tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260266685537330799.post3559569250466510860..comments2023-10-10T03:40:50.159-07:00Comments on My Website: Simba vs Kimba: The Lion King and Kimba The White Lion ControversyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09770722809942304175noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260266685537330799.post-74445076941578086802019-10-24T11:33:48.758-07:002019-10-24T11:33:48.758-07:00bruhhbruhhAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14253907227235677343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260266685537330799.post-47753937816490141812019-10-24T11:27:07.558-07:002019-10-24T11:27:07.558-07:00silence liberalsilence liberalAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14253907227235677343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260266685537330799.post-73969496501851009222019-07-13T03:57:50.396-07:002019-07-13T03:57:50.396-07:00The Disney apologists/Pixie Dust Crowd will NEVER ...The Disney apologists/Pixie Dust Crowd will NEVER admit what's obvious to anybody who spends a few minutes looking at this situation.<br />Even if THE DESCRIPTIONS of the basic plot AND characters wasn't convincing, they're going to HONESTLY tell me that the IDENTICAL SCENE COMPOSITIONS aren't a clue that Disney CLEARLY "borrowed" from Kimba the White Lion?<br />It's THE WORST CASE of swiping I've EVER seen, and they do this TONS of times in comic books!!!! That a company KNOWN for being so innovative in the past and ahead of the curve had TO SINK THIS LOW to make a buck speaks VOLUMES about the integrity of its current and previous management!!!<br />And the denial by fans and animators who should KNOW BETTER is even more disheartening. You people are KIDDING yourselves and being dishonest, too. That Tom Sito, who I've met and liked, COULD SAY these things shows signs of self-delusion.<br />Spencer, you are CLUELESS... You didn't even get THE FACTS about Tezuka right! The guy was LITERALLY DEAD years before The Lion King went into production and couldn't have commented on it anyway! NO ONE associated with Tezuka Productions ever said anything like you implied. They said QUITE THE OPPOSITE and were upset that Disney DIDN'T give their founder, the ORIGINAL creator of The Lion King, Osamu Tezuka, at least an acknowledgment for originating the basic storyline of The Lion King. They weren't going to force/legally challenge Disney if they at least gave Tezuka credit for the original story! THAT'S the truth, NOT what you said.<br />I'm NOT accusing you of lying. You just don't know all the facts or what you're talking about in all honesty.Skull1986https://www.blogger.com/profile/08015831929009165659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260266685537330799.post-33931550185236112302017-12-19T23:59:10.564-08:002017-12-19T23:59:10.564-08:00"Including Tezuka himself." Umm... Tezuk..."Including Tezuka himself." Umm... Tezuka's been dead since 1989, there's no way he could have dismissed a film that came out after his death as a rip-off. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216904315964817996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260266685537330799.post-75585442035872631222017-11-08T04:37:49.816-08:002017-11-08T04:37:49.816-08:00Disney is satanic, the theme parks should be clust...Disney is satanic, the theme parks should be cluster bombed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129092869598570642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260266685537330799.post-39182665348044858942017-02-23T14:17:39.303-08:002017-02-23T14:17:39.303-08:00That's nice, except for the fact that literall...That's nice, except for the fact that literally everyone involved in both Kimba and TLK, including Tezuka himself, admitted that none of them believed that the "rip off" was intentional. A few think that the show may have influenced a few things in TLK's production, but for the most part they all agree that it's a coincidence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145456216495218994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260266685537330799.post-56639709433384885932016-12-13T11:07:16.859-08:002016-12-13T11:07:16.859-08:00I'm 53. I remember avidly watching Kimba the W...I'm 53. I remember avidly watching Kimba the White Lion on TV every day after school when I was little. I also remember seeing the Lion King years later when it first came out and at the time my reaction was "This is the Kimba the White Lion story redone by Disney". Disney Stole It. It's a Fact Deal With It. It is also a far more blatant theft than Hanna-Barbara stealing the Flintstones from Jackie Gleason's "The Honeymooners". Yes I know one is a cartoon the original live action but it was stolen just the same. Jackie Gleason threatened to sue and was very anti the Flintstones initially. Supposedly a private deal was struck and money was paid to Gleason but because of non-disclosure no one really knows. What is clear is that Gleason's tune changed about the Flintstones and he began to praise the cartoon. Getting back to Kimba - Simba. That is a more blatant theft. Christian Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778714078404981190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260266685537330799.post-79301799873490948852016-02-16T18:46:08.045-08:002016-02-16T18:46:08.045-08:00Lion King was made in 1994...just saying, Also I a...Lion King was made in 1994...just saying, Also I agree with everything Doctor Flimflim. Also the plot is different.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883870404557181434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260266685537330799.post-48428164733272439562016-02-16T18:45:19.786-08:002016-02-16T18:45:19.786-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883870404557181434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260266685537330799.post-25917314951279459092015-09-17T00:16:46.746-07:002015-09-17T00:16:46.746-07:001. Simba's name is a Swahili pun for "lio...<br />1. Simba's name is a Swahili pun for "lion." The majority of cast's names are pun-based. Kimba is also a dub name. His real name is "Leo."<br />2. Being "destined to be king" does not equate to a stolen idea. They're both just playing off of the King of the Jungle/Beasts trope.<br />3. Partially true. Simba witnesses Mufasa's ghost literally appear in the sky, whereas Kimba envisions his father in the moon. The parent parallel is more stronger with his mother, though, as she appears in the stars and speaks to him. The cloud imagery from Kimba is of Kimba/Leo himself after he had past on. It's just a cloud formation, though.<br />4. Wrong. Kimba's father was killed by a human before his son was born.<br />5. Sort of true. However, that's both creators just choosing various generic animals as characters again, and both bird's archetypes are somewhat dissimilar from one another. Zazu also doesn't follow Simba constantly. He just babysat him once.<br />6. Wrong. Kimba's monkey isn't really all that crazy. He's actually a bit of grouch, and the young lion even advises him at times, instead of the other way around.<br />7. Not really an example of a similarity. Having a love interest is a cliche in most stories. And Nala never really "waited" for Simba.<br />8. An exaggeration. The hyenas in TLK never always attempted to take over any land. Scar lead the charge and took over himself, then he allowed the hyenas to roam free and become his subjects alongside the pride.<br />9. For once, a strong similarity. Although, Scar still has both eyes. His signature wound is just the scar itself, but he can still visibly see with it. It's worth noting that the injury may have been a carry over from when Scar was still a baboon in earlier scripts, and not influenced by the Kimba antagonist. His color scheme, while also similar, is based on Andrea Deja's reoccurring color palette for most of the characters he designed and supervised the animation of.<br />10. Again, another cliche. Just as both franchises revolve around the King of the Jungle/Beasts trope, so too do they share the imagery usually associated with said trope.<br /><br />As for the shot-by-shot comparisons, it's wise to remember how they all stem from a website that cleverly edited and paired images taken out of context and claimed they're stolen, disregarding the scenarios behind them and even flat out lying about some.<br /><br />A good example of the cliff dangling shot. What's ACTUALLY occurring in the Kimba shot is him almost falling into a small hole with spikes at the bottom. The lioness looking from above almost falls in herself a moment later, and they soon make up with one another at the end of the episode. There is no stampede or "cliff" to speak of in that scene at all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09466158700817916315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260266685537330799.post-15136796669175696522015-09-17T00:01:00.272-07:002015-09-17T00:01:00.272-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09466158700817916315noreply@blogger.com