Subject: MeiMei~! _ Taiwan~! Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:57 pm
-Out Of Character-
Name: Ami
-In Character-
General Name: MeiMei Age: Unknown Country: Taiwan "Related" to: All Asians Birth date: October 25
Personality Taiwan is described as a strong-willed, fashionable young woman, but she is also said to have become more of a nervous type in recent times, unable to stop worrying.
Though she had yet to make an appearance in the actual manga, she was depicted in various sketches and appeared in the profile section of Hetalia: Axis Powers volume 2. Her role in the drama track for the eighth Hetalia character CD predates any manga or anime appearance (as with Hong Kong, who appeared in Hetalia Fantasia). There, she's portrayed as a rather smart-mouthed girl with a somewhat quick temper and a cheerful disposition.
Appearance Taiwan is a teenage girl who wears a peach (or bright pink)-colored qipao with gold trim and long, flowing sleeves, and a long white skirt. Her hair is long and brown, with a wild curly strand sticking out on the right side of her head. She wears pink flowers in her hair, and a chibi sketch of her by Himaruya revealed that she has a flower-shaped birthmark (or tattoo) on her left thigh.
In one earlier sketch, her qipao was drawn slightly different, and she had her hair tied into a side ponytail with some of her flowers. Another early design showed another variation on her qipao and the flowers.
RELATIONS TO OTHER COUNTRIES
China
She addresses him as "teacher" in the drama CD, but calls him a "bastard" in an earlier sketch. An early illustration showed that she cannot stand China, and prefers Japan, ordering China to leave him alone. In the drama CD she treats him in a slightly more friendly manner, but still has very low patience towards his quirks.
Japan
Instead of China she prefers Japan, much to China's dismay. This could stem from the fact that, in real life, the island of Taiwan was annexed by the Japanese government, but said historical fact has not currently been addressed in the comics.