{"id":731,"date":"2014-01-19T07:20:29","date_gmt":"2014-01-19T07:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/?page_id=731"},"modified":"2023-02-10T02:48:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T02:48:33","slug":"jungle-emperor-manga-kindergarten-first-grader","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/?page_id=731","title":{"rendered":"Leo the Lion Cub (First Grader)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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First Grader<\/em>
November 1966<\/p><\/div>\n

With the success of the\u00a01965 anime television series<\/a>, Osamu Tezuka also decided to revisit\u00a0Jungle Emperor<\/em>\u00a0(1950-54)<\/a> in manga\u00a0format\u00a0\u2013 only this time for a much younger audience.\u00a0 Not truly a sequel, the 20 short stories, collectively known as\u00a0Leo the Lion Cub<\/em>\u00a0(1965-67), were simultaneously published on a monthly schedule by Shogakukan in both\u00a0Kindergartener<\/em> and First Grader<\/em> from April 1965 to March 1967 and (presumably as the readership got older) in both\u00a0Third Grader<\/em> and Fourth Grader<\/em> from May to November 1966.<\/p>\n

Although they are not actually part of the regular\u00a0Jungle Emperor<\/em>\u00a0(1950-54)<\/a>\u00a0continuity, they often touch on many of the same themes and events. \u00a0The artwork and character designs are quite similar to the\u00a01965 anime television series<\/a>, and they include some of the stories not drawn directly or adapted from the original\u00a0manga.<\/p>\n

As such, it should come as no surprise that though these stories were originally published under the title Leo the Lion Cub<\/em>, they were eventually presented under the\u00a0Jungle Emperor<\/em>, and later Jungle Emperor: Onward Leo!<\/em>\u00a0brand – presumably to develop a closer tie-in with the tv series<\/a>, especially as it moved into its second season on the air.<\/p>\n

Publication Information and Chapter Summaries<\/h3>\n
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Chapter:<\/strong> 001<\/td>\nTitle:<\/strong>\u00a0The Robbers’ Rehabilitation\u00a0(\u3069\u308d\u307c\u3046\u9000\u6cbb\u306e\u5dfb)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Published in:<\/strong> Kindergarten & First Grader<\/em><\/td>\nOriginally published:<\/strong>\u00a01965\/04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leo has been sent by his parents to live with Kenich and his family in Japan in order to learn how humans live. \u00a0Although Kenichi’s father tries to teach Leo how to act like a human, even simple table manners are a challenge for the young lion. \u00a0One day, when Leo overhears some robbers planning a department store heist, he enlists the help of the animals in the local zoo to give the thieves more than they bargained for.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stars Spotted:<\/strong><\/p>\n