Helatia: More than it appears

tacticslion · 05-02-2010, 03:28 PM

So, I usually avoid this area of the forums as I don't have TV (I mean, I have a TV, just nothing coming to it like cable, sattellite, or whatever). However. This (the anime version) made me reconsider and put it forward to you, the NPF community.

First, I have to note that this series is absolutely brilliant, but utterly deserves the MA rating. Actual real-world war and history - including death, holocosts, religious actions, controversies and more - are boiled down into cute little (mis)-representations of the constituent countries and their interactions with one another. It is something that Americans - and really citizens of any country involved - should watch and learn from. The "MA" rating comes from the fact that it discusses very, very mature things in a light and comical style probably combined with caution on FUNimation's part to avoid some frivolous lawsuit - like GreyFox23 and McCoysMyHomeboy said in the comments of episode 1. There is so much amazing history here, however. I'm blown away at how accurate, yet deceptive the characterizations and histories are of the countries. Its nearly unbelievable.

I've only seen up to episode 4 (and probably shouldn't have watched that much today) but wow. I don't know how many episodes are available, and they are very short - around five minutes each.

Here's what I've got so far. Fair warning - especially with episode 1 - you guys will probably need to pause sometimes to read the captions as interactions and conversation will fly so fast between the various cast members.

EDIT: Because I've dyslexia, and totally wrote the series name incorrectly. Thanks Nique!

05-02-2010, 03:28 PM	#1
tacticslion Regulator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,842	Hetalia: More than it appears So, I usually avoid this area of the forums as I don't have TV (I mean, I have a TV, just nothing coming to it like cable, sattellite, or whatever). However. This (the anime version) made me reconsider and put it forward to you, the NPF community. First, I have to note that this series is absolutely brilliant, but utterly deserves the MA rating. Actual real-world war and history - including death, holocosts, religious actions, controversies and more - are boiled down into cute little (mis)-representations of the constituent countries and their interactions with one another. It is something that Americans - and really citizens of any country involved - should watch and learn from. The "MA" rating comes from the fact that it discusses very, very mature things in a light and comical style probably combined with caution on FUNimation's part to avoid some frivolous lawsuit - like GreyFox23 and McCoysMyHomeboy said in the comments of episode 1. There is so much amazing history here, however. I'm blown away at how accurate, yet deceptive the characterizations and histories are of the countries. Its nearly unbelievable. I've only seen up to episode 4 (and probably shouldn't have watched that much today) but wow. I don't know how many episodes are available, and they are very short - around five minutes each. Here's what I've got so far. Fair warning - especially with episode 1 - you guys will probably need to pause sometimes to read the captions as interactions and conversation will fly so fast between the various cast members. EDIT: Because I've dyslexia, and totally wrote the series name incorrectly. Thanks Nique! __________________ Make the best decision ever. I look forward to seeing you there! You should watch this trailer! It's awesome! (The rest of the site's really cool, too!) I have a small announcement to make. And another! Last edited by Satan's Onion; 05-03-2010 at 03:17 AM.