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Line 16: * [[Michael Dante DiMartino]] * [[Bryan Konietzko]]}} \| ~~based_on~~ showrunner = {{plainlist\| * Michael Dante DiMartino * Bryan Konietzko}} \| ~~producer~~based_on = ~~{{Plainlist\|~~▼ \| writer = {{Plainlist\| * Michael Dante DiMartino Line 39 ⟶ 42: * [[Kiernan Shipka]] * [[Dee Bradley Baker]]}} \| theme_music_composer = \| opentheme = \| endtheme = \| composer = [[Jeremy Zuckerman]]<br>[[Benjamin Wynn]] {{small\|(season 1)}} \| country = United States Line 50 ⟶ 53: \| executive_producer = {{Plainlist\| * Michael Dante DiMartino * Bryan Konietzko}} \| producer = Tim Yoon * Joaquim Dos Santos {{small\|(co-executive producer)}}}} ▲\| producer = {{Plainlist\| * Tim Yoon * Ki Hyun Ryu {{small\|(supervising)}} * [[Lauren Montgomery]] {{small\|(supervising)}}}} \| editor = Jeff Adams {{small\|(episodes 1–34)}}<br>Christopher Hink {{small\|(episodes 34–52)}} \| runtime = 23 minutes \| company = [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]] ~~{{Infobox\|decat=yes\|child=yes\|label1=Animation<br />studio\|data1=[[Studio Mir]]<br>[[Pierrot (company)\|Pierrot]] {{small\|(season 2{{efn\|Pierrot animated episodes 1–6 and 9 of the second season.}})}}~~ }} \| network = [[Nickelodeon]] {{small\|(episodes 1–34)}}<br>[[Nick.com#Videos and episodes\|Nick.com]] {{small\|(episodes 35–52)}}<ref name="The Escapist 24 July 2014">{{cite news\|last1=Hoffman\|first1=Mike\|title=Legend of Korra Moving to Digital for Last Five Episodes\|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/136348-Legend-of-Korra-Moving-to-Digital-for-Last-Five-Episodes\|access-date=July 25, 2014\|work=The Escapist\|date=July 24, 2014\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808222156/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/136348-Legend-of-Korra-Moving-to-Digital-for-Last-Five-Episodes\|archive-date=August 8, 2014\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> \| first_aired = {{Start date\|2012\|4\|14}}<ref name="pressrelease">{{cite web\|url=http://biz.viacom.com/sites/nickelodeonpress/NICKELODEON/Pages/showpdf.aspx?FileName=TheLegendofKorra%20FINAL.pdf&ItemID=625&ListName=Press%20Releases\|title=Nick Press The Legend of Korra press release\|date=March 15, 2012\|access-date=March 20, 2012\|publisher=Viacom\|work=Nick Press\|format=PDF\|location=Burbank, California\|quote=In the premiere episode, "Welcome to Republic City,"... In episode two, "A Leaf in the Wind,"...\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928120459/http://biz.viacom.com/sites/nickelodeonpress/NICKELODEON/Pages/showpdf.aspx?FileName=TheLegendofKorra%20FINAL.pdf&ItemID=625&ListName=Press%20Releases\|archive-date=September 28, 2013\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Line 70 ⟶ 67: }} }} '''''The Legend of Korra''''' (abbreviated as '''''TLOK'''''), also known as '''''Avatar: The Legend of Korra''''', or more rarely simply as '''''Korra''''', is an American ~~[[Animated series\|~~animated]] [[Fantasy television\|fantasy]] [[Action fiction\|action]] television series created by [[Michael Dante DiMartino]] and [[Bryan Konietzko]] for [[Nickelodeon]]. AAs a [[stand-alone sequel]] to their previous series, ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]\|''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (''The Legend of Aang'')]],<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-41421 \|title='Legend of Korra': The 'Avatar' Creators on the New Spinoff \|access-date=November 8, 2022 \|archive-date=January 19, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119054810/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/07/21/legend-of-korra-the-creators-of-avatar-the-last-airbender-on-the-new-spinoff/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> which ~~aired~~ran for three seasons from February 21, 2005, to July 19, 2008, ~~the~~''Legend ~~series~~of Korra'' ran for 52 episodes ("chapters"), separated into <!--SEASON VS BOOK: Do not change "seasons" to "books"; currently, Nickelodeon refers to each "book" as a "season". See consensus at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:The_Legend_of_Korra/Archive_2#Book_2_and_season_2 and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:The_Legend_of_Korra#Books_vs._Seasons -->four seasons ("books"), from April 14, 2012, to December 19, 2014. It has been continued as a [[The Legend of Korra (comics)\|comic book series]].▼ ▲'''''The Legend of Korra''''' (abbreviated as '''''TLOK'''''), also known as '''''Avatar: The Legend of Korra''''', or more rarely simply as '''''Korra''''', is an American [[Animated series\|animated]] [[Fantasy television\|fantasy]] [[Action fiction\|action]] television series created by [[Michael Dante DiMartino]] and [[Bryan Konietzko]] for [[Nickelodeon]]. A [[sequel]] to their previous series ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'',<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-41421 \|title='Legend of Korra': The 'Avatar' Creators on the New Spinoff \|access-date=November 8, 2022 \|archive-date=January 19, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119054810/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/07/21/legend-of-korra-the-creators-of-avatar-the-last-airbender-on-the-new-spinoff/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> which aired from 2005 to 2008, the series ran for 52 episodes ("chapters"), separated into <!