Breaking Down Avatar: The Last Airbender's Incredible Animation | Animator Spotlight

[@TheCanipaEffect]

Thanks for watching! I mention a future Legend of Korra video a couple of times in this video, and now it's finally out! Watch here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4fGeYprZdOHi80

[@Faulheit]

I love the fact that this show is still relevant after all these years

[@csweezey18]

ATLA will always be relevant.

[@mechajay3358]

It's Timeless

[@mordercainear9573]

Why not, anything good will forever imprinted in the mind of that generation. DragonBall came out in the 80s and still relevant

[@danielkolosov6406]

Need to thank the creator of the video

[@buster3041]

Partially for the wrong reasons.

[@AvatarTheLastPodcasters]

Fun Fact The foaming Mouth Guy is a direct result of Mike and Bryan's trust in the animation team. The script read that he just faints, the team took it a whole bother level and added the gestures, foam, faint and recovery.

[@lumossk3657]

The best improvisation since the "glass of dirt" scene in POTC

[@Noct31]

The fact the Korean animators were given the proper respect and freedom they deserve for their work goes a LONG way to explaining why this show still looks so incredible all these years later. Legend of Korra, too.

[@daisuke910]

Legend of Korrea... Ha..ha

[@ndiyabucaphukelaubusobakho1732]

Noo the artstyle for LOK is good but the animation isn't

[@adeptdamage3669]

@@ndiyabucaphukelaubusobakho1732 The writing was the shows biggest problem.

[@togepee]

@@ndiyabucaphukelaubusobakho1732 That's interesting, it's completely the other way around for me.

[@ndiyabucaphukelaubusobakho1732]

@@freshwater7260 This

[@ryantheanimator1156]

I swear 2D Animator job is the most underappreciated and most overlooked profession in the US animation industry. If you want to be a 2D animator it's more likely to get that job outside of US, otherwise they mostly look for character designers, storyboard artist, BG artists and prop designers. A couple of studios like Powerhouse does look for in-house animators, but it's only a handful.

[@reagle9315]

Animators in Japan are underappreciated too

[@reagle9315]

@Ooohbopbopboppadoohwah I guess

[@aginpro]

animation as a medium and everyone involved is fundamentally underappreciated

[@hozcar30]

At least USA has a prominent animation industry, not like latinoamerica, I dare to say that here in Colombia is really bad ;-;

[@spoony8497]

@@aginpro always has been. hopefully it will get the recognition it deserves one day. IMO, its the hardest form of art to do. very complex and takes a very long time to make.

[@deykuzor]

THANK YOU. As a Korean American and artist, you have NO idea how many arguments I've had with my Japanese (ethnic and national) girlfriend about Korean animation somehow being inferior to Japanese. I showed her Avatar and she was so thoroughly convinced it had to be done by Japanese studios that I just gave up.

[@krono5el]

koreans been animating all our cartoons for decades.

[@RPGFReeKZ]

Some japanese studious even outsource the in betweens to korea though. :/

[@frosty6845]

Sounds like you need a new girlfriend

[@Zeresrail]

I dont get that. Talent is talent. Why doesn it matter to people where something is animated? I mean, take a look at Castelvania. It has incredible animation and was produced in the US.

[@JerzyMuller]

That’s a difference between being patriotic (I’m proud that my people can do that) and nationalistic (only my people can do that). It’s unfortunately wide spread in a lot of places.

[@aquaarietta]

The animation is the primary reason I'm not really looking forward to the live action Netflix show. Avatar exists perfectly in the medium of animation, and I just think live action isn't going to be able to deliver this show in the right way, even with the creators involved.

[@TheCanipaEffect]

Yeah, I did a thread about this on Twitter, but even if Bryan/Mike are involved, the input of the Korean animators was so valuable to making the show what it is.

[@JaseAmoxin]

Now with Bryan and Mike completely gone from the show, I have very little faith in the new adaptation.

