If Raava can be the one to choose who she reincarnates into that would be one reason why this is so good, too. Choosing a humble beginning for an avatar in an age of extreme social unrest may help avoid turning into a bad avatar.
I agree. With the main series we haven't seen much of the sandbenders aside from apa being stolen. It's gonna be cool to get a glimpse of what it's really like
I thought it was a great choice, extremely coherent, even to change the version of the story a little bit. Avatar Aang was from a society where wealth didn't matter and Korra was born in a relatively socially important family. I think it's great to show what a marginalized Avatar would be like.
@@zdfi4ka6iryosryukrtf I hope him and Juan start off as friends , and Juan is helping his family a lot aslong as genji keeps being the undercover avatar but as genji starts rising in power and stats and becoming the real avatar he suppose to be Juan jealousy fractures their friendship and they turn to enemies . Kinda like a reverse Aang & Zuko relationship.
Whose Juan his name is luan not Juan and he would never let anyone find out he isn't the real avatar he literally spent his whole life training to be the avatar kinda like yun in the kyoshi novels@@jamesholyfield3304
Yeah it’s hard not to feel bad for Luan, because he has essentially dedicated his whole life to being a worthy successor to Korra’s legacy, only he is not really the Avatar. Kid’s Gonna be devastated when he finds out.
The biggest difference between Genji and Luan (besides who’s really the Avatar) is the fact that While Luan’s biggest concern is weather or not he can be a worthy successor to Korra’s legacy, Genji’s biggest concern is keeping a roof over his mother and sister’s heads. Especially considering that they are in a city where most of the people hate them.
@@lifeof5498 I was wondering this too. I just imagined that sandbenders have a reputation of being lowlife lying and sneaking thiefs because those are the only ones we see in the original Legend of Aang
@@Smartie234 I guess that makes sense. But that was during Aang's time. I'm not sure how much time has pasted between Aang and Genji's time periods but I doubt the reputation of sandbenders wouldn't have changed...
Unfortunately Sandbenders are often Stereotyped as thieves and bandits, so their not exactly welcomed in areas outside the desert. Also centuries of living in the desert, they probably don’t particularly care about what people thought of them. Which actually worked against them in the current situation.
It’s probably a good thing they didn’t find Genji because they probably would’ve brainwashed him into thinking what they were doing to the desert is right. Since they didn’t he knows how the people live and will probably do everything he can to protect them
This is a really good point. I'm from an ethnic minority and currently this is happening to one of our cities, where the government is using celebrities to promote their decision in selling our port to a world super power. Anyways I think Team Genji is treading on a sensitive topic here. I'm glad they're portraying this issue as it's so relatable. Cant wait to see Genji giving the Earth Federation dudes the middle finger.
In general the Earth Nation/Federation is absolutely ABISMAL at handeling an Avatar. It seems like the standardized and trusty test the Air Nomads used in ATLA was really an exception and not the rule.
I wanna give some credit for the creators on luan’s story. He doesn’t seem like a bad guy and he is really looking forward to be the new avatar and continue korra’s legacy. It’s going to be a real braking point for him when he will realize that he is not the avatar, And I can’t wait to see how the creators are going to handle that. There’s some serious “zuko arc” potential in this complex character.
Luan: I can't wait to start Firebending! TLOG Fans: Oh you poor unfortunate soul. Okay but in addition to this, I relate really hard to Genji here. I know what it's like to be the eldest in the family, seeing a parent(s) struggling and as you get older you start to get less optimistic about how well you're managing things. You always try to do your best for your family, but societies perception of your home, work and background means that you will have things rougher than you'd like, even on a good day. Genji just feels very grounded just from these last two parts. He's working full time, he wishes he could be everywhere at once so his sister isn't left alone after school and now his mom's job could be at risk on top of late rent and AAAAAAHHHH. It's just cathartic to see a comic that grabs that feeling of pushing a impossible boulder up a hill.
Dramatic pose : No sir, you see I meant TLOG, as in The legend of Genji, as that is what I had just finished reading. 😉Love TLOK and ATLA too, but I meant what I meant.
Man, where is the button where i can donate money to your team? Seriously, Macky.. seeing your first concept comic pages YEARS ago where Genji scooted those earthbent rollerblades and now seeing this beautiful synergy and care for his sister is just beautiful. I'm beyond impressed with your growth as this looks like an official comicbook. I too, am a freelance artist who is currently working on a comic about the Air avatar after Wan. I also play shinobue (uta) and koto (7inch) and just love the gentle score produced. Keep up the great work Macky and team! You have breathed fresh life into the Fandom and I'm excited to see where else you take us on this journey.
They can't get money for this. Fan projects like this can get shut down notices if they hear it's been used for profit. That's why fan sites like AO3 have very strict policies around gaining revenue from fan stories. Stating upfront that you're not making a profit from it puts it under fair use. The moment they make a cent, that goes away and there's a chance to get a take-down notice from the companies who own the IP.
I already feel sorry for Luan, he seems to be having a similar issue to Aang. Everyone around him sees the Avatar and cares about what he can do, not who he is. (Notice how he started talking about what he liked about the Beifong estate and the president immediately interrupted him and changed the subject to what he's capable of.) I wonder if he's gonna have to tackle it the way Korra did, by learning to find himself beyond the title of Avatar. And with Genji, I love how he is immersed in real-life problems like oppression, poverty and finances. It makes me wonder how his status as Avatar will play into his problem of trying to keep it together.
What I like in this universe is how it shows the downsides of every form of goverment. Kuvira might have been an opressive dictator, but I doubt that her government would tolerate any sort of corruption and for this situation in Omashu to escalate like this. In the meantime, the Federation is a democracy where people have a say, but its system is victim of corruption and instability.
@@michaelmurray8134 Mako even says it at the start of season 4. She was a dictator, no one could deny it, but at least she was trying to make life in the Earth Kingdom somewhat better.
Of course Korra’s reincarnation would be a Fire Ferrets fan. I’m getting a hilarious mental image of Genji trying to meditate to ask Korra for advice but she keeps ranting about how they’ve gone downhill ever since she left the team.
I much rather Avatar studios not make anything set after Korra, and just let Legend of Genji be the continuation, even though it’s fan made kinda like what Star Wars did with Legends.
This part does such a good job on introducing us to our characters. We see Luan as more than just the fake “avatar,” Genji’s relationship with his family. Personally, I loved the dynamics between Genji and Shai they were so cute and remind me of my relationship with my siblings. Also, the writing team did a great job in giving hints about Aiko Hibana appearing in the next parts of the chapter. Can we also talk about the realism in this story? Like damn, in a few frames we were able to feel the struggle of Genji’s family, and this reminds me so much of real life problems that it kinda freaks me out hahahaha. To the Legned of Genji team: GREAT JOB!! Sorry for the rant hahahaha
@@giovanniauditori8217 Story Line Idea, To Fix Their Common Issues between Characters: LUAN is using genji skills to make himself look like the avatar to the public kinda like genji is his stunt double . And all the money he’s getting from him to help his family genji like it at first . But over the story they slowly turn to enemies as genji being avatar comes more and more known to the public driving LUAN crazy with jealousy and resentment. Kinda like a reverse Zuko Arc LUAN : Fake Friend to Enemy Zuko : Real Enemy to Friend
This is excellent. The only thing I have some reservations about is why would the Earth federation actively lie to Luan about being the Avatar? Like I get lying to the public about it, but that would just eventually create an enemy in their own back yard, like what happened with Yun in the Kyoshi novels? We'll just have to wait and see. It's entirely possible that the Earth Federation officials and the white lotus believe Luan is the Avatar just as much as the public does.
