In this post, we dive into the status and synopsis of “Jungle Taitei: Susume Leo!”, which is part of the series “Jungle Taitei”.
You could also find “Jungle Taitei: Susume Leo!” as:
- ジャングル大帝・進めレオ
- Leo the Lion
- New Jungle Emperor
- Go Ahead Leo!
- Jungle Emperor
- Onward Leo!
- Der Löwenkönig - Boubou, König der Tiere
- Le Roi Léo
Status#
According to our analysis, “Jungle Taitei: Susume Leo!” is FINISHED but its series is NOT FINISHED. ❌
Find more information about this on the series page.
Synopsis#
Jungle Emperor was such a hit in Japan, that Dr. Tezuka went ahead and produced a sequel in 1966, known in Japan as “The New Jungle Emperor” or “Onward, Leo!” The trouble (for us in the rest of the world) was that he made the series without having a deal with NBC, and he made it more like his original manga story, which means that there were a lot of characters that died and some of the episodes could be depressing. NBC thought that there was no way they could sell that kind of show, and they were quite happy with the 52 episodes they had, so the New Jungle Emperor series wasn`t seen in this country until 1984, when it was given the title Leo The Lion.
This series was supposed to take place a few years after the original Kimba series. Kimba was an adult, with Kitty as his mate, and they had two cubs. Most of all this series was the story of Rune, the male cub, as he grew and learned to be as strong as his father.
For legal reasons, the producers of the English-dubbed version could not use the name Kimba, so they used the original Japanese names for all the characters.
(Source: Official Website)
Source: MyAnimeList
Watch order (Abridged)#
This only includes part of the titles in the series, go to the series page to see the full watch order.
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