--SEASON VS BOOK: Do not change "seasons" to "books"; currently, Nickelodeon refers to each "book" as a "season". See consensus at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:The_Legend_of_Korra/Archive_2#Book_2_and_season_2 and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:The_Legend_of_Korra#Books_vs._Seasons -->four seasons ("books"), from April 14, 2012, to December 19, 2014. It has been continued as a [[The Legend of Korra (comics)\|comic book series]]. Like its predecessor, the series is set in a [[World of Avatar: The Last Airbender\|fictional universe]] in which certain people can [[telekinesis\|telekinetically]] manipulate, or "bend", one of the [[Classical element\|four elements]]: water, earth, fire, or air. Only one individual, the "Avatar", can bend all four elements, and is responsible for maintaining balance in the world. The series follows Avatar [[Korra]], the successor and [[reincarnation]] 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~~Some ~~people~~of ~~involved~~the inpeople ~~the~~who ~~creation~~worked ofon ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (~~such as~~including designer [[Joaquim Dos Santos]], ~~writer~~writers ~~Tim~~Joshua ~~Hedrick~~Hamilton and ~~composers~~Tim Hedrick, composer [[Jeremy Zuckerman]] and sound designer [[Benjamin Wynn]]) returned to work on ''The Legend of Korra''. ''The Legend of Korra'' has received generally positive reviews, with praise 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 (human categorization)\|race]], [[gender]], and [[sexual orientation]]. The series' final scene, intended to depict the beginning of a same-sex romance between Korra and [[Asami Sato]], was unprecedented at the time and has been credited with paving the way for [[~~LGBT children's television programming\|~~LGBT representation in children's television ~~programming~~]]. ==Series overview== Line 229 ⟶ 225: The art design of Republic City, described as "if Manhattan had happened in Asia," was inspired by the 1920s and incorporates influences from American and European architecture from that time period.<ref name="Korra Nation fan questions"/> Elements of [[film noir]] and [[steampunk]] also influenced the city's art concept. The design for the metalbending police force is based on 1920s New York City police uniforms, crossed with samurai armor.<ref name=panel2011/> The fighting styles employed by characters in the original show ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' were derived from different distinct styles of [[Chinese martial arts]].<ref>{{cite web\| url= http://www.harmoniousfist.com/\| title= The National Shaolin Information Resource\| publisher= The Harmonious Fist Chinese Athletic Association\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061205044333/http://harmoniousfist.com/\| archive-date= December 5, 2006\| url-status= dead\| access-date= January 30, 2018}}</ref> Set 70 years later, the fighting style in the multicultural Republic City has modernized and blended,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/legend-korra-creators-5-things-312068\|title='Legend of Korra' Creators: 5 Things You Didn't Know About the New 'Avatar' (Guest Blog)\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=April 13, 2012\|first=Jethro\|last=Nededog\|access-date=January 30, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131023305/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/legend-korra-creators-5-things-312068\|archive-date=January 31, 2018\|url-status=live\|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://tv.avclub.com/legend-of-korra-s-michael-dante-dimartino-and-joaquim-d-1798230968\|title=Legend Of Korra's Michael Dante DiMartino and Joaquim Dos Santos\|work=The A.V. Club\|date=April 13, 2012\|first=Tasha\|last=Robinson\|access-date=January 31, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131070204/https://tv.avclub.com/legend-of-korra-s-michael-dante-dimartino-and-joaquim-d-1798230968\|archive-date=January 31, 2018\|url-status=live\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> with the creators incorporating three primary styles: traditional Chinese martial arts, [[mixed martial arts]], and [[Tricking (martial arts)\|tricking]]. The pro-bending sport introduced in the series was inspired by mixed martial arts (MMA) tournaments.