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Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)

Avatar: The Last Airbender is an Animated Fantasy and Adventure series that appeared on Nickelodeon and was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. The series featured voices from Zach Tyler Eisen, Jack DeSena, Dante Basco, and Mae Whitman. The premise follows a young boy named Aang, an Air Bender who is set to be the next Avatar, master of all elements, in a bit to unite the nations together and bring peace.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender
Animation
Adventure
Action

Cast
Mako , Dee Bradley Baker , Jack De Sena , Michaela Jill Murphy , Zach Tyler , Dante Basco , Mae Whitman
Release Date
February 21, 2005
Seasons
3
Franchise(s)
Avatar
Writers
Michael Dante DiMartino
Directors
Dave Filoni
Showrunner
Michael Dante DiMartino
Story By
michael dante dimartino

Summary

In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

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