Is korra gay
'The Legend of Korra' helped me accept my bisexuality when I was still a closeted teen. It also ushered in a new era for gender non-conforming cartoons.
On December 19, 2014, "The Legend of Korra" made history. As I like to joke, it also made me bisexual.
The final shot of the "Avatar: The Last Airbender" sequel showed the series' heroines, Korra and Asami, facing each other, holding hands as they gazed into each other's eyes. Even without a peck, the sequence felt decidedly non-platonic, and seemed to clearly parallel "Avatar's" quixotic conclusion.
Days later, the series' creators confirmed that "Korrasami," as fans dubbed the relationship, was canon, and that both characters were bisexual.
As a fan, I was thrilled to observe my two favorite characters end up with each other — a possibility I hadn't even dared to entertain given the dearth of LGBTQ characters in cartoons at that point. I was a 17-year-old queer woman who had barely come to terms with her sexuality, and "Korra's" finale struck me deep to my core.
"[The] Legend of Korra has ruined me," I tweeted on the late hours of the finale.
Now, as the series arrives on Netflix on Friday, it's worth remembering just
Queer-Coded: It’s Not Homophobic To Say Korra And Asami’s Relationship Makes No Sense
I have tried to survey and like The Legend of Korra, and I just can’t get into it.
I feel like it’s a hard series to love after watching the epicnness that is the original Avatar: The Last Airbender. It’s shorter, for one. The storytelling, at least in the first season, was haphazard and all over the place. Characterization was off, and there was just so much that seemed half-baked about the series. I watched a video on YouTube that was trying to declare how flawless The Legend of Korra is, but everything they said (and seemingly every video they made) was about how to reorganize and basically rewrite the series so that it made sense and was actually…you know…good. So suffice it to say, I think The Legend of Korra leaves much to be desired.
However, one of the highlights of the series for a lot of fans is the relationship between Korra and Asami. This relationship is highly important in American animation as one of the few overt lgbtq+ relationships in a reveal geared towards children. Thankfully, there are beginning to be more animated shows
The Legend of Korra is now streaming on Netflix US, where it has topped the TV charts since it was released. This means that a whole new generation of fans are watching the Avatar spin-off and coming to its controversial closure, that saw lead characters Korra and Asami travel from being friends to romantic partners.
In the last moments of The Legend of Korra Season 4, Episode 13 (titled "The Last Stand,") Korra and Asami hold hands and head into the Energy World after the show's biggest battle, confirming their feelings for each other had developed.
So there was no confusion in viewer's minds into what this hand-holding meant, both Legend of Korra co-creators took to Tumblr to endorse that the pair were embarking upon a woman loving woman relationship. Michael Dante DiMartino wrote: "Our intention with the last scene was to make it as clear as possible that yes, Korra and Asami have romantic feelings for each other. The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple.
He later added: "In case people were still questioning what happened in the last scene, I wanted to make a transparent verbal statement to complement the show's visu
Why Korrasami From The Legend Of Korra Remains A Groundbreaking LGBTQ+ Couple
Korra. Asami. Korrasami. I'll never disregard the moment when that actually became a existence. It was one of those, "where were you when…" moments that didn't initially seem major at first, because many people believed that Korra and Asami were just entering the Spirit World as friends. But then it suddenly clicked, probably simultaneously, with the audience: Korra and Asami were not just friends – they were actually into each other. In fact, I distinctly remember sitting on the couch with my wife while watching the series finale of The Legend of Korra, and then tilting my chief to the side, and wondering, "Wait…Is Korra gay?"
Apparently, I wasn't alone. Series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko actually had to assert the show’s same-sex connection after the episode aired because many people were unsure. That's when I acquired a brand fresh appreciation for it, since children’s cartoons didn’t do things like that. Not back in 2014, anyway. I've since re-watched The Legend of Korra several times (and got major heat when I once argued tha
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