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This is crazy awesome stuff, we might actually get some animated Korrasami in the future beyond what we saw in the finale 6 years ago. With all the doors these two opened up for so many shows and couples, they deserve to have some time of their own on screen 😭
Bryke is back at Nickelodeon in a big way.
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Mike and I are heading up a new studio dedicated to expanding the Avatarverse. Here’s our quote from EW.com (link for the full article):
“It’s hard to believe it’s been 19 years since we created Avatar: The Last Airbender. But even after all that time, there are still many stories and time periods in Aang’s world that we are eager to bring to life. We are fortunate to have an ever-growing community of passionate fans that enjoys exploring the Avatarverse as much as we do. And with this new Avatar Studios venture we have an unparalleled opportunity to develop our franchise and its storytelling on a vast scale, in myriad exciting ways and mediums. We are exceedingly grateful to Brian Robbins and Ramsey Naito for their enthusiasm and respect for the Avatar property and us as its stewards. From the start, they’ve supported our ambitious plans and created a positive, proactive environment for us. We’re excited to be back at Nickelodeon where Avatar began, doing what we do best in the biggest way possible. We can’t wait to build the great teams and productions to make all of this fantasy a reality.” – Bryan Konietzko & Michael DiMartino
#avatarstudios #nickelodeon #avatarthelastairbender #atla #thelegendofkorra #lok #bryke #michaeldimartino #bryankonietzko
it's the girlfriends for me
Bryan on his IG 👀
“Her power is beyond anything I could ever hope to achieve.”
kirima’s camera roll
I tried to put together some confirmed & surmised real-life design influences for Avatar Kyoshi!
The creators had the following to say about Book 1 Episode 4, which marks Kyoshi’s first appearance (in statue form):
“Writer Nick Malis pitched a similar idea for a story premise, featuring a group of female Japanese-inspired warriors ….. We are big admirers of traditional Japanese clothing. Suki’s and Kyoshi Warriors’ designs provided a great opportunity to pay homage to that rich aesthetic.”
Kyoshi’s makeup is actually inspired by Chinese opera makeup though, as depicted here:
At the very least, her makeup was inspired by both. However, I also raise you this article
Which explains how Kyoshi Island is influenced by many cultures, both in and out of the avatar universe
As stated above, it is clear that Kyoshi had a slew of inspiration from different cultures, much like the world of Avatar itself. With how heavily influenced by Chinese culture Japanese culture was, it is easy to attribute influence to either culture when the inspiration is not explicitly stated, as in the case of Kyoshi’s makeup.
However, statements in the novels (RoK) indicates that the makeup worn by FOC is inspired by Chinese opera (most notably Peking opera makeup 京剧脸谱, but also seen in other Chinese operas such as the diff. colored masks in 川剧 chuān jù), where different colors and their specific placements represented different characteristics.
And as shown above, Kyoshi’s makeup while can be seen as similar to kabuki makeup (the specific kumadori as shown by op), also bears striking similarity to 花旦 (huā dàn) makeup, which is a stock character type that exists across different Chinese operas and is not limited to Peking Opera.
Again, it would benefit us fans of the show to recognize the diversity in influence for our beloved characters. op of all people would understand this wish for diversity since it was the sentiment expressed in some recent posts such as
The Avatar fandom still seems to be hung up on “Fire Nation = Japan & Earth Kingdom = China” mantra, so I’m once again beating a dead horse
would like to close the statement by acknowledging that we all have biases. Clearly the creators combined influences from different culture in creating Avatar, and there are overarching influences in some choices, but it is a world open to interpretations and should be conducive to mutual conversations. but hey, that’s just my wish.
I primarily focus on visual designs on my posts. F.C. Yee did a great job implementing Chinese opera-inspired lore for Kyoshi, but this doesn’t necessarily mean her design was influenced by Chinese opera as her design predates the novels by more than a decade.
When discussing character design, context is key. In this case, deliberate design choices and behind-the-scenes commentary all point towards a specific source of inspiration: Kabuki theatre
We must remember that Avatar world is not our own, and there are going to be cross-cultural influences across all of the nations. Avatar world’s visual designs do not follow the same historical, social, and cultural context.
For example, Fire Nation weddings feature the bride donning traditional Korean hairstyle and clothing, but not the kind usually worn by brides. Qing Dynasty-era cultural elements (Ba Sing Se) exist concurrently with Tang Dynasty-era elements in the Earth Kingdom. Etc etc.
In regard to Kyoshi & her warriors, their physical designs might have been influenced by Japanese cultural elements, but their origin within the historical context of the Avatar universe now have basis in Chinese opera.
I guess what I’m trying to say is: just because something was visually designed to look like a real-life example doesn’t necessarily mean it is intended to have the same connotation. Visual influence doesn’t exclude lore influence from other sources, and vice-versa.
But, as always, everything is open to interpretation since the Avatar world is such a melting pot of various cultural elements.
TL;DR = Visual Inspiration =/= Lore Inspiration
Happy Korrasami Day~
what will they say about me, Avatar Kyoshi?
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Korra & Asami
First meeting
I think we deserve a soft epilogue, my love.
We are good people and we’ve suffered enough.
Seventy Years of Sleep # 4.
Anon Asked: Fav Asami Outfit?
all of them!
Fire Nation Family Tree during Kyoshi’s early years!
Zuko can finally say he captures the Avatar!
I stumbled upon this post and thought I should draw the scene 🤣
korra + spirit bending [requested by ask-anilith]
