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Hetalia watch order

Countries as people: hapless Italy, strict Germany, quiet Japan and the rest of the world bicker, team up and fall out across history in short comedy sketches. Hidekaz Himaruya's webcomic became a web anime in five-minute episodes, released as six series, a movie and a pile of DVD extras since 2009.

First time? Watch Hetalia: Axis Powers (52 five-minute episodes), then carry on through World Series, The Beautiful World, The World Twinkle and World★Stars. The movie Paint it, White! fits any time after Axis Powers.

First-timer order

The main series in order, with the movie after Axis Powers. Leave the DVD extras for later; none of them are needed.

  1. Hetalia: Axis Powers ONA, 2009–10, 52 episodes

    The first series, released as two seasons of 26 five-minute episodes. It introduces the Axis and Allied nations, mixes World War-era sketches with present-day gags, and starts the Chibitalia flashbacks about young Italy and the Holy Roman Empire.

  2. Hetalia Axis Powers: Paint it, White! Movie, 2010, 1 episode

    An 80-minute film in which the nations have to deal with an alien invasion of Earth. A standalone story that works any time after Axis Powers; it came out early in the World Series run.

  3. Hetalia: World Series ONA, 2010–11, 48 episodes

    Seasons 3 and 4, 48 short episodes, continuing straight on from Axis Powers with more of the world's nations and more history sketches.

  4. Hetalia: The Beautiful World ONA, 2013, 20 episodes

    Season 5, after a two-year gap, with a new director and a new art style. Same format and cast, with more time for micronation Sealand and other side characters.

  5. Hetalia: The World Twinkle ONA, 2015, 15 episodes

    Season 6, 15 episodes, with a lot of focus on Sealand and the other micronations. Its DVDs also carried three bonus specials and an extra disc, which AniList doesn't list separately.

  6. Hetalia World★Stars ONA, 2021, 12 episodes

    Season 7, after a six-year gap, in the same five-minute sketch format.

  7. Hetalia World★Stars (2026) ONA, 2026, 4 episodes

    Four new episodes (16–19) made for the franchise's 20th anniversary, first shown at an anniversary event in August 2026 and then streamed in Japan.

Release order

Everything in the order it came out. Hetalia is sketch comedy with no running plot, so release order is also the best story order; the only extras worth slotting in are the movie and the World★Stars OVA.

  1. Hetalia: Axis Powers ONA, 2009–10, 52 episodes

    The first series, released as two seasons of 26 five-minute episodes. It introduces the Axis and Allied nations, mixes World War-era sketches with present-day gags, and starts the Chibitalia flashbacks about young Italy and the Holy Roman Empire.

  2. Hetalia Axis Powers Fan Disc (optional) OVA, 2010, 3 episodes

    A DVD extra with an unaired Prussia's diary sketch and re-edited Axis Powers material. Optional.

  3. Hetalia: World Series ONA, 2010–11, 48 episodes

    Seasons 3 and 4, 48 short episodes, continuing straight on from Axis Powers with more of the world's nations and more history sketches.

  4. Hetalia Axis Powers: Paint it, White! Movie, 2010, 1 episode

    An 80-minute film in which the nations have to deal with an alien invasion of Earth. A standalone story that works any time after Axis Powers; it came out early in the World Series run.

  5. Hetalia World Series Extra Episodes (optional) Special, 2011–12, 4 episodes

    Four bonus shorts from the DVDs, including the Nordic countries chatting and a Halloween episode. Optional.

  6. Hetalia: The Beautiful World ONA, 2013, 20 episodes

    Season 5, after a two-year gap, with a new director and a new art style. Same format and cast, with more time for micronation Sealand and other side characters.

  7. Hetalia: The Beautiful World OVA (optional) OVA, 2013, 4 episodes

    Four DVD and Blu-ray bonus shorts, including a two-part Valentine's Day story. Optional.

  8. Hetalia: The Beautiful World Extra Disc (optional) OVA, 2014, 1 episode

    One unaired episode starring the Nyotalia characters, the gender-swapped versions of the nations. A fan extra; optional.

  9. Hetalia: The World Twinkle ONA, 2015, 15 episodes

    Season 6, 15 episodes, with a lot of focus on Sealand and the other micronations. Its DVDs also carried three bonus specials and an extra disc, which AniList doesn't list separately.

  10. Hetalia World★Stars ONA, 2021, 12 episodes

    Season 7, after a six-year gap, in the same five-minute sketch format.

  11. Hetalia World★Stars OVA (optional) OVA, 2021, 3 episodes

    Episodes 13–15, released on the World★Stars Blu-ray box, including holiday episodes. Optional but in the same style as the series.

  12. Hetalia World★Stars (2026) ONA, 2026, 4 episodes

    Four new episodes (16–19) made for the franchise's 20th anniversary, first shown at an anniversary event in August 2026 and then streamed in Japan.

Explained

Does the order matter?

Not much. Each episode is a few short sketches, and there's no overall plot to follow. Release order still helps: Axis Powers introduces the main nations, and a few running threads, such as the Chibitalia and Holy Roman Empire flashbacks and Sealand's quest to be recognised, build across the series.

Why are the episodes so short?

Hetalia was made as a web anime, first streamed online and to phones, with episodes of about five minutes. All 52 Axis Powers episodes add up to roughly four and a half hours, about the length of 11 normal episodes.

Why was the TV broadcast cancelled?

Kids Station planned to air Axis Powers on TV in January 2009 but dropped it a few days before, after online protests in South Korea over how the manga portrayed the Korea character. Only the TV broadcast was cancelled; the web release went ahead, and the Korea character was left out of the anime.

Is there an English dub?

Yes. Funimation dubbed Axis Powers, World Series, the movie, The Beautiful World, The World Twinkle and World★Stars, with exaggerated national accents. Several of the DVD extras are subtitled only. Crunchyroll now carries the series.

Is there more coming?

Four new World★Stars episodes came out in 2026 for the 20th anniversary. Nothing beyond those had been announced as of autumn 2026.