The show ran on Japanese television from 1965 to 1967 and was also shown in America.įollowing The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), and Aladdin (1992), The Lion King was marketed aggressively as Disney’s first feature that wasn’t wholly original - not based on a fairy tale or folklore. Kimba the White Lion was based on a manga of the same name by Osamu Tezuka and was first serialized in Manga Shōnen magazine. Over the course of the show, Kimba has all sorts of adventures with his misfit jungle friends as he learns to become a leader, like his father. Alone, he is forced to try and make his way in a strange, new land. A storm destroys the ship and kills all on board-except Kimba. Kimba the White Lion follows the story of Kimba, a cub born on a ship after his father is killed and his mother trapped by hunters. The controversy first began soon after The Lion King movie hit the big screen and people began noticing similarities between this “original” Disney movie and a 1965 anime series Kimba the White Lion. YouTuber Alli Kat has posted a video of all the visual similarities between The Lion King and Osamu Tezuka’s Kimba the White Lion:
Now, with the live-action remake of The Lion King still in theatres, fans are revisiting the controversy-and providing compelling visual evidence of Disney’s duplicity. That question has haunted the franchise ever since the cartoon movie’s 1994 release. Did Disney steal the concept of The Lion King from a 1960s Japanese anime show?
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