#Hetalia resource

[billowingangel]

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Hetalia Blinkies

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I decided fuck it! I'm going to make some blinkies~

Feel free to use them just credit me (tag/@ me or put it in the tags) ( ˶ˆ꒳ˆ˵ )

22 blinkies below! Hetalia Blinkies + Italy, Japan, and Germany centric blinkies!

Content Warnings for Eyestrains!!

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These are the first time I've ever made blinkies so they are a little rough.

If you want me to make a blinkie for a specific character feel free to request!♡

[natsuki-bakery]

France Graphics !

ଘ(੭◌ˊᵕˋ)੭ "𝓦𝓲𝓷𝓮, 𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓮𝓼𝓮, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 , 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓼𝓮 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓪𝓵𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓵𝓲𝓯𝓮 !" ੈ

[bunnietism]

Prussia Tumblr Layout

psd mash up of @/canarysage @/pinkmiku @/destinyfaces and “cocoa devil” (forgot poster. sorry!!!)

artist is @/Chiyo_0725 on twitter (i believ..) i tried but it looks off. sawry

rb + cred to use! (unless requester)

[natsuki-bakery]

⁎˚ ఎ Prussia rentry graphics ໒ ˚⁎

◞◟) ⠀ name⠀ 𓈒⠀age⠀+ e + nationality

⠀ ℘ prn /⠀ prn⠀/ prn

੭ ⠀ link⠀ 𓈒⠀mbti

[chocobox]

my england corner... not everything i have is pictured, but most of it is! i'm gonna reorganize soon

[ifindus]

oh! also, can I request Norway hanging out with greenland, Faroe Island and Iceland? Idk why but I feel like they would be a 'squad'👁️

North Athlantic Squad??? Fishing Squad??

At least we know what they'd talk about 🐟

[caferteeth]

𓏏𓏏ㅤ 𝄢 ﹒ ❛ send you my love . . .

ㅤㅤㅤ ⟡ ㅤPRUSSIA HETALIA GRAPHIC

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤᕱ 𓈒 ᕱㅤf2u && req by @pinkrifle

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤon a wire ｡ ｡ ଲㅤ₊⁺

art credit ++ rb & credits appreciated!!

[playmalcolm]

omg hey! i saw u do hetalia nyo! germany graphics and they are SO cutee!! is there any way you could do nyo! gerita rentry graphics? thankzzzz ^_^

Thank you so much!! Gerita is a ship, right?

Again, I'm not familiar with this media so

if there's any minor mistakes with the character

or whatever, let me know!!

Hetalia nyotalia gerita graphics

[margraviate-of-headcanonburg]

I have discovered the website that every single writer of the hetalia and all other historical fandoms need to know about

[tea-from-apush]

literally ???? the fandom wiki page for the fanmade hetalia character for Palestine, was created in, what, 2007?? and who knows how long it's been since it was updated. but it explains the relationship between Palestine and israel better than a lot of things I've seen.

Israel and Palestine are now estranged, Israel refusing to recognise Palestine as [her*] brother anymore, to Palestines disappointment. While he holds out hope they can be reconciled, [...]

Look at israel's refusal to acknowledge Palestine. Look at how Palestine wants to reconcile, which, in today's context, is more like 'ceasefire' than anything else, but reconcile doesn't mean they're equal already. It's saying Palestine would like to be equal, which would probably mean better treatment.

Israel kicked Palestine out to live in Jordans room

They were kicked out... I'm sure I've heard of this before... hmm...

America and Palestine have a rough relationship, with Americas close ties to Israel causing conflict between the two, with America locking Palestine out of the World Conference, and helping what in his opinion is his bullying brother.

As an american (running kind of an american history blog, no less), I am painfully aware of this one.

He is often injured, and wears several bandages over his body.

This one... It doesn't say why he's often injured. Maybe you're supposed to infer that he's a guy who plays a little too hard, but... I can't be the only one who picks up on the the idea that he is not just getting injured, but rather being injured (by someone else).

