Simba white lion series#
Claw is commonly claimed by some sources to be Kimba's Evil Uncle and the Big Bad of the series in order to compare him to Scar.This has been such a common lion name for such a long time that the English localizers were originally considering making Leo's dub name Simba, but decided against it because they feared the name would be too generic for them to claim as their intellectual property. In fact, "simba" is actually the Swahili word for lion, and has been a Stock Animal Name for lions both real and fictional as far back as the 1920s. Simba is often thought to be "Kimba" with one letter changed.Whereas in reality, any similarities beyond parts of the basic premise and some very surface-level visual and character tropes generally don't actually exist one might as well claim that Futurama is very much like The Jetsons because both are about a redheaded man in a futuristic setting and the comedic misadventures he gets involved in. "Common Knowledge": The claim that The Lion King (1994) plagiarized this series has led to many people unfamiliar with the franchise making assumptions about it being more similar to The Lion King than it actually is.
Walt Disney Studios has managed to milk a cool 543.6 million dollars in its opening week of the recent The Lion King live-action remake. Disney claims they knew nothing about Tezuka & prided that the Lion King was original content.
Osamu Tezuka, a Japanese animator, created the anime, "Kimba the White Lion," in 1965.
Simba white lion movie#
I don't Know why #Disney never mentions nor tag or credits this in the movie that is inspired by "Kimba the White Lion" or anything about it.īefore watching this video up to yesterday, my heart is with #Lionking and Disney is the only creator from my childhood.įeel like thanks to the internet, connecting the world quickly then getting information around the world, An artist always respects original creation, this is something which open eyes and the truth about #simba #kimba for me after 20 years.