the legend of korra (not entirely cartoon)

Written by sleepyrounin on August 12, 2012 at 10:31 AM

pros
+ more modern than the first season with some darker and some more mature themes (e.g. the ones being oppressed by the benders - or the background lovestory is rather complicated, like in real life)
+ more fluid animation than the first season
+ older (but still quirky) characters
cons
- it's short so there's not much in-depth story development (there are twists and turns but something truly deep... sigh)
- dialogue so is for kids...
- now that it's up here... it looks a bit like an odd hybrid of american cartoon and japanese anime. sigh. took me a while to get into but i guess there's no helping that. once i got used to it, the animation seemed more fluid than in the first season though.

conclusion: worth the watch for those who liked avatar the last airbender, although it is fairly unrelated to that first season. i never was totally hyped about avatar, but this nonetheless is a good opportunity at nostalgia. good, though perhaps a little rushed story, good action once you get used to the fact it's not entirely cartoon anymore (the general style of cartoon and anime is fundamentally different, so it took me a moment to get into this slightly hybrid-looking thing), older characters, which is a plus as it makes for more realism... and childish dialogue. granted, that drags it down somewhat, but nonetheless it's a nice watch for fans of the old avatar.
whoever has something against female protagonists shouldn't watch. seeing a female heroine is a nice change of pace (and a chance for eye candy) after all of the usual male shounen heroes, but looking through the reviews, some people seem to have something against that. =.=

peace.