Based on a story by Osamu Tezuka, JUNGLE EMPEROR LEO follows the story of Leo the Lion. Feared and revered as the King of the Jungle, Leo makes his home at the base of Osamu Tezuka. However, when humans enter the jungle to chase after the Moonlight Stones, Leo must do everything he can to protect his jungle and the Moonlight Stones from the destructive humans.
Some sources list this as the first color Anime TV series broadcasted in Japan. This depends on whether Dolphin Prince was broadcast or not.
Based on the Manga by Tezuka, but created with an American audience in mind (the series was partially funded by NBC). As a result the show was made much more episodic and did not follow Kimba as he grew up (The Manga series follows Kimba until his death as an adult).
Widely accepted as having been plagiarized by Disney with the Lion King. Disney denies that there is any relation between the two.
Jungle Taitei was animated at Mushi simultaneously with Astro Boy.
Dialogue : Japanese/English
Subtitle : English/Off
Region : All Region, Free Code
Screen : 16:9
Audio : Ac3 2.0 Channel
System : NTSC
Running Time : Approximately 99 mins
