Its quite an embarrassment on Disney's part. But lets remember that Simba means Lion in swahili, so his name wasn't copied. And yes, there were many things that may have been copied. But remember that Tezuka was a huge animation series. It lasted like 30 years lol. There was a lot of material they could claim as their own. Not to mention the creators of the Lion King drew their material from many sources, including Hamlet. The Lion King was described as an epitome of human emotions and experiences. There is almost every emotion portrayed in The Lion King. Since previous works portray the very same emotions, AND the ways to bring about these emotions, the creators of The Lion King may have copied both.
[quote]But The Lion King lacks what for me was the single greatest element in Kimba the White Lion: the relationship between humans and animals. This aspect has so much vital meaning for our world. [/quote]
Yes but The Lion King was
not about the human/animal relationships. It was about human emotions, and the simplicity of Lions in Africa brings us back to our roots and our principal emotions.
But all in all, if Kimba was a source of The Lion King, they should've listed it along with the other sources.