HETALIA AXIS POWERS: The Complete Series

Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: hetalia.com (Japan), funimation.com/hetalia (US) Special Thanks to Tim Baxter and Michelle Lee

Forget everything you learned in history class, and imagine all the nations of the world as cute guys hanging out on a wildly inappropriate reality show. Now, toss in every stereotype ever and prepare to pledge allegiance to your favorite superpower in HETALIA AXIS POWERS (???? Axis Powers, Hetaria Akushisu Pawaazu, 2009)! FUNimation Entertainment will release the complete series DVD set on March 6th. Maybe you`ll surrender to Italy`s charms. He`s a sweetie who`s always got a noodle in his mouth and he`s BFF with blue-eyed Germany and shy Japan. Sounds nice, right? Of course, their friendship sort of causes World War II, but is that really such a big deal? Not if it means those adorable allies France, America, and England will be stormin` the beach! HETALIA AXIS POWERS: The Complete Series contains episodes 1-52. DVD: Region 1 SRP: $44.98 Street Date: March 6, 2012 Discs: 4 Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Audio: Japanese, English Subtitles: English Rating: TVMA Running Time: 260 Minutes Extras: Audio Commentaries for Episodes 2, 9, 12, 16, 31, 36, 42 and 46 Show Comments by Director Bob Shirahata Parts 1-3 Director Bob Shirahata`s Ending Sequence Comments Director Bob Shirahata and Atsushi Kosaka (Prussia) Talk Atsushi Kosaka Commemorates the Announcement of the HETALIA Movie Bob Shirahata and Aki Kanada (Chibi Italy) Talk Bob Shirahata and Daisuke Namikawa (Italy) Talk Textless Songs Trailers

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