<ref name=panel2011>{{cite web\|url=http://www.racebending.com/v4/featured/the-legend-of-korra-panel-at-comiccon-2011/\|title="Legend of Korra" Panel at ComicCon 2011\|date=July 28, 2011\|work=racebending.com\|access-date=January 30, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130135312/http://www.racebending.com/v4/featured/the-legend-of-korra-panel-at-comiccon-2011/\|archive-date=January 30, 2018\|url-status=dead\|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=mtvfight>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2624883/avatar-the-legend-of-korra-joaquim-dos-santos-interview/\|title=INTERVIEW: PAGING, DR. FIGHT! A CHAT WITH 'LEGEND OF KORRA' ART DIRECTOR AND CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JOAQUIM DOS SANTOS\|work=MTV News\|date=April 23, 2012\|first=Charles\|last=Webb\|access-date=January 31, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131082126/http://www.mtv.com/news/2624883/avatar-the-legend-of-korra-joaquim-dos-santos-interview/\|archive-date=January 31, 2018\|url-status=~~live~~dead\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Chinese martial arts instructor Sifu Kisu consulted on ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', and returned as a consultant for the fight scenes in ''The Legend of Korra''. MMA fighters Jeremy Humphries and [[Mac Danzig]] were credited with "providing a lot of the moves you'll see in the Probending arena," and Steve Harada and Jake Huang provided the stylized flips and acrobatics of "tricking" to the series' fighting style.<ref name=mtvfight/> Line 237 ⟶ 233: ''The Legend of Korra'' was co-created and produced by [[Bryan Konietzko]] and [[Michael Dante DiMartino]] at Nickelodeon Animation Studios in [[Burbank, California]]. To illustrate the length of the production process (about 10 to 12 months per episode)<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://mikedimartinostory.com/2013/02/14/the-icarus-deception-dont-believe-the-story-youve-been-told/ \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411093924/http://mikedimartinostory.com/2013/02/14/the-icarus-deception-dont-believe-the-story-youve-been-told/ \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=April 11, 2013 \| title=The Icarus Deception: Don't believe the story you've been told \| date=February 14, 2013 \| access-date=February 16, 2013 \| author=DiMartino, Mike }}</ref> and the overlap of the various phases, Konietzko wrote in July 2013 that their team was already developing the storyboards for the first episode of ''Book 4'' while the last episodes of ''Book 2'' were not yet finished.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Konietzko\|first=Bryan\|title=JULY 18, 2013\|url=http://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/55788253484/to-give-you-a-sense-of-just-how-long-it-takes-to\|date=July 18, 2013\|access-date=July 18, 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822050636/http://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/55788253484/to-give-you-a-sense-of-just-how-long-it-takes-to\|archive-date=August 22, 2013\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Production of the series was announced at the annual [[San Diego ~~Comic-Con International\|~~Comic-Con~~]] in [[San Diego~~]] on July 22, 2010. It was originally due for release in October 2011.<ref name="comicon">{{cite web \|url= http://www.ugo.com/tv/avatar-legend-of-korra-details-at-comic-con \|title= Avatar: Legend of Korra Details at Comic-Con? \|last1= Rothing \|first1= Hilary \|date= July 8, 2010 \|access-date=September 5, 2010 \|publisher= UGO Entertainment\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119031508/http://www.ugo.com/tv/avatar-legend-of-korra-details-at-comic-con\|archive-date=January 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name="date">{{cite news \|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/03/08/the-last-airbender-legend-of-korra-the-creators-speak/?KEY \|title=Speakeasy blog By Christopher John Farley \|work=The Wall Street Journal \|date=March 8, 2011 \|access-date=March 8, 2011 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012220246/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/03/08/the-last-airbender-legend-of-korra-the-creators-speak/?KEY \|archive-date=October 12, 2012 \|df=mdy-all }}</ref> Tentatively titled ''Avatar: Legend of Korra'' at the time, it was intended to be a twelve-episode<ref name="speakeasy8march">{{cite news\|first=Christopher\|last=Farley\|title='The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra: The Creators Speak\|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/03/08/the-last-airbender-legend-of-korra-the-creators-speak/\|date=March 8, 2011\|access-date=March 18, 2012\|publisher=Dow Jones & Company\|work=SpeakEasy\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319130838/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/03/08/the-last-airbender-legend-of-korra-the-creators-speak/\|archive-date=March 19, 2012\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[mini series]] set in the same [[fictional universe]] as the original show,<ref name="date" /> but seventy years later.