The TV anime “Hetalia World Stars” (ヘタリア World★Stars) starts streaming a 60-second PV that previews the opening theme song “地球まるごとハグしたいんだ” (I Want to Hug the Earth) performed by voice actor Daisuke Namikawa as his character Italy. “Hetalia World Stars” is the 7th anime of the series and will debut in April 2021.
▍Synopsis
The main storyline’s events occur during World War II, but the vast majority of the comics take place during other historical events, modern holidays, or at no specific time whatsoever. The series often uses satire and light-hearted comedy to reinterpret well-known events as well as less common historical and cultural trivia. Historical, political, economic, and military interaction between countries is generally represented in Hetalia as social interactions and misunderstandings between the characters.
▍Staff and Production
Director: Hiroshi Watanabe (わたなべひろし)
Series Composition: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (ふでやすかずゆき)
Character Design: Mariko Oka (岡真里子)
Art Director: Masakazu Miyake (三宅昌和)
Color Design: Imari Katsuragi (桂木今里)
Photography Director: Akira Shimozaki (下崎昭)
Editing: Yuki Koike (小池祐樹)
Sound Director: Takuya Hiramitsu (平光琢也)
Music: Conisch
Sound Production: Dax Production
Animation: Studio DEEN
▍Cast
■ Italy – CV: Daisuke Namikawa (浪川 大輔)
■ Germany – CV: Hiroki Yasumoto (安元 洋貴)
■ Japan – CV: Hiroki Takahashi (高橋 広樹)
■ America – CV: Katsuyuki Konishi (小西 克幸)
■ England – CV: Noriaki Sugiyama (杉山 紀彰)
■ France – CV: Masaya Onosaka (小野坂 昌也)
■ Russia – CV: Yasuhiro Takato (高戸 靖広)
■ China – CV: Yuki Kaida (甲斐田 ゆき)
■ Spain – CV: Go Inoue (井上剛)
■ Prussia – CV: Atsushi Kousaka (髙阪篤志)
■ Liechtenstein – CV: Rie Kugimiya (釘宮理惠)
■ Austria – CV: Akira Sasanuma (笹沼堯羅)
■ Hungary – CV: Michiko Neya (根谷美智子)
■ Seychelles – CV: Megumi Takamoto (高本 めぐみ)
■ Czech Republic – CV: Sumire Morohoshi (諸星すみれ)
■ Slovakia – CV: Yūsuke Kobayashi (小林裕介)
■ Portugal – CV: Yuichiro Umehara (梅原裕一郎)