I think it makes the lie more believable, like if the person truly believes their the avatar it’s way more convincing than someone who knows they’re not and pretends they are. And with Luan from the little we’ve seen I see him being someone who’s very moral forward and would probably be against lying about it. So then they’d have to lie to him saying something like they believe the cycle ended so he has to pretend to keep peace. But that just seems convoluted to me.
Here's a theory that I have been working on since learning about the Legend of Genji in late 2019 or early 2020. Humanity learned how to give humans bending abilities. In season 2 of LoK, we learned that spirit turtles gave humans the ability to bend. So if Verrick learned how to mass-produce spiritual energy in what 4 years (?) then giving humans the ability to bend more than 1 main element isn't far-fetched. Or spirit contracts.
According to the description on Webtoons and their Instagram the fact that Luan is being lied to is one big conspiracy. I dunno of the Earth Federation President is in on it, but I'm guessing that he could be. Dunno how he's going to get past the fact that he can't firebend, though
What if luan still does have the ability to use the 4 elements, but because of the avatar cycle being broken or something, there can be more than one person who can use all 4 elements?
It could be a pride things too and works well with the conflicts happening in the Earth Federation. The next avatar in the cycle is supposed to be Earth and perhaps they weren't able to find one naturally so they figured they can fudged the test that determine the avatar. Luan as an avatar is probably a puppet for the Earth Federation. After all, avatar is well-celebrated here. To have an "avatar" under the Earth Federation means the Earth Federation now have influence over other elements. In the past, the avatar was supposed to be neutral among the four elements because their responsibility had always been about maintaining balance. Imagine an avatar that is abled to be mold into a specific ideology. That can be scary.
I always said Avatar has matured alongside its fans, and this fan-made production is a prime example of that. An Avatar story with modern day problems of exploitation, prejudice, and corruption was such a brilliant idea and feels like even more of a natural extension of the story than I feel Legend of Korra was to The Last Airbender. I've always found the sandbenders so interesting and I wished we got to see more of them, so I hope the story dives into Si-Wong culture a bit
@@Darigon1981 Good point, but this is clearly meant to mimic media reporting on modern times with similar dynamics, it's modern because the media is covering the protests instead of silencing them
Don't forget that even though the Earth Federation has electives it seems that it's elections seemed to be staged from the backlash. Combined that with the Dai Li returning and the racism with people from the Si Wong Desert especially sandbenders then the Earth Federation seems to be heavily inspired by the CCP
Just the second episode and we’ve got a great handle on Genji and Luan’s characters and issues. Looking at Genji’s situation, it’s almost like he’s the Avatar version of Spider-Man; struggling to help a family member pay the bills and showing more responsibility than most people his age. I’m gonna be rooting for both of them in their quests and rooting for the creators of this awesome project. This is excellent work; the first web toon I’ve ever watched.
What I like the most about this part is the political and social issues happening around Genji’s life is related to actual issues in real life. The protesting, police corruption, protecting the wealthy, and the unfair treatment towards the lower class. I see that on the day-to-day basis.
Hhh ok ao for starters.. it's sooooo on the nose Sure altla and lok had some subtle political narrtives and the creators convyed their values and fiddled diffrent philosophical ideas quite well....but it was allways subtle and reasonable... This bs... Is just capitalising on that on the good hard work and excellent writing.. Pushing a generic "message" Uhh racism bad Countey coreupt Media unworthy propoganda bad... Etc... This character diverse good Now you entertained give us money It's lazy empthy bs... And yes there's a big difference between the dealing with/considering/talking of social issues and empty pc sjw crap like this...
@@donotlike4anonymus594 Dude what about literal genocide from an imperialist country that's pushing nationalism and brainwashing their own citizens is... subtle? None of these messages have ever been subtle. Especially not in the beginning of the seasons when they have some episodes almost wholly devoted to driving those points home? Maybe you just weren't paying attention.
@@ddisaster626 no.... there's a big difference between massive abstract concepts such as war and pain.. and take for example the moral ambiguity of certain characters and concepts.. ideas and things as for example the " no war in bas sing se " brain washing weren't subtle at all but that's not the same as for example azula's psychological collapse dependance on her abusing father figure and jet's and zuko's struggle with good vs bad etc... (Well sure that's not even stuble enought but you get the point) Ideas such as individualisem vs collectivism Freedom vs community etc... When katara had to confront the "bad" aspects of the northern colture she did so and it wasn't subtle at all but the world wasn't build around thoes issues One of the most hated episodes of the series was the most on the nose one.. the great devide Becuse it was way way way too on the nose... On the other hand in the legand ok kora the subtelty was great... eith every season basiclly plsying around with diffrent sides of the political spectrume and idiological extremes but there were other issues with the writing... Still the ideas the eriters wanted to play with came around naturally fited well into the world and were open for exploration and reasonable Big distinction... We're basiclly told such things as the world sucks.. Where's the conflic... where's the story around the actual struggle and issues caused by the curfew Where is the consuqances of the most trusted media organisation's lies And how does it effect the story and the characters.. And so on... No where to be seen (yet at least...) Just like the good old katara northern tribe example The stoey wasn't simply that she went there and he wouldn't teach it and it sucks.. The story had dept to it A goal a urgancy a slef proving arch That subtly showed the sexist traditions Were not reasonable BECUSE she was a good fighter and so on... That's the subtle part.. The why is it moral or immoral There's non of that in the legand of genji It's just like putin... You can say putin bad or you can give examples of the consequences of the war You can say hitler was bad but you won't get a sense of it unless you listen to holocaust susrvivers testimonies of the ostrocitities
@@donotlike4anonymus594 Lol. Lok tackled politics terribly. In Book 1, Korra spent her entire time airbending training, probending, love-triangling, and beating up revolutionaries who were trying to implement their own solutions to a serious societal issue. She even briefly became a dog for the government. Amon on the other hand gave the nonbending commonfolk free self defense classes and new high-tech weaponary do that they could defend themselves. He also dealt with bending triads and installed his own pro-nonbender government. In Book 2, the plotline of civil war fueled largely by cultural differences was dropped for your typical save the world from darkness trope. In Book 3, Korra sees the oppression the Earth Queen is inflicting on her subjects and does nothing about it and even helps her get the tax money she is misusing. Korra never contemplates on Zaheer's words and realize she herself maybe a source of societal oppression due to her status as Avatar. Book 4 of Korra demonizes the concept of indigenous people reclaiming lost ancestral lands instead of approaching the topic with any nuance. The ATLA comics centered around decolonization are trash.