[@SeaHorseOfYoutube]

I understand your opinion but I also think Avatar is such a deep show that they can easily adapt it to any medium and explore the aspects that work best in each, while in animation they can fully realize the magical elements of the world and go for more dynamic fight scenes and slapstick humor, in live action they could focus more on aspects like dialogue, politics, philosophies, the injuries and deaths caused by war, martials arts choreographies that are not animation friendly (slow movements or many characters on screen for example) and much more. I really wish one day we'll also see a 3D adaptation, the story of The Last Airbender has a lot of untapped potential to be explored in different mediums.

[@raghunathb402]

Serer this aged very badly

[@sirmel11]

not sure why people want to do live action so badly

[@donpylon5102]

people still talking about Avatar just shows how unique and popular this show still is

[@ExcuseMyWeebRudeness]

I was bothered for years to watch the show, and was told to avoid The Legend of Korra. I watched both, and I was whelmed by Avatar and was very surprised by The Legend of Korra.

[@eggsnspam]

@@ExcuseMyWeebRudeness I watched ATLA as an adult the first time. Thought it was awesome, very similar to the anime I watched growing up. I said "finally US is catching on!" Then I noticed I kept rewatching ATLA over and over and keep finding even more awesome stuff about it!

[@ExcuseMyWeebRudeness]

@@eggsnspam I'm happy for you. I just wish I could've had that experience with ATLA.

[@roomijsjeeee]

definitely my favorite animated show

[@ExcuseMyWeebRudeness]

@@cactus_juice5913 Who?

[@smoky7451]

I remember seeing a video where one of the animators was talking about how they animated the characters talking in avatar, they focused more on the expression than on an absolutely faithful lip sync. Because in the end, what's most important is communicating the emotion of the character and not let the constraint of the lyp sync hinder that. She said that the showrunners let these details of animation up to them pretty freely too. I found that very cool and interesting as a student in 2D animation.

[@goldentrout4811]

There was a thread on reddit about how good Avatar was and people were praising how good US cartoon animation was. So i commented that Avatar's animation was actually produced in South Korea (since i saw the interview with Avatar VAs confirming that), and i got downvoted lol. That was a years ago tho, i wonder if they realize it by now.

[@takahashierik]

People could just look at the credits in the show and see that all the animators have Korean names... but unfortunately no one looks at credits I guess

[@TheCanipaEffect]

It doesn't help that they put the Korean names at the end of the credits. (Plus on Netflix, it skips that part)

[@takahashierik]

@@TheCanipaEffect guess I'm in the minority that usually doesn't skip the credits because I like to hear the full music lol

[@sophiamura9484]

The Canipa Effect That makes me mad out of my mind. How can you just... cut credits out??? like the animators are literally so crucial for the show

[@ryantheanimator1156]

@@TheCanipaEffect At least they have their name credits, so many Western shows nowadays just list the name of the studio and not even bother to credit the individual animators.

[@Hello-qv2fx]

I love how nobody stands still. Everybody's constantly moving. They put in so much detail to some random guy walking in the background

[@afizaaulia1949]

I am starting to realise Korean has a good taste in story or comics..cause all the comics/manhwa that I ve read in webtoon are so good with art style and story .... their styles is so unique..so many Korean authors that I appreciate.... so I have no doubt Korea has many talented artist too I hope they will get more recognition as the high quality manhwa that got anime adaptations lately...I hope more manhwa will get anime adaptations and dubbed by the Koreans as well

[@deykuzor]

It's kinda unfortunate that it's seen as a frivolous career by Korea though. If you're gonna be an artist, your whole family will want you to commercialize. You don't want to be a an artist in Korea. It's just not a good profession. Usually they are in school for other careers and do art on the side and then just somehow find a big enough audience to justify the switch. I'm Korean American and this is a perspective based on what my Korean friends who are from Korea tell me.

[@lyrablack8621]

Imagine the art we'd have if it weren't tied to money (read: shelter, food, water, electricity, etc.)

