actual strips, Himaruya has stated that they would both get along rather well and that Japan would refer to the other as "Romano-kun" (after initially "-san").

===Taiwan===
''Main Article: [[Taiwan]]''

Taiwan has a great preference for Japan, much to China's dismay; this probably stems from the fact that, in reality, the island of Taiwan was annexed by the Japanese government, an event yet to be addressed in the comics. In the strip ''Ilha Formosa ~Beautiful Island~'', she is shown hanging out with Japan and discussing Taiwanese fortune-telling, and during the Halloween 2011 event, she is excited to show Japan her costume.

===Turkey===
''Main Article: [[Turkey]]''

Turkey seems to have a soft spot for Japan, and Japan, in turn, has mutual respect for him. In one strip, Turkey starts fighting with Greece when he sees the two together, presuming Greece wanted to take over Japan. Turkey also threatened France on April Fool's with 'Don't you dare try anything on Japan. Or else I'll invade you.'

==Appearances==
===Anime===
[[Image:JapanAnime.png|left|200px|thumb|Japan in ''[[Episode 15]]''.]]
[[Image:Japan TBW.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Japan in the episode ''[[Each Battlefield]]'' of ''[[Hetalia: The Beautiful World]]''.]]
Japan first appears in [[Episode 01]] at the "Meeting Of The World", where he agrees with [[America]]'s ridiculous solution for global warming. He is also given an official cameo at the end of [[Episode 03]] as a teaser before he is formally introduced in [[Episode 04]].

In [[Episode 06]], while stranded on an island, Japan suggests to [[Germany]] that they call their team "Suujiku" (枢軸) ('''Axis'''); ''eine Achse'' in German, and ''un Asse'' in Italian.

Since the anime is based more off the published version of the manga than the original webcomic, Japan does not wear his black uniform in his introduction, instead wearing the decorative version of his naval suit before he becomes part of the Axis Powers. He is also depicted in his WWII naval suit in instances where he originally wore other clothing in the equivalent manga strips.

===Musical===
[[File:Japan-Musical.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Keisuke Ueda]] as Japan.]]
Japan will appear in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]'' portrayed by [[Keisuke Ueda]].<ref name="Musical Cast">{{cite web|title=Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~ Stage Musical Unveils Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-02/hetalia-~singin-in-the-world~-stage-musical-unveils-cast/.93665|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*His birthday '''(February 11th) '''corresponds to the date of '''National Foundation Day''' in Japan, which celebrates the foundation of Japan in 660 BC by [[wikipedia:Emperor Jimmu|Emperor Jimmu]].<ref name="Vol1Profile"/>
*Though his exact age is unknown and Himaruya listed it as a "secret"<ref>{{cite web|title=(cache) 【ジョルジュ長岡を心の底から愛でまくるサイト】　キタユメ。　【まゆ毛がステキ】|archiveurl=http://horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/extra/cache2.htm|archivedate=???|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|date=October 2006|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>, some Japanese fans consider him to be approximately '''2,670''' years old.
*Although being younger than China, Japan has expressed his old age on more than one occasion. In''' Salted Salmon, Germany and I''', Japan explains how he no longer enjoys his birthday, suffers from high blood pressure which causes him to wake up early and wander his neighborhood, and has hip pains.
*In one published strip it is shown he sees the world as an RPG, another hint at his otaku nature.
*According to Himaruya, Japan would most likely have the blood type '''A''' (due to it being a common blood type in Japan).
*Japan was corrected from childhood to be ambidextrous, making it likely that he was born left-handed.<ref>http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-71.html</ref>
*As Hetalia was originally planned as a one chapter story, with Japan appearing only in a bonus strip, Himaruya drew him as a type of character he didn't often utilize, with "soulless" eyes. He also gave him shorter, shaggier hair in his initial appearance, and his face was drawn rather plain. He noted that if he had known the series would become bigger, the design would have been drastically different.<ref name="Vol3SE">{{cite book|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|year=2010|title=Axis Powers ヘタリア 3 特装版|trans_title=Axis Powers Hetalia 3 Specially Equipped Edition|publisher=Gentosha|page=25|isbn=978-4-3448-1938-2}}</ref>
*In the Hetalia: The Beautiful World Radio Show, Japan stated that his age turns 2,673 as of 2013.
*In the 2008 April Fool's With Spain, one of Spain's stories refer to Japan by the surname of his human name for Honda's new CD release.<ref name="2008AprilFool>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/4_1matome.html|title=「エイプリルフールまとめ」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = September 6, 2014|trans_title=April Fool Summary}}</ref>
*In the Christmas 2011 event, Japan was stated to be able to imitate voices, specifically Italy's, with terrifying accuracy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/2011_12.html|title=「クリスマス2011」|last=Himaruya|first=Hidekaz|accessdate = January 19, 2016|trans_title=Christmas 2011}}</ref>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

