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The Road to Anime

The world of anime shall last to '56



Road to Anime is the official Road to 56 compatibility spin-off of Anime History. Having over a thousand portraits in the quality Anime History is known for, this mod will enhance the anime experience for those who love RT56.

Despite the plethora of anime mods, both large and small, on the workshop, we have, still are, and will do our best to bring about a qualitative anime experience when playing Hearts of Iron IV.

Links and Related Mods
This mod is related to Anime History (obviously) and Starguard's World of Anime!.

Do join our friendly Discord[discord.gg] community and chat with us if you wish to! You can also get a more direct response there if you have any more questions not yet answered below and meet many other players who love our mod!

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> Portraits for many countries
> Immersive portrait selection. Our high beauty standards are also made to be compatible with consistency and historical immersion.
> A separate music mod can be found here!
> More than 15 wallpapers which conform to the portraits selected for the mod itself.
> Custom animefied event pictures.
> Custom animefied report pictures.
> Some custom UI, with more coming up as the mod expands.
> Custom voices for several countries, with more coming up!

Use other RT56 compatible mods at your own risk!



In the order of top priority to lowest priority:

> Probably reshuffling based on feedback



Is this mod compatible for multiplayer?
This is a graphics only mod so it will work.

Is this mod save game compatible?
See above (so yes it should work as well). You can load a save game and anime portraits will replace the normal ones.

What if HOI4/RT56 gets updated?
We'll get to work as soon as possible and roll out an update.

When ‘till the next update?
When it’s ready. We'll ensure that updates get released in a finished state.

Will there be animated portraits?
No. Though it is possible that we might experiment with such but in another mod.

Will the male names turn into female names?
No since a significant amount of portraits are art with no character name and changing names will also break Ironman compatibility.

Who is the girl/source for x? (plus loading screen source)
You can ask for the girl/source in our Discord server (linked above) as maintaining a gallery with all the sources would be impossible.

I have discovered a bug/missing portrait/etc.!
Go to our Discord and submit your issue there or just lodge it in the comments below.

Can I help?
You can help us by giving feedback and suggestions. Do so in our Discord.

Again here's the server link if you didn't pick it up in the beginning: https://discord.gg/hH5Spbd.

Do note that we cannot address any issues related to pirated copies of Hearts of Iron IV.



Rune - Developer

...and all the artists who made this mod (and pretty much other anime mods) possible!

Statement on Age Rating
The Road to Anime, alongside other mods made by the same developer, is committed to keeping the mod appropriate for all audiences. Therefore, the mod does not feature mature content and can be enjoyed by users of all ages.