There are even early pieces of concept art for The Lion King that depict Simba as a white lion. (Oddly, the similarity between the names Simba and Kimba most likely is coincidental, since “simba ...

While Kimba the White Lion by Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy and Dororo, was created in 1965 by Mushi Production, The Lion King film by Disney may have been released afterwards in 1994 but ...

In 1965, Kimba the White Lion was adapted by Mushi Production and was broadcast from 1965 to 1967, becoming the first colored animated series created in Japan.Kimba the White Lion was broadcast on ...

"The Lion King" creators have long implied the film's creative team were not aware of Osamu Tezuka's 1960 animated series nor did the cartoon have any influence on the Disney classic.

Critics have claimed that “The Lion King” has numerous similarities to “Kimba the White Lion,” a Japanese animated series created by Osamu Tezuka in the 1960s, which was syndicated by NBC ...

When 'The Lion King' was released in 1994, a controversy erupted over alleged similarities between it and 1960s anime series 'Kimba the White Lion,' created by Japan's "God of manga," Osamu Tezuka ...