Hetalia is a Anime where the countries are people, as said in Wikipedia:
Hetalia: Axis Powers (Axis Powers ヘタリア Akushisu Pawāzu Hetaria?) is a Japanese webcomic, later adapted as a manga and an anime series, by Hidekazu Himaruya (日丸屋秀和 Himaruya Hidekazu?). The series' main presentation is as an often over-the-top allegory of political and historic events as well as more general cultural comparisons. Characters are personifications of countries, regions such as Hong Kong, and micronations such as the Sealand, with little reference to other national personifications such as Uncle Sam or John Bull. Both positive and negative cultural stereotypes form part of each character's personality, though note some expectations differ since the series is based in Japanese cultural views of the world.
The character roster is large and far from complete, but the main cast could be said to be the countries which made up the Axis powers and Allies of World War II - namely Italy (North Italy in particular), Germany, Japan, the United States, England, France, Russia and China. Hetalia (ヘタリア?) is a portmanteau combining hetare (ヘタレ?, Japanese for "useless" or "pathetic" in a cute or endearing way) and the Japanese word for Italy, Italia (イタリア?).[1].
The main storyline's events occur during World War II, but the vast majority of the comics take place during other historical events, modern holidays, or at no specific time whatsoever. The series often uses satire and light-hearted comedy to reinterpret well-known events as well as less common historical and cultural trivia. Historical, political, economic, and military interaction between countries is generally represented in Hetalia as social and romantic interactions and misunderstandings between the characters.
Hetalia Axis Powers:
Episode 1 [Dub]Axis Characters:
ItalyItaly, the primary protagonist and the title character, is a bright, energetic and sweet young man. He is depicted at various points as the grandson and successor of the powerful but deceased Roman Empire (known as Grandpa Rome), and is recognized as the weakest character in the series who is so carefree and cowardly a soldier he depends on Germany to resolve issues. His artistry and extreme love of pasta and pizza are references to Italian culture. He uses his adorable ways and cute face to charm any girl he meets and is intended to be a "lovable loser".[5] This Italy represents the northern half of the country of Italy, while his older brother represents the southern half. Hence, their full character names are North Italy Veneziano and South Italy, nicknamed Romano. In the anime series, both Italies are voiced by Daisuke Namikawa in Japanese. North Italy also stars in the Chibitalia sub-story, about his childhood as part of the Holy Roman Empire, run by Austria. In English, Veneziano is voiced by Todd Haberkorn[6] and Romano is voiced by Ian Sinclair. Young Italy, known as Chibitalia is voiced by Aki Kanada in Japanese and Brina Palencia in English.
GermanyGermany is a hard-working, efficient, bureaucratic, and the serious character in the anime. In the series, Germany is primus inter pares among the Axis Powers, and takes responsibility for the training of Italy and Japan. Another aspect of his character is his relative inexperience with relationships, leading him to be a very literally by-the-book person with the belief that things will go wrong if people do not follow instructions to the letter. His extreme devotion to the military lifestyle would make him an effective leader, if not for the fact of constantly baby-sitting Italy. Despite this, as the series progresses he forms a close relationship with Italy. They note at one point that Germany has a "crazy boss", a reference to the historical figure of Riddler, and the ideas of the national socialists, the Holocaust, and other horrors of war are not brought up. Germany has no memories from before the formation of the German nation the 1800's, while a child resembling Germany personified the Holy Roman Empire and co-stared in the Chibitalia storyline. The personification of Prussia, meanwhile, exists even in modern settings as Germany's older brother, and seems to represent East Germany during the days of the Cold War. Prussia moving back into his brother's house serves as the allegory for German reunification. Germany was given the human name Ludwig, but was never given a last name. Beilschmidt is often used or outright mistaken for being his last name, as Prussia's human name is Gilbert Beilschmidt or some variant thereof. In the anime series, he is voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto in Japanese and Patrick Seitz in English.
JapanJapan is a reclusive, painfully polite, and hard-working character. When he introduces himself to Italy, he says that his hobby "is to read the atmosphere of a conversation and answer in the least offensive way possible." He seems to have a problem with others being in his personal space, for he gets uncomfortable if anyone touches him or gets too close. In the series, he is shown to be inexperienced with the Western world, and prone to culture shock. He looks young, but claims he is very old, and his character design features dark brown eyes and black hair. He often tries to adopt the cultures of other countries he meets such as France, but ends up secretly shocked or awkwardly confused in the end. Generally quiet, he is often depicted with the attitude of a businesslike old man. His human name is Kiku Honda. In the anime series, he is voiced by Hiroki Takahashi in Japanese and Christopher Bevins in English.
