Jungle Emperor (1965-66) There are several animated versions of Jungle Emperor. Although the most famous is the original 1965-66, the list also includes the 1966, the 1966-67 television sequel,, the, the 1989 television series,, the 1997 theatrical movie,, and the 2009 television special,. What it’s about Jungle Emperor tells the story of a white lion cub named. Set in Africa in the mid–20th century, the story opens with Leo’s father, Panja having established a safe haven for the other animals in his jungle kingdom, free from fear of each other. However, Panja runs afoul of nearby human villages as he raids them in search of pigs, cattle and other domesticated animals to feed his animal subjects. The villages call in a professional hunter to stop the raids and eventually Panja is killed and his pregnant mate is captured.

Born into captivity, (with the help of his mother) escapes and is eventually taken in by kindly humans far from home. Learning the benefits of human culture, decides to return to Africa and expand his father’s peaceful animal kingdom with what he has learned. What you should know In late 1964 the American television giant National Broadcasting Company (NBC), looking to follow up on the success of the original 1963 black & white, approached Osamu Tezuka with a request for a new program. Although they were happy with Tezuka’s pitch for a serial following the adventures of a heroic white lion, this time around they were adamant the series had to be produced in colour. So adamant in fact that, since Tezuka’s Mushi Productions did not yet have the capability of colour production, NBC agreed to finance the necessary upgrades.

Jungle Emperor: The Brave Can Change the Future is a 107-minute film created to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Tezuka's birth. It was written by Suzuki Osamu, directed by Taniguchi Goro, and animated by Tezuka Productions. It's the 2009 version of Jungle Emperor Leo (from Kimba) but doesn't have too much to do with the original plot at all. The Brave can Change the Future. Part 3 of the Jungle Emperor Leo/Kimba 2009 movie, with english subtitles. Jungle Emperor Leo The Brave Can Change The Future ( English subtitle) on YOUZEEK.com. Top Countries. Recent Playlists.

Although Tezuka’s original series proposal mirrored the manga’s overall story quite closely, several major accommodations were made given that Jungle Emperor was being produced for both domestic (Japanese) and overseas (USA) markets at the the same time. The first of these was an almost complete ban on violence, especially bloody violence and death. Also, the very idea that the series star (i.e.

) would die in the final episode was a concept completely foreign to American audiences at the time. Given these constraints, NBC felt it was much better to concentrate simply on Leo’s adventures as a young cub. In this way the young audience would identify better with the main character, while at the same time it would also make it easier for local television stations (the lifeblood of network television) to air the episodes out of sequence. Jungle Emperor: Onward, Leo!

(1966-67) Although this significantly changed the premise of Jungle Emperor from the life-story of a white lion trying to establish an animal civilization to merely a set of episodic (and somewhat disjointed) adventures of a white lion cub, Tezuka agreed based on a promise from NBC to continue the series Tezuka’s way should the first series turn out to be a success. And so, despite some early production challenges, debuted on Fuji TV on October 6, 1965 and completed a very successful run of on September 28, 1966.