- Enoki Films
Enoki Films is a producer of
anime based inTokyo .Enoki Films also has a
North America n division, established in 1986 [http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070522/0255865.html ReelTime Is Animated About Agreement With Enoki Films USA, Inc.] Press Release, May 22, 2007] , headquartered in the Encino area ofLos Angeles, California called "Enoki Films USA." Enoki Films USA acts as a middle-man between Japanese companies and American licensees such as4Kids Entertainment andSaban . In May 2007 it was announced that their content would also be provided asvideo on demand by Internet startupReelTime.com (worldwide except Japan).Of note is that some of the anime productions they list on their website are under alternate names that bear little resemblance to their original Japanese titles. In many cases, when sub-licensed to anime home video companies, the original titles have been restored.
Anime Licensed by Enoki Films USA
Some of the Enoki USA titles include:
* Bistro Recipe (Fighting Foodons ; produced with4Kids Entertainment )
*Captain Tsubasa (under the titles "Flash Kicker" and "Captain Tsubasa")
*Cosmo Warrior Zero (under the title 'Cosmowarrior Zero')
*El-Hazard : The Wanderer
* Genshi-kun (Flint the Time Detective ; produced with Saban)
* (Gensomaden) Saiyuki
*Gun Frontier
*His and Her Circumstances (as "Tales at North Hills High"; released under original name)
*Honey Honey no Suteki na Bouken (as simply "Honey Honey")
*Ikki Tousen
*Lost Universe
*Revolutionary Girl Utena (as "Ursula's Kiss"; released under original name)
*Slayers (as "The Slayers")Young Anime of Enoki Films
*
Poko Nyan!
*Mojacko
*Prince Mackaroo
*Hello Kitty
*Petit Petit Anime
*The Galaxy Adventures Oz
*Flint the Time Detective
*Tomatoman
*Kappamaki
*Mock and Sweet
*Hikarian
*Serendipity the Pink Dragon
*Anime available through Enoki Films
Enoki also list many other anime series on their website that are available for sub-licensing to other companies for release on home video. As yet, the following titles remain unlicensed by any other company and thus unavailable in English:
* Firestorm (
Gerry Anderson anime production)
* Galaxy Whirlwind Braiger (J-9 series one, as "Cosmo Runner")
* Galaxy Gale Baxingar (J-9 series two, as "Cosmo Ranger")
* Galaxy Hurricane Sasuraiger (J-9 series three, as "Wonder Six")
*Hikarian
* Mission Outer Space Srungle (as "Gorilla Force"; previously licensed by Saban as part of "Macron 1" along withGoShogun )
* Ruins Legend Acrobunch
*Submarine Super 99 References
External links
* [http://www.enokifilmsusa.com/ Enoki Films USA]
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