Avatar: The last Airbender

@ Zedman

  Guy, you beat me to it. I was just thinking on posting on something like that.

Avatar: The Last Airbender takes place in a fantasy world, home to humans, fantastic animals, and supernatural spirits. Human civilization is divided into four nations—the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Air Nomads, and the Fire Nation. Within each nation exists an order called "Benders" who have the ability to manipulate their native element. These Bending arts combine a certain style of martial arts and elemental mysticism. The Bending types are Waterbending, Earthbending, Firebending, and Airbending.

In each generation of the show's internal universe, one person is capable of Bending all four elements; this being is referred to in the show as the Avatar, the spirit of the planet manifested in human form. When the current Avatar dies, they are reincarnated into a baby native in the next of the four nations in the Avatar Cycle, which parallels the seasons: winter for water, spring for earth, summer for fire, and autumn for air. While legend holds that the Avatar must master the elements in order, starting with their native element, this can sometimes be compromised when the situation requires it. Learning to bend the element opposite one's native element is extremely difficult because opposing Bending arts are based on opposing fighting styles and disciplines. Firebending and Waterbending are opposites, as are Earthbending and Airbending.

The Avatar also possesses a unique power that resides within them, called the Avatar State. This is a defense mechanism that empowers the Avatar with the knowledge and abilities of all the past Avatars. When an Avatar enters the Avatar state, their eyes (and tattoos if they are an Airbender) begin to glow. If an Avatar is killed in the Avatar State, then the reincarnation cycle will be broken, and the Avatar cycle will end.

Through the ages, countless incarnations of the Avatar have served to keep the four nations in harmony and maintain world order. The Avatar also serves as the bridge between the physical world and the Spirit World.

The show is okay and quite interesting. However, for hardcore anime or manga fans, please don't put too much expectations on the show. The show is made by nickelodeon. Therefore the age range is mainly for kids. Fighting scenes are okay but not too violent. A good mixture of Tai chi and kung fu. Its a kind of show that you can watch to pass away the time and not be bored.

Avatar was originally made for kids but it has caught on and is now the most popular show on the nickolodion network, with good dialogue and great fight scenes and two movies(cartoons) and a feature film coming up!!!!!!