Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender
Genre	Animation Action-adventure Fantasy Comedy drama
Created by	Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko
Voices of	Zach Tyler Eisen Mae Whitman Jack DeSena Dante Basco Jessie Flower Dee Bradley Baker Mako Greg Baldwin Grey DeLisle Mark Hamill
Composers	Jeremy Zuckerman Benjamin Wynn
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	61 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Michael Hirsh Michael Dante DiMartino Piratck Loubert Cilve A Simth Bryan Konietzko Aaron Ehasz (co-executive) Scott Dyer
Animators	JM Animation (32 episodes)[a] DR Movie (19 episodes)[b] Moi Animation (10 episodes)[c]
Running time	23 minutes
Production companies	Nelvana Shzou Hong Ying Animation (S4)
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon (United States) TVOKids/Knowledge Kids/SCN/Access, (Canada)
Release	February 21, 2005 (2005-02-21) – July 19, 2008 (2008-07-19)
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Avatar: The Last Airbender (abbreviated as ATLA),^[1] also known as Avatar: The Legend of Aang or just Avatar, is an American anime-influenced animated television series. The series was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. It was produced by Nelvana Limited. The series was on Nickelodeon for three seasons. The pilot episode, The Boy in the Iceberg, was first broadcast on February 21, 2005. The last episode, Sozin's Comet, was broadcast on July 19, 2008.

The program is about a world where people can control, or "bend," one of the four elements—water, earth, fire, or air. The main character is Aang. He is the "Avatar". This means he can bend all four elements. In the series, Aang and his friends Katara, Sokka, and later Toph Beifong must save the world by defeating Fire Lord Ozai. Ozai is the ruler of the Fire Nation. Aang and his friends want to end a war between the Fire Nation and the other nations. The war has lasted for one hundred years. At the same time, Zuko tries to capture Aang and defeat him. Zuko used to be the prince of the Fire Nation. The series is based on different parts of Asian culture. The Fire Nation reflects imperial Japan. The Earth Kingdom has many similarities to Chinese culture. The Air Nomads represent Tibetan culture. The Water Tribe matches the Inuk nation and Inuit people. The moves that the characters make when they bend are based on different styles of martial arts. These include kung fu and tai chi. The art style of the series is similar to the style of Japanese anime.

Avatar: The Last Airbender received high ratings when it was broadcast. Its highest rating was 5.6 million people. The series was made for young viewers. Even people who were not 6 to 11 watched and liked it.^[2][3] Critics also like the show. They think its characters, art, music, and writing are all very good. In addition, Avatar: The Last Airbender talks about difficult things that children's shows do not talk about often. These include war, genocide, imperialism, and free will. The show has won many awards. It has won five Annie Awards, a Genesis Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Kids' Choice Award, and a Peabody Award. Many people think Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of the best animated series of all time.^[4]

There is a franchise of things related to Avatar: The Last Airbender. One of these is an animated sequel series, The Legend of Korra, that tells what happens 70 years after the events of the first show. The Legend of Korra premiered in 2012 and ended in 2014.^[5] There are also two prequel novels, a live-action film, and a series of comics, which are still being made. In July 2018, the complete series was released on Blu-ray. This was to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the ending of the show. The show was released on Netflix in the United States and Canada in May 2020. It was also released on Paramount+ in June 2020 and on Amazon Prime Video in January 2021. A live action version is currently being made by Netflix.
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1. ↑
   • Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 11, 2018). "'The Dragon Prince': Netflix Sets New Animated Series From 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Writer". Deadline. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
   • Sava, Oliver (December 18, 2018). "The new team behind the Avatar comic opens up in this exclusive preview". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
   • Yang, Rachel (July 1, 2021). "'Avatar: The Last Airbender' co-creator says 'there's so much I would fix' about show". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
2. ↑ "Element of Shyamalan in "Airbender"". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
3. ↑ "In Brief: Avatar's Big Finish". TVGuide: 12. 2006-12-28.
4. ↑ "'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Is Still One of the Greatest Shows of All Time". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
5. ↑ "Nickelodeon sets 'Last Airbender' spinoff for 2011". Associated Press. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2017.