55 years of Kimba (Jungle Emperor)

1997.

Leo the Lion DVD (australian release)

This is the australian DVD release of the first 6 episodes of the "Janguru Taitei - Susumu, Leo!" aka "Leo the Lion" TV series, where Kimba is now an adult and is called Leo. U.S. DVD release is also available.

NOTE: These DVDs are in PAL format and they can't be played in U.S. (NTSC) DVD players.

DVD region encoding: 0 (region-free)
Number of episodes: 6(this DVD release), 26(original TV series)

Duration of each episode: 25 minutes

Produced by: Mushi Productions/SONIC-Sound International Corporation, 1984 (U.S. TV series); RBC Entertainment and BPS Video Services, 1997 (this release)

Distributed by: Sonart Music Vision, 1997

Ordering links: See the below table for links to pages that I've found to date:

DVD Volume 1

DVD Volume 2

DVD Volume 3

EzyDVD

N/A

2003.

Kimba the White Lion DVD

On 25^th March 2003 the first 26 episodes from the 1966 U.S. "Kimba" TV series were available on these DVDs (and Volume 3 and Volume 4 were released on 15^th July 2003, but they have been discontinued in the meantime). However, since Right Stuf has released (on 29^th November 2005) the new "Ultra Limited Edition" DVD box set with all 52 episodes, with improved video quality and with lots of extras, I recommend the purchase of the mentioned complete Kimba DVD box set.

DVD region encoding: 1 (U.S. and Canada)
Number of episodes: 52 (here only 26)
Duration of each episode: 25 minutes
Produced by: Mushi Productions/NBC Enterprises, 1966
Released by: Rhino, 2003
Distributed by: Right Stuf International, 2003
Ordering links: See the below table for links to pages that I've found to date:

DVD Volume 1

(episodes 1-7)

DVD Volume 2

(episodes 8-14)

DVD BOX 1

(episodes 1-26)

Amazon.com

N/A

Order


2003.	Kimba the White Lion DVD (1993, australian release)
	Don't mix this release with the above 2003 Kimba DVD release! This is the DVD release of the 1993 remake of the original 1966 U.S. Kimba episodes (the soundtrack and the cast of voices is completely different). It is distributed by Warner Vision, subsidiary of AOL Time Warner. You might want to find out more about the 1993 release on History by year page, or to read the review of this DVD at MichaelDVD.com.au.
DVD region encoding: 0 (region-free) Number of episodes: 8 Duration of each episode: 25 minutes Produced by: Mushi Productions/NBC Enterprises, 1966 (U.S. TV series); Landmark Entertainment Group & Suzuki Associates International & CEG Cinema Partners, 1993 (this release) Distributed by: Warner Vision, 2003 (15^th September 2003) Where to buy it online? Once it was available from EzyDVD, but since a DVD box set with the complete series has been planned and then postponed, single volumes are not available anymore.

2003.

Leo the Lion DVD

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This is the U.S. DVD release of the "Janguru Taitei - Susumu, Leo!" aka "Leo the Lion" TV series (previously released on VHS by Palm Beach Entertainment), where Kimba is now an adult and is called Leo.

NOTE: The sound level on these DVDs is very loud, so set your TV's volume on the minimum before playing these DVDs.

DVD region encoding: 0 (region-free)
Number of episodes: 21 (this DVD release), 26 (original TV series)
Duration of each episode: 25 minutes
Produced by: Mushi Productions/SONIC-Sound International Corporation, 1984 (U.S. TV series); Palm Beach Entertainment, 2003
Distributed by: Front Row Entertainment, 2003 (30^th September 2003.)
Ordering links: See the below table for links to pages that I've found to date:

DVD Volume 1

(episodes 1-7)

DVD Volume 2

(episodes 8-14)

DVD Volume 3

(episodes 15-21)

Amazon.com

Order it

J&R.com

N/A

Order it

PriceGrabber.com

Order it ($8.99)

Movies Unlimited

N/A

Order it ($14.99)

N/A

Yahoo! Shopping

Order it


2003.	Jungle Emperor Leo DVD
	This isn't the release of the "Jungle Emperor Leo" movie from 1966, it is the long-awaited U.S. release of the 1997 "Jungle Emperor Leo" movie. As you may know, the story for this movie was taken from the "Go ahead Leo"("Leo the Lion") TV series, which means that here we are talking about Leo(Kimba's name in the original Japanese version), Rya(Kitty's original name), Rune and Rukyo. The DVD contains both subtitled and dubbed versions of the movie.
DVD region encoding: 1 (U.S. and Canada) Duration: 99 minutes Produced by: Tezuka Productions/Shochiku, 1997 Released by: Media Blasters, 28^th October 2003 Distributed by: RightStuf International, 2003 Ordering links: Click here to view it and to order it from Right Stuf International. And, you can find the soundtrack of the movie in the CD releases section.


