The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion
Originally produced in 1989
Voice actors unknown

In the Fall of 1989, an all-new version of Kimba (Jungle Emperor) appeared on TV in Japan. Without editorializing too much about it, I will say that this series did occasionally have some merit. Episode 2 showed some of the spirit of the original Kimba, in spite of a very tragic story.

Episode 2 did not make it to home video in the US. The video tapes just skipped over that part of the story. In fact, the majority of this series did not make it to the US. Pioneer Family Entertainment tried to brighten up the stories by cutting out huge chunks and dubbing in inappropriate voices. The result videos were universally panned by critics and sold very poorly.

This series remains almost entirely unseen outside of Japan.

Page updated 10 June 2005.