I watched Avatar-the last airbender. It's from Nickelodeon. I think it's cool!
Has anyone watched this show before?

I have. I like the show. I dont know if this is original or it was released in japan/china before.

I'm pretty sure its a Nick creation.

it looked like a dragonballZ story, except the guys have no huge mega-hairstyles

It is from Nick cartoon but I think the writings are Chinese?!

it looked like a dragonballZ story, except the guys have no huge mega-hairstyles
not exactly. You dont see them destroying the whole world with chi blasts or something like that.

This is one of my favourite cartoon shows ever. You can watch it on youtube... and I highly recommend doing so.

Yeah and there are new episodes starting back on this Friday. Very cool.

I think I saw it first came out, the bald kid with the blue arrows~
what was his name? I remeber the monkey/ rabbit thing was Momo I think...

its a pretty good show i guess.
kinda funny. xD

I think I saw it first came out, the bald kid with the blue arrows~
what was his name? I remeber the monkey/ rabbit thing was Momo I think...

His name is Ang. I cant spell his name but its sounds like "and minus the D sound and add a g like when you say tang.)

that show is pretty nice

its a pretty nice show, too bad our cable removed Nickelodeon

I like Avitar! Its a cool show!!:P

I love Avatar...I think that it came from Korea...I'm not quite sure. The director said something or other about it. 0_o
It has a great plot. ^_^

yea its nice cus it has that nice elemntal twist to it. The story line isnt so bad either cept i duno why they make fire evillll. Water should be eviiillllllll

it's just an awesome show to begin with. hella wish i was part of that world...minus the whole war thing. it would be hella sick to be a bender of some sort. i would be a water bender...sorry pikachow

Yeah I watch it too. My friends and I often argue if Avatar is a production of Nick or China or Japanese. Pretty hard to tell

Yeah I watch it too. My friends and I often argue if Avatar is a production of Nick or China or Japanese. Pretty hard to tell

the show's awesome to begin with...so who cares where it originally came from?! haha!

the show's awesome to begin with...so who cares where it originally came from?! haha!

Agreed. I thought the show was going to suck, but i watched one episoide,and I liked it. :)

I like it too. I just think it needs a bit more action in it! :)

My friend calls spitting water bending. Its amazing how much and how far he could bend...

The people who made it really do their homework... I think that's why it is really good.

whaattt water = evil boo hisss booo go earth. Earth is the coolest martial art that they do anywhay.

yea its nice cus it has that nice elemntal twist to it. The story line isnt so bad either cept i duno why they make fire evillll. Water should be eviiillllllll

...i think they made the fire element evil because it is quite traditional and since the title says "the last AIRbender", not "the last FIREbender or WATERbender"...:think:



whaattt water = evil boo hisss booo go earth. Earth is the coolest martial art that they do anywhay.

that i can agree on...GO EARTH!!!:sweat:

...i think they made the fire element evil because it is quite traditional and since the title says "the last AIRbender", not "the last FIREbender or WATERbender"...:think:




that i can agree on...GO EARTH!!!:sweat:


NoooOOo! Water is my favourite element. Its MY element lol. Besides, fire makes a stronger image for the enemy. As much as I'd like water to be more in the scene--it'd seem less formidable.

my favourite is Air! Imagine being carried upon the breath of the wind...

I'd like to be a firebender! Am I the only one who wants to be a firebender?

I love the show. I'm pretty sure it comes from America, but the animation is really beautiful. Most cartoons I see that try to mimic the Anime style are usually very brightly-colored and cheesy, but this series has a great storyline and great characters.

If you didn't know, the voice of Uncle Iroh (Mako) passed away sometime near the end of last month. May he rest in peace. ><

Thankfully, season two was already completed before...

I wonder who the new voice actor would be. Probably someone worse than his previous voice actor. Thats mostly how it becomes.

Mako was a fantastic voice actor, one of the best. So yeah, it'll be hard to live under his shadow.

Agreed ^_^

agreed

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Shinji, if you arent going to keep on topic then go away. If you want to spam go to the general chat section.

Was this actually an Anime from Japan, or was it like Teen Titans (was that also Japanise too?).

Created by Nick, an American company (that made Rug Rats).

yup i like Avatar the last airbender good show good show

(This is actually Angelic using Spoon's account)

I've seen parts of the show and it doesn't impress me, to be honest. It might be the horrible Dutch dubbing. Anyway, it's a US production that's trying to be like anime (and in my eyes fails in doing that because it just doesn't work).

Not saying that americans can't use manga/anime style (look at something like Megatokyo) but Avatar just doesn't cut it for me.

Lol. Maybe they were trying to have a western/japanese style cartoon? Not like it matters. It's the story, the characters that really matters. And the animation is f*cking awesome anyways, have you seen the action sequences? =D

Yeah I watch it too. My friends and I often argue if Avatar is a production of Nick or China or Japanese. Pretty hard to tell

umm in reply to this I have actually read that it is an American creation funny huh? But i really think it would be totally radical to be both an earthbender and a waterbender but thats just me the ability to move mountains and part oceans would be SO COOL!!

