2) Was your country already made a character of Hetalia?
Yes
3) If it was, how fans in your country reacted to that personification? Do you guys like it or is there something you would like to change in it?
I think the reaction to him is overall positive. Of comics that use a stereotypical character for America, Hetalia's America is my favorite because he's balanced. He shows a more balanced representation between the way Americans actually are and the way our government makes us look. He falls in between being a stereotype of the American government and American culture, and I like him a lot. However, I don't really care for the English dubs twist of his character, they've made him into a bit of an asshole and I don't like it (but then again I think that although the dub has its funny moments, most of the jokes are in poor taste and it takes away from the more universal quality of the source work by Himaruya).
4) If not, is there an ‘official’ OC that was made in your fandom in place of your missing country? How does it looks like, how does it reflect upon your country's features?
N/A
5) Can you define who is the most popular character of Hetalia in your country?
I think most fanworks from the US, involve North American and European countries in some way. This is probably due to the exchange of information between those groups are easier with less of a chance of causing a poor stereotyping offense. Meaning it's way more common to have taken a class on European history than on African history (for example).
6) What about the pairings? Is there any pairings that seems to be liked by the most of people in your country or is it very divided?
One of the most popular I've come in contact with is US/UK, but I think the American fandom is all over the board.
7) What is the most common view on the character of Poland? Is the Feliks, how he was created by the author, easily accepted?
I actually don't know a lot of the way that Poland is portrayed in the fandom. In the stuff I have seen though he gets portrayed as a little ditzy, but I have seen him portrayed as a badass as well. I think it usually depends on the genre of the fanwork. If they are going for fluffy, Poland tends to be more goofy, if they are going the historical or serious route, the silliness tends to be portrayed as a facade of the character.
8) How does the fandom in your country works? Do you have any particular site or a forum that most of fans seem to use? Can you tell how many Hetalia fans, approximately, there is in your country?
I ran into Hetalia at a convention last year through Funimation's promotion, and from seeing the cosplayers walking around. At least in my part of the country (Rocky Mountain west) it seems that Hetalia must have risen in popularity in 2010 because I had been going to that convention for years and don't recall ever seeing a Hetalia cosplayer until last year (might have just been me being unobservant though).
As far as online there are many places, such as the livejournal community, but that's hardly exclusive to just Americans.
9) Is Hetalia seen more of a humorous manga that shouldn’t be taken seriously? Is many people trying to apply actual historical meaning to it?
I've seen it taken both ways, at least in fandom. The people I have been exposed to accept that it is humorous, but that doesn't stop them from addressing a more serious side in fanwork.
10) Is there any popular memes (for example: Iceland's white boots, Hotland’s…pardon me, Netherlands’ tulips etc.), sayings, tags that you see as common only in your country?
I think the "I'm a hero!" thing gets used a lot, but I don't think there are any specific memes to any one country really.
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USA
2) Was your country already made a character of Hetalia?
Yes
3) If it was, how fans in your country reacted to that personification? Do you guys like it or is there something you would like to change in it?
I think the reaction to him is overall positive. Of comics that use a stereotypical character for America, Hetalia's America is my favorite because he's balanced. He shows a more balanced representation between the way Americans actually are and the way our government makes us look. He falls in between being a stereotype of the American government and American culture, and I like him a lot. However, I don't really care for the English dubs twist of his character, they've made him into a bit of an asshole and I don't like it (but then again I think that although the dub has its funny moments, most of the jokes are in poor taste and it takes away from the more universal quality of the source work by Himaruya).
4) If not, is there an ‘official’ OC that was made in your fandom in place of your missing country? How does it looks like, how does it reflect upon your country's features?
N/A
5) Can you define who is the most popular character of Hetalia in your country?
I think most fanworks from the US, involve North American and European countries in some way. This is probably due to the exchange of information between those groups are easier with less of a chance of causing a poor stereotyping offense. Meaning it's way more common to have taken a class on European history than on African history (for example).
6) What about the pairings? Is there any pairings that seems to be liked by the most of people in your country or is it very divided?
One of the most popular I've come in contact with is US/UK, but I think the American fandom is all over the board.
7) What is the most common view on the character of Poland? Is the Feliks, how he was created by the author, easily accepted?
I actually don't know a lot of the way that Poland is portrayed in the fandom. In the stuff I have seen though he gets portrayed as a little ditzy, but I have seen him portrayed as a badass as well. I think it usually depends on the genre of the fanwork. If they are going for fluffy, Poland tends to be more goofy, if they are going the historical or serious route, the silliness tends to be portrayed as a facade of the character.
8) How does the fandom in your country works? Do you have any particular site or a forum that most of fans seem to use? Can you tell how many Hetalia fans, approximately, there is in your country?
I ran into Hetalia at a convention last year through Funimation's promotion, and from seeing the cosplayers walking around. At least in my part of the country (Rocky Mountain west) it seems that Hetalia must have risen in popularity in 2010 because I had been going to that convention for years and don't recall ever seeing a Hetalia cosplayer until last year (might have just been me being unobservant though).
As far as online there are many places, such as the livejournal community, but that's hardly exclusive to just Americans.
9) Is Hetalia seen more of a humorous manga that shouldn’t be taken seriously? Is many people trying to apply actual historical meaning to it?
I've seen it taken both ways, at least in fandom. The people I have been exposed to accept that it is humorous, but that doesn't stop them from addressing a more serious side in fanwork.
10) Is there any popular memes (for example: Iceland's white boots, Hotland’s…pardon me, Netherlands’ tulips etc.), sayings, tags that you see as common only in your country?
I think the "I'm a hero!" thing gets used a lot, but I don't think there are any specific memes to any one country really.