Kimba the White Lion - DVD Box Set 1 (Dub.DVD 1-4 of 4)

Release date: 2003-03-25
Suggested retail price: $59.95
Age rating: ALL

UPC: 603497013326 603497013326

Description:
From the creator of Astroboy comes Kimba, one of the "first-generation anime classics" from Japan, and the first to be broadcast in color, in 1965.

Featuring spectacular designs and trailblazing animation techniques, gentle stories, and a catchy theme song, Kimba's adventures are enchanting tales of jungle survival and social reform. With his pals Pauly the Parrot, Daniel Baboon, and a charming assortment of loveable characters, Kimba follows in the footsteps of his late father, the great lion king, but he leaves his own trail, making the jungle a safer, better place to live for everyone.

This DVD boxed contains 26 color episodes on four discs! The episodes are in the order according to Osamu Tezuka's original storyline.

DVD Features: Interview with anime historian, Fred Patten. Interview with Kimba program production coordinator, Fred Ladd. Creator Osamu Tezuka's production company's original proposal to NBC.

(added on 2003-03-19, modified on 2013-06-17)

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