If you couldn’t tell from the
title The Legend of Korra is the follow up from the hit cartoon series Legend
of Aang or Avatar Legend of Aang which ever you prefer. Avatar Legend of Aang
was and still is one of the best cartoons to hit TV screens in years. The series
had great characters, impressive storyline, humour and some truly great fight scenes.
The only problem with the series is that it had to end and left fans wanting
more. Well The Legend of Korra sets to answer everyone’s prayers and once again
prove why the avatar will kick every other cartoon TV series ass.
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| Statue of Aang (Previous Avatar) |
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| Korra the new Avatar |
The Legend of Korra is set a good
70 years after the events of the previous avatar series. Aang (the previous
Avatar) has passed away, but not before creating Republic City after defeating fire
lord Ozai with the help of his long time rival and friend prince/fire lord Zuko.
When the avatar passes away the cycle continues and a new avatar is born enter
Korra. From the beginning of the first episode it is apparent that Korra’s
adventure is set to be very different from Aangs adventure. You see Aang travelled
the globe with his friends searching for masters who could teach him the other three
elements he needs to master in order to bring peace to the world, which would eventually
lead him to his showdown with fire lord Ozai. Korra on the other hand has already
master from a young age three of the four elements she needs to master. On top
of this Republic City is the main focus of the series, which means travelling
the globe is not on the agenda for this second series. This to me is great as
it avoids repetition of the previous series and also represents the fact the
things have changed and moved forward in the world of the Avatar.
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| Transportation in Republic City |
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| Republic City |
At first I thought it would be
quite weird seeing an actual city with tall buildings and cars in the world of
the Avatar, but after watching the first two episodes it fits in very well with
korra’s adventure and as mentioned before it represents time has move forward. During
the first two episodes Korra finds it difficult getting use to city life as she
soon finds that city life is very different to life outside the city. On top of
that it’s the same for us viewers, those of us that are familiar with the
previous series. Simply because we have never seen a city setting like this
before in the world of the avatar, so as Korra gets use to this city setting the
long time viewers will too. Korra’s fierce and energetic personality makes it difficult
for her to learn air bending which is understandable since air is the most
opposite element to her personality. It’s not just air bending, and getting use
to city life that Korra has to deal with we soon learn that Republic City has a
dark side to it also and peace doesn’t rain throughout the city as this is where
the main antagonist of the series enter known as the Eqaulists who are led by
Amon. The Eqaulists are simply “anti benders” an organization set up to oppose
the art of bending. On the outside the Eqaulists may seem to be a group
fighting for some kind of justice but under the hood they are simply out to eradicate
benders and anyone else that opposes them.
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| Amon leader of the Eqaulists |
The animation quality and overall
level of production is absolutely fantastic and I hope it continues throughout
the series. From the very first fight scene of the first episode to seeing
Republic City for the first time all in glorious 720p I couldn’t help but
wonder if I was watching an animated film or TV series. It is very evident that
a lot of effort has gone into the animation even down to the facial expressions
on characters faces. To see this level of production from a TV series doesn’t
happen so often.
The legend of Korra has had a
great start and I hope the series continues strong just like its predecessor. In
my next blog update I’ll continue with the Legend of Korra and more about its
characters. In meantime in can also check out my YouTube video on Legend of
Korra along with some beginners Street Fighter X Tekken gameplay.
Street Fighter x Tekken | Player Match | Cartoon Talk 01 | Avatar Legend of Korra
Author: Hall0606
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