Avatar: The Last Airbender Book One: Water

Katara and Sokka (a brother and sister from the Southern Water Tribe) discover the Avatar (a 12-year-old Airbender boy named Aang) frozen in an iceberg. Together the three begin their journey to the North Pole to find a master waterbender so Aang can begin his Avatar training!

01. The Boy in the Iceberg
Feb 21, 2005

Two teenage siblings (Sokka and Katara) living in the South Pole discover a very strange boy (Aang), along with his pet flying bison Appa, in an iceberg. But can they trust him when he accidentally draws the war to their village's doorstep?

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Melendy Britt
Melendy Britt

Gran Gran (voice)

Luke Zampas
Luke Zampas

Additional Voices (voice)

Madeline Lovejoy
Madeline Lovejoy

Additional Voices (voice)

02. The Avatar Returns
Feb 21, 2005

Katara and Sokka discover that Aang is the long-lost Avatar and must rescue him when a firebending prince named Zuko kidnaps him.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mitchel Musso
Mitchel Musso

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Melendy Britt
Melendy Britt

Gran Gran (voice)

Luke Zampas
Luke Zampas

Additional Voices (voice)

Madeline Lovejoy
Madeline Lovejoy

Additional Voices (voice)

03. The Southern Air Temple
Feb 25, 2005

Aang is excited about going home for the first time in one hundred years, but he is shocked to find out that the temple is deserted. Aang tells Sokka and Katara about his childhood as they explore the temple, but they soon discover something that Aang never expected. Meanwhile, Zuko must make repairs to his ship and the only way he can do it is to dock his ship at his rival's naval base.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Sab Shimono
Sab Shimono

Gyatso (voice)

Bruce Locke
Bruce Locke

Additional Voices (voice)

04. The Warriors of Kyoshi
Mar 04, 2005

The gang arrives at Kyoshi Island and are captured by some Kyoshi warriors. When Aang reveals that he is the avatar, news quickly spreads out, eventually reaching Zuko, who then goes to Kyoshi Island to capture him.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Jillian Henry
Jillian Henry

Koko (voice)

Jennie Kwan
Jennie Kwan

Suki (voice)

S. Marc Jordan
S. Marc Jordan

Additional Voices (voice)

James Sie
James Sie

Oyaji (voice)

Nick Malis
Nick Malis

Writer

Matt Hubbard
Matt Hubbard

Staff Writer

John O'Bryan
John O'Bryan

Staff Writer

Chris Graham
Chris Graham

Storyboard

Kenji Ono
Kenji Ono

Storyboard

Giancarlo Volpe
Giancarlo Volpe

Storyboard

Giancarlo Volpe
Giancarlo Volpe

Director

Chris Graham
Chris Graham

Assistant Director

Kenji Ono
Kenji Ono

Assistant Director

Michael Dante DiMartino
Michael Dante DiMartino

Executive Producer

Bryan Konietzko
Bryan Konietzko

Executive Producer

Aaron Ehasz
Aaron Ehasz

Co-Producer

Miken Lee Wong
Miken Lee Wong

Line Producer

Shannon Reed
Shannon Reed

Casting Assistant

Sarah E. Noonan
Sarah E. Noonan

Casting

Leah Buono
Leah Buono

Casting

Sarah Noonan
Sarah Noonan

Casting

Benjamin Wynn
Benjamin Wynn

Sound Designer

Jeremy Zuckerman
Jeremy Zuckerman

Sound Designer

05. The King of Omashu
Mar 18, 2005

Aang's abilities as an airbender are challenged by a strange king.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson

Tyro / Tax Collector (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

James Sie
James Sie

Oyaji (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

André Sogliuzzo
André Sogliuzzo

King Bumi (voice)

Kevin Ng
Kevin Ng

Young Bumi (voice)

Daran Norris
Daran Norris

Additional Voices (voice)

06. Imprisoned
Mar 25, 2005

In a nearby Earth Village, the gang meets a teenage earthbender named Haru. This village lives in fear of the Fire Nation, for soldiers there capture any earthbenders they can find. After Haru is captured for earthbending, Katara is compelled to rescue him.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson

Tyro / Tax Collector (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

George Takei
George Takei

Warden (voice)

Michael Dow
Michael Dow

Haru (voice)

Pat Musick
Pat Musick

Haru's Mom (voice)

Tom Kane
Tom Kane

Additional Voices (voice)

Keith Szarabajka
Keith Szarabajka

Additional Voices (voice)

07. The Spirit World: Winter Solstice (1)
Apr 08, 2005

Aang and friends visit a village being terrorized by an angry spirit. Iroh is captured by Earth Kingdom soldiers.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

