Avatar!, The last airbender! Options

[Oranite]

Omg... for the first time i think that there is such thing as a good american anime... Nickeleon sure has made some crappy shows but man... this show really has potential its one of the most hilarious and a very unqie type of anime

[IGB]

there's no such thing as American ANIME. It'd be called cartoon, or something.

[Spirited Away]

I watch it sometimes. It's cute and cool fighting scenes.

[Aoiro]

It's an okay, show. But a love the storyline and the characters! ^___^

[Kenjii]

That show is okay, just seems too childish.

[*jooleeah*]

My little brother watches that show. I watched the first or second episode. It's cute

[weirdness]

i watch it when it's on TV. it's ok. it's not really japanese animation, cuz it's not japanese. heh.

[jnukes]

i saw some episodes .. i think it's awesome ! .. i bet if there was a game for it , it'd be intense .. like some fighting game .. heheh ..

[*wind&fire*]

they dont have substance.. like in the end of any anime you learn something wether you like it or not...

[imadorkabledxd]

i have never heard of it. what's it about

[*islandgirl4eva*]

I love the show. My dad, brother, and I make sure to be home everytime we know there's going to be a new episode. lol...Nickelodeon did good with this one.

[Paradox of Life]

It seems like Cartoon Network (and all it's american anime-wannabe cartoon glory) has all the bad "anime"s when they're expected to be good. I really don't have a taste for Totally Spies, Teen Titans, Puffy Amiyumi, or any of the new idiot fake-anime shows they're making. All the good shows are either on Adult Swim (Inuyasha, Wolf's Rain) or they've been canceled.
I haven't actually watched Avatar, but from the few parts I've seen it looks kind of childish. I'm not particularly impressed. The animation's good though.

[Eryi]

It wasn't Japanese made. So that would conclude thata the last air bender is not and will never be an 'anime'. It's called a cartoon. when i first heard of it, I thought it was full of robots, but when i watched it, It's like avatars running around with big arrow marks on their heads..

It seems like Cartoon Network (and all it's american anime-wannabe cartoon glory) has all the bad "anime"s when they're expected to be good. I really don't have a taste for Totally Spies, Teen Titans, Puffy Amiyumi, or any of the new idiot fake-anime shows they're making. All the good shows are either on Adult Swim (Inuyasha, Wolf's Rain) or they've been canceled.
I haven't actually watched Avatar, but from the few parts I've seen it looks kind of childish. I'm not particularly impressed. The animation's good though.

How could you say they have bad anime? They have Teen Titans, SAILOR MOON, DBZ.. They don't suck.

[Deem]

Avatar is seems to be Drawn beyond anime infact it makes me proud to be a american actually Avatar has a little cartoonish look to it and a anime theme it shall be called toonime

p.s anime and maga is just a style of art and i made up somthing called wanime it stands for wanabe anime

[Deem]

if you could create a charaI created a character for avatar:the last air bender
Name:Spark, AGE:14
Bending Power:lightning ???
Hair:red,long(down to the bottom of his ears)
eye color:green
skin color:tan (same as Katara's skin color)
This is how he meets them (Ang,Katara,Sokka) for long periods of time Deem would train in the spirit world ever since the first avatar Rocu was alive and there was to much chaos for him so when he was 2 his parents took him to the spirit world so he would be safe from the fire-nation his parents died in a battle to protect young Deem from the fire nation the lightning tribe was faught off with there powerful flaming attacks they searched every where not finding any trace of DEEM but he is really in the spirit world training 88 yrs. not getting younger in the spirit world not getting older in the spirit world but DEEM didn't always stay in the spirit world so for the remaining 12 years he gradually and slowly got older when he visited the real world always looking for strong challengers to fight that's when he see's Ang training and...attacks, Ang is off guard but Ang strikes back with a powerful water/air combination attack Ang traps Deem into a massive air tornado and adds water to make it an hurricane but Ang doesn't know that Deem has super ultra jolting lightning attacks that would counter Ang's hurricane and shocks Ang he falls on the ground and laugh's at Deem's success in beating him in a battle Deem is mostly serious when fighting but playful in every thing else even stealing Ang says "hey want to join are party" Deem accepts the offer he meets Katara and thinks she's really really really pretty but Sokka thinks he's just another trouble maker leading them to the fire nation but Katara really likes him and trust him so does Ang to the fire nation got's a price on his head because he stole from the fire nation but Deem doesn't got the bravery to tell his new friends while there in there in the tents that Deem brought and making camp fires the fire nations boats will arrive at ant minute Deem bunks with Katara and asks her about her tribe she doesn't respond he grabs forcefully and demands an answer she screams Ang and Sokka comes rushing in the tent "What happen""uh nothing" says Katara "why did you want to know about my tribe so much""no reason I'm just" boom the ship crashed against the sand its the fire nation "hand over the boy"who Deem" said Katara yes don't play stupid Katara said "Deem I trusted you why didn't you tell us I trusted you you you jerk have him I don't care if they de head you or what ever just leave to be continued...... By Kingsley Davis do you like it