Now, I don't think this is the most accurate representation ever. How could it be? It's literally from fandom dot com and is about a fictional character who doesn't even ever appear in canon. There are two apostrophes on this entire page. I had to write essays longer than the entire thing in, like, third grade (meaning it's really short) and there are multiple paragraphs literally just about the character's physical appearance. There is a lot, a lot, a lot left out. The history that is there is super simplified and, once again, talks about it like a fictional situation between individual characters (houses, rooms, siblings, etc). Homies, I would not use the hetalia fan characters wiki for a reputable source on world history because it just isn't made for that at all. It probably does not have what you're looking for.

What, then, does it say about the news outlets in our world today that the hetalia fan characters wiki is a more reliable source for history?

*the fanmade character for israel seems to be referred to with she/her pronouns everywhere else I saw, including her own hetalia fandom character wiki page, so I changed this from "him" to "her" to help avoid confusion.

[natsuki-bakery]

China rentry graphic

ㅤㅤㅤ꒰ㅤnameㅤorㅤname ౨ৎㅤ꒱

ㅤㅤㅤprn ノ prn  + mbti  +  age

ㅤㅤㅤ𐔌ྀ ‧ 𐙚ྀㅤtxtㅤtxtㅤtxtㅤ𝜗₎₎

[crepegosette]

OwO . I see your Detective AU for Czech and the gang, and since you seem to have worked more with this quartet I was wondering if you have any suggestions on family/sur-names as well? I haven't worked a lot with this squad myself before, so I only have a surname for Romania and Moldova so far. Great idea and art by the way! 😄👍🏽 The detective AU looks like a lot of fun.

Ooo thanks! For Czech, I use Horáková, feminine form from Horák, which means someone from the mountains. I chose this one because of the mountain motif that appears through Czech history and folk tales. (like the first Czechs settling on Říp Mountain. I think it was also from a mountain where Libuše prophesied the construction of Prague, but I could be wrong. if I am, please feel free to correct me!) Also because of Milada Horáková, important politician executed by the Communist Party

 For Slovakia, I honestly haven’t settled on a surname, but I do like Kováč! After the first Slovak president.  another choice I like is Hodža, after Michal and Milan Hodža, Slovak figures. 

 About Romania and Bulgaria, idk don’t have settled surnames for them either. I do like Borisov for Bulgaria, after Boris I of Bulgaria, one of its earliest rulers and patron saint. 

[the-lost-profile]

Vene stop importing so much natural gas from Russia 😫😫😫

i felt that

slowly realizing what shit he just got himself into 😭😭😭

[pyrrhocorax]

Re: Sweden, Norway, and Denmark's Japanese dialects in Hetalia (and potential implications to their characterization) (with briefer notes about Fin and Ice)

Thanks to @nordickies for being the spark that lit the fire to write this post. This information also personally has informed some of my personal takes on the Nordic 5 for over a decade now, so I hope it is useful. A lot of this was more common knowledge back in the livejournal days of the fandom.

Disclaimer: my Japanese is limited and by no means do I claim to fully understand all of the cultural complexities surrounding this topic. I will try, where I can, to back up my claims with at least somewhat credible sources especially since I am someone who is not Japanese in origin either ethnically or culturally, however I DO know more than the average person would because I have lived in Japan, was exposed from my practical birth to the culture and language waaay more than is typical due to me living overseas, and I have studied the language on an elementary level in several academic settings. I am by no means an expert (I am a wildlife biologist by trade), but all of this is done in good faith, and if you do know more than me (especially since I am limited in my ability to get access to academic texts right now — nor am I going far out of my way to find those, as this is a meta post about Hetalia of all things and I am not going to do a whole giant thesis about this for one post), feel free to correct me and/or send me further resources, as I want to convey as accurate of information I can as possible. Part of my motivation for making this post was to spur conversation and hopefully have others who know more than me contribute to the ongoing conversation, to which, I encourage those who read this post to check the notes for any further updates. Another note that I also do not originate from a Nordic country, so there may also be additional layers people from those countries may be able to add. Thanks! Let's begin.

