I-I thought this controversy ended A YEAR AGO!!!!!

There were some artistic similarities, but to say it was a "total rip-off" is extremely hyperbolic. The story was influenced by Hamlet and the biblical story of Moses; the songs and instrumentals were original and beautiful; and the characters' personalities were unique. Also, worth noting, a lot of the side-by-side images of The Lion King and Kimba were taken from the 1997 film, which came out after The Lion King.

There's really no need for you to come to this wiki and say this. And no, it is NOT a rip-off! I recommend the video made by YMS about this whole topic. Adam made a really great video about how Lion King is NOT copied by Kimba. Watch it.

And @Honeyfur is right. The movie Kimba has a completely different plotline than the show and the manga, so that doesn't even make sense.

Oh, and let's not forget that Kimba literally wore his father's corpse as a scarf! I actually saw someone on DeviantArt parody this with Lion King. Yet people think that the storylines are both similar and this suddenly makes Kimba kid-friendly?

I'm sorry. I found it interesting.

@7KingScar7 No need to apologize! People will disagree sometimes, but it doesn’t mean the post was wrong. :)