Bloody heck... seeing the excitement on Luan's face about firebending.. He really believes he's the Avatar. I'm going to cry so much later on in this. I foresee it already.
There are so many things to look forward to: Luan finding out he’s not the avatar, Genji bending a different element for the first time, Genji connecting to his avatar self (this one might be way later) and only seeing korra 😞, etc.
Love the fact Genji has a sister, being the first time we see the avatar-sibling dynamic. Love the inclusion of probending and I think this is definitely cannon worthy.
I really like the fact that Genji is a sandbender, as well as the fact that Korra was the first Avatar to bend the metal, another thing I really appreciate about the character of Genji is the fact (besides being the Avatar, which is brilliant the fact that they confuse them, can't wait to see the moment of finding out who the Avatar really is), I love that Genji cares about helping his mother and sister support themselves, his humility makes him special.
I love how this is tackling some real life issues. Unfair laws and families struggling to pay bills. The art is beautiful, and I already love all the characters. Well done!!
This is genuinely incredible. You already made me attach to Genji and his family and Luan’s enthusiam. I am confident that while waiting for Avatar Studios’ works, you and your team’s work will fill the gap. Great job so far!
I really love the story being surrounding on real life problems. The slow pace of the story is only hyping things more.... I mean it's only been 2 episodes, but still😅
2:10 I was pleased to see Aiko mentioned, albeit indirectly. I hope she will appear in the next episode. 4:05 seeing those faces, I guess people won't be happy to find out that the new avatar is a Sandbender. Still, it's nice that the first to use bending in the series was Genji. It is an original idea that the avatar has a sister, but it seems that Shai is not a bender ... I wonder if she will be jealous when she finds out that her brother is the avatar.
I think she won't. She looks genuinely happy while playing with her big brother's sandbending. She probably will be excited and worried when Genji has to leave.
I can only feel the amount of love and effort the creators have put into this. Thoroughly enjoying the episodes! Can't wait to finally meet Aiko in the next episode as she's the character I'm most interested in since the avatar gang was announced. I feel like Luan has such a good heart. I believe he'll go through an identity crisis when he discovers he's not the avatar. Also, I like the modern take on the avatar being a celebrity. I wonder if Luan will have to do anything about the protests in Omashu? As the "avatar", I'm certain people will expect him to make an appearance or a speech... Love Genji. He's my favourite character so far! I like how different his personality is to previous avatars. His family is adorable. The buildup of his family life really makes me more sympathetic to his character and his situation. I wonder what will happen to his arc in the next episode? Well done Team Genji! This is quality content.
I love the inclusivity and the sensitivity of this new show. It's incredible to see what dedicated and passionate fans can do. The creators will be blown away!
Here’s how I see it happening, the police try to take Genji’s Mom and/or sister and when genii tries to defend them with sand bending, he starts to fire bend on live television
@@mainguyentrinhnhat2191 Genji and his family could somehow be caught in the middle of something big, it enrages Genji, he either starts fire bending or goes into the Avatar State, and the cameras see him do it.
Great way of establishing characters! I care so much about Genji now, it makes me excited/scared for what the inciting incident will be, considering he'll have to journey with his friends and we don't know what will happen to his mom and sister. I also like the characterization of Luan's aides. You can tell he's got problems of his own but cares about the people around him. From a story-telling perspective, I want Luan and Genji to be antagonists to each other so we can see a clash of two people with good hearts but very different motivations! I love this project so much.
This is so incredibly well done!!! I'm already so invested in these characters. And the artstyle, music, and just the general sense of world building feels like such a natural continuation of the ATLA/LOK universe.
Thank you ever so much for your hardwork, that masterpiece deserved a sequel and you did an awesome work. Thank you i'm totally engrossed in it and it wasn't an easy fit to match the original story, the jokes the timeline and mindset! Wow thank you and your team and please do keep up the good work we're rooting for you
That cat peacock 🐈 🦚 is the best hybrid I've seen. What amazing design and color :0 Whoever came up with that is a BRILLIANT artist. Better than any of the hybrids seen on the original Avatar shows.
Amazing to see how good ‘fan-made’ projects can be!!! It has a big nostalgic feeling watching this, I’ve been a fan of avatar since the early days. now being 24 and seeing avatar hasn’t just had a special place in my own heart, but there is a whole community of people who still love avatar. Wow!
This episode was really good. I just got goosebumps realizing how spectacular this whole production is. I really love that Genji has a sister and in a way she kinda reminded me of Korra and I love their sibling dynamic. Also yes to having a present parent figure love to see it! And the mom seems so sweet. Sigh this really feels like a natural expansion of the universe. So excited to see how so many things unfold. And I really can't wait to see how Genji finds out he's the avatar. The pacing of the slides was much better this time and I found it easier to read without having to pause. Really looking forward to the next episode! :D
"Avatar" Luan: I can't wait to learn firebending! Omashu: *literally on fire* I bet these issues are connected. Luan probably cares abou the protests because they are student protests, and he spends a lot of time concerned about teen/young adult issues thanks to his publicist.
Ok but can we talk about how beautiful it is too see Genji sand bending? It looks like he is bending gold or something, very different then in the original show. Not to mention the fluidity, I have a feeling that water bending will be what he’s gonna learn first.
That's brilliant! I'm so glad that I'm watching new Avatar series, even if it's not made by Michael and Bryan. Huge respect to the authors of Legend Of Genji! Can't wait for the next part
This is so good! Oh man! I love this so much, like I can barely contain my excitement of what's going to happen in this series! It's so we'll written and the characters feel so real already! I love this and I can tell loads of ooce went into this even though we're like one episode in! I'm so excited, yay! Thank you so much for this.
I love it! Character development, scenery, design, the transition from one scener to another, the topic shifting! It's all excelent! I'd love to watch an animation of this
I like the series so far. Though my only wish was that there was narrators for the characters. That would make me happy. But, either way. I can still read the screen. So I guess I'll just deal with it.
OH MY GOD, eight minutes long holy shit! this is awesome, its so well made how luan is living a million euro life meanwhile genji and his family are struggling to live. they even pulled out the old fashion peter parker not paying the rent uno reverse card.
I'm so glad I am going to be part of the generation that did a self project to bring about a continuation of an incredible series! Also what a great 2 episodes so far, interesting:) keep it up and thank you so much☆
My prediction: I think that Genji will find himself in some intense situation, like Shai walking home from school alone and getting attacked by protesters, leading him to get angry and unleashing some different kinds of bending/avatar stuff. Also, i think at some point he is going to do something rash for money, and then it goes wrong
I have different opinions on how he will use it though. I mean, despite Genji being (slightly) jealous of Luan's life, he's obviously not keen on all the attention, responsibilities and media stuffs. Just imagine the pressure of keeping the world's hope is already terrified. Beside, due to his experience with racism, I doubt he would do something (like beding other elements) that puts his family at risk, even for money. If I were him, I definitely would pretend like it doesn't exist and keep living the old way like nothing change. Anyway, thank you for reading to my TedTalk.
