Post by Elycien on Dec 21, 2008 17:59:03 GMT -5
XDDD Okay, I can't help but post this - this webcomic is the most awesome thing ever.
www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hetaria/index.htm - official site (Japanese)
community.livejournal.com/hetalia/ - LJ community, where scanlations can be found
nisecal.googlepages.com/ - index of scanlations
Basically, it's a moe anthropomorphism manga/webcomic where all the different countries in WWII are represented by cute characters (mostly boys, and a few girls). The main storyline is mostly about Italy (the source of the name - Hetalia = Hetare Italia = Useless Italy) and the other two Axis Powers, reserved Japan and poor long-suffering Germany, but the Allies also play a large role and even more countries appear in the side-stories. The best part of it isn't even the cute character designs or anything, but the way all of it is completely based on history, only country relations are translated into interpersonal relations. XD Most of it's played for laughs, though there are a few more serious strips too. All, of course, absolutely adorable - it IS a very moe series after all.
There are sort of hints of yaoi here and there (more in the side stories than the main storyline), and lots of yaoi in the fandom, but because most of it is just subtext it's perfectly possible to enjoy it even if yaoi isn't your thing, and I feel like it's one of the few fandoms where het fangirls and yaoi fangirls can coexist peacefully xDDD (At least, I wasn't lynched when I mentioned that I preferred the popular yaoi pairings as platonic friendships, hahaha.) Anyway it's really really awesome and you guys should give it a try.
www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hetaria/index.htm - official site (Japanese)
community.livejournal.com/hetalia/ - LJ community, where scanlations can be found
nisecal.googlepages.com/ - index of scanlations
Basically, it's a moe anthropomorphism manga/webcomic where all the different countries in WWII are represented by cute characters (mostly boys, and a few girls). The main storyline is mostly about Italy (the source of the name - Hetalia = Hetare Italia = Useless Italy) and the other two Axis Powers, reserved Japan and poor long-suffering Germany, but the Allies also play a large role and even more countries appear in the side-stories. The best part of it isn't even the cute character designs or anything, but the way all of it is completely based on history, only country relations are translated into interpersonal relations. XD Most of it's played for laughs, though there are a few more serious strips too. All, of course, absolutely adorable - it IS a very moe series after all.
There are sort of hints of yaoi here and there (more in the side stories than the main storyline), and lots of yaoi in the fandom, but because most of it is just subtext it's perfectly possible to enjoy it even if yaoi isn't your thing, and I feel like it's one of the few fandoms where het fangirls and yaoi fangirls can coexist peacefully xDDD (At least, I wasn't lynched when I mentioned that I preferred the popular yaoi pairings as platonic friendships, hahaha.) Anyway it's really really awesome and you guys should give it a try.