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Kiku Honda

Kiku Honda is a main character in the series Hetalia: Axis Powers. He is a part of the Axis Powers, representing Japan.
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Appearance

Kiku is a short, slim man with black hair, dark brown eyes, and is often depicted wearing a white naval uniform with black and gold accents. His first appearance in both the anime and the manga shows him briefly wearing a more ornate version, with gold epaulets and frog clasps down in the front of the jacket. When he first appeared in the webcomic, he wore a standard gray/black uniform until sometime after joining the Axis. Despite looking young, he's actually quite old, however his age was never disclosed.


Profile

Country Name Japan (Japan Nation)
Human Name Kiku Honda
Refer asWatashi (私)
DialectPolite Speech
BirthdayFeburary 11th
CapitalTokyo
National FlowerCherry blossom(Sakura), Chrysanthemum(Kiku)
Height165cm
Assumed AgeSecret
Seiyuu Hiroki Takahashi, Ai Iwamura (Young Japan), Yanagi (Flower Of Iris)

Kiku is quiet, polite, shy and hard-working man.


He doesn't know very much about the outside world and needs time to adjust to other people.His distinct island customs may seem mysterious to others, although he finds them perfectly normal.

But he is very curious and interested in learning things from other nations.

Also He is very kind to a close person.


He tends to have the behavior of an "old man" and had been an "alone man" for a very long time (Japan had spent about 250 years in isolation keeping only contact with Netherlands).


He loves animals, especially cats, and owns a white dog called Pochi that resembles an Akita or Shiba Inu, both Japanese breeds. Some say it may be a Japanese Spitz due to his white and fluffy fur in some sketches and fanarts. He also eventually gets a rabbit and a guinea pig. He tends to have a weakness for things that are soft and fluffy.


He seems to be fond of food in general, as evidenced by his annoyance of having his salted salmon taken off Germany's diet plan. He expressed dismay at the increase of the price of eggs due to bad economy.


He loves the round of the seasons, especially viewing flowers of the season .

Since he was sentimental, he cried watching a drama.

It is said that cockroaches are one of the things that Japan hates the most, to the extent where he could cry over them.


Trivia

  • His birthday, February 11th, corresponds to the date of National Foundation Day in Japan, which celebrates the foundation of Japan in 660 BC by Emperor Jimmu.
  • Though his exact age is unknown and Himaruya listed it as a "secret", some Japanese fans consider him to be approximately 2,670 years old.
  • Although being younger than China, Kiku has expressed his old age on more than one occasion. In Salted Salmon, Germany and I, Japan explains how he no longer enjoys his birthday, suffers from high blood pressure which causes him to wake up early and wander his neighborhood, and has hip pains.
  • As Hetalia was originally planned as a one chapter story, Himaruya did not expect Kiku to become a popular character and drew him as a type of character he did not often utilize, with "soulless" eyes. He noted that if he had known the series would become bigger, the design would have been drastically different.
  • 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, Kiku Honda. 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. Although there are a lot of people who called him simply "Honda" or "Kiku", it is recommended to put his full name in for tag searching purposes.

