Fans thinking that fanon is better than canon...

[nodokaotonashi]

It wasn't my intent at first to make a post about it, until I saw a Tumblr entry that really pissed me off...

Basically, the whole entry was talking about new characters in Hetalia. The poster wished Himaruya would stop making new characters. If this was because the others haven't got a lot of appearances, I would be okay with this, but it wasn't.

Comments

[kanami_yuuta]

He moreover added that OCs and fanon portrayals of the characters were obviously much better than canon. You know ? The basis of the fanon.

there would always be people like this I guess... ^^;

I'm sorry... I cant... I'll just support Hima san

Sticking to your fanworks won't help, moreover. Better go ahead with the canon and new characters or go away from the fandom.

I actually think people can do this if they're that annoyed with the canon interpretation but they should always remember that is a fanon character and it (probably) will never mean something as special for other people as it is for her/him... (that's how I see it at least)

[hoshiko_2000]

'I actually think people can do this if they're that annoyed with the canon interpretation but they should always remember that is a fanon character and it (probably) will never mean something as special for other people as it is for her/him... (that's how I see it at least)'

I've got to agree with this point. Like in my case, for example, I kind of mentally ignore the final three volumes of XXXHolic in my headcanon following it's infamously anti-climatic ending >.<;. But I do still acknowledge it's actual ending in canon, however. Because as disapointing as it may have been, it *was* how the manga concluded. I don't try to re-write it in reality.

[nodokaotonashi]

I actually think people can do this if they're that annoyed with the canon interpretation but they should always remember that is a fanon character and it (probably) will never mean something as special for other people as it is for her/him... (that's how I see it at least)

No one is forcing anyone to use the new canon characters, but by doing so, you're staying out of the common vibe. Fanworks won't probably have any success and make the opposite happen, actually. I recall some OC Norway with the traits of a mary-sue, no kidding.

[hoshiko_2000]

It is people's choice to do so, though 0.0.

[angstlich]

I just think people are always going to be ridiculous and there's no point getting upset with people ditching the series because they're butthurt about the creator's decisions.

Also, I avoid tumblr like the plague to avoid this sort of fuckery. Fanon is not better than canon. I love India, Romania can be as vampy as he likes, whatever. I'm not putting the work into this series and it's not my place to say something about what Hima chooses to do.

[nodokaotonashi]

I notice this is on Tumblr those stories happen the most, along with dA or YT. LJ is really the safer place for Hetalia wans on the web.

[vurmie]

as i always say

hetalia belongs to himaruya

he does what he wants

deal w/ it, cunts

[sandfordstreet]

My Internets

They all belong to you

[juandalyn]

I saw that confession/secret/post you mean and it annoyed me as well.
Yes, I would love to see some girls, but I'm fine with Himaruya's work.

I agree that fanon is fun, there's stuff that would never happen in canon works (darkfics, etc.) and it some of it is more educational than canon.
But it's Himaruya's work.

I'm fine if he makes more and more male characters.
I'm okay if he makes more micronations and not Portugal, Mexico, Phillippines or someone "popular".
I like Hetalia for two things: One of them is fanon, because it's so much fun.
But the other thing, the thing that will always mean more to me, will be Himaruya's love for his fans. The way he spoils us. He actually reacts on requests, that's a thing not many popular artists do (or at least not in the amount Himaruya does).
He makes events for fangirls (and -boys) like us where we can send asks, he gives us so much fanservice...

For these things alone canon will be something I'll never question.
I like fanon, but I don't think it's better than canon.

[nodokaotonashi]

Fanon can have its good purposes too, but it's rare because most of the fanarts are either two characters together or doing something daily.

[arial_destiny]

I think one of the reasons why Himaruya likes making micronations is because there's so little headcanon about them that he can't upset fans who already had their own concepts for OC!Nations.

[nodokaotonashi]

That's more about research, I think... : making Molossia or Wy takes shorter than making Portugal or Mexico, in example.