Allied Forces
AmericaAmerica is an energetic and well-meaning, but headstrong 'hero' type character. In the series, he was raised by England and later fought for his independence. The self-proclaimed leader of the Allied Forces, his catchphrase is "I'm the hero!" His ideas for solving international problems are often absurd, but he is usually oblivious to the opinions of others. America's ideas and inventions are grand, but rarely go anywhere. His crippling fear of the supernatural is at odds with his friendly acquaintance with a grey alien named Tony, who lives in his house. America is frequently seen clutching a hamburger, or eating while speaking; oddly enough, despite his unhealthy habits, he has incredible superhuman strength as seen in one episode of his younger self swinging an adult buffalo around in the air, and in another episode where he picks up England's car and drags it across the forest where England was training, just to ask permission to borrow it. He is often portrayed as a rude fellow and one who has disregard for whom his actions affect or just what they might be. Despite his faults, he has a sweet side and is a good-hearted, cheerful person that's always willing to help his friends and try to do the right thing. He has a mixed colored blond and brown hair, has vivid blue eyes, wears glasses, US Army Air Force officer's uniform and a leather flight jacket. In the anime series, he is voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi in Japanese and Eric Vale in English, both of whom also voice Canada.[6] As a child, America is voiced by Ai Iwamura in Japanese and Luci Christian in English.
EnglandEngland, also known as the United Kingdom, UK, or Britain, is depicted as an irritable young man with big, bushy eyebrows. A former pirate, he is now a cynical and sharp-tongued gentleman. Some of his notable character traits include his terrible cooking skills, inability to hold his liquor, foul mouth, ability to see supernatural creatures ("imaginary friends"), and ability to perform magic curses on his enemies. Britain is most antagonistic towards France, with whom he shares a long rivalry, and has mixed feelings towards America, his former charge. He's usually recognized for his large eyebrows, spiky blond hair, green eyes, and his green RAF uniform. In the English release of the anime, when asked why they opted to choose the name "Britain" over "England", Funimation explained that it was a request from the Japanese studio.[7] Tokyopop, the English publisher of the manga, refers to him as "England."
In one strip he notes that he has an older brother named Scotland.[8] Himaruya has confirmed that England represents both the UK and England, while Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales are his siblings.[9] England's other relation is Sealand, a micronation whom England considers to be an annoying little brother due to his continued attempts to get other countries to recognise him as an independent country. In the anime series, England's voice actor is Noriaki Sugiyama, and his English voice actor is Scott Freeman.
FranceFrance is a romantic and carefree character. In the series, he is shown to have a long-held rivalry with Britain. Parodying the cliche of the romantic French, France frequently makes romantic and loveual passes at many characters, including England, and strips naked with his privates censored by roses. France explains away his long history of military defeats by attributing them to a joke from God. He regards himself as the eldest brother among the European nations and is referred to as such by some of them, though he calls Spain his elder brother in turn. However, he gets very upset when another nation refers to him as an 'old man', as he claims he's still young. When he is happy, the way he laughs is intended to be a stereotype of him being French. He is often depicted wearing flashy blue and red clothes with a rose in his hand. In the anime series, he is voiced by Masaya Onosaka in Japanese and J. Michael Tatum in English.
RussiaRussia is the tallest of all the nations, but has the innocence and cruelty of a child. He adores vodka and sunflowers. His primary target of resentment is General Winter, because despite using the cold to his advantage in war, he is also attacked by him every year. Russia has a kind face, but has mentally cracked from the strain of his bloody history. Despite his brutalities towards others, he truly means well and wants to live with everyone in a warm place surrounded by sunflowers. The other nations are terrified of him, especially the Baltic Trio (Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia). He also has two sisters: his older sister is Ukraine who is kind but easily upset, while his younger sister absolutely terrifies him-Belarus. He becomes gloomy and depressed when either of them is on his mind because Ukraine left him to try to make friends in the European Union and Belarus is obsessed with the idea of forcing him to marry her. Russia happily promises that eventually "all will become one with Russia". Another favorite phrase is "kolkolkolkol", used when he is angered. Russia is often seen carrying a water faucet pipe. For unknown reasons Poland is not afraid of him. In the anime series, he is voiced by Yasuhiro Takato in Japanese and Jerry Jewell in English.
ChinaChina, also known as Yao, is one of the oldest nations, being depicted as nigh-immortal and over four thousand years old, making him the eldest brother among the East Asian nations. He is disturbed and distrustful of Russia, reflecting the Sino-Soviet Split that actually occurred after the war. China's favorite food is variety, and as such has certain tastes for things and gets irritated if a food has a certain pattern of tastes. He is a big fan of Hello Kitty and tends to end his sentences with the suffix -aru, a Japanese stereotype of how Chinese people speak. However, he replaces the customary -aru with the suffix -ahen, which means opium, when speaking to England, as a reference to the Opium Wars. After China's defeat in the Opium War, he became the cook for England and France. During the fight between the Axis and Allies, China fights Germany and Japan with a Wok (round cooking pan) and ladle, which became his weapon of choice that also serves the stereotype that China serves good food. China's boss was introduced as a green Chinese dragon with an intimidating appearance, but in reality, he is quite relaxed and moderate as well as shown to be bullied by China in a comedic way. China is often depicted with pandas. In the anime series, he is voiced by Yuki Kaida in Japanese and Clarine Harp in English.
And very many more countries in Hetalia.