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/34609/sdcc2010--batman-under-the-red-hood-roundtables-pt-2-timm-greenwood-amp-romano \|title=Animation News Discussion Cartoon Community – toonzone news\|publisher=Toonzone.net \|access-date=August 3, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017045138/http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/34609/sdcc2010--batman-under-the-red-hood-roundtables-pt-2-timm-greenwood-amp-romano/\|archive-date=October 17, 2012}}</ref> In 2011, the title was changed to ''The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra'', and again in March 2012 to ''The Legend of Korra''. The premiere was eventually delayed to April 14, 2012.<ref name="speakeasy8march"/> South Korean animation studio [[Studio Mir\|Mir]] was involved in the pre-production, storyboarding and animation of the series which allows the studio more creative input on directing the martial arts scenes that the series and its predecessor are known for.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/1/20/14323386/voltron-netflix-studio-mir\|title=The studio behind Voltron, Korra and more cult cartoons is just getting started\|last=Kim\|first=Matthew\|date=2017-01-20\|website=Polygon\|language=en\|access-date=2020-03-09\|archive-date=February 14, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214035409/https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/1/20/14323386/voltron-netflix-studio-mir\|url-status=live}}</ref> According to animation director Yoo Jae-myung, Nickelodeon was initially reluctant to approve the series and suspended production because, according to Konietzko, conventional wisdom had it that "girls will watch shows about boys, but boys won't watch shows about girls". The creators eventually persuaded the channel's executives to change their mind. Konietzko related that in [[test screening]]s, boys said that Korra being a girl did not matter to them.<ref name="NPR 13 April 2012">{{cite news\|author-link=Neda Ulaby\|last=Ulaby\|first=Neda\|title='Airbender' Creators Reclaim Their World In 'Korra'\|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/04/13/150566153/airbender-creators-reclaim-their-world-in-korra\|access-date=June 15, 2013\|newspaper=[[NPR]]\|date=April 13, 2012\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624031248/http://www.npr.org/2012/04/13/150566153/airbender-creators-reclaim-their-world-in-korra\|archive-date=June 24, 2013\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Line 386 ⟶ 382: \| style="padding:0 8px;" colspan=2\| The Complete Series \| 52 \| {{Start date\|2016\|12\|13}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Korra-Complete-J-K-Simmons/dp/B01M21N263/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482896999&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Legend+of+Korra+The+Complete+Series\|title=The Legend Of Korra: The Complete Series\|website=Amazon\|date=December 13, 2016 \|access-date=December 28, 2016\|archive-date=January 22, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122023716/https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Korra-Complete-J-K-Simmons/dp/B01M21N263/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482896999&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Legend+of+Korra+The+Complete+Series\|url-status=live}}</ref> \| {{Start date\|2017\|02\|15}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Legend-Korra-Complete-DVD/dp/B019RR2IXS/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1492997711&sr=1-1&keywords=the+legend+of+korra\|title=The Legend Of Korra: The Complete Series\|date=February 15, 2016 \|publisher=Amazon.co.uk\|access-date=April 24, 2017\|archive-date=January 22, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122023831/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Legend-Korra-Complete-DVD/dp/B019RR2IXS/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1492997711&sr=1-1&keywords=the+legend+of+korra\|url-status=live}}</ref> \| {{Start date\|2017\|03\|12}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/tv-childrens/legend-of-korra-the-complete-series/802314/ \|title=Legend Of Korra – The Complete Series \|access-date=2017-07-16 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103185557/https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/tv-childrens/legend-of-korra-the-complete-series/802314/ \|archive-date=January 3, 2018 \|df=mdy-all }}</ref> \|} Line 408 ⟶ 404: ====Style and production values==== David Hinckley of the ''[[Daily News (New York)\|New York Daily News]]'' wrote that the "visually striking" series is "full of little tricks and nuances that only true fans will notice and savor, but nothing prevents civilians from enjoying it as well."<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-04-14/news/31340888_1_avatar-naga-world \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906220532/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-04-14/news/31340888_1_avatar-naga-world \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=September 6, 2012 \| title=Nickelodeon's new 'Legend of Korra' puts a kick into animated female heroes \| work=[[Daily News (New York)\|New York Daily News]] \| access-date=April 19, 2012 \| date=April 14, 2012}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Vulture (blog)\|Vulture]]'', Matt Patches highlighted the second season's loose, handheld-style cinematography{{--}}challenging for an animated series{{--}}and the "weird, wonderful", wildly imagined spirits fought by Korra; "a [[Kaiju]] parade with beasts that mirror [[velociraptor]]s".