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After a lot of nudging and mentioning from
x_reggg to watch Hetalia, I finally made myself watch the first three episodes.
I can see why it's good for sparking more interest in history but I dunno...the Japanese voice acting and the overly cute baby versions of the countries annoy me. And Italy being portrayed as nothing more than a guy obsessed with pasta and pizza and is an utter coward is too much of a stereotype for my comfort zone. (That is kinda the point of the series, I know but do they have to go that far? And okay, maybe my exposure to Italian after repeated viewings/listenings to opera have made me like Italy more than I used to...) I do like Germany the best, I think though.
I guess I'll never be into anime as my friends are though I can see why they like it! XD
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I can see why it's good for sparking more interest in history but I dunno...the Japanese voice acting and the overly cute baby versions of the countries annoy me. And Italy being portrayed as nothing more than a guy obsessed with pasta and pizza and is an utter coward is too much of a stereotype for my comfort zone. (That is kinda the point of the series, I know but do they have to go that far? And okay, maybe my exposure to Italian after repeated viewings/listenings to opera have made me like Italy more than I used to...) I do like Germany the best, I think though.
I guess I'll never be into anime as my friends are though I can see why they like it! XD
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Date: 2009-08-08 01:03 pm (UTC)glad you tried it tho :) i know anime isn't for everyone, so i'm just happy you did give it a try ^__^
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Date: 2009-08-08 06:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-10 11:29 am (UTC)But there's no need, lol...unless you really wanted to. I mostly watched it out of curiosity as to why so many people were so into it. XD
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Date: 2009-08-11 03:00 am (UTC)i don't think it'll interest me that much tbh although it's supposedly just light typical stereotypical jokes and fun. It might actually ended up pissing me off lol.