[@afizaaulia1949]

@@deykuzor i think that is applied in my country as well... more people are into drawing but that as a hobby not as a career choices

[@ynk1611]

The clip at 7:20 demonstrated really well how the staff of the movie did not understand the bending concepts. In the show, bending elements always corresponded to movements, like the force in Star Wars. If they kick forward, rock has to fly forward. The forces created through these bending moves also impact other physical properties like density or volume. They kick into the ground, pushing away rock, they then direct it upward to build a wall with a mass corresponding to the impact of the step. 2 Steps --> Construct a wall and push it further up/Get a rock and propel it upward Directional move with arms --> Create a movement pattern/scheme Kick + 2 punches --> Release the material with force If this was the proper show, this multi-men coordinated attack would've unleashed a hellscape of incoming rock, stone, dirt and other materials with great force before the enemy. Such a powerful move could've startled benders like Azula, Katara and maybe even Toph, and force their attack to a halt. But what do we get here? They do all that to lift a medium-sized rock and need another guy to fully execute the move, although they are at least 6 grown warriors with badass warcries. And then, the fire nation soldier just stands there and waits for it to happen? Like wtf, even the stupidest guards we saw in the army could've just stepped aside like it was nothing. This "thing" is a disappointment. It disrespected all of the aspects of the original. Let's just hope the Netflix adaptation will be better, although my stomach gives me mixed signals on this one too... Edit: If the film making is so poorly executed that it seems stupid then the staff is still responsible. They have to deliver a comprehensive scene the viewer can understand without additional information. It's not about what the *didn't* show, it's about what they actually *did* show, and what they showed was a joke.

[@XWierdThingsHappenX]

Nah this scene was very poorly done. Well you are right about how their movements don't automatically move the element. They group actually does send up a big wave of rocks. The scene was just so poorly shot it looks like it took a small army to send one stupid rock.

[@Luey_Luey]

with reference to the rocks, the poor filming of the shot isn't the issue, its that the FX are bad. you can choose to believe that offscreen they were earthbending a bunch of rock, but on-screen you only see a single rock being flung at the fire nation soldier. there's another video (i forget by who) that goes into detail about why the CGI of shamalan's movie was terrible. It also touches on why the guard just stands there waiting for it to happen; M. Night really seemed to want to do long takes for the action scenes , which in execution ended up having people sitting still between their 'shots' while the camera physically moved around to focus on someone else when it was their turn to do whatever

[@amyc2390]

I think it is worth reflecting on the the perspective of the show; Aang is a Monk. Their bending movements are based on Tai Chi etc, moving energy around the body and in turn reminding oneself of their inherent role on Earth. This is the energy and nature of the power that moves the elements around them. Understanding. Respect. Intention. Avatar is a show about understanding your power and place in the world, and not allowing yourself to be caught up in narrative, but be present as you live within your accepted purpose.

[@DongHuaReviews]

I never thought about the blur effect that you mention near the end of this video before but that is wild. I always just assumed it was to hide lazy animation and QUALITY but seeing where it's used here and how it ruins the smears is just sad. Always fascinating to see a new element that you'd never thought about before. Obviously, fantastic video in general but that bit really blew my mind.

[@shir0azure339]

I wonder if there is a way to remove it?

[@vslav7656]

@@shir0azure339 Probably no, you'll need to take the rough drawing and color them once again or we'll need the sequence before compositing from studio archieves if there are any.

[@戴紀煬]

3D models won’t have motion blur ufotable uses 3D models for reference for action scene but it might not be as accurate as a real martial artist

[@MrE_]

Yea I learned something new here too

[@nekochan21121]

Yea that for real astounded me 👀✨ Just seeing how in depth the animation was displayed just makes my respect for this series even higher!!😭👏

[@Moongazer980]

The animation paired with sound design is definitely what makes the bending for me. My favorite is how heavy and solid the earthbending sounds and looks

[@SeaHorseOfYoutube]

The sound of combustion bending was so crazy! like a muffled gunshot as it travels and explodes.

