Niko Niko Republic

**Niko Niko Republic** is a micronation in the manga, *Hetalia*, and the *Tea Leaves* series. He's a minor character.

## Appearance and Personality

### Appearance

Niko Niko is a young man with dark hair combed to the left side of his head. He is shown dressed in a black school uniform with gold trim. He wears a tricolor sash over his right shoulder, that is composed of blue, white, and green stripes.

In an appearance after he relinquishes his status as a nation, he appears older and wears a dark sweatshirt with a "Dake Hot Springs" badge hanging around his neck.

### Personality

He's an easygoing, quiet sort of oddball who loves radium eggs (eggs boiled in spring water rich in radium). While Sealand is reading the note he left stating that he has returned to being a Japanese citizen, Wy spots him in the background saying the egg he is eating is delicious. In another illustration he is pictured with what appears to be a chicken by his side while he holds a radium egg.

## Back Story

Niko Niko is a former representation of the Niko Niko Republic, located in Dake onsen, a section of the city of Nihon matsu in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. He has since given up the spot and reverted to a human form that progresses through a natural human lifespan. Character notes reveal that it may be more difficult for a full-fledged country to accomplish the same feat. Originally, Niko Niko was a middle school student who achieved micronation status through dedication and hard work. However, he seemed disheartened to find that he could not age and that his physical wellbeing depended on the economy. Kiku remarks that Niko Niko's ability to change from a normal human to a micronation makes him an anomaly, even among the nations.

When Peter and Ladonia try to invite him to a Halloween party in 2013, he explains that he's withdrawn from nation status, and lives as a normal Japanese citizen. He still works at the Dake Hot Springs, where the Republic of Niko Niko had previously existed. He also reveals that he now has a son.

## Storyline History

### Tea Leaves and Black Lipstick

Niko Niko comes by Sena and Kiku's house. Sena answers the door. He shows her the wriggling pile of fleshy white mass he found.

## Relationships

### Kiku Honda

*Main Article: Kiku Honda*

Niko Niko is shown to have been acquainted with Kiku before he became a micronation. He had been told by Kiku that becoming a nation would be incredibly hard but Niko Niko still managed to achieve his goal which surprised Kiku as such a thing had never been done before.

### Sena Honda

*Main Article; Sena Honda*

Niko Niko and Sena have a fair relationship. They are on speaking terms. She shooed him out when he showed with that pile of wriggling white fleshy mass to show her and Kiku.

## Trivia

* To date, Niko Niko is the only known character that relinquished being a nation and to have a child.
* Niko Niko became a micronation while still in middle school.
* Niko Niko stepped down from being a micronation after realizing he could no longer age and that other factors would affect his overall wellbeing.

## Source

* https://hetalia.fandom.com/wiki/Niko\_Niko\_Republic
* https://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Nikoniko