Series synopsis
Kimba the White Lion, also known as ジャングル大帝 is a Japanese animation drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on October 6, 1965. It ended on March 29, 1967. It stars Gorō Naya, Yoshiko Ohta, Asao Koike and Hajime Akashi.
The adventures of Leo, a young lion cub who becomes king of the jungle when his father, the previous king of the jungle is killed by a human hunter.
Premise
The adventures of Leo, a young lion cub who becomes king of the jungle when his father, the previous king of the jungle is killed by a human hunter.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Gorō Naya as Clave (voice)
- Yoshiko Ohta as Leo (voice)
- Asao Koike as Panja
- Hajime Akashi as Tommy (voice)
- Hisashi Katsuta as Mandy (voice)
- Junji Chiba as Higeoyaji (voice)
- Kazuyuki Sogabe as Doug (voice)
- Yoshiko Matsuo as Lyre (voice)
Supporting cast
- Kinto Tamura as Coco (voice)
- Kiyoshi Kawakubo as Bou (voice)
- Mayumi Tanaka as Keruru (voice)
- Nobuaki Sekine as Kenichi (voice)
- Rokuro Naya as Lamp (voice)
- Seizo Kato as Toto (voice)
- Tōru Ōhira as Rommel (voice)
- Yoshiko Yamamoto as Mary (voice)
- Yo Inoue as Amuji (voice)
- Kazuo Kumakura as Dick (voice)
- Ray Owens
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 86 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 8 | September 5, 2009 | |
| Season 1 | 52 | October 6, 1965 | September 28, 1966 |
| Season 2 | 26 | October 5, 1966 | March 29, 1967 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fred Ladd Interview Interview with Kimba program production coordinator, Fred Ladd from the Kimba Boxed Set 1. |
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| 2 |
Fred Pattern Interview Interview with anime historian, Fred Patten, from the Kimba Boxed Set 1. |
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| 3 | Episode 3 | April 1, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Go, White Lion! Kimba's father,Caesar, wants Kimba to live in a world where animals and humans live in harmony. He hopes Kimba will rule justly when the time comes to succeed him.Sadly,Kimba grows up too soon when hunters descend on the village and destroyed the family.Only young Kimba survives and now he must assume the throne and it's tremendous responsibilities. |
October 6, 1965 |
| 2 |
The Wind in the Desert The second installment finds Kimba in the hands of his captors who are secretly arms runners. A double agent named James Brawn helps Kimba escape his captors and return to his jungle home. While Kimba is gone his father's enemy Claw has ruled the jungle with terror and it's up to Kimba to regain his father's throne and find peace in the jungle once more. |
October 13, 1965 |
| 3 |
A Human Friend Kimba and his friends encounter two more humans. This leads to an unpleasant situation for Kimba's friend Geraldine Giraffe who gets injured while running away. Kimba seeks out his new human friend Roger to help Geraldine and learns to speak the human language. With Roger's help Kimba starts a school to teach fellow animals to speak human. Not all the animals are willing to change the laws of the jungle and plot to rid the jungle of this new threat of their old ways. |
October 20, 1965 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The First Adventure A story about spies and scientists. A boy is abandoned in Leo's jungle when his grandfather is kidnapped. |
October 5, 1966 |
| 2 |
The Map of Danger Leo gets the animals to report the dangers they encounter so that others may learn to avoid them. |
October 12, 1966 |
| 3 |
The Blue Lion Leo learns the reason a blue lion is so antagonistic. |
October 19, 1966 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 6, 1965 |
| Last aired | March 29, 1967 |
| Runtime | 20 minutes |
| Status | ended |