Behind the Scenes Winter 2015: Costume Critique: Hetalia

The show I am critiquing ins (another one of my favorites) Hetalia. This show is originally created by Himaruya and the whole show is about characters who represent countries with generalized and stereotyped personalities and behaviors, so what happens in te show is based on history and the interactions between the different characters

2) Since this is a show based on history, it would stand to reason that the character's clothes are period appropiate. Most of the events that take place in the show are around WWII or the 1940's, and Hima really does his homework not only about historical facts and events, but also fashion.

Here is a wonderful example of this. Up above is none other than the Country of Love, France. He is sporting a rather bright and colorful military uniform that England often teases him about. Believe it or not, that was the uniform of the French army through WWI and part of WWII (see below). It is a long standing joke in the show that France is very flashy in his dress, especially his uniform which makes him easily spotted in battle and attacked (also historically accurate).

Another example with 'MURICA

5. My favorite? In the show, nothing really stands out to me. They are basically in their uniforms or just ordinary clothes. Yes, some of them look cool, but nothing i would completely fawn over and want (other than russia's coat because he's my favorite and i love him! I would sleep in his coat....) Hima has done some wonderful artwork of the different countries in traditional, royal attire, but it isn't exactly in the show so I'm not sure if it counts. I could go on and on about Hima's artwork and also fan artwork and the outfits in those!
I'll just sneak in a couple of artwork pictures....