*********************************************************** Like several characters in Hetalia, the Viking Trio speak in unique Japanese dialects that further make them distinct and characterize them in Japanese. Sweden speaks in a Touhoku dialect, Norway in the Tsugaru dialect (which is a specific type of Touhoku dialect), and Denmark speaks in Ibaraki dialect. The Ibaraki dialect is sometimes seen as belonging to the Touhoku dialect group or the Kantou dialect group, and the classification is debated. Generally, Touhoku accents are characterized by slow speech, the slurring of words together, and the muttering of words — as well as being associated with rural country folk (Kumagi 2011, direct PDF download). This dialect is often translated into English as a redneck/hick accent and drawling speech — and as those who speak it are often characterized or stereotyped as unintelligent folks from out in the sticks. Kumagi cites Inoue (1977) as saying that Touhoku dialects are "degraded at the bottom in the Japanese language" scoring low on "intelligence and emotion-related associations." One American English rough equivalent (not localized, but in terms of reputation in U.S. culture) by my best estimations would likely be Appalachian dialects, which are also stereotypically characterized as being a hillbilly, unintelligent, and rural accent also featuring drawled speech and often truncated speech (source). Like many Touhoku dialect speakers in Japan, Appalachian dialect speakers often hide, mask, or reduce their accent, especially if they relocate someplace outside Appalachia, in order to seem more credible to others, as it is generally seen as an “inferior” dialect of American English in the wider culture (personal/family lived experience, but also a good radio piece on it here). The other way Touhoku dialects are translated in media are as Upper Midwest or Northern Plains dialects of American English (not the most credible source, but a lot that is on here that I can confirm to be correct). This characterization is likely a more accurate candidate for the Nordics (and may be why Hima chose this dialect group for them), as many immigrants from Nordic countries settled in the Upper Midwest/Northern Plains (source, personal experience living in this region for a lot of my life). Touhoku dialects are also a more northern dialect group, which geographically coincides with the Nordics being, well, northerners!

(Map of Touhoku dialects regionally) I have not been able to find any information re: if Sweden speaks any particular type of Touhoku dialect (or if it is more broad), but I will talk a bit about how his speech was transliterated in early scanlations before moving on to the other two. Because of how slurred/more truncated/less intelligible Touhoku accents generally are (and remember, Den/Nor/Ice did not make their appearance until well after Swe/Fin did!), likely early translators decided to chop off letters/make Sweden's speech seem less intelligible in order to convey that to readers. Unlike Norway and Denmark, Sweden also often speaks in shorter sentences/phrases in Japanese, and given that Finland canonically says "it's just hard to communicate with him" (see Running Away with Mr. Sve) that is also likely why early Hetalia scanlators before official translations of the comics were available (note: god this is making me feel old as hell) made the decision to give him the speech patterns that they did, and that ended up spreading through the fandom. When the other Nordics with their regional dialects dropped, given how Sweden’s vocal trait got translated into English and then fandom ran with it to varying degrees of intelligibility, I think the decision was made to not translate Norway the same way to cause less trouble in fanworks, while the Ibaraki dialect did influence how Denmark was translated (more on that below.

Norway speaks in a very particular Touhoku-family dialect within the series that is generally not well-reflected outside of the source material at all. The Tsugaru dialect is spoken in the northwest part of the country, specifically in the western part of Aomori Prefecture — Tsugaru dialect is a particularly unusual dialect, even by Japanese dialect standards, by being one of the most difficult dialects in Japan to understand (source). Even within Japan itself, people speaking this dialect often have to be subtitled on television for other Japanese audiences to understand, and there have been occasions where the dialect has been displayed on television to marvel at how strange and unintelligible it sounds to other Japanese speakers. Sometimes speakers of this dialect have been characterized (or mischaracterized for comedic effect) as French in Japanese because the odd sound and unintelligability of the dialect (source). Kumagi (2011) also states that "[...] within the Tohoku [alternate transliteration of Touhoku] dialects, Aomori [prefecture in which Tsugaru is spoken] dialect is at the bottom [of the hierarchy]," meaning that even among the already disrespected Touhoku dialects, Tsugaru belongs to the worst of the bunch in terms of reputability and respectability in Japanese perceptions. The Tsugaru dialect is a source of fascination, comedy, and disrepute/low standing all at the same time. While we don’t know why Hima selected Norway to have this dialect, I have a few proposals. First, this gives him a similar flavor to the other members of the Viking Trio while keeping him distinct — while Ibaraki is a more southern dialect geographically (for the region), Tsugaru is spoken both more north and more west than it. So if you map their dialects out on a map, their geographical location to each other also somewhat resembles their actual locations as nations to each other in the Nordics! Which is neat!