[@blurryink115]

Looking at ATLA clips always gets me so emotional 🤧🤧🤧

[@schmules101]

IM NOT CRYING UR CRYING

[@dinowibisono99]

"..but this one annoying thing" *cuts to azula* Well played, very well played.

[@katrinslavin]

god bryke rlly did everything right. theres so much respect for the cultures portrayed in the show, for the people working behind show. it really does feel like it was made w so much love and care. it never fails to amaze me and make me gain an even deeper appreciation for the show.

[@eggsnspam]

Don't forget Aaron Ehasz and his wife Elizabeth. They did the nuance, the heavy lifting of the dialogue and story lines for the heavy story elements. Plus Aaron's contribution was to make Toph a blind girl!

[@katrinslavin]

im not. sorry, it did seem like i did. i think that aaron and elizabeth's inputs are big factors in how the show came to be, it wouldn't have been the same without them. theyre doing an incredible job on the dragon prince as well.

[@SeaHorseOfYoutube]

@@eggsnspam After watching Korra I can totally see how much they contributed to making The Last Airbender such a fun and engaging show, I gave up at season 3 of Korra because of how boring the story and characters were, the concepts were good but in execution it just didn't work, so it's clear this guy carried the original show. Shame he was apparently sexist towards women at one of his later jobs, his work is really good, guess it's another case of separating artists from their work.

[@kneegga4677]

Ah, the anime that isn't anime but looks and feels more like anime that stuff currently airing

[@RPGFReeKZ]

Kappa Mikey?

[@milddiffuse]

It's sad that "looks like anime" is a thing. Just proves to show there isn't enough 2D animation coming from other parts of the world.

[@KnotPhound]

Well, you could say it is anime since it literally means animation. Go show some random japanese person any Disney rennissance film and the first thing it'll go through his/her mind is gonna be the word "anime". So yes, it's anime, but not Japanese animation.

[@lordpicklenips3407]

“Some people spend their lives interested only in themselves. Almost all Japanese animation is produced with hardly any basis taken from observing real people, you know. It’s produced by humans who can’t stand looking at other humans. And that’s why the industry is full of otaku!.” - Miyazaki

[@raitorino7520]

It's more animated than most animes

[@mrav8r]

You showed my two favorite scenes: Combat: the blue spirit splits the spear, towards the camera, while attempting to free Aang from the fire nation prison. So smooth and cool. ♥️♥️ Noncombat: Sokka freaks out upon learning that Aang has signed up as a student in a fire nation school. LOL 🤣

[@duchi882]

Just imagine when Koreans combine their storytelling capabilties from their well-known K-dramas and their Animation capabilties, they could possibly make a show that can be globally recognized.

[@the8u9]

it's kinda scary how it's starting to happen now ^^;;;;

[@MangaMarjan]

I honestly find Korean story structure and delivery to be interesting, yes, but often times to foreign and "weird". It's hard to get attached to characters or feel the emotional punch of a climactic scene.

[@R0CKDRIG0]

Are K-dramas good tho? Seems like their auteur filmmakers are the ones to look out for.

[@the8u9]

@@R0CKDRIG0 lol it's true, but there are a few storytelling gems every once in a while especially on the romance front. Which is why so many more women love kdramas than guys ^^

[@xgerra16]

Tower of God (Korean comics with great story) should have been made by the Korean studio. Instead production committee decided to give it to the Japanese studio that had a lot of restrictions (cour system that requires for the show to have either 13 or 26 episodes). Because of that the story that needed 19-20 episodes got 13 and the anime was rushed as the result.

[@princessthyemis]

Wow everything about this absolutely blows my mind! I love the fact that the Korean animators are the one that made the power and the effects of the bending better over time to get a sense of the characters' power and how they've improved. You're totally right when you say that the movement and action is part of how we get attached to them as characters. This is absolutely excellent and you get a ton of really impressive research! Every part of this blows my mind! Thank you so much!

