The series, set approximately 70 years after the events of Airbender follows Korra as she embarks on her own journey to become the new Avatar, a spiritual mediator and protector, and the generation’s only martial artist who can command mastery over all four elements: Fire, Earth, Water, and Air. Korra is the reincarnation of Aang, who was the reincarnation of his predecessor, Avatar Roku, and so forth. The Legend of Korra iterated on these traits from the perspective of a new protagonist: a female waterbender named Korra. Its accessible exploration of colonialism, authoritarianism, and generational change resonates with viewers to this day.
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The three-season series is widely considered one of the best animated television series of its time, and maybe of all time, due to its dynamic characters, beautiful animation, and sophisticated themes. After a century-long slumber, Aang awakens to rescue the world from the ambitions of a tyrannical superpower.
That’s ironic, given the series’ respective takes on the tumultuous nature of legacies and generational change, and how Korra permanently transformed the Avatar universe.Ĭo-created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, Avatar: The Last Airbender follows Aang, the lone survivor of an order of monks who use martial arts to “bend” air into a weapon or tool. In the months since the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender was added to Netflix’s streaming library, the merits of the show’s 2012 sequel series, The Legend of Korra, have been so fiercely debated among fans online that even Netflix’s own Twitter account entered the mix.