Synopsis
Based on a popular web-released manga series by Hidekazu Himaruya, this has been described as a "cynical gag" story set in Europe in the years between WW1 and WW2 (1918-1939), using exaggerated caricatures of the different nationalities as portrayed by a gaggle of bishōnen. For example, the Italia Veneziano character is into pasta and women. The Deutsche (German) bishi loves potatoes and sausages, and Nippon is an otaku boy. Installments of the manga have jumped back and forth in setting from the ancient times to modern-day geopolitics. The manga's title comes the Japanese words for "useless" (hetare) and Italy (Italia).
Episodes
Episode 1 - Axis Powers: Episode 1
on Crunchyroll
Characters & Cast
Italia
MAINDaisuke Namikawa
Japanese VA
Nihon
MAINHiroki Takahashi
Japanese VA
Doitsu
MAINHiroki Yasumoto
Japanese VA
America
MAINKatsuyuki Konishi
Japanese VA
France
MAINMasaya Onosaka
Japanese VA
Igirisu
MAINNoriaki Sugiyama
Japanese VAProduction Staff
Original CreatorHidekazu Himaruya
DirectorBob Shirohata
Series CompositionTakuya Hiramitsu
Character DesignMasaaki Kannan
MusicConisch
Theme Song PerformanceHiroki Yasumoto
Theme Song PerformanceHiroki Takahashi
Theme Song PerformanceDaisuke Namikawa
