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Avatar: The Last Airbender | |
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Also known as | Avatar: The Legend of Aang[1] |
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Composer(s) | Jeremy Zuckerman Benjamin Wynn |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 61 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 23 minutes |
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Original network | Nickelodeon |
Picture format | NTSC (480i) |
Original release | February 21, 2005 – July 19, 2008 |
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Followed by | The Legend of Korra |
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Avatar: The Last Airbender (Avatar: The Legend of Aang in some regions) is an American animated television series that aired for three seasons on Nickelodeon. The series began airing in February 2005 and concluded in July 2008. Avatar: The Last Airbender is set in an Asiatic-like world in which some people can manipulate the classical elements with psychokinetic variants of the Chinese martial arts known as 'bending'. The series is presented in a style that combines anime with American cartoons and relies on the imagery of East/South Asian, Inuit, and New World societies. It follows the protagonists, 12-year-old Aang and his friends, who must bring peace and unity to the world by ending the Fire Lord's war with the rest of the world.
The series was commercially successful and was acclaimed by audiences and critics, who praised its art direction, humor, cultural references, characters, and themes. It was nominated for—and won—Annie Awards, Genesis Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Peabody Award. The first season's success prompted Nickelodeon to order a second and third season. Merchandising for the series consisted of action figures, a trading card game, three video games, stuffed animals distributed by Paramount Parks, and two Lego sets. An art book was published in June 2010. The complete series was released on Blu-ray on June 5, 2018 for the 10th anniversary of season 3's finale.[3]
The series inspired a critically panned but financially successful live-action film, The Last Airbender, directed by M. Night Shyamalan and considered one of the worst movies ever made. An animated sequel series, The Legend of Korra, aired from 2012 to 2014. A new live-action remake of the series by its original creators to be produced for Netflix was announced in September 2018.[4]
- 1Series overview
- 2Development
- 3Other media
- 4Reception
Series overview
Setting
Avatar: The Last Airbender is set in a world—adjacent to a parallel spirit world—that is home to humans and hybrid animals. Human civilization is divided into four nations, named after the four classical elements: the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation, and the Air Nomads. Each nation has a distinct society in which select people, known as 'benders' (waterbenders, earthbenders, firebenders and airbenders), have the ability to telekinetically manipulate and control their nation's element using martial arts. The Avatar is the only person with the ability to bend all four elements.
The Avatar, who may be male or female, is an international arbiter whose duty is to maintain harmony among the four nations, and act as a mediator between humans and spirits. When the Avatar dies, their spirit is reincarnated into the next Avatar, who will be from the next nation in a set order that is known as the Avatar cycle: Fire Nation, Air Nomads, Water Tribe, and Earth Kingdom. An Avatar is required to master each bending art, beginning with the element of their home nation, and proceeding to learn the others in the order of the Avatar cycle, starting at the age of 16. Avatars also possess the ability to enter a condition known as the Avatar State, in which they gain the knowledge and abilities of all past Avatars. Although it is when they are most powerful, if an Avatar were ever to be killed while in the Avatar State, the reincarnation cycle would end and the avatar would never again be reborn.
Synopsis
More than a century before the events of the series begin, Fire Lord Sozin, ruler of the Fire Nation, planned a world war to expand his nation's territory and influence. He was prevented from carrying out his plans by Avatar Roku, who was born in the Fire Nation. After Roku's death, the Avatar was reincarnated as an airbender named Aang. Because the Avatar was now a child, Sozin saw his chance and proceeded with his militant plans. At the age of twelve, Aang learned about his avatar status because of the threat of Sozin's war. Afraid of his new responsibilities and of separation from his mentor Gyatso, he fled his home on his flying bison, Appa. Aang was forced into the ocean by a storm; he entered the Avatar State and encased himself and Appa in suspended animation in an iceberg near the South Pole for one-hundred years. Sozin, knowing the avatar's reincarnation cycle mandated an Air Nomad was the new Avatar, carried out a genocide against the Air Nomads during the passage of a once-a-century comet that increased the firebenders' power, and continued his world conquest.
In the present day, as the Fire Nation continues its war against the other nations, Katara, a fourteen-year-old waterbender of the Southern Water Tribe, and her older brother, Sokka, find and revive Aang and Appa. Aang learns about the war, and the siblings join him to reach the Northern Water Tribe at the North Pole so he and Katara can learn waterbending. Aang's return attracts the attention of Prince Zuko, the exiled son of the current Fire Lord Ozai, who pursues them, accompanied by his uncle Iroh. Aang is also pursued by Zhao, a Fire Nation admiral who intends to win Ozai's favor and rob Zuko of his redemption. En route to the North Pole, Aang learns about the genocide against his people when he visits the ruins of the Southern Air Temple. During the winter solstice, Aang meets the spirit of his predecessor, Avatar Roku, and comes to terms with his responsibilities. With the Northern Water Tribe, Aang and Katara learn advanced waterbending from Master Pakku; Sokka falls in love with the chief's daughter, Princess Yue. Zhao's navy lays siege to the tribe, seizing the mortal forms of the ocean and moon spirits—the source of waterbending—and causing a lunar eclipse. Zhao kills the moon spirit to deprive the waterbenders of their abilities but Aang joins with the ocean spirit to drive off the enemy fleet while Yue sacrifices her life to revive the moon spirit. When Ozai hears about his older brother Iroh's resistance to Zhao, he sends his daughter Azula to capture Iroh and Zuko.