<ref name="Vulture 14 September 2013">{{cite news\|last=Patches\|first=Matt\|title=The Legend of Korra Season Two Premiere Recap: Rebel Spirits/The Southern Lights\|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/09/legend-of-korra-season-two-premiere-recap.html\|access-date=September 14, 2013\|newspaper=Vulture\|date=September 14, 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915205534/http://www.vulture.com/2013/09/legend-of-korra-season-two-premiere-recap.html\|archive-date=September 15, 2013\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Max Nicholson for IGN described the third season as "easily the show's most consistent season to date, delivering complex themes, excellent storylines and unmatched production values."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/29/the-legend-of-korra-book-three-review\|title=The Legend of Korra: Book Three Review\|work=IGN\|date=August 29, 2014\|access-date=October 5, 2014\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140929181130/http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/08/29/the-legend-of-korra-book-three-review\|archive-date=September 29, 2014\|url-status=live\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> And Oliver Sava, for ''[[The A.V. Club]]'', characterized it as a "truly magnificent season of television, delivering loads of character development, world building, socio-political commentary, and heart-racing action, all presented with beautifully smooth animation and impeccable voice acting".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://tv.avclub.com/the-legend-of-korra-into-the-void-venom-of-the-red-1798181189\|title=Review: The Legend Of Korra: "Into The Void"/"Venom Of The Red Lotus"\|work=The A.V. Club\|date=August 22, 2014 \|access-date=March 2, 2020\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006090335/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/legend-korra-voidvenom-red-lotus-208466\|archive-date=October 6, 2014\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ====Writing and themes==== Line 420 ⟶ 416: ====Gender, race and sexual orientation==== [[File:The Legend of Korra S04E12 - Asami and Korra holding hands.jpg\|thumb\|The series' final shot, intended to show Asami and Korra becoming a romantic couple, was seen as pushing the boundaries of [[~~LGBT~~LGBTQ]] representation in children's TV.<ref name="AV Club 19 December 2014" />]] Summing up Book Four, Joanna Robinson for ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)\|Vanity Fair]]'' described it as "the most subversive television event of the year", noting how much of the season and series pushed the boundaries of what is nominally children's television by "breaking racial, sexual, and political ground": It featured a dark-skinned female lead character as well as a bevy of diverse female characters of all ages, focused on challenging issues such as [[weapons of mass destruction]], [[PTSD]] and [[fascism]], and was infused with an Eastern spirituality based on tenets such as balance and mindfulness.<ref name="Vanity Fair 19 December 2014">{{cite magazine\|last1=Robinson\|first1=Joanna\|title=How a Nickelodeon Cartoon Became One of the Most Powerful, Subversive Shows of 2014\|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/2014/12/korra-series-finale-recap-gay-asami\|access-date=December 19, 2014\|magazine=Vanity Fair\|date=December 19, 2014\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219230600/http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/2014/12/korra-series-finale-recap-gay-asami\|archive-date=December 19, 2014\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Levesley also highlighted the "many examples of well-written women, predominantly of color" in the series.<ref name="The Daily Beast 2014-07-01" /> Oliver Sava at ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' noted that the series had "consistently delivered captivating female figures"; he considered it to be first and foremost about women, and about how they relate to each other "as friends, family, and rivals in romance and politics".<ref name="AV Club 19 December 2014" /> Line 431 ⟶ 427: The first season of ''The Legend of Korra'' received numerous accolades. It received two nominations for the 2012 [[Annie Award]]s; [[Bryan Konietzko]], [[Joaquim Dos Santos]] Ryu Ki-Hyun, Kim Il Kwang and Kim Jin Sun were nominated in the category of Best Character Design in an Animated Television Production, and the first two episodes were nominated in the category of [[Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production for Children\|Best Animated Television Production for Children]].