Avatar the Last Airbender: Appreciation Post
This show is probably one of my all time favorites. The plot is amazing
and flowed between seriousness and humor with ease. At the heart of Avatar is its characters. Each character is so well-rounded and fleshed out. They all have their strength and weaknesses not only in battle, but personality.
The main character is the actual Avatar named Aang. He wakes after being frozen for one hundred years to find the world unbalanced and at war. It's the Avatar's job to bring peace, which Aang at the young age of twelve must do. With the help of his friends they begin a journey. This journey is fleshed out through its vivid use of animation and colors. The details make the show worth watching visually as well. I love the style and how it evolves through the seasons.
Also, the whole lore on the Avatar is really engaging and makes you want to know more about it. In the recent sequel series The Legend of Korra, that I believe is by far inferior to its predecessor it did have an hour episode over the creation of the Avatar. This episode was by far one of the best in a long time. The entire episode had the feel of the original series with a unique art style to match. Avatar the Last Airbender is a great animated television show that I highly recommend not only for its plot, but beautfiul design details and animation. It's one of the reasons I wanted to go into Illustration in the first place.
One of my favorite things about Avatar is how much research they put into the show. They spent a lot of time observing different martial arts fighting styles and applying what they learned to the different tribes. A lot of what they did on that show is very thorough and wonderful I love it!
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