After leaving the Northern Water Tribe, Katara continues teaching Aang waterbending while the group searches for an earthbending teacher. They meet Toph Beifong, a twelve-year-old, blind earthbending prodigy who wants independence from her upper-class family. Pursued by Princess Azula, Zuko and Iroh lead new lives in the Earth Kingdom as wanderers and refugees, settling in the capital city Ba Sing Se. At a library guarded by the spirit Wan Shi Tong, Aang and his group learn an imminent solar eclipse could let them stop the Fire Nation before Sozin's Comet arrives. They journey to Ba Sing Se to inform the Earth King of this information. In the city, they find that the Earth King Kuei is a puppet ruler, manipulated by Long Feng, leader of the Dai Li secret police. After Aang's group exposes Long Feng's political machinations, Toph is captured but escapes by learning to bend metal. The Dai Li join Azula to instigate a coup d'état of Ba Sing Se, and Zuko, who has spent his time in Ba Sing Se trying to come to terms with his identity, sides with his sister Azula. During a face off in the catacombs underneath the ancient city, Azula nearly kills Aang, forcing the protagonists to retreat with help from Iroh and leaving the Earth Kingdom under the control of the Fire Nation.
Aang emerges from a coma to find his friends and allies disguised as soldiers on a Fire Nation ship, preparing to invade the Fire Nation capital during the solar eclipse. The invasion is at first successful but Aang and his friends cannot find Ozai and are forced to retreat. Zuko learns about his father's intention to destroy the Earth Kingdom during the return of Sozin's Comet; he begins to regret his decision, and abandons the Fire Nation to join Aang and teach him firebending. As the comet approaches, Aang, a pacifist, wrestles with the possibility that he will have to kill Ozai to end the war. As he, in seclusion, consults the spirits of his predecessors for advice, Katara and the others encounter Iroh, who is leading a secret society called the Order of the White Lotus. The Order liberates Ba Sing Se. Sokka, Toph, and the warrior Suki attack the Fire Nation's airships, while Zuko and Katara confront Azula to prevent her from being crowned as the new Fire Lord. As the comet arrives, Aang confronts Ozai but cannot get the upper hand until Ozai triggers Aang's connection to the Avatar State. Aang strips Ozai of his firebending powers. Zuko is crowned the new Fire Lord and arranges an armistice, establishing peace in the world.
Episodes
The series consists of sixty-one episodes. The first episode—an-hour-long premiere—aired on February 21, 2005, on Nickelodeon.[5] The series concluded with a two-hour television movie broadcast on July 19, 2008.[6] Each season of the series is known as a 'book', in which each episode is referred to as a 'chapter'. Each book takes its name from one of the elements Aang must master: Water, Earth, and Fire.[5] The show's first two seasons each consists of twenty episodes and the third season has twenty-one. Manam full movie download in hindi 480p. The entire series has been released on DVD in regions 1, 2 and 4.[7]
Season | Book | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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1 | Book One: Water | 20 | February 21, 2005 | December 2, 2005 | ||
2 | Book Two: Earth | 20 | March 17, 2006 | December 1, 2006 | ||
3 | Book Three: Fire | 21 | September 21, 2007 | July 19, 2008 |
Development
Conception and production
Avatar: The Last Airbender was co-created and produced by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko at Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, California. Its animation was mostly done by South Korean studios JM Animation, DR Movie, and MOI Animation. According to Konietzko, the series was conceived in early 2001 when he took an old sketch of a balding, middle-aged man and imagined the man as a child. He drew the character herding bison in the sky and showed the sketch to DiMartino, who was watching a documentary about explorers trapped at the South Pole. Konietzko described their early development of the concept; 'There's an air guy along with these water people trapped in a snowy wasteland .. and maybe some fire people are pressing down on them'.[8] The co-creators successfully pitched the idea to Nickelodeon vice-president and executive producer Eric Coleman two weeks later.[9]
The series was introduced to the public in a teaser reel at Comic-Con 2004,[10] and premiered on February 21, 2005.[11]
In an interview, Konietzko said: 'Mike and I were really interested in other epic 'Legends & Lore' properties, like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, but we knew that we wanted to take a different approach to that type of genre. Our love for Japanese anime, Hong Kong action and kung fu cinema, yoga, and Eastern philosophies led us to the initial inspiration for Avatar: The Last Airbender.'[12]
Influences
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The series is notable for borrowing extensively from East Asian art and mythology for its universe. Its creators employed cultural consultants Edwin Zane and calligrapher Siu-Leung Lee to help determine its art direction and settings.[13][14] Its character designs are influenced by Chinese art and history, Hinduism, Taoism and Buddhism, and Yoga.[15][13]Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn composed the series' music and sound; they experimented with a wide range of instruments, including the guzheng, pipa, and duduk, to match the show's Asia-influenced setting.[16] The art style of the fictitious locations used in the series are based on real locations in Asia. Sites such as the Forbidden City and the Great Wall of China in Beijing were inspirations for the Earth Kingdom city of Ba Sing Se,[17] and Water Tribe locations were based on Inuit and Sireniki cultures.[18] According to writer Aaron Ehasz, early Fire Nation designs were based on Japanese culture. To avoid accidentally making broad statements, they redesigned many settings and peoples to be more 'broadly inspired'.[18] For the final design, the creators went with a more Chinese style for the Fire Nation's clothing and architecture.[19] For instance, the Fire Temple was based on the Yellow Crane Tower, as its flame-like architectural elements were a perfect motif for the Fire Nation architecture according to the creators.[20]
The fighting styles employed by the show's characters are derived from Chinese martial arts, for which the film-makers employed Sifu Kisu of the Harmonious Fist Chinese Athletic Association as a consultant.[21] Each fighting style is unique to the 'benders' who use them or characters who are aligned to a certain element. For example, practitioners of 'waterbending' use movements influenced by T'ai chi and focused on alignment, body structure, breath, and visualization. Hung Gar was the inspiration for practitioners of 'earthbending', and was chosen for its firmly rooted stances and powerful strikes as a representation of the solidity of earth. Northern Shaolin, which uses strong arm and leg movements, was chosen to represent 'firebending'. Ba Gua, which uses dynamic circular movements and quick directional changes, was used for 'airbending'.[22] The Chu Gar Southern Praying Mantis style can be seen practiced by the earthbender Toph, who develops a unique fighting style as a result of her blindness.[23] Asian cinema influenced the presentation of these martial-art bending moves.[8]
Themes
The series explored many concepts rarely touched on in western children's television shows,[18] including issues relating to war, genocide, and imperialism, gender discrimination and female empowerment, marginalization and oppression, and the philosophical questions surrounding fate and destiny.
