[Official Blog] "slightly assuming a resolute attitude" Italy and Japanese Prefectures!

[tarafishes.livejournal.com]

Himaruya's updated his blog with some information on the artbook, and a picture of Italy! Kitty is there, too! And some chibis of what appear to be Japan's prefectures? They may not be for Hetalia, however, although I see "Hetalia" written in the text beneath them.

Entry can be found here!






_{And before anyone starts to complain about "B'aww why are there prefictures but no (country/place X)?" Hima's Japanese. He knows a lot more about his own culture and homeland and it's easier to do research on things and draw about things he knows about. When it comes to making characters of other countries, he actually has to research, and some things are not as easily found in Japanese, if findable at all, as they are in English. So don't start whining. Here.}

Comments

[crowitched.livejournal.com]

those are so cute!
I love the sailor fuku girl and the kappa girl

[tehd.livejournal.com]

Hello Italy and kitty, good to see you! :D♥♥

Aww, everyone is so cute! The first one looks really cool, the third and fourth are extra cute too... ♥♥

[lost-hitsu.livejournal.com]

From left to right: Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Yamagata.

[neera-pendragon.livejournal.com]

thanks for this, I was just asking myself who they were ;)

[tarafishes.livejournal.com]

I've updated the entry with this. Thank you!

[lost-hitsu.livejournal.com]

You're welcome, the font is pretty!

[lost-hitsu.livejournal.com]

Glad I could help :)

[tarafishes.livejournal.com]

It is! I used Anime Ace, since it looks a bit better than just normal text for scanlating, I think.

[osaka01.livejournal.com]

These look all so cute ;//;
Especially Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi!♥

[taleness.livejournal.com]

He calles them "Hetalia mini characters", so they're probably an official part of the universe, if not really significant to the main storyline. It's probably service for the Japanese fans, as they all have their own prefecture-tan now! :] So cool! >___

[mizu-takishima.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for sharing! _{(Also thank you so much for the disclaimer at the end. It seriously needed to be said!)}

[tamabonotchi.livejournal.com]

They're all prefectures of Touhoku, makes me wonder if Hima's gonna draw more...
I really like their design!

[kenzi-chi.livejournal.com]

cute CUTE!
i want to see fanart of them now :D

[aguzsuicaedere.livejournal.com]

So, with this we confirm that, like, all 50 American states should exist as well?
Wow, that's a lot a anthropomorphic personifications right there.

[cosplay-thief.livejournal.com]

But aren't America's glasses a state? I'm really confused about all this prefectures and stuff. One time they were part of the nation's body and then -boom- they are out.

[germanne03.livejournal.com]

Yamagata-chan looks like Fem!Japan XD

[germanne03.livejournal.com]

And by the way..

"And before anyone starts to complain about "B'aww why are there prefictures but no (country/place X)?" Hima's Japanese. He knows a lot more about his own culture and homeland and it's easier to do research on things and draw about things he knows about. When it comes to making characters of other countries, he actually has to research, and some things are not as easily found in Japanese, if findable at all, as they are in English. So don't start whining. Here."

I love you for that. <3

[niconeko.livejournal.com]

Iwate reminds me of Tomoyo from CCS XD.

And yeah, thank you for that disclaimer.

[blarging.livejournal.com]

Although Im not interested in the prefectures character-wise (thats more of a Japanese-centic thing, like the states are to Americans) the designs are very cute!

[idraax.livejournal.com]

I wish I knew Japanese, so I could research, translate the research and then mail it all to him. I wish I could help him out....:D

[rosetteroulette.livejournal.com]

They're very cute! And gawsh, I do love that pic of Italy. *w*

I really wish I could get that artbook. DX *has no money, just got a new laptop*

[rosetteroulette.livejournal.com]

Oh snap, you're right! XD

[saturndjinni.livejournal.com]

Eee teeny little Kappa! :D

That Italy is so cute... somehow he looks a little more confident and mature than usual. <3 He's growing up, lol~

[whatisnarva.livejournal.com]

Miyagi looks like straight out of Toward the Terra.

[whatisnarva.livejournal.com]

Most have never been independent, though.