User blog comment:Tiamatwizard/Pros & Cons of Using Hetalia in the Classroom/@comment-1706482-20100606185849

I never really could tolerate history before, it bored me and I just couldn't get into it. In fact, I was failing my AP World History class until I stumbled upon Hetalia halfway through the first semester, and my grades shot up- I got As and Bs in everything.

I attributed it more to the fact that I had people and voices and faces to attach history to, as opposed to just words on a page of a textbook, you know? Plus, it made it more entertaining, so I paid more attention in class. It became one of my favorite subjects, plus I kinda turned into a nerd because I actually went and researched some history that my textbook skimmed over. And since Hetalia actually does have bits and pieces of accurate information scattered around (like Germany's lecture on Rome), that helped me to remember things as well.

I think I might have failed the course and the test if I hadn't found Hetalia, or at least just done very badly in the end. My parents were also astounded at my sudden shoot up from my grades- 65s up to 97s. XD

The looks on their faces when I told them my study tool was an anime? Priceless.