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Mar 22, 2013 1:35 PM
#1
Hey! I know LOK isn't actually an anime, but still kinda looks like anime. Any of you guys know the release date of book 2, it's supposed to be on the 23th of march(tomorrow) but i need like solid proof. Thanks fo the replies:) IMD |
Mar 22, 2013 1:42 PM
#2
lnvaderZmustDIE said: I heard it's going to get released somewhere in April.Hey! I know LOK isn't actually an anime, but still kinda looks like anime. Any of you guys know the release date of book 2, it's supposed to be on the 23th of march(tomorrow) but i need like solid proof. Thanks fo the replies:) IMD |
Mar 22, 2013 1:43 PM
#3
I just checked the TV guide for Nick for tomorrow from 9-12, and all I saw was Spongebob, so I'm guessing it won't be tomorrow |
Mar 22, 2013 1:48 PM
#4
I consider Avatar a spiritual anime, since it was inspired by Japanese animation. It might have not been made in Japan, but if it was, it would of made 0 difference. |
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Mar 22, 2013 1:52 PM
#5
No official release date has been given. March 23rd is a load of bullocks |
Mar 22, 2013 2:02 PM
#6
Some facts. - the air date is still unknown, but is set for sometime in spring of 2013. - book 2 will have 14 episodes - there will be 4 books in total - Tweets from producer and voice actors indicate release to be sometime in april. |
Mar 22, 2013 2:41 PM
#7
I see thanks for the replies guys ;) |
Mar 22, 2013 8:47 PM
#8
It is pretty cool to see a watchable American animated serie for once that isn't a crude comedy series or too 'cartoony'. This is the type of thing that is really good for us. Could lead to more respectful animated works being produced in the future. |
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Mar 22, 2013 11:49 PM
#10
I used to watch season 1 every week and if i missed it I'd watch online... But now our Nick channel got cancelled so I'm just gonna have to watch online.. |
Mar 23, 2013 4:31 AM
#11
Jovoo said: I consider Avatar a spiritual anime, since it was inspired by Japanese animation. It might have not been made in Japan, but if it was, it would of made 0 difference. There would be a *little* difference. For example, in my experience Japanese made anime have a different style of humour and generally put a lot more into their soundtracks. With LoK, the humour was quite obviously American-style cartoon humour and the soundtrack is small and not widely enjoyed outside of the show. Little difference, but more than 0 difference. |
Apr 5, 2013 9:36 PM
#12
I cant wait for the new episodes. Its such an amazing show! |
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Apr 5, 2013 9:38 PM
#13
lnvaderZmustDIE said: Hey! I know LOK isn't actually an anime, but still kinda looks like anime. Any of you guys know the release date of book 2, it's supposed to be on the 23th of march(tomorrow) but i need like solid proof. Thanks fo the replies:) IMD Tomorrow is the 23rd of March? Godamnit, I've time skipped again. Also, can't wait, love LoK. |
Apr 5, 2013 11:22 PM
#14
Apr 10, 2013 9:40 AM
#15
Scrodulus said: Jovoo said: I consider Avatar a spiritual anime, since it was inspired by Japanese animation. It might have not been made in Japan, but if it was, it would of made 0 difference. There would be a *little* difference. For example, in my experience Japanese made anime have a different style of humour and generally put a lot more into their soundtracks. With LoK, the humour was quite obviously American-style cartoon humour and the soundtrack is small and not widely enjoyed outside of the show. Little difference, but more than 0 difference. An interesting thing about LoK is the lack of exagerated expressions of fanservice used for comedy like in a lot of shonen anime. I like that fact. In other news, I love LoK. WAY more than Avatar: The Last Airbender. Finally, an american show exists with a nearly complete story focus with very little adventure or unimportant episodes. Just pure story. I love that about LoK. Definitely looking forward to LoK coming out. I heard it was coming later this month, season 2 was. LoK is going to be the first Nick show to be released on Bluray by the way. The DVD and Bluray releases are coming. You can preorder on amazon already, and the box art has already been revealed. |
Apr 11, 2013 12:37 AM
#16
Battlechili1 said: In other news, I love LoK. WAY more than Avatar: The Last Airbender. Finally, an american show exists with a nearly complete story focus with very little adventure or unimportant episodes. Just pure story. I love that about LoK. Are you for real ? LoK had definitely more than enough "unimportant" episodes with a focus on the pro-bending matches and romantic relationships between the characters . Everything about Amon's past , his reason for his actions are wrapped up in one or two episodes. We never learn the history of equalists or how Amon took control of them. Hell, we don't even learn much about the past of protagonists either. Korra connects with the spirit of Aang and learns entering the Avatar state in five minutes or so which shouldn't have been so easy. TLA had much better developed characters and plot devices compared to LoK. Sure, LoK is a pretty short series compared to TLA but it's a huge mistake to focus so much on the side stories rather than developing the main story and the characters. Then again it's not that surprising that happened since the script writers of the two shows are mostly different. Oh well, hopefully the second season will be better. A comparison between TLA and LoK |