I like the show I don't know why but i think Zuko and Katara might ..i don' know like each other or something like that.

Thsi is my fav anime. I LOVE IT SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!

i like it. Its ok, not all that great though.

nah i don't really like it i think they tried though the company i mean, but for me it just didnt cut it....

@ Wolfie:

You bend elements ALL OF THE TIME in the arena!

^-^. Thats true! ^-^

My brother loves this show. I thought it was going to be dopey however I also like it now. It's too bad we dpnt have cable or satellite. leasts theres torrents and you tube.

(This is actually Angelic using Spoon's account)

I've seen parts of the show and it doesn't impress me, to be honest. It might be the horrible Dutch dubbing. Anyway, it's a US production that's trying to be like anime (and in my eyes fails in doing that because it just doesn't work).

Not saying that americans can't use manga/anime style (look at something like Megatokyo) but Avatar just doesn't cut it for me.

Aaaand I changed my opinion about this show after seeing several episodes in the hospital (this time in the correct order) and it's not bad at all. In fact I think it's one of the better Nickelodeon toons, along with Fairly Odd Parents, Kappa Mikey (just cos it's so wrong) and my favourite, Danny Phantom.

I have neither watched the latter: I saw Avatar on Youtube.

i cant wait for it to be finish... i think it would be zuko who'll teach ang how to bend fire... hehehe

any excuse to hurl fire at Aangs shiny bald head. I was thinking Saka might die, and Uncle will teach Aang like he trained Zuko.

Sokka shouldn't die; he's the comedy relief person. Zuko (as much as I hate to think so) will most likely die, because he is a sad and depressing character. Aang will be killed in the last episode, or go missing, because that's just the kind of cliche they always do.
Avatar is awesome.

yea i think its a good show but all they show is stupid replays T.T i want new shows arghghghgh

(I meant Zuko)

i think that aang will go missing and kitara will realise her hidden love for him, therefore there has to be a happy ending for those two. Uncle will be killed by azula and zuko joins aang to get his revenge on his father. as for saka i think he will go back to the northern water kingdom and marry the princess. tai will continue to follow aang and let him master earth bending. buts thats only my opinion

Isn't the princess dead?

....WHAT!?

Avatar is an honest to goodness truly entertaining show. It doesn't try to imitate japanese animation quirks, and has a pleasing storyline. I love it. :)

the writing is chinese i believe. The kanji is used everywhere, even japan(duh), korea possibly, phillipines, vietnam. etc. so i dont know the origins. it looks like a chinese animation.

Kanji as I've seen them in Avatar are used in Japan, Hongkong (traditional Chinese) and Taiwan.

avatar was a nickelodeon production so it was first made in english...
but did the princess really die!?

avatar was a nickelodeon production so it was first made in english...
but did the princess really die!?

Yup the noth pole princess did die. She gave her life to save the moon spirit.

:cry: awwwwwwwwww and saka loved her....
TYPICAL ANIME!

But it's not anime. :mellow:

Toon*

it's kinda anime kinda toon.

yh it is sorta

Cause it was made by a american company and it has the anime look to it so it kinda anime/toon.

true

hmm i totally agree its anime/toon i still like the concept though. If only there was a bit more action and more anime feel to it

I think it's ok.

i like the battle between azula, zuko and aang in the second series! really good...

is the secon book done?

dunno but i watch it on nick toons in the morning at 10am. I live in Scotland so its new here.

oh ic, the avatar shown here are all reruns from book one and worst of all it's just up to episode 12

go on you tube and look for avatar
thats what i did

it's ok.. my friend has a copy.. i'll just borrow from him.. hehe

lol cool

is the secon book done?
Yup book 2 is done

When is book three going to come out? Im so anxious for it, that I can't stand it. Btw I do think this is a really good show from what I have seen in book one and book two. Although yeah its not anime, its still a great show that I watch daily, no matter if it is a re-run. But still if it were a regular cartoon then this would of happend:

**Warning, if you have not seen the end of book two don't read this!**

In the last battle in book two, Zuko would have sided with the Anng and his uncle. And then the earth kingdom would not have fallen to the fire nation.

So yeah its not an every day, run of the mill, cartoon. At the very least you can say that, because if you look at other cartoons made by the U.S. then you can say well yeah there really aren't many other cartoons that are like this in this form made by the U.S. Well anyways I just wanted to say what I thought of the show. And even if most of the stuff I've posted has been in earlier posts, I just wanted to what I thought of it anyways. Please no criticisms!

When is book three going to come out?