The world building is amazing in this story talking about modern issue like protest , gentrification , authoritarian tendencies of the state it doesn’t even look like a fan fiction . Congratulations to all the team is an amazing work
On top of all the praise being heaped on it so far, I'd like to add that I really appreciate that they didn't make Luan a full-on villian. While I'm sure that may come up later, it would've been too easy to make him act spoiled and entitled from the get-go. On the contrary, he seems like a sweet kid. Almost makes me feel bad for him given what's coming!
I actually feel bad for Luan. He seems legitimately excited to firebend. U less he's a really good actor this tells me he thinks he really is the Avatar.... Yeesh that revelation will hurt
Oh yeah, Luan is completely in the dark about the whole fake Avatar thing, makes the whole scam more believable. And yeah he is in for a brutal rug pull in the near future.
@@joeyfaircloth9308 I wonder if it really is a scam... I mean maybe the Earth Kingdom are just really bad at finding avatars like they did with Kyoshi... I don't really see any reason why they would set someone up as the fake avatar since sooner or later people will find out...
This is so good so far! Something I really like is Luan here; he isn't stuck-up or arrogant like I'd guessed he would be. He actually seems quite hard-working and dedicated to learning all the Elements instead of absorbing himself in just the fame and riches an Avatar receives or all the luscious parties. It also looks as if he isn't aware of not being the Avatar, which I expected but still adds a bit of sympathy for him. Bao Jun feels like he knows, if he doesn't I'd be shocked. It really is an interesting idea for the government to be panicked over the chaos upfolding from Korra's death and still no trace of who the next Avatar could be, so picking someone naive enough (sorry Luan) to lie to about being the next one and be the face for the public so they settle down. If our world took place during Legend of Genji's time period with the same events going on in outs, I wouldn't put it pass our own governments to do the same. Again, these two first parts have been incredible - I'm already coming up with ideas and a theory I think - and I'm excited for the 14th!
Man this series is so good! The official avatar team can take some notes from these guys. The pacing, the character dynamics, the subtle foreshadowing and the amazing art. Keep up the great work! 😀
Totally agree! Just Nickelodeon just pushed too on the creators! To be culturally accepted! Not giving us the time to really get know the characters properly
Genji being a sandbender originally is an incredible choice. Adds the class difference to the story.
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If Raava can be the one to choose who she reincarnates into that would be one reason why this is so good, too. Choosing a humble beginning for an avatar in an age of extreme social unrest may help avoid turning into a bad avatar.
When i say the 'fake' avatar my mind went yun😂
I agree. With the main series we haven't seen much of the sandbenders aside from apa being stolen. It's gonna be cool to get a glimpse of what it's really like
Genji: Do sandbending.
Everyone: I dont like sand, its rough and gets everywhere.
Haha
Sand it's just soo.... SANDY!
Jinsha citizens when they see sandbending
🙄✋: ⛱️
Jinsha citizens when they see earth bending probably:
😌🤌: 🪨
The best part i comment before watching the episode, dont know Genji really did sandbending.
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I think everyone agrees that a voice-over needs to happen at some point. This comic style would be so awesome with voice actors!!
I know right. I wanna watch the art while listening
Or maybe the style the prologue was in
Me to
absolutely
completely disagree, voice acting breaks the comic feel, i could not finish watching the genji trailer because of it
This episode does such a good job in making us care about Genji and his situation. Really relatable with what his family’s going through
Yep
869, nice
I thought it was a great choice, extremely coherent, even to change the version of the story a little bit. Avatar Aang was from a society where wealth didn't matter and Korra was born in a relatively socially important family. I think it's great to show what a marginalized Avatar would be like.
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I hope him and Juan start off as friends , and Juan is helping his family a lot aslong as genji keeps being the undercover avatar but as genji starts rising in power and stats and becoming the real avatar he suppose to be Juan jealousy fractures their friendship and they turn to enemies . Kinda like a reverse Aang & Zuko relationship.
Whose Juan his name is luan not Juan and he would never let anyone find out he isn't the real avatar he literally spent his whole life training to be the avatar kinda like yun in the kyoshi novels@@jamesholyfield3304
I love Genji and Shai relationship. I feel bad for Luan he’s so excited to firebend not knowing he can’t.
Yeah it’s hard not to feel bad for Luan, because he has essentially dedicated his whole life to being a worthy successor to Korra’s legacy, only he is not really the Avatar. Kid’s Gonna be devastated when he finds out.
@@joeyfaircloth9308 He's REALLY gonna resent Genji.....
@@FlaviusBelisarius-ck6uv Hopefully doesn't end up like Yun and Kyoshi
ikr! i thought for sure he was in on it in the first part but holy shit--his whole life has been a lie.
@@someoneelse4710 the lie’s more believable if he’s in the dark as well.
The biggest difference between Genji and Luan (besides who’s really the Avatar) is the fact that While Luan’s biggest concern is weather or not he can be a worthy successor to Korra’s legacy, Genji’s biggest concern is keeping a roof over his mother and sister’s heads. Especially considering that they are in a city where most of the people hate them.
Why do people hate them though? I was really confused about that ...
@@lifeof5498 I was wondering this too. I just imagined that sandbenders have a reputation of being lowlife lying and sneaking thiefs because those are the only ones we see in the original Legend of Aang
@@Smartie234 I guess that makes sense. But that was during Aang's time. I'm not sure how much time has pasted between Aang and Genji's time periods but I doubt the reputation of sandbenders wouldn't have changed...
@@lifeof5498 perhaps a general hate towards benders could be the reason.
Unfortunately Sandbenders are often Stereotyped as thieves and bandits, so their not exactly welcomed in areas outside the desert. Also centuries of living in the desert, they probably don’t particularly care about what people thought of them. Which actually worked against them in the current situation.
It’s probably a good thing they didn’t find Genji because they probably would’ve brainwashed him into thinking what they were doing to the desert is right. Since they didn’t he knows how the people live and will probably do everything he can to protect them
If they did they probably would've moved him and his mother and sister to Ba Sing Sa.
@@michaelmurray8134 but that is a good thing since there is no war in Ba Sing Se.
@@Catvalentain dammit XD
This is a really good point. I'm from an ethnic minority and currently this is happening to one of our cities, where the government is using celebrities to promote their decision in selling our port to a world super power. Anyways I think Team Genji is treading on a sensitive topic here. I'm glad they're portraying this issue as it's so relatable. Cant wait to see Genji giving the Earth Federation dudes the middle finger.
In general the Earth Nation/Federation is absolutely ABISMAL at handeling an Avatar. It seems like the standardized and trusty test the Air Nomads used in ATLA was really an exception and not the rule.
I wanna give some credit for the creators on luan’s story. He doesn’t seem like a bad guy and he is really looking forward to be the new avatar and continue korra’s legacy. It’s going to be a real braking point for him when he will realize that he is not the avatar, And I can’t wait to see how the creators are going to handle that. There’s some serious “zuko arc” potential in this complex character.
I hope Luan joins the team avatar
We had something similar with Kyoshi and Yun, but they were friends
So we'll see in the future
Avatar Yun wants to know your location
I expect some white kid privilege justice of Luan...
