Chapter 2: A Leaf in the Wind

[BlackInk]

The Legend of Korra is my new favorite american manga anime.

[Caseydylla]

Don't let's start this with Korra now. Anime doesn't mean 'really good cartoon'. It means a cartoon made in Japan. It's a Japanese word for animation. If you're Japanese you can use it to describe a cartoon if you really want to, but if you're not then please don't start slapping it on any really good American cartoon as if somehow a Japanese name honors it above just calling it a 'really really awesome cartoon' or show or whatever other word actually fits.

I don't know what you are talking about. The Legend of Korra is like my new favorite Manga!

Dude, Manga means Japanese comics. You mustn't be Asian, eh?

1) He/She was joking
2) Are you saying only Asians are supposed to know what Manga is supposed to mean?!?
3) STOP DOUBLE/TRIPLE POSTING

[Orwill Yatke]

I liked Book One Air Chapter Two A Leaf In The Wind. I liked it so much I watched it about 4 times. There is a very turn of the century feel to the series. It is pretty cool to see how Airbending is taught.

[Stogi]

I got goosebumps watching that 3 second animation of MAKO DOMINATING in pro-bending. He throws a right, then two round houses, and finishes it off with a double dragon punch.

Awesome.

[TophBeifong]

I don't know what you are talking about. The Legend of Korra is like my new favorite Manga!

Dude, Manga means Japanese comics. You mustn't be Asian, eh?

1) He/She was joking
2) Are you saying only Asians are supposed to know what Manga is supposed to mean?!?
3) STOP DOUBLE/TRIPLE POSTING

1) Oh
2) No, but lots of caucasians & black people don't know
3) Sorry my bad

[Archsage]

2) No, but lots of caucasians & black people don't know

Protip: if you're going to use "black people" you might as well use "white people" as well. Else, I'd say it's kind of weird to make that sort of semantic distinction.

[Jasmine Firebender]

I think I liked The Last Airbender better... but I dunno. That show put the stakes pretty high for LOK to match, I suppose.

[curvedlines]

2) No, but lots of caucasians & black people don't know

Protip: if you're going to use "black people" you might as well use "white people" as well. Else, I'd say it's kind of weird to make that sort of semantic distinction.

Does that mean it's strange when I say Cauco-americans & the darks? Or Hispanish & Ching-chang McSquintyeyes?

[Archsage]

2) No, but lots of caucasians & black people don't know

Protip: if you're going to use "black people" you might as well use "white people" as well. Else, I'd say it's kind of weird to make that sort of semantic distinction.

Does that mean it's strange when I say Cauco-americans & the darks? Or Hispanish & Ching-chang McSquintyeyes?

Those phrases are strange but not because of what I said to TophBeifong. Those phrases are strange because people don't ever normally say things like that. Of course, you have sense enough to figure that out for yourself, so I wonder why you'd be asking such a silly question?

[JooDee626]

this will definitely be my favorite Anime of all time.

Don't let's start this with Korra now. Anime doesn't mean 'really good cartoon'. It means a cartoon made in Japan. It's a Japanese word for animation. If you're Japanese you can use it to describe a cartoon if you really want to, but if you're not then please don't start slapping it on any really good American cartoon as if somehow a Japanese name honors it above just calling it a 'really really awesome cartoon' or show or whatever other word actually fits.

Actually, isn't TLOK animated in Korea?

Edit: according to Animation Magazine, Studio Mir is working on the show. http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/korra-the-next-airbender/ about 3/4 of the way down the page.


I like Mako and Bolin, I like the dynamic of having bending brothers, especially with different bending abilities, but I worry that their going to turn the brothers and Korra into a Arthur/Lancelot/Guinevere story. That could really end up killing the impact the story has had so far, especially in the name of girl power.