User blog comment:Ceras SanMarina/Season three!? Seriously?/@comment-1271618-20091213064905

Wow, guys.

I wasn't expecting THIS much feedback and discussion! Figures season 3 would bring a lot to wonder about though. I don't know if I can really respond to everything, but I'll try to give some cents on what's been brought up.


 * On Chibitalia: Actually, there are a lot more people that aren't too happy about Chibitalia than one'd think. I've seen complaints about him for a while on the blogosphere. It all boils down to him being "too cute" for most people to take, along with diverting attention from the main story and other plots. I think that they shouldn't have delayed the ending to the story for so long, and just got it done with (or at least adapted the side-stories as filler if they wanted to drag it out to that many episodes).


 * It's still a bit early to tell what the situation might be with the Nordics. They could surprise us and have Sweden actually do something next season, or they'll continue to have him absent. They've also cut bits with Finland, in that case I'd presume they just don't consider either of the two to be "important" enough as the Axis and Allies. Together? That's another tricky thing to wonder about. The strips with all five Nordics are most likely, and DEEN already sort of just "drops" in characters. I would just hope that keep Denmark, Norway, and Iceland's colors relatively intact.


 * Anime-original stuff would be interesting, but as far as I can tell, DEEN only does that when they're recycling crap like the island, or merging cues from other strips with other things (...like the island). There was that speech Germany gave about Japan in episode 4 though, for a non-island example. It seems they'd rather go off the strips unless they're in the mood for recycling. In this case, I'd hope there would be screentime for characters like Belgium and co. in volume 3. I guess we'll see.


 * For the East Asia-tans, besides the controversy, there's the fact they have really yet to appear in strips. Hong Kong got a bit part in the Hetalia Fantasia drama CD, but we have yet to see Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnam do a thing. And Hong Kong has yet to appear in the actual manga. Tibet is a character that is understandably "out" of the anime, and note that he hasn't really appeared in the manga again either.

It's unfortunate, but true. Even if the characters wind up garnering controversy to further keep them out of the anime, there's already not much of a chance for them unless they get some sort of showing in the manga (but who knows).

(continued, I think-)