[Official] New Hatafutte Parade revealed?

[extorchic.livejournal.com]

http://hetalia.com/news/index11.htm#111202

I was watching the official Hetalia page, and then also on the hetalia wikinet that the new Hatafutte Parade version will be a duet by the siblings Netherlands and Belgium. It will be relased with the "Hetalia: World Series" Limited Edition Fan Disc on January 25th, as you may know. Since I absolutely suck at Japanese, I need this information to be confirmed, and I hope somebody could help me. Personally, I think it'll be awesome to have an oficial duet and I love this two characters XD (but I wanted Canada and/or Cuba to get one, really) .
Well, hope this can be confirmed, see ya

Comments

[hikari-kaitou.livejournal.com]

It's Netherlands and Belgium this time. I'm kind of curious, I can't really imagine Netherlands singing, but then again I couldn't really imagine Sweden singing either, but it was still adorable, so perhaps he'll surprise us ^^

[anubismito]

Yes, it's confirmed.... and I don't like the idea -_-;;; I like the characters, but they appeared only 5 seconds in the anime, while Cuba and Matthew or Eduard and Raivis appeared a lot (even in the movie!!), I think either of these 4 should have their HFP U_U

[mertseguer.livejournal.com]

So the reasoning is that since Deen ignores the characters they should not start to pay them attention now?

[radittz.livejournal.com]

I think that it's based on popularity Japanese fandom, probably that's why characters like Spain or Prussia - even if they aren't in the main cast - had both MKC and Hatafutte Parade songs.

[haro.livejournal.com]

Canada isn't as popular in Jfandom as he is over here.

For Canada it might just be a seiyuu thing. Konishi voices both Canada and America. He might not feel comfortable singing in the very different voice he uses for Canada.

[anubismito]

But Konishi is in a similar situation of Kousaka, who voices Greece and Prussia, and BOTH had their song, MKC or HFP versions... U_U;;
Plus Kousaka also voices Estonia... and I think Estonia had more screen than Greece, I think... For that I think it's based on character popularity in Japan :S

[haro.livejournal.com]

I know that. I thought perhaps it was a personal choice on his part, not that they wouldn't let Konishi do it if he wanted to.

[sirvalkyrie.livejournal.com]

Konishi mentioned in an interview he wants to sing a duet between America and Canada.

[haro.livejournal.com]

Ahaha. I did not know this. Never mind then.

[anubismito]

LOL! Sadly Bulgaria and Egypt are almost ignored ^^U, they seem to be more invisible than Canada...

Yes, It would be great if at least one or two of these could have their songs (Especially those who had a lot of screen -and I'd call them as co/protagonist of some episodes- like Canada, Estonia or Latvia)

[onlyhereforthis.livejournal.com]

Keep in mind Egypt is pretty much mute. His song would be purely instrumental.

[extorchic.livejournal.com]

OHH! but it would be a cool one!!!

[miezen.livejournal.com]

I really feel they are trying to give many characters songs. The popular ones just get more.

....What. That...does not make sense. So, because they tend to focus on giving the main 8 and Prussia more songs because they're the popular characters that sell well, they...shouldn't try to give other characters songs? What? I think what they're doing is fine overall, it makes perfect sense. Of course the popular characters get more, but they're also actually being cool in realizing that pretty much all the characters have fans and are trying to please other people, too. It's a nice change, really, since a lot of the merchandise that comes out doesn't bother with quite a few characters. Hell, most of the merchandise is main Axis and Allies only.

My only real complaint is how many damn songs Prussia gets, but that's just because I think the singing voice that his seiyuu uses for him is too damn grating to listen to more often than not. Of all his songs, his HFP is the only one I can tolerate. Other than that I have a fem!Prussia fandub of Mein Gott downloaded that I like but of course that doesn't exactly count.

Look at your own damn list. It's pretty impressive how many characters have gotten songs. It's pretty likely that eventually everyone that's relatively popular and actually appears in the anime will get a song.

[anubismito]

YEah, but that's quite boring ;__; At the end, seems that Hetalia has few characters, while it actually has a lot XD;

[miezen.livejournal.com]

They may get one eventually. I mean really it took them forever, but even Hungary eventually got a song. And the anime in general was terrible to Hungary IMO, she was only even in a handful of episodes in the first two seasons, and it took until the end of season 2 and early season 3 for them to even animate things that showed what her personality is really like. Before that it was just her being cute in Chibitalia strips. Cuba, Canada, Estonia, and Latvia all got a much better deal in the anime so far. At least one of them will probably get a song eventually.