The show is set during a period where the entire world is engulfed in an imperialistic war initiated by the Fire Nation. While war is a constant backdrop, the show depicts these effects through the eyes of common people—the oppressed Earth Kingdom citizens as well as brainwashed Fire Nation schoolchildren—to show how war makes victims of everyone.[18] And while the Fire Nation is presented as the instigator of violence, the show also depicts the systemic inequality experienced by residents in the Earth Kingdom city of Ba Sing Se as well as the nefarious activities of the city's secret police. These situations show the corrupting nature of power and the nuances of good and evil.[18] The show introduces viewers to genocide early on when protagonist Aang visits his former home in the Southern Air Temple. He arrives to discover his people have been massacred, and allows him to display a range of emotions, from rage to loss.[24]
The character Zuko and his relationship with his father and Uncle Iroh is the series' main redemption arc and represents the show's message that destiny and fate are not binding or set by other people, but can be changed.[25] In season one, he struggles to conform to the destiny and path determined by his father,[18] but Iroh prods him, asking, 'who are you, what do you want?'[26] The show also represents a diverse cast of characters in order to tackle the issue of marginalization. For example, in introducing a blind character like Toph and a paraplegic boy like Teo, the show depicted characters with vulnerabilities overcoming their physical and societal limitations.[18] This is also true when it comes to the show's female characters. For example, female protagonist Katara faces systemic sexism when she reaches the Northern Water Tribe to learn waterbending. In another instance, her brother, Sokka is initially dismissive of the all-female Kyoshi Warriors, but learns to respect and appreciate their skills.[18] According to Kirk Hamilton of Kotaku, these themes represent the show's message that it's more important to be yourself than to hew to the roles society expects of you.'[26]
Other media
Books
Several books based on the show have been published. Dark Horse Comics published an art book titled Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Art of the Animated Series on June 2, 2010, with 184 pages of original art from the series.[27] Several comic-book short stories were published in Nickelodeon Magazine, and Dark Horse published Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Lost Adventures—a collection of these and new comics—on June 15, 2011.[28]
Dark Horse published a graphic-novel series by Gene Yang that continues Aang's story after the Hundred Years' War. Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise, published in three volumes in 2012, explores the fate of the Fire Nation colonies that become The Legend of Korra's United Republic. A second set of three comic books, Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Search, focuses on Zuko and Azula, and the fate of their mother Ursa.[29] The third set, Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Rift, shifts the focus to Aang, the creation of Republic City, and Toph's relationship with her family.[30] The Rift was followed by Avatar: The Last Airbender – Smoke and Shadow about a resistance force in the Fire Nation against Fire Lord Zuko, who at the end of the original series assumed the throne.[31] The fifth graphic novel was Avatar: The Last Airbender – North and South, which follows the events of Smoke and Shadow and is about Katara and Sokka returning to the Water Tribe to see various changes to their homeland.[32] The next planned graphic novel is titled Imbalance and is planned to be released in October 2018. The series explores the emerging conflict between the benders and non-benders that becomes the center for the conflict in the first season of the sequel the Legend of Korra. Unlike the previous five books it is will not be written by Gene Yang.[33]
A two-part young adult novel series focusing on Avatar Kyoshi will be written by F. C. Yee and published by Abrams Children's Books. The first book, The Rise of Kyoshi, is scheduled to be published in July 2019.[34]
Video games
A video-game trilogy based on the series has been released. The Avatar: The Last Airbender video game was released on October 10, 2006,[35] and Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth was released on October 16, 2007.[36]Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno was released on October 13, 2008.[37]Avatar: Legends of the Arena, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows, was released on September 15, 2008, by Nickelodeon. Players can create their own character and interact with other players around the world.[38]Avatar: The Last Airbender was THQ's bestselling Nickelodeon game in 2006 and was one of Sony CEA's Greatest Hits.[39]
Film
The series' first season was the basis of the 2010 live-action film The Last Airbender, which was written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It was intended as the first of a trilogy of films, each of which would be based upon one of the three television seasons. The film was universally panned for its writing, acting, whitewashed cast, and Shyamalan's direction; it earned a 6% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes as well as five Razzies at the 31st Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture.[40][41][42] Although the film originally shared the title of the television series, the title The Last Airbender was used because producers feared it would be confused with James Cameron's film Avatar.[43]The Last Airbender stars Noah Ringer as Aang, Nicola Peltz as Katara, Jackson Rathbone as Sokka, Dev Patel as Zuko, and Shaun Toub as Iroh.[40]
Sequel
The Legend of Korra, a sequel series to Avatar: The Last Airbender, premiered on Nickelodeon on April 14, 2012.[44] It was written and produced by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the creators and producers of the original series.[45] The show was initially titled Avatar: Legend of Korra, then The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra; its events occur seventy years after the end of Avatar: The Last Airbender.[46] The series' protagonist is Korra, a 17-year-old woman from the Southern Water Tribe who is the incarnation of the Avatar after Aang's death.[44]
Live-action remake
