Hetalia Observations & Ponderances.

[bijou-cho.livejournal.com]

Hi all! Just de-lurking  for a quick question, don't mind me.

As we know, the characters of Hetalia and their stories are largely inspired by certain real facts, be they general stereotype(e.g: Italia loving pasta, France being very affectionate), or an event triggered by history (e.g: why russia carries a faucet around, and China's copyright infringement saga- this one made me giggle hard because I've ever watched this on youtube way before Hetalia came about and made the instant connection ) and so on, but all the same, has anyone else ever found themselves observing/reading something about a character or a particular strip that they can't quite explain how the association came about?  I seem to do so a bit and it got me wondering very inane things, and I was hoping someone could enlighten me, or at least share your theories of how or what may have inspired it.

My personal ponderances run along the lines of: 

1) Is there any particular reason why Sweden (Su-san) is portrayed with 'scary eyes'? (Are those eyebags? And if they are, why Sweden?)

2) Is there any particular reason why UK is portrayed as the 'pure' one who can see things others can't (like Unicorns? for that matter, is the selection of a Unicorn based on certain references to UK as well?) 

These are the two topmost questions that come to mind, so if anyone has any theories or actual references they would be most appreciated! Also, do post your own questions (and answers too) if you've got them.. eh, so I don't feel alone with my idiosyncrasies? =D

Thanks in advance for all your lovely thoughts!

edit: Squee, a discussion Kumbaya! (Man, the things you miss while you're working!)

Comments

[pajee.livejournal.com]

I don't get the whales with USA. Tony I get, but why the whale?

[happimimi.livejournal.com]

shamu?

[kyo-starr.livejournal.com]

Yeah, aliens & the US make sense, but I wonder if there's any reason Tony started appearing around Lithuania during the outsourcing series? (Liet's had crop circles (http://www.nso.lt/lt/circles.htm), too, but decades later.) The whale's also been in a Sealand strip, so I have no clue what it has to do with anything |D;

While I'm at it one more question: what the heck is this blobby thing (http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b89/Blehing/Axis%20Powers%20Hetalia/US/?action=view&current=mosya.jpg), and why does it eat lettuce? Is it canon or fan created? (Hm... many mysteries surround the Ameriblob >D)

[tickled-pink.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. Ameriblob (Nice name for it 8D). I think it's fanon and it totally confused me when I first saw it. Did you know there's even a doujinshi with it? Ameriblob/England, I swear. xD

[xp-tan.livejournal.com]

I'm so gonna call that little thing Ameriblob now XD I have no idea what it is but it's currently one of the Top Ten Things I Find Most Adorable. I tracked down the site where I think it originated but my other computer died yesterday and took most of my Hetalia bookmarks with it x_X;;

[darekadaremo.livejournal.com]

Whale -> Shamu -> SEAWORLD -> Sealand

my lame process of thinking...= v=lll

[pajee.livejournal.com]

That made me LOL xD

[bijou-cho.livejournal.com]

I kind of must go along with this view. :)

[hollowmoon.livejournal.com]

From what I've read, the Ameriblob originated from an emoticon Hidekaz posted in his blog to represent America himself and the Japanese fans went crazy with it! ([∂]ω[∂])

[insomniel.livejournal.com]

This is trufax, because here's the original doodle from Hidekaz's blog. Although I'll be damned if I can find that entry again, maybe someone who can read moonspeak can find it.

[kyo-starr.livejournal.com]

(Dawww :3) Ah, so it IS canon... thanks!

[porro-nezumi.livejournal.com]

I found it just the other day and bookmarked it 'cause it was too cute

http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-182.html#more

[bijou-cho.livejournal.com]

I think it's an actual creature called the Blobfish, but it's not cute in real life? http://listverse.com/nature/top-10-ugliest-creatures/ ... how it came to be associated with America is beyond me.

[kataankoryu.livejournal.com]

Ye gods, that is hideous. O_o"

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[tsuki-no-kani.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking "Moby Dick".

(frozen comment)

[pajee.livejournal.com]

That does make sense seeing how it looks sort of like a sperm whale. Now why it's seen with Sealand I'm not sure. Mating/migration routes?

[kataankoryu.livejournal.com]

:/ The alien has a name!?

[pajee.livejournal.com]

You should hear how cool his voice is in the drama cd =3

[kataankoryu.livejournal.com]

WHOO HOO! Yes... Yes I should. :(

[writinthrees.livejournal.com]

Um, de-lurking.

I think it has something to do with the whaling debate. America plays a big role in enforcing anti-whaling laws (I think there is even a new show airing on the Discovery Channel about this - Whale Wars?), while Japan is trying to continue their tradition of whale hunting.

So, Americans love whales.

[kataankoryu.livejournal.com]

Who wouldn't? :D

[draconis-tatsu.livejournal.com]

Eh, well, if you ignore Alaska, the US of A looks kindof like a whale. Y'know, with the head on the left, and little fins down there..

Okay maybe it's just me. XD