[@mlsdreavusjargon6910]

Just finished watching Avatar for the first time, and yeah one of my favourite parts about it was just how expressive it always felt, like the people animating it must have been having fun doing it. Bits like when Toph opens Hama’s box and everyone crowds around her, or the foaming mouth guy, or a bunch of other bits I can’t remember off the top of my head, actually added a lot of fun to the show and created a lot of my favourite moments with nothing but unnecessary visuals.

[@fwuuton]

Its amazing how South Korea is finally getting the spotlight now as they should have a long time ago. From absolutely brilliant films and kdramas to masterful zombie thrillers like Kingdom and Train to Busan, to their webtoons and manhwas, and even kpop. Its about time countries other than Japan got some credit.

[@micaann7974]

Just finished ATLA and LOK and honestly the action scenes in this series are one of the reasons I decided to watch it. The dedication to each bending art and their corresponding martial art is amazingly well done. And to consider it came out on 2005-2008 that is just an amazing progress and dedication.

[@andyzhang7890]

Glad you covered this masterpiece. I feel like it's probably the most video essay'd show on KZbin, and get I still can't get enough of it.

[@secretscarlet8249]

Thanks for showcasing the animation. It's hardwork, and a proof of why a wonderful friendship and respect for the people behind them can help make a show withstand the years.

[@hellsapoppin9326]

While we're on American cartoons with cinematic direction/ambitions/moments etc.: Invader Zim Motorcity Tron Legacy (The pilot episode and first season) of Rugrats Samurai Jack / Sym Bionic titan / Primal / Dexter (yes seriously, Genndy always goes hard) Kids Next Door (you'd be surprised looking back)

[@trika91]

Rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles? That one’s good, right?

[@hellsapoppin9326]

@@trika91 OF COURSE, imma fool for leaving it out

[@misterluppus6727]

Is there ANY aspect of this show that is not OUTSTANDING and WHOLESOME?!

[@captainfiri7619]

Romance. But other than that - this is just perfection 👌

[@hyperum7862]

@@captainfiri7619 The romance was surprisingly actually done really well in this show. Zuko's romantic subplot was a little quiet and underdeveloped, but the show combined the slow fluctuating burn between Aang and Katara over three seasons with the satisfying and humorous pairing of Sokka and Suki, which makes for a great dynamic between the main cast that's easy to get invested in.

[@captainfiri7619]

@@hyperum7862 Okay, Sokka and Suki were awesome and the best pairing in the show. Katara and Aang were cute... until season 3, when it became kinda off-putting because of how awfully one-sided it was. And Mai and ZukoThey are disastrous trainwreck of relationship. Their personalities don't match, like, at all. I'm not saying that this relationship is "toxic", but these two are so, so ill-suited for each other that I can't believe it's actually happened in the show that is so good at writing compelling characters and not some below-average fanfiction.

[@captainfiri7619]

@EE Tachi "Sometimes" is the key word here.

[@distama]

It never ceases to impress me how well researched your videos are, I had no idea about many of the things you said. I am sorry for the people who have not yet discovered your channel! Avatar is a fantastic show, their attention to detail and story is something that fascinated me and still does! I remember looking at it as a child and noticing details such as the characters hair grew between episodes (Zuko in season 2, Aang in season 3, sokka..), the details in fight scenes, the characters personality matures, etc, little things that were not common in other Cartoons and that I loved about Avatar. Excellent video!

[@171QA]

Avatar raised the bar in animated shows for me. As long as I live I’ll compare every show to Avatar and decide if it’s worth watching or not. Speaking of which: how you heard of the Dragon Prince? One of the writers from Avatar created it. It’s more of a European fantasy series but feels like an anime at times.

[@BudderChezMC]

Yessss i love the dragon prince! Hahaha yah it definitely raised the bar for me as well. Unfortunatley I feel like American cartoons are just getting worse and worse lol.

[@TheCanipaEffect]

Yeah, I really like The Dragon Prince! Animation started out a bit unconsistent, but they improved a lot over later seasons.

[@Meidaneh_Shush]

The headwriter actually. Aaron Ehasz.