Netflix announced in September 2018 that a 'reimagined' live-action remake of Avatar was to start production in 2019. The series' original creators, DiMartino and Konietzko, are to be the executive producers and showrunners.[4] They said that they intended to adapt the series 'with a culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed cast'.[47] Jeremy Zuckerman, who composed music for the original show, will also be returning to do the music for the remake.[48] The release is slated for 2020.[49]
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Reception
Ratings
Avatar: The Last Airbender was the highest-rated animated television series in its demographic at its premiere;[50] an average of 3.1 million viewers watched each new episode.[50] It had 5.6 million viewers for its highest-rated episode and was a highly rated part of the Nicktoons lineup beyond its 6-to-11-year-old target demographic.[51][52] A one-hour special, The Secret of the Fire Nation, consisting of the episodes 'The Serpent's Pass' and 'The Drill', aired on September 15, 2006, and attracted 5.1 million viewers. According to the Nielsen Media Research, the special was the highest-rated cable-television program that week.[53] In 2007, Avatar: The Last Airbender was syndicated to more than 105 countries and was one of Nickelodeon's top-rated programs. The series ranked first on Nickelodeon in Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Colombia.[54]
The four-part series finale, 'Sozin's Comet', had the series' highest ratings. Its first airing averaged 5.6 million viewers, 95 percent more than Nickelodeon had in mid-July 2007.[55] During the week of July 14, it was the most-viewed program by the under-14 demographic.[56][57] The finale's popularity was reflected in online media; Rise of the Phoenix King, a Nick.com online game based on 'Sozin's Comet', had almost 815,000 game plays in three days.[58]IGN ranked the series 35th on its list of top 100 animated TV shows.[59]
Critical response
Avatar: The Last Airbender received critical acclaim. Max Nicholson of IGN called it a 'must-watch' and described it as 'one of the greatest animated series of all time'.[60] Nick Hartel of DVD Talk called the series a remarkable, 'child friendly show' whose legacy 'should endure for years to come'.[25] Erik Amaya of Bleeding Cool described the series as 'impressive in its sophistication' and 'fantastic'.[61] Henry Glasheen of SLUG Magazine called the series 'adventurous and exciting', a 'classic' and occasionally moving.[62] According to Brittany Lovely of Hypable, it tells 'complex and beautiful' stories.[63] Joe Corey of Inside Pulse described the series as an anime-action hybrid.[64] Chris Mitchell of Popzara called it one of best shows to air on Nickelodeon, praising the series' background music and voice acting.[65] D. F. Smith of IGN recommended it to viewers who enjoy action-adventure cartoons.[66]
Rob Keyes of Screen Rant called the series 'one of the greatest cartoons ever made'.[67] Mike Noyes of Inside Pulse recommended it to viewers who enjoy 'great' adventure.[68] Gord Lacey of TVShowsonDVD.com called the series 'one of the finest animated shows ever'.[69] According to Todd Douglass, Jr. of DVD Talk, adults will enjoy the series as much as children do.[70] Joshua Miller of CHUD.com called it 'phenomenal' and 'one of the most well animated programs (children's or adult) American TV has ever had'; according to Miller, the series is heavily influenced by anime.[71] Tim Janson of Cinefantastique described it as 'one of the most engaging animated shows produced'.[72] Dennis Amith of J!ENT called the series 'one of the best animated TV series shown in the US by American creators'. Amith praised its sophisticated storylines, edginess, humor, and action.[73] Franco 'Cricket' Te of Nerd Society described Avatar: The Last Airbender as 'one of the best cartoon[s]' he had ever seen, recommending the series for its characters and plot.[74] Scott Thill of Wired called the series engaging and its setting, influenced by the Eastern world, 'fantastic'.[75]Kirk Hamilton of Kotaku said the series should be part of the golden age of television, and recommended 'the sophisticated kids show' to others.[26]
The show's writing and theme have been widely praised by critics. Michael S. Mammano of Den of Geek called the plot 'smartly-written' and praised the animation.[76] Nicole Clark, writing for Vice News, wrote that the show's narrative depth was 'its greatest asset', and praised the story's 'emotional authenticity' and how it 'expose[d] very young viewers to darker subject matter, like genocide and authoritarianism, while giving them a framework for understanding these issues.'[18] Jenifer Rosenberg of ComicMix liked the program's emphasis on family, friends, community, and education.[77] According to Nick Hartel, the series touches on themes of 'genocide and self-doubt' without frightening younger children; rogue characters are redeemable, sending an important message that people can change and are not bonded to 'destiny'.[25] Chris Mitchell called the plot 'fantastic'.[65] D. F. Smith compared the series' plot to Japanese action cartoons, calling its tone and dialogue 'very American' and praising the humor leavening an epic, dramatic theme suitable for all ages.[66] Rob Keyes also praised the series' humor and affecting plot: '[It] will capture your hearts'.[67]
According to Mike Noyes, the series amalgamates elements of 'classic fantasy epics'.[68] Todd Douglass, Jr. called the plot engaging, well-thought-out, and meaningful. The series' concept is 'well-realized', with a consistent story. Douglass wrote that the characters '[have] a real sense of progression', and praised the writers for their humor, drama, and emotion.[70] Joshua Miller called the series surprisingly dark despite its 'silly' theme; the plot is livelier than that of Lost and, similar to the latter show, emphasizes character development. According to Miller, its writing was 'true adult levels of storytelling'.[71] Tim Janson described the series as more than fantasy-and superhero-themed, seeing the characters as central and relateable.[72] 'Cricket' Te praised the series' use of Buddhist philosophies and the diverse presentation of its themes of courage and life.[74] Kirk Hamiltion praises the series for expressing towards its audience to be themselves and for its quiet progressivism.[26]
