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21st August 2007 |
THE ORIGINAL KIMBA vs. THE 1993 KIMBA
Regarding all the misleadings between the original Kimba and the "original" Kimba that often take place in video/DVD shops (either real or on-line), I think that there are some things that should be cleared out:
The original Kimba is the one that was syndicated to the U.S. and shown on TV in the 1960s and 1970s, and featuring Billie Lou Watt as Kimba and the music from the original Japanese series (from which the original U.S. Kimba was dubbed in English) composed by Isao Tomita. It is the version of the series that most people cherish and remember, even now, 30 or 40 years later.
However, since U.S. rights to Kimba expired in 1978, years later a Canadian company decided to make a new English version of Kimba, which featured images from the Japanese tapes, but it had a completely new soundtrack, opening theme and voices. Although it isn't the show that fans of the original Kimba remember, according to Kimba W. Lion one of its good points is that its script was truer to the original Japanese scripts, with translations much closer to the Japanese original, and that (unlike in the original Kimba) the episode 1 of the 1993 series starts from the same beginning the original Japanese episode 1 does. However, it seems that (compared to the Japanese series) in the 1993 Kimba at least 3 minutes are cut from each episode. This version has been on TV around the world for 10 years now.
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The original U.S.
Kimba
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The "Canadian"
Kimba
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| Year it was produced |
1965
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1993
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| Year it was aired |
1966-1978
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around the world
since 1996, and in the U.S. since 2003
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Director
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Eiichi
Yamamoto
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Eiichi
Yamamoto
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Animated
by
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Mushi
Productions
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Mushi
Productions
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Voice
of Kimba
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Billie
Lou Watt
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Yvonne
Murray
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Voice
characterizations
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Billie
Lou Watt, Cliff Owens, Gilbert Mack, Hal Studer
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Jackie
Pardy, Allen Sonic, Don Neilson, Steve Thamer, Yvonne Murray, Robin
Jordan, Peter Dufferin
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Post-production
sound
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Titan
Productions Inc.
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Zaza
Sound Productions Ltd.
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Music by
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Isao
Tomita
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Paul
J. Zaza
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Opening
theme by
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Bill
Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye
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Paul
J. Zaza, Yvonne Murray
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| Opening theme's lyrics |
Kimba! (x8)
Who lives down in deepest darkest Africa? (Africa) Who's the one who brought the jungle fame? Who's the king of animals in Africa? Kimba the White Lion is his name! When we get in trouble and we're in a fight, Who's the one who just won't turn and run? Who believes in doing good and doing right? Kimba the White Lion is the one! Kimba! (x8) Who lives down in deepest darkest Africa? (Africa) Who's the one who brought the jungle fame? Who's the king of animals in Africa? Kimba the White Lion is his name! He's the greatest leader, there's no doubt of it He's the one we count on night and day, When there's danger he can get us out of it, Kimba the White Lion lead the way! |
Kimba,
the White Lion
He's the bravest little guy in the land Kimba, the White Lion Lending all his jungle friends a helping hand When ever we get into trouble he's the one He does best to teach us right from wrong He doesn't like for us to fight with anyone He wants his jungle friends to get along Cause he's Kimba, the White Lion And he's not afraid of anything Kimba, the White Lion He's the bravest in the jungle, he's the king (he's the king; squawk!) Kimba, the White Lion (heh heh that's me!) Kimba, the White Lion (he's my pal!) Kimba, the White Lion.... |
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The lettering in the
opening sequence
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