[Jihea_Pak O_o]

I like the show. I try to be home when the new episodes are on. Hehe.

[imhyper]

WOAH! I thought that show was brought from CHINA! o__O (really i did)

the style looked non-american to me... but i had no idea...

its ok...although im not into chinese cartoons T__T

[lovescream]

I like that show! A lot!
I like the plots and the characters. and it'd be so cool if we had an air bender but we'd all be probably dead. :O

[Deem]

I love katara

[slipper]

i like the way it's drawn, more than some other animes i'v seem. yah, it's alright, i like it.

[timeflies51]

Yeah, Nickelodeon has had some CRAPPY shows lately. I was really surprised at how good this one actually was. Especially compared to the really bad ones...

[XxX_Tsukasa_XxX]

I love Avatar the last airbender
its so funny! ^_^
I watch it when I remember about it.
like right now. I know its on tomorrow..
But I will forget about by then haha ^_^
So yeah. =P
Avatar the last airbender is the 2nd best show from nickoldeon.
the best is invader zim ^_^

[WhiteLotus*]

Eurgh. I woke up and my brother had it on. So that was the first time I saw it.

[The Arrowz]

lol its not that bad; though the first few episodes were kinda lame and childish. it got better

[x Mo0]

It seems like Cartoon Network (and all it's american anime-wannabe cartoon glory) has all the bad "anime"s when they're expected to be good. I really don't have a taste for Totally Spies, Teen Titans, Puffy Amiyumi, or any of the new idiot fake-anime shows they're making. All the good shows are either on Adult Swim (Inuyasha, Wolf's Rain) or they've been canceled.
I haven't actually watched Avatar, but from the few parts I've seen it looks kind of childish. I'm not particularly impressed. The animation's good though.

The good shows are real anime. The good one`s are actually bad because they are dubbed and have been stripped of their original Japanese-ness.

The Avatar is not an anime. The definition of anime is Japanese animation, so there are no American-Anime.

[w-inds.luv]

I think Avatar is really cool. It's one of the first american children's shows (is it?) that i've liked. Everything else is so stupid and hopeless. Air bending would be awesome xD

[hiromi]

I watched it last night while I was bored, and I'm amazed to say that... It's pretty good!

[mojaam]

Wow people love to stay on the same anime generalizations which are;

-American anime automatically sucks
-Anime dubbed automatically sucks

I'd like to think of anime as something made in japan/asia or something. But now when people see shows like Teen Titans and The Avatar, ooooO it's American Anime now. They just cartoons using anime elements perhaps.

Well enough of that. I like the avatar. Has great animations. I love the action. But since it's Nicks'. it had to be childish.

[KMFDM_MDFMK]

I never watched Avatar before but neither do i watch tv.

[lAzN YiN YanGl]

Haha it's cute and funny...I like it =)

[imhyper]

Wow people love to stay on the same anime generalizations which are;

-American anime automatically sucks
-Anime dubbed automatically sucks

I'd like to think of anime as something made in japan/asia or something. But now when people see shows like Teen Titans and The Avatar, ooooO it's American Anime now. They just cartoons using anime elements perhaps.

