Sean Akizuki's Fantasy Critic

While The Lion King isn't exactly a copy of Jungle Emperor Leo (and we know, inspiration begets inspiration) -- you can't deny that both shows are well-loved franchises that defy logic in several levels. I can't decide which is weirder between The Lion King and Jungle Emperor Leo with that logic defiance. Both of them have plenty of WTF logic considering that you've got talking animals who act and feel like human beings. I can't even decide which is dumber between Simba eating bugs and Kimba trying to become a herbivore. There are many similar characters in both well-loved franchises -- yet there are differences too. Kimba is trying to act grown-up for a lion cub while Simba is your typical child who matures into a great king. Scar is Simba's uncle while Claw isn't related to Leo or better known as Kimba in the west.  What's so weird about both shows? The lion is the king of the jungle. In real life, the lion eats other animals. Remember the who...

Nobody can deny that inspiration begets inspiration? Disney's works aren't always original though many of these changes are actually better. It's like how often I prefer Disney's The Little Mermaid over the original tragedy or I'm a big fanboy of the original Beauty and the Beast . Now, I'd like to examine two imaginary friends of mine namely Simba and Kimba. I remembered watching the TV series Kimba the White Lion in the rather cheesy English dub on ABC-5. That was back in the simpler 90s where you'd have a hard time catching up with shows you've missed. I remembered crying over missing a number of episodes I missed from Kimba! Now, I don't know if I should watch said old-school classic though it always brought my attention to another all-time masterpiece -- T he Lion King ! I never got to see Lion King in the theaters but saw it on TV instead. I remembered how I panicked and rolled on the floor angry because my parents never took me to see...