List of Kimba the White Lion characters

The following is a list of characters from Kimba the White Lion.

Characters

Leo (レオ, Reo) / Kimba

Voiced by (Japanese): Yoshiko Ota (1965 anime), Takashi Toyama (Go Ahead Leo!), Megumi Hayashibara (1989 anime, kid), Shinnosuke Furumoto (1989 anime, adult), Masane Tsukayama (1997 movie), Taeko Kawada (2009 special)

Voiced by (English): Billie Lou Watt (1965 anime), Enzo Caputo (Go Ahead Leo!), Yvonne Murray (1965 anime redub), Brad Swaile (1989 anime), Dan Green (1997 movie)

The protagonist of the story who, in the original manga, is followed from birth to death. He believes that there would be peace between animals and humans if each understood the other. In the 1997 movie, the lion leads Dr. Moustache and his assistant to Mt. Moon, and he sacrifices himself by falling on Dr. Moustache's kris so that Dr. Moustache will have food and shelter from the cold.

Panja (パンジャ, Panja) / Caesar

Voiced by (Japanese): Asao Koike (1965 amime), Isao Sasaki (1989 anime), Saburō Tokitō (2009 special)

Voiced by (English): Ray Owens (1965 anime)

A white Masai Lion, Leo's father, and Emperor of the Jungle. He is killed by Ham Egg while trying to rescue his wife and queen. His skin is in his son Leo's lair and under his care. Leo uses his hide as an attraction for a festival in episode 24. He was Specklerex's rival. He appears in certain episodes in flashbacks.

Eliza (エライザ, Eraiza) / Snowene

Voiced by (Japanese): Noriko Shindo (1965 anime)

Voiced by (English): Billie Lou Watt (1965 anime)

Leo's mother, used as bait by Ham Egg and Kutter. While on the ship, she gives birth to Leo and urges him to escape due to the tropical storm; she is then drowned.

Leona (リョーナ, Ryōna)

Voiced by (Japanese): Sumi Shimamoto (1989 anime)

Leo's older sister. In the 1989 remake, she was Leo's aunt and something of a foster mother to Lyre.

Lyre (ライヤ, Raiya) / Kitty

Voiced by (Japanese): Keiko Matsuo (1965 anime), Haruko Kitahama (Go Ahead Leo!), Sakiko Tamagawa (1989 anime), Chieko Baisho (1997 movie)

Voiced by (English): Sonia Owens (1965 anime), Kelly Sheridan (1989 anime), Veronica Taylor (1997 movie)

A lioness who would later be Leo's mate and bear him a son and daughter. She is the niece of the old marozi (spotted lion) Specklerex and lives with him after her parents are slain by hunters. She notices things that Leo sometimes overlooks. She is always there when Leo needs advice, a "better nature" to calm him down in anger, a shoulder to cry on, or a warrior at his side. In the movie, Lyre falls victim to the speckled fever and slowly dies.

Lune (ルネ, Rune)

Voiced by (Japanese): Kyoko Satomi (Go Ahead Leo!), Mifuyu Hiragi (1997 movie)

Voiced by (English): Jose Alvarez (Go Ahead Leo!), Tara Sands (1997 movie)

Leo and Lyre's son. He resembles Leo when he was a cub.

Lukio (ルッキオ, Rukkio)

Voiced by (Japanese): Eiko Masuyama (Go Ahead Leo!), Hekiru Shiina (1997 movie)

Voiced by (English): Elizabeth Williams (1997 movie)

Leo and Lyre's daughter. She resembles Lyre when she was a cub.

Tommy (トミー, Tomī) / Bucky

Voiced by (Japanese): Hajime Akashi (1965 anime), Sukekiyo Kameyama (1989 anime), Naoki Tatsuta (1997 movie)

Voiced by (English): Ray Owens (1965 anime), Frank Fontaine (1965 anime), Michael Sinterniklaas (1997 movie)

A Grant's gazelle that always gets into mischief. He almost always seen wearing a straw hat, which Leo had used to appoint him Secretary of the Jungle Economy. He is known as "Tony" (トニー, Tonī) in the 1989 series.