2004.	Kimba the White Lion DVD (1993 eps)
	This is another DVD release of 8 episodes from the 1993 "Canadian" episodes, released on 4 DVDs that come in paper cases instead of usual DVD boxes. This release was done by Genius Entertainment. Each volume contains two episodes with English or Spanish soundtrack.
DVD region encoding: 1 (U.S. and Canada) Titles of episodes: Volume 1: The Birth of Kimba ("Go, White Lion"), The Law of the Jungle ("Great Caesar's Ghost") Volume 2: Rumble in the Jungle ("Battle at Dead River"), A Flood of Grasshoppers ("Insect Invasion") Volume 3: Hunting Grounds ("Catch 'Em If You Can"), The Legend of the White Lion ("Journey Into Time") Volume 4: Egg Hunt ("Scrambled Eggs"), Jungle Restaurant ("Restaurant Trouble") Duration of each episode: 25 minutes Produced by: Mushi Productions/NBC Enterprises, 1966 (U.S. TV series); Landmark Entertainment Group & Suzuki Associates International & CEG Cinema Partners, 1993 (this release) Released by: Genius Entertainment, 2004/2005 Where to buy it online? It can be ordered from Amazon.com: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4.


2005.	Le roi Léo - tome 1 & 2 (french DVD release)
	The 2 DVD box sets (8 DVDs in total) with all 52 episodes of the 1965 "Jungle Emperor" (aka "Kimba the White Lion") series, have been released by Rouge Citron Productions. The first box set has been released on 21^st June 2005, and the second one has been released on 24^th January 2006. This is a french-only DVD release.
DVD region encoding: 0 (region-free) Number of episodes: 52 Duration of each episode: 25 minutes Produced by: Mushi Productions, 1965 (original TV series) Released by: Rouge Citron Production, 2005 & 2006 Ordering links: DVD box 1: DEP, Amazon.com . DVD box 2: DEP, Amazon.com.

2005.

Kimba the White Lion DVD (australian release)

An australian company, Madman Entertainment, has announced and released on DVD the complete Kimba series aired in Australia in the 1960s and 1970s. The DVD box set and the first three DVD volumes are released on 21^st September, and the other two volumes followed on 19^th October. However, these DVDs are in PAL format (which is not playable in U.S. NTSC DVD players). U.S. citizens please see below for the U.S. 2005 Right Stuf's Kimba Limited Edition DVD box!

DVD region encoding: 4 (Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America)
Number of episodes: 52

Duration of each episode: 25 minutes
Produced by: Mushi Productions/NBC Enterprises, 1966
Released on: 21^st September 2005. and 19^th October 2005
Distributed by: Madman Entertainment, 2005
Ordering links: See the below table for links to pages that I've found to date:

DVD box set

(all episodes)

DVD Vol. 1

(eps. 1-10)

DVD Vol. 2

(eps. 11-20)

DVD Vol. 3

(eps. 21-30)

DVD Vol. 4

(eps. 31-40)

DVD Vol. 5

(eps. 41-52)

Madman Entert.

Order it (AUS$149.99)

Order it (AUS$24.95)

Family Box Office

Order it (AUS$126.74)

Order it (AUS$21.09)

DeVoteD DVD A.

Order it (AUS$74.50)

Order it (AUS$14.95)

EzyDVD

Order it (AUS$149.83)

Order it (AUS$24.83)

JB HI-FI Au. NEW

Order it (AUS$39.98)

Order it (AUS$23.99)

2005.

Kimba der weiße Löwe (german DVD release)

Kimba fans in Germany have the opportunity to see on DVD for the first time the original Kimba dubbed in german and aired in 1977 on ZDF (although the video quality of these DVDs is sometimes a bit disappointing).

16 episodes were released on 4 DVDs on 11^th November, and the next 11 episodes were released on 17^th March 2006 on 3 additional DVDs. A 10-DVD "Superbox" set containing all 38 episodes has been released on 23^rd March.

