Hetalia (anime)

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Hetalia: Axis Powers is the anime adapation of Hidekaz Himaruya's manga, which premiered on Animate.TV on January 24th, 2009. Directed by Bob Shirohata, the series is scheduled to run for 52 episodes. It is animated by Studio DEEN.

Most of the storyline takes place between the 2 World Wars, however there are segments taking place in earlier times and the modern day as well. The anime is adapted from the published version of the manga, rather than the original webcomic, so early events like the forming of the Axis Powers have been condensed, though some storylines from both versions of the story have been trimmed or left out completely.

Although originally planned for 26 episodes, it was announced on April 15th, 2009, that the series had been renewed for a second order of 26 episodes, bringing the episode count up to 52. The second season of Hetalia began airing on Animate.TV's mobile phone service on July 24th, 2009, with its webcast following three days later. A third season was later announced on December 10th, 2009, and is set to premiere in March 2010.

On September 24th, 2009, it was revealed that there would be a movie adaptation of the series. The Hetalia film is slated for release in summer 2010, though details on it have yet to come.

Characters

These are the characters that have appeared, or are slated to appear in the anime:

Axis Powers

Allied Forces

Others

Episodes

Main Article: List Of Hetalia: Axis Powers episodes

Both seasons span 26 episodes, with the first mostly adapting from Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 1, though some arcs and strips are sequenced out of order from their original placement. A few "Extra Stories" from the webcomic were also adapted into segments, as well as minor portions of chapters 2 and 3 from the webcomic's main storyline.

Most of the episodes had no titles when broadcast, unless they were shown in a next episode preview with a title listed, as was the case with the fifth and seventeenth episodes of season 1.

The anime is notable for the fact that its episodes are extremely short, with each running approximately 5 minutes in their broadcasts.

Staff

Voice Cast

  • Narration and English Vocals ("America's Cleaning Of The Storage" previews): Jun'ichi Kanemaru

Soundtrack

The first season of the anime series spawned eight image song CDs, each one for a member of the Axis Powers or Allied Forces. Each CD contains two songs and a mini-drama CD segment. A full-length single version of the ending theme, Marukaite Chikyuu (The Rotating Earth) was released on March 25th, 2009.

  • Hetalia Character CD Vol.8: China: Released March 24th, 2010. Contains a mini-drama and two songs by Yuki Kaida (as China).

Interval Drama CD

Shortly after the announcement of season 2, the character CDs for UK through China were pushed back, in part due to an "interval" character drama CD being announced for the series:

Hetalia: Sound World

Main article: Hetalia: Sound World

Another soundtrack was announced for release in November, as a limited-edition holiday CD. It contains 27 tracks, including a cover of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town by the Axis Powers.

DVD Release

The first season will be collected into four DVD volumes, which will be available in both standard and limited-edition deluxe releases. Each deluxe release contains a bonus CD with two alternate versions of Marukaite Chikyuu:


  • Volume 1: Released April 24th, 2009, collecting episodes 1-7. Bonus CD contains "Marukaite Chikyuu" (Germany version and re-arranged Piccolina techno remix) by Hiroki Yasumoto and Daisuke Namikawa.
  • Volume 2: Released May 22nd, 2009, collecting episodes 8-13. Bonus CD contains "Marukaite Chikyuu" (Japan and UK versions) by Hiroki Takahashi and Noriaki Sugiyama.
  • Volume 3: Released July 24th, 2009, collecting episodes 14-19. Bonus CD contains "Marukaite Chikyuu" (France and America versions) by Masaya Onosaka and Katsuyuki Konishi.
  • Volume 4: Released September 25th, 2009, collecting episodes 20-26. Bonus CD contains "Marukaite Chikyuu" (Russia and China versions) by Yasuhiro Takato and Yuki Kaida.

Shortly after the announcement of season 2, four more DVD volumes were solicited on the official site:

  • Volume 5: Released October 23rd, 2009. Bonus CD contains "Marukaite Chikyuu" (Holy Roman Empire and Chibitalia versions) by Jun Konno and Aki Kanada.
  • Volume 6: Released December 22nd, 2009. Bonus CD contains "Marukaite Chikyuu" (Switzerland and Liechtenstein versions) by Romi Park and Rie Kugimiya.
  • Volume 7: Released February 25th, 2010. Bonus CD contains "Marukaite Chikyuu" (Poland and Lithuania versions) by Kazutada Tanaka and Ken Takeuchi.
  • Volume 8: Released March 25th, 2010. Bonus CD contains "Marukaite Chikyuu" (Austria and Prussia versions) by Akira Sasanuma and Atsushi Kousaka.

Related Materials

There have been two Storyboard Guides released for the first season of the anime so far, with two more planned. A guide to the anime, Hetalia Fanbook: World Wide Walking was also released to coincide with the second storyboard guide and the announcement of the film adaptation.

Controversy

The anime was originally slated to broadcast on Kids Station on January 24th, but the television airing was cancelled due to "various circumstances". It is believed that the South Korean protests of the series (and reported death threats to the TV station) played a part in the cancellation. The protests arose when an online petition was created to ban the series, due to complaints that the South Korean character was an offensive stereotype. The South Korean government proceeded to declare the series a "national crime", though Kids Station responded that there was no Korean character in the series.

A preliminary character design of South Korea, however, was shown in the early promotional images for the series, suggesting that at one point, he was slated to be included. South Korea can also be seen in the ending sequence, among the other characters on top of the world.

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