[@frosty6845]

I haven't touched the Dragon Prince because of the stories of abuse by the man in charge

[@MaxIronsThird]

There was Teen Titans before Avatar the Last Airbender.

[@spookybells5099]

Wow! It’s amazing how so much goes on behind the scenes of this show!

[@-seth]

I’m so glad I found this! The whole time watching the show I was consistently blown away by the attention to detail and extra effort they put into the animation. I could never figure out how they pulled it off because I thought that those details would be lost due to lack of communication if they completely outsourced animation, but I also knew it would be incredibly difficult to put in all of that effort in-house on a small nick show budget. Things like Zuko’s hair growing out in a believable way, the characters changing their outfits often, even specific scenes like Sokka’s “water triiibe” scene in book 2 where they have him whip his head around as a follow through with the rest of his body as he leaves. All of these things can be easily taken for granted, but if you’re paying attention you can clearly see all of the care they put into making everything look they way they wanted it to.

[@ade1174]

Thanks for the breakdown. Avatar is still one of my favorite shows to this day. I didn't know how much interplay between America and Korea was involved in making the show.

[@EscapeReality123]

Something that I always loved the most about this Animation style is... that it just *screams* "hands and feet". Which are considered as the most difficult parts of human body to draw and animate. But in Avatar, they are almost ALWAYS visible and in motion. This brings a lot more body language to the characters, something that usually cartoons and animes are trying to avoid or replace with something else.

[@sydneykysar7895]

This video explained everything so well, love the show even more after watching

[@Fredlyy]

As someone who has been super into avatar for like 8 years now, this is the first video on Avatar that I've watched and actually learned something new about the show from in a while

[@xNotJason]

Fantastic please have my child

[@mickmcanitube4999]

Damn I didn't know the animation's done by Korean staffs

[@kamekarin2889]

Can't wait to see you talk about the legend of korra

[@bootleggreenthanos5944]

This show's stellar animation will forever remain memorable

[@bumblewyn]

Amazing video! I've been a fat of ATLA since it first aired, but I never knew much about the animation process other than that they used real martial arts as a reference. Very well explained!

[@_M_4]

I'm sure this won't inspire pointless discussions about what Anime is and isn't.

[@davidcruz1941]

You should do an animation spotlight on rise of tmnt

[@alvarorodry1632]

That he should

[@tigirao5926]

Haven't seen the show but holy shit does it look good

[@dziankolack9331]

PLEAAAAAAASE CANIPA WE NEED THIS

[@milddiffuse]

Yeah that one is animated and I guess storyboarded really well! I think it should show a bit more restrain though, it's way to much action for me...

[@davidcruz1941]

@@milddiffuse There's no such thing as too much

[@erufailon4723]

I didn't know Bryke were that involved in the production. As much as I dislike some of their narrative choices and later remarks, I have nothing but respect for the effort they put into the show

[@bradymalec3690]

I own an ATLA art book by the creators, & it goes into quite a bit of detail about the production of the show, & they both played a significant role. The show wouldn't be what it is without them. They cared deeply about every aspect of the production, & befriended some truly passionate, talented individuals to work with. It all came together to create something truly great. Made me appreciate the show even more.

[@theavatar9191]

The more you find out about these guys, the more you'd appreciate them and understand why they're as highly regarded as they are amongst the fan base. We couldn't ask for better creators. Legends in the animation industry

[@derekdunbar4694]

It's like every day I learn a new reason to love this show.

[@jepoyburner]

I never even realized that there is motion blur in ATLA.

[@dubisbetterthansub5254]

They put a lot of effort into making this a high-quality program. Animation, voice acting, quality of writing, soundtracks, etc. Really nice attention to detail for them to base each bending discipline on real-life martial arts and manifest it through the animation. And several of their voice actors have successful careers in major live-action TV/films as well; Mark Hamill, Jason Isaacs, Daniel Dae Kim, Robert Patrick, Clancy Brown, Ron Perlman, Kevin Michael Richardson. And the VAs of the main cast did an incredible job, too.

