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Azula - The Guru | The Crossroads of Destiny | 2x19/2x20

“She’s terrifying and inspirational at the same time. It’s hard to explain.”

#one of the most incredibly complex maniacal villains in the history of villains

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I wouldn’t count us out just yet.

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angerliz:et al: paperseverywhere

zearbearz:

Console by ~Giftieat

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avatarsnowy:

Katara through the years.

my queen

korralations:

*curls up on the floor crawls into corner sobs*

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atla-annotated:

Store Signs Translations

I will put Korra images behind the cut until the episode has aired on TV.

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atla-annotated:

Scroll - Translation

EDITED BECAUSE JIN’S AN IDIOT:

The half-burned scroll Sokka rescues from the Spirit Library reads:

培治龍年七月九日
烈火國最黑暗的一天

(missing first part of a name) Pei Zhi Era, Year of the Dragon, seventh month, ninth day. The Fire Nation’s darkest day.

The first character ‘培 to cultivate’, seems out of place and does not make any sense in reference to the rest of the sentence. My best guess is that, since the scroll is partially burned, there are characters missing before it, and that it is the last part of the name of the ruler/Fire Lord.Traditionally the name would be mentioned before the date.

Pei Zhi (cultivate Reign) is the name of the era. I had not looked closely at the calender when I wrote this.

atla-annotated:

The Calendar in the Spirit Library

Current date in the episode “The Library”: Yang Wu Era, Year of the Monkey

That calendar is really, really cool and so full of tiny details that I could kick myself for not paying closer attention to it earlier. It is the perfect example of why I am sad that there is no official book about all the hidden meanings and references they the creators and animators put in.

The calendar is divided into: Month, Day, Era and Zodiac/Year

We have had official names for the eras and I never noticed :(

The eras seem to not be regularly spaced (not the same length), but to correspond to the Avatar cycle i.e. a new cycle begins with each new Avatar. When the cycle of the 16 eras is complete, it can be assumed that it begins anew, just like months do.

Each radical* of the first character character of an era corresponds to the element of the Avatar (see picture).

* Radicals are the parts a single Chinese character is composed out of.

The years follow the Chinese Zodiac.

The months and days correspond to 12 months/31 days. It is not clear whether the calendar is lunar or solar.

Eras

1. 氜武 - Yang Wu: This is Aangs era

2. 淳泰 - Chun Tai - This is Korra’s era

3. 坧元 - Zhi Yuan

4. 烱裕 - Jiong Yu 

5. 氜隆 - Yang Long

6. 溢文 - Yi Wen 

7. 培治 - Pei Zhi 

8. 焜德 - Kun De 

9. 氲貞 - Yun Zhen 

10. 渪明 - Ru Ming 

11. 堯平 - Yao Ping 

12. 煬崇 - Yang Chong 

13. 氛安 - Fen An  

14. 漳順 - Zhang Shun 

15. 垣正 - Yuan Zheng 

16. 焯光 - Zhuo Guang - Roku’s era

Fun Fact: The Year of the Monkey is a gentle poke at Journey to the West, where the main character is a monkey. I’ve mentioned before how Aang’s journey has a lot in common with it.