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England (イギリス,英格蘭 Igirisu), also known as the United Kingdom or Britain, is a tsundere character. In the series, he is depicted as an irritable young man. A former pirate, he is now a cynical and sharp-tongued gentleman. Some of his notable character traits include terrible cooking skills, foul mouth, arrogance, the ability to see supernatural creatures (imaginary friends, that are seen by only him), and ability to perform magic curses on his enemies. Britain is most antagonistic towards France, with whom he shares a long rivalry; and America, his former charge who left him from his overbearing control of him, but he is shown to still care about him. He is usually recognized for his large eyebrows, messy blond hair, green eyes, and his RAF officer's garb. In the English release of the anime, when asked why they opted to choose the name "Britain" over "England", Funimation explained that it was a request from the Japanese studio, since the country's official name is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Tokyopop, the English publisher of the manga, refers to him as "England." In one strip England notes that he has an older brother named Scotland. Himaruya has confirmed that the character represents the UK and England, while Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales are his siblings. England's other relation is Sealand, a micronation whom England considers to be an annoying little brother due to his continued attempts to get other countries to recognise him as an independent country. In the anime series, his Japanese voice actor is Noriaki Sugiyama and his English voice actor is Scott Freeman. |
