The Metaphor of Hetalia


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The Meaning of the Metaphor



Hetalia


It's interesting many things can be thought of


For example、

when Japan and Italy are soaking in a hot spring


温泉


🇮🇹Chao, Japan. Germany said that you're amazing at stuff like miniaturizing.  Miniaturize me, too.


🇯🇵I'm sorry, but we don't accept orders to miniaturize Italians.


(Seeing below)

🇮🇹Whoa, amazing! You miniaturized here, too?!


🇯🇵So you've found it out…

I guess I have no choice.


(Night sky )

Clang Clang Clang...   The sound of the drill )

🇮🇹Whoa!  What the heck is this?!

Whoa! Amazing! Whoa!  ……



I couldn't make sense of this scene    I wonder what he's looking at  

I rewind it a bit but

I don't know why they suddenly started the bath construction.


There were public baths in ancient Rome so

did he want to say that they were bigger than ?


A few days  passed

when I was watching the second times



the thought occurs to me   " They are digging ”


I was impressed by finding that 

this  is  how  they express.


likes  sound's  paronomasia  掛詞



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However, later  in another episode



Japan was hugged by Italy

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🍕Japan! Good morning!

🀥 Hm?

🍕Hug!

🍙 Wh… Wh-Wh-Wh  What're you doing ?!

This is my first time!


🍕eee---

{The scene, background and clothes change

 and Japan flies into a Japanese house

}


🍙 A  Anyway  you're going to have to take responsibility for this, okay?

🍕 eh--

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This is because Japanese people aren't used to be hugged, so..  

I think it shows that thing

·In Japan   there is a culture and an idea of entering the “house (garden)” so

I wondered if they are sarcastic about that



Although  he's   one person  as a character

a concept like a symbol

represents   a part  of the set of Japanese people.


Even if there is no consistence,    each one of them   can appear  as a different person


I thought this


and I was  surprised again.


This   is my discovery  ... however I just thought so on my own

 it is interesting to think    this way.




For example, when making “Nikujaga” - simmered  meat and potatoes-

“This” is how the Nikujaga was invented

it's like  explain  

with the character from Hetalia 

so

There's no mention of “who” made it.


Of course, there are cases where names are mentioned.