Critics also praised Avatar: The Last Airbender's character development, art, animation, and choreography; Eric Amaya enjoyed the expressive animation that complements the writing. According to Amaya, the elements were influenced by Hayao Miyazaki.[61] Todd Douglass, Jr. called the character development interesting,[70] while Nicole Clark wrote that the show 'managed to do what so few shows even today have: assemble a cast of characters that depicts the world as it is, with a range of identities and experiences.'[18] Jenifer Rosenburg praised the series' portrayal of females as 'strong, responsible, [and] intelligent'.[77] According to Joshua Miller, the bender characters' use of bending for everyday activities brings 'depth and believability' to the avatar world. Miller called the series' designs 'rich and immersive', with each nation having its own, detailed look. He praised the action scenes as 'well rendered', comparing the development of the avatar world to that of The Lord of the Rings, and the fight choreography as 'wonderful in its most minor details'.[71] D. F. Smith enjoyed the series' painstaking backgrounds.[66] 'Cricket' Te praised each episode's color palette and the choreography's combination of martial arts and magic.[74] Nick Hartel criticized the animation, although he found it an improvement over previous Nickelodeon shows.[25] Chris Mitchell called the animation fluid.[65] 'Cricket' Te agreed, noting its manga influence.[74] According to Brittany Lovely, non-bender characters in battle are 'overshadowed' by their bender counterparts.[63] Joe Corey called the animation's action and environments a 'great achievement',[64] and Rob Keyes praised the series' fight choreography.[67] According to Kirk Hamilton, the action sequences in the series are amazing while being child-appropriate and exciting.[26]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Status |
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2005 | Pulcinella Awards | Best Action Adventure TV Series | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Won[78] |
Best TV Series | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Won[78] | ||
2006 | 33rd Annie Awards | Best Animated Television Production | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Nominated[79] |
Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production | Lauren MacMullan for 'The Deserter' | Won[79] | ||
Writing for an Animated Television Production | Aaron Ehasz and John O'Bryan for 'The Fortuneteller' | Nominated[79] | ||
2007 | Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2007 | Fave Toon | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Nominated[80] |
34th Annie Awards | Character Animation in a Television Production | Yu Jae Myung for 'The Blind Bandit' | Won[81] | |
Directing in an Animated Television Production | Giancarlo Volpe for 'The Drill' | Won[81] | ||
Genesis Awards | Outstanding Children's Programming | 'Appa's Lost Days' | Won[82] | |
59th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program | 'City of Walls and Secrets' | Nominated[83] | |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Sang-Jin Kim for 'Lake Laogai' | Won[84] | ||
2008 | 2008 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Cartoon | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Won[85] |
Annecy International Animated Film Festival | TV series | Joaquim Dos Santos for 'The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse' | Nominated[86] | |
Peabody Awards | N/A | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Won[87] | |
13th Satellite Awards | Best Youth DVD | Book 3: Fire, Volume 4 | Nominated[88] | |
2009 | 36th Annie Awards | Best Animated Television Production for Children | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Won[89] |
Directing in an Animated Television Production | Joaquim Dos Santos for 'Sozin's Comet, Part 3: Into the Inferno' | Won[89] | ||
Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing: Television Animation | 'Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang' | Nominated[90] | |
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2009 | Fave Toon | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Won[91] | |
2010 | Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2010 | Top Toon | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Nominated[92] |
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Avatar: The Last Airbender is an American animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. It first aired on February 21, 2005, on Nickelodeon with a one-hour series premiere[1] and concluded its run with a two-hour TV movie on July 19, 2008.[2] The Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise refers to each season as a 'Book', in which each episode is referred to as a 'chapter'. Each 'Book' takes its name from one of the elements that Aang, the protagonist, must master: Water, Earth, and Fire.[1] The show's first two seasons each consisted of 20 episodes, while the third season had 21. In addition to the three seasons, there were two recap episodes and three 'shorts'. The first recap summarized the first seventeen episodes while the second summarized season two. The first self-parody was released via an online flash game. The second and third were released with the Complete Second Season Box Set DVD.[3] The entire series has been released on DVD in Region One, Region Two and Region Four.
In the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe, there are people who are able to manipulate, or 'bend', the four elements: Air, Water, Earth, and Fire. Along with the four elements, there are four nations that correspond with each element. Not everyone can bend an element, and those that can can only bend one. However, the Avatar is a being able to manipulate all four elements as well as communicate with the spirits. The Avatar is also born into one nation, and after dying, is reincarnated into another nation following the pattern of Air, Water, Earth, and Fire. The series takes place 100 years after the Fire Nation declares war against all other nations and has killed off all airbenders in search of finding the Avatar, who has been reincarnated as an airbender named Aang. The Avatar, trapped in ice for 100 years, knows nothing of the war. The series starts with Aang being accidentally freed by Katara, a waterbender. The series then primarily follows the adventures of Aang and his companions, Sokka, Katara, and later Toph and Zuko, as he tries to master all four elements and defeat the Fire Nation. There is also a strong secondary focus on Zuko, the banished and disinherited crown prince of the Fire Nation. Zuko was scarred in a duel with his own father, the current Fire Lord, and is obsessed with trying to capture Aang to regain his father's favor and in doing so restoring his honor.
