When 'The Lion King' was released in 1994, a controversy erupted over alleged similarities between it and 1960s anime series 'Kimba the White Lion,' created by Japan's "God of manga," Osamu Tezuka.

While Kimba the White Lion by Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy and Dororo, was created in 1965 by Mushi Production, The Lion King film by Disney may have been released afterwards in 1994 but doesn’t ...

After the release of Disney’s live-action “The Lion King” last weekend, an old intellectual property controversy was brought up once again -- but this time it appears to be staying around, according ...