(The Hetalia post is a little late this week due to technical difficulties.)
THIS EPISODE WAS AWESOME. The beginning is a somewhat boring joke about Chinatown, and the only good part of it is England's line (taken out of context) "Don't just build cities in the conference room!" Italy giggling over a doggie is rather cute, and there's also a bit where America speaks English again ("Just a momento!"), which is mildly amusing. But then comes a moment that will make this the greatest episode thus far.

HOLY CRAP IT'S CANADA. Let this image go down in history, alongside the Eagles and Batman, as one of the only things that has ever given me cause to squee (an action of which I do not make a habit by any means). I was actually so distracted by the moe that I totally forgot about America Cleans Out the Storage for a while. In case it wasn't obvious, I LOVE Canada. I'm still hoping there will be another wave of one-coin figures just so I can get a Canada. Best of all, Canada actually gets to talk in this episode! And guess who his voice actor is?
Katsuyuki Konishi.
The guy who plays America. And Kamina. And Louie the Rune Soldier.
SOMEHOW, he makes it work. I had no idea Konishi could do that kind of voice, but it sounds absolutely perfect for Canada. It made this Canada fan's heart go "kyun!", so it was a big success.
The second print volume of the manga sold out before I could buy one, so I don't know if some of the jokes are in there or not, but I'm pretty sure at least two of this episode's gags are actually from the web version. Does this mean we may get to see Hetare 4: The Pact of Steel one of these days? Or the story about hanging posters, or even the Valentine's chapter? It would be kind of nice. Well, we can expect Sealand any day now, at least.

Feature: 06/04/09 | Posted By: Tally Solleni | 0 comments | Hetalia: Axis Powers