I know, its not anime.
Anime means animation from Japan, no more, no less. I get that. Avatar is animation from America (well, looking at the credits, animation outsourced to Korea). But I don't have anywhere else to put this post. So it goes here. Maybe some future purist in me will move this post to one of my other blogs. My current level of purism isn't offended enough.
It reminds me of Harry Potter, and quickly. The big three characters are from the same template. They have adventures, they learn, they grow up, together. And I love it, even though its not targeted at my demographic. Wasn't that the success of the Harry Potter stories - targeted at a particular demo, but loved even by adults. This is the same. There's a simple story for the kids to follow, but there are hints of something more dropped for the adults, enough to keep it engaging. There's enough engagement to justify watching a kids show.
