Comments on: Disney Lion King Ripped Off From Kimba

By: lex

lex — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:14:25 +0000

ummmmm… ya i saw a some clip from kimba when i was little and the frist thing i thought was lion king it is very similure but there both good and we all no disney sucks balls but what ever

By: Kitty Galore

Kitty Galore — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:38:35 +0000

Wow chill man, it’s movies! This happens all the time. I love the lion king, but I am not saying they didnt rip it off from Kimba, but seriously, look at the two, tlk rocks kimba’s sockless paws!! End of story.

By: DisneyFan108

DisneyFan108 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:07:48 +0000

I must say that you Disney haters are unbelievable. Go put Bambi in your VCR or DVD player and watch the begining. It even says that the idea came from a book. Same thing with The Fox and The Hound. And another thing is that The Lion King was a truly magnificent movie with a huge story. Sure you SEE similarities. You can always find a single thing in one movie and connect it to another. But Disney did not rip off anyone, The Lion King was their own, and will always be their own.

By: Say

Say — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:24:39 +0000

Just wanted to notice that the name ”Simba” comes from the Swahili word which means ”lion”.

By: Hanna

Hanna — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:56:44 +0000

Despite being a ripped off, Lion King only improved on Kimba, if we’re completely honest. How many people here knew what Kimba was before coming to this page anyway? I certainly didn’t. I’m never first to stand up for disney, partly because of the image they give young girls of what an adequate waistline is, but Lion King was a wholesome adventure that can rarely be criticized. If Disney still did things as well as they did back in 1994, they’d be loved by many more people on a global scale.
Yes, it’s obviously a rip off. But if you ask fans who do fan art or fan fiction, all they will say is that it is to improve on a base that’s already given. True, credit should be given where a plot has been stolen, especially when Disney made so much money off Lion King and Lion King 2 (which I preferred to the first one), but we may not know whether Kimba creators were payed off or not.

By: thema

thema — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:37:29 +0000

“Simba” means lion in Swahili, so why that is a coincidence it’s hard to say they took it from Kimba

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:48:13 +0000

Ok, first, Simba means “Lion” in Swahili which is an African language, and Lion King is staged in Africa. Second, who cares if it’s copied? It’s still the best Disney movie EVER, and my favorite movie of all time, so all of you whining about it can shut up now.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:58:01 +0000

I have to lol at the “omg no one even knows about Kimba!11″ posts. I’m sure people in Japan know about Kimba just as much as people in the United States know about the Lion King.

Also, how does different character art make a story better? The animals in the Lion King don’t look realistic either anyway. Realistic doesn’t equal better.

As for Disney copying Kimba, I don’t think we’ll know unless someone admits to it. A lot of stuff could simply be coincidence. Seeing a parent figure in clouds, dangling from a ledge, and other things have been done in other movies.

By: Betty

Betty — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:08:42 +0000

Has anyone ever read Shakespeare’s Hamlet? Because that’s where The Lion King’s story came from. And honestly, if they’re both so similar, then they both ripped off Shakespeare. And really, do you honestly think that Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Princess and the Frog, etc. are original Disney Stories? If you do, then congratulations. You’re a 100% genuine idiot.

And if it’s the artwork that’s in question, who’s to say that it’s Disney’s fault? What if some animation director, or even one of the animators, saw Kimba and got inspiration from that? Or copied it without saying anything because they knew no one else had seen it? Disney employs A LOT of people, and why would they question said employees if they do a great job? Honestly, even if Disney copied it start to finish, word for word, they did a HELL of a better job. Simba and his dad actually look like lions. Kimba looks like a leggy white mouse with a black-tufted tail, and his dad looks the same with a mane.

But really people, if you’re going to bash Disney, take a Disney history lesson first. Disney isn’t about original stories. It’s about technological advancement in entertainment for everyone. Who created the first ever animation with synchronized sound? Disney did. It’s called Steamboat Willie. Who created the first color cartoon? Disney did. It’s called Flowers and Trees. Those are both Disney shorts, not full length movies, but they were the most amazing thing. Oh but who created the first full length full color animated movie? Disney did. It’s called Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. And Disney continued and continues to make breakthroughs in animation.

So like Disney, don’t like Disney, I don’t care. But if you’re going to bash Disney, at least do it intelligently.

