GRIMES, IA, October 30, 2013 — Right Stuf, Inc. is pleased to announce that volumes 4 and 5 of the HETALIA AXIS POWERS manga will be available on December 10, 2013.

 

Thanks to a special arrangement with TOKYOPOP and Hetalia’s Japanese publisher Gentosha Comics, the first print run of these books will include an eight-page color insert. Once the initial print run sells out, the volumes will be transitioned to Right Stuf’s print-on-demand program.

 

Hetalia Axis Powers, created by Hidekaz Himaruya, started as a Japanese web comic. It utilizes personification to represent countries and their participation in historical events, while poking fun at cultural stereotypes. It was later adapted into a manga (released by TOKYOPOP) and an anime series that is currently available to North American audiences on DVD and Blu-ray from FUNimation Entertainment.

 

The first three volumes of the Hetalia manga are available now. Volumes 1-5 can be ordered exclusively through rightstuf.com. For more information about Hetalia Axis Powers, visit hetalia.rightstuf.com.

 

About HETALIA AXIS POWERS VOLUME 4:

 

Time for more Hetalia W Academy!

 

The newspaper club over at W Academy is doing their yearly feature on school clubs, but all the clubs are really weird!!! Belgium and the Netherlands explore their odd relationship and the Netherlands helps Japan get out of a bad rut. Things get strange when Estonia dreams that all the countries are beautiful girls...except him! Is it a dream come true or a true nightmare? And will Italy ever be able to design a decent tank?

 

Learn why this light-hearted, adorable satire of world events has made Hetalia Axis Powers a multiple New York Times Manga Bestseller!

 

About HETALIA AXIS POWERS VOLUME 5:

 

Who's the strangest country of them all???

 

Everyone's favorite countries have gathered together to compare notes on who has the weirdest horror movies, who had the worst World War II rations, who has the wackiest laws on the books, and which stereotypes about them are actually true! The heat is on when China must fight to win over Hong Kong by wearing kigurumi!?!? Germany and Prussia sneak into America's camp with hilarious results!

 

See why these crazy countries and their hilarious commentary on world history keeps putting Hetalia Axis Powers on the New York Times Manga Bestseller list!