Your right about that, cuz if they keep on imitating it like that, its gunna develop more and more and more untill people won't even know the difference between anime or the cartoons! Well, thats what i predict wat'll happen in the future...although i still think of them as cartoons rather than american anime...cause its not anime<.<

and i actually thought avatar was a chinese cartoon...LOL

[dao]

avatar is cool

[lKVNiiKINKYl]

I love it! I'm one of those old people who like to watch kid shows.

[blckmgc05]

Yeah, I watch Avatar the Last Air Bender too. ::nods head:: My mom is starting to watch it and it's really good. I like Ang (don't know how to spell his name) a lot. He's so childish, but at the same time he can be very machure (can't spell that either)

[sm0kinm0nky]

i get a good laugh watching it for some reason.

[nakago5000]

just as a note for all of you that state this is not "anime".... the word "anime" was adopted into the japanese language from the french word "animé" meaning cartoon. the word in japanese means cartoon and simply that. it referes to both shows such as Neon Genesis as well as Looney Toons. so from a linguistic perspective....you're wrong to an extent. as to the show itself....entertaining at times. better than watching kids next door, and kimpossible in between Adult Swim viewings and Teen Titans.

[so0o_contagious]

ooh.. avatar. i watched like 4 episodes today. =] momo and appa are so cute. hmm. the latest one i watched wassss book one, chapter 13. i think. havent really payed attention.

[BrokenDream]

at first, at thought it was going to be a stupid show (I don't watch anime much) but it turned out just fine. I have watched almost every episode.I love watching nick

[parallel]

I really like that show.
Makes me feel like a loser because I don't have any 'airbending' powers myself.

[Hell-Rell]

Thats an cool show but its short like 5 minutes I think

[FlipsieDoodles]

yea i like avatar altough it would definetly better if they didnt put a big nickelogeon logo on top it makes it lack luster

[Death2Smilee]

I agree about the fact that there is no such thiing as american anime. It's a cute show tho. I love watching it. It is kinda kiddy, but hey, we're watching cartoons, how can it NOT be kiddy? (Unless you count the anime hat's fairly close to PORN). My sister and I watch it occassionally. I think I've missed a bunch tho. O well. Still cute.

[..:loveee.NuTTii]

I love Avatar. It's not anime but it's still cute. I think it's the best show on Nick.

[*midnite blaze*]

definately the best! when are they making new ones?

[Death2Smilee]

Ther waas that one last Friday...It was reaal good. The show's definitely picking up from when it started. OOoooh, I luv controversy...

[MoombaMan]

I think that its pretty cool for american animation, it has its childish moments, but it has good morals (sometimes) and the animation is japenese style so that makes it that much cooler

[DrSMooTH]

the show's pretty good. Its kinda childish though. I gues that's what happens when a show's on Nick.

[*midnite blaze*]

yeah, like there's a "moral of the story" you notice that you can tell what race they are by the color of their eyes??

[x_blue]

i thought Avatar was ok... the animation was niceee :3

[Death2Smilee]

Hee, it was on today, but I haven't seen any new ones...I think they're up to Ep. #13 or sumthin...

[ThunderEvermore]

there's no such thing as American ANIME.  It'd be called cartoon, or something. 

Ok just to note.

When someone says American Anime, they mean that it is an american show who has attempted to copy, rip off, or imitate the anime style.

Webster defines anime as; a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themes.

This implies that it can spread to other countries and cultures.

Therefore American anime does infact exist.

Oh, and Ive never even heard of this Last Air Bender.

[Death2Smilee]

Well, thanx for clearing that up, but it wud help if you knew the topic...

[talcumpowder]

Meh. You remind me of the horrid word I hear all the time.
Japanimation.
-shudders- Anyways.... I think Teen Titans is better. Avatar is a funny name tho. I keep thinking of forums when i see it.

[coconutter]

I love Avatar I'm obsessed. Can't wait till next season because then Aang should be done with like the waterbending soon if he wants to keep the fire lord from harnessing the comets power and finishing the war.

Told you I was obsessed.

[pandamonium]

yea animes are japanese. american = cartoons.

[ThunderEvermore]

yea animes are japanese. american = cartoons.

