Neo Jungle Taitei-Susume Leo!, or Leo the Lion, was a new adaptation of the Kimba manga from Mushi Pro that ran for 26 episode, and followed the manga more closely than the '65 anime.
The show quickly recaps the childhood of Kimba who is now a grown leader with a wife. The colors are not as interesting as the earlier version, but it does use some interesting materials like paint smears for wind, and footage of ink on water for the sun beating down in the desert.
They do use the original ending theme of the previous Kimba for this series rather than an original ending, and the opening is almost all footage from the first episode. While this show continues to be mostly episodic animal antics, the death rate is immediately higher than in the 65' series.
This show serves as our first remake anime, and immediately introduces the idea of remaking a series to have the new anime follow the manga more closely. Here I was blaming FMA:B for starting that trend in the modern age.
Since I can only compare the first three episodes of '65 and '66, I can't make a judgment call on which version a person may enjoy more of the two, but any fans of Tezuka, talking animals, adventure comedies, or The lion king- especially for furry reasons- should give a Jungle Taitei a chance. The factors to take into consideration should be the series length, the starting age for our lion, and accuracy to Tezuka's original manga.
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