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I added additional communities to the Fan Communities section, as well as some tropes and aus under Fannish Trends and Tropes, and finally two more items to Notable Fanworks. I also added HWS as an alternate abbreviation for Hetalia: Axis Powers.
{{FandombyText
{{FandombyText
|textname= Hetalia: Axis Powers, ヘタリア
|textname= Hetalia: Axis Powers, ヘタリア
|abbreviation= Hetalia, APH
|abbreviation= Hetalia, APH, HWS
|creator=Hidekaz Himaruya
|creator=Hidekaz Himaruya
|dates=2003 – ongoing
|dates=2003 – ongoing
In the Eastern fandom, [[askakiku]] (England/Japan) and [[rochu]] (Russia/China) are more popular.
In the Eastern fandom, [[askakiku]] (England/Japan) and [[rochu]] (Russia/China) are more popular.
There are so many popularly shipped pairings that the Hetalia community, which has extensive tags list, doesn't even try to keep tags for them. The whole cast is ship-able, and fandom ships it. During the series peak of popularity, shipping wars were prevalent and it wasn't uncommon for fans of rival pairings to bash each other. Nowadays, things have calmed down and there is not nearly as much animosity between shippers.
There are so many popularly shipped pairings that the Hetalia community, which has extensive tags list, doesn't even try to keep tags for them. The whole cast is ship-able, and fandom ships it. During the series peak of popularity, shipping wars were prevalent, especially between [[FRUK]] and [[USUK]], and it wasn't uncommon for fans of rival pairings to bash each other. Nowadays, things have calmed down and there is not nearly as much animosity between shippers.
===Fannish Trends and Tropes===
===Fannish Trends and Tropes===
==== Alternate Universes ====
[[alternate universes]] in canon or inspired by art from the creator
[[alternate universes]] in canon or inspired by art from the creator
*Magical Strike AU (based on the Magical strike episode where France is a magical girl who goes on strike
*Magical Strike AU (based on the Magical strike episode where France is a magical girl who goes on strike
*Gakuen (based on an unfinished dating sim where the characters are students in a private high school)
*Gakuen (based on an unfinished dating sim where the characters are students in a private high school)
*Cardverse (based off of official art where the characters are divided into four kingdoms based on card suits)
*Cardverse (based off of official art where the characters are divided into four kingdoms based on card suits)
common non canon or inspired by creator art alternate universes
* [[Human AU]]
* [[Modern Setting]]
==== Tropes ====
* Historical Hetalia
* Hetalia Countries Using Human Names
* Human & Country Names Used (Hetalia)
===Character Designs===
===Character Designs===
== Fan Communities ==
== Fan Communities ==
Hetalia has an active presence on Fanfiction.net, with over 120,000 works as of 15 February, 2019.
Despite being over twenty years old, Hetalia still maintains an active presence on numerous fanfiction hosting websites as well as social media platforms.
=== Archive of Our Own ===
Hetalia has a noteworthy presence on [[Archive of Our Own]] (AO3), with nearly 52,000 works as of 06 June, 2023.
=== Discord ===
A fairly large Hetalia [[Discord]] community (with just shy of 4000 members) is seen in the Hetalia Discord [https://discord.gg/hetalia/ "The Vital Region 2.0."]
=== Fanfiction.net ===
Hetalia has an active presence on [[FanFiction.Net|Fanfiction.net]], with over 120,000 works as of 15 February, 2019.
=== Instagram ===
Hetalia has an impressive and highly active (mainly [[fanart]] and [[cosplay]]) presence on [[Instagram]], with tags ranging from around 1 million to 30k posts such as:
* #hetalia (1.7 million posts)
* #hetaliaaxispowers (166k posts)
* #hetaliacosplay (109k posts)
* #hetaliafanart (73.6k posts)
* #hetaliaedit (37.6k posts)
* #hetaliamemes (30.6k posts)
===LiveJournal===
===LiveJournal===
Hetalia has an immense and incredibly active presence on LiveJournal. The largest resource is the [http://www.horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/commlist.php Hetalia LJ Community Masterlist]. Some of the largest communities (with over 1,000 members) include:
Hetalia has an immense and incredibly active presence on [[LiveJournal]]. The largest resource is the [http://www.horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/commlist.php Hetalia LJ Community Masterlist]. Some of the largest communities (with over 1,000 members) include:
* [http://community.livejournal.com/hetalia/profile Hetalia] - main Hetalia community
* [http://community.livejournal.com/hetalia/profile Hetalia] - main Hetalia community
* [http://community.livejournal.com/usxuk/profile USxUK] - [[US x UK]]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/usxuk/profile USxUK] - [[US x UK]]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/what_the_fruk/profile What_the_FrUK] - [[France x UK]]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/what_the_fruk/profile What_the_FrUK] - [[France x UK]]
