The Lion King film is accused of plagiarizing the animated series "Kimba, the white lion"
The Lion King movie is having a huge reception among the entire world community. Even so, recently there have been accusations of plagiarism of this film for having scenes very similar to the animated series "Kimba, the white lion." This is not the first time that these accusations have been presented, since the 1994 version of the film was also accused of plagiarizing said Japanese series.
There is a diversity of evidence that The Lion King was actually based on or influenced by Kimba, the white lion. The first medium that showed such evidence, recently, was The Hollywood Reporter, where a variety of images or very similar aspects are seen between both visual projects.
The first of these tests is given with the name and history of the main characters. On the one hand, we have Simba ; while, on the other, we have Kimba. In addition, both characters inherit the well-known empire of the savannah.
The story of Kimba and Simba is also similar. Both characters move away from their lands due to certain traumatic events. In the same way, to return to them, they end up realizing that their throne was seized by a "dictator" (who has similar features).
Finally, the plot of both films is very similar. It is about lions heirs to the throne who return to their lands to save the entire animal community from the clutches of their dictator uncle. On the other hand, in both films the protagonists are accompanied by quite similar members and the appearance of evil hyenas is also presented.
Disney previously responded to such allegations, noting that they do not know what the animated series Kimba the White Lion is about and that the Lion King story is actually based on William Shakespeare's famous book, Hamlet.
Even so, the entire world community has been appalled at these incredible similarities between the two visual projects. For all this, the question will always remain whether The Lion King was really influenced by this Japanese animated series.
