Osamu Tezuka, a Japanese animator, created the anime, “Kimba the White Lion,” in 1965. Disney claims they knew nothing about Tezuka & prided that the Lion King was original content.

While Kimba the White Lion by Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy and Dororo, was created in 1965 by Mushi Production, The Lion King film by Disney may have been released afterwards in 1994 but ...

‘Lion King’ has been clouded by intellectual property controversy for 25 years. Here’s the story behind it. Some think Disney copied ‘Kimba the White Lion,’ a Japanese anime from the 1960s.

When 'The Lion King' was released in 1994, a controversy erupted over alleged similarities between it and 1960s anime series 'Kimba the White Lion,' created by Japan's "God of manga," Osamu Tezuka.

Kimba the White Lion was created by Osamu Tezuka, who also created Astro Boy and is considered "The Grandfather of Manga" by many. Serialized in the Manga Shōnen magazine from November 1950 to ...

Mufasa: The Lion King’s villain is a reminder of a long-standing controversy regarding the 1994 movie, as his design likens ...