Hetalia (with Nat)
Explicit content warning
05/19/21 • 70 min
Have you ever awoken in the dead of night in a cold sweat and thought, "What if England and France fucked?" Well, we have some great news for you: You are not alone, and you are so not alone that an entire fandom agrees with you. Today Nat joins us to talk about the nation gijinka webcomic and anime series Hetalia! We talk about globalism with respect to the premise, how the fandom handled problematic situations, and the different ways the fans responded to racism and misogyny.
Sources and relevant links for this episode:
- Pyrrhiccomedy's fic directory
- Wizzard890's fic directory
- Puella_nerdii's Hetalia LJ posts
- Mithrigil's fics
- Hetalia's Dreamwidth
- SaMelodii's Bahamas OC
- HetArchive
- Hetalia on Fanlore
- Anime Boston incident (TW: antisemitism, Holocaust)
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Beth: Twitter, Instagram
Max: Instagram
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We are a member of the Scavengers Network. You can find our show and other great ones on the network by visiting scavengersnetwork.com!
You can also join our Discord to talk to us and other creators and fans!
Have you ever awoken in the dead of night in a cold sweat and thought, "What if England and France fucked?" Well, we have some great news for you: You are not alone, and you are so not alone that an entire fandom agrees with you. Today Nat joins us to talk about the nation gijinka webcomic and anime series Hetalia! We talk about globalism with respect to the premise, how the fandom handled problematic situations, and the different ways the fans responded to racism and misogyny.
Sources and relevant links for this episode:
- Pyrrhiccomedy's fic directory
- Wizzard890's fic directory
- Puella_nerdii's Hetalia LJ posts
- Mithrigil's fics
- Hetalia's Dreamwidth
- SaMelodii's Bahamas OC
- HetArchive
- Hetalia on Fanlore
- Anime Boston incident (TW: antisemitism, Holocaust)
Follow the show on Twitter
Beth: Twitter, Instagram
Max: Instagram
Email us at [email protected]
We are a member of the Scavengers Network. You can find our show and other great ones on the network by visiting scavengersnetwork.com!
You can also join our Discord to talk to us and other creators and fans!
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Email us at [email protected]
We are a member of the Scavengers Network. You can find our show and other great ones on the network by visiting scavengersnetwork.com!
You can also join our Discord to talk to us and other creators and fans!
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