"The more Korra and Asami's relationship progressed, the more the idea of a romance between them organically blossomed for us," Konietzko wrote. But as the duo changed Asami's character and who she would become, they also altered the characters' relationship.
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They planned to set the romantic stuff for the final two seasons, with Konietzko admitting that he didn't want Korra to end up with anyone by the end of the series because it would feel forced. Once Mako and Korra broke up in season 2, the creators developed the relationship between the main protagonist and Asami as a "strong" friendship.
"At first we didn't give it much weight, not because we think same-sex relationships are a joke, but because we never assumed it was something we would ever get away with depicting on an animated show for a kids network in this day and age, or at least in 2010." "As we wrote Book 1, before the audience had ever laid eyes on Korra and Asami, was an idea I would kick around the writers' room," Konietzko wrote. The creators decided to break up Mako and Asami, and have Korra and Mako (whose ship name is "Makorra") end up together at the end of season 1. Those who have seen the first season know that Mako eventually develops a romantic relationship with Asami while Korra pines over him. "Then we liked her too much so we reworked the story to keep her in the dark regarding her father's villainous activities."
"Asami was a duplicitous spy when Mike and I first conceived her character," Konietzko wrote. In a 2014 Tumblr post, Konietzko revealed that Asami was intended to be a double agent working against Korra and the gang, but that changed as they developed her character.
In fact, Asami's role in the series was envisioned as being much different. Originally, Konietzko and DiMartino didn't plan for Korra and Asami to end up together. The cover of "The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars" comic book. While "Korrasami" became canon by the end of the series, creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael DiMartino revealed once the series was over that it wasn't always intended as such. It's an early and standout example of LGBTQ representation in animation. Over the course of the series' four seasons, Korra becomes friends-and then much more-with the smart and inventive Asami. One of those relationships was a big deal back when the show ended in 2014-and now, many new viewers will be able to get familiar with the couple that fans dubbed "Korrasami." And for many fans, the romantic relationships formed between various characters were some of the highlights of the show's 52-episode run. The sequel series, which ran from 2012 to 2014, stars a cast of teenagers and young adults because of that, the themes and conflicts are a tad more mature than those of the previous series. Korra is tasked with keeping the peace between the four nations in the brand new Republic City-founded by Avatar Aang-which acts as a place for people of all nations to congregate. Set 70 years after the end of the first series, The Legend of Korra follows the titular character, who's the new Avatar of the four regions of the world-the Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, Air Nomads and the Fire Nation. The Legend of Korra is available now to stream on Netflix, allowing fans to once again revisit the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender.