/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>6894157
>>6894167

THIS. But I think it's not just a Hetalia thing, I honestly believe that's just something the tweens and teens in fandom (the younger/newer generations) do. I think they have this need to make derivatives (of derivatives) to put their stamp on it, instead of how I think a lot of us "traditionally" interact and "mark" the fandom is by writing fanfic and fanart. They do that, too, but it's heavily AUs and OCs. I tend to like to manipulate the material and characters that are there, especially if the cast is big and diverse like Hetalia. I don't feel the need to add to it and be a unique, special snowflake.

>>6895598

Yeah, I was just on the Hetalia lj the other day to see what I've missed in the "Norway" tag and it was depressing. Remember the days when you couldn't even find where you left off the day before because there were so many posts? Remember when we used to celebrate character birthdays? And the lj com was so instrumental in Hetalia becoming this hit and forging that sense of community. I'm hoping maybe some of us who stuck around can get back to the roots of Hetalia and re-gain that sense of community now that some of the more weeby parts have moved on or at least the "migratory fans" mostly left (and won't be coming back, contrary to opinions on the rest of this board).