The anime style is chosen for no reason other than to attract audiences. Shows like Martin Mystery and Totally Spies are hybrids, and watching them nearly makes me gag. I have had bad experiences with hybrid anime. Avatar is, what I call, 'hybrid' anime: in other words, anime created here in North America. That, and when I watched the first Avatar episode, I noticed that it wasn't a 'true' anime. It seemed like it would just turn out to be another cheesy, serialized anime whose only purpose is to make cash. When I fist heard of Avatar: The Last Airbender, I was a little septic. As long as the creators can keep the show original and stop Nick from bastardizing it by saying things like "its too violent" or "You can't have Saaka be sexist." Stay the course and you'll be gold! It seems to have the right amount of humor and action to keep it appealing to me (and I'm 19!). I think that it is good that they have a program with this kind of look that isn't from an established Nickelodeon company (like frederator for fairly oddparents).Īnyway, I think that Avatar: The Last Airbender is a good program, and is sure to be a hit as long as Nick doesn't screw it up. Don't get me wrong, nick has some good animated shows, like Spongebob, Fairly Oddparents, Danny Phantom is one of my favorites. The anime-style look and feel of it make it a warm addition to nick's mostly dull lineup.
This is entertainment for all ages, and definitely a must see.
With just enough well paced action, some sincere points of moral conviction (can you believe it), and witty humor makes the show a winning combination. Each episode usually introduces a new and genuinely interesting opposition and/or characters to be overcome by the end of the show, and visually there is plenty of awe inspiring backgrounds and quality animation. The story lines are top notch, being both episodic in nature and chronologically integral from one show to the next. Great plots and stunning visuals are just as much of importance to the overall success of the show. But this is just the beginning of the glue that keeps you coming back. There is lot of humor and fun in this show, and you can't help but to really love these characters and their pets. The main characters who find themselves caught in this struggle are three teens named Katara, Sokka, and Aang (the Avatar) who have set forth to bring harmony to the world through their influence and through the powers of the still developing Avatar. Avatar has strength in all the major areas of film and story, starting at ground level with an exceptionally believable world setting where war is taking place among the different nations. The creators of Avatar have really crafted an artistic piece of fun and creative storytelling that is a rare gem for American TV. me.mkvĮven though Avatar is of American origin, it has a lot of Japanese anime influence, particularly visually, but keeps the best of both animation cultures with it's American sense of playfulness and more realized characterization. Genres: Fantasy, Animation, Action, AdventureĬreator: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan KonietzkoĬast: Dee Bradley Baker, Zach Tyler, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, Dante Basco, Jessie Flower, Makoįantasy Animation Action Adventure Avatar Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko Dee Bradley Baker Zach Tyler Mae Whitman Jack De Sena Dante Basco Jessie Flower Mako Original Title: Avatar: The Last Airbender Also Known As (AKA) - Avatar: The Legend of Aang Together they must help Aang master the elements and save the world.
A hundred years later Katara and Sokka discover the new Avatar, an airbender named Aang. But when the world needs him most, he vanishes. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, can stop them. The Avatar upholds the balance between the nations, but everything changed when the Fire Nation invaded. The world is divided into four elemental nations: The Northern and Southern Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation, and the Air Nomads. In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.