User blog comment:CeciN'estPasUnePipe/Funimation/@comment-1271618-20100109000429

Pretty interesting twist here, though I think it was in the making for a while. The FUNi reps in their FUNicon video seemed quite interested in it, even though the license was originally rejected in early '09. I guess they saw how popular it got and decided to take that chance (and make money of course).

I'm a little disappointed that Black Butler and some of the other possible licenses on their poll haven't been announced, but then, this is only the start of 2010. I hope they can nab Sailor Moon's license somehow.

I think they probably licensed it before DEEN announced season 3 and were sitting on it, either that or they've decided to just license the first two seasons for now. I hope Hetalia doesn't become like one of their "forgotten" licenses, where they only dub a bit of it then abandon the rest.