{{CharacterIndex|continent=ASIA}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Manga Characters]]
[[Category:Game Characters]]
[[Category:Drama CD Characters]]
[[Category:Anime Characters]]
[[Category:Musical Characters]]
[[Category:Axis Powers Characters]]
[[Category:Asian Characters]]

Yōichirō Ōmi

2015-12-31T21:56:39Z

TheMusicGirl: More references

{{StageActor
| name = Yūichirō Ōmi<br>近江陽一郎
| image = Yuichiro Omi.jpg
| studio =
| role = Stage Actor
| character = [[Germany]]
| age = {{age|19890405}}
| birthday = April 5, 1989
| gender = Male
| hometown =
| bloodtype =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Yūichirō Ōmi'''|近江陽一郎|Ōmi Yūichirō}} is a stage actor who plays [[Germany]] in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]''.

On December 24th, Yūichirō Ōmi was scheduled to appear on [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9_%E3%82%B7%E3%83%965%E6%99%82 5:00 Sibu News] between the two performances of the Hetalia Musical.<ref name="Blog Post Regarding Obligations">{{cite web|title=素敵なクリスマスを|url=http://ameblo.jp/youichiro-ohmi-we/entry-12109896496.html|date=December 24, 2015|accessdate=December 24, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Tweet Regarding Obligations">{{cite web|title=「ヘタリア」1公演目、終わりました。本当に楽しかった、ありがとうございます！そして、このあとNHK「シブ5時」に、すごい格好で出演する予定です。皆さん、よろしくお願いします！！ #ヘタミュ #シブ5時|url=https://twitter.com/yoichiro0405/status/679914366725050368|date=December 24, 2015|accessdate=December 31, 2015}}</ref> As a result, he appeared on his scheduled news segment on national television dressed as Germany.<ref name="Tweet Regarding Appearance">{{cite web|title=というわけで、この格好「シブ5時」に出ました。松尾さん、寺門さんもビックリしてたなあ、、、そりゃそーか笑|url=https://twitter.com/yoichiro0405/status/679948383193182209|date=December 24, 2015|accessdate=December 31, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Twitter Spotting (@kk_cc833)">{{cite web|title=おうみよwwwwwwwwwwwwwww この後すぐヘタミュだからそのまま来たらしい…何してん… |url=https://twitter.com/kk_cc833/status/679941639691833344|date=December 24, 2015|accessdate=December 24, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Twitter Spotting (@tomatom0130)">{{cite web|title=#シブ5時ふぁぁぁぁぁ！！！！！|url=https://twitter.com/tomatom0130/status/679942110779322368|date=December 24, 2015|accessdate=December 24, 2015}}</ref>

==Other Roles==

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External Links==
*[http://ameblo.jp/youichiro-ohmi-we/ Official Personal Blog]
*[https://twitter.com/yoichiro0405 Official Twitter Account]
*[http://www.watanabepro.co.jp/mypage/10000040/ Actor's Profile from Talent Agency]
{{MusicalIndex}}
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Musical Cast]]