Second, Hima characterizes Norway has being slightly otherworldly and unusual largely due to his fairy-friends and such. But I also think that he likely chose Tsugaru for him not only because that makes him seem like he’s out of this world, but also because Japan is kind of fascinated by that dialect in particular despite not holding it in high regards by it too — sure, it is a hick accent, but it is an interesting hick accent. I think the fact that Japanese speakers sometimes liken the dialect to French is interesting specifically because of how Japanese people often view the French — French culture something that is often romanticized and idealized, and given how Tsugaru dialect can sound French-ish to Japanese speakers, that may be why Norway is kind of designed as the “pretty boy” of the trio by the fandom? In the same way that “Paris Syndrome” is a thing, where Japanese who go to France are often shocked at how their idealized version of France does not live up to the realities of the country (trust me it's real there is a wikipedia page lol), I think you can argue that in-universe Norway can be seen in a lot of different ways depending on the preconceived notions of how you view the dialect. If you view it as French-like and think it sounds interesting, you may find it alluring/beautiful. If you think it is crass, you'll look at it with disdain and disgust. If you think it just sounds silly and stupid, it is. If you think it is nostalgic (as Kumagi states that this is the only positive association this dialect has) and has a close association with nature/pastoral life because of that, it is. I think Norway in canon is characterized on all four of those axioms at the same time (if you really wanna pull canon receipts I will at another time) which makes this make a lot of sense to me as to why that dialect was chosen for him. Third, I think that given Norway was largely the worst off of the three kingdoms for most of history, it makes sense to give him the worst accent in terms of reputation/status out of all of them, too. Note: specifically, re: how Norway uses "brother" in Japanese is also interesting when referring to Denmark. What he is saying is "anko" (あんこ), which literally means "young man/eldest son" directly translated and is specifically only used to mean that in northern Japanese dialects. A good way to put it is it is like people in the U.S. use "bro" as a catch-all term for a similar-aged guy you are trying to get the attention of kind of informally, in the same way you can say "nii-san" to both mean "older brother" and also "guy who seems older than me I am addressing informally" I guess?? Funnily enough, which I didn't know until researching shit, it apparently also means bottom (homosexual) in prison slang??? Which may or may not be intentional I guess on Hima's part, and could also influence your characterization of Norway as a result. Finally we move on to Denmark. The Ibaraki dialect is characterized by number of things, but for our purposes I think that the two most important traits are the general lack of polite speech and the slightly faster rate of speech (unfortunately, my only written sources I can point to are wikipedia and TV tropes again, but I have heard this orally from someone a long time ago - I looked for more credible sources but couldn't find any easily). Because of it being debated as to whether or not is a true Touhoku dialect or if it is actually a Kantou (more southern/eastern) dialect, I think you can also argue that makes sense given Denmark is kind of the "gateway" into the heart of Europe geographically. People have generally translated this as him being excitable and more casual in the way he communicates to other people. I have been able to find less resources on this particular dialect and how it is perceived culturally, so I will sadly have to leave it at that, but from my understanding he is generally translated appropriately in the manga from what I have seen, with the -in' instead of -ing and ya instead of you to have it seem more relaxed/familiar/casual.

