1.   And it was very apt, not only about the lion prince, but also about good and evil, injustice, the problem of power.

2.   In both stories the lion prince is aided by a wise baboon and a talkative bird while the evil lion has hyenas as henchmen.

3.   The simple tale of a lion cub prince trying to reclaim his throne has cross-cultural and cross-generational appeal.

4.   Both the Tezuka and Disney stories focus on orphaned lion princes who lose their crowns to a wicked adult lion and then reclaim their thrones.

5.   Both stories are about an orphaned lion prince who loses his crown to a wicked adult lion before reclaiming his throne.