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** In the villain category, second Espada Barragan Luisenbarn appears to have picked up a sizable American fanbase, as noted on the Bleach character page. This may be similar to Kenpachi's popularity compared to Hitsugaya; like the two heroes, Barragan is [[Large Ham|much more evilly bombastic and over-the-top]] than {{spoiler|Aizen}}, king of [[Dull Surprise]].

** [[Brilliant but Lazy|Shunsui]] [[Chivalrous Pervert|Kyoraku]] who only has moderate popularity in Japan, has a fanbase that possibly rivals Kenpachi in America. This is quite ironic, considering the two's personalities are about as different as [[Blood Knight|night]] and [[Martial Pacifist|day]].

* If an ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' fan is from a country represented by a [[Moe Anthropomorphism|nation-tan character]] in canon, chances are very good that nation-tan will be said fan's favorite character - hence why [[Eagle Land|America]] and [[Canada Eh|Canada]] are much more popular in Western fandom than in Japanese fandom. The popularity of some [[Shipping|pairings]] also tend to fluctuate from fandom to fandom; Russia×America and Prussia×Canada are almost nonexistent in Japanese fandom but very popular in Western fandom, and vice versa with most Japan pairings. Additionally, France×England appears to be more popular among fans from the UK than America×England, the most popular pairing in both American and Japanese fandoms, and Russia×China is hugely popular with, you guessed it, the Russians and Chinese.

** The ''Hetalia'' fandom is ''the'' anime fandom amongst Western anime fans right now, particularly those in the [[Boys Love|slash]] and cosplay scenes. Go to a good-sized anime convention and try not to lose track of how many ''Hetalia'' cosplayers are around.