James Garrett
James Garrett

Avatar Roku (voice)

André Sogliuzzo
André Sogliuzzo

Captain (voice)

Michael Hagiwara
Michael Hagiwara

Leader (voice)

08. Avatar Roku: Winter Solstice (2)
Apr 15, 2005

To contact the spirit of the previous Avatar, Aang must reach a temple in the Fire Nation before the sun sets on the following day. There he will learn what he must do to restore balance to the world. Zuko must defy his banishment to follow Aang.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Clyde Kusatsu
Clyde Kusatsu

Additional Voices (voice)

James Garrett
James Garrett

Avatar Roku (voice)

Michael Hagiwara
Michael Hagiwara

Leader (voice)

Michael Yama
Michael Yama

Shyu (voice)

Clement von Franckenstein
Clement von Franckenstein

Great Sage (voice)

09. The Waterbending Scroll
Apr 29, 2005

After Katara attempts to teach Aang waterbending, but realizes that he is learning it much faster than she is, she is desperate to improve her abilities. When Katara inadvertently stumbles across a waterbending scroll that can help improve her abilities at a pirate’s store, she decides to steal it, realizing that she couldn’t hope to afford it.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

James Sie
James Sie

Oyaji (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Bryan Konietzko
Bryan Konietzko

Pirate Barker (voice)

10. Jet
May 06, 2005

While traveling towards the North Pole, the group almost gets captured by the Fire Nation. However, when a charismatic young man and his band of rebels attack the Fire Nation camp and rescue them, they learn that they are trying to resist the Fire Nation’s motives to expand their territory. Katara and Aang really enjoy their time with the band of rebels, but Sokka soon discovers that they aren’t as noble as meets the eye.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Julianna Rose
Julianna Rose

Little Fire Nation Girl (voice)

Crawford Wilson
Crawford Wilson

Jet (voice)

Jim Meskimen
Jim Meskimen

Additional Voices (voice)

Sterling Young
Sterling Young

Pipsqueak (voice)

11. The Great Divide
May 20, 2005

While on their way to the North Pole, Aang and his friends arrive at a giant canyon where two groups of refugees are bickering over who should get to go across. Aang decides to walk across with the two groups to ensure they don’t fight one another. However, he soon learns that the two tribes have been feuding for one hundred years and they both believe their actions are justified. But when the predators inside the canyon start to come out, Aang is stuck trying to defend both tribes from each other and the vicious wildlife.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Scott Menville
Scott Menville

Gan Jin tribesman (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Roberta Farkas
Roberta Farkas

Zhang Leader (voice)

René Auberjonois
René Auberjonois

Gan Jin Leader (voice)

Leonard Stone
Leonard Stone

Canyon Guide (voice)

12. The Storm
Jun 03, 2005

Sokka accepts a job for a fisherman who is looking for someone to help him out with his fishing. After the fisherman finds out Aang is the Avatar, Aang runs away in response to the fisherman's hostile reaction. When Katara finds Aang, he begins to reveal his life before he was frozen in the iceberg. Meanwhile, after Zuko gets into a fight with his crew, Iroh tells them about Zuko's complicated past, attempting to make both sides understand each other.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

James Hong
James Hong

Tashi (voice)

Sab Shimono
Sab Shimono

Gyatso (voice)

Paul Butcher
Paul Butcher

Additional Voices (voice)

Daniel Hansen
Daniel Hansen

Additional Voices (voice)

Karen Maruyama
Karen Maruyama

Additional Voices (voice)

Keone Young
Keone Young

Additional Voices (voice)

13. The Blue Spirit
Jun 17, 2005

While Aang, Katara and Sokka are traveling, Sokka gets a fever. Katara and Aang try to help Sokka, when Katara also catches the fever. It's up to Aang to go up on his own to save his two friends. But before he can get the medicine he is captured by the newly promoted Admiral Zhao and put in Zhao's fortress.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs

Zhao (voice)

Jamie Alcroft
Jamie Alcroft

Additional Voices (voice)

Nick Jameson
Nick Jameson

Colonel Shinu (voice)

14. The Fortuneteller
Sep 23, 2005

When the group tries to help a man who is being attacked by a platypus-bear, they discover that the local town has a fortuneteller named Aunt Wu in it, who has been forecasting the town's fate for years. But when Sokka and Aang discover one of the fortuneteller's most vital predictions is dead wrong, they have to develop a plan to convince the stubborn townspeople that their beloved Aunt Wu was wrong.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Tsai Chin
Tsai Chin

Aunt Wu (voice)

Dave Wittenberg
Dave Wittenberg

Additional Voices (voice)