bergilApr 11, 2013 12:57 AM
Apr 11, 2013 4:39 AM
#17
bergil said: A comparison between TLA and LoK I've seen that picture before. Utter crap. Mako was hated by shippers mostly, not for being a legitimate douche. I can agree with the Bolin part a *little*, but he was still useful, not "just a clown". Korra was "weak and unsure" when her fucking bending got taken away from her. Then it came back, and she wasn't, so... yeah, that's dumb. Now, as for Asami, she never stopped being "part of the team". She had a pretty big confrontation with her father and helped quite a bit. She was active as a character for pretty much the whole way through. |
Apr 11, 2013 5:33 AM
#18
bergil said: Battlechili1 said: In other news, I love LoK. WAY more than Avatar: The Last Airbender. Finally, an american show exists with a nearly complete story focus with very little adventure or unimportant episodes. Just pure story. I love that about LoK. Are you for real ? LoK had definitely more than enough "unimportant" episodes with a focus on the pro-bending matches and romantic relationships between the characters . Everything about Amon's past , his reason for his actions are wrapped up in one or two episodes. We never learn the history of equalists or how Amon took control of them. Hell, we don't even learn much about the past of protagonists either. Korra connects with the spirit of Aang and learns entering the Avatar state in five minutes or so which shouldn't have been so easy. TLA had much better developed characters and plot devices compared to LoK. Sure, LoK is a pretty short series compared to TLA but it's a huge mistake to focus so much on the side stories rather than developing the main story and the characters. Then again it's not that surprising that happened since the script writers of the two shows are mostly different. Oh well, hopefully the second season will be better. I am for real. A focus on relationships is extremely important, and in my opinion, is a very big part of a storyline. I don't like how TLA was filled with adventure episodes, and it was also a bit more child oriented. Korra managed to present itself in a more mature manner, had better art, and was quicker on the story. I suppose the quick story also means a loss of development of characters and such, but I'm ok with that as long as I get a full story. |
Apr 11, 2013 6:05 AM
#19
Battlechili1 said: bergil said: Battlechili1 said: In other news, I love LoK. WAY more than Avatar: The Last Airbender. Finally, an american show exists with a nearly complete story focus with very little adventure or unimportant episodes. Just pure story. I love that about LoK. Are you for real ? LoK had definitely more than enough "unimportant" episodes with a focus on the pro-bending matches and romantic relationships between the characters . Everything about Amon's past , his reason for his actions are wrapped up in one or two episodes. We never learn the history of equalists or how Amon took control of them. Hell, we don't even learn much about the past of protagonists either. Korra connects with the spirit of Aang and learns entering the Avatar state in five minutes or so which shouldn't have been so easy. TLA had much better developed characters and plot devices compared to LoK. Sure, LoK is a pretty short series compared to TLA but it's a huge mistake to focus so much on the side stories rather than developing the main story and the characters. Then again it's not that surprising that happened since the script writers of the two shows are mostly different. Oh well, hopefully the second season will be better. I am for real. A focus on relationships is extremely important, and in my opinion, is a very big part of a storyline. I don't like how TLA was filled with adventure episodes, and it was also a bit more child oriented. Korra managed to present itself in a more mature manner, had better art, and was quicker on the story. I suppose the quick story also means a loss of development of characters and such, but I'm ok with that as long as I get a full story. If by full story you mean all of the main plot is handled in one episode or so then it's no surprise that you like LoK more. Besides, there is a difference between having a focus on relationships in the plot and dedicating almost entire plot or episode to relationships. TLA's plot development had perfect balance with both plot oriented episodes and solely "adventure" episodes with relationships developing in between. I also don't see how TLA was more child oriented compared to LoK. TLA had betrayal, death, wisdom and a multi-dimensional antagonist who goes through a great change during the series. We don't see almost any of those qualities in the children's shows today. Even LoK didn't have most of those. In LoK only Amon and his brother died at the end as I recall and even though Amon was a pretty intimidating character he was pretty much an one-dimensional antagonist and developed very little during the series. I don't see how LoK can be more mature. Just having a character like Iroh makes TLA more mature than LoK. It seems to me you like romance oriented plots and shows which have a plot that develops quickly and cuts to the chase with skipping the "adventure" and in LoK's case important plot developments. You didn't respond to my other criticisms about LoK btw, but that's not important. |
bergilApr 11, 2013 6:12 AM
Apr 11, 2013 6:47 AM
#20
I read it was being released in summer 2013 as I'm Australian and the world doesn't revolve around my country I don't know when that is .. but regardless I'm excited for it, it was on par maybe with TLA but LoK Might be slightly worse, but as I haven't watched it all and it's only been one book I can't really comment too much on it the first book was good. |
Apr 11, 2013 8:41 AM
#21
I did enjoy LoK, but not as much as TLA. First of all, when did firebending prodigies become so common that they managed to recruit enough of them to work at a factory assembly line, using their lightningbending to make Satomobiles? But wait, there's more - my real gripe is with the direction the story took towards the end of Book 1, namely When Korra suddenly learns to airbend to save Mako from Amon. Airbending is supposed to be related to spirituality, flexibility and finding the path of least resistance. Korra had nowhere near the right mindset needed to become an airbender. Instead of giving her the time to develop that side of her personality (like maybe through reducing the number of entertaining but ultimately pointless pro-bending episodes and replacing them with plot-driven content), the airbending became nothing more than an anticlimactic deus ex machina. Also, Aang restoring Korra's powers and giving her the ability to energybend? Way too convenient and makes no sense. I guess I can buy her being able to energybend while in the Avatar state, because it's meant to be the manifestation of the powers of her past incarnations, but mastering the Avatar state itself isn't a walk in the park either. Aang had to undergo the harrowing process of opening all his chakras before he could phase in and out of the Avatar state at will, and he was told that he had to let go of all his worldly concerns as part of his training, and Korra gets it all for free? Then again, Mike and Bryan never planned for there to be a second season, so I can sort of understand why they felt pressured to tie up all the loose plot threads by the end of Book 1. Nevertheless, I hope they bring back Aaron Ehasz to write for Book 2. Let's face it, we have him to thank for most of TLA's awesomeness. If it wasn't for him, Toph would have been a foul-mouthed, muscly, teenage (male) jock. |
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Apr 11, 2013 9:34 AM
#22
Imanza said: I did enjoy LoK, but not as much as TLA. First of all, when did firebending prodigies become so common that they managed to recruit enough of them to work at a factory assembly line, using their lightningbending to make Satomobiles? But wait, there's more - my real gripe is with the direction the story took towards the end of Book 1, namely When Korra suddenly learns to airbend to save Mako from Amon. Airbending is supposed to be related to spirituality, flexibility and finding the path of least resistance. Korra had nowhere near the right mindset needed to become an airbender. Instead of giving her the time to develop that side of her personality (like maybe through reducing the number of entertaining but ultimately pointless pro-bending episodes and replacing them with plot-driven content), the airbending became nothing more than an anticlimactic deus ex machina. Also, Aang restoring Korra's powers and giving her the ability to energybend? Way too convenient and makes no sense. I guess I can buy her being able to energybend while in the Avatar state, because it's meant to be the manifestation of the powers of her past incarnations, but mastering the Avatar state itself isn't a walk in the park either. Aang had to undergo the harrowing process of opening all his chakras before he could phase in and out of the Avatar state at will, and he was told that he had to let go of all his worldly concerns as part of his training, and Korra gets it all for free? Then again, Mike and Bryan never planned for there to be a second season, so I can sort of understand why they felt pressured to tie up all the loose plot threads by the end of Book 1. Nevertheless, I hope they bring back Aaron Ehasz to write for Book 2. Let's face it, we have him to thank for most of TLA's awesomeness. If it wasn't for him, Toph would have been a foul-mouthed, muscly, teenage (male) jock. As far as I know ıt was planned that LoK will be more than one season before the show aired. They even told that there will be a different villain every season. Book 2 trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qgUupqxhTMs |