Hetalia: Singin' in the World

2015-12-31T21:36:03Z

TheMusicGirl: New source

[[File:Hetaila-musical-mv.jpg|thumb|250px|Key art for the musical from the official website.]]
:''(Note that the correct title of the musical contains [[wikipedia:Tilde|tildes]], but technical restrictions make it impossible to name the page properly.)''
{{nihongo|'''Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~'''|ヘタリア～Singin' in the World～}}<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=また今作のサブタイトルも決定しました！『ミュージカル「ヘタリア～Singin' in the World～」』です。随時こちらのTwitterと公式HPにて情報をアップしてまいりますので、引き続き宜しくお願い致します！|url=https://twitter.com/musical_hetalia/status/649783935380029440|date=October 1, 2015|accessdate=October 1, 2015}}</ref> is a stage musical adaptation of ''[[Hetalia: Axis Powers]]'' (though it uses branding from the sixth season of the anime, ''[[Hetalia: The World Twinkle]]''). Performances were from December 24 - 29, 2015 at the Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi in Tokyo.<ref name="ANN Announcement">{{cite web|title=Hetalia Franchise Gets Musical Adaptation in Tokyo in December|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-31/hetalia-franchise-gets-musical-adaptation-in-tokyo-in-december/.91119|date=July 31, 2015|accessdate=July 31, 2015}}</ref> The musical is written by [[Yūsei Naruse]] and directed by [[Kōtarō Yoshitani]].<ref name="ANN Announcement"/>

==Cast==
The main cast was announced on October 2, 2015, with names of the ensemble announced a few weeks later.<ref name="Website">{{cite web|title=ヘタリアドットコム：ヘタリアミュージカル|url=http://musical-hetalia.com/|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 3, 2015}}</ref>

*Italy: [[Ryōki Nagae]]
*Germany: [[Yūichirō Ōmi]]
*Japan: [[Keisuke Ueda]]
*America: [[Ryūko Isogai]]
*England/UK: [[Daisuke Hirose]]
*France: [[Juri Aikawa]]
*Russia: [[Yūki Yamaoki]]
*China: [[Taishi Sugie]]
*Austria: [[Takuya Kikuchi]]

Members of the cast ensemble include [[Shōji Nakata]], [[Kenshin Ikeda]], [[Masaaki Hirano]], [[Ryuto Imada]], [[Daiki Mihara]], [[Ryōta Obigane]], [[Teppei Yamamoto]], and [[Shō Okamoto]].

==Performances==
An additional performance, bringing the total to 11 performances, was announced on November 12, 2015, due to high demand of tickets.<ref name="Performance Announcement">{{cite web|title=【追加公演決定】ご好評につき、＜12/28(月)13時公演＞の追加公演が決定しました！チケット発売詳細は、公式HPにてご確認ください。|url=https://twitter.com/musical_hetalia/status/664714435311734784|date=November 12, 2015|accessdate=December 11, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Website Schedule">{{cite web|title=SCHEDULE|url=http://musical-hetalia.com/schedule|accessdate=December 27, 2015}}</ref> Tickets cost ¥7900 (Approx. $65.89) each, and some tickets were sold early through certain venues from October 8 - 12, 2015, while general ticket sales began on November 8, 2015.

[[File:Musical-Schedule.png|thumb|right|Schedule from the official website.]]
*December 24, 2015 - 1 PM
*December 24, 2015 - 7 PM
*December 25, 2015 - 7 PM
*December 26, 2015 - 12 PM
*December 26, 2015 - 5 PM
*December 27, 2015 - 12 PM
*December 27, 2015 - 5 PM
*December 28, 2015 - 1 PM (Additional Performance)
*December 28, 2015 - 7 PM
*December 29, 2015 - 12 PM
*December 29, 2015 - 5 PM