Coco (ココ, Koko) / Pauly Parrot

Voiced by (Japanese): Kinto Tamura (1965 anime), Shigeru Chiba (1989 anime), Kaneta Kimotsuki (1997 movie)

Voiced by (English): Gilbert Mack (1965 anime), David Wills (1997 movie)

A green parrot who spent some time living with humans and believes that he should be put in charge of mentoring Leo.

Burazza (ブラッザー, Burazzā) / Dan'l Baboon

Voiced by (Japanese): Hisashi Katsuta (1965 anime), Kei Tani (1997 movie)

Voiced by (English): Ray Owens (1965 anime), Kayzie Rogers (1997 movie)

A wise old mandrill, Leo's mentor. His name was changed to "Mandy" (マンディ, Mandi) for the original anime series, but changed back in the 1997 movie.

Bongo (ボンゴ, Bongo) / Speedy Cheetah

One of Leo's cubhood friends (a leopard cub in the original Japanese version).

Keruru (ケルル, Keruru)

Voiced by (Japanese): Mayumi Tanaka (1989 anime)

Amuji (アムジ, Amuji)

Voiced by (Japanese): Yō Inoue

Pagura (パグラ, Pagura) / Kelly Phunt

Voiced by (Japanese): Masatō Ibu (1997 movie)

Voiced by (English): David Brimmer (1997 movie)

A stubborn African bush elephant who never trusts humans or human culture.

Bubu (ブブ, Bubu) / Claw

Voiced by (Japanese): Tesshō Genda

The main antagonist, this one-eyed Barbary lion with a jagged scar on his face wants Leo and his family dead so that he may take the role of Jungle Emperor for himself. Bubu tries to capture Lyre so that she would become his queen and shows affection toward her. This romantic interest was not in the 1989 remake.

Toto (トット, Totto) / Cassius / Sylvester

Voiced by (Japanese): Seizō Katō (1965 anime), Ryusei Nakao (1989 anime)

Voiced by (English): Ray Owens (1965 anime)

A black panther working with Bubu to dethrone Leo and the white lions. He often acts as Bubu's advisor.

Dick (ディック, Dikku) / Tom

Voiced by (Japanese): Kazuo Kumakura (1965 anime)

Voiced by (English):

A tall, lanky hyena, almost always seen with his confederate Bo, who works with Bubu and Sylvester in their fiendish plans. He was created for the TV series to provide comic relief.

Bo (ボウ, Bō) / Tab

Voiced by (Japanese): Kiyoshi Kawakubo (1965 anime)

Voiced by (English):

A short, squat hyena, almost always seen with Dick, who works with Bubu and Sylvester. Along with Tom, he was created for the TV series to provide comic relief.

Kenichi (ケン一, Kenichi) / Roger Ranger

Voiced by (Japanese): Nobuaki Sekine (1965 anime), Kappei Yamaguchi (1989 anime)

Voiced by (English): Hal Studer (1965 anime)

Shunsaku Ban's nephew who takes Leo in after he washes ashore. After a year living with Leo in human civilization, he decides to go to the jungle with Leo and live with him and the other animals. He teaches the animals how to speak to humans. In the 2009 movie, he is one of the main heroes and helps Leo return all the animals back to the "real" Jungle from the human created preserve called "Neo-Earth."

Mary (メリー, Merī)

Voiced by (Japanese): Yoshiko Yamamoto (1965 anime), Tomoko Nakajima (1997 movie)

Voiced by (English): Stephanie Sheh (1997 movie)

A young girl who was in love with Kenichi, but who then lost her memory for a while. During this time, she was the animal hunter Tonga. She regained her memory and left the jungle with Roger and Mr. Pompous. In the movie, Mary was the circus girl who lost her parents and takes good care of Rune, Leo's son.

Dr. Mustache (ヒゲオヤジ, Higeoyaji) / Mr. Pompous

Voiced by (Japanese): Junji Chiba (Go Ahead Leo!), Mahito Tsujimura (1989 anime), Kōsei Tomita (1997 movie)

Voiced by (English): Gilbert Mack (Go Ahead Leo!), Mike Pollock (1997 movie)

Kenichi's uncle who helps take care of Leo on the Arabian peninsula. He then helps return Leo to the jungle and is one of the first to discover Mt. Moon. He often tries to get his nephew Kenichi to return to human civilization. Dr. Moustache has appeared in many of Tezuka's works as a detective under his real name of "Shunsaku Ban." In the movie, he saves Lukyo, Bizo, and other animals from the dreaded speckled fever (a.k.a. the great plague).

