The New Adventures of Kimba the White Lion: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Leo is a young ambitious lion cub who takes his father's place as emperor of the jungle when is father is killed by poachers. Even though his father's fate was met by the hands of humans, Leo is one of the few animals in the Jungle that doesn't fear or feel hatred toward humans. He is not alone either, he is guided by friends of his father to help create the best animal kingdom there can be.

Series details

• Title: The New Adventures of Kimba the White Lion
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 1989-10-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-10-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 94736
• IMDb ID: tt0302129
• TVDB ID: 273878

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-10-02; final listed air date 1990-10-11; episode order: 52.

Source and licence

Adapted from The New Adventures of 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.