* [[Axis Powers Hetalia Kink Meme]] - kink meme originally hosted on LiveJournal, later moved to Dreamwidth
* [[Axis Powers Hetalia Kink Meme]] - kink meme originally hosted on LiveJournal, later moved to [[Dreamwidth]]
=== Tumblr ===
Hetalia has a respectable [[fanart]] and theorizing/[[headcanon]] presence on [[Tumblr]] with the main tag of #hetalia having 72k members, as of 06 June, 2023. Additionally, some of the best [[scanlations]] and news blogs are located there, such as:
* [https://www.tumblr.com/hetascanlations Hetascanlations] - [[scanlations]] and [[translations]] of the manga
* [https://www.tumblr.com/hetarchive Hetalia File Archive] - formally a reference site for the [[Hetalia LJ community]] but currently focuses on [[scanlations]], [[translations]], and general news
* [https://www.tumblr.com/transparentalia Transparentalia] - makes official Hetalia art transparent
* [https://www.tumblr.com/hetaliaarchives Hetaliaarchives] - official news for the [[Hetalia Kitawiki]], as well as Hetalia itself and Himaruya's other works
* [https://www.tumblr.com/hetaliabuyblog Hetaliabuyblog] - links to shops where one can buy official Hetalia merchandise
* [https://www.tumblr.com/hetaliahappenings Hetalia Happenings] - keeps track of events, weeks, and [[zines]] within the Hetalia fandom
* [https://www.tumblr.com/heta-on-the-books Heta-on-the-books] - keeps track of events, weeks, groups, [[Roleplaying|roleplay]], and [[Ask blogs|ask-blogs]] with the Hetalia fandom
== Criticism & Controversy==
== Criticism & Controversy==
*[[Kaibigan]] "a charity fan zine for Hetalia World Stars, featuring works by artists and writers of Asian / AAPI descent and their BIPOC allies [https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/hws-aapicharityzine]
*[[Kaibigan]] "a charity fan zine for Hetalia World Stars, featuring works by artists and writers of Asian / AAPI descent and their BIPOC allies [https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/hws-aapicharityzine]
*[[The World - A Hetalia Fanzine]] "This zine contains the work of several BIPOC creators within the Hetalia fandom who have come together to show their talents and their cultures in art." [https://yaqamole.gumroad.com/l/theworldzine]
*[[The World - A Hetalia Fanzine]] "This zine contains the work of several BIPOC creators within the Hetalia fandom who have come together to show their talents and their cultures in art." [https://yaqamole.gumroad.com/l/theworldzine]
*[[Together in Unity: A HWS NA Bros Fanzine]] "A non-profit charity fanzine dedicated to the familial bond of the characters America and Canada from Hetalia World Stars."<ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/hwsnabroszine/703682661515952128/hwsnabroszine-hwsnabroszine-hwsnabroszine?source=share <nowiki>[7]</nowiki>]</ref>
===Other===
===Other===
*[https://www.deviantart.com/dinosaurusgede/art/Cover-Hetalia-Doujin-Maaf-208789972 Maaf] by dinousarusgede, a comic about the Netherlands' relationship to Indonesia.
*[https://www.deviantart.com/dinosaurusgede/art/Cover-Hetalia-Doujin-Maaf-208789972 Maaf] by dinousarusgede, a comic about the Netherlands' relationship to Indonesia.
*[[HetaOni]] on [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBFCC5E3417D0FE21 SotetAG's YouTube Channel], on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpaANTHn4ss Kyokoon64's YouTube Channel], a fan game based on Hetalia and the indie game [[Ao Oni]], dark.
*[[HetaOni]] on [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBFCC5E3417D0FE21 SotetAG's YouTube Channel], on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpaANTHn4ss Kyokoon64's YouTube Channel], a fan game based on Hetalia and the indie game [[Ao Oni]], dark.
*[[Dreamtalia]] by [[Pianodream]] and [[Kyokoon64|Kyokoon64/KyoKyo866]] on [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqVm86uU9F8KfqjUiv4v4JXu_sas39JE_ Kyokoon64's YouTube Channel], a fan game based on Hetalia and tarot cards.
*[https://ask-aph-fruk.tumblr.com/post/131337113631 ask-aph-fruk] tumblr comic post featuring England and colonial America set to "You'll Be Back" from [[Hamilton]]. [[ask-aph-fruk]] is one of many popular hetalia [[ask blogs]] on tumblr, where the owner of the account roleplayed as the character and users could use tumblr's ask box feature to ask questions to the characters, in this case, [[FRUK|France and England as a ship]]
*[https://ask-aph-fruk.tumblr.com/post/131337113631 ask-aph-fruk] tumblr comic post featuring England and colonial America set to "You'll Be Back" from [[Hamilton]]. [[ask-aph-fruk]] is one of many popular hetalia [[ask blogs]] on tumblr, where the owner of the account roleplayed as the character and users could use tumblr's ask box feature to ask questions to the characters, in this case, [[FRUK|France and England as a ship]]