Even with no new season announced I'm sure DEEN will be making more Hetalia. It's such a cash cow for them. And more anime will mean more songs.

[bosscookie.livejournal.com]

Odd choice of characters!

I am a bit biased and love those two so I am happy for it, but I wonder why they picked them!

[midoromi.livejournal.com]

Netherlands is going to sing?! YAY!! It's too bad he hasn't appeared more in the anime though.
And I do agree it's too bad Matthew still hasn't gotten his own Hatafutte yet. But still, I'd love to hear Netherlands sing. XD

[fairywine.livejournal.com]

[champagnesly.livejournal.com]

My shock at this reaction, let me show it to you ;)

:D

[pixelmicrocat.livejournal.com]

We knew this from the past Comic Birz, but thanks for posting the news again ^^

Belgium and Ned are really popular among Japanese fans, so of course they would have gotten a song eventually :P

It's as simple as this: western fans often forget that popularity ranks aren't the same in Japan, and while western fans (mostly American) are desperate to have Canada sing, the truth is...he really isn't that popular among japanese fans. Another example would be how incredibly popular Iceland is in Japan (he sure gets by far the most attention of all the nordics), while here the most popular would probably be Sweden.

What I'm trying to say is, while Himaruya usually tries to please all kinds of fans, Deen focuses entirely on the Japanese market, so if your favorite character hasn't got a song yet, it probably just means Deen's got other priorities at the moment, whether we like it or not.

On another note, I'm really excited for the next HFP ^^ Since Netherlands really hasn't got that many lines in the show, it's difficult for me to imagine how he will sound while singing...Belgium's so cute, I can't wait :D
One thing I like about the character songs is that they often reference many things from the comic that haven't been animated yet :)

[rikkaidai-fuji.livejournal.com]

^This very much

[rikkaidai-fuji.livejournal.com]

Ah, it's been posted here some time ago actually. And yes, there will be HFP for both of them. I'm very excited about it too xD
Btw, please tag this post properly.

[maybebaby83.livejournal.com]

Just to be optimistic, I think all the characters will get a chance to shine eventually. I mean, it did take a while until Hungary, who is a major female character, to get a theme song. I also hold on to the hope that this will mean there's a chance of more of the anime?

[heyyl0.livejournal.com]

I was going to post the same thing (regarding the anime)! We haven't seen either Belgium or Netherlands in the anime often, but maybe them getting character songs is a hint that they will be featured more in future anime? I'm also hoping for more episodes, so maybe I'm taking speculations too much for granted, but still...the anime hasn't officially been declared "over"...

[miezen.livejournal.com]

Oh God I spent so much time being annoyed at how Hungary kept not getting songs...idk if everyone will get a song, super minor and not particularly popular characters like Vietnam and Taiwan will probably get passed over, especially since they haven't even appeared in the anime at all, but I'm sure their goal is to try to give as many characters a song as possible.

ngl all this butthurt about it being Belgium and Netherlands is kind of annoying me. If you're irked that your favorite character hasn't gotten a song yet, shouldn't you be more annoyed at the fact that Prussia has a Marukaite Chikyuu, a Hatafutte Parade, AND two character songs? Or with how the main Axis and Allies get everything, though that's a bit more understandable since they're technically the main characters. It's much more likely that America's popularity is to blame re; why Canada hasn't gotten a song yet, since Konishi voices them both, so every time they're doing songs and get Konishi recording one they probably want him doing America each time because America is more likely to sell.

[rice-powered.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh Canada. le sigh~

[strafe.livejournal.com]

I'm very excited for this... I love the idea of a duet but I'd also like two seperate songs for Netherlands and Belgium....oh what to choose lol either way I get to hear Netherlands sing!

[yamikisara.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD!
This is like the best Christmas present ever X3
Well past Christmas but still SO awesome! x3
Can't wait, gotta love those two X3

[spains-cafeaph.livejournal.com]

Who is this Canada everybody's talking about?

[yuikina.livejournal.com]

Belgium and Netherlands getting to sing Hatafutte Parade? HODFHODFOD I'M SO HAPPY!! <33

[miezen.livejournal.com]

Oooh this should be cool! I'm a bit disappoint that, of all the possible character combinations to get a duet it's them, but if they're bickering and being silly then it'll be amazing!