The Last Weatherbender (series)

The Last Weatherbender is an 2023 anime inspired and based on the literature and anime “The Twelve Kingdoms”.

Synopsis
Shoukei, the fallen princess of Hou, resents how she has been reduced to the difficult life of a peasant and deeply envies how Empress Eclipse's monarch suddenly rose in fortune. During her time at an orphanage, she meets an optimistic, friendly, and naive anthropomorphic husky dog-siamese cat hybrid child named Mei, who will eventually become the chosen one to ultimately defeat the creature of evil, who what they call “Dark Matter”, and end the clash between Mei’s family and the ones who had tried to completely destroy her family’s bloodline for generations. Spoiled, haughty, and incredibly out of touch with the reality outside the palace, Shoukei must adjust to her new with Mei and come to terms with her father's tyrannical reign.

English Cast

 * Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Shoukei, the former princess of Hou, the adopted big sister of Mei, the wife of Amar, the mother of Zabota, and the grandmother of twins Serdtse and Minashigo. She is one of the two main protagonists, alongside Mei. Her elder version also serves as the narrator of the story as she tells Lisa, Ceathair, Usagi, and Híbrida about their grandmother.
 * Brooklyn Prince as Shoukei at age 13.
 * Tara Strong as adult Shoukei.
 * Annie Potts as old Shoukei.
 * Charlotte Ann Tucker as Mei, an anthropomorphic optimistic husky dog-siamese cat hybrid child, the adopted little sister of Shoukei, the empress of the Paradise Kingdom, the wife of Cabro, the mother of Sven, Zhizn, and Popoki, and the grandmother of Lisa, Ceathair, Usagi, and Híbrida. She is one of the two main protagonists, alongside Shoukei. She also knows how to speak Russian like her father.
 * Bella Ramsey as Pre-Teenager Mei
 * Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Teen Mei
 * Grey DeLisle as Adult Mei
 * Kiawentiio as ʻAtika, an anthropomorphic Arctic fox girl and the twin sister of Běijí, who accompanies Mei on her journey.
 * Ian Ousley as Běijí, an anthropomorphic Arctic fox boy and the twin brother of ʻAtika, who accompanies Mei on her journey.
 * Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Sneg, ʻAtika and Běijí’s father.
 * Yvonne Chapman as Zima, ʻAtika and Běijí’s mother.
 * as Cabro, a blind alpine goat kid, the royal heir of the Billy Gruff Family and Mei’s love interest later husband.
 * as pre-teenager Cabro
 * as teen Cabro
 * as adult Cabro
 * Danny Pudi as Volk, an anthropomorphic husky dog and Mei’s deceased father who knows how to speak Russian.
 * Rainbow Dickerson as Tigris, an anthropomorphic siamese cat and Mei’s deceased mother.
 * Dallas Liu as Cattus, an anthropomorphic siamese cat and Mei’s deceased biological big brother.
 * Momona Tamada as Gata, an anthropomorphic husky dog and Mei’s deceased biological big sister.
 * Lim Kay Siu as Saggio, an anthropomorphic siamese cat and Mei’s deceased grandfather.
 * Cheng Pei-pei as Anciana, an anthropomorphic siamese cat and Mei’s deceased grandmother.

Original and Inspiration differences

 * There will be no sennin involved in the show, as well as the casts from the original show, most likely to avoid copying the show.
 * Anthropomorphism, hybrid representation, and disability representation will be shown in the show.
 * This will be one of the anime show with some characters that speak Russian.
 * A character will speak Ukrainian, most likely to support the struggles Ukrainian people go through.