the art style is confusingly giving Netflix's Voltron. ill reserve judgement for now but im not leaping for joy tbh. the original ATLA was great and idk how to feel watching it get revived over and over again instead of just letting it go in peace and taking a chance on a new story. the dragon prince was a refreshing take on a world outside of avatar (but the animation was a bit hit/miss) and i appreciated that the creators included nods to their origins (ATLA concepts, voice actors, the concept of choosing love, forgiveness and acceptance in a time of hate) without staying bound to the Avatar world.
2 months ago | 336
Something I appreciate from ATLA and LoK is that it never made its animals overly cartoonish. They had proportionate eyes to their face specifically. Definitely made them more believable and “realistic”
2 months ago | 40
I like that all the colors of the old nations are still part of there pallete, but mixed and disjointed. Knowing what you've said about the plot and setting of the world, I hope this is an intentional choice to show the mixing and morphing of the world we once knew.
2 months ago | 19
Interesting new aesthetic. I think I prefer the more grounded art styles of the original and Korra, but it's sweet to have a disabled main character and I'm curious to see where they're headed. The best media tries to be itself, so it's good they're at least going off in a different direction
2 months ago (edited) | 439
I think it needs to prove itself. If the writing is passable, ATLA will stay an exception, a miracle. If the creators tell a mature and great story, they will have the badge of great storytellers in my opinion, and my trust along with it
2 months ago | 17
@InternationalAwesomeFoundation
If you showed me this without telling me it was avatar, I'd have absolutely no idea. This looks more akin to a show like The Owl House.
2 months ago | 892
the art style is a bit cutsier than i was expecting. but like that isn't really an issue. i like the cat, and i love that she has dark skin. I really want to know what's going on where she is at, what with the crystals and odd scraggly plants. Netflix feels like it at least lets it's showrunners do their thing without too much interferance so yeah idk, it will probably be less of a mess than Kora so i suppose optimistic.
2 months ago | 3
I think the pegleg is very interesting. Bending is based on martial arts and physical movement. So seeing how you would overcome the hindrance and adapt in your own way to the expected standards of benders as nimble physically abled people van be a cool story beat.
2 months ago | 2
... I wish the first official look was something... More? Like this feels a bit vague, weird, and directionless. Doesn't show off the environment very well, doesn't exhibit conflict or give any sort of a vibe or feel for anything, and the characters are just kinda... There? Heck, I'd prefer a character sheet to this. I also feel like the colors and framing are fighting more than its a cool dicolor kinda piece. And the shadows feel a little off, but overall, I kinda like the shading.
2 months ago (edited) | 3
I didn't realize this was an Avatar series when I saw an article about it in Animation Magazine with this same pic, so I skipped it. I'm most curious to see what major world conflict she'll need to resolve, how the nations have changed in this period and how her being an amputee will affect her as the Avatar.
2 months ago | 17
I dunno, it just doesnt look or feel like avatar anymore. Not ready to board the hype train yet (Tbh i wish they would go back in time, explore some unknown avatars stories)
2 months ago | 466
To everyone saying the style is too far out of bounds: Please consider how much this can expand the limits of what an Avatar installment "can" be. A shakeup like this could move the series forward. It's completely fair to feel skeptical, but don't dismiss a new direction just for being new.
2 months ago | 18
I'm just excited by more avatar and hopes it hooks me in its own way. The only thing i think about is how we have yet to see an animal as iconic as the sky bison in any of these stories. I don't fully understand all the talk on the style. Avatar has a world that spans generations, meaning it could, and i think should have a style that reflects the show it is/story it wants to tell, not a nebulous idea how how avatar should look.
2 months ago | 1
What I don't get is the peg leg. Not that she's an amputee, I think that's awesome. But why a peg? Even in the Aang timeline, they had pretty good progress with technology and prosthetics! Remember Theo's dad? He had prosthetic fingers. There's no real reason, why she would have a peg instead of even a wooden prosthetic with movable parts. There might be circumstances why, like zero money whatsoever and not being in a community where there's even one person who can makeshift prosthetics... Or living in the wild for like, ever and not having access. Bothe seem unreasonable tho.
2 months ago | 42
I love the cat And honestly? I'm intruiged! Exploring clearly super-saturated, magical, erratic badlands with an anxious feeling you're pushing through anyway? Taking a setting shift like this is dramatic and bold, but that could be great news. Very interested indeed!
2 months ago | 1
Since everyone's talking about the color palette, art style, merch bait, etc., I'll talk about my discomfort with the peg leg. There's something about amputations like that in media that put me on edge - not because of the disability itself, but because nobody seems to do anything with it. ATLA handled Toph's blindness exceptionally: not only did it shape her character, but it contributed to the plot and, most importantly, gave the main cast (and us, by extension) a whole new perspective on the world and its underlying philosophy. I don't think Korra handled it as well, but they still took her PTSD and used it to shape her character, to change how she saw and interacted with the world, in massive and important ways. Amputation in media, I've noticed, doesn't seem to matter a whole lot to the story, and rarely amounts to more than a cool scar the character can point to. Video games have the worst offenders (Symmetra from OW comes straight to mind), but I've seen it all over the place. It almost never makes a difference in physical capability even when it should, doesn't change how they interact with the world in any substantive manner, and only becomes tempotarily relevant when the theme dictates it, or when it makes for a good episode hook (get it, hook??). But by and large, take away the amputation and give them a fully functional limb with a gnarly scar, and the character doesn't change. It's the "I want to disable my character, but not have to deal with them struggling in everyday situations" disability, it feels like. Those who actually have a point to make with disabilities tend to do the storyteller thing and go full-bore disabled with blindness, severe autism, paraplegic, etc. - things that can't be fully compensated for, to force the character (and audience) to address the issue. It's not that amputation doesn't qualify, of course, but that storytelling usually deals in dramatic exaggerations to make a more refined point. Having a missing leg can be worked with, but it has to be handled with more care, dramatically. (If that makes sense.) There is a way to do it right, of course: Star Wars avoided the "handicap" aspect of Luke's mechanical hand, and instead leaned heavily into the dual symbolism of losing his humanity and becoming like his father. Alternatively, Avatar could lean more into how having a peg leg changes this character's interaction with the world: having it affect her earthbending, where physical stability and strength are fundamental, could be good. Or having it matter a lot to her that she's "lesser than" others, and that causing attachment issues and messing with her airbending. All that on top of the psychology of having lost a limb, and the issues and dangers of travelling a hazardous world facing off with magical martial artists, with a less-than-functional leg. There's a ton they actually could do with it. But more often than not, I've seen these types of disabilities used to fill in check boxes for good-boy points, and thus end up being pandering and insulting, rather than be used for their storytelling ability. That, on top of everything else, makes me think that this one isn't going to hit anywhere near the heights that ATLA or even Korra reached. Let the story rest, and come back to it when you have a eureka moment, writers.
2 months ago | 1
It doesn't give Avatar vibes. Just kinda generic fantasy and it's a bit of a bummer tbh.
2 months ago | 5
As a person that watched the original show in my 20s for the first time (I'm 26 now, so there's no nostalgia goggles), nothing since has come close in quality. Legend of Korra was good, but I have my issues. I watched one episode of the live action show and that was enough for me. The live action movie... So I'm tempering my expectations.
2 months ago (edited) | 6
Hello Future Me
First official look at the new Avatar! 🔥💧🌏💨26 episodes. 2 seasons. Matches the leaks, but this is official. Also, we have the Legend of Aang animated film confirmed for October 2026! What do you think?
~ Tim
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