timon  pumbaa is animated
animation has traditionally been very closely related to comic books
 japanese anime tv series became very successful internationally since the 1960s and european producers looking for affordable cel animators relatively often started coproductions with japanese studios resulting in hit series such as barbapapa the netherlandsjapanfrance 19731977 wickie und die starken mnner  vicky the viking austriagermanyjapan 1974 and the jungle book italyjapan 1989