Hetalia: The Beautiful World

Synopsis

Continues the story of Hetalia World Series

The third and fourth seasons of the Hetalia Axis Powers anime. A continuation of the first two seasons under a new title, still adapting the online webcomics drawn by Himaruya Hidekaz. Based on a popular web-released manga series by Hidekazu Himaruya, this has been described as a "cynical gag" story set in Europe in the years between WW1 and WW2 (1915-1939), using exaggerated caricatures of the different nationalities as portrayed by a gaggle of bishōnen. For example, the Italia Veneziano character is into pasta and women. The Deutsche (German) bishi loves potatoes and sausages, and Nippon is an otaku boy. Installments of the manga have jumped back and forth in setting from the ancient times to modern-day geopolitics. The manga's title comes from the Japanese words for "useless" (hetare) and Italy (Italia).

In this installment

In Hetalia, the attention moves away from the strains between countries during wars and toward their surprising teamwork in calmer situations. Here, nations gather in a school newspaper club, look back on historical figures, and even set out on a search for Santa Claus. Through the frequent comedic chaos, the exploits of these countries stay unpredictable and amusing.

Background

Hetalia: The Beautiful World was released on DVD by Funimation Entertainment in both standard and limited editions. The two versions were released on July 22, 2014. The anime was dubbed in English and Tagalog.