Osamu Tezuka
Director
Kimba the White Lion (1965)
Season 2
The adventures of Leo, a young lion cub who becomes king of the jungle when his father, the previous king of the jungle is killed by a human hunter.
Released Oct. 6, 1965
Episode 20 min
None+
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Anime, Anime: Shounen, Drama, Family
Keywords: imdb.jungle, imdb.jungle-adventure, imdb.surrealism, imdb.based-on-manga, imdb.based-on-comic, imdb.utopia-quest, imdb.lion + 13 more, imdb.africa, imdb.animal, imdb.anime-animation, imdb.optimism, tmdb.anime, imdb.antelope, imdb.parrot, imdb.hand-drawn-animation, mdblist.anime-dub, imdb.cartoon-lion, imdb.cartoon-antelope, imdb.cartoon-parrot, imdb.anthropomorphism
Watch Providers: RetroCrush Amazon Channel, Pluto TV, Retrocrush, Cineverse
Production Companies: Mushi Production, Tezuka Productions
Network: Fuji TV
S2E1 - The First Adventure
A story about spies and scientists. A boy is abandoned in Leo's jungle when his grandfather is kidnapped.
Oct. 5, 1966, midnight
S2E2 - The Map of Danger
Leo gets the animals to report the dangers they encounter so that others may learn to avoid them.
Oct. 12, 1966, midnight
S2E3 - The Blue Lion
Leo learns the reason a blue lion is so antagonistic.
Oct. 19, 1966, midnight
S2E4 - The Last Hunt of the Ahabi People
A hunt for Leo results in him being temporarily blinded.
Oct. 26, 1966, midnight
S2E5 - Leo Becomes a Father
Rune and Rukio are born to Leo and Lea. The best episode so far, as Leo decides that Rune needs some help to be up to the life that awaits him.
Nov. 2, 1966, midnight
S2E6 - The Mighty Gorilla
A peaceful band of gorillas, dependent on a giant for their safety, seek a new home.
Nov. 9, 1966, midnight
S2E7 - The Golden Bow
Two people, a father and son, are the last survivors of their tribe. Because they possess a golden bow, they are pursued throughout Africa.
Nov. 16, 1966, midnight
S2E8 - The Case of The Moonlight Stone
The powerful moonstones are the quest in this spoof of James Bond movies.
Nov. 23, 1966, midnight
S2E9 - The Falcons
A threatening flock of falcons invades Leo's jungle.
Nov. 30, 1966, midnight
S2E10 - Rick the Lycon
An enemy of Leo's befriends Rune and Rukio.
Dec. 7, 1966, midnight
S2E11 - Panja's Hide
Rune thinks he is protecting it when he places Panja's hide in a tree. It is spotted by men in a helicopter who take it to a city. The white lion skin is swapped about through lies and corruption while Leo and Rune try to get it back.
Dec. 14, 1966, midnight
S2E12 - The Poachers
One of the strongest episodes of the entire Leo series, dealing powerfully with the harm done by poaching.
Dec. 21, 1966, midnight
S2E13 - Duel at Lubar Valley
Leo becomes involved in a bizarre revenge match between a blind man and a leopard.
Dec. 29, 1966, midnight
S2E14 - The Saber-Toothed Tiger
The mysterious mammoth reveals that other prehistoric creatures still exist as well.
Jan. 5, 1967, midnight
S2E15 - The Marked Giraffe
A giraffe has strange markings which make it an outcast from its herd, and desired by hunters.
Jan. 12, 1967, midnight
S2E16 - Lily the Black Leopard
The trauma of a plane crash causes a woman's pet leopard to go wild.
Jan. 19, 1967, midnight
S2E17 - Devil Falls
Leo reluctantly aids Totto (Cassius) the panther who, at the first opportunity, tries to kill Rune and Rukio. Leo's rage is so great that he inadvertently hurts Mandy (Dan'l).
Jan. 26, 1967, midnight
S2E18 - The Steel Monster
The obnoxious elephant, Bizo, must cooperate with Rune or both of them will die!
Feb. 2, 1967, midnight
S2E19 - A House for the Animals
Rune gets the idea to build a stone castle as protection against disasters like fire.
Feb. 9, 1967, midnight
S2E20 - The White Cliff
The surrounding area is engulfed in an advancing flood. Leo finds that the cause of the flood is a new dam.
Feb. 16, 1967, midnight
S2E21 - Agura the Terrible
The hyenas, under an enormous Godfather-like leader, trap Leo into helping with a deadly plan.
Feb. 23, 1967, midnight
S2E22 - Candle Rock
Thousands of hungry and thirsty elephants approach Leo's jungle. The resident herd of elephants does not want to allow them to live there.
March 1, 1967, midnight
S2E23 - The Silver Wolf
A plane transporting Russian wolves crashes in the jungle. The wolves take Rukio prisoner as they try to find a way to survive.
March 8, 1967, midnight
S2E24 - Adventure at Volcano Island
Rune and Rukio help a blind buffalo.
March 15, 1967, midnight
S2E25 - The Green Plague
A spotted fever plague sweeps through the jungle, affecting most of the animals.
March 22, 1967, midnight
S2E26 - The Eternal Mount Moon
Leo accompanies an expedition to Mt. Moon to search for the moonlight stones, which can solve the world's energy shortage.
March 29, 1967, midnight
Network: Fuji TV
Episode Runtime: 20 min.
Season Runtime: 1560 min.
Released: Oct. 6, 1965
Last Air Date: March 29, 1967, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: G
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