<ref>{{cite news\|title='Brave,' 'Wreck-It Ralph' among nominees for the Annie Awards\|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-brave-wreck-it-ralph-nominees-annie-awards-20121202,0,4731958.story\|access-date=December 3, 2012\|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|date=December 3, 2012\|first=Susan\|last=King\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206004440/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-brave-wreck-it-ralph-nominees-annie-awards-20121202,0,4731958.story\|archive-date=December 6, 2012\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The series was also nominated for the "Outstanding Children's Program" award from among the 2012 [[NAACP Image Award]]s, which "celebrates the accomplishments of [[people of color]]".<ref>{{cite web\|title=The "44TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS" NOMINEES ANNOUNCED\|url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/44th-NIA-Nominations_Final_Release.pdf\|publisher=NAACP\|date=December 11, 2012\|access-date=January 5, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319130412/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/44th-NIA-Nominations_Final_Release.pdf\|archive-date=March 19, 2013}}</ref> IGN editors and readers awarded the series the "IGN People's Choice Award" and the "Best TV Animated Series" award in 2012, and it was also nominated for "Best TV Series" and "Best TV Hero" for Korra.<ref name="IGN 6 January 2013">{{cite news\|title=Best TV Animated Series\|url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2012/Best_TV_Animated_Series\|access-date=January 6, 2013\|newspaper=IGN\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107032413/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2012/Best_TV_Animated_Series\|archive-date=January 7, 2013\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The series also took second place (after ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'') in a [[TV.com]] readers' poll for the "Best Animated Series" of 2012.<ref>{{cite news\|title=TV.com's Best of 2012: Best Animated Series\|url=http://www.tv.com/features/best-of-2012/vote/poll/SpecialFeatures:list:best-animated-series/\|access-date=January 5, 2013\|newspaper=TV.com\|date=January 4, 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109120617/http://www.tv.com/features/best-of-2012/vote/poll/SpecialFeatures:list:best-animated-series\|archive-date=January 9, 2013\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The first season also received three Daytime Emmy Award nominations, winning in the category of "Outstanding Casting For an Animated Series or Special." The second season received fewer awards and total nominations than the first; it was nominated for three Annie Awards in 2014, winning in the category of "Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production." It was nominated for two more IGN awards, being nominated for "Best TV Animated Series" and winning the "IGN People's Choice Award" for the second year in a row.<ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/TV\|title=IGN: Best of 2013 – TV\|website=[[IGN]]\|date=December 14, 2013 \|access-date=December 18, 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114052433/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/TV\|archive-date=January 14, 2017\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The third and fourth seasons, combined into one entry, were nominated for six IGN awards, winning the "People's Choice Award" for the third time in a row, as well as "Best TV Animated Series" for the second time, "People's Choice Award for Best TV Episode" for ''Korra Alone'', and "People's Choice Award for Best TV Series" for the first time.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Best TV Animated Series\|url=http://www.ign.com/lists/best-of-television/tv-animated\|access-date=January 13, 2015\|work=IGN\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116000543/http://www.ign.com/lists/best-of-television/tv-animated\|archive-date=January 16, 2015\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The third and fourth seasons were nominated for two Annie Awards; "Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Children's Audience," and winning "Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production." Line 717 ⟶ 713: \| [[Michael Dante DiMartino]]<br />[[Bryan Konietzko]]<br />[[Joaquim Dos Santos]] \| {{ISBN\|9781616555658}} \| <ref>{{cite ~~web~~book\|title=The Legend of Korra – Book 3: Change – The Art of the Animated Series\|date=January 27, 2015 \|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616555653/\|publisher=Amazon.com\|isbn=978-1-61655-565-8 \|access-date=5 May 2014\|archive-date=January 22, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122023717/https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616555653/\|url-status=live}}</ref> \|- \| ''The Legend of Korra Book 4: Balance – The Art of the Animated