[SCANLATION] wishing on a star

[rainy-takako.livejournal.com]

This is one of my most favorite Hetalia strips, so I went ahead and scanlated it myself~

Features Germany and Italy, camping on a night before a showdown with England and the U.S. Translation and editing by me, rainy_takako. No linking elsewhere, please!






Sorry for the lack of editing in that one panel of Germany's, but it was honestly a nightmare and I'm only a novice at typesetting... I usually just translate.

Comments

[mumumugen.livejournal.com]

Oh this made me LOL big times. XD Indeed, poor Germany. I really choked on a drink when Alfred/US went "That... that's really cool, England!" A great moment!

Also, I don't know if anyone else noticed, but Germany apparently wants "a change in government"? Is Germany/Ludwig discontent with the nazis?

[rainy-takako.livejournal.com]

Haha yes. Alfred and his dorkiness. ♥

It's a large possibility ne's referring to them, but if I remember my world history lessons correctly Germany's had plenty of lousy leadership other than the Nazis unfortunately. Same goes for lots of countries. *sigh*

[mumumugen.livejournal.com]

Probably.

Another interpretation - darker, yet still funny in the context of making such an amoral wish on a shooting star - is that he's asking for a change in GOVERNMENTS. (Ahaha. "And a new world order...")

I do wonder if Hetalian nation-tans can disagree with their current leaders. In the Prussia/Austria comics, Prussia was in clear good terms with Fredrick and didn't mind doing as told. Austria and Maria Theresa were close too, but some of her decisions sure didn't suit his fancy, but he had to put up with them anyway. I know it's wishful thinking - and even then, I'm REALLY skeptic about it - but it'd make Germany much more likeable if he displayed some sort of discomfort with his leaders in WWII. It's unlikely, though: militaristic Germany, who likes following orders, generally likes order and authority would probably have no trouble with it.

[rainy-takako.livejournal.com]

Ah, actually "government" was just my lazy way of saying "heads of state", though that would be rather amusing yes. XD

I'm sure they can disagree, since nation-tans represent the "essence" of a country's stereotypes and not the ideological views of its leaders. So the nation-tans' feelings towards their leader, I imagine, would be more or less roughly based on general opinions of the leaders? It seems like Germany was expressing a lot of discontent with his leaders in that panel, but because of "his" personality he wouldn't show outright rebellion. At least that's what makes sense in my head.

[jali-jali.livejournal.com]

Sorry to butt in, but many Germans do disagree with how Nazis government work at WWII. And well, you know, they're just too scared to oppose them so they prefer to be silent. At least, that's what I know ^ ^;;

[mumumugen.livejournal.com]

Hey! No, it's fine! You're welcome to the conversation. ^^ That fact actually adds some evidence in favor of the chance the nuance of Germany's comment meaning just that: he's not quite entirely into his government's attitude either.

[jali-jali.livejournal.com]

Oh, good ^ ^

and yeah, it makes Germany even more lovable XDDD

[ibaly.livejournal.com]

This is probably a bad example and hopefully I got the facts right, but back then in Germany there used to be a group called Swing Kids. Swing and jazz music were big for them even though jazz was offensive to the Nazis (the Nazis would ban their bigger gatherings), but anyway they were pretty much opposed to National Socialism. In the end some were arrested and the leaders were sent to concentration camps.

[jali-jali.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know that one, wasn't it made into a movie back then in 80s? I forgot, but I remember I've watched it some times ago ^ ^;;

[ibaly.livejournal.com]

Yep, it was~!

[jali-jali.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, it's kinda similar to Japan who banned everything Western related after he lost in WWII ^ ^

[rainy-takako.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure that's what Germany meant by the comment, he wasn't very happy with Nazis or whoever was in charge at the time, but even if he had a problem with them he didn't say anything out loud. I don't think Himaruya meant anything of great political significance though, it's just a side comment.

[ibaly.livejournal.com]

I pretty much awtc~

[jali-jali.livejournal.com]

Yea, I think so too.