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Arthur Kirkland

Arthur Kirkland is one of the main characters for the anime and manga series Hetalia: Axis Powers. He is is part of the Allied Forces, representing both the United Kingdom and England.
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Voiced by Noriyaki Sugiyama


Appearance


England has a messy, short blond hair and green eyes. He is also described to be rather slender. Although he dresses in a green military uniform, for most of the time he dresses smart casual, and like a punk when he's out for fun. His prominent characteristics would be his eyebrows, which is very thick, despite that he apparently trims them. This trait is shared by his younger brother Sealand, as well as Australia, Hong Kong and Wy. He also happens to be the same height as France.


Character Profile

In 2008, Himaruya gave human names to some of the characters in response to his reader's questions about "What if the characters are calling by their respective name instead of their country names?" and he received the name, Arthur Kirkland. While the name itself is given by the author and is official, the name itself is not used in the manga.


In pixiv, his human name is used as a tag in order to differenciate himself from the country name, as well as to make searching about him easier. It is recommended to put his full name in for tag searching purposes.


Arthur is fanciful, blunt, obstinate former pirate who used to torment Spain. Though in modern times he claims to be a gentleman, he is cynical, sharp-tongued, prone to rough speech and yearns for the golden years. He is also seen to be a bad cook, where all of his cooking ended up non-edible. He can be described as "spacey" because of his strong belief in magic, spirits, fairies, and various other fantasy-related creatures. He also enjoy singing (weird sounding) songs while cooking marshmellow during campfire, and while alone, he sits like a yankee.


He has the ability to communicate with supernatural beings, and is not limited to creatures from his homeland, being able to interact with various youkai and spirits from Japanese folklore. He also happens to have fantasy friends, such as a flying bunny, unicorns, fairies, gnomes, and Captain Hook. Despite this, England often ridicules America's belief in aliens and Tony. England's other interests include: embroidery, craftsmanship, literature, rock music, and giving scathing criticisms to America's movies.


He does not know how to express himself, and others often misunderstand him. He is also depicted as being self-deprecating or Tsundere. Despite his cynical, realistic view on the world, he is a romanticist. When drunk, his personality will change from that of a gentleman to a bitter and violent delinquent. Also, every year when the Fourth of July comes around, his condition collapses.


Trivia

  • He is referred to as United Kingdom, or UK for short, in most merchandise and in his character design on the official anime website (and in some merchandise and fanworks, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his full nation title). In other instances, however, he is referred to as England, most notably in Gakuen Hetalia and the English-language preview for America's Cleaning Of The Storage. The Japanese word Igirisu means Britain but is sometimes used to refer to England (normally rendered as Ingurando in katakana or eikoku in kanji) in colloquial speech. He is commonly referred to with either name by fans, though England tends to be used to differentiate him from his brothers (that represent the other parts of the UK). A note by Hidekaz Himaruya confirms that he would only be known as England to his brothers, while he would be known as UK to the others. However, the English dub refers to him as Britain. According to FUNimation, this was a request from the Japanese anime producers.

  • Although he's always called Igirisu in the manga and anime, historically, he would be known as simply England up until the 18th century, when The Kingdom of Great Britain was formed, uniting both England and Scotland (the Act of Union of Wales and England had already taken place 1536-1543). In the early 19th century, Ireland was added, creating United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After Ireland split to declare itself independent in 1919, the Irish War of Independence waged until 1922, when it became the Irish Free State. Six of the 32 counties of Ireland (mostly from the province of Ulster where there was a great English/Scottish population) rejoined the UK while the other 26 counties formed the Republic of Ireland.

  • A UK character is actually first seen at the end of Hetalia: Chapter 1, however, his design was not yet completely finalized. He appears as a short-haired man with a UK label on his shirt and with somewhat thinner eyebrows. Notes in the special booklet for the third volume of the published manga reveal that England was originally to have normal eyebrows, as well as have the appearance of a middle-aged man who dressed much younger. Himaruya decided to give him thicker eyebrows, as he liked the idea of a character having brows modeled after a Shiba Inu.

  • He appears to be modeled after the character Hikone Kalom from Himaruya's other webcomic Barjona Bombers, though he is the exact opposite of Kalom in personality.

  • His birthday is possibly the 14th October, refrencing the Battle of Hastings in 1066, the last successful conquest of England, however it could also be the 23rd April which is St. Georges Day (The national holiday for England) or the 28th September as this was when Prince Louis of France gave up his claim of the English throne in 1217.

  • Himaruya once stated that his eyebrows are actually trimmed, although they don't appear that way since they still remain thick in appearance. He has also stated that Ireland has thicker eyebrows, but with a "different feel" to them.

  • It is possible that he has a tattoo, for he mentions in his version of Marukaite Chikyuu that "My tattoo really hurts, but it's a hot six-string!" (six-string meaning electric guitar).

Profile

Country Name United Kingdom, England
Human Name Arthur Kirkland
Refer asOre (俺)
DialectNone
BirthdayUnknown
CapitalLondon
National FlowerNarcissus poeticus, Rose
Height175cm
Assumed Age23
Seiyuu Noriaki Sugiyama

Related Illustrations

海盜紳士【三三】ばかばかばかばか!【記念日】

【ヘタリア本家バレ】ホームズさあん君へ


Related Characters

America

France>Francis Bonnefoy

China

Russia r /> Canada>Matthew Williams

Italy

Germany

Japan

Sealand

Hong Kong

Australia

New Zealand r /> Seychelles

Howard(Spy)

