User blog comment:Freelance Grammar Nazi/Kind of a Rant...?/@comment-2004850-20100705123412

@Ceras - Yeah, for me, it's currently sovereign state > parts of an empire/micronations.

It does seem to depend a lot on names. I can't exactly blame him--it's more of a natural reaction. However, I do hope he breaks the mold (if there is one) and makes some masculine-sounding countries female. As for Romania, I wouldn't mind a female-vampire character. However, if it isn't female, then I'd like a manly guy who dresses up like a vampire, cloak and all, and thinks he's one. He isn't utterly crazy when they meet him, and speaks very formally, but still tries to replicate the vampire lifestyle and scares children. A female Romania could be about the same, though I can imagine her as a young spitfire or elegant.

Albania brings up a male image with me just because of the "bane" part. XD Luxembourg I'm neutral. As for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, I'm fine with a female and male. I just want to see the character interaction, especially when they're Czechoslovakia. I really doubt characters like India, South Africa, and the rest will get 2+ characters for the nation. Insofar, Italy is the only one. Even Czechoslovakia is different because they eventually split into two sovereign states. Also, it ignores how different countries currently given can be. The US is very different when comparing Alabama to New Hampshire. Russia has many different cultures and previously, if not currently, made them and others question what continent they were a part of and where they belonged. Those in Asia called them Europe, those in Europe called them Asia. We once saw a map with the faces of different cultures, and it was pretty amazing. But Russia did suffer from a lack of identity at one point because everyone was so different; some did look Asian, others looked European.

Once Himaruya utilizes the characters he's created and abandoned and is ready to make more, I rather have him focus on one design or create two and have two new characters.

@anon - Though I wouldn't necessarily call them a "waste" per se, I feel that Himaruya should be focusing on other characters, including already created ones. Micronations aren't really countries and have little impact on the world. Many of them are jokes. Even their history, which can be very interesting, is limited. I do wish he would work on real nations, especially ones he sporadically mentions (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Romania, etc.) or created but hasn't done much with (Moldova, Bulgaria, Cyprus, etc.), than these guys. He could always have introduced them later down the road...