Perhaps one of its most impressive feats, though, is presenting a bright, captivating world for children while also maintaining an unparalleled degree of complexity, whether it be in the layered characters and their respective arcs or the fictional world that Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko created.
“Avatar” was lighthearted and playful enough to make a child laugh while poignant enough to make an adult bawl their eyes out. It was a serialized show in a time when television shows - especially kids’ comedy cartoons like those on Nickelodeon - were mostly episodic. Their cuisine is also Japanese-inspired as are many of the characters’ names who live there.The greatness of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” lies in its ability to transcend boundaries. The Kyoshi warriors wear Japanese armor and paint their faces in designs reminiscence of Kabuki, classical Japanese dance drama. Regions like Kyoshi Island, however, resemble feudal Japan. Ba Sing Se, surrounded by high walls, may also resemble Constantinople, the capital of the Roman Empire which also saw large numbers of refugees during times of war. The emperor and people’s garb appears to be of the Qing dynasty with various Korean influences as well. The capital city, Ba Sing Se, resembles Beijing and the royal palace therein is based on the Forbidden City.
In particular, the kingdom takes inspiration from the Chinese Ming and Qing dynasties, the last imperial dynasties before the Republic of China. Most generally, the setting may be considered “Eurasia.” The Earth Kingdom is probably the most complex and historically elaborate of any of the Avatar settings, containing cities inspired by everything from later Chinese dynastic periods to Shogun Japan to the Roman Empire.
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