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Series overview[edit]
Season | Book | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | |||||
1 | Book One: Water | 20 | February 21, 2005 | December 2, 2005 | ||
2 | Book Two: Earth | 20 | March 17, 2006 | December 1, 2006 | ||
3 | Book Three: Fire | 21 | September 21, 2007 | July 19, 2008 |
Episodes[edit]
Book One: Water (2005)[edit]
A pilot episode for the series was made in 2003. It was animated by Tin House, Inc., written by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and directed by Dave Filoni. Mitchel Musso voiced Aang in this pilot but was later replaced by Zach Tyler Eisen when the show began production. In the episode, Sokka and his sister Kya (Katara was named Kya at the time of the pilot) must travel the world to find masters for Aang, who is the Avatar; however, they must evade a critical foe, Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation, who wants to capture Aang.
This episode was first publicly released as one of the extras in the NTSC season 1 DVDbox set, which were not available with the previously-released individual volumes. As the PAL box set lacks extras, the episode was not made available on DVD in PAL regions. The episode was released with audio commentary from the creators, which unlike commentary on other episodes in the season is not possible to disable on the DVD set.[4] On June 14, 2010, the unaired pilot was made available with and without commentary for the first time via the iTunes Store.[5]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Animated by | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [1] |
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1 | 1 | 'The Boy in the Iceberg' (Part 1) | JM Animation | Dave Filoni | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko | February 21, 2005 | 101 |
2 | 2 | 'The Avatar Returns' (Part 2) | JM Animation | Dave Filoni | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko | February 21, 2005 | 102 |
3 | 3 | 'The Southern Air Temple' | DR Movie | Lauren MacMullan | Michael Dante DiMartino | February 25, 2005 | 103 |
4 | 4 | 'The Warriors of Kyoshi' | JM Animation | Giancarlo Volpe | Nick Malis | March 4, 2005 | 104 |
5 | 5 | 'The King of Omashu' | DR Movie | Anthony Lioi | John O'Bryan | March 18, 2005 | 105 |
6 | 6 | 'Imprisoned' | JM Animation | Dave Filoni | Matthew Hubbard | March 25, 2005 | 106 |
7 | 7 | 'Winter Solstice, Part 1: The Spirit World' | DR Movie | Lauren MacMullan | Aaron Ehasz | April 8, 2005 | 107 |
8 | 8 | 'Winter Solstice, Part 2: Avatar Roku' | DR Movie | Giancarlo Volpe | Michael Dante DiMartino | April 15, 2005 | 108 |
9 | 9 | 'The Waterbending Scroll' | JM Animation | Anthony Lioi | John O'Bryan | April 29, 2005 | 109 |
10 | 10 | 'Jet' | JM Animation | Dave Filoni | James Eagan | May 6, 2005 | 110 |
11 | 11 | 'The Great Divide' | DR Movie | Giancarlo Volpe | John O'Bryan | May 20, 2005 | 111 |
12 | 12 | 'The Storm' | JM Animation | Lauren MacMullan | Aaron Ehasz | June 3, 2005 | 112 |
13 | 13 | 'The Blue Spirit' | DR Movie | Dave Filoni | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko | June 17, 2005 | 113 |
14 | 14 | 'The Fortuneteller' | JM Animation | Dave Filoni | Aaron Ehasz John O'Bryan | September 23, 2005 | 114 |
15 | 15 | 'Bato of the Water Tribe' | DR Movie | Giancarlo Volpe | Ian Wilcox | October 7, 2005 | 115 |
16 | 16 | 'The Deserter' | JM Animation | Lauren MacMullan | Tim Hedrick | October 21, 2005 | 116 |
17 | 17 | 'The Northern Air Temple' | DR Movie | Dave Filoni | Elizabeth Welch Ehasz | November 4, 2005 | 117 |
18 | 18 | 'The Waterbending Master' | JM Animation | Giancarlo Volpe | Michael Dante DiMartino | November 18, 2005 | 118 |
19 | 19 | 'The Siege of the North, Part 1' | DR Movie | Lauren MacMullan | John O'Bryan | December 2, 2005 | 119 |
20 | 20 | 'The Siege of the North, Part 2' | JM Animation | Dave Filoni | Aaron Ehasz | December 2, 2005 | 120 |
Book Two: Earth (2006)[edit]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Animated by | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [2] |
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21 | 1 | 'The Avatar State' | DR Movie | Giancarlo Volpe | Aaron Ehasz Elizabeth Welch Ehasz Tim Hedrick John O'Bryan | March 17, 2006 | 201 |
22 | 2 | 'The Cave of Two Lovers' | JM Animation | Lauren MacMullan | Joshua Hamilton | March 24, 2006 | 202 |
23 | 3 | 'Return to Omashu' | DR Movie | Ethan Spaulding | Elizabeth Welch Ehasz | April 7, 2006 | 203 |
24 | 4 | 'The Swamp' | JM Animation | Giancarlo Volpe | Tim Hedrick | April 14, 2006 | 204 |
25 | 5 | 'Avatar Day' | DR Movie | Lauren MacMullan | John O'Bryan | April 28, 2006 | 205 |
26 | 6 | 'The Blind Bandit' | JM Animation | Ethan Spaulding | Michael Dante DiMartino | May 5, 2006 | 206 |
27 | 7 | 'Zuko Alone' | JM Animation | Lauren MacMullan | Elizabeth Welch Ehasz | May 12, 2006 | 207 |
