Jungle Emperor

Leo

A white lion who becomes king of the jungle and is the son of Panja.

Panja

The white lion king of the jungle and father of Leo, known for his bravery.

Kida

One of the main lionesses appearing in the story.

Liya

Leo's childhood friend and later his mate.

Rene

Son of Leo and Liya, who later becomes the next king of the jungle.

Lukkio

Daughter of Leo and Liya, intended as a potential queen of the jungle.

Koko

Leo's companion, a parrot who fulfills a comic relief role in the story.

Kenichi

A human boy who rescues Leo and returns him to the jungle.

Higeoyaji

Kenichi's uncle who helps Leo and others; a kind-hearted old man.

Hamu Egg

The ruthless leader of poachers targeting animals.

Kutta

Hamu Egg's gluttonous partner.

Bubu

One-eyed lion and rival of Panja.

Marodi

Leader of the Barbary lion clan living in the rocky mountains and ally of Panja.

Tommy

Leo's attendant Thomson's gazelle, appearing often as a duo with Koko.

Mandy

An elder mandrill who gives advice to the animals.

Pagura

The boss of the elephant herd who sometimes opposes but respects Leo.

Bizo

Son of Pagura and a mischievous troublemaker, later becomes herd boss.

Totto

A cunning black panther and Bubu's underling who torments Leo.

Dick

An underling hyena of Bubu who often acts with his younger brother Bow.

Bow

Younger brother of Dick, underling hyena of Bubu.

Ofukuro-san

Mammoth living on Moon Mountain who assists Leo several times.

Eliza

Panja's wife and Leo's mother who dies during transport to a zoo.

Adam

A circus promoter who is a double spy and is killed after failure.

Lamp

An informant acquaintance of Hamu Egg who brings conspiracies to the story.

Kenzo Oyama

CEO behind the Neo Jungle project and father to Kenichi, an ambitious man.

Kenichi Oyama

A boy who can understand animal speech and meets Leo in Neo Jungle.

Paola

A female circus member guiding animals in the Tezuka World movie.

Brother

An old baboon in the movie who knows the history of the animals.