rcomkyh: Avatar The Legend Of Korra Trailer

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The series will focus on Korra, a teenage female from the Southern Water Tribe and the current incarnation of the Avatar, who, according to the president of Nickelodeon, will be "hotheaded, independent, and ready to take on the world". She has already mastered Water, Earth, and Fire, but has yet to master Air. The character was partly inspired by Avatar Kyoshi of the original series, whom the creators say was well-liked among fans. To avoid repetition of Aang's adventures, the show will be set in a single place, called Republic City, a steam-punk metropolis where benders and non-benders, as well as people of all nations, live. Republic City was founded by Aang and Zuko after the 100-year world war that was at the center of the original series. The city's police are Metalbenders (a subset of Earthbenders), taught their art by Toph Bei Fong of the original series, and led by her daughter. The city's most popular sport is pro-bending, which involves teams of benders that must fight each other. The main conflict of the first season will revolve around a group of anti-benders, called the Equalists, who use chi-blocking to subdue their enemies. A concept drawing of the city, released with the announcement of the series, shows the city's design inspired by Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s, Hong Kong, Manhattan, and Vancouver. In the show, Korra will learn Airbending from Tenzin, youngest child of Aang and Katara, and will contend with an anti-bender revolution in Republic City. Korra's final design was revealed at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Convention, along with what looks like a cross between a polar bear and a dog, named Naga (Korra's animal companion, sort of like how Appa was to Aang). It was also mentioned that Aang found a small colony of flying bison after the war, and that there will also be new flying lemurs called Ring-Tailed Winged Lemurs, which won't appear much until the second season.
The show is expected to be darker-themed than the original show, but with a balance between mature themes and a sense of fun and adventure; also included will be some "cheesy teen romance" featuring protagonist Korra. The creators also confirmed that they will personally write all of the episodes, explaining that, as a mini-series, filler episodes will be omitted, allowing for a more concise story. Joaquim Dos Santos and Kihyun Ryu, who worked on the animation and design of the original series, will also be involved in this show, as will storyboarder Ian Graham. Furthermore, Jeremy Zuckerman, who composed the soundtrack for the original series as part of "The Track Team", will also be returning to score "Legend of Korra".
Dante Basco, voice actor of Prince Zuko in the first series, has confirmed his return to the second. He has confirmed via Twitter that he is voicing a different character than Zuko, but that character is related to Zuko in some way. Basco also confirmed that one of the episodes is currently titled "Skeleton in the Closet". Similarly, Dee Bradley Baker has confirmed that he will also return to the series, voicing several animals and humans. He also called the series "The Journey of Korra", though it is unknown whether this was an error. Rob Paulsen has confirmed that he and Eva Marie Saint will both voice characters in the series, although Paulsen's role will be relatively minor. Richard Epcar is also confirmed to portray a character.