28 | 8 | 'The Chase' | DR Movie | Giancarlo Volpe | Joshua Hamilton | May 26, 2006 | 208 |
29 | 9 | 'Bitter Work' | DR Movie | Ethan Spaulding | Aaron Ehasz | June 2, 2006 | 209 |
30 | 10 | 'The Library' 'The Fury of Aang' | JM Animation | Giancarlo Volpe | John O'Bryan | July 14, 2006 | 210 |
31 | 11 | 'The Desert' 'The Fury of Aang' | DR Movie | Lauren MacMullan | Tim Hedrick | July 14, 2006 | 211 |
32 | 12 | 'The Serpent's Pass' 'Secret of the Fire Nation' | JM Animation | Ethan Spaulding | Michael Dante DiMartino Joshua Hamilton | September 15, 2006 | 212 |
33 | 13 | 'The Drill' 'Secret of the Fire Nation' | DR Movie | Giancarlo Volpe | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko | September 15, 2006 | 213 |
34 | 14 | 'City of Walls and Secrets' | JM Animation | Lauren MacMullan | Tim Hedrick | September 22, 2006 | 214 |
35 | 15 | 'The Tales of Ba Sing Se' | DR Movie | Ethan Spaulding | The Tale of Toph and Katara Joann Estoesta Lisa Wahlander The Tale of Iroh Andrew Huebner The Tale of Aang Gary Scheppke The Tale of Sokka Lauren MacMullan The Tale of Zuko Katie Mattila The Tale of Momo Justin Ridge Giancarlo Volpe | September 29, 2006 | 215 |
36 | 16 | 'Appa's Lost Days' | JM Animation | Giancarlo Volpe | Elizabeth Welch Ehasz | October 13, 2006 | 216 |
37 | 17 | 'Lake Laogai' | DR Movie | Lauren MacMullan | Tim Hedrick | November 3, 2006 | 217 |
38 | 18 | 'The Earth King' | JM Animation | Ethan Spaulding | John O'Bryan | November 17, 2006 | 218 |
39 | 19 | 'The Guru' | DR Movie | Giancarlo Volpe | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko | December 1, 2006 | 219 |
40 | 20 | 'The Crossroads of Destiny' | JM Animation | Michael Dante DiMartino | Aaron Ehasz | December 1, 2006 | 220 |
Book Three: Fire (2007–08)[edit]
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No. overall | No. in season | Title | Animated by | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [3] | Viewers (millions) |
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41 | 1 | 'The Awakening' | SEK Studio | Giancarlo Volpe | Aaron Ehasz | September 21, 2007 | 301 | — |
42 | 2 | 'The Headband' | JM Animation | Joaquim Dos Santos | John O'Bryan | September 28, 2007 | 302 | — |
43 | 3 | 'The Painted Lady' | Moi Animation | Ethan Spaulding | Joshua Hamilton | October 5, 2007 | 303 | — |
44 | 4 | 'Sokka's Master' | JM Animation | Giancarlo Volpe | Tim Hedrick | October 12, 2007 | 304 | — |
45 | 5 | 'The Beach' | Moi Animation | Joaquim Dos Santos | Katie Mattila | October 19, 2007 | 305 | — |
46 | 6 | 'The Avatar and the Fire Lord' | JM Animation | Ethan Spaulding | Elizabeth Welch Ehasz | October 26, 2007 | 306 | — |
47 | 7 | 'The Runaway' | Moi Animation | Giancarlo Volpe | Joshua Hamilton | November 2, 2007 | 307 | — |
48 | 8 | 'The Puppetmaster' | JM Animation | Joaquim Dos Santos | Tim Hedrick | November 9, 2007 | 308 | — |
49 | 9 | 'Nightmares and Daydreams' | Moi Animation | Ethan Spaulding | John O'Bryan | November 16, 2007 | 309 | — |
50 | 10 | 'The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion' | JM Animation | Giancarlo Volpe | Michael Dante DiMartino | November 30, 2007 | 310 | 3.77[6] |
51 | 11 | 'The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse' | Moi Animation | Joaquim Dos Santos | Aaron Ehasz | November 30, 2007 | 311 | 3.77[6] |
52 | 12 | 'The Western Air Temple' | JM Animation | Ethan Spaulding | Elizabeth Welch Ehasz Tim Hedrick | July 14, 2008 | 312 | — |
53 | 13 | 'The Firebending Masters' | Moi Animation | Giancarlo Volpe | John O'Bryan | July 15, 2008 | 313 | — |
54 | 14 | 'The Boiling Rock, Part 1' | JM Animation | Joaquim Dos Santos | May Chan | July 16, 2008 | 314 | 3.97[7] |
55 | 15 | 'The Boiling Rock, Part 2' | Moi Animation | Ethan Spaulding | Joshua Hamilton | July 16, 2008 | 315 | 3.97[7] |
56 | 16 | 'The Southern Raiders' | Moi Animation | Joaquim Dos Santos | Elizabeth Welch Ehasz | July 17, 2008 | 316 | 4.23[7] |
57 | 17 | 'The Ember Island Players' | JM Animation | Giancarlo Volpe | Tim Hedrick, Josh Hamilton John O'Bryan | July 18, 2008 | 317 | 4.53[7] |
58 | 18 | 'Sozin's Comet, Part 1: The Phoenix King' | JM Animation | Ethan Spaulding | Michael Dante DiMartino | July 19, 2008 | 318 | 5.59[7] |
59 | 19 | 'Sozin's Comet, Part 2: The Old Masters' | Moi Animation | Giancarlo Volpe | Aaron Ehasz | July 19, 2008 | 319 | 5.59[7] |
60 | 20 | 'Sozin's Comet, Part 3: Into the Inferno' | JM Animation | Joaquim Dos Santos | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko | July 19, 2008 | 320 | 5.59[7] |
61 | 21 | 'Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang' | JM Animation | Joaquim Dos Santos | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko | July 19, 2008 | 321 | 5.59[7] |
Video releases[edit]
Region 1[edit]