Or an Azula arc. Either way, this will be fun.
¿crees que quedra eliminar o encarcelar al verdadero avatar para conservar su estatus?
Luan: I can't wait to start Firebending!
TLOG Fans: Oh you poor unfortunate soul.
Okay but in addition to this, I relate really hard to Genji here. I know what it's like to be the eldest in the family, seeing a parent(s) struggling and as you get older you start to get less optimistic about how well you're managing things. You always try to do your best for your family, but societies perception of your home, work and background means that you will have things rougher than you'd like, even on a good day. Genji just feels very grounded just from these last two parts. He's working full time, he wishes he could be everywhere at once so his sister isn't left alone after school and now his mom's job could be at risk on top of late rent and AAAAAAHHHH. It's just cathartic to see a comic that grabs that feeling of pushing a impossible boulder up a hill.
I totally agree! Right on point. I like that!
Uhhh... One little thing, tho. It's TLOK. I mean, Legend Of Korra. Not TLOG. 😉
Dramatic pose : No sir, you see I meant TLOG, as in The legend of Genji, as that is what I had just finished reading. 😉Love TLOK and ATLA too, but I meant what I meant.
@@charmedquark9115 Oh, Touche. 😅
You have 69 likes now
@@eliasade-o7k But can I reach 420?
I don't think we've actually seen an avatar with a sibling before.
Prob cuz the parents stop when theyre child is the avatar, but here no one knows
I love that they gave him a sibling. It adds a new layer to the story, plus we can get some cute interactions 🥺
Hey, I just realized that
The siblings gonna get hurt by the villains, which will activate genjis avatar state
@@Username-le4eq yeah, but avatars could still be the younger sibling
Man, where is the button where i can donate money to your team? Seriously, Macky.. seeing your first concept comic pages YEARS ago where Genji scooted those earthbent rollerblades and now seeing this beautiful synergy and care for his sister is just beautiful.
I'm beyond impressed with your growth as this looks like an official comicbook.
I too, am a freelance artist who is currently working on a comic about the Air avatar after Wan. I also play shinobue (uta) and koto (7inch) and just love the gentle score produced. Keep up the great work Macky and team! You have breathed fresh life into the Fandom and I'm excited to see where else you take us on this journey.
If you have a website or anything else, I would love to read it!!
Good luck to you.
I'd love to read it too
Oohh, i wanna see your work please
They can't get money for this. Fan projects like this can get shut down notices if they hear it's been used for profit. That's why fan sites like AO3 have very strict policies around gaining revenue from fan stories. Stating upfront that you're not making a profit from it puts it under fair use. The moment they make a cent, that goes away and there's a chance to get a take-down notice from the companies who own the IP.
I already feel sorry for Luan, he seems to be having a similar issue to Aang. Everyone around him sees the Avatar and cares about what he can do, not who he is. (Notice how he started talking about what he liked about the Beifong estate and the president immediately interrupted him and changed the subject to what he's capable of.) I wonder if he's gonna have to tackle it the way Korra did, by learning to find himself beyond the title of Avatar. And with Genji, I love how he is immersed in real-life problems like oppression, poverty and finances. It makes me wonder how his status as Avatar will play into his problem of trying to keep it together.
I completely forgot that we were getting the next episode today and when I got the notification my excitement levels rose
Same
I just finished and wow. I really enjoyed it. The world building is spectacular
Same here
Same haha
Same
What I like in this universe is how it shows the downsides of every form of goverment.
Kuvira might have been an opressive dictator, but I doubt that her government would tolerate any sort of corruption and for this situation in Omashu to escalate like this.
In the meantime, the Federation is a democracy where people have a say, but its system is victim of corruption and instability.
Yeah, It's kind of scary how realistic It is to our world.
Yeah, Kuvira may have been an out of control fascist but you can't say she didn't have the Earth Kingdom's best interest at heart.
@@michaelmurray8134 Mako even says it at the start of season 4. She was a dictator, no one could deny it, but at least she was trying to make life in the Earth Kingdom somewhat better.
@@lisboah she was in season 4
@@napolien1310 My bad, sorry. Already fixed.
IDK why but every time I read Genji’s lines I imagine his voice as Sokka’s.
Cuz the look similar and act similar… if sokka had bendingg
@@wqweqwet1804 yeah fair enough.
wat
@Edward Red Mendoza Same here. I think Zuko's voice would fit Genji better. I mean, the ANGST ~
@Edward Red Mendoza Same, Genji sounds like Zuko and Luan sounds like Haru, but a little higher.
Of course Korra’s reincarnation would be a Fire Ferrets fan. I’m getting a hilarious mental image of Genji trying to meditate to ask Korra for advice but she keeps ranting about how they’ve gone downhill ever since she left the team.
Yes, let’s ask Korea!
@@boogus1670 Korea, have you lost your mind? 😂😂😂😂
Are you trying to say Korra
Imagine they ask the creators of legend of genji if they can make it cannon and make a TV series out of it!
Slim chance to none since Korra floped, nickelodeon can't risk with series that woudlnt bring the money
That would be sick!
Almost no chance of that happening and plus the story writing in this is kinda too predictable and formulaic even though I like it
@@GoldenBoyDims bro there's been 2 chapters wdym
I much rather Avatar studios not make anything set after Korra, and just let Legend of Genji be the continuation, even though it’s fan made kinda like what Star Wars did with Legends.
This part does such a good job on introducing us to our characters. We see Luan as more than just the fake “avatar,” Genji’s relationship with his family. Personally, I loved the dynamics between Genji and Shai they were so cute and remind me of my relationship with my siblings. Also, the writing team did a great job in giving hints about Aiko Hibana appearing in the next parts of the chapter. Can we also talk about the realism in this story? Like damn, in a few frames we were able to feel the struggle of Genji’s family, and this reminds me so much of real life problems that it kinda freaks me out hahahaha. To the Legned of Genji team: GREAT JOB!!
Sorry for the rant hahahaha
As a member of the team, I'm really proud of this. Happy to see ppl is enjoying
It’s like avatar koyoshi’s story all over again
We know hibana
legned
@@giovanniauditori8217
Story Line Idea, To Fix Their Common Issues between Characters:
LUAN is using genji skills to make himself look like the avatar to the public kinda like genji is his stunt double . And all the money he’s getting from him to help his family genji like it at first . But over the story they slowly turn to enemies as genji being avatar comes more and more known to the public driving LUAN crazy with jealousy and resentment.
Kinda like a reverse Zuko Arc
LUAN : Fake Friend to Enemy
Zuko : Real Enemy to Friend
This is excellent. The only thing I have some reservations about is why would the Earth federation actively lie to Luan about being the Avatar? Like I get lying to the public about it, but that would just eventually create an enemy in their own back yard, like what happened with Yun in the Kyoshi novels? We'll just have to wait and see. It's entirely possible that the Earth Federation officials and the white lotus believe Luan is the Avatar just as much as the public does.
I think it makes the lie more believable, like if the person truly believes their the avatar it’s way more convincing than someone who knows they’re not and pretends they are.