I'm thinking sometime next year, maybe January or Feburary.

good cause i cannot wait for it

oh my god, i love that show! it's very exciting =]

@pianocrazy90: about what you said in spoiler.. maybe he has another reason.. it's not like he hasn't done it before

Yeah, your right. All I mean is that Avatar is not like most cartoons made in the U.S. is all. And I also mean as in America cartoons you see have mainly happy endings to each and every episode, but Japan is different considering it doesn't really do that when it comes to Anime. Because they want to develop a storyline that takes up few to many episodes untill it gets to the end with a either a climatic ending or anti-climatic. And even when it gets to the end of the show it doesn't mean they are going to be happy endings. They might be sad ones. But as you see now a days quite a few of America's cartoons are very abrupt and don't have climatic endings, they just stop making the show all together when they feel they have made a good amount of episodes for the show. Anyway thats all I was trying to get across.
And yes, I know the director has a reason for what he does.

Actually the difference between Japanese and American anime (other than art style) is how they focus on story. America tends to focus more on Action and overall story. Japan focuses more on character development and relations.

which do you think is better? cos no offence but the american stories end up happily which i like a lot

my brother loves this show.

which do you think is better? cos no offence but the american stories end up happily which i like a lot

It probably has to do with the fact that american cartoons are generally aimed at a much younger audience than most anime. Little kids don't like sad endings.

Angelic is right; take Fox and the Hound as an example. Very sad Disney movie, very well made but its reception from children wasn't was good as other movies, probably because its full of melancholy moments.

heehee well i still feel like a child at 15 :P

@ Angelic- Yeah your right about that American cartoons are meant for children more then they are shot at adolescence and adults. Because in America, do you really think many teens ( well some might) and adults will want to watch some cartoon? The answer to this question is going to probably be no, because when an American person wants to watch tv they usually want to see some action ( as M said) or suspenseful show. Most Americans don't really realize the gift of anime, and even if they heard of it, chances are they are not going to watch it. While a Japanese person might know of it and may want to watch it because its something they would like and maybe even something they wish they could apply to everyday life (probably not). But yeah to sum it up as both M and Angelic have said, American cartoons are aimed at children because thats who'd watch them the most, therefore they have to have a happy ending otherwise they would not get good ratings and/or feedback ( as R.D has said). But anime is sometimes aimed at either teens, adults, or both. There are some anime made for the kiddies as well, but not as much.

Whoops, sorry people it looks like we've gotten off-topic. Well I guess it is my fault, my appologies to everybody that has posted and will post in this thread.

heehee well i still feel like a child at 15 :P

Naturally, you are still a child.

I love Avatar... and for the person who asked, I'm betting on book 3 coming out in March, just like book 2 did last year. :)

Ah.. a new member... Welcome :).

I think that is likely too.

Avatar was actually pretty enjoyable. Sure, it's still not as good as anime, but it's the closest thing american produced "anime" gotten to it without screwing up. I'm beginning to wonder if it really was made in America..... ¬_¬'
Either way, it's good. Too bad they left another huge cliffhanger after the season ended.

I Like Avatar... I'm sure its nickelodeon creations but it might be from china because of the writing..

When I saw the advertisement I thought: "Oh my god." but it isn't as bad as it looks... in the advertisements...

I still never followed the series.

I only have BBC1, 2 ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 [All English channels..]

I Like Avatar... I'm sure its nickelodeon creations but it might be from china because of the writing..

no it's not. I thought the same too but I couldnt think of any fairy tales based off it.

I'd like to be a firebender! Am I the only one who wants to be a firebender?

I love the show. I'm pretty sure it comes from America, but the animation is really beautiful. Most cartoons I see that try to mimic the Anime style are usually very brightly-colored and cheesy, but this series has a great storyline and great characters.

I want to be a firebender and my element is fire too, heehee..or it was last time I checked, I swear everytime I look up my birth the element changes..

Actually, the kanji is Mandarin. But there are a few variations of a few chinese beliefs, like the elements. Originally, there were five, Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, and Metal. They pretty much grouped Earth and Metal together. And the fighting styles were based off of real fighting styles, like Northern Xiaolin (Fire benders) and Taichi (Kinda obvious..... I don't even need to say it..... >_>). So, it was based off beliefs and fighting styles from China, but there were a few variations in it.

I luv Zuko!!

I luv Zuko!!

No way, he's mine, I got dibs on him first

Wow, that's real productive conversation. :rolleyes:

so does anyone have a clue as to what happens in the third book... only hints not answers?

I'm not going to bother to look to see if this was already posted.

m night shyamalan is making an avatar movie.

That's interesting news. That's the first time I've heard it. I've got to go look this up.

Is the thrid book out?

they should show the date for last post or something...nah book 3 hasnt come out yet...that's what i dont like...each season has a huge gap between them

so i take it no one knows :(

i seen it but theres no BLOOD. wheres the BLOOD in it!!! >:(

wow is it a good ending???