Confirmation of Petition

[squeaky-spooky.livejournal.com]

Apparently the rumors about a petition in Korea to cancel the Hetalia anime are true:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-13/korean-protests-call-for-hetalia-anime-cancellation

No plans to cancel it as of yet. Interestingly enough, there were never plans for Korea to be in the anime.

Comments

[shincaru.livejournal.com]

I personally appreciate that the mods didn't shut down the two posts right away (though I agree any more would be ridiculous), as it gave a few of us the chance to run around and help clear a few misconceptions/dig for references and direct people to them instead of having the rumours flash briefly without some follow-up debunking. I've seen a couple people at least have gotten a better sense of the thorny Korea/Japan issue from the perspectives of people involved. :)