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The World is on the cusp of war and all the countries of the world have been personified! Axis and Allied powers as well as all your favorite countries across time join together for a series of quirky vignettes. Cute, crass, colorful and funny, Hetalia Axis Powers is World History like you ve never seen it before!
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
If you're easily offended you might as well stop looking now. This show basically pokes fun at stereotypes and cultures. It takes various countries around the world and anthropomorphizes them into humans. The setting begins at WWI/WWII, but branches out as the series goes on.
The characters are the Axis Powers (Germany, Japan, Italy), the Allies (America, England, France, Russia, and China) and many other supporting characters i.e the Baltics, Nordics etc. Each character has his or her own back story and relationships with other countries, often based on history (i.e. England being bitter at America because of the revolutionary war etc) A lot of the jokes have a strong sexual undertone (i.e. France takes his clothes off in one episode, although you can't see anything)
However, I think the English dub is hysterically funny. I haven't laughed out loud at an anime before, until I started watching this series. The accents for the characters are not perfect, but Funimation have made a good effort.
The Japanese voiceovers are ok, but I find the humour to be a little too quirky and "Japanese" for my personal taste. In this case, I think the English voiceovers improve on the Japanese ones (for a western audiences anyway). I recommend.
The characters are the Axis Powers (Germany, Japan, Italy), the Allies (America, England, France, Russia, and China) and many other supporting characters i.e the Baltics, Nordics etc. Each character has his or her own back story and relationships with other countries, often based on history (i.e. England being bitter at America because of the revolutionary war etc) A lot of the jokes have a strong sexual undertone (i.e. France takes his clothes off in one episode, although you can't see anything)
However, I think the English dub is hysterically funny. I haven't laughed out loud at an anime before, until I started watching this series. The accents for the characters are not perfect, but Funimation have made a good effort.
The Japanese voiceovers are ok, but I find the humour to be a little too quirky and "Japanese" for my personal taste. In this case, I think the English voiceovers improve on the Japanese ones (for a western audiences anyway). I recommend.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
`Axis Powers Hetalia' is a rather odd but brilliantly funny series of five-minute episodes about the anthropomorphised countries of the world. The twenty-six episodes on this disc mainly deal with the two world wars but there are also many detours into other periods of history.
The disc includes both the Japanese and English dubs of the series and while there are some differences between the two, I personally like the English dub best. The series can be extremely random at times and while it may not be to everyone's taste, it is still a nice light series that is somewhat compulsive viewing.
The disc includes both the Japanese and English dubs of the series and while there are some differences between the two, I personally like the English dub best. The series can be extremely random at times and while it may not be to everyone's taste, it is still a nice light series that is somewhat compulsive viewing.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
World history tends to be kind of... dry. If you don't have much imagination, it just ends up being a big mass of dates and battles.
Too bad they don't show "Hetalia: Axis Powers - The Complete First Season" in schools, because it actually manages to present world history (particularly that of the World Wars) in a manner that is fun, quirky and downright bizarre ("I agree wis America." "ENOUGH or I'll beat you with my peace prize!"). And yes, most of the countries are represented by pretty young men.
Germany is searching through the woods for the descendent of the great Roman Empire... only to stumble across a naive, blubbering Italy hiding inside a tomato crate. He captures Italy, but is chagrined when Italy attaches himself like a limpet because "I get fed and nobody picks on me." They join forces with the very formal Japan, and the Axis Powers are born.
However, another alliance has appeared: the Allied Forces, made up of America, China, Russa, England and France. And as World Wars I/II rage, both sides must grapple with a cursed chair, England's bad cooking, supermarket lines, marriage proposals, being stranded on a deserted island, wok attacks, and cuckoo clocks... when they're not fighting one another.
Oh, and we get fun flashbacks to "Chibitalia's" childhood, when he was stalked by the Holy Roman Empire (uuuhh... baby Germany in a hat?), dragged into Austria's household, and ate churros.
"Hetalia Axis Powers - The Complete First Season" is one of those animes you shouldn't watch if you're easily offended. EVERYBODY in this show is a national stereotype who acts in a stereotypical way (ex: America is a bit arrogant and endearingly over-the-top, Japan is overly formal and can't pronounce Ls and Rs, Italy is obsessed with pasta, etc).
