Feudal Domains and Prefectures of Japan

List of Feudal Domains and Prefectures of Japan. These characters usually do not appear in manga or anime, but are drawn in official art and sketches or are referenced in various canonical sources. Many of them are based on characters from Himaruya's earlier series.

Feudal Domains
These characters appeared in The World at War and Fool of Owari, representing various territories or clans of feudal Japan. While Aizu and Mito appeared in an earlier storyline (Black Ships Have Come!), the other three only appeared in this unfinished story, although Owari is the only one involved in the actual story (with Kanazawa and Sendai appearing in postscripts). Each character is based on a character from one of Himaruya's previous webcomics.

However, Himaruya later published designs for personifications of modern Japanese prefectures that are unlike his other characters. Due to Owari's unfinished status, it is uncertain whether Kanazawa and Sendai are still canon, and whether notes to other characters can still be considered canon.

Aizu
A character representing the domain of Aizu (formerly belonging to Mutsu Province, and now the westernmost half of Fukushima Prefecture).

He is very serious and loyal, though too sharp to keep up with the changing times. Aizu tried to fight to the end during the Boshin War, but Sendai dragged him down and he was eventually defeated by his sister (Miharu), falling into poverty.

In Black Ships Have Come! he is a character showing that the Japanese find ways to get along with the westerners, although Mito berates him for his idea.

His character was created based on Homare Aizu from the Barjona Bombers series.



Kanazawa
A character representing the domain of Kanazawa (Kagi) (now Ishikawa Prefecture). He is usually moody and depressed due to the heavy amount of rain. He doesn't like to fight and would rather write poetry or create art.

His character is based on Noto Kanazawa from the Advance! Kitakou Broadcasting Club. While a Pure version of Noto has also appeared in the Hetalia series, Kanazawa appears to be modeled after Noto's earlier personality and appearance (referred to as "White Noto").



Mito
A character representing the domain of Mito, he is a logical, quick-tempered and grumpy man with a huge ego and explosive temper. He has a strong sense of justice that can get out of control, which causes him to cause trouble for others.

In the Black Ships strips, Mito becomes angry at the thought of making peace with the Western powers and refuses to take part in associating with foreigners.

His character was created based on Juns Mito from the Advance! Kitakou Broadcasting Club.



Owari
The character representing the domain of Owari is a boar woman with a very "weird" personality, often overlooked due to her insistence on being a non-conformist. She is very vocal about money and food, and her specialty is inventing strange types of food. Owari is said to have a complicated relationship with Mikawa.

Her design is based on the character Miyako Owari from the Advance! Kitakou Broadcasting Club, though Miyako's hair is long and blonde while Owari's is dark and kept in a bun. Despite this, she retains the red hairpins that Miyako wears as accessories in her hair.



Sendai
The character representing the Sendai domain is a woman described as "Italy" by Japan. She is considered useless and cowardly, and claims to ignore battles if the food doesn't come. Her most notable features are her pigtails and large straw hat.

The basis of her design is the character of Hagin Sendai from the Barjona Bombers series.

Prefectures
These characters appeared as chibis on Himaruya's website as updated versions of some personifications he made for Japanese prefectures years earlier. Other than Osaka, none of these characters have appeared in any comics other than Watching the WBC Together with All the Japanese Prefects in Volume 4. Many of the characters closely resemble the character in Himaruya's earlier webbooks, and some of them may have been the inspiration for the character.



Region Hokkaidō
Hokkaidō is depicted wearing a cowboy hat and vest, with an undershirt. He looks very young and seems to own a calf. His design is based on the character Iyuta Nibutani from the Advance! Kitakou Broadcasting Club Pure.



Tōhoku Region
Tohoku is a region of Japan’s Honshu Island, known for its volcanoes, mountainous terrain and skiing.

Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture has black hair with a small ahog and brown eyes. He is depicted wearing a black shirt with matching pants, as well as a beige jacket.

Akita Prefecture
Akita Prefecture has long dark brown hair and brown eyes. She is depicted in a black uniform with black tights and white shoes. She was pulled, holding a scary face mask.

Iwate Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture has long bluish gray hair with bangs and brown eyes. She wears a beige beret and two small flowers in her hair, one above her left ear and the other in her hair on the other side. She is depicted wearing a uniform with a beige jacket and a dark green skirt. It presents what appears to be a white paper. It looks like he has a strange pet.

Miyagi Prefecture
Miyagi Prefecture has long ahoge light hair that flows downwards and brown eyes. His effigy is wearing a uniform with a dark gray jacket and black tie and black and white plaid pants. Miyagi also has a cape that has a pattern of circles near its bottom edge. He holds a Japanese sword in one hand and a green one in the other.

Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture has black hair with sideburns, brown eyes, and thick eyebrows. He is depicted wearing a black tracksuit with accents with the sleeves rolled up. He seems to own the pig he carries.

Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture has short black hair with bangs and the right side is held in place with a white pin or barrette. She is depicted wearing a white headband that has a small flower on it. She is wearing perhaps a dark dress with a white apron, with a large bow on the back, black tights and white shoes. She is shown wearing black gloves and carrying a pot of hot food.