==Goods==
A number of goods related to the musical were available for sale in the lobby, and a ticket for the musical was not necessary for purchase.<ref name="Goods">{{cite web|title=GOODS|url=http://musical-hetalia.com/goods|accessdate=December 27, 2015}}</ref> A DVD of the performance will be available for purchase, of which preorders have already been availible and made.<ref name="DVD Preorder Tweet">{{cite web|title=<事前物販>■12月27日（日）10時00分～11時00分■12月28日（月）11時00分〜12時00分■12月29日（火）10時00分～11時00分
また事前物販の実施時間にてDVDの予約受付も行います。チケットをお持ちでないお客様でも予約することができます。#ヘタミュ|url=https://twitter.com/musical_hetalia/status/680919348215549952|date=December 26, 2015|accessdate=December 31, 2015}}</ref><ref name="DVD Reference Tweet">{{cite web|title=6公演目が終わりました！劇場ではDVDのご予約も行っております。会場予約限定特典ではDVD発売記念イベントの参加券がついてまいります！残り5公演も劇場でお待ちしております！#ヘタミュ|url=https://twitter.com/musical_hetalia/status/680986327756570624|date=December 26, 2015|accessdate=December 31, 2015}}</ref>

<gallery widths="200">
File:MusicalGoods-Pamphlet.png|28 Page Pamphlet, Size A4<br>'''¥2000'''
File:MusicalGoods-Bromide.png|Bromide, 3 Sheets Per Character<br>'''¥600 for one 3 Disc Set'''
File:MusicalGoods-RandomBromide.png|Random Bromide, 1 Sheet out of 27 available, Up to 10 Sheets allowed per person<br>'''¥200 per sheet'''
File:MusicalGoods-Cards.png|Photo card set, 1 card per character<br>'''¥1000 for a nine card set'''
File:MusicalGoods-Flag.png|Flag, size B5<br>'''¥1000'''
</gallery>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

==External Links==
*[http://musical-hetalia.com/ Official Website]
*[https://twitter.com/musical_hetalia Official Twitter Account]

{{MusicalIndex}}
[[Category:Media]]

Hetalia: Singin' in the World

2015-12-31T21:30:16Z

TheMusicGirl: Tense change and added info

[[File:Hetaila-musical-mv.jpg|thumb|250px|Key art for the musical from the official website.]]
:''(Note that the correct title of the musical contains [[wikipedia:Tilde|tildes]], but technical restrictions make it impossible to name the page properly.)''
{{nihongo|'''Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~'''|ヘタリア～Singin' in the World～}}<ref name="Name">{{cite web|title=また今作のサブタイトルも決定しました！『ミュージカル「ヘタリア～Singin' in the World～」』です。随時こちらのTwitterと公式HPにて情報をアップしてまいりますので、引き続き宜しくお願い致します！|url=https://twitter.com/musical_hetalia/status/649783935380029440|date=October 1, 2015|accessdate=October 1, 2015}}</ref> is a stage musical adaptation of ''[[Hetalia: Axis Powers]]'' (though it uses branding from the sixth season of the anime, ''[[Hetalia: The World Twinkle]]''). Performances were from December 24 - 29, 2015 at the Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi in Tokyo.<ref name="ANN Announcement">{{cite web|title=Hetalia Franchise Gets Musical Adaptation in Tokyo in December|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-31/hetalia-franchise-gets-musical-adaptation-in-tokyo-in-december/.91119|date=July 31, 2015|accessdate=July 31, 2015}}</ref> The musical is written by [[Yūsei Naruse]] and directed by [[Kōtarō Yoshitani]].<ref name="ANN Announcement"/>

==Cast==
The main cast was announced on October 2, 2015, with names of the ensemble announced a few weeks later.<ref name="Website">{{cite web|title=ヘタリアドットコム：ヘタリアミュージカル|url=http://musical-hetalia.com/|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 3, 2015}}</ref>

*Italy: [[Ryōki Nagae]]
*Germany: [[Yūichirō Ōmi]]
*Japan: [[Keisuke Ueda]]
*America: [[Ryūko Isogai]]
*England/UK: [[Daisuke Hirose]]
*France: [[Juri Aikawa]]
*Russia: [[Yūki Yamaoki]]
*China: [[Taishi Sugie]]
*Austria: [[Takuya Kikuchi]]

Members of the cast ensemble include [[Shōji Nakata]], [[Kenshin Ikeda]], [[Masaaki Hirano]], [[Ryuto Imada]], [[Daiki Mihara]], [[Ryōta Obigane]], [[Teppei Yamamoto]], and [[Shō Okamoto]].