And it's all in good fun -- the stuff that goes on is based on real historical events, but filtered through a satirical anime/reality-show lens. The dialogue is gutsplittingly funny, peaking with Italy's song about Germany ("Even though I'm your prisoner, you give me food/and it doesn't suck like English food!"), and there's goofy slapstick and cultural references aplenty.
But there are also some more somber moments, such as America reminiscing about the War for Independence and his painful rift with England, or China thinking of how he found and raised Japan. And while all the characters are national stereotypes, the writers succeed in making each one endearing and likable... well, except maybe Russia. He's just creepy.
"Hetalia: Axis Powers - The Complete First Season" is very short (each episode is about five minutes long), but world history here has never been so cracktastic.
Too bad they don't show "Hetalia: Axis Powers - The Complete First Season" in schools, because it actually manages to present world history (particularly that of the World Wars) in a manner that is fun, quirky and downright bizarre ("I agree wis America." "ENOUGH or I'll beat you with my peace prize!"). And yes, most of the countries are represented by pretty young men.
Germany is searching through the woods for the descendent of the great Roman Empire... only to stumble across a naive, blubbering Italy hiding inside a tomato crate. He captures Italy, but is chagrined when Italy attaches himself like a limpet because "I get fed and nobody picks on me." They join forces with the very formal Japan, and the Axis Powers are born.
However, another alliance has appeared: the Allied Forces, made up of America, China, Russa, England and France. And as World Wars I/II rage, both sides must grapple with a cursed chair, England's bad cooking, supermarket lines, marriage proposals, being stranded on a deserted island, wok attacks, and cuckoo clocks... when they're not fighting one another.
Oh, and we get fun flashbacks to "Chibitalia's" childhood, when he was stalked by the Holy Roman Empire (uuuhh... baby Germany in a hat?), dragged into Austria's household, and ate churros.
"Hetalia Axis Powers - The Complete First Season" is one of those animes you shouldn't watch if you're easily offended. EVERYBODY in this show is a national stereotype who acts in a stereotypical way (ex: America is a bit arrogant and endearingly over-the-top, Japan is overly formal and can't pronounce Ls and Rs, Italy is obsessed with pasta, etc).
And it's all in good fun -- the stuff that goes on is based on real historical events, but filtered through a satirical anime/reality-show lens. The dialogue is gutsplittingly funny, peaking with Italy's song about Germany ("Even though I'm your prisoner, you give me food/and it doesn't suck like English food!"), and there's goofy slapstick and cultural references aplenty.
But there are also some more somber moments, such as America reminiscing about the War for Independence and his painful rift with England, or China thinking of how he found and raised Japan. And while all the characters are national stereotypes, the writers succeed in making each one endearing and likable... well, except maybe Russia. He's just creepy.
"Hetalia: Axis Powers - The Complete First Season" is very short (each episode is about five minutes long), but world history here has never been so cracktastic.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent
It's a fantastically hilarious series, and even though the episodes aren't very long, it's very entertaining and educational. Read more
Published 3 months ago by iluvKH4eva
Awesome
Hetalia is my favorite anime of all time. If you like history, cute boys and comedy, this anime is perfect for you! :D
Published 10 months ago by neko-mimi
Making history so much funnier
Hetalia is a hilarious series, whether you're watching the original or the dub it guaranteeably funny. Read more
Published 13 months ago by thejayster
Awesome!!!
A fantastic way to learn history, so funny and super cute although has the ability to make you wish the end of the war had turned out differently :P accents are amazingly funny and... Read more
Published 14 months ago by hannah
hetalia axis powers series 1
this is incredaly amazing but not for the easily offeneded .if you want to have a look at some eposoides go on to youtube (u will have 2 make an accont though as you have 2 be 15)... Read more
Published 14 months ago by rebel01
Pastaaaaaaa~
Hetalia Axis Powers focuses on the personified versions of the countries in the world. All the characters have stereotypes that relate to their country so if you are easily... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Izzy
yay!
Hetalia is not for the easily offended.
Based on a webcomic, it plays on stereotypes to create personifications of each country, and goes through world history. Read more
Based on a webcomic, it plays on stereotypes to create personifications of each country, and goes through world history. Read more
Published 20 months ago by cmcd
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