Thats like saying egg rolls are called different things if made in different countries.

Theyre both eggrolls, just different styles. If an american company makes kimonos, they dont call them bathrobes instead. Theyre still freaking kimonos.

[ThePrincessofTKD]

this is a pretty good show. i like it alot. it entertains me everytime i watch it. shows how asian shows are better.....

[F_L_I_P]

Lets just call it an Anime-Inspired cartoon. I love that show :D Its funny

-Phil-

[rainnydaiis]

As alwayz this show was first made in japan.. You can download it just under the name Avatar. Not Avatar the Last Air Bender. But truthfully this anime is pretty interesting to watch. Not only saying the subb'd version but also the dubb'd one on I think its Nick? anyways. its pretty fun to watch with how they added tai chi to make out the motions of the element bending. =P

[ParanoidAndroid]

I thought it would be horrible... but it turned out to be pretty good! they just need to update the series ^_^ and at least it's english dubbed version isn't horrible.. the voice actors were so good i can't imagine this anime in Japanese

[rainnydaiis]

^ Yeah since I watched it first in dubbed version I found it to be pretty good.

[shadkitty]

I adore this show. It's one of my dirty little secrets. Look at my myspace, it's even mentioned on there!

[rainnydaiis]

Haha how is liking avatar a dirty little secret ??

[shadkitty]

Because I'm almost 21. lol It's intended for younger age groups it seems. It has a really cute story line, and the way they animate the different bending techniques is like poetry. Of course, that could have something to do with the references for these being what they are. :P

[rainnydaiis]

Haha this anime was suppose to go out to the masses.. Because in the Japanese one its a bit different. Reason I like it because how they bend and everything is real martial arts and its called Tai Chi. So if your familiar with that then its awesome.

[Kino]

Thats like saying egg rolls are called different things if made in different countries.

Theyre both eggrolls, just different styles. If an american company makes kimonos, they dont call them bathrobes instead. Theyre still freaking kimonos.

Well said. :)

Omg... for the first time i think that there is such thing as a good american anime... Nickeleon sure has made some crappy shows but man... this show really has potential its one of the most hilarious and a very unqie type of anime

That's true as well. Compared to Totally Spies, Teen Titans, etc. etc. Airbender is the best. The show doesn't lay on the crap / cheesy anime cliches (chibies, sweat drops, you know the bit)... like Totally Spies. It's kiddish but still entertaining. It's done really well. Nailed the culture aspect of it right.
BTW, I think it's okay for people not like American anime because it's crappy, but don't hate it just because it's American. If you do, you are close-minded and you suck.
:)*Random Question of the day (don't ask)* :)
If you could be a fire bender, an air bender, a water bender, or an earth bender, which one would you be?
(For me it would be air).

[shadkitty]

Haha this anime was suppose to go out to the masses.. Because in the Japanese one its a bit different. Reason I like it because how they bend and everything is real martial arts and its called Tai Chi. So if your familiar with that then its awesome.

I know, I saw them talking about it one day. I love martial arts, though I can't do any. My husband does some Kendo...but it's been awhile and he's out of shape.


Kino...I would be an air bender too. I'm not really fond of water or fire. And I just don't feel earthy. lol Even though...I'm pretty sure I'm a fire sign, astrologically speaking of course.

[rainnydaiis]

I did Tai Chi for about 2 days.. Haha man it takes too much patience so I gave up haha =P...

Oh man which bender would I be is sort of hard... I really like water and fire and air... Can't I just be the avatar and have them all? haha

I would be air. Because fire is wild and dangerous, water you need water to be able to bend it, and earth is just tooo hm....

[*Tainted Euphoria*]

^^ Air sounds good to me too. The reason why I say that is because you could use air to manipulate all the other elements around you.

[shadkitty]

^agreed.

Apparently air bending is popular. Besides...that game Aang invented looks really fun! *giggles*

[rainnydaiis]

Haha air is cool because you can make that ball thing that aang made and ride it.. although he ran into a rock and flew it looks like fun =P.

[shadkitty]

^ YES!! sammers you read my mind!!! I so wanna do that!

