I may be slightly biased as I'm pretty much in love with the subject History, but I absolutely adored this series. I stumbled across this anime a few months ago, and thinking it sounded a little... strange... I passed. But I did recommend it to my friend, who is as much as a history freak as I am, (probably more so). However, after attending TokyoPop Recon, where it was recommended, and there was even someone cosplaying as Italy (!), I decided to give it a go, and became instantly hooked. The story, I think is a very original one. I mean, who could have thought of an idea of countries... See full review