I am not a fan of Japanese animations so I have never seen any and that's why I am unable to compare it to any, but I can pretty much say I have seen enough movies and Cartoons to judge it. And The Last Airbender is the greatest animated tv series to have ever rolled on TV. Hell! it is even is comparable to major TV shows. Too good! It's hard to find shows with this much character development. The perfect blend of Humor, sorrow, action, dialogues make it the best one in my opinion.