[@flim-flammington]

I just finished rewatching last airbender 3 days ago... i feel like i need to watch it again after this.

[@sebastianquintana5462]

It's been 15 years and I'm still learning new amazing things about this show almost daily

[@Nexus42]

Fantastic work, can't wait to see the video of Korra!

[@ElysianDivine]

Every team that worked on Avatar deserves so much credit. But its all thanks to the creators for giving them creative freedom and listening to them.

[@allanredhill8682]

One thing that bugs me on most anime is how many still images they sometimes have. Animation is hard and expensive of course but shows like avatar or castlevania have so much more animation and character in comparison. Characters are moving and emoting all the time and still reaction shots are pretty rare. Anime can feel more like a slideshow then....well anime sometimes.

[@alejandroojeda1572]

3:34 LOOK AT KATARA, theres a glitch, the kimono she wears suddenly changes, the White band dissapears.

[@RoseCalyx]

yeah but it’s so minor that it doesn’t really affect the scene unless you’re watching it frame by frame. Also that isn’t a kimono she’s wearing lol

[@alejandroojeda1572]

@@RoseCalyx yeah, it's just a funny thing i found

[@adhamadyatma4716]

The fact that this show is still relevant after these years is also become the surplus for this show.

[@smoodwoofer]

On a similar note, the “Art of the Animated Series” book for the Last Airbender is incredibly worth it!!

[@bear.6804]

I love this childhood treasure and this is a nice thing to learn about

[@OfficialBiltus]

This is the exact video I wanted to see and I haven't even seen it yet.

[@sdmugabe]

This show is absolutely incredible! Definitely deserves all those awards and more.

[@titanquest15]

I look forward to hearing about this new legend.

[@thatrandomcrazy]

Loved the background music using the score in the final fight

[@scifigeek14]

thank you for making this. I had never heard about the stories of the animators. I've seen so many videos about the storyline or the character arcs but nothing actually giving detailed info on the history of the people involved.

[@jamescampbell6728]

This video is criminally underrated. It offers so much useful and insightful information that everyone who cares about the show and the animation industry should understand

[@scaredofsociety6351]

I absolutely loved your video I can't wait for you to talk about Korra it's absolutely amazing how much animation can change in a few years

[@DustinHarrelson]

Loved this video! These creators made something that so many people love and it’s cool to hear their stories!

[@kadaverf]

Great video! I have always felt stunned at the quality of ATLA each time I watch it, and knowing more about it makes me appreciate it even more. Keep it going!

[@diannekelley2307]

Fun fact: The title sequence was not done by JM Animation, but rather by Titmouse in the US in one of their earlier projects. And this was before Metalocalypse, folks.

[@Devinci297]

I just finished Avatar on Netflix. The show is really good. Much better than most animes I've watched and I've seen over 500 of them.

[@nac1582]

no words for my love for atla, just excited noises and countless rewatch sessions

[@leoramiro7864]

crazy to think that the animators from my 2 favorite series are the same, Atla and spetacular spider man btw, loved the video man

[@anigerrodz2730]

Didn’t studio mir also animated voltron:legendary defender ?

[@TheCanipaEffect]

Yup! They had even more creative control on that one.

[@guessmyname1246]

Even though the ending was a train wreck, the animation was so good!

[@arkdtk]

Fantastic video, I love the attention to the description

[@StreetzSweeper]

Thank you, I love this series and now I appreciate the animations that much more.

[@ba-dum-tss9169]

The fluidity of the animation makes it a standout then most animes these days with static animations

[@BadirASalih]

Great job Canipa.. Can't wait for Korra's video

[@JoTokutora]

Ah very cool video. I know Young Ki, animation director of Wonderful days. Super talented guy!

[@thambidave]

3:20 that guy looks like the guy from tlok who stays in his moms basement

[@TheCanipaEffect]

That actually is him! He went on to be a director on Korra and the staff gave him a cameo.