Series'' Line 741 ⟶ 737: [[Activision]] published two video games based on the series in October 2014. The first, titled only ''[[The Legend of Korra (video game)\|The Legend of Korra]]'', is a third-person [[beat 'em up]] game for [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 3]], and [[Microsoft Windows]]. Despite the game's developer [[PlatinumGames]] being known for well-received action games, the game received mixed reviews. The second game, ''The Legend of Korra: A New Era Begins'', is a [[turn-based strategy]] game developed by [[Webfoot Technologies]] for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Nickelodeon also makes several [[Adobe Flash]]-based [[browser game]]s based on ''The Legend of Korra'' available on their website.<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Legend of Korra: Games\|url=http://www.nick.com/games/legend-of-korra-games\|publisher=Nickelodeon\|access-date=January 30, 2013\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128004126/http://www.nick.com/games/legend-of-korra-games/\|archive-date=January 28, 2013\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[IDW Publishing]] released a series of board games based on ''The Legend of Korra''. The first is an adaptation of the series' pro-bending game; that was financed through [[Kickstarter]] and released in fall 2017.<ref>{{cite web\|title=IDW Announces Avatar: The Legend Of Korra Board Game\|url=http://comicbook.com/anime/2017/06/22/avatar-the-legend-of-korra-board-game/\|access-date=23 June 2017\|website=comicbook.com\|date=23 June 2017\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623025732/http://comicbook.com/anime/2017/06/22/avatar-the-legend-of-korra-board-game/\|archive-date=June 23, 2017\|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Korra is a playable character in multiple Nickelodeon crossover games, including ''[[Nickelodeon Super Brawl\|Super Brawl Universe]]'', ''[[Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix]]'' and ''[[Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway\|3: Slime Speedway]]'', and ''[[Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl]]'' and [[Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2\|its sequel]].<ref>{{Citation\|title=Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix Arriving This October – IGN Expo – IGN\|date=June 11, 2020\|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/nickelodeon-kart-racers-2-announced-trailer\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-12\|archive-date=December 11, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211183846/https://www.ign.com/articles/nickelodeon-kart-racers-2-announced-trailer\|url-status=live}}</ref> Korra also appears as a skin for Skadi in ''[[Smite (video game)\|Smite]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|last=Tack\|first=Daniel\|title=Avatar: The Last Airbender And The Legend of Korra Are Coming To Smite\|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/06/22/avatar-the-last-airbender-and-the-legend-of-korra-are-coming-to-smite\|access-date=2020-10-06\|magazine=Game Informer\|language=en\|archive-date=October 8, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008232716/https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/06/22/avatar-the-last-airbender-and-the-legend-of-korra-are-coming-to-smite\|url-status=~~live~~dead}}</ref> ===Merchandise=== Line 768 ⟶ 764: {{Former Nickelodeon original series}} {{Studio Mir}} {{Portal bar\|2010s\|Animation\|~~LGBT~~LGBTQ\|Television\|United States}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Legend Of Korra, The}} [[Category:The Legend of Korra\| ]] [[Category:2010s American LGBTQ-related animated television series]] [[Category:2010s American ~~LGBT~~LGBTQ-related ~~animated~~drama television series]] [[Category:2010s American LGBT-related drama television series]]▼ [[Category:2010s Nickelodeon original programming]] [[Category:2012 American television series debuts]] ▲[[Category:~~2010s~~2012 ~~American LGBT-related drama~~animated television series debuts]] [[Category:2014 American television series endings]] [[Category:American ~~children's~~adult animated action television series]] [[Category:American ~~children's~~adult animated drama television series]] [[Category:American sequel television series]] [[Category:~~Anime~~American anime-influenced ~~Western~~ animated television series]] [[Category:Bisexuality-related television series]] [[Category:American English-language television shows]] Line 790 ⟶ 786: [[Category:Television shows about reincarnation]] [[Category:Steampunk television series]] [[Category:~~Teen~~American teen animated television series]] [[Category:Television shows adapted into comics]] [[Category:Television shows adapted into video games]] [[Category:Terrorism in television]] [[Category:American ~~children's~~adult animated fantasy television series]] [[Category:Urban fantasy]] [[Category:~~LGBT~~LGBTQ speculative fiction television series]] [[Category:Television series by Studio Mir]]