Hey guys, disclaimer since people can’t read: I DO NOT CONDONE THE ACTIONS OF ANY OF THE GOVERNMENTS IN HETALIA. Remember, the countries represent the PEOPLE and CULTURE of the countries, not the GOVERNMENTS. The countries represent their people, all of their people, not just the ones who control the government. The governments of the countries are their “bosses”, and they often don’t like their bosses. Now, the dub is absolute trash. The entire marketing of the show for the English audience was trash. It has bad things in it.
Yes, there were a lot of idiots in the fandom. There still are a few. Any fandom will have fascists, perverts, and pedophiles. Naturally, you have to be careful when dealing with this kind of thing. It’s always good to be critical of the media you consume. Hetalia itself isn’t inherently nazi, but some of its fans can be. Fanart is fanart, anyone can make it.
The Hetalia characters didn’t commit genocide, the governments did. If you think that they did, I doubt you watched the show or read the manga. I’ve heard that people have been driven to suicide for being Hetalia fans