Kimba the White Lion ( a.k.a. the "Canadian" episodes) is an edited edition of the Kimba the White Lion (Jungle Emperor) series produced in Toronto, Canada by Landmark Entertainment Group Inc. in 1993, featuring a new opening and closing theme, voices, and an entirely new soundtrack. This dub was distributed by CEG Distribution Inc. It is recently broadcast around the world, and along with the English one a Spanish dub was also made.
Compared to the 1960s series the episodes are shortened, and are usually only 21-22 minutes long. While the original series had a total 52 episodes, here only 45 episodes are known to have been dubbed for the English version of this release as well as the Spanish version (dubbed in Colombia).
History[]
Fumio Suzuki had plans to show Kimba on television again, but legal battles over the original dub had prevented the show from further broadcast in North America (The rights for syndication had expired for NBC in 1978 while Mushi Productions went bankrupt in 1972). A new dub was commissioned along with a new soundtrack by Zaza Sound Productions in Toronto.
Roll | Name |
---|---|
Producer | Peter Filion |
Executive Producer | Gary Goddard |
Supervising Producer | Tom Daniels |
Music | Paul J. Zaza |
Introduction Theme | Paul Zaza &
Yvonne Murray |
Music Editor | Danny Fernandez |
Translation | Alisa Lin |
Script Supervisor | Justin Zaza |
Voice of Kimba &
Additional Voice |
Yvonne Murray |
Additional Voice | Jackie Pardy |
Additional Voice | Don Neilson |
Additional Voice | Steve Thamer |
Additional Voice | Robin Jordan |
Additional Voice | Peter Dufferin |
Additional Voice | Allen Kosonic
(Credited as: Allen Sonic) |
Post-Production Sound | Zaza Sound
Productions Ltd. |
Post-Production Video | Creative Post |
Video Editor | Jim Hossack |
Video Editor | Mike Churchill |
New Dub Character Names[]
In the dub, some characters have their names changed from the previous 1965 dub. Some of the characters use their Japanese original name, their 1966 NBC dub name, or have new names entirely.
- Caesar - Panja (first ”a” pronounced like “pan”)
- Snowene - Elaina
- Viper Snakely - Professor Hucklebuck (Fake name he gave himself in Ep. 13)
- Kutter - Mr. Biggs (Fake name given in Ep. 13)
- Dan’l - Daniel
- Pauly
- Bucky
- Claw - Bubu
- Cassius - Selvester
- Tom & Tab - Dick & Mick
- Dodie - Robbie
- Roger Ranger/James Brawn - Jonathan
- Mary
- Boss Rhino - Sebastian
- Geraldine - Gina
- Mr. Pompous - Oscar
- Speedy - Bongo
- Quasimodo - Zambo
- Hedda the River Hog
- Kitty - Lia/Leah (same as in Leo the Lion - Onward Leo!)
- Orchid - Stinky
- Sniffer
- Cheetah - Chuckie
- Pauline - Red
- Belladonna - Emma
- Tonga - Tanya
- Turkle - Tottles
- Dash - Joey / Louie
- Ali - Pinky
- Gruff - Chomp
- Gargoyle G. Warthog - Bellar
- Wild E. Boar - Becky
- Leona - Kayla
- Kelly Phant - Pagoola
- Big-O - Scoowa
- Pop Wholly - Griffi
- Calvin Hottage - Albert
- Wiley Wildcat - Myu
- Newton - Fibi
Episodes[]
Below is the list of the 44 episodes for the English version (with the 1965 dub titles):
- Go, White Lion (1965 #1)
- The Wind in the Desert (1965 #2)
- A Human Friend (1965 #3)
- Great Caesar’s Ghost (1965 #4)
- Fair Game (1965 #5)
- Jungle Thief (1965 #6)
- Battle at Dead River (1965 #7)
- The Insect Invasion (1965 #8)
- The Flying Tiger (1965 #9)
- Two Hearts and Two Minds (1965 #10)
- Catch ‘Em If You Can (1965 #11)
- The Hunting Ground (1965 #12)
- The Trappers (1965 #13)
- Journey into Time (1965 #14)
- Scrambled Eggs (1965 #15)
- Diamonds in the Gruff (1965 #16)
- The Magic Serpent (1965 #17)
- The Runaway (1965 #18)
- The Mystery of the Deserted Village (1965 #19)
- Restaurant Trouble (1965 #20)
- The Bad Baboon (1965 #21)
- Dangerous Journey (1965 #22)
- The Gigantic Grasshopper (1965 #23)
- Gypsy’s Purple Potion (1965 #24)
- Too Many Elephants (1965 #25)
- A Revolting Development (1965 #26)
- The Chameleon Who Cried Wolf (1965 #27)
- The Wild Wildcat (1965 #28)
- The Nightmare Narcissus (1965 #29)
- Adventure in the City (1965 #30)
- City of Gold (1965 #31)
- The Last Poacher (1965 #32)
- Jungle Justice (1965 #33)
- Jungle Fun (1965 #34)
- The Pretenders (1965 #35)
- The Monster of Petrified Valley (1965 #36)
- Legend of Hippo Valley (1965 #37)
- Volcano Island (1965 #38)
- Running Wild (1965 #39)
- The Troublemaker (1965 #40)
- Destroyers from the Desert (1965 #41)
- The Balloon the Blows Up (1965 #42)
- Monster of the Mountain (1965 #43)
- Such Sweet Sorrow (1965 #45)
- The Return of Fancy Prancy (1965 #46)
International Home Video Releases[]
Trivia[]
In the 2006/2007 DigiView release, all cover art was drawn by graphic designer Johnathan A. Sindall. His now defunct website provided a few of his old sketches.
References[]
- Image taken from the actual TV airing of the series
- American and Australian releases
- Other International releases
- Johnathan Sindall's defunct website