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Related Characters

Italy

Germany

America

England

France

Russia

China

Netherlands

Korea

Greece

Turkey

Pochi


Related Tags

General Tags

Hetalia: Axis Powers

Hetalia APH


Event Tags

Artbook Shock

Tuna Shock

Tokotoko Shock

Shitty Game Shock

Partner Shock

Carry Shock

Tree Shock

Poster Sword Shock

Trump Shock

Army Pants Shock

Maid Shock


Project Tags

Sokoku Seitansai

Gotouchi Kiku-chan


Singular Tags

Hondarake

Honda Sakura

Niholoid

Foxy Kiku

Black Kiku

Child Kiku

Kikunyan

Cosplayer Okiku

Coverall Apron Okiku

Otakiku

Jersey Kiku

NinjaKiku

Chief Priest Kiku

Milk Shopkeeper

Whitepolice

Squishy Kiku

Kiku-san in Ceremonial Dress

Ophelia Honda


Assessment Tags

Manly Honda

Beautiful Honda

Cute even though an old man

Sexy Grandpa

Honda seriously Honda


Group Tags

Two Person Group

Axis Flower Pair/North Italy

Inner Axis Flower Pair/South Italy

Serious Combination/Germany

Solitude Aliance/Prussia

Far East Brothers/China

Crooked Combo/America

Otaku Combination/France

Island Nation Alliance/England

Island Nation Grandfather and Grandson/Sealand

Salty Maple/Canada

The Sun Combination/Russia

Monochrome Combination/Belarus

Hikkikomori Group/Switzerland

Weekend Combination/Turkey

Cat Combo/Greece

Tsubojyake/Egypt

Twilight Combination/Spain

Computer Combination/Estonia

Axle Polite Speech Group/Austria

Honda Beta/Hungary

Kimchi-don/South Korea

Fragrant Chrysanthemum/Hong Kong

Chrysanthemum and Plum/Taiwan

Chrysanthemum and Lotus/Vietnam

Rice Alliance/Thailand

Old Man and Nursing Combination/Sweeden

Neighbourhood Group/Finland

Ankojyake/Denmark

Salmon Group/Normay

Inner Island Nation/Iceland

Tsukemono Group/Netherlands

Tiny Stature Alliance/Liechtenstein

Constitution Combination/Poland

Axis Zig-Zag Bridge Pair/Nyotalia version Hungary

Bath Lover Combination/Rome

KikuKiku/Japan×2

Kiku and Sakura/Japan and Female


Three Person Group

Axis Group/N.Italy+Germany

Inner Axis/S.Italy+Prussia

Axis Flower Trio/N.Italy+S.Italy

All Ages and Countries/Germany+Prussia

Chick Sandwich/N.Italy+Prussia

Astray Group/America+England

Otaku 3 Families/America+France

Cold War Sandwich/America+Russia

Hentai Group/England+France

Island Country Parent and Child/England+Sealand

Gardener Group/England+Netherlands

Nanbanzuke/Spain+Netherlands

Pickled Vegetable Burger/America+Netherlands

Forehead Sandwich/Germany+Netherlands

Hetarira Group/Poland+Lithuania

Honda Elite Guards/Turkey+Greece

Whaling Trio/Norway+Iceland

Trade Triangular/America+Spain

Otaku Trading/France+Spain

Active Service Old Man Group/China+Egypt

Rotten 3 Families/Hungary+Taiwan

Original Asia Group/China+South Korea

Chinese Kikuman/China+Taiwan

Asia Sun Trio/South Korea+Taiwan

Stupid Brother Sandwich/British+China

Compassion Sandwich/British+Prussia

Angel Sandwich/N.Italy+England

Sun Sandwich/England+Spain

Tomato Sandwich/Spain+North Italy

Eyebrow Sandwich/England+Hong Kong

Bruneli Trio/Switzerland+Liechtenstein


Multiple Person Group

Suujipu / Japan・N.Italy・Germany・Prussia

Romagic / Japan・N.Italy・Germany・S.Italy

Axis Family / Japan・N.Italy・Germany・S.Italy・Prussia

Axis All Stars / Japan・N.Italy・Germany・S.Italy・Prussia etc...

Asia Group / Japan・China・Korea・Hong Kong・Taiwan

Asia☆Seven / Japan・China・Korea・Hong Kong・Taiwan・Thailand・Vietnam etc...

Four Country Treaty / Japan・America・England・France

National Isolation Group / Japan・Korea・China・Netherlands

Bad Companions and Otakus / Japan・Prussia・France・Spain

Group E / Japan・Netherlands・Denmark・Cameroon

Asia Europe Brothers / Japan・China・America・England

Sun Family / Japan・Spain・N.Italy・S.Italy

Axis Federation / Japan・Italy・Germany・America・England・France・Russia・China


Coupling Tags

For male x male pairings, it is recommended to tag your pairings along with the For Fujoshis (腐向け) tag


2 persons

CP NameTag Name
England JapanAsaKiku
America JapanAruKiku
France JapanFraKiku
Russia JapanIvaKiku
China JapanYaoKiku
Germany Japan√Kiku
N.Italy JapanFeliKiku
Prussia JapanGilKiku
Austria JapanRodKiku
Greece JapanHeraKiku
Japan EnglandOld Man Eyebrows
Japan AmericaOld Man Rice
Japan FranceKikuFra
Japan RussiaKikuIva
Japan ChinaKikuYao
Japan GermanyOld Man Potato
Japan N.ItalyKikuFeli
Japan PrussiaKikuGil
Japan TaiwanKikuWan

Others

Kikusand / Japan that got sandwiched

Sekakiku / Uncertain numbers×Japan

Kikuseka / Japan×Uncertain numbers

MobKiku / Mob × Japan


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