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ヘタリア Axis Powers #5
ヘタリア 5 —Axis Powers
各国擬人化コミック最新刊! ファン待望の第5巻が登場! もちろん描き下ろし作品を多数収録!
133 pages, Soft Cover [単行本]
First published July 31, 2012
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About the author
Hidekaz Himaruya
49 books331 followersHidekaz Himaruya (日丸屋 秀和 Himaruya Hidekaz, born May 8th, 1985, in Koriyama, Fukushima) is the creator of the series Hetalia: Axis Powers (originally titled Axis Powers Hetalia in the webcomic run). He is sometimes affectionately called Papa Hima, by Hetalia fans.
Himaruya started the original Hetalia webcomic while he was attending Parsons School Of Design in New York City and continues the series in the present. He is currently an art design major and makes posts about his day-to-day life on his blog the Bamboo Thicket, along with the latest character designs and sketches.
Besides Hetalia, his website Kitayume (which started on June 19th, 2003) showcases his other manga projects and artwork. His latest series, Chibi-san Date, currently runs in the magazine Comic Birz by Gentosha Comics (which also published the printed versions of the Hetalia manga).
Himaruya lived in New York from late 2006 until some point in early 2009, when he moved back to Japan following the release of the Hetalia anime and his contract with Comic Birz.
In the earlier days of the Kitayume site (2003-2007), he used the name Kazuyoshi Himaruya (日丸屋 和良 Himaruya Kazuyoshi), which most notably appears in the credits of the Gakuen Hetalia demo.
Estonia's character design is based on his appearance, although his hair and eye color is different.
On his blog and update logs from the archived versions of Kitayume, Himaruya mentions that he is a fan of South Park and Happy Tree Friends. In some instances, he has referenced the song Let's Fighting Love (from the South Park episode Good Times With Weapons) by using the phrase and replacing "Fighting" with another word of his choice, such as: "Let's Flying Pan-ing Love" and "Let's Englanding Love".
He is also a fan of the horror visual novels Higurashi When They Cry and Umineko no Naku Koro ni by Ryukishi07, which coincidentally, both received animated adaptations by Studio DEEN.
Himaruya's hobbies (mentioned on the bio page at Kitayume) include photography, architecture, and collecting postcards.
The programs he uses to color and ink his artwork are: SAI Painter and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.
He allows the usage of images from his site, show, and blog as long as no profit is involved, and encourages fans to create their own original characters, fan videos (MADs), or cosplay inspired by his works, though he actively discourages fans from copying CDs. Selling any of the downloadable site games for profit is also prohibited.
He's admitted to having a rather questionable naming sense, and encouraged the fans to call the gender flipped nations by whichever names they chose to.
Himaruya started the original Hetalia webcomic while he was attending Parsons School Of Design in New York City and continues the series in the present. He is currently an art design major and makes posts about his day-to-day life on his blog the Bamboo Thicket, along with the latest character designs and sketches.
Besides Hetalia, his website Kitayume (which started on June 19th, 2003) showcases his other manga projects and artwork. His latest series, Chibi-san Date, currently runs in the magazine Comic Birz by Gentosha Comics (which also published the printed versions of the Hetalia manga).
Himaruya lived in New York from late 2006 until some point in early 2009, when he moved back to Japan following the release of the Hetalia anime and his contract with Comic Birz.
In the earlier days of the Kitayume site (2003-2007), he used the name Kazuyoshi Himaruya (日丸屋 和良 Himaruya Kazuyoshi), which most notably appears in the credits of the Gakuen Hetalia demo.
Estonia's character design is based on his appearance, although his hair and eye color is different.
On his blog and update logs from the archived versions of Kitayume, Himaruya mentions that he is a fan of South Park and Happy Tree Friends. In some instances, he has referenced the song Let's Fighting Love (from the South Park episode Good Times With Weapons) by using the phrase and replacing "Fighting" with another word of his choice, such as: "Let's Flying Pan-ing Love" and "Let's Englanding Love".
He is also a fan of the horror visual novels Higurashi When They Cry and Umineko no Naku Koro ni by Ryukishi07, which coincidentally, both received animated adaptations by Studio DEEN.
Himaruya's hobbies (mentioned on the bio page at Kitayume) include photography, architecture, and collecting postcards.
The programs he uses to color and ink his artwork are: SAI Painter and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.
He allows the usage of images from his site, show, and blog as long as no profit is involved, and encourages fans to create their own original characters, fan videos (MADs), or cosplay inspired by his works, though he actively discourages fans from copying CDs. Selling any of the downloadable site games for profit is also prohibited.
He's admitted to having a rather questionable naming sense, and encouraged the fans to call the gender flipped nations by whichever names they chose to.
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March 12, 2017
I am in love with Hetalia and this book was awesome!
March 22, 2023
Odwieczna wojna: hanys Holender vs gorol Duńczyk, humor taki że z krzesła człek wyskakuje i sufitem w łeb uderza, część bardzo fajna, nie tak chaotyczna jak poprzednie, jajcarskie ustawy z całego świata jako wstawki bardzo jajcarskie, a samouwielbienie Franciszka Dobrawiara jest większe niż Mickiewicza i Słowackiego razem wzięte. Sacré bleu...
September 13, 2012
Himaruya's art has improved drastically since his days drawing webcomics! Seriously, all you have to do is glance at the original comics and they really don't even compare to the newly polished style. The characters are undeniably adorable and very pleasing to the eyes. So kudos, Himaruya, kudos!
July 26, 2023
Roderyk Kamieńszlachetny na okładce 😍😍😍 Dania góral, czekamy jeszcze na kogoś mówiącego po kaszubsku
Najlepsza z wszystkich poprzednich tomów jak na razie; jest w miarę ciekawa, nie jest chaotyczna i humor w niej nie skręca. Zastąpili nudne sceny perypetii o dupie marynie Ludwika i Felicjana piątego rozwinięciem postaci Iwana Bragińskiego.
Najlepsza z wszystkich poprzednich tomów jak na razie; jest w miarę ciekawa, nie jest chaotyczna i humor w niej nie skręca. Zastąpili nudne sceny perypetii o dupie marynie Ludwika i Felicjana piątego rozwinięciem postaci Iwana Bragińskiego.
November 9, 2012
Okay... my first reaction on the cover was...
Austria... YOU DON'T HAVE A FRICKEN' SHOULDER REST FOR YOUR VIOLIN! YOU ARE AMAZING!!!
Yeah... it was really funny all the way. Especially 'Hetalia of the Dead'. It was interesting on Himaruya's views on different movies of each country.
Austria... YOU DON'T HAVE A FRICKEN' SHOULDER REST FOR YOUR VIOLIN! YOU ARE AMAZING!!!
Yeah... it was really funny all the way. Especially 'Hetalia of the Dead'. It was interesting on Himaruya's views on different movies of each country.
July 23, 2019
Hetalia 5 I think was funnier than Hetalia 3 and 4. I really enjoyed it!
January 1, 2020
Najlepsza książka z całej serii Hetalii. Polecam każdemu!
September 25, 2020
I remembered a good deal of this from the anime. This was probably one of the best volumes so far.
April 18, 2021
A very good installment. The art has improved a ton since Hetalia began, and this volume has lots of good story arcs and variety.
June 25, 2023
udawajmy, że to jest 5 część hws, bo jej tu nie ma.
July 21, 2015
The art is improving so much—I daresay some of it is quite beautiful. Also, this volume made me start to like China, which is a miracle in and of itself. And Prussia jamming with a mop? Instant classic. Awesome.
October 30, 2017
I own this book in Japanese and English.
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