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3 Books · 61 Episodes
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In a world where some people can telekinetically manipulate one of the four elements — water, earth, fire, or air — the Avatar is the only individual who can bend all four, and is responsible for maintaining harmony among the world's four nations. The series follows twelve-year-old Aang, the current Avatar and last survivor of the Air Nomads, along with his friends Katara, Sokka, and Toph, as they strive to end the Fire Nation's century-long war and defeat Fire Lord Ozai before Sozin's Comet arrives and grants him unstoppable power.
About the Series
Avatar: The Last Airbender was created by Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko and produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It originally aired for three seasons — called "Books" — from February 2005 to July 2008, concluding with the two-hour television movie finale "Sozin's Comet." The series is presented in a style combining Japanese anime influences with American cartoons, drawing primarily on Chinese culture alongside broader East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and indigenous American influences.
The series explores themes rarely touched on in youth entertainment: war, genocide, imperialism, totalitarianism, gender roles, class warfare, political corruption, and free will. The bending arts are each rooted in real Chinese martial arts — waterbending in Tai Chi, earthbending in Hung Gar, firebending in Northern Shaolin, and airbending in Baguazhang — with fight choreography consultant Sifu Kisu of the Harmonious Fist Chinese Athletic Association.
The show became the most-watched program on U.S. Netflix within four days of its 2020 addition, holding a spot in the platform's top ten for a record-setting 60 consecutive days. It holds a 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and is widely regarded as one of the greatest animated television series of all time.