And with Luan from the little we’ve seen I see him being someone who’s very moral forward and would probably be against lying about it. So then they’d have to lie to him saying something like they believe the cycle ended so he has to pretend to keep peace. But that just seems convoluted to me.
Here's a theory that I have been working on since learning about the Legend of Genji in late 2019 or early 2020. Humanity learned how to give humans bending abilities. In season 2 of LoK, we learned that spirit turtles gave humans the ability to bend. So if Verrick learned how to mass-produce spiritual energy in what 4 years (?) then giving humans the ability to bend more than 1 main element isn't far-fetched. Or spirit contracts.
According to the description on Webtoons and their Instagram the fact that Luan is being lied to is one big conspiracy. I dunno of the Earth Federation President is in on it, but I'm guessing that he could be. Dunno how he's going to get past the fact that he can't firebend, though
What if luan still does have the ability to use the 4 elements, but because of the avatar cycle being broken or something, there can be more than one person who can use all 4 elements?
It could be a pride things too and works well with the conflicts happening in the Earth Federation. The next avatar in the cycle is supposed to be Earth and perhaps they weren't able to find one naturally so they figured they can fudged the test that determine the avatar. Luan as an avatar is probably a puppet for the Earth Federation. After all, avatar is well-celebrated here. To have an "avatar" under the Earth Federation means the Earth Federation now have influence over other elements. In the past, the avatar was supposed to be neutral among the four elements because their responsibility had always been about maintaining balance. Imagine an avatar that is abled to be mold into a specific ideology. That can be scary.
When the ferret match was on I read and I imagined the announcer voice in LOK and it seemed perfect. Only thing that I could really put into sound
Could be the announcer’s son.
The glow-up at noticing that the silence on the previous video wasn't good, we feel listened and touched by this amazing piece! :D
I always said Avatar has matured alongside its fans, and this fan-made production is a prime example of that. An Avatar story with modern day problems of exploitation, prejudice, and corruption was such a brilliant idea and feels like even more of a natural extension of the story than I feel Legend of Korra was to The Last Airbender. I've always found the sandbenders so interesting and I wished we got to see more of them, so I hope the story dives into Si-Wong culture a bit
Exploitation, prejudice, and corruption are as old as history. Nothing modern in that. Otherwise, I agree with your statement.
@@Darigon1981 Good point, but this is clearly meant to mimic media reporting on modern times with similar dynamics, it's modern because the media is covering the protests instead of silencing them
Creators of Avatar need to reach out the fan who made this and make it official.
You means the fans there are a lot of people who spend time on this
Nah.
Hhh this snit.... never... you people seriously can't tell apart great storytelling and the bas that's capitalising on it
It's hillrious.
Yeah…no. The beginning of this is already similar to how Avatar Kyoshi’s story started.
Avatar in the 1960's. Its so strange yet I love every minute of it!
Don't forget that even though the Earth Federation has electives it seems that it's elections seemed to be staged from the backlash. Combined that with the Dai Li returning and the racism with people from the Si Wong Desert especially sandbenders then the Earth Federation seems to be heavily inspired by the CCP
imagine when avatar will be in like the 2000's... or even in outer space, how would that even be...
@@renshura9238 🚀SPACE BENDING 🌌 ANTI GRAVITY BENDING. Bro it sounds like a really cool idea
Just the second episode and we’ve got a great handle on Genji and Luan’s characters and issues.
Looking at Genji’s situation, it’s almost like he’s the Avatar version of Spider-Man; struggling to help a family member pay the bills and showing more responsibility than most people his age.
I’m gonna be rooting for both of them in their quests and rooting for the creators of this awesome project. This is excellent work; the first web toon I’ve ever watched.
What I like the most about this part is the political and social issues happening around Genji’s life is related to actual issues in real life. The protesting, police corruption, protecting the wealthy, and the unfair treatment towards the lower class. I see that on the day-to-day basis.
That's what the best types of stories are able to pull off. It's a timeless topic and cultural unifier from throughout history.
Hhh ok ao for starters.. it's sooooo on the nose
Sure altla and lok had some subtle political narrtives and the creators convyed their values and fiddled diffrent philosophical ideas quite well....but it was allways subtle and reasonable...
This bs...
Is just capitalising on that on the good hard work and excellent writing..
Pushing a generic "message"
Uhh racism bad
Countey coreupt
Media unworthy propoganda bad...
Etc...
This character diverse good
Now you entertained give us money
It's lazy empthy bs...
And yes there's a big difference between the dealing with/considering/talking of social issues and empty pc sjw crap like this...
@@donotlike4anonymus594 Dude what about literal genocide from an imperialist country that's pushing nationalism and brainwashing their own citizens is... subtle?
None of these messages have ever been subtle. Especially not in the beginning of the seasons when they have some episodes almost wholly devoted to driving those points home?
Maybe you just weren't paying attention.
@@ddisaster626 no.... there's a big difference between massive abstract concepts such as war and pain.. and take for example the moral ambiguity of certain characters and concepts.. ideas and things as for example the " no war in bas sing se " brain washing weren't subtle at all but that's not the same as for example azula's psychological collapse dependance on her abusing father figure and jet's and zuko's struggle with good vs bad etc...
(Well sure that's not even stuble enought but you get the point)
Ideas such as individualisem vs collectivism
Freedom vs community etc...
When katara had to confront the "bad" aspects of the northern colture she did so and it wasn't subtle at all but the world wasn't build around thoes issues
One of the most hated episodes of the series was the most on the nose one.. the great devide
Becuse it was way way way too on the nose...
On the other hand in the legand ok kora the subtelty was great... eith every season basiclly plsying around with diffrent sides of the political spectrume and idiological extremes but there were other issues with the writing...
Still the ideas the eriters wanted to play with came around naturally fited well into the world and were open for exploration and reasonable
Big distinction...
We're basiclly told such things as the world sucks..
Where's the conflic... where's the story around the actual struggle and issues caused by the curfew
Where is the consuqances of the most trusted media organisation's lies
And how does it effect the story and the characters..
And so on...
No where to be seen (yet at least...)
Just like the good old katara northern tribe example
The stoey wasn't simply that she went there and he wouldn't teach it and it sucks..
The story had dept to it
A goal a urgancy a slef proving arch
That subtly showed the sexist traditions
Were not reasonable BECUSE she was a good fighter and so on...
That's the subtle part..
The why is it moral or immoral
There's non of that in the legand of genji
It's just like putin...
You can say putin bad or you can give examples of the consequences of the war
You can say hitler was bad but you won't get a sense of it unless you listen to holocaust susrvivers testimonies of the ostrocitities
@@donotlike4anonymus594
Lol. Lok tackled politics terribly. In Book 1, Korra spent her entire time airbending training, probending, love-triangling, and beating up revolutionaries who were trying to implement their own solutions to a serious societal issue. She even briefly became a dog for the government.
Amon on the other hand gave the nonbending commonfolk free self defense classes and new high-tech weaponary do that they could defend themselves. He also dealt with bending triads and installed his own pro-nonbender government.
