Also, the very idea that the series star (i.e.
The first of these was an almost complete ban on violence, especially bloody violence and death. So adamant in fact that, since Tezuka’s Mushi Productions did not yet have the capability of colour production, NBC agreed to finance the necessary upgrades.Īlthough Tezuka’s original series proposal mirrored the manga’s overall story quite closely, several major accommodations were made given that Jungle Emperor was being produced for both domestic (Japanese) and overseas (USA) markets at the the same time. Although they were happy with Tezuka’s pitch for a serial following the adventures of a heroic white lion, this time around they were adamant the series had to be produced in colour. In late 1964 the American television giant National Broadcasting Company (NBC), looking to follow up on the success of the original 1963 black & white Astro Boy animated television series, approached Osamu Tezuka with a request for a new program. Learning the benefits of human culture, Leo decides to return to Africa and expand his father’s peaceful animal kingdom with what he has learned. Born into captivity, Leo (with the help of his mother) escapes and is eventually taken in by kindly humans far from home. The villages call in a professional hunter to stop the raids and eventually Panja is killed and his pregnant mate is captured. However, Panja runs afoul of nearby human villages as he raids them in search of pigs, cattle and other domesticated animals to feed his animal subjects.
Set in Africa in the mid–20th century, the story opens with Leo’s father, Panja having established a safe haven for the other animals in his jungle kingdom, free from fear of each other. Jungle Emperor tells the story of a white lion cub named Leo. Although the most famous is the original 1965-66 television series, the list also includes the 1966 theatrical movie, the 1966-67 television sequel, Jungle Emperor: Onward, Leo!, the Symphonic Poem, the 1989 television series, New Jungle Emperor, the 1997 theatrical movie, Jungle Emperor Leo, and the 2009 television special, Jungle Emperor: The Brave Can Change the Future. There are several animated versions of Jungle Emperor.
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