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Best video ever on the ripoff controversy re: Kimba the White Lion

posted 5 years ago by [deleted]
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There have been countless articles and videos made about the fact that The Lion King ripped off Osamu Tezuka's Kimba the White Lion. I think this YouTube video is the best one about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfJvKIDS9n8. It shows side by side comparisons of scenes from both the movie and show. As you can see, Disney didn't just rip off the story idea, but character designs and scenes.

Another side by side comparison video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHps2iC8W3o

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[–] StrongRex (1319) 4 years ago

Ugh...come on guys, seriously. Give it up.

The Lion King doesn't rip off Kimba. End of story.

[–] PrincessTutu (76) 4 years ago

No, the following is the best video. It's obnoxiously long, but it proves without a shadow of a doubt that The Lion King did not rip off Kimba in any capacity. And to show I'm not bias, I'm not even a big fan of The Lion King.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5B1mIfQuo4

[–] Cognoscente (2662) 4 years ago

Matthew Broderick put it best when he said that he thought he was working on an American version of Kimba.