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Avatar: The Last Airbender

This article is about the animated television series. For the live-action adaptation, see Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024 TV series). For the franchise, see Avatar: The Last Airbender (franchise). For other uses, see Avatar: The Last Airbender (disambiguation).
"The Last Airbender" redirects here. For the 2010 film, see The Last Airbender (film).

Avatar: The Last Airbender
Also known as
  • Avatar: The Legend of Aang[1]
  • Avatar
  • The Last Airbender
Genre
Created by
Showrunners
  • Michael Dante DiMartino
  • Bryan Konietzko
Written by
  • Michael Dante DiMartino
  • Bryan Konietzko
  • Aaron Ehasz
  • John O'Bryan
  • Joshua Hamilton
  • Elizabeth Welch
  • Tim Hedrick
Voices of
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes61 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Dante DiMartino
  • Bryan Konietzko
  • Aaron Ehasz
Running time23 minutes
Production companyNickelodeon Animation Studio
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
ReleaseFebruary 21, 2005 (2005-02-21) –
July 19, 2008 (2008-07-19)
Related
The Legend of Korra
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Avatar: The Last Airbender, also known as Avatar: The Legend of Aang in some regions, is an American animated fantasy action television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko and produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio.

Avatar is set in a largely Asian-inspired world in which some people can telekinetically manipulate one of the four elements—water, earth, fire or air—through practices known as "bending", inspired by Chinese martial arts. The only individual who can bend all four elements, the "Avatar", is responsible for maintaining harmony among the world's four nations, and serves as the link between the physical world and the spirit world. The series follows the journey of twelve-year-old Aang, the current Avatar and last survivor of his nation, the Air Nomads, along with his friends Katara, Sokka, and Toph, as they strive to end the Fire Nation's war against the other nations and defeat Fire Lord Ozai before he conquers the world. The series also follows Zuko—the exiled prince of the Fire Nation, seeking to restore his lost honor by capturing Aang, accompanied by his uncle Iroh—and later, his sister Azula. Avatar is presented in a style that combines anime with American cartoons and relies on the imagery of primarily Chinese culture,[2][3] with various other influences from different East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, North Asian, and Native American cultures.

Avatar: The Last Airbender was a ratings success and received acclaim from critics for its characters, cultural references, art direction, voice acting, soundtrack, humor, and themes. The series' themes include concepts rarely touched on in youth entertainment, including war, genocide, imperialism, totalitarianism, indoctrination and free choice.[4] It won five Annie Awards, a Genesis Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Kids' Choice Award, and a Peabody Award. The show is regarded by many critics as one of the greatest animated television series of all time.

Avatar aired on Nickelodeon for three seasons, from February 2005 to July 2008.[5] The extended Avatar franchise includes an ongoing comics series, a prequel novel series, an animated sequel series, and a live-action film, as well as a live-action remake series produced for Netflix.[6] The complete series was released on Blu-ray in June 2018 in honor of the tenth anniversary of its finale[7] and was made available to stream on Netflix in the United States and Canada in May 2020,[8][9] on Paramount+ in June 2020,[10] and on Amazon Prime Video in January 2021.[11]

  1. ^ "Japanese animation creates a stir". Jamaica Gleaner. August 25, 2012. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016.
  2. ^ Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Avatar: The Last Airbender I.P. Bible.
  3. ^ "The Gallery - Elsa Garagarza". Anime News Network. October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
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  5. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  6. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender creators return for live-action Netflix remake". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender Complete Series Coming to Blu-Ray This Summer". February 23, 2018. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  8. ^ Tassi, Paul. "'Avatar: The Last Airbender,' A 15 Year-Old Cartoon, Is Now Netflix's Most Popular Show". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)". Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender". Paramount+. March 10, 2005. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  11. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender". Amazon. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

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