Lamp (ランプ, Ranpu)

Voiced by (Japanese): Rokuro Naya (1989 anime)

Ronmel (ロンメル, Ronmeru)

Voiced by (Japanese): Tooru Oohira (1965 anime), Tōru Ōhira (1989 anime)

Ramune (ラムネ, Ramune)

Voiced by (Japanese): Yasunori Matsumoto

Voiced by (English): Jamie McGonnigal

Bizo (ビゾー, Bizō)

Voiced by (Japanese): Ranran Suzuki (1997 movie)

Voiced by (English): Michelle Newman (1997 movie)

Plus (プラス, Purasu)

Voiced by (Japanese): Gorō Naya (Go Ahead Leo!), Yasuo Muramatsu (1997 movie)

Voiced by (English): Lex Woutas (1997 movie)

A head of the Science and Technology Agency who will to pay Ham Egg for leading them to the source of the Moon Stones. He has also gathered information on Ham Egg's activities and will blackmail him if necessary.

Minus (マイナス, Mainasu)

Voiced by (Japanese): Kōzō Shioya (1997 movie)

Voiced by (English): Zachary Alexander (1997 movie)

A member of the Science and Technology Agency who hopes to use the Moon Stone to provide a clean and potent energy source for the planet. His assistant is Mr. Lemonade.

Ham Egg (ハム・エッグ, Hamu Eggu) / Viper Snakely / Jake

Voiced by (Japanese): Kei Tomiyama (1989 anime), Danshi Tatekawa (1997 movie)

Voiced by (English): Gilbert Mack (1965 anime), Ted Lewis (1997 movie)

A poacher who will do anything for money. He causes most of the death in Leo's jungle. He wants the Moon Stone so he might make a fortune from it. Ham Egg has appeared as a villain in many of Tezuka's works.

Kutter (クッター, Kuttā) / Tubby

Voiced by (Japanese): Seizo Kato, Hiroshi Masuoka (1989 anime)

A sidekick to Ham Egg who has reservations about what the two of them are doing.

Specklerex

An old marozi (spotted lion) and Lyre's uncle, he lives in the mountains with a small pride of his own. He misjudges Leo, for the cub's father Panja was his rival. He went insane, causing havoc in a city. Because of his age, his mane is almost pale blonde.

Makoba / Silvertail the Renegade

A timid masai lion who was rumored to be stealing village livestock. He is often afraid of hunters who would kill him because of this rumor. He is an old lion like Specklerex, though he is two years younger and lacks the leopard rosettes. He only appears in the last episode.

Conga (コンガ, Konga)

Voiced by (Japanese): Masako Katsuki

Clave

Voiced by (Japanese): Gorō Naya (1965 anime)

Doug

Voiced by (Japanese): Kazuyuki Sogabe (1965 anime)

Dodie Deer, Gypsy, Harvey Hedgehog

Voiced by (English): Billie Lou Watt (1965 anime, 1966 dub)

Coco, Mr. Pompous, Viper Snakely, Gargoyle T. Warthog, Claw, Tab

Voiced by (English): Gilbert Mack (1965 anime, 1966 dub)

Narrator, Tom, Stork, and Specklerex

Voiced by (English): Ray Owens (1965 anime, 1966 dub)

Mary, Mammoth, Bella Donna

Voiced by (English): Sonia Owens (1965 anime, 1966 dub)

Kelly Phunt

Voiced by (English): Billy Bletcher (1965 anime, 1966 dub)

Boss Rhino

Voiced by (English): Jackson Beck (1965 anime, 1966 dub)

A 1993 English dub made in Canada included the following voice actors: Steve Thamer, Jackie Pardy, Allen Kosonic (narrator, additional voices, dubbing co-director, foley artist^[1]), Don Neilson, Steve Thamer, Robin Jordan and Peter Dufferin.

References

Jungle Emperor Leo by Osamu Tezuka Characters Leo the Lion Kimba the White Lion (episodes) The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion