10 Reasons You Must Watch Avatar: The Last Airbender

Almost every single character in Avatar: The Last Airbender is a person of colour.

Aang and the Air Nomads are based on Bhutanese and Tibetan culture; Katara, Sokka and the Water Tribe are based on Inuk and Inuit; and the Earth and Fire Kingdoms have Korean, Japanese and Thai influences.

As well as specific kingdoms, the show also embraces East Asian, South Asian and New World influences throughout the show, but never relies on cultural stereotypes, nor does it ever imply that one is 'better' than another.

Female characters often overcome or defy sexism in the show, such as when Katara successfully fights to be taught alongside men by a Water-Bending master. Similarly, the all-female Kyoshi Warriors and Azula's elite team are clearly some of the best warriors in the canon.

We also see a blind main character, Toph, dominate in her field of bending, and simply enjoy the company of their peers as an equal, while the show doesn't shy away from accepting and embracing her blindness.

Finally, popular side-character Teo is a paraplegic young boy, but he even has the chance to fly (with the use of technology) and deftly moves around in his fabulous wheelchair.