[@specialopp333]

@@TheCanipaEffect YOO crazy

[@sheilla6315]

This video is so well made and it kinda makes me emotional jsjajsjaj cause I remember that bryan said the hardest part is when he should live in another country Korea without knowing any of their language. I hope they know how amazing their shows are ❤️

[@MagnateXL]

6:38 iconic!

[@ShoonEmber]

The inclusion of the excerpt from The Movie That We Don't Talk About triggered my fight or flight response

[@TheAriusDural]

The pirates that the gaang gets the water bending scroll from is inspired by those korean animators. They got their own little cameo. Also, those black and white spirits designs: Evangelion inspired.

[@dubisbetterthansub5254]

Wish we had more insight into their musical composition as well. If only there were some behind the scenes on that.

[@malahamavet]

this is heartwarming! I want to make an avatar fan animated story, but I'm on my own and I just bought a tablet at last, but Its so weird to draw with it🙄 I'm obviously aiming too high but is one of my great ambitions

[@3lfprinc3ss]

THANK YOU, i legitimately get mad when ppl suggest ATLA is ‘anime’ and i’m japanese-american🙃 give the animators their credit

[@BIGBMH]

Great video! I’m a longtime fan of the show, but I feel like I learned so much about the behind the scenes process here. Very informative and engaging.

[@hamitokia]

Great unexpected insights about the show! Love it! ♥️ Kudos to the visionaire who went all out breaking all the norms and status quo to realise a worthy vision! Absolutely deserve all the praise and accolades!

[@Sthuthukile]

Why are Koreans the best creators and artists? I'm truly in awe.

[@octopuss1918]

Americans created this show. Americans could probably do this, but our damn people are cheap and see outsourcing as the solution.

[@virginiasmiles8865]

this was a well researched, spoken, and informational video!

[@herbivi-cus5382]

Damn, I was so hyped for your analysis of Korra at the end. Please, you gotta make this video! Also, wow, I didn't know studio Mir was created because of Avatar, that's cool!

[@parthsharma7129]

Once again , thanks for making this video... From one avatar fan to another, I respect your effort in this video... 🙏🏼 Love and respect from India.🙏🏼

[@reachthroughreality]

This show was so good that, a decade later, seeing Appa pull back at 10:32 still gets me.

[@SaszaDerRoyt]

After watching this and the Korra video it makes me want to go back and re-watch it all again, even though I only just finished LOK yesterday

[@onionlamento]

LEGEND!

[@Nobody-tt4uh]

I can’t count how much I’ve re-watched this show

[@thisisdk7859]

this is my first encounter with this channel. I like your title card.

[@tq1238]

Great video. I really enjoyed all the tidbits. One small correction though, the showrunner for the show was Aaron Ehasz. It's on his wikipedia page and on imdb. He's also the co-creator of The Dragon Prince.

[@TheCanipaEffect]

Aaron Ehasz was the head writer on Avatar, but Bryan and Mike are considered the "showrunners", with Mike serving as story editor, overseeing Ehasz's work. Ehasz is the co-creator and showrunner of The Dragon Prince, as you say though.

[@tq1238]

@@TheCanipaEffect Oh, that's interesting. TIL, thx. The term showrunner and headwriter are used interchangeably in some places.

[@bloomins8088]

This was absolutely fantastic.

[@ndinstudio543]

you're into music sounds like super Mario galaxy music and it makes me happy

[@TheCanipaEffect]

The inspiration was actually Pokemon: Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire's soundtrack. Definitely has similar joyful vibes though!

[@MrE_]

Every show you mentioned that you were watching are the same shows that I was watching. From Spongebob to pokemon, I've watched it all

[@benvrar]

This was great!! I actually worked at Nickelodeon in the Archives, and had the pleasure of going through hundreds of boxes of storyboards and animation sequences from Korea. Really amazing stuff! Have some great photos of some of the work too.

[@TheCanipaEffect]

Omg, that's awesome! I'm seriously jealous XD

[@benvrar]

The Canipa Effect Happy to share them!