HETALIA: A Fandom Retrospective

In which I dissect something that brought me a lot of joy, but also a lot of cringey moments. And in which my glasses don t sit right on my face for half of the video. (PLEASE NOTE SOME OF THE TIMESTAMPS LISTED IN THE VIDEO ARE INCORRECT, sorry y all, please check the table of contents below for proper use of navigation and skipping of sections. ) Leave me a comment if you ve got happy memories of Hetalia, and subscribe or like this video if you found any of this remotely interesting Script: Sources: My Patreon: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 1:57 Content Warning 2:20 Hetalia, A Brief History 3:46 Himaruya and LiveJournal 7:08 Blanket Statements About Hetalia 9:41 Why Was Hetalia So Popular 14:32 Why Was Hetalia Seen As So Cringe 14:52 General Problems 17:30 Nzi Imagery 21:47 The Korea Controversy and Japanese Nationalism 31:44 Incst and sort of 34:3