Jungle Taitei
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Genres
Action, Shounen, Drama
Summary
- In Africa, a lion named Panja was called "Emperor of the Jungle", but he got killed by a hunter
- His wife got caught and gave birth to their son, Leo, on a ship, and tells him to escape to Africa
- The ship sinks, and Leo is washed up on the Arabian Peninsula, so now he has to find his way home
Description
In a jungle in Africa right on the equator there was a white lion, Panja, who was called the "Emperor of the Jungle." But Panja is killed by a hunter. His wife, the Queen of Jungle, who has been caught by the hunter, gives birth to the son of Panja on a ship bringing them to a zoo. She names her son "Leo" and has him escape from the ship, saying, "Go back to Africa and become the successor of your father." Then a storm comes and the ship is overturned, and sinks with the Queen on it. Leo is washed up on the beach of a port town in the Arabian Peninsula, not Africa. This is where Leo's long adventure begins.
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Published
Nov 1950 to Apr 1954
Serialization
Manga Shonen (Gakudosha)
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