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* [[Attack of the 50 |
* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]: "The Gigantic Grasshopper" courtesy to [[I Love Nuclear Power|radiation]]. |
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* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: Arguably, Kimba is a corruption of Simba, the Swahili word for "Lion." |
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: Arguably, Kimba is a corruption of Simba, the Swahili word for "Lion." |
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** Actually, Kimba was originally supposed to be named Simba, but the lead letter was changed due to its similarity with the name of a contemporary soft-drink product. At least, that's the story... |
** Actually, Kimba was originally supposed to be named Simba, but the lead letter was changed due to its similarity with the name of a contemporary soft-drink product. At least, that's the story... |
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* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: [[Egomaniac Hunter|Hamegg's near insane]], [[Corrupt the Cutie|Being left on her own in darkest Africa causes Merry to fall apart into a dominatrix leading a bloodthirsty tribe,]] and Lamp? [[Complete Monster|Lamp is a bad man.]] There are several exceptions as seen with Kimba's human friends though, and ultimately {{spoiler|[[World Half Full|Kimba's sacrifice in the manga and movie is hinted to have bridged a very large gap between man and animal.]]}} |
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: [[Egomaniac Hunter|Hamegg's near insane]], [[Corrupt the Cutie|Being left on her own in darkest Africa causes Merry to fall apart into a dominatrix leading a bloodthirsty tribe,]] and Lamp? [[Complete Monster|Lamp is a bad man.]] There are several exceptions as seen with Kimba's human friends though, and ultimately {{spoiler|[[World Half Full|Kimba's sacrifice in the manga and movie is hinted to have bridged a very large gap between man and animal.]]}} |
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** [[Humans Are Flawed]] |
** [[Humans Are Flawed]] |
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* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: Unless a named character is named [[Death |
* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: Unless a named character is named [[Death by Origin Story|Ceasar]], odds are that he or she will dodge any bullet that comes his or her way. |
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* [[King of Beasts]] |
* [[King of Beasts]] |
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* [[Lighter and Softer]]: The original manga was filled with [[Tear Jerker|some heartbreaking scenes]], [[Diabolus Ex Machina|horrible events happening for no reason]], [[Downer Ending|and one of the most infamous endings to a shonen manga ever.]] As for the anime series? It still edges into some pretty sad territory, but things don't self-destruct this time around. |
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: The original manga was filled with [[Tear Jerker|some heartbreaking scenes]], [[Diabolus Ex Machina|horrible events happening for no reason]], [[Downer Ending|and one of the most infamous endings to a shonen manga ever.]] As for the anime series? It still edges into some pretty sad territory, but things don't self-destruct this time around. |