[Official Site] France and Germany!

[tarafishes.livejournal.com]

Himaruya's updates his blog yet again! This time with the recently rather buddy-buddy France and Germany. (Although, Germany looks unamused as usual. Even when they're getting along they don't get along well, do they?)



ウンフォラ スティーロ！！

最近この二国の協力っぷりが異常。

もうそろそろ色々のお知らせできると思います！

追記；歩くの早い第一位はアイルランドさんだそうです。
アイルランドさんはいろんなイメージがあるのですが
どういうキャラにしようか結構悩む国ですね。
妖精の島や幻想的な風景は一度見てみたいものです。


My translator won't translate the blog title. . . .

Basically, in the blog, Himaruya says that the cooperation between these two recently is odd(in pretty much all of their history they've been at one another's throats, however, at present, they've been quite friendly and cooperative with one another).

In addition, he mentions, in post script, that the fastest walker is Ireland. However, the many images of Ireland make creating an Ireland character troubling, because he doesn't know what kind of character to make him/her.

Comments

[tarafishes.livejournal.com]

I never even mentioned the English dub, and I understand that some people might prefer the original. I, personally, have no preference, I love them both and I love the jokes in all of them.
Especially Hetalia. Hetalia isn't supposed to be taken seriously, in my opinion. It doesn't take itself seriously(perhaps the fans take it seriously, sometimes) and we aren't to take it seriously either. People don't get mad that it gets people interested in things(okay, I've heard some people complain that we shouldn't need doodles and things like this to be interested in history and to want to learn and all, but everyone's into different things), people simply find it offensive and find the inaccuracies and the leaving things out and the lack of presence of some countries offensive or enraging.

[runecat3.livejournal.com]

I know you didn't. I just said that as a semi-half-almost related comment on when you said many people get upset when they don't get the joke because the series was made to cater to Japanese audiences. (Which we can't forget ever because of all the merchandise that sells there. ;w;) I like them both...I just am used to the Japanese. Anyway, yeah, I agree that it isn't meant to be serious. Not that serious comics are bad, as a few are more serious than anything, but it's not something to expect much any more serious than the llama comic that was recently posted here. I also agree one-hundred and ten percent that people should understand he has plenty to do and if they want a good personification, it'll take time and research. Quality takes time.