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Enoki Films
Industry	Film, Anime
Founded	1975 ; 1980 (London, England); 1986 (Enoki Films USA)
Defunct	2010 (Enoki Films USA)
Headquarters	Shinjuku, Tokyo
Key people	Zen & Yoshi Enoki
Website	enoki-films.co.jp

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Enoki Films Co., Ltd. (エノキフイルム株式会社, Enokifuirumu Kabushiki Kaisha) was a Japanese studio based in the Enoki Building in Shinjuku, Tokyo.^[1]^[2]

Enoki Films also had a North American division, Enoki Films USA, Inc., established in 1986,^[3] and headquartered in the Encino area of Los Angeles, California, United States.^[4] Enoki Films USA acted as a middle-man between Japanese companies and American licensees, such as 4Kids Entertainment and Saban. In May 2007, their content was made available as video on demand through the internet startup ReelTime.com (worldwide, except Japan).^[3]

As of 2002, Enoki licensed anime but sub-licensed these licenses to various distributors instead of distributing directly. According to Anime News Network, "They generally only license TV shows that they hope to also license to TV broadcasters such as Cartoon Network, ABC Family and Fox Kids".^[5]

Some of the anime productions listed on Enoki's website appeared under alternate names, and characters may also have been listed under different names. In many cases, when sub-licensed to anime home video companies, the original titles and character names were restored. Enoki's translations of episode titles and scenarios sometimes differed from those in the official release.

If Enoki's series had a separate movie or direct-to-video production, Enoki usually did not license those. The film or direct-to-video production was often licensed to a separate company, as seen with the Slayers movies and OVAs, and the Utena movie.

Enoki Films' North American division ceased operations in 2010 and is now defunct.

In addition to distributing anime, Enoki Films USA also distributed puppet shows, such as Peppermint Park and Star Fleet.^[6]

History

In 1975, Zen and Yoshi Enoki established Enoki Films Co., Ltd. in Tokyo. In 1980, they opened a liaison office in London, England, for European operations. In 1986 the California office opened; soon afterwards Yoshi Enoki opened the American division.^[1]

Anime licensed by Enoki Films USA

Some of the Enoki USA titles include:

8 Man After
Bistro Recipe (Fighting Foodons; produced with 4Kids Entertainment)
Captain Tsubasa (under the titles Flash Kicker and Captain Tsubasa)
Cosmo Warrior Zero (under the title Cosmowarrior Zero)
Demon Lord Dante
El-Hazard: The Wanderer
Genshi-kun (Flint the Time Detective; produced with Saban)
Gensomaden Saiyuki under the title Saiyuki: Paradise Raiders)
Gun Frontier
Gokudo (as Jester the Adventurer)
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
Lolo the Penguin (Scamper the Penguin)
Lost Universe
Majuu Sensen: The Apocalypse (as Beast Fighter: The Apocalypse)
Revolutionary Girl Utena (as Ursula's Kiss; released under original name)
Slayers (as The Slayers)
Totsugeki! Pappara-tai (as The X-treme Team)

Young anime of Enoki Films

Pokonyan!
Mojacko
Prince Mackaroo
Hello Kitty's Paradise
Petit Petit Anime
The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz
Flint the Time Detective
Tomatoman
Kappamaki
Mock & Sweet
Hikarian
Serendipity Stories: Friends of Pure Island
Serendipity the Pink Dragon
Dotakon

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:

The Adventures of Scamper the Penguin
Firestorm (Gerry Anderson anime production)
Forza! Hidemaru (as Forza! Mario)
Galaxy Gale Baxingar (J-9 series two, as Cosmo Ranger)
Galaxy Hurricane Sasuraiger (J-9 series three, as Wonder Six)
Galaxy Whirlwind Braiger (J-9 series one, as Cosmo Runner)
Giant Killing
Hikarian
Mission Outer Space Srungle (as Gorilla Force; previously licensed by Saban as part of "Macron 1" along with GoShogun)
Ruins Legend Acrobunch
Submarine Super 99
Thumbelina

