![]() ![]() Mind you, if you're partial to scones then this film will offend you no matter which language option you select. As per the show's TV series releases, FUNimation Entertainment's American dub is a very different beast in terms of humour to the original Japanese script, aiming for edgier and potentially more offensive fare with mixed results - it's probably funnier than the Japanese language track if you like the kind of thing, but it's just as hit and miss as the original. There are laughs to be had from the movie without a doubt, but they don't come as frequently as one might like and there are periods of the film where it simply falls back on its characters and their inherent traits over trying to do anything more imaginative - fine if you're in love with Hetalia's personalities perhaps, but it certainly doesn't do enough to mark Paint it White out as a must-see comedy by any stretch. In terms of content itself, the film runs the gamut from the funny to the unimaginatively stereotypical. This mish-mash occasionally makes the movie feel like a rather odd beast, as it switches away almost inexplicably to skits which barely fit in this outing as a whole. Indeed, some of the sketches are even directly recycled from the TV series and dropped into the midst of the story despite having no connection to the whole alien invasion plot, and other new sketches are similarly completely unrelated to the film's central theme. Is it time to wave the white flag in front of a sea of white paint?ĭespite this plot to anchor the movie and give it focus, break things down a little more and Paint it White is still clearly a compilation of sketches just like any other episode of Hetalia. From here, various attempts are made to placate or otherwise convince the invading Pictonians to cease their activity, but it seems that nothing can save the world from their rather unusual desire. ![]() It's only once our wide-ranging collection of nations have tasted a colourless but crushing defeat that they begin to work together, thanks in no small part to the advice of a foul-mouthed alien called Bob who just so happens to be America's buddy. Of course, our collection of anthropomorphised countries are having none of it, and set out to defeat this alien threat - at least, that would be the plan if they could actually agree on anything. With a running time of seventy minutes compared to short episodes amounting to just a few minutes within a normal series of Hetalia, there's clearly far more room for an over-arching plot within Paint it White, and the movie delivers along these lines by introducing us to the Pictonians, an alien race intent on taking over the Earth by (as the film's title suggests) painting everything with a ray of pure, bland white. However, if you've been suffering from withdrawal symptoms in the interim, here we are on the cusp of a DVD release for the franchise's theatrical animated outing - Paint it, White. It was released on November 22, 2011, and each DVD came with a green bandana as a bonus.It's been quite a while since we last paid a visit to the wacky world of Hetalia: Axis Powers - over a year in fact, and the UK release of the show's second season. The English dubbed version made its premiere at the Anime Weekend Atlanta convention, taking place from September 30 to October 2, 2011. At Otakon 2010, Funimation Entertainment announced the license of the film. Hetalia Axis Powers: Paint it, White! (銀幕ヘタリア Axis Powers Paint it, White(白くぬれ!)) is an anime feature-length film adaptation based on the manga series by Hidekazu Himaruya and was released on June 5, 2010. ![]()
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