bergilApr 11, 2013 9:38 AM
Apr 11, 2013 9:45 AM
#23
Apr 11, 2013 9:46 AM
#24
I think she will learn the advancement of each bending ability lightning, metal, blood, and ??? and surpass aang... |
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Apr 11, 2013 9:59 AM
#25
Zee530 said: Nick may be the producers but majority of the animation was done in japan and korea. Only korea as far as I know. Ghostony said: I think she will learn the advancement of each bending ability lightning, metal, blood, and ??? and surpass aang... She already surpassed Aang by learniing to enterthe Avatar state in five minutes. |
bergilApr 11, 2013 10:03 AM
Apr 11, 2013 10:01 AM
#26
bergil said: If by full story you mean all of the main plot is handled in one episode or so then it's no surprise that you like LoK more. Besides, there is a difference between having a focus on relationships in the plot and dedicating almost entire plot or episode to relationships. TLA's plot development had perfect balance with both plot oriented episodes and solely "adventure" episodes with relationships developing in between. I also don't see how TLA was more child oriented compared to LoK. TLA had betrayal, death, wisdom and a multi-dimensional antagonist who goes through a great change during the series. We don't see almost any of those qualities in the children's shows today. Even LoK didn't have most of those. In LoK only Amon and his brother died at the end as I recall and even though Amon was a pretty intimidating character he was pretty much an one-dimensional antagonist and developed very little during the series. I don't see how LoK can be more mature. Just having a character like Iroh makes TLA more mature than LoK. It seems to me you like romance oriented plots and shows which have a plot that develops quickly and cuts to the chase with skipping the "adventure" and in LoK's case important plot developments. You didn't respond to my other criticisms about LoK btw, but that's not important. Romance is fine by me, but really I just want story. Romance subplots I enjoy as well, but a romance story itself I don't think I would. Also, sorry I didn't respond to others. As far as pro-bending goes, I feel like that was a nice way to show more of Korra's personality by wanting to go to do that sport despite being told not to. It also gave Korra an excuse to find and spend time with the one she had a crush on and deal with relationships. (I'm not good with names) But yes, I do very much want shows to get straight to the story and develop quickly. It takes up less time and allows things to build up fast enough for me to get excited with "What's going to happen next?" and then soon after and see what happens next. I can't comment too much on TLA, though, so I can't say too much on its maturity since I've only seen a few episodes of it. (Strangely, the first couple episodes, a random episode or two in the middle, and the last episode) I have yet to actually watch from beginning to end TLA, but the idea of training episodes and adventure seems to keep it from its potential, I think. However,LoK did deal heavily in relationships, in right and wrong, in politics, had death at the end in a very dramatic way, and had characters experience loss. I do know TLA had some of that, but all the adventure and stuff seems to make all that few and far between. |
Apr 11, 2013 10:31 AM
#27
Battlechili1 said: bergil said: If by full story you mean all of the main plot is handled in one episode or so then it's no surprise that you like LoK more. Besides, there is a difference between having a focus on relationships in the plot and dedicating almost entire plot or episode to relationships. TLA's plot development had perfect balance with both plot oriented episodes and solely "adventure" episodes with relationships developing in between. I also don't see how TLA was more child oriented compared to LoK. TLA had betrayal, death, wisdom and a multi-dimensional antagonist who goes through a great change during the series. We don't see almost any of those qualities in the children's shows today. Even LoK didn't have most of those. In LoK only Amon and his brother died at the end as I recall and even though Amon was a pretty intimidating character he was pretty much an one-dimensional antagonist and developed very little during the series. I don't see how LoK can be more mature. Just having a character like Iroh makes TLA more mature than LoK. It seems to me you like romance oriented plots and shows which have a plot that develops quickly and cuts to the chase with skipping the "adventure" and in LoK's case important plot developments. You didn't respond to my other criticisms about LoK btw, but that's not important. Romance is fine by me, but really