References

^ ^a ^b "Company Profile". Archived January 16, 2001, at archive.today Enoki Films USA. Retrieved on January 20, 2009.
^ "Home". Enoki Films. Retrieved on March 23, 2014. "Enoki Bldg., No. 2, 1-30-10 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022 Japan"
^ ^a ^b ReelTime Is Animated About Agreement With Enoki Films USA, Inc.^{[dead link‍]} Press Release, May 22, 2007
^ "bottom.gif". Archived May 30, 2003, at the Wayback Machine Enoki Films USA. Retrieved on June 17, 2011. "16430 Ventura Blvd. Suite 308 Encino, CA 91436, USA"
^ "Enoki Films updates Licenses". Anime News Network. August 14, 2002. Retrieved on March 26, 2014.
^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-LPTV/LPTV-Report/LPTV-Report-1990.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

External links

Official site
Enoki Films USA at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

[Profile-1] "Company Profile". Archived January 16, 2001, at archive.today Enoki Films USA. Retrieved on January 20, 2009.

[2] "Home". Enoki Films. Retrieved on March 23, 2014. "Enoki Bldg., No. 2, 1-30-10 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022 Japan"

[RT-3] ReelTime Is Animated About Agreement With Enoki Films USA, Inc.^{[dead link‍]} Press Release, May 22, 2007

[4] "bottom.gif". Archived May 30, 2003, at the Wayback Machine Enoki Films USA. Retrieved on June 17, 2011. "16430 Ventura Blvd. Suite 308 Encino, CA 91436, USA"

[5] "Enoki Films updates Licenses". Anime News Network. August 14, 2002. Retrieved on March 26, 2014.

