Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender is renowned for its complex fight scenes and comprehensive world building.
Creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante Dimartino incorporated various martial arts into the series; in fact, they determined the four martial arts styles used for the show’s “bending” by consulting Sifu Kisu, a renowned martial arts instructor, who played a pivotal role in turning ideas into a set of moves.
As such, fight scenes beyond the typical bending are just as carefully made, culminating in a timeless, rewatchable cartoon.
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