By: dave

dave — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:20:29 +0000

there was a sequel to Kimba called Leo the Lion
http://www.japansugoi.com/wordpress/leo-the-lion-sequel-to-kimba-the-white-lion/

By: EaselWeasel

EaselWeasel — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:00:43 +0000

I think this is all for bitcin about cartoons from the west and overrate the already overated manga/anime. If this makes any sense, the old mangas took a lot influence from the west, especially from the early disneys, and whom else than Osama Tezuka’s art would prove this fact.
Yes, I know Kimba made earlier than Lion King. I’ve just said this, because it gives me the nerve that anime fans trying to prove how cool and original EVERY anime is. Both the west and the east have many shitty cartoons, you just have to dig out the good ones. And both of them borrow each others influence. I think its a cool thing.
Besides if the japanese were really pissed off by Lion King, they already would have complained about it through in judicial way. I guess Tezuka took this as a compliment not as a commited crime.
I still respect both Tezuka and Disney. They made my childhood exciting.

Peace

By: Dreamer

Dreamer — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:53:57 +0000

You guys, seriuosly, what does it matter? I love The Lion King, I’ve watched it like a thousand times! And it doesn’t matter if the idea was “stolen” from Kimba, it’s a great movie and million of kids loved it, and still do! Maybe the maker of Kimba should be proud that Disney got ispired by him.. I don’t know if it’s true, and I don’t care.. And all those pictures,, seriuously, of course they are similar! Is it that strainge that a father is standing next to his son, or that a ghost or god or whatever appears in the clouds? Like that isn’t done before! And about cinderella and the little mermaid, these are all fairytales, and excisted a long time ago before Disney made those movies, but they didn’t stole an idea, they just picked a fairytale and made a movie about it. Cinderella is written by a thousand writers, not by just one. It was a good story, and a lot of people used it for their own creations. It’s not weird or wrong.. And does that really matter? Everybody is right or wrong, you can’t be just one of them.. That’s why we’re humans, its natural..
Well anyway, i like the lion king, don’t rune it for the little kids ..

By: Mr. Banana beak

Mr. Banana beak — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:26:26 +0000

The Lion King is better than that kimba shit. Simba is cuter than kimba,the pictures from that show even look stupid. LION KING FTW – KIMBA FTL

By: Disnay

Disnay — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:42:10 +0000

Its blatantly obvious that Disney copied Kimba and done it stupidly precise, even i wouldn’t plagiarize an article for a report word for word, it would all be fine if they had the guts to own up to what they have done and given credit to Osamu Tezuka.
But no being Disney they just deny and hide behind their big shot lawyers.
I’m sure none of you here would like one your work which you have spent time and effort on for me to just copy it word for word etc and make a fortune out of it and then have some idiots scrutinizing the original and praising the thief.
So i guess Disney is condoning theft and plagiarism, what a great message they are sending out to kids these days.

By: Kailyn

Kailyn — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:25:54 +0000

I thought copying a movie or making it like something is against the law.

By: hfdhg

hfdhg — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:53:35 +0000

kimba is shet, the lion king is the best

By: Keith

Keith — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:21:00 +0000

Look I hate to break up th disney bashing, however you folks need to look at the whole media thing.

Disney corp is not the only one that has borrowed ideas from other sources, heck the great Tesuka did borrow Jungle Tatai ( KIMBA) from some brit author from the 19 century.

Actualy Atlantis was originaly scripted in 1989 but was shelved.

I have been an anime and animation fan since the early 70`s .
I am a big fan of Kimba, i loved Lion King.

I am not too thrilled on the re scoring of Laputa for Disney, but you know I will live with it.

The person above me could have used less offensive language to get the point across, but you know
thats what is great about the USA.

Peace

By: i_hate_Disney_fags

i_hate_Disney_fags — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:06:29 +0000

you assholes lion king was an ass hole move on there part and like china_disneyworld said they ripped off lots of shit disney is by far the stupidest lazest company in the histroy of mankind.
I mean every movie the assholes have made arnt fuckin origanal cinderella and all there other shit were all books long before disney took them in and made them suck almost all idsney movies are terrible obivious ripoffs.
Only with more plot then the book(s).
Heres the ones that wernt 101 dolmations emperors new grove and lilo & stich are the only organal movies those fucks have made.

By: china_disneyworld

china_disneyworld — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:13:03 +0000

they did it once angain in 2001 with ATLANTIS being a rip of NADIA AND THE SECRET OF THE BLUE WATER (Gainax – 1991)

whole story here

http://www.thesecretofbluewater.com/atlantis-i.htm

By: riddlywalker

riddlywalker — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:32:29 +0000

“It’s not where you take things from- it’s where you take them to.” Jean-Luc Godard