[*Tainted Euphoria*]

Air bending is waaaaaaaaay cool. Haha. I mean, Aang basically flies, and EVERYONE wants to be able to fly, right?

[rainnydaiis]

I want that pet of his too.. I forgot its name but flying in the air on a creature doesn't sound that bad =P. And especially air bending looks fun because of all the fighting styles they are able to use. I really like the motions he uses when he dodges because of the air pushing him.

[shadkitty]

I think it's Appa. It's a uh...water bison buffalo...thing? lol

[rainnydaiis]

I don't know but its awesome haha =P Flying around the world on a big ass monster that knows how to fight as well =P

[*Tainted Euphoria*]

Yep. It's Appa. He's totally cuddlable (not a real word), but they say he stinks. Sad.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Appa is the most adorable way of transportation

[shadkitty]

^ I agree. Let's see if we can find one on e-bay!

So...Sammers, I think you said something about it being totally different before they Americanized it and all, what sorts of things did they leave out??

[OneOfTheseDayz]

My brother hosted a house party for avatar

[shadkitty]

lol really? What was that like?

My husband definitely started DLing some Avatar episodes, but I think they're the Americanized versions.

[ParanoidAndroid]

I wanna see how The Jap version is different from the American version

[*Tainted Euphoria*]

The season finale is on tonight, and yes, I am watching it now.

I guess it's just a guilty pleasure of mine.

[vash1530]

the show is pretty good. It might just be the trailblazer for more american anime to come. hopefully, if this does happen, they will be just as good as avatar.

[Kino]

damn I missed it... XP

[ffgirl_07]

it's pretty good, I was just watching it an hour ago.

[vash1530]

i think anime is more of an art style rather then just all the animation from japan

[Jeng]

I LOVE THIS SHOW, only anime ill probably watch, i love nickelodeon

[*midnite blaze*]

i saw the season finale! zuko got pwnd. hahaha. i like him except hes got a lisp. i feel bad for him yet hes the bad guy!

[rainnydaiis]

I missed the season finale.. I really wanted to watch it but I wasen't near a tv when it was on... Haha

[*jooleeah*]

dude me and naomi watched the season finale at the same time!

holy moly it was so good! i'm going to miss this show >:o

[rainnydaiis]

Its a season finale.. hehe when they say that they mean that there will be another season =P.

[*Tainted Euphoria*]

Its a season finale.. hehe when they say that they mean that there will be another season =P.

lol. Julia and I were talking about that. We know it'll come back again, but it takes to loooooong. Waah.

[rainnydaiis]

Hehe I didn't even get to see the season finale.. Haha maybe I should watch the japanese version with subs haha =P. Who knows but then they might do a rerun on nick and I'll get to watch it HAHAHA

[Kino]

I hope they do reruns too. XP

[Ken]

this show is awesome. the whole bending thing is like whoa and i like how Katara starts beating whats his face with her skillz.

[Phreak]

Omg... for the first time i think that there is such thing as a good american anime... Nickeleon sure has made some crappy shows but man... this show really has potential its one of the most hilarious and a very unqie type of anime

It's not really Manga/Anime, is it? Eh, Idk anything.

there's no such thing as American ANIME.  It'd be called cartoon, or something. 

Yup Western Cartoons...

I LOVE avatar though. When it's on, I laugh even more than when I watch Naruto, which could be good or bad

[rainnydaiis]

Avatar is very cute and how it was made was actually more better than I find most anime's today.. I don't know if they are running out of ideas or something but they need to make stuff better =P

[ktaznangel]

heh... i think avatar is an animation from china... or was it singapore... coz i think i read bout it in some magazine bout animations last week *shrugs* if it was some american cartoon... the characters would have diff ethnicities kinda like Xiaolin Showdown from kidsWB

and don't ask me why i was reading a magazine bout animations... i was at school and i was bored... which leads to weird stuff...

anyhow.. i wanted to buy the dvd for it... but there's only vol 1 and 2 which is like 8 episodes.. i know that's not all of it.. any1 know how many episodes it has?

[rainnydaiis]

I think about 20 or 21 episodes.. Because that was the final episode where the final battle.. or yeah whatever takes place =P