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Avatar The Last Airbender
alt title(s): Avatar; Avatar The Legend Of Aang
Katara: Why didn't you tell us you were the Avatar?
Aang: Because... I never wanted to be.

Avatar: The Last Airbender or Avatar: The Legend Of Aang and Avatar: The Master of the Elements.

Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko's genius combination of Eastern art and Western writing.

Avatar takes place in a world divided into four nations: the Fire Nation, the Earth Kingdom, the Water Tribes, and the Air Nomads. Each have created a fighting style to control or "bend" the element that is their namesake. Only the Avatar, one person born every generation, is capable of mastering all the elements and serving as peacekeeper and protector.

This is the story of a 112-year-old Avatar, the Airbender Aang, and his quest to master the four bending arts so that he can save the world from Fire Lord Ozai and end the century-long war that he spent trapped in an iceberg. Oh, and just to make things more interesting, he only has until the end of summer to do it!

Luckily, he has found himself in good company with the Waterbender Katara and her brother Sokka. As they embark on this journey, they gain more allies. Take a look at the character sheet to get to know more about the characters.

The show is known for its references to Eastern religion and mythology, aggressive fantastic battles and well written characters, which is likely why the series nabs strong Ratings across many different demographics (comedy for the kids, deeper stuff for the adults; fight scenes for the guys and Fanservice for the ladies.)

The Season 1 finale is considered an exceptional work of art for its incredibly epic story and execution. As for Season 2, a list of all the tropes and traditions the writers broke or subverted in the finale could be a page all on its own. And the third, and final, season finale? Let's just say the HSQ was through the roof.

The first season is currently being made into a live-action film The Last Airbender, which will be the second Shyamalan film to be inspired by a Nickelodeon show. While the original creators are still involved with the storyline, it seems that almost every announcement is either warmly received or violently hated. This has already led to some Fan Disillusionment. The teaser trailer is out and can be viewed here It's up to you whether it looks too Darker And Edgier or just right. The consensus is pretty split.

In another take-off of LittleKuriboh's parody style, Avatar The Abridged Series by GanXingba has become fairly popular.

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