YMS: Kimba the White Lion

YMS · 7.7M views · 2020-05-27 · 2:27:10

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Overview

A roughly two and a half hour YMS video on Kimba the White Lion that investigates the claim that Disney's The Lion King copied it.

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HN recommends it as the thorough investigation of the Kimba and Lion King controversy, and as a quality benchmark for the reviewer.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2020–2024

Topics

Film analysis & criticism Animation & visual effects

What people said

skyyler · 2024-01 · Recommendation
[VIDEO] Here's a nearly 3 hour video from someone whose Special Interest is The Lion King where he researches the claims that it's ripping off Kimba. If you don't want to watch it, the original kimba series was 52 episodes and only bears a superficial resemblance to The Lion King. _MANY_ of the most egregious examples are actually from the 1997 Kimba movie released as Jungle Emperor Leo which came out after The Lion King.
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Andrex · 2020-12 · Recommendation
I personally cannot wait; the YouTube channel YMS is doing a 3+ hour review. If it's close in quality to their Kimba video[0] we're in for a treat. 0. [VIDEO]
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jareklupinski · 2024-01 · Reference
I enjoyed this comparison [VIDEO] more than Kimba or Lion King (longer than both of them too!) lion king 1 1/2 was fantastic tho
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