Caught myself watching a few episodes earlier today and it was so much fun.
In today’s climate with all the over correctness and over awareness of not offending others…
We wouldn’t have gotten hetalia
A lot of content nowadays has become somewhat shapeless and stale in my opinion, with few daring to try something new or bold or try to push the boundaries.
Hetalia is a simple anime depicting history in a different way from what we were used to. It gives us (sometimes) useless trivia about different nations and I feel neither of the Nation characters come off as too offensive. In fact as a German I feel more seen by Germany and his quirks and personality than all of the other stereotypical Germans seen in western media.
Also with the useless trivia also comes these moments where we nod and relate to the scene because, yeah it’s true in one way or another! Honestly it’s that what makes me laugh the most.
What I’m trying to say is that sure, there are plenty of people that see the show as problematic but the way I see it, it’s that we have become very stiff in some ways.
It’s okay to laugh over ourselves when something is pointed out. And the show itself as well as Himaruya and the Manga never really made intentionally offensive jokes. It just made to point at everyone and laugh. And in a way to bring us together and laugh.
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