Product Details

• Actors: Zach Tyler, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, Dee Bradley Baker, Dante Basco
• Writers: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Nickelodeon
• DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000CSUNJI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,463 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Avatar The Last Airbender - Book 1 Water, Vol. 2" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Avatar series mastering elements of good TV, March 17, 2006

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perla "Being. Differently." (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Avatar The Last Airbender - Book 1 Water, Vol. 2 (DVD)

Yup, the series is about tribal benders who can work with a particular element, earth, air, water or fire. The Avatar, a child, must master all 4. Talking about elements, this series has elements for great TV ---fun, excitement, great characters, plot, and wow, even Values! So this review is mainly for parents. I'm a mom and came to love this program too AFTER my kids urged me to watch every new episode along with them.
My sons, ages 7 and 11, started watching Avatar from the beginning and loved it so much they made sure they watched not only every new episode but also reruns. Of all the cartoons they watch, this one is very good in not only visuals (ala japanese anime), exotic locales, fun and excitement... but also in intriguing story telling and realistic character development. Every episode is like a chapter in an epic, developing the plot and revealing more and more about each of the main characters Katara, Sokka and the Avatar Aang(ages 12-15) and also of the secondary characters(more kids and also adults). Their sidekicks are their helpful, sometimes silly, and endearing pets Apa and Momo.

The Avatar episodes bring the young heroes into situations where they have to make choices and as viewers we journey with them as the make both good and bad choices, and watch as they learn and mature as they go along.

The Avatar series reveals the universality of human spirit as the young heroes face challenges and conflict. Despite and maybe because of the exotic people and settings, the writers never resort to TV stereotyping about gender, color, age, weight, education or lack of, etc., that you find woven in for punch lines and demeaning in other TV programming.
This is the only or one of the few new popular kids programs that doesn't insult yours or your kids intelligence, and actually has family values. I highly recommend this cartoon to parents looking for something that the whole family can watch and have fun together.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent Fantasy with Morals, February 8, 2006

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Gregory A. Patterson (Palmyra, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Avatar The Last Airbender - Book 1 Water, Vol. 2 (DVD)

This is such a fine film. It is rare that such a thoughtful "cartoon" can display such marvelous characteristics as respect, discipline, morality and responsibility. The characters represent such wonderful archtypes and realism in their humanity. The ancient ways of the four elements from the Orient and medevil Europe, to name a few, are well thought out and actualized. This is the first cartoon in a long time that I encourage my children to watch.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Please don't think this is Japanese anime, March 9, 2006

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abunai sakana "fish" (Ada, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Avatar The Last Airbender - Book 1 Water, Vol. 2 (DVD)

Avatar: The Last Airbender is indeed the best show to air on Nick since the 1980's, but this show is 100% American. From the co-creators, producers, and often writers Bryan Konietzko (Invader Zim storyboardist to Art Director) and Michael Dante DiMartino (direction of various episodes of Family Guy, King of the Hill, and one of Mission Hill (an adult swim show) to the American directors, writers, musicians, and storyboardists. It is true the show is animated in Korea but so is every other animation project these days, Korea is where the costs are lowest and hence everyone sends their work there - including most of the Japanese anime you've seen in the past 10 years.

That being said, I've enjoyed this surprise cross-over hit very much (only Sponge Bob has managed to attract such an audience and Avatar is winning over more and more older fans, using fan based community memebership as the source of this opinion). Avatar's cast make you want to follow their stories, to learn the how's and why's of their characters. Most episodes we learn new things about the characters as the plot progresses and you want to discover these things. The voice acting is above par, even major talent Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy of Harry Potter fame) joins the cast for the villain Zhao.

The fight scenes are a lot of fun to watch and the behind the scenes clips (included in the volume one DVD) show how the bending elements are based on certain martial arts, the attention to these martial arts (even if I'm a little iffy on the martial arts expert, Kisu) only adds to my enjoyment.

In conclusion, just because a show is good, doesn't make it Japanese anime. I also highly recommend Avatar to fans of animation.