15. Bato of the Water Tribe
Oct 07, 2005

Aang feels neglected as Katara and Sokka reunite with Bato, an old friend of their father’s from the South Pole. They begin to reminisce on their times in the past while they wait for a message to arrive from their father. Aang believes Katara and Sokka will abandon him and go out to find their father should the message arrive. However, when the messenger gives Aang the message to give to Bato, Aang betrays his friends in a way Katara or Sokka could never imagine. However, when Zuko recruits a bounty hunter named June to track Aang down, his friendship is put to the test as he must deal with the fact that he betrayed his friends while defending himself from yet another fight.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale

Kyoshi (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

André Sogliuzzo
André Sogliuzzo

Hakoda (voice)

Tsai Chin
Tsai Chin

Aunt Wu (voice)

Scott Menville
Scott Menville

Messenger (voice)

16. The Deserter
Oct 21, 2005

Aang and his friends go to a Fire Nation town so that Aang can witness some firebending, but their plan soon goes awry when it’s discovered that he is the Avatar. Fortunately, he's rescued by an individual who serves a firebending master named Jeong Jeong who has abandoned the Fire Nation, so Aang decides to use this time to attempt to learn firebending. The firebending master, however, seems reluctant to teach Aang.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

John Kassir
John Kassir

Chey (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Scott Menville
Scott Menville

Malu (voice)

Keone Young
Keone Young

Jeong Jeong (voice)

Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs

Zhao (voice)

James Garrett
James Garrett

Avatar Roku (voice)

James Sie
James Sie

Lin Yee (voice)

Michael McConnohie
Michael McConnohie

Additional Voices (voice)

James Arnold Taylor
James Arnold Taylor

Additional Voices (voice)

17. The Northern Air Temple
Nov 04, 2005

When Aang and his friends hear rumors about surviving airbenders, they decide to stop by the Northern Air Temple on their way to the North Pole to see for themselves. What they find is a bunch of people who are not airbenders, but have mastered the art of gliding; though this upsets Aang because they have been defacing the temple. However, there was one part of the temple where nobody has been able to enter, and what Aang and his friends discover inside spells oncoming conflict.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Daniel Samonas
Daniel Samonas

Teo (voice)

René Auberjonois
René Auberjonois

Mechanist (voice)

Clyde Kusatsu
Clyde Kusatsu

Storyteller / Additional Voices (voice)

18. The Waterbending Master
Nov 18, 2005

When Aang tries to find the north pole, he is found by the north pole instead. As they are taken there, Aang and Katara are eager to find a waterbending master, only to discover that girls are not allowed to learn waterbending.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs

Admiral Zhao (voice)

Jack Angel
Jack Angel

Additional Voices (voice)

Johanna Braddy
Johanna Braddy

Princess Yue (voice)

Bryan Konietzko
Bryan Konietzko

Pirate Barker (voice)

Keone Young
Keone Young

Captain Li (voice)

Victor Brandt
Victor Brandt

Master Pakku (voice)

19. The Siege of the North (1)
Dec 02, 2005

Zhao begins to launch his attack against the Northern Water Tribe. As the walls of the prestiged city begin to fall, the Avatar taps into the spirit world and seeks the help of one of the oldest spirits, in hopes of saving one of the most prominent areas of the world.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs

Admiral Zhao (voice)

Johanna Braddy
Johanna Braddy

Princess Yue (voice)

Victor Brandt
Victor Brandt

Master Pakku (voice)

Erik Dellums
Erik Dellums

Koh (voice)

Ben Diskin
Ben Diskin

Hahn (voice)

Scott McAfee
Scott McAfee

Additional Voices (voice)

20. The Siege of the North (2)
Dec 02, 2005

Aang returns from the spirit world to a big surprise. Meanwhile, Zhao and his forces continue to press deeper into the Northern Water Tribe. Iroh makes a powerful stand and Zuko struggles to keep his plan intact.

Zach Tyler
Zach Tyler

Aang (voice)

Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman

Katara (voice)

Jack De Sena
Jack De Sena

Sokka (voice)

Dante Basco
Dante Basco

Zuko (voice)

Mako
Mako

Uncle Iroh (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker

Appa (voice), Momo (voice)

Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill

Baboon Spirit (voice)

Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs

Zhao (voice)

James Garrett
James Garrett

Avatar Roku (voice)

Jon Polito
Jon Polito

Chief Arnook (voice)

Johanna Braddy
Johanna Braddy

Princess Yue (voice)

Victor Brandt
Victor Brandt

Master Pakku (voice)

Erik Dellums
Erik Dellums

Koh (voice)

Ben Diskin
Ben Diskin

Hahn (voice)