Axis Powers Hetalia

[Fex]

This is a Japanese manga about the world.

Every country is turned in the stereotype of that specific country.
They do crazy stuff and you can only laugh about it so funny is it.
Though not every country has been shown yet but lots have so I really recommend this comic to you guys. But because most people can't read Japanese ... just like me ^^ I have found a site which translate the comics. So have fun 

http://nisecal.googlepages.com/

[Omega]

 

Nice, very nice. Very stereotypical, very accurate, except my country's character, though.

[Fex]

and what is that country then? and whats wrong with it?

[Omega]

The first person to guess my nation gets a cookie.

[Robbychu]

Italy? Or Canada, maybe.

I love how America is portrayed. BIGGEST ATTENTION WHORE EVER, THAT'S OUR AMERICA.

[Omega]

Italy? Come now. Do I really seem that incompetent? 

and not Canada either.


Edit: Those war stories about Italy are actually quite true and made me laugh many times over.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

The first person to guess my nation gets a cookie.

Hrm. According to your IP address, it's [censored], but that'd be cheating. ;-]

[Fex]

Are you Russia?

[Omega]

Hrm. According to your IP address, it's [censored], but that'd be cheating. ;-]

Well, I have to give some clues, but most of them are fake.


No, I'm not the Russia either, comrade

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

I figured it wasn't guessing, it was looking.

But yes, as you say, you have to give some clues.

[Omega]

I already have! You just have to see them.

[Robbychu]

America? UK? Because as much as I like them, I've heard of people freaking out about how bad the representation is. Although how you could be mad when America can toss bison as a kid is beyond me...

Or maybe France. Because I can see how that could get you irritated if you're from there. *is totally not guessing blindly wtf are you talking about*

[Brunhidden]

try more obscure countries, like Liechtenstein





..... i once had an English teacher who had that on every weeks spelling test

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

Greece?

[Janus Whitefurr]

For anime fans: Thank to tvtropes, I have learned that Axis Powers Hetalia will have an anime.

The most important part is that America is voiced by the same person who did Kamina, of Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann fame.

That is all.

[Omega]

*snore*

Wh-wha? This quiz's still on?

America? UK?
Or maybe France.

like Liechtenstein

Greece?

No, no, no, nope and afraid not.

More hints:
*I have two native languages and English is neither of them.
*Beer is very expensive in here.
*My country played a more or less significant side role during the WWII, which I'd like to be made into a Hetalia comic.

[superluser]

More hints:
*I have two native languages and English is neither of them.
*Beer is very expensive in here.
*My country played a more or less significant side role during the WWII, which I'd like to be made into a Hetalia comic.

Hmmm...given this, was your country neutral in WWII?

(but then, is Swiss beer really expensive?)

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

Yugoslavia? (not that it exists anymore, but one of the breakup states?)

[Omega]

Hmmm...given this, was your country neutral in WWII?

(but then, is Swiss beer really expensive?)

That is debateable

Yugoslavia? (not that it exists anymore, but one of the breakup states?)

no

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

Sweden?

[Omega]

Sweden?

Would that really make a good war story?

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

Sweden?

Would that really make a good war story?

Swedish iron imports were a significant factor in German armament projects.


But I'm going to make a slighlty risky inference from your statement that you hail from a country that fought and will guess............... Belgium

[Omega]

Belgium

Miss

Another hint: This country had to fight both the Axis and the Allies during the war (though not at the same time, thank god.)

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

The only two countries I can think of that would fit that bill are Italy and Romania. Either of them? (possibly any Italian wartime satellites like Etheopia or Libya if you really want to be technical about it)

[Valynth]

*tries a shot in the dark*

Croatia?

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

*tries a shot in the dark*

Croatia?

At the time, wasn't it Croatia-Herzegovina? Although I'm informed that the country as such never really existed, since it's all in the mind, you know...

[Omega]

I'm starting to take some serious offence that the Italy was guessed twice.

None above.

I'm going to start giving the obvious clues soon.

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

*is annoyed at not having figured this out already.*

Ok, I'm going to write this all out so I can "hear myself think" so to speak. I have not read the comic, and I can't base what I know on what is or is not contained in it. (And I'm not particularly interested in reading it atm)

Assuming for the moment that everything Omega has said in this thread is true, we know that his country of origin has
- two national languages, neither of them English
-Fought, sequentially, against both the axis and the allies at some stage in the war.
- beer is expensive. (Not helpful for me, I don't know beer prices)
-Is not Italy, Canada, Russia, UK, France, Lichtenstein, Greece, Yugoslavia or any of its successor states, Sweden, Belgium, or Romania.


Italy, Romania, and Bulgaria were all Axis powers who later would "switch sides" as it were, due to prevailing political pressures. Italy and Romania are both out. As far as I know, Bulgaria only has one official language. Furthermore, Bulgarian troops, while their country was allied to Germany, did not actually participate in the invasion of the Soviet Union (although this did not stop Soviet troops from attacking the country when they were pushing back) so whether they warred with both sides is debateable. Put Bulgaria on the back burner for now.

Finland never formally entered into any sort of alliance with Germany or Italy, but they were co-belligerants with the Axis. Furthermore, as the tide turned, they moved to expel the German troops inside Finland. It has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish. I don't know about the beer prices, but they look like a good pick.

Thailand became a formal ally of Japan on January 25th, 1942. In June '44 they took some guerilla action against the Japanese after an overthrow of the former government. However, as far as I know, Thailand only has one official language, Thai, and is therefore disqualified.

There are a few other outlier candidates, such as the Philipines (the Japanese installed a pro-them government for the duration of their occupation, although whethere a puppet state can be considered as having fighting on both sides is questionable.) , Denmark (only one official language, but a fair amount of German is spoken, and while the country offically remained neutral, small groups of Danish people fought on both sides.) but neither of them feel quite right, and the rest even more unlikely (People's republic of Manchuria? It wasn't even a country until the Japanese set it up as an administrative easer), so I'm going to discount them for now, although in light of new information, I'll keep them in reserve.


I'm going to go with Finland.

[Omega]

You are correct, sir!

[Eibborn]

I really do like the concept, but the execution doesn't quite suit me. It seems that everyone* is male, blond, gay, and chibi. I do like what the author's done with Canada, at least, and it is neat to learn quick cultural quirks and historical facts.


*Loosely speaking, of course.