The Legend of Korra

The Legend of Korra (also known as Avatar: The Legend of Korra) is an American animated television series created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino for Nickelodeon. A sequel to Konietzko and DiMartino's previous series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which aired from 2005 to 2008, the series is animated in a style strongly influenced by anime. The Legend of Korra ran for 52 episodes ("chapters"), separated into four seasons ("books"), from April 14, 2012 to December 19, 2014. It has been continued as a comics series.

As with its predecessor, the series is set in a fictional universe in which some people can manipulate, or "bend", the elements of water, earth, fire, or air. Only one person, the "Avatar," can bend all four elements, and is responsible for maintaining balance in the world. The series follows Avatar Korra, the successor of Aang from the previous series, as she faces political and spiritual unrest in a modernizing world.

The main characters are voiced by Janet Varney, Seychelle Gabriel, David Faustino, P. J. Byrne, J. K. 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. 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.

Like its predecessor, The Legend of Korra received critical acclaim, drawing favorable comparisons with the HBO series Game of Thrones and the works of Hayao Miyazaki. The series has been praised 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. 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.

Book 1: Air
After heroically ending the Hundred Year War, Avatar Aang and Fire Lord Zuko work together to restore peace and balance among the four nations. They transform the Fire Nation colonies into the United Republic of Nations, a society where benders and non-benders from all over the world can live and thrive together in peace and harmony. They name the capital of this great land Republic City. Technology advances at an exponential rate.

Aang trains Tenzin in airbending and passes down to him Air Nomad teachings and culture. A following of Air Acolytes grows around them. They rebuild the Air Temples and establish new ones in the United Republic. The non-bending Acolytes uphold Air Nomad teachings and spread peace and harmony through the world.

With the help of the Order of the White Lotus, Aang establishes safegaurds so that his next incarnation will be protected from anyone who might do the young Avatar harm.

At the age of 166, Avatar Aang passes. He is reincarnated as a girl from the Southern Water Tribe. Her name is Korra.