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Kimba the White Lion is a 1965 television series based on [[Osamu Tezuka]]'s manga "Jungle Taitei" (1950-1954). The series follows a white lion named Kimba (Leo in the Japanese version), who due to the death of his father, is forced to become the king of the jungle. With the help of [[Old Master|an old baboon who once advised his father]] and a [[Those Two Guys|comically mismatched pair of buddies]], he must reclaim his kingdom from [[Good Scars, Evil Scars|a black-maned, scarred lion who has usurped the throne in his absence.]]

 

 

 

Yeah, in some adaptions of the story, this really [[It Got Worse|doesn't end well.]] However due to the fact that this particular series was a collaboration between [[NBC]] and Tezuka Studios, the anime series remains high on [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism|the more upbeat side of the scale]].

** The main reason why the Neo-Jungle isn't working in the TV special. Mixing species together turns out to be a bad idea. {{spoiler|Turns out this was intentional. The Director had planned to use the mixed jungle to weed out the weaker animals and create new species. [[A God Am I|He kind of let this get to his head]].}}

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: The first episode. It literally goes from tragedy to comedy and back every minute or so.

* [[Nice Hat]]: "Tommy, you aren't supposed to ''eat it''!"

* [[Not So Different]]: While we have some humans that don't have any second thoughts about killing animals, we also have a few animals that are more than happy to lead humans, whether they're good or evil, to their deaths.

{{quote| '''Tommy''': You swindler!}}

* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Kimba's family.

* [[Sliding Scale of Animal Communication]]: At Level 8.

* [[Talking Animal]]: [[Captain Obvious|Make a guess]].

* {{spoiler|[[Cloning Blues]]: Toto. To the point where he's blinded by rage for all of humanity.}}

* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Oyama. Sort of. Money isn't his objective so much as {{spoiler|[[A God Am I|godhood]]}}

** {{spoiler|He manages to appear later for [[Last Breath Bullet|one last spite-filled attack on said finch.]]}}

* [[Gender Flip]]: Coco is now female...for some reason.

* [[Interspecies Romance]]: One sided anyway. The now female Coco has a fairly obvious crush on Leo. [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|'Course she'll deny it if you bring it up.]]

* [[Mythology Gag]]: At one point, Kenichi sees a flock of birds, very VERY similar to the original Jungle Emperor opening.

* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: "Launch the '''[[Oh Crap|carnivorous locusts]]'''!"