Japan/China

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Japan/China is a moderately popular slash pairing in Axis Powers Hetalia, involving the characters of Japan and China.

Japan and China in episode 16 of the anime.

The common name for this pairing in the Japanese fandom is 極東兄弟 (Kyokutou Kyoudai), Far east Brothers, or NiChu, which combines the first syllables of their names in Japanese, Nihon and Chuugoku.

Past

The two nations met in the early days, China took Japan in and raised him as a younger brother. When China mentioned about Japan being his brother to Tibet, Japan denied being related to him at all. He then betrayed China by attacking him, leaving a memorable scar. Some fans believe that Japan was in love with China and wanted to conquer him, which in turn led to his betrayal.

Present day

China is shown asking Japan to help him with the New Year preparation in the Asian and Western Festivals strip. China's bosslike attitude caused Japan to be annoyed, putting a note on his back saying 奉行 (bugyou).

Moments

Despite their difficult past, China has still been shown to care for Japan at times, as in Comic Diary 5, where he dresses up like Shinatty-chan and asks Japan if he thinks it is cute. (Unfortunately, Japan then responds by calling China pathetic.)

Webcomic: Main Storyline

[Coming soon.]

Published Manga

[Coming soon.]

Webcomic: Extra Stories

• Asian and Western Festivals
• The Story about the Early Days of China and Japan

Webcomic: Comic Diaries

• Comic Diary 5