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Jungle Taitei (1989)

ジャングル大帝

“Young lion Leo becomes jungle emperor, guided by father's friends to create ideal animal kingdom despite father's death by poachers.”

52 episodes24 min

Adventure, DramaFall 1989Tezuka ProductionsG - All Ages

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Episodes · 52

52/52 aired

EP 01 ~2 ep / stripe EP 52

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Synopsis

Young lion Leo becomes jungle emperor, guided by father's friends to create ideal animal kingdom despite father's death by poachers.

Leo (a.k.a. Kimba in the U.S.) 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: ANN)