![]() ![]() ![]() In English, he is voiced by Todd Haberkorn and Romano is voiced by Ian Sinclair. North Italy also stars in the Chibitalia sub-story, about his childhood as part of the Holy Roman Empire, run by Austria. Both Italies are voiced by Daisuke Namikawa in Japanese. Compared with his older brother, Veneziano has lighter auburn hair and amber eyes, which he rarely opens. The brothers and other normal Italians seen in the series have a strange hair curl sticking out. ![]() Hence, their full character names "Italy Veneziano (a term to describe someone from the North-Italian city of Venice)" (North), and "Italy Romano" (South). This Italy represents the northern half of the country of Italy, while his older brother represents the southern half. He uses his adorable ways and cute face to charm any girl he meets and is intended to be a "lovable loser". His artistry and extreme love of pasta and pizza are references to Italian cuisine. He is depicted at various points in the story 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 a carefree and cowardly soldier that relies on Germany to resolve issues. Italy イタリアItaly or Northern Italy, the primary protagonist and the title character, is a bright, energetic and sweet young man. The representations of countries also part of the historical Axis powers, such as Hungary, make additional appearances. The Axis Powers group of characters consists primarily of Germany, Italy, and Japan, who are also the lead characters of the series. There are also personifications of other figures, like General Winter, the United Nations, Italy's tanks and every country's Mr. There have also been historical figures depicted, such as (but not limited to) Maria Theresa, Roman emperors, Napoleon Bonaparte, Leonardo da Vinci and Jeanne d' Arc. So far, over 60 countries and territories have been depicted. As of January 8, 2010, the anime series' international distribution is being handled by Funimation. The series was later adapted into drama CDs, and an anime series created by Studio Deen has also begun streaming online. As of May 2012 the English-language version of the manga was published by Tokyopop via Right Stuf Inc. Both printed volumes published so far have topped The New York Times manga best seller list. English translations of the first two volumes have been published by Tokyopop in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. Himaruya originally created Hetalia as an online webcomic, and so far six tankōbon have been published by Gentosha Comics, the first on March 28, 2008, the second on December 10, 2008, the third on May 20, 2010, the fourth on June 30, 2011, and the fifth on July 31, 2012. Historical, political, economic, and military interaction between countries is generally represented in Hetalia as social interactions and misunderstandings between the characters. The series often uses satire and light-hearted Comedy to reinterpret well-known events as well as less common historical and cultural trivia. 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 "Italia" ( イタリア, Itaria, Italian for " Italy") 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 character roster is large and far from complete, but the main cast is primarily the countries which made up the Axis powers and Allies of World War II - namely Italy ( North Italy in particular), Germany, Japan, United States, England, France, Russia, and China. ![]()
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