DVD region encoding: 2 (Europe, Turkey, Egypt, Arabia, Japan and South Africa)
Number of episodes: 38 (this DVD release), 39 (german TV series)

Duration of each episode: 25 minutes
Produced by: Mushi Productions/NBC Enterprises, 1966 (U.S. TV series); Filmkunst-Musikverlag, 1977 (german TV series)
Release dates: 11^th November 2005 and 17^th March 2006 (single volume DVDs); 23^rd March 2007 (DVD-box set)
Distributed by: Koch Media Home Entertainment, 2005
Ordering links: See the below table for links to pages that I've found to date (note: the pages are completely in german):

10-DVD set

"Superbox"

DVD Nr.1

(ep. 1-4)

DVD Nr.2

(ep. 5-8)

DVD Nr.3

(ep. 9-12)

DVD Nr.4

(ep.13-16)

DVD Nr.5

(ep.17-19)

DVD Nr.6

(ep.20-23)

DVD Nr.7

(ep.24-27)

Amazon.de

View/order

DVD-shop.ch

N/A

View/order 14.90 CHF

N/A


2005.	Kimba the White Lion ultra limited edition DVD box (U.S. release)
	It seems that Kimba, everybody's favorite white lion, has finally got the appropriate U.S. DVD release. This wonderful 11-disc DVD box comes with all 52 episodes (with completely restored video and never seen before image quality) that were seen on TV in the U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s. Plus, bonus features include a special "How Kimba Came To Be" booklet written by Fred Patten and Robin Leyden, the original Japanese Episode 1 (with English subtitles), interviews with Fred Ladd, deleted scenes, the original Japanese pilot episode, and much more. A must for every fan of the original Kimba!
DVD region encoding: 1 (U.S. and Canada) Number of episodes: 52 Duration of each episode: 25 minutes Produced by: Mushi Productions/NBC Enterprises, 1966 Released on: 29^th November 2005 Distributed by: RightStuf International, 2005 Ordering links: This DVD box can be ordered from Right Stuf International, from Amazon.com and from Movies Unlimited.


2005.	Léo, le roi de la jungle (french DVD release)
	The french release of the 1997 "Jungle Emperor Leo" movie that was shown in theaters in France in 2005 (starting from 20^th April) has already been prepared for a DVD release. It has been released on DVD on 7^th December. Just like Right Stuf's english release of the 1997 movie, this version also features french dubbing and french subtitles, plus some neat bonus features.
DVD region encoding: 2 (Europe, Turkey, Egypt, Arabia, Japan and South Africa) Duration: 94 minutes Produced by: Tezuka Productions/Shochiku, 1997 Distributed by: Gebeka Films & Wild Side Films, 7^th December 2005 Ordering links: Here are the pages (they are in french only) from which the DVD can be ordered (for EUR 14,99): Wild Side Films' official ordering page, Alapage.com, Amazon.com France.


2006.	Kimba The Lion DVD (1993 episodes)
	This is yet another release of the 1993 ("Canadian") episodes. The DVD comes in a slim DVD case, and so far there are 6 volumes with 12 episodes in total (only the first 2 volumes are currently available). The picture in these DVDs is slightly better than the one on the DVDs by Genius (although the colors are similarly blown out), while the episode titles are identical to those on the first 2 volumes from Genius Entertainment.
DVD region encoding: 0 (region-free) Number of episodes: 10 Duration of each episode: 25 minutes Produced by: Mushi Productions/NBC Enterprises, 1966 (U.S. TV series); Landmark Entertainment Group & Suzuki Associates International & CEG Cinema Partners, 1993 (this release) Released by: Digiview Entertainment, 2006 Ordering links: It can be ordered from Amazon.com: Volume 1, Volume 2.


2006.	Le roi Léo (second french DVD release)
	Yet another company has released all 52 episodes of the 1965 "Jungle Emperor" series dubbed in french. These 2 DVD boxes containing 12 DVDs were released by Déclic Images on 9^th March and on 7^th June, and a 3^rd DVD box with all 26 episodes of the 1966 "Leo the Lion" series was announced, but it never made to the stores - this release has been discontinued in the meantime, and a new version has been released instead (please see below).
DVD region encoding: 2 (Europe, Turkey, Egypt, Arabia, Japan and South Africa) Number of episodes: 52 + 26 Duration of each episode: 25 minutes Produced by: Mushi Productions, 1965 & 1966 (original TV series) Released by: Déclic Images, 2006 Ordering links: None available, you can only view the info pages on the Manga Distribution website (in french only): DVD box 1, DVD box 2.