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The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion

Score

6.5 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

52

Studio

Tezuka Productions

The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion

Also known as ジャングル大帝 | Jungle Taitei (1989)

TVFall 1989Source MangaG - All Ages
AdventureDrama

6.5/10

Community score

#5927

Rank

5.9K

Members

15

Favorites

Synopsis

Leo is a young ambitious lion cub who takes his father's place as emperor of the jungle when is father is killed by poachers. Even though his father's fate was met by the hands of humans, Leo is one of the few animals in the Jungle that doesn't fear or feel hatred toward humans. He is not alone either, he is guided by friends of his father to help create the best animal kingdom there can be.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Cast Highlights

Leo

Leo

Main

Voice: Hayashibara, Megumi (Japanese)

Lyre

Lyre

Main

Voice: Tamagawa, Sakiko (Japanese)

Panja

Panja

Main

Voice: Sasaki, Isao (Japanese)

Bubu

Bubu

Supporting

Gibo

Gibo

Supporting

Tommy

Tommy

Supporting

Core Staff

Sugiyama, Yutaka

Sugiyama, Yutaka

Producer

Rintarou

Rintarou

Director

Asaka, Morio

Asaka, Morio

Episode Director, Storyboard

Matsumi, Shinichi

Matsumi, Shinichi

Episode Director

Matsushita, Yukihiro

Matsushita, Yukihiro

Episode Director, Storyboard

Minoguchi, Katsumi

Minoguchi, Katsumi

Episode Director, Storyboard

Theme Songs

Openings

1: "Past the Savanna" by Mizuki Ichiro

Endings

"Yuubae ni Nare" by Tomoko Tokugai

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Related Titles

Adaptation

Jungle Taitei

manga

Recent Episodes

Episode 1

Birth

Aired 10/12/1989

Episode 2

Promise

Aired 10/12/1989

Episode 3

Departure

Aired 10/19/1989

Episode 4

Friends

Aired 10/26/1989

Episode 5

Homeland

Aired 11/2/1989

Episode 6

Invader

Aired 11/9/1989

Episode 7

Courage

Aired 11/16/1989

Episode 8

Warning

Aired 11/23/1989
Full episode listing

Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes52
Duration24 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingG - All Ages
SeasonFall 1989
AiredOct 12, 1989 to Oct 11, 1990
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#9007
Scored by2.3K
BroadcastUnknown
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion

Romaji title

Jungle Taitei (1989)

Japanese title

ジャングル大帝

Synonyms

Bou Bou, The New Adventures of Kimba the White Lion, Jungle Emperor (1989), Leo: Der kleine Löwenkönig, La Leyenda de Kimba: El León Blanco, Le Roi Leo

Production Team

Main studio

Tezuka Productions

Producers

TV Tokyo

Licensors

Unknown

Japanese title

ジャングル大帝