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3.0 out of 5 stars
Rare opportunity to see Osamu Tezukas "Jungle Emperor Leo",
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This review is from: Leo the Lion:Blue Lion [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is an episode of the second "Jungle Emperor Leo" animated series, the first of which ran on U.S. television in 1966 as "Kimba the White Lion." Both series were produced by pioneer Japanese animator Osamu Tezuka and based on his own long-running comic book. Here, Kimba has grown up to be an adult lion, Leo, who rules the jungle benevolently, but firmly. The series had harsh elements that made it more dramatic and realistic than most cartoon series of the 1960s, but also made it unacceptable for American TV, at least in the eyes of NBC executives at the time. Nearly two decades later, it played on the Christian Broadcasting Network with the violence, ironically, pretty much intact."The Blue Lion" tells the story of Zamba, a blue-skinned lion who invades Leo's jungle with his own pride of lion followers and tries to topple Leo from his throne. It's a particularly violent episode, with lots of brutal lion-to-lion combat as Leo and Zamba bite, scratch and grapple at close quarters. Zamba and his lions are also seen attacking, killing and eating some of the animals in Leo's charge, especially giraffes and zebras. When Zamba's aging uncle saves Leo and tells him the story of how Zamba was persecuted as a cub because he looked different, Leo resolves not to fight him anymore. Leo recalls how he was treated as a cub: "My name was Little Coward or, in the language of animals, Kimba." After one final confrontation with Leo, Zamba's closing lines are utterly heart-breaking. It's a powerful story, beautifully told with stark, dramatic imagery, backed up by a moving orchestral score by Isao Tomita. The English dubbing is pretty awful on most of these tapes, but it's a little more tolerable here. The one thing I would take issue with is Leo's recollection of being called a little coward and his claim about the meaning of Kimba, the only direct reference to the original Kimba series I've heard in any of the Leo the Lion tapes. As I recall, Kimba was never a coward but was always a feisty, spunky, quick-to-fight little lion. There may have been times when he refused to fight an opponent and was accused of cowardice, but that's not the same as being called "Little Coward" throughout childhood as the English dubbing on this tape implies.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Rare work of animation pioneer Osamu Tezuka,
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This review is from: Leo the Lion:Leo Becomes a Father [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is an early episode of the second "Jungle Emperor Leo" animated series, the first of which ran on U.S. television as "Kimba the White Lion." Both series were produced by pioneer Japanese animator Osamu Tezuka and based on his own long-running comic book. Since the original Kimba series was subjected to quite a bit of alteration by NBC, this tape represents a rare opportunity to see an example of Tezuka's animation in pretty much the form it was originally intended. The story has harsh elements that make it more dramatic and more realistic than most cartoon series of the 1960s, but also made it unacceptable for American TV, at least in the eyes of NBC executives at the time. So the series was not aired in the U.S. until the Christian Broadcasting Network picked up a few episodes and dubbed them into English in 1984.This particular episode focuses on Leo (Kimba), the grown white lion-and king of the jungle--as he becomes a father and puts his baby son through a tough-love regimen by sending him out into the wild to learn how to fend for himself. The original animation is quite beautiful, although a couple of minutes have been cut. The original music score is intact. However, the English-language voice-acting is poorly done (by a completely different crew than did the original Kimba series). However, since there is comparatively little dialogue, it's not that much of a handicap here. Other recommended titles in the Leo the Lion series are "The Blue Lion" and "The Golden Bow."
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
An animated video that won't leave you "Blue"!,
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This review is from: Leo the Lion:Blue Lion [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Leo the Lion: Blue Lion is vol. 3 from the Palm Beach Entertainment series Leo the Lion King of the Jungle. Leo follows the series Kimba the White Lion as the next generation of white lion kings adventures on. I loved this video it contains excellent animation being a mid-80's style of Anime or Japanese animation and the characters are very endearing and colorful. The video also presents a moral lesson in life for it's viewers as well as enough action and plot to still entertain. My only critizations would be that the picture quality could be better with questionable filming quality. Also the ending of the video is not a typical "Happy Ending" and may not be suitible for all younger viewers. Otherwise though a must for any cartoon buff or Anime buff and one of the better animated series out there I feel. Don't take my word for it though, it's worth checking out!
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