England

Arthur Kirkland アーサー・カークランド
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Name:	United Kingdom (Also known as Great Britain)
Human Name:	{{{human}}}
Alternative Spelling(s):	N/A
Age:	23
Gender:	Male
Birthday:	Unknown
Hair Color:	Blonde
Eye Color:	Green
Height:	175 cm
First Appearance (volume):	{{{firstvolume}}}
First Appearance (strip):	{{{firstcomic}}}
First Appearance (anime):	Episode 01
Japanese VA:	Noriaki Sugiyama
English VA:	N/A

Arthur Kirkland is a main character in the popular anime and manga series, Axis Powers Hetalia. He is the representation of the country, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or simply UK for short) and is part of the Allied Forces.

Appearance

He has short blonde hair, green eyes, and dresses in a green military uniform. His eyebrows are rather thick and prominent, a trait that is shared by his younger brother Peter.

Personality And Interests

Arthur used to be a pirate and tormented Antonio where he stripped his status as a powerful nation. Now, he is a gentleman, if a cynical one - and prone to rough speech. He is said be to be horrible at cooking, which has caused America to have bad taste in food.  He is also apparently the `king of losing things` He is a strong believer of spirits/ghosts, faeries, magic, and other fantasy related things and has a list of spiritual residents and ghost tours. He can see beings of supernatural origin, not just fairies and unicorns from his own land but spirits like kappa from Japan.

Relationships

Francis Bonnefoy (France)

Main Article: Francis Bonnefoy

The two of them are part of the Allied Forces however, the two don't seem to get along and often argue of the silliest things. The two of them also try to see which one of them is better.

Trivia

• Before fans settled on the Kirkland rendering (which was more accurate from the katakana), some early fanworks referred to him as Arthur Clarkland.