Nathan Bick

Legend of Korra is a successor to the very famous and well-regarded Avatar: The Last Airbender . Both are animated TV series from Nickelodeon meant to evoke the style of Japanese anime but made by and for Americans. Primarily geared towards young adults and children, the series nonetheless have garnered fans from more mature audiences, which is not so unusual for the “Hollywood” children’s shows since these are apparently designed with the parental viewer in mind as well. I watched Avatar as a child back when it was released in the 2000s, but just watched this successor with Nicole in the early 2020s, about ten years after its release.  As a refresher - Avatar takes place in a fictional Asian-inspired, mildly-steampunk world divided in four nations, each associated with one of the elements of fire, water, earth, and air. The nations each produce a fraction of people with a magical or mystical ability to “bend” their associated element, allowing a telekinetic ability to manipulate ...