N LITE Plans Remake of Tezuka's Jungle Emperor Leo Anime
Tezuka's original manga ran in Gakudosha's Manga Shonen magazine from 1950 until 1954. The manga tells the story of a white lion raised by humans, named Leo. The official Osamu Tezuka website describes the story:The manga's first television anime adaptation aired from 1965 to 1966, and its latest adaptation titled Jungle Emperor Leo: Hon-o-ji — one of many original animated short films screened at Tezuka Osamu World's Tezuka Osamu Animation Theater in Kyoto — premiered in 2000. Tezuka produced these anime adaptations first at his Mushi Production studio, and later at his Tezuka Productions successor studio.N LITE aims to bring black and indigenous stories in partnership with global creators. AFRIME, or afro-anime, is its hand-drawn 2D animation. The company plans to produce AFRIME films and television series. N LITE Japan is working on upcoming projects based on anime and manga IP. The studio is producing the MFINDA film, and is also producing the Chiure: Child of the Sea film.Source: N LITE AX 2025 panel (Earl Gertwagen)ANN's coverage of Anime Expo 2025 is sponsored by Yen Press and Ize Press!
