i feel like this exemplifies how we’re still in hetalia hell lol. the low budget dirt men are our template to imagine more stuff. the comic itself isn’t terribly accurate and is far from a history textbook but well, the characters sort of draw you in, you get attached to them and start seeing them as an interesting way to visualise history. i redrew my history notes as a messy hetalia comic to remember everything. and artwise, i like how the simpler, chibi-ish style of the comic means fanartists have loads of rooms to put their own spin on the facial features of the characters, while at the same time people can recognise them. and of course, i love any excuse to research and draw historical clothing.