Final notes on Finland and Iceland: I cannot confirm this personally, but from what I can hear from Finland, it sounds like he speaks pretty standard Japanese to me, but take that with a grain of salt since I am not the expert here. Which, dialect-wise, places him as the odd person out (which fits with Finnish being the linguistic outgroup of the five) and also puts him as the relatable “stand in” for Japanese people learning about the Nordics — reminder he is the one who introduces them all in that one comic (see The Nordic 5+a) and even earlier comics (see Running Away with Mr. Sve), and we’re viewing the Nordics from largely his perspective). Since Finland in this series is largely characterized (and often deemed a poor stereotype by Finns) because of the Japanese perspective on Finland/Finns, it makes a lot of sense Hima used him kind of as a self-insert for Japanese readers/viewers to understand the Nordics from, as of the Nordic nations, Japanese folks are likely going to have the strongest familiarity/connection to Finland because of the Moomins. Please take the following information about Iceland with heaping grains of salt, but from a memory, I believe he also speaks the Tsugaru dialect, at least some of the time???? This makes sense he shares the Tsugaru dialect with Norway, as he’s Norway’s in-canon sibling, but I have a vague memory of a meta post I cannot 100% confirm or deny exists re: him only speaking the dialect/the dialect coming out more when he’s alone?? This following is speculation since I cannot confirm/deny that right now with my current abilities, but if it is true, would also be an interesting level to his character and make sense — it puts further distance between him and Norway if he purpsefully doesn’t speak the same way as his brother when his brother is present, and it also is reminiscent of my own experience living with people with discriminated accents who then mask their “less desirable” dialects in their teens/20s so they don’t get discriminated against as they move up in the world. Kumagi (2011) states that "Therefore, young female native speakers of Tohoku [alternate transliteration] dialects feel ashamed of their dialects and hesitate to speak them in big cities such as Tokyo. They are made to feel inferiority complex about their dialects, which are stigmatized as unfeminine". Since Iceland is very much characterized as a teen in canon, I think that this makes sense to do in the broader context of Hima’s choices. The specific reason as to why I state that I believe he speaks Tsugaru some of the time but not always is because there are some panels he speaks without it and some where he does seem to have an accent (HWS Chapter 112, relevant screencap below, this is the only time he speaks like this from what I can find in scanlations/translations, but it has to be a deliberate choice). Would love more info on this from someone who knows more about Japanese than I can do.

Again, please check the original post and/or notes for any future additions that I will add/edit accordingly (with notes as to where/when that happened) if any other relevant information surfaces, but I hope that was at least a little informative and interesting to read. I consulted a bunch of other resources too (read a bunch of papers I could find online), but a lot of those I read several months ago and no longer can find :x otherwise I would list them here.

Let me know if there are any typos/things are unclear, b/c holy shit this took a lot more effort and time for me to write up than I thought it was going to, and I am too tired to proofread it after spending several days on it. X_X

[keiksy-cake]

Hetalia Poll Results Pt 1: Character Whose House You'd Like To Visit

Finished this one super quickly! Thanks again to the donator who requested! 🥰

As promised, here are the other results for now that I may or may not get to:

Character Who You'd Want To Be Your Boss: Germany (Hima's recc: Germany)

Character Who Would Make The Best Friend: Japan (Hima's recc: Italy)

Character Who You'd Like To Eat With: Italy (Hima's recc: France)

(These next few ones are just by Hima I think)

Whose House You Should Visit: Singapore

Who Would Be A Great Host: India

...Be A Popular Youtuber: America

...Be A Popular Comedian: Spain

...Be The Heaviest Drinker: Russia

...Have Light Feet: Wy

It's also my birthday today so I would appreciate any thanks in the form of happy bday messages ❤️

all collezione pages

[Please note, I’m actually an amateur in Japanese and have to use various resources and translation machines to help me. If you notice a possible mistake or want clarification, please bring it up to me *politely* and not aggressively or hostile.]

[hwsforeignrelations]

Drafts, Close-Ups, Line Art, and Statement below:

Lets just say i poured my artussy into this for @hws-anthology

This was the first time I sat down and fleshed out my Cardvserve AU's main three. All uniforms take inspiration from historical resources with generous dollops of creative liberty, but the average historical fashion enjoyer should spot some goodies. This is a fantasy, after all. The Jack, Queen and King all have equal authority over their kingdom n their uniforms attempt to convey that message, while also considering the individuals' tolerance and taste for fashion. If you recognize something in the designs, please tag/comment your theories, I'd legit cry to hear y'alls interpretations!!!!

I had buckets of fun illustrating this piece and playing around with my new iPad's procreate, and chatting with everyone in the Discord! Thank you so much to all the mods, the Anthology is a gorgeous testament to the Hetalia fandom's creativity, passion, genius, and immortality!