Howard's Grandson


Related Tags

General Tags

Hetalia: Axis Powers

Hetalia

APH


Event Tags

Pirate Shock

Jaka Shock

Easter Shock

Marmite Shock

Partner Shock

50 Years Shock

Movie Shock

Artbook Shock

Night Crawling Shock

Trump Shock

Short Pants Shock

April Fools Shock

Nurse Shock

Romeo Juliet Shock

Before Goodbye That Someday Comes


Project Tags

33 Memorial Day Festival

Pink Police


Singular Tags

IgiIgi (Eyebrows Arthur Morning)


Gentleman Arthur(※Pirate Gentleman, Police Gentleman, Magician Gentleman, Fantasy Gentleman, Tea Gentleman, Cook Gentleman, Maiden Gentleman, Tsundere Gentleman, Ex-Yankee Gentleman, Rock Gentleman, Glasses Gentleman, All Back Gentleman, Crossdressing Gentleman Flower and Gentleman


Chibi England (※Rabbit England, Golden CatapillarNeko England

Buriten or Britania Angel (※ほぁた☆ or ほあた☆)

Cool Arthur(Endangered Species)

Cute Even With Eyebrows

Silver Screen Arthur

Independent Arthur

Outrageous Arthur

Chairman Kirkland

Amerigigi

Nyoigi (Alice Kirkland or Roza Kirkland or Child British)

Scone

Union Jack

Pub and GO!

Igiloid

Mochilish

Iginyan


Group Tags


2 person group


Nice Dover/France

Tasteless Pair/America

Elder yet Young Brother Combo/Russia

Tea Loving Pair/China

Angel Pair/N.Italy

Tsundere Pair/S.Italy

Wine Rebellion Pair/Germany

Compassionzu/Prussia

Island Nation Alliance/Japan

Doting Parent Pair/Spain

Sexy Pair/Greece

Gentleman and Mask/Turkey

Aristocrat Pair/Austria

Ex-Yankee Pair/Hungary

Clock Pair/Switzerland

Embroidery Pair/Liechtenstein

Rabbit Pair/Netherlands

Choco and Tea/Belgium

Gentleman and Tactician/Monaco

Annoying Combo/Poland

Assistance Pair/Lithuania

The Sun and The Raincloud/Ukraine

Tsundere Ribbon/Belarus

North Sea Empire Pair/Denmark

Fairy Pair/Norway

Codfish Pair/Iceland

Cuisine Weapon Combo/Finland

Skillful Finger Task Pair/Sweeden

Maple Tea/Canada

Lion Pair/Cameroon

Tsundere Federation/Seychelles

Kimchi Tea/S.Korea

Plum Tea/Taiwan

Eyebrows Combo/Hong Kong

Lily Breasts Tea Pair/Vietnam

Her Majesty the Queen Combo/Australia

Goat Pair/New Zealand

Architecture Pair/Holy Roman Empire

Kirkland Brothers/Sealand

Eyebrows and Little Girls/Wy

Queen and Gentlemen/Queen

AsaAsa/England x 2

Gentleman and Lady/England x England (Female)



3 person group


Compassionate Three Brothers/Prussia, Denmark

Tasteless Three Brothers/America, Sealand

New Continent Parent and Child/America, Canada

Island Country Parent and Child/Japan, Sealand

Tea Lover Family/China, Hong Kong

Green Eyes Group/S.Italy, Spain

Pervert Group/Japan, France

Astray Group/Japan, America

Gardener Group/Japan, Netherlands

Thoughtless Trio/Germany, France

Compassionate Sandwich/Japan, Prussia (sometimes Denmark)

Eyebrows Sandwich/Japan, Hong Kong

Sun Sandwich/Japan, Spain

Stupid Brother Sandwich/Japan, China

Angel Sandwich/N.Italy, Japan

Exposure Trio/N.Italy, France

Taste Difference Trio/N.Italy, S.Italy

Eyebrows Trio/Sealand, Hong Kong (Sometimes Australia)

Prisoner Trio/N.Italy, America

Blonde Triangle/America, France

Nice Neighbourhood/France, Spain

Scone Fondue/Switzerland, Liechtenstein

Gentleman, Daughter and Hero/America, Liechtenstein

Knight, Gentleman and Girl/Prussia, Liechtenstein

Moustache Eyebrows Braids/France, Seychelles

Orient and Occident with Eyebrows/Germany, Prussia

Tea Party/America, China


Arthur Sandwich/England sandwiched between any characters, Mainly For Fujoshis.


4 Person and Above


Federation Nation/England, America, France, China, Russia etc...


Permanent Board of Directors/England, America, France, China, Russia


Suuren/England, America, France, China, Russia, N.Italy, Japan, Germany


New Continent Family/England, France, America, Canada


Doting Parents Family/England, Spain, America, S.Italy


Police Federation/Federation country members in their police uniform. Since there are no restriction on numbers and is completely free, there are cases where England is not included.


Afterparty Group/England, America, China, Russia


Compassionzu Brother/England, Prussia, America, Germany


Asia Europe Brothers/England, China, America, Japan


Four Country Treaty/England, America, France, Japan


Bad Friends and Eyebrows/England, France, Spain, Prussia


Bad Friend's Children Raising/France, Spain, Prussia + Brother-like or Sister-like characters. For this reason, England might or might not be included.


Team Rabbit/England, Prussia, Norway, Netherlands, Spain, Liechtenstein


Arthur Federation/England, Canada, Hong Kong, Seychelles, Australia, New Zealand (basically any countries that fit in the Commonwealth group)


Kirkland Family/England, America, Canada, Sealand, Hong Kong, sometimes Seychelles, Australia, New Zealand


German One's Family/England, Germany, Prussia, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Sweeden, Denmark, Holy Roman Empire and German. (There are cases where England are not included)


World Arthur/Unspecified number of characters paired with England


Arthur World/England paired with unspecified number of characters, or multiple Englands


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