I just want story. Romance subplots I enjoy as well, but a romance story itself I don't think I would. Also, sorry I didn't respond to others. As far as pro-bending goes, I feel like that was a nice way to show more of Korra's personality by wanting to go to do that sport despite being told not to. It also gave Korra an excuse to find and spend time with the one she had a crush on and deal with relationships. (I'm not good with names) But yes, I do very much want shows to get straight to the story and develop quickly. It takes up less time and allows things to build up fast enough for me to get excited with "What's going to happen next?" and then soon after and see what happens next. I can't comment too much on TLA, though, so I can't say too much on its maturity since I've only seen a few episodes of it. (Strangely, the first couple episodes, a random episode or two in the middle, and the last episode) I have yet to actually watch from beginning to end TLA, but the idea of training episodes and adventure seems to keep it from its potential, I think. However,LoK did deal heavily in relationships, in right and wrong, in politics, had death at the end in a very dramatic way, and had characters experience loss. I do know TLA had some of that, but all the adventure and stuff seems to make all that few and far between. So, you haven't actually watched TLA yet you believe LoK is better compared to it , and you are basing your assumptions on the few episodes you have seen. In that case this whole discussion is pointless and I suggest you to watch both shows before you compare them. Finally, there are no training episodes in TLA and everything develops within the plot as it should be. |
Apr 11, 2013 10:35 AM
#28
I suppose I shouldn't make much argument then since I haven't seen all of TLA, however, as far as training goes, that is very much existent in TLA. Aang has to go from nation to nation to learn the elements since the only one he is good at is air. I clearly remember that much. He looks for teachers to teach him water bending and earth bending at least, if I remember correctly. That is clearly training. Korra required little training since she already had a mastery of fire, water, and earth. |
Apr 11, 2013 10:47 AM
#29
Battlechili1 said: I suppose I shouldn't make much argument then since I haven't seen all of TLA, however, as far as training goes, that is very much existent in TLA. Aang has to go from nation to nation to learn the elements since the only one he is good at is air. I clearly remember that much. He looks for teachers to teach him water bending and earth bending at least, if I remember correctly. That is clearly training. Korra required little training since she already had a mastery of fire, water, and earth. As they say, the important thing is the journey's itself not the destination. Aang doesn't just go to from nation to nation to train. He does many things like helping others, fighting bad guys, making new friends and enemies, etc.These are all parts of a whole, ypu can't seperate one from each other. |
Apr 11, 2013 4:55 PM
#30
bergil said: As far as I know ıt was planned that LoK will be more than one season before the show aired. They even told that there will be a different villain every season. Oh, I was told Nickelodeon ordered a second season towards the end of the production process of the first season, so they didn't have much time (if any) to go back and rework what they already had. I must go and confirm this... Battlechili1 said: I suppose I shouldn't make much argument then since I haven't seen all of TLA, however, as far as training goes, that is very much existent in TLA. Aang has to go from nation to nation to learn the elements since the only one he is good at is air. I clearly remember that much. He looks for teachers to teach him water bending and earth bending at least, if I remember correctly. That is clearly training. Korra required little training since she already had a mastery of fire, water, and earth. I feel like it's a bit unfair to suggest that LoK is better because of the lack of "training" in it, since the only reason they made Korra master the elements so quickly was precisely because Aang's story revolved around learning all the elements in time and they couldn't go down that same path again. Besides, the "training" in TLA is part of the plot itself and (in my opinion, anyway) was handled artfully - they made it entertaining and it contributed a lot to both the plot and the character development of not only Aang, but everyone who helped him along the way. I guess we'll have to wait and see what they have in store for Korra in the next Book, so that we begin to have a suitable point of comparison between her journey and Aang's. As a side note, here is an interesting article which analyses the finer points of the Book 1 story. Fanboys beware, you'll find no solace in these waters. http://chirart.tumblr.com/post/25991175534/how-you-can-have-a-bunch-of-great-ideas-but-still-fuck |
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