==Performances==
An additional performance, bringing the total to 11 performances, was announced on November 12, 2015, due to high demand of tickets.<ref name="Performance Announcement">{{cite web|title=【追加公演決定】ご好評につき、＜12/28(月)13時公演＞の追加公演が決定しました！チケット発売詳細は、公式HPにてご確認ください。|url=https://twitter.com/musical_hetalia/status/664714435311734784|date=November 12, 2015|accessdate=December 11, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Website Schedule">{{cite web|title=SCHEDULE|url=http://musical-hetalia.com/schedule|accessdate=December 27, 2015}}</ref> Tickets cost ¥7900 (Approx. $65.89) each, and some tickets were sold early through certain venues from October 8 - 12, 2015, while general ticket sales began on November 8, 2015.

[[File:Musical-Schedule.png|thumb|right|Schedule from the official website.]]
*December 24, 2015 - 1 PM
*December 24, 2015 - 7 PM
*December 25, 2015 - 7 PM
*December 26, 2015 - 12 PM
*December 26, 2015 - 5 PM
*December 27, 2015 - 12 PM
*December 27, 2015 - 5 PM
*December 28, 2015 - 1 PM (Additional Performance)
*December 28, 2015 - 7 PM
*December 29, 2015 - 12 PM
*December 29, 2015 - 5 PM

==Goods==
A number of goods related to the musical were available for sale in the lobby, and a ticket for the musical was not necessary for purchase.<ref name="Goods">{{cite web|title=GOODS|url=http://musical-hetalia.com/goods|accessdate=December 27, 2015}}</ref> A DVD of the performance will be available for purchase at an unspecified date.<ref name="DVD Tweet">{{cite web|title=6公演目が終わりました！劇場ではDVDのご予約も行っております。会場予約限定特典ではDVD発売記念イベントの参加券がついてまいります！残り5公演も劇場でお待ちしております！#ヘタミュ|url=https://twitter.com/musical_hetalia/status/680986327756570624|date=December 26, 2015|accessdate=December 31, 2015}}</ref>

<gallery widths="200">
File:MusicalGoods-Pamphlet.png|28 Page Pamphlet, Size A4<br>'''¥2000'''
File:MusicalGoods-Bromide.png|Bromide, 3 Sheets Per Character<br>'''¥600 for one 3 Disc Set'''
File:MusicalGoods-RandomBromide.png|Random Bromide, 1 Sheet out of 27 available, Up to 10 Sheets allowed per person<br>'''¥200 per sheet'''
File:MusicalGoods-Cards.png|Photo card set, 1 card per character<br>'''¥1000 for a nine card set'''
File:MusicalGoods-Flag.png|Flag, size B5<br>'''¥1000'''
</gallery>

==References==
<div style="font-size:92%">{{Reflist|2}}</div>

==External Links==
*[http://musical-hetalia.com/ Official Website]
*[https://twitter.com/musical_hetalia Official Twitter Account]

{{MusicalIndex}}
[[Category:Media]]

Daiki Mihara

2015-12-31T21:20:12Z

TheMusicGirl: More specific role added

{{StageActor
| name = Daiki Mihara<br>三原大樹
| image = Daiki Mihara.jpg
| studio =
| role = Ensemble
| character =
| age =
| birthday =
| gender = Male
| hometown =
| bloodtype =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Daiki Mihara'''|三原大樹|Mihara Daiki}} is a member of the ensemble cast in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]''. He controlled a puppet version of [[Chibitalia]] as part of his performance.<ref name="Ensemble Member Introduction">{{cite web|title=#ヘタミュブルズ(アンサンブルチーム)を紹介していきます。彼らがいなければ成立しない舞台、誰よりも長い時間舞台に立っている彼らです。左・ちびたりあ(三原大樹)&右・神聖ローマ(原野正章) パペットを扱う彼らの演技にも注目！|url=https://twitter.com/koutaroyositani/status/681064943165161473|date=December 27, 2015|accessdate=December 31, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External Links==
*[http://ameblo.jp/mihara-daiki/ Profile on ameblo.jp]

