Kimba the White Lion: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This is the classic tale of Kimba, the white lion, destined to be the King of the African jungle. Orphaned shortly after his birth, Kimba quickly shows his potential to be one of the greatest leaders the jungle has ever seen. Striving to accomplish the goals of his great father, Caesar, he dreams of convincing the animal kingdom to become just as civilized as the human world. Ultimately, he desires to bring the two cultures together in peace.

Series details

• Title: Kimba the White Lion
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime, Family
• Premiere date: 1965-10-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1967-03-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 34906
• IMDb ID: tt0058817
• TVDB ID: 81341

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1965-10-06; final listed air date 1966-09-28.
• Season 2: premiered 1966-10-05; final listed air date 1967-03-29.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kimba the White Lion on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.