[6] ttps://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-LPTV/LPTV-Report/LPTV-Report-1990.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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-| foundation = 1975 <br> 1980 ([[London, England]])<br> 1986 (Enoki Films USA)
+| foundation = 1975 <br /> 1980 ([[London, England]])<br /> 1986 (Enoki Films USA)
 | defunct = 2010 (Enoki Films USA)
 | location = [[Shinjuku, Tokyo]]
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+{{nihongo|'''Enoki Films Co., Ltd.'''|エノキフイルム株式会社|''Enokifuirumu [[Kabushiki Kaisha]]''}} was a Japanese studio based in the Enoki Building in [[Shinjuku, Tokyo|Shinjuku]], [[Tokyo]].<ref name="Profile">"[http://www.enokifilmsusa.com/coprofile.htm Company Profile]". {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20010116114600/http://www.enokifilmsusa.com/coprofile.htm |date=January 16, 2001 }} Enoki Films USA. Retrieved on January 20, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://enoki-films.co.jp/index.html Home]". Enoki Films. Retrieved on March 23, 2014. "Enoki Bldg., No. 2, 1-30-10 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022 Japan"</ref>
-'''Enoki Films''' also had a [[North America]]n division, established in 1986,<ref name="RT">[http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070522/0255865.html ReelTime Is Animated About Agreement With Enoki Films USA, Inc.]{{dead link|date=November 2016}} Press Release, May 22, 2007</ref> headquartered in the [[Encino, Los Angeles, California|Encino]] area of [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States]] called '''Enoki Films USA, Inc.'''<ref>"[http://www.enokifilmsusa.com/img/bottom.gif bottom.gif]". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030530205509/http://www.enokifilmsusa.com/img/bottom.gif |date=2003-05-30 }} [[Enoki Films USA]]. Retrieved on June 17, 2011. "16430 Ventura Blvd. Suite 308 Encino, CA 91436, USA"</ref> Enoki Films USA acted as a middle-man between Japanese companies and American licensees such as [[4Kids Entertainment]] and [[Saban Entertainment|Saban]]. In May 2007 their content was provided as [[video on demand]] by Internet startup [[ReelTime.com]] (worldwide except Japan).<ref name="RT"/>
+'''Enoki Films''' also had a [[North America]]n division, '''Enoki Films USA, Inc.''', established in 1986,<ref name="RT">[http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070522/0255865.html ReelTime Is Animated About Agreement With Enoki Films USA, Inc.]{{dead link|date=November 2016}} Press Release, May 22, 2007</ref> and headquartered in the [[Encino, Los Angeles, California|Encino]] area of [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States]]'''.'''<ref>"[http://www.enokifilmsusa.com/img/bottom.gif bottom.gif]". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030530205509/http://www.enokifilmsusa.com/img/bottom.gif |date=May 30, 2003 }} [[Enoki Films USA]]. Retrieved on June 17, 2011. "16430 Ventura Blvd. Suite 308 Encino, CA 91436, USA"</ref> Enoki Films USA acted as a middle-man between Japanese companies and American licensees, such as [[4Kids Entertainment]] and [[Saban Entertainment|Saban]]. In May 2007, their content was made available as [[video on demand]] through the internet startup ReelTime.com (worldwide, except Japan).<ref name="RT"/>
-As of 2002 Enoki licensed anime but sub-licenses its licenses to various distributors instead of distributing them directly. [[Anime News Network]] wrote that "They generally only license TV shows that they hope to also license to TV broadcasters such as [[Cartoon Network]], [[ABC Family]] and [[Fox Kids]]".<ref>"[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-08-14/enoki-films-updates-licenses Enoki Films updates Licenses]". [[Anime News Network]]. August 14, 2002. Retrieved on March 26, 2014.</ref>
+As of 2002, Enoki licensed anime but sub-licensed these licenses to various distributors instead of distributing directly. According to [[Anime News Network]], "They generally only license TV shows that they hope to also license to TV broadcasters such as [[Cartoon Network]], [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] and [[Fox Kids]]".<ref>"[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-08-14/enoki-films-updates-licenses Enoki Films updates Licenses]". [[Anime News Network]]. August 14, 2002. Retrieved on March 26, 2014.</ref>
-Some of the anime productions that were listed on Enoki's website are under alternate names and may list characters under different names as well. In many cases, when sub-licensed to anime home video companies, the original titles and character names have been restored. Enoki's translations of episode titles and scenarios may differ from those in the official release.
+Some of the anime productions listed on Enoki's website appeared under alternate names, and characters may also have been listed under different names. In many cases, when sub-licensed to anime home video companies, the original titles and character names were restored. Enoki's translations of episode titles and scenarios sometimes differed from those in the official release.
-If Enoki's series had a separate movie or direct-to-video production, it is usually not licensed by Enoki, and the film or direct-to-video production may be licensed to a separate company than the series (as is the case with the ''Slayers'' movies and OVAs and the ''Utena'' movie).
+If Enoki's series had a separate movie or direct-to-video production, Enoki usually did not license those. The film or direct-to-video production was often licensed to a separate company, as seen with the ''Slayers'' movies and OVAs, and the ''Utena'' movie.
-Enoki Films' North American division is now defunct, since it brought its operations to an end in 2010.
+Enoki Films' North American division ceased operations in 2010 and is now defunct.
-In addition to distributing anime, Enoki Films USA also distributed puppet shows such as ''[[Peppermint Park (TV series)|Peppermint Park]]'' and ''[[X-Bomber|Star Fleet]]''.<ref>https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-LPTV/LPTV-Report/LPTV-Report-1990.pdf</ref>
+In addition to distributing anime, Enoki Films USA also distributed puppet shows, such as ''[[Peppermint Park (TV series)|Peppermint Park]]'' and ''[[X-Bomber|Star Fleet]]''.<ref>https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-LPTV/LPTV-Report/LPTV-Report-1990.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
 ==History==
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 ==Anime licensed by Enoki Films USA==
-{{inc-video|date=October 2021}}
+{{inc-film|date=October 2021}}
 Some of the Enoki USA titles include:
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 * ''[[El-Hazard]]: The Wanderer''
 * ''Genshi-kun'' (''[[Flint the Time Detective]]''; produced with Saban)
-* (''Gensomaden'') ''[[Saiyuki (manga)|Saiyuki]]''
+* ''[[Gensomaden Saiyuki]]'' under the title ''Saiyuki: Paradise Raiders'')
 * ''[[Gun Frontier]]''
 * ''[[Gokudō-kun Man'yūki|Gokudo]]'' (as ''Jester the Adventurer'')
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 *''[[Mojacko]]''
 *''[[Ojarumaru|Prince Mackaroo]]''
-*''[[Hello Kitty (TV series)#Hello Kitty.27s Paradise .282000.29|Hello Kitty's Paradise]]''
+*''[[List of Hello Kitty animated series#Hello Kitty's Paradise (1999)|