{{MusicalIndex}}
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Musical Cast]]

Masaaki Hirano

2015-12-31T21:17:55Z

TheMusicGirl: More specific role added

{{StageActor
| name = Masaaki Hirano<br>原野正章
| image = Masaaki Hirano.jpg
| studio =
| role = Ensemble
| character =
| age =
| birthday =
| gender = Male
| hometown =
| bloodtype =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Masaaki Hirano'''|原野正章|Hirano Masaaki}} is a member of the ensemble cast in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]''. He controlled a puppet version of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] as part of his performance.<ref name="Ensemble Member Introduction">{{cite web|title=#ヘタミュブルズ(アンサンブルチーム)を紹介していきます。彼らがいなければ成立しない舞台、誰よりも長い時間舞台に立っている彼らです。左・ちびたりあ(三原大樹)&右・神聖ローマ(原野正章) パペットを扱う彼らの演技にも注目！|url=https://twitter.com/koutaroyositani/status/681064943165161473|date=December 27, 2015|accessdate=December 31, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External Links==
*[http://profile.ameba.jp/harano-masaaki/ Actor profile on ameba.jp]
*[https://twitter.com/masaaki_harano Official Twitter Account]
{{MusicalIndex}}
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Musical Cast]]

Yōichirō Ōmi

2015-12-31T21:00:19Z

TheMusicGirl:

Yōichirō Ōmi

2015-12-25T03:47:15Z

TheMusicGirl: Added info, feels more like trivia but it's about him and related to the musical

Ryōki Nagae

2015-12-12T00:15:00Z

TheMusicGirl: /* References */ Fixed improper reflist element

{{StageActor
| name = Ryōki Nagae<br>長江崚行
| image = Ryōki Nagae.jpg
| studio =
| role = Stage Actor
| character = [[Italy]]
| age = {{age|19980826}}
| birthday = August 26, 1998
| gender = Male
| hometown =
| bloodtype =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Ryōki Nagae'''|長江崚行|Nagae Ryōki}} is a stage actor who plays [[Italy]] in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]''.

He was stated to have been reading Hetalia manga in preparation for the role, accompanied by an image of the actor looking at [[Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 2]].<ref name="Role Study and Image">{{cite web|title=遂に12月に入りましたね。急に寒くなりましたが、体調など崩されてませんでしょうか？さて、ヘタミュ稽古ですが、順調に進んでおります！イタリア役の長江さんは原作資料を読んで役を追及されております！！頼もしい17歳です！|url=https://twitter.com/musical_hetalia/status/672387712322699265|date=December 3, 2015|accessdate=December 11, 2015}}</ref>

==Other Roles==
*''[[wikipedia:Legend of the Galactic Heroes|Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]'' stage productions
*''Satomi Hakkenden''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External Links==
*[http://ameblo.jp/nagae-ryoki/ Official Personal Blog]
*[https://twitter.com/ryoki_n0826 Official Twitter Account]
{{MusicalIndex}}
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Musical Cast]]

Teppei Yamamoto

2015-12-11T23:44:59Z

TheMusicGirl: /* External Links */ Added External Link

{{StageActor
| name = Teppei Yamamoto<br>山本哲平
| image = Teppei Yamamoto.jpg
| studio =
| role = Ensemble
| character =
| age = {{age|19871130}}
| birthday = November 30, 1987
| gender = Male
| hometown =
| bloodtype =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Teppei Yamamoto'''|山本哲平|Yamamoto Teppei}} is a member of the ensemble cast in the musical ''[[Hetalia: Singin' in the World|Hetalia ~Singin' in the World~]]''.

==External Links==
*[http://ameblo.jp/teppei-yamamoto/ Profile on ameblo.jp]
*[https://twitter.com/ymtp03 Official Twitter Account]
{{MusicalIndex}}
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Musical Cast]]