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[maikingsenseofit]

Calling all fan artists, writers, and enthusiasts of Mai and Zuko!

Introducing Maiko Week 2026 between May 25th and May 31st!

Here are the prompts. As we get closer to the week we will drop more details and announce special guests too that are joining us!

So excited to be back and better than ever! Can’t wait to see all the content!

[bring-mai-flowers]

and they’ve known each other their whole lives excuse me while I cry in the corner

[lujinarchive]

Unexpected encounter

[a-chicken-who-likes-to-write]

So, I just drew this....

“Always a pleasure to work with you, Mrs. Atar,”

“The pleasure is all mine, Mr. Atar,”

✩°𓏲⋆🌿. Observations ⋆⸜ 🍵✮˚ by @myriads11

*The base that I used to draw*

[kuno-chan]

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I’ve got new art coming up on Insta soooon. Follow me over on Instagram to see it first 👀

[cheruvell]

fire nation 🔥

[mwratzy]

I love Mai as Izumi’s mother because, even though we never get to see it directly, there’s something really beautiful about comparing their ideals

In the comics, Mai talks about educating future generations so they can know the truth about war. Decades later, Izumi ends up defending those exact same ideals, speaking about avoiding unnecessary wars and building a different future

I don’t know, I like to think those are values Mai and Zuko taught her from a young age. They both grew up with terrible parents, yet somehow ended up raising someone who embodied exactly the kind of change they wanted for their nation 😭 they did an amazing job as parents

[mwratzy]

official Maiko art? Oh my God, we are so back 😭

[maikingsenseofit]

NEW CANON MAIKO ARTWORK FROK AVATAR STUDIOS - Fire and Family Treasury!

I CANNOT BELIEVE IT

[sifucicada]

Wait... does this mean Mai wasn't born in the Fire Nation Capital? She calls it her "home village“, talks about mountains and remembers local stories her parents told her as a child.

Was her family originally from a provincial district before moving to the Capital? Were they already nobles or did Ukano's political career bring them into the capital's elite circles later?

Ughhhh I need more Mai lore!!!!!

[speziauna]

Zuko and Mai forgetting to announce that they got back together vs the gaang not wanting to upset them by asking, just in case they were holding hands as friends (Aang assumed this a couple times during the breakup and Zuko got all moody)

One day they throw a party for their one year wedding anniversary, despite none of their guests even knowing about their elopement.

[rainydelusionalpeanut]

these are the "parallel disguises"

Painted Lady is parallel to Kuzon as they both helped the FN people while Zuko and Mai were up to no good in EK in those outfits

self interest towards the enemy vs selfless help for the enemy, villains and heroes

Cr. yoshipeach & lanjunlazy

[speziauna]

“Zuko and Mai broke up in the comics” they would break up in the show and then be attached at the hip in two to three business days why would this breakup be permanent… God forbid they want attention omg

[lllunescape]

Maiko cosplay #2 battler beatrice from umineko

[paristexaz]

I read Ashes of the Academy and while I have some issues with I think it's one of the most, if not the, important comics from Avatar.

So, let's start by saying I was just reading Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed and was trying to grip on Freire's concept of critical consciousness.

What's critical consciousness?

Critical consciousness is the ability to recognize how social, political, and economic systems shape people's lives and to question inequalities rather than simply accepting them. People who LACK critical consciousness tend to uphold hierarchies and structures actively oppressing another class.

Freire also argues that it involves not only understanding these structures but also acting to change them.

Does Mai actually show signs of critical consciousness?

I was pleasantly surprised that yes, Mai show signs of it based on these two panels alone. Not full-blown Freirean, but there's signs of it.

Here's how:

1. She questions the dominant ideology.

Shihan says education should produce obedient future leaders, focused on war, politics, and discipline. Mai immediately challenges the assumption: "Actually, I don't think they do." In Freire's terms, Mai is refusing to accept the official narrative as natural or unquestionable.

2. She recognizes that education is political.

Shihan treats curriculum as a tool for shaping loyal Fire Nation citizens.

Mai is implicitly asking:

Why should education be organized around the needs of the state?

Freire argues that critical consciousness begins when people realize education is never neutral. Mai is challenging social conditions.

3. She critiques historical power structures.

Her statement, "The less we uphold from Ozai and Sozin's reign, the better the Fire Nation will be," suggests an awareness that present institutions are shaped by past systems of domination.

That's very close to what Freire means by recognizing historical and social structures rather than treating them as inevitable.

4. She advocates truthful historical understanding.

"To make sure these kids are learning what exactly happened during the Hundred Year War."

This resembles Freire's emphasis on unveiling reality rather than reproducing myths that benefit those in power.

And then then there's this which just has me saying, fuck yeah Sifu Mai.

What are your thoughts? Keep it pleasant this is no invite for fandom hatred or any unpleasantness, just civil discussion and ideas.

[tobeforgottened]

I love that whenever they’re cuddling or hugging she’s touching his scar/his scar is touching her🥹

[lllunescape]

Maiko cosplay #1 shishiosa from sakadays