![]() ![]() The lion was released into the jungle and brought peace and tranquility to the animals that lived there. In ancient Egypt, a white lion cub was found by the pharaoh’s priests and was blessed with the power to protect Africa. the first from 1965 and the second from the 1980s. There are two slightly different versions of Kimba. The story I present here is primarily from the show’s reboot in the 80’s (pictured) which omitted some of the more fantasy aspects of the character. The King Has Returned The story of Kimba is as follows: To investigate, I watched Kimba, did some research and tried to find out if the similarities were malicious mismanagement of maned mammals or if it’s just a considerably coinciding coincidence. Most of the main characters from The Lion King even have suspicious doppelgangers within Kimba’s long history and if you look at some Lion King concept art and story treatments the similarities look downright illegal.ĭisney is really good about protecting their intellectual property but also making sure they don’t trespass on others, so it’s strange to me that The Lion King could potentially be copyright infringement. The controversy comes from similarities visually between the two franchises and the widespread fame of Kimba internationally by the time of The Lion King’s release in 1994. ![]() ![]() Every time something about Lion King shows up there always seems to be a few people that complain about a show called Kimba the White Lion. ![]()
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