Leo the Lion is a sequel to the Japanese-American co-produced series "Jungle Emperor", or Kimba the White Lion. Osamu Tezuka had always wanted his story of Kimba to follow Kimba's entire life, and the Jungle Emperor/Kimba series was such a hit in Japan that Dr. Tezuka produced a sequel, without his American partners, in 1966. Making the series without a co-producer gave him complete creative control. For example, Dr. Tezuka changed the conclusion of his original manga story to a happy ending. Leo the Lion does not follow immediately from the end of the Kimba series. Instead, the story begins a couple of years following the end of the previous series. To English-speaking audiences, the behavior of the title character is inexplicably out of line with what was established in the first series. At the end of the first series, in the original Japanese script, Kimba promises to keep his animals separate from humans. It is this promise that drives the seemingly hermit-like Leo in this series. As the series unfolds, the focus shifts from the title character to one of his cubs, the male named Rune. This series as a whole is about Rune's growth, from a whining weakling to a confident leader.
WriterOsamu Tezuka
The First Adventure
Oct 5, 1966
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The Map of Danger
Oct 12, 1966
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The Blue Lion
Oct 19, 1966
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The Last Hunt of the Ahabi People
Oct 26, 1966
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Leo Becomes a Father
Nov 2, 1966
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The Mighty Gorilla
Nov 9, 1966
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The Golden Bow
Nov 16, 1966
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The Case of the Moonlight Stone
Nov 23, 1966
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The Falcons
Nov 30, 1966
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Rick the Lycon
Dec 7, 1966
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Panja's Hide
Dec 14, 1966
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The Poachers
Dec 21, 1966
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Duel at Lubar Valley
Dec 28, 1966
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The Saber-Toothed Tiger
Jan 4, 1967
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The Marked Giraffe
Jan 11, 1967
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Lily the Black Leopard
Jan 18, 1967
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Devil Falls
Jan 25, 1967
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The Steel Monster
Feb 1, 1967
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The House for the Animals
Feb 8, 1967
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The White Cliff
Feb 15, 1967
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Agura the Terrible
Feb 22, 1967
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Candle Rock
Mar 1, 1967
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The Silver Wolf
Mar 8, 1967
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Adventure at Volcano Island
Mar 15, 1967
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The Green Plague
Mar 22, 1967
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The Eternal Mount Moon
Mar 29, 1967
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