The Legend of Korra
2012 4 seasons · 52 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

The Legend of Korra

“Only the Avatar can master all four elements.”

The Legend of Korra is a Japan–South Korea co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border series titles indexed here.

Synopsis

“Only the Avatar can master all four elements.”

Avatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar. In this story, the Avatar struggles to find balance within herself.

Reception Benchmarks

8.3
TMDB Rating
1,841
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #262 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action & Adventure productions specifically: #109 of 743 (top 15%).

Audience Engagement

1,841
Reviews
98th
Review-volume percentile
95th
Popularity percentile

1,841 audience reviews — more than 98% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among Japan seriess.

Japan × South Korea Co-Production

Japan (lead)South Korea

Other Japan×South Korea titles

Other Titles From Pierrot

Action & Adventure + Animation in Japan

706 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action & Adventure and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Legend of Korra itself).

The 2011–2013 Japan Window

Among 482 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, The Legend of Korra places #21 — near the top of its class.

  1. Solitary Gourmet
    #1

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012
  2. Carnival Phantasm
    #2

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  3. Attack on Titan
    #3

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  4. High School D×D
    #4

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  5. Hunter x Hunter
    #5

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  6. Kamisama Kiss
    #6

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  7. Golden Time
    #7

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  8. Magi
    #8

    Magi

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Legend of Korra premiered alongside 164 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 164 other Japan seriess in 2012.

The 2602nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 14, 2012
Last Air Date
December 18, 2014
Broadcast Span
2.7 years
Total Episodes
52 across 4 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 19.9 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesJapan, United States of America, South Korea
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesPierrot, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Studio Mir
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes4 / 52
Release DateApril 14, 2012
Official Sitewww.nick.com

Questions Answered

Who created The Legend of Korra?

The Legend of Korra was created by Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko.

When did The Legend of Korra end?

The Legend of Korra finished its run with its final episode airing on December 18, 2014.