The proof? “The Lion King” is stolen! That's the title of a video that we kept getting requests for.

While Disney had always used models from fairy tales and legends such as “Snow White”, “Aladdin” or “Robin Hood”, in 1991 they announced that they would release a film without a template, “The Lion King”.

But there are now legitimate doubts about this. Back in the 1950s, the Japanese manga artist Osama Tezuka published his manga series “Kimba, the White Lion”. Considered the Japanese Walt Disney, Tezuka is largely unknown outside his home country. In the 1960s, the manga became a successful anime series.

And there are many parallels to the Disney lion.

Not only are the names similar, but also the plot. Little Kimba has to overcome many adventures on the way to becoming the Lion King until he can ultimately avenge his father's death. In one episode he tries to eat a vegetarian diet for the sake of his friends. This is very reminiscent of Simba and his friends Timon and Pumbaa.

In the first concept drawings, Simba was also said to be white. The actor Matthew Broderick, who lends his voice to Simba in the American original, thought that “The Lion King” was a remake of the Japanese anime “Kimba, the White Lion”.

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Despite such clear similarities, Tezuka Productions decided not to sue for plagiarism and therefore forgo a lot of money. “You are very inspired by Disney yourself,” they say.

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