i know there is already an article like this but i wanted to continue it.

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Did the Disney studio steal Kimba The White Lion and rework it as their 'original story', The Lion King? They certainly give that impression with their corporate stance ('we never heard of Tezuka nor Kimba until after The Lion King was released'). And why would they have filed suit to try to prevent the showing of Tezuka Productions' 1997 Jungle Emperor Leo movie at the 1998 Toronto FantAsia Film Festival? (Jungle Emperor was the original title for Kimba The White Lion.) It seems quite simple; Kimba had been kept out of sight in North America for 20 years by that time. And once you can see the two together...

The shame of the matter is that the Disney company is sticking to their official line --that their people never heard of Kimba before The Lion King was released-- even in the face of logic and evidence. As Robin Pen pointed out if we were to take their statement at face value, it actually means they were stupid and irresponsible. But more than that, many examples say just the opposite of the Disney statement.

During planning sessions for The Lion King, Simba started out as a white lion until one of the animators spoke up: 'Not even OUR lawyers are THAT good!' Maybe so, but notice how both characters have a tuft of hair in the middle of their foreheads, and the very unusual dark ear rim. That alone shows how Kimba is the direct predecessor of Simba.

It is my opinion that the creative people at Disney most definitely knew of Kimba as they were making The Lion King-- but somehow, before the movie could be released, it was decided that the tie must be denied

Let's look at some more similarities...

picture 1 and 2: Both title characters turn to eating bugs to save their herbivore friends. In The Lion King, they blow past this idea in under a minute, but it was a major plot element in Kimba; the meat eaters tried eating plants until they hit on the idea of eating bugs.

picture 3 and 4: And more... the patch of thorns... (This scene called the matching scene from Kimba immediately to my mind. I couldn't believe how much alike they were.)

picture 5 and 6:...dangling from a cliff with the villain above...

picture 6 and 7: The antagonist lion in Kimba was introduced as his 'aunt', while Scar was Simba's uncle.

picture 8,9 , 10 and 11:and the stampede.

And there is of course the opening sequence of Jungle Emperor (the Japanese version of Kimba) and the parallel opening sequence of The Lion King. The most famous comparison of the two is the image of the lion on the jutting rock.

I've left for last the big thing everyone mentions when comparing the two works: the parent lion appearing in the sky. There's good reason people pay attention to this: When Kimba's mother appears to him in the stars shortly after being killed, it is one of the most touching and moving scenes in television animation history. And, several times during the Lion King, the idea of ancestors in the stars is mentioned. However, when Simba does have a vision of his father, it is in a cloud and (perhaps) the moon (there is a lot of light in that scene, which suggests the moon). This has a different parallel in Kimba.

In the episode 'Dangerous Journey', Kimba is faced with the need to undertake a, well, dangerous journey in order to save an important member of their community. He doesn't think he is capable of doing it, but that night his father appears to him in the moon, and convinces him that this is something he has to do.
In the Lion King, Simba is faced with the need to save his entire community, a task he doesn't think he is capable of doing until his father appears to him in the moon/clouds and convinces him that he can.
As you can see from these pictures, the moon imagery matches with the Kimba TV episode; the cloud imagery matches with the end of the original manga story.

In the episode 'Dangerous Journey', Kimba is faced with the need to undertake a, well, dangerous journey in order to save an important member of their community. He doesn't think he is capable of doing it, but that night his father appears to him in the moon, and convinces him that this is something he has to do.
In the Lion King, Simba is faced with the need to save his entire community, a task he doesn't think he is capable of doing until his father appears to him in the moon/clouds and convinces him that he can.
As you can see from pictures 12 and 13, the moon imagery matches with the Kimba TV episode; the cloud imagery matches with the end of the original manga story.

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MeekoCatCool, June 10, 2006 at 03: 47

I have seen a article like this before.°x°And yes they did copy Kimba.If you've seen Kimba before you would see how much they are a like.Don't get me wrong I love Lion King also.

kimba, June 12, 2006 at 00: 01 Member

I love them both to, but I like Kimba better. But I like the movie "Jungle Emperor Leo" better then the TV series. Some of the episodes get a little boring, but the whole movie is good (and sad).

rolla_wolf9, June 13, 2006 at 18: 34 Member

I am so glad someone wrote about this. I have a fanart I did that I was afraid to put up because I didn't want to get flamed. But, seeing as you all know about TLK being a knockoff for JEL, then I guess it's okay to post my pic^^ Awesome artical.

MeekoCatCool, June 14, 2006 at 04: 53

Yes, Kimba dose get boring at some parts. And some cheap animation. I have never seen Jungle Emperor Leo but, I wish too some day once I get my hands on it. By the way dose anyone know why Kimba is sometimes called Leo?:/:

MeekoCatCool, June 14, 2006 at 05: 01

Also, I have read somewhere that in the first pitch of LK Simba was white...but, later turned yellow. And, at the LK opening party a maker wore a homemade costume of a white lion. On www.kimbawlion.com you can find more info on LK and Kimba.;)

perfectpureblood, June 14, 2006 at 20: 31 Member

their pretty similiar, there has to be no doubt that the makers of the lion king stole some aspects of Kimba, there are to many similarities. but the lion king is way more popular and well known, the animation is better, there are great songs, there's a broadway musical for heavens sake! but good article, those two pics of Mufasa and the white lion are pretty much identicle!

Night's Eclipse, June 21, 2006 at 23: 19 Member

I believe that Disney did copy from Kimba. As perfectpureblood said, yes, the Lion King does have better animation, but you have to remember, Kimba was made in the 1960s so they did have technical limitations and it was also based on a manga so they stuck to the artist's style. I've not seen the original Kimba, but I'm very tempted to buy the box set once I get the money. Oh and as a side note, the article posted here is a word-for-word copy from kimbawlion.com Here's the page's address so you can see the side-by-side picture comparisons. But thanks to Wolf QueenTCP(AF) for getting this on here and helping to get people informed! http://www.kimbawlion.com/rant2.htm

Wolf QueenTCP(AF), June 27, 2006 at 14: 35 Member

thnx for comments

unknown, June 28, 2006 at 13: 13

hey u know i also think that they copied some things from kimba but they didnt copy the whole story line and the thing with simba and his black outline on his ears, he problaby inherited that from his mother sarabi, look she is the only lioness with that feature, look it up... also the whole story plot isnt copies from kimba and if you look it is really based on hamlet, yes i agree that disney shouldnt have copied in the first place, but now think about it, look at all the recongnition that kimba and its creator are getting...

MeekoCatCool, June 28, 2006 at 20: 28

Ya I didn't know about Kimba before LK came out...I'm glad I do now.

likin, June 29, 2006 at 16: 06

THey do have their similarities and differences. But I wouldn't put it past Disney to copy Kimba, but I love them both

diana000000123, July 03, 2006 at 02: 42 Member

i like both simba and kimba :Be_happy:

noyana, November 21, 2006 at 19: 50 Member

yes.Kimba was made in 1965 so that's why tlk has better animation but the "jungle emperor leo" movie came out in 1997 (2 years after tlk) and tlk has better animation than it.

Aniuhorse, July 11, 2007 at 16: 26 Member

i don't like kimba but i love the lion king. Well you do have evadence because they just took kimba's name and made the k a s but simba so much better.

lionlover101, August 26, 2007 at 04: 04 Member

i think one copyed the other but u don't know which one i mean the lion king could of copyed kimba or kimba copyed lion king

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