The first Avatar: The Last Airbender DVD set became available on January 31, 2006. The first season had five DVD sets, each containing four episodes. For season two and three, four DVD sets were released, with five episodes on each. The only exception to the release pattern was the last DVD set of season three, which contained a sixth episode. At the end of each season, a box set was released, containing all of the episodes from the season. Each box set contains an additional disc of bonus features not available as an individual disc release like every episode of the series. Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Complete Series DVD box set featuring all 3 books was released in North America on October 6, 2015.[8] A Blu-ray version of The Complete Series box set was released in the North America on June 5, 2018.[9]
Volume | Book 1: Water | Book 2: Earth | Book 3: Fire | ||||||
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Released | Discs | Episodes | Released | Discs | Episodes | Released | Discs | Episodes | |
1[10] | January 31, 2006 | 1 | 4 | January 23, 2007 | 1 | 5 | October 30, 2007 | 1 | 5 |
2[10] | March 28, 2006 | 1 | 4 | April 10, 2007 | 1 | 5 | January 22, 2008 | 1 | 5 |
3[10] | May 30, 2006 | 1 | 4 | May 22, 2007 | 1 | 5 | May 6, 2008 | 1 | 5 |
4[10] | July 18, 2006 | 1 | 4 | August 14, 2007 | 1 | 5 | July 29, 2008 | 1 | 6 |
5[10] | September 19, 2006 | 1 | 4 | There is no volume five DVD for this season. | There is no volume five DVD for this season. | ||||
Box set[10] | September 19, 2006 | 6[11] | 20[11] | September 11, 2007 | 5[12] | 20[12] | September 16, 2008 | 5[13] | 21[13] |
Collector’s Edition[10] | June 22, 2010 | 7[14] | 20 | Currently no information. | Currently no information. | ||||
Complete Series DVD box set | October 6, 2015[15] | 16[16] | 61 | ||||||
Complete Series Blu-ray box set | May 1, 2018 (Best Buy); June 5, 2018 (Elsewhere)[17] | 9 | 54 |
Region 2[edit]
In the United States, all Season One DVDs were encoded using NTSC. Since this is not compatible in most countries outside North America, Nickelodeon released separate DVDs in regions where the video would be encoded using PAL instead. These releases began on February 19, 2007;[18] each DVD was released months after the original release. As with the original DVDs, each set contained five episodes on one disc,[18][19][20][21][22] with the exception of The Complete Book One Collection Box Set, which contained all of the twenty episodes in the season on five discs.[23] In the Netherlands, all episodes came out in a box.
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Complete Series DVD box set featuring all 3 books was released in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2012.[24] A Blu-ray version of The Complete Series box set was released in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2018.[25]
Volume | Book 1: Water | Book 2: Earth | Book 3: Fire | ||||||
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Released | Discs | Episodes | Released | Discs | Episodes | Released | Discs | Episodes | |
1 | February 19, 2007[18] | 1 | 4 | Not released | 1 | 5 | Not released | 1 | 5 |
2 | June 4, 2007[19] | 1 | 4 | Not released | 1 | 5 | Not released | 1 | 5 |
3 | September 3, 2007[20] | 1 | 4 | Not released | 1 | 5 | Not released | 1 | 5 |
4 | February 18, 2008[21] | 1 | 4 | Not released | 1 | 5 | Not released | 1 | 6 |
5 | May 26, 2008[22] | 1 | 4 | There is no volume five DVD for this season. | There is no volume five DVD for this season. | ||||
Box set | January 26, 2009[26] | 5 | 20 | July 20, 2009[27] | 4 | 20 | February 1, 2010[28] | 4 | 21 |
Complete Series DVD box set | August 6, 2012[29] | 13 | 61 | ||||||
Complete Series Blu-ray box set | June 11, 2018[30] | 9 | 61 |
Region 4[edit]
The following release dates are the Australian release dates, and may or may not represent the release dates for all of region 4.
Volume | Book 1: Water | Book 2: Earth | Book 3: Fire | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Released | Discs | Episodes | Released | Discs | Episodes | Released | Discs | Episodes | |
1 | March 15, 2007[31][32] | 1 | 4 | June 4, 2009[33] | 1 | 5 | June 3, 2010[34] | 1 | 5 |
2 | July 5, 2007[35] | 1 | 4 | August 4, 2009[36] | 1 | 5 | September 23, 2010[37] | 1 | 5 |
3 | March 13, 2008[38] | 1 | 4 | October 29, 2009[39] | 1 | 5 | October 7, 2010[40] | 1 | 5 |
4 | June 19, 2008[41] | 1 | 4 | March 31, 2010[42] | 1 | 5 | November 4, 2010[43] | 1 | 6 |
5 | March 5, 2009[44][45] | 1 | 4 | There is no volume five DVD for this season. | There is no volume five DVD for this season. | ||||
Box set | June 4, 2009[46][47] | 5 | 20 | September 9, 2010[48] | 4 | 20 | December 2, 2010[49] | 4 | 21 |
Complete Series Blu-ray box set | November 14, 2018[50] | 9 | 61 |
Footnotes[edit]
- 1, 2, 3.^ Production code format taken from the commentary for 'Sozin's Comet: The Phoenix King'
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