The series was also praised for addressing sociopolitical issues such as social unrest and terrorism, as well as for going beyond the established boundaries of youth entertainment with respect to issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation. The series has been lauded for its writing and production values, and has been nominated for and won awards such as the Annie Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Gracie Award. Like its predecessor, The Legend of Korra received critical acclaim. Several people involved in the creation of Avatar: The Last Airbender (such as designer Joaquim Dos Santos, writer Tim Hedrick and composers Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn) returned to work on The Legend of Korra. Simmons and Mindy Sterling, and supporting voice actors include Aubrey Plaza, John Michael Higgins, Kiernan Shipka, Lisa Edelstein, Steve Blum, Eva Marie Saint, Henry Rollins, Anne Heche and Zelda Williams. The main characters are voiced by Janet Varney, Seychelle Gabriel, David Faustino, P. The series follows Avatar Korra, the successor and reincarnation of Aang from the previous series, as she faces political and spiritual unrest in a modernizing world. Only one individual, the "Avatar", can bend all four elements, and is responsible for maintaining balance in the world. It has been continued as a comics series.Īs with its predecessor, the series is set in a fictional universe in which certain people can manipulate, or "bend", one of the four elements: water, earth, fire, or air. The Legend of Korra ran for 52 episodes ("chapters"), separated into four seasons ("books"), from April 14, 2012, to December 19, 2014. A spin-off of DiMartino and Konietzko's previous series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which aired from 2005 to 2008, the series is animated in a style strongly influenced by anime. It was initially conceived as a miniseries of 12 episodes, but it is now set to run for 52 episodes separated into four seasons, each of which tells a separate story.The Legend of Korra (also known as Avatar: The Legend of Korra) is an American animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for Nickelodeon. The series was praised by reviewers for its high production values and for addressing difficult sociopolitical issues such as social unrest and terrorism. It obtained the highest audience total for an animated series in the United States in 2012. The series, whose style is strongly influenced by Japanese animation, has been a critical and commercial success.
The series follows Avatar Korra, the successor of Aang from the previous series, as she faces political and spiritual unrest in a modernizing world. Only one person, the "Avatar", can bend all four elements, and is responsible for maintaining balance in the world.
The series is set in a fictional universe where some people can manipulate, or "bend", the elements of water, earth, fire, or air.
Several people involved with creating Avatar, including designer Joaquim Dos Santos and composers Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn, returned to work on The Legend of Korra. It was created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino as a sequel to their series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which aired on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008. The Legend of Korra is an American animated television series that premiered on the Nickelodeon television network in 2012.