In Book 2, the plotline of civil war fueled largely by cultural differences was dropped for your typical save the world from darkness trope.
In Book 3, Korra sees the oppression the Earth Queen is inflicting on her subjects and does nothing about it and even helps her get the tax money she is misusing. Korra never contemplates on Zaheer's words and realize she herself maybe a source of societal oppression due to her status as Avatar.
Book 4 of Korra demonizes the concept of indigenous people reclaiming lost ancestral lands instead of approaching the topic with any nuance.
The ATLA comics centered around decolonization are trash.
Bloody heck... seeing the excitement on Luan's face about firebending.. He really believes he's the Avatar. I'm going to cry so much later on in this. I foresee it already.
Yup, poor Luan is in for to have the mother of all rug pulls, one way or another.
This series never stops to amaze me, and we're only on part 2 of chapter 1
There are so many things to look forward to: Luan finding out he’s not the avatar, Genji bending a different element for the first time, Genji connecting to his avatar self (this one might be way later) and only seeing korra 😞, etc.
THAT WAS SOOO GOOD!! ME AND MY FRIENDS LOVE ATLA AND KORRA! GENJI IS SO FUN AND AMAZING TO TALK ABOUT TYSM!
The little sister is so cute and the blonde lady reminds me of Effie Trinket from The Hunger Games
That was there intention they took inspiration from Effie Trinket
Loving this series already and excited to see how the rest turns out. Great work!
Love the fact Genji has a sister, being the first time we see the avatar-sibling dynamic. Love the inclusion of probending and I think this is definitely cannon worthy.
I really like the fact that Genji is a sandbender, as well as the fact that Korra was the first Avatar to bend the metal, another thing I really appreciate about the character of Genji is the fact (besides being the Avatar, which is brilliant the fact that they confuse them, can't wait to see the moment of finding out who the Avatar really is), I love that Genji cares about helping his mother and sister support themselves, his humility makes him special.
I love how this is tackling some real life issues. Unfair laws and families struggling to pay bills. The art is beautiful, and I already love all the characters. Well done!!
I really hope the original creators see this and actually make it canon its so good
🤞
This is genuinely incredible. You already made me attach to Genji and his family and Luan’s enthusiam.
I am confident that while waiting for Avatar Studios’ works, you and your team’s work will fill the gap.
Great job so far!
I love Luan's manager. Big Effie Trinket vibes
Yeah, I’m pretty sure she was based on Effie Trinket.
I really love the story being surrounding on real life problems. The slow pace of the story is only hyping things more.... I mean it's only been 2 episodes, but still😅
Every show, serie, book, etc. Should be relatable, this way you can feel involved in the story. The legend of Genji is doing it so well so far.
2:10 I was pleased to see Aiko mentioned, albeit indirectly. I hope she will appear in the next episode.
4:05 seeing those faces, I guess people won't be happy to find out that the new avatar is a Sandbender. Still, it's nice that the first to use bending in the series was Genji. It is an original idea that the avatar has a sister, but it seems that Shai is not a bender ... I wonder if she will be jealous when she finds out that her brother is the avatar.
I think she won't. She looks genuinely happy while playing with her big brother's sandbending. She probably will be excited and worried when Genji has to leave.
4:05 was sandphobia!!! 😡😡😡😡😡
genji's family being important in the beginning of the story is something so worth it, adds so much more
Two things:
1: it’s music really helps the story! I like it
2: they made the first ATLA blonde person, it might not be cannon but still
3:48 this is just adorable
I can only feel the amount of love and effort the creators have put into this. Thoroughly enjoying the episodes! Can't wait to finally meet Aiko in the next episode as she's the character I'm most interested in since the avatar gang was announced. I feel like Luan has such a good heart. I believe he'll go through an identity crisis when he discovers he's not the avatar. Also, I like the modern take on the avatar being a celebrity. I wonder if Luan will have to do anything about the protests in Omashu? As the "avatar", I'm certain people will expect him to make an appearance or a speech...
Love Genji. He's my favourite character so far! I like how different his personality is to previous avatars. His family is adorable. The buildup of his family life really makes me more sympathetic to his character and his situation. I wonder what will happen to his arc in the next episode?
Well done Team Genji! This is quality content.
Luan is headed for a spiral
I love the inclusivity and the sensitivity of this new show. It's incredible to see what dedicated and passionate fans can do. The creators will be blown away!
Funny enough, in the first version of The Legend of Genji, this is where the first chapter ended, and there had never been an update since.
Sad that all of this is dead now.
Here’s how I see it happening, the police try to take Genji’s Mom and/or sister and when genii tries to defend them with sand bending, he starts to fire bend on live television
Your theory is ... interesting. I doubt the Earth Federeation will show something like attemp to arrest a woman and/or a child on air though.
@@mainguyentrinhnhat2191 Genji and his family could somehow be caught in the middle of something big, it enrages Genji, he either starts fire bending or goes into the Avatar State, and the cameras see him do it.
I'm just glad we have a new avatar and I can't wait to see his journey
2:15 this the lady you want working for you. She understands the assignment.
Great way of establishing characters! I care so much about Genji now, it makes me excited/scared for what the inciting incident will be, considering he'll have to journey with his friends and we don't know what will happen to his mom and sister.
I also like the characterization of Luan's aides. You can tell he's got problems of his own but cares about the people around him.
From a story-telling perspective, I want Luan and Genji to be antagonists to each other so we can see a clash of two people with good hearts but very different motivations!
I love this project so much.
Really appreciate all the love, craft and time put it into this series. 😁 Thank you !
I love that the BGM actually sets the mood rather than being a slap-on!
Love Genji's family dynamic
This is so incredibly well done!!! I'm already so invested in these characters. And the artstyle, music, and just the general sense of world building feels like such a natural continuation of the ATLA/LOK universe.
Thank you ever so much for your hardwork, that masterpiece deserved a sequel and you did an awesome work. Thank you i'm totally engrossed in it and it wasn't an easy fit to match the original story, the jokes the timeline and mindset! Wow thank you and your team and please do keep up the good work we're rooting for you
That cat peacock 🐈 🦚 is the best hybrid I've seen. What amazing design and color :0
Whoever came up with that is a BRILLIANT artist. Better than any of the hybrids seen on the original Avatar shows.
Wait, this project actually got off the ground!?! YAY!!!
Amazing to see how good ‘fan-made’ projects can be!!! It has a big nostalgic feeling watching this, I’ve been a fan of avatar since the early days. now being 24 and seeing avatar hasn’t just had a special place in my own heart, but there is a whole community of people who still love avatar. Wow!
I am so invested. Genji is such a cool big bro! I love his little sister! URGH can't wait.
This episode was really good. I just got goosebumps realizing how spectacular this whole production is. I really love that Genji has a sister and in a way she kinda reminded me of Korra and I love their sibling dynamic. Also yes to having a present parent figure love to see it! And the mom seems so sweet. Sigh this really feels like a natural expansion of the universe. So excited to see how so many things unfold. And I really can't wait to see how Genji finds out he's the avatar. The pacing of the slides was much better this time and I found it easier to read without having to pause. Really looking forward to the next episode! :D
"Avatar" Luan: I can't wait to learn firebending!
