Freak City is a Japanese-American animated 7-minute short that aired in Cartoon Premierezo. This short was later greenlited into a back-up segment for "Xeo in the Big City" which was also greenlited. Most Japanese footage from the anime, Kimba the White Lion (with recycled characters by Osamu Tezuka), were used for the short. The series was later greenlited into a series for a spin-off of Life called Planet Earth. None of the characters return except for Viper Snakley.