User blog comment:-Kana-/Hetalia 150 years ago/@comment-74.36.128.29-20101021163115

Political comics/artworks with national personifications were popular back then to express satire...Himaruya has brought them back!

Semi-related, these two are amazing. http://de.tinypic.com/r/2zrq4nb/7 http://de.tinypic.com/r/10ctgs8/7