Omashu: *literally on fire*
I bet these issues are connected. Luan probably cares abou the protests because they are student protests, and he spends a lot of time concerned about teen/young adult issues thanks to his publicist.
Ok but can we talk about how beautiful it is too see Genji sand bending? It looks like he is bending gold or something, very different then in the original show. Not to mention the fluidity, I have a feeling that water bending will be what he’s gonna learn first.
That's brilliant! I'm so glad that I'm watching new Avatar series, even if it's not made by Michael and Bryan. Huge respect to the authors of Legend Of Genji! Can't wait for the next part
An avatar with a sibling is one of the coolest and most promising story elements I've ever pictured for the series
CAN WE APPRECIATE HOW GOOD THE ART IS
This is so good! Oh man! I love this so much, like I can barely contain my excitement of what's going to happen in this series! It's so we'll written and the characters feel so real already! I love this and I can tell loads of ooce went into this even though we're like one episode in! I'm so excited, yay! Thank you so much for this.
Amazing ! Thanks for sharing this great story ! Cant wait for the next part, the Legend of Genji has me so hyped up !!
Nice !! Shai is so cute hehe, her and Genji have a very sweet relationship
The artwork is really amazing!
I love it! Character development, scenery, design, the transition from one scener to another, the topic shifting! It's all excelent! I'd love to watch an animation of this
Amazing quality, artwork and attention to detail. Excited how the first two episodes are building up the story of these two characters so far
I like the series so far. Though my only wish was that there was narrators for the characters. That would make me happy. But, either way. I can still read the screen. So I guess I'll just deal with it.
I can’t wait to see Luan’s face when he realized he’s not the real avatar
I can't wait to see Genji's face when he realizes that he is the REAL Avatar!!
@@lifeof5498 Oh heck yeah, that would be reallyyy interesting. Also, poor boys 😅😂
Hopefully he reacts better than Yun
Also, I absolutely love this parallel: Korra knowing she's an Avatar from a young age, while Genji is clueless about!
OH MY GOD, eight minutes long holy shit! this is awesome, its so well made how luan is living a million euro life meanwhile genji and his family are struggling to live. they even pulled out the old fashion peter parker not paying the rent uno reverse card.
I'm so glad I am going to be part of the generation that did a self project to bring about a continuation of an incredible series!
Also what a great 2 episodes so far, interesting:) keep it up and thank you so much☆
This series is so cool, I’m excited for more
I’ve grown up in poverty and I absolutely love this already. I would love for this to be picked up by that original creators
Genji's sand bending reminds me of how Aang uses his airbending
Yes 🤔
Reminds me more of Waterbending.
I yearn for the day that this is voice acted and animated
If they could, I wonder voice actors they would get to voice them. Or rather what voices they imagine them having. Like a fancast
I’m not sure about the other characters, but I can clearly hear, Yuri Lowenthal’s voice coming from Luan’s mouth.
@@joeyfaircloth9308 Nice choice
I am genuinely grateful that this comic exists. Super excited for new episode and THANK YOU SO MUCH❤❤❤
My prediction: I think that Genji will find himself in some intense situation, like Shai walking home from school alone and getting attacked by protesters, leading him to get angry and unleashing some different kinds of bending/avatar stuff.
Also, i think at some point he is going to do something rash for money, and then it goes wrong
I have different opinions on how he will use it though. I mean, despite Genji being (slightly) jealous of Luan's life, he's obviously not keen on all the attention, responsibilities and media stuffs. Just imagine the pressure of keeping the world's hope is already terrified. Beside, due to his experience with racism, I doubt he would do something (like beding other elements) that puts his family at risk, even for money. If I were him, I definitely would pretend like it doesn't exist and keep living the old way like nothing change. Anyway, thank you for reading to my TedTalk.
The world building is amazing in this story talking about modern issue like protest , gentrification , authoritarian tendencies of the state it doesn’t even look like a fan fiction . Congratulations to all the team is an amazing work
Genji's a good older brother.
Isn't he The sibling dynamic between Genji and Shai is so adorable. 🥰
On top of all the praise being heaped on it so far, I'd like to add that I really appreciate that they didn't make Luan a full-on villian. While I'm sure that may come up later, it would've been too easy to make him act spoiled and entitled from the get-go. On the contrary, he seems like a sweet kid. Almost makes me feel bad for him given what's coming!
Oh yeah, poor kid doesn’t deserve the shock he’s inevitably going to get when he realizes his whole identity is pretty much a lie.
I actually feel bad for Luan. He seems legitimately excited to firebend. U less he's a really good actor this tells me he thinks he really is the Avatar.... Yeesh that revelation will hurt
Oh yeah, Luan is completely in the dark about the whole fake Avatar thing, makes the whole scam more believable. And yeah he is in for a brutal rug pull in the near future.
@@joeyfaircloth9308 I wonder if it really is a scam...
I mean maybe the Earth Kingdom are just really bad at finding avatars like they did with Kyoshi...
I don't really see any reason why they would set someone up as the fake avatar since sooner or later people will find out...
This is so beautifully done. The parallels between Jinsha and Xinjiang in the real world are apparent. I can't be the only one who thinks this...
Can’t wait for the next chapter!
I am so impressed by the art, story, animated transitions and music. The love you have for the world shows.
can't wait for the next part, it's so good💗
This is so good so far! Something I really like is Luan here; he isn't stuck-up or arrogant like I'd guessed he would be. He actually seems quite hard-working and dedicated to learning all the Elements instead of absorbing himself in just the fame and riches an Avatar receives or all the luscious parties. It also looks as if he isn't aware of not being the Avatar, which I expected but still adds a bit of sympathy for him. Bao Jun feels like he knows, if he doesn't I'd be shocked. It really is an interesting idea for the government to be panicked over the chaos upfolding from Korra's death and still no trace of who the next Avatar could be, so picking someone naive enough (sorry Luan) to lie to about being the next one and be the face for the public so they settle down. If our world took place during Legend of Genji's time period with the same events going on in outs, I wouldn't put it pass our own governments to do the same. Again, these two first parts have been incredible - I'm already coming up with ideas and a theory I think - and I'm excited for the 14th!
This is wonderful! Cannot wait for the next episode. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us!
4:28 I love how his little sister has a shirt showing Pabu!
GENJI HAS A SISTER!!!! I ALREADY LOVE THIS SO MUCH!! MARRY ME GENJI!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man this series is so good! The official avatar team can take some notes from these guys. The pacing, the character dynamics, the subtle foreshadowing and the amazing art. Keep up the great work! 😀
Totally agree! Just Nickelodeon just pushed too on the creators! To be culturally accepted! Not giving us the time to really get know the characters properly
If you guys ever plan to do a voiceover, I’ll be more than happy to lend a hand (or vocal chord ;P). Keep up the good work!
The sound, the artwork, story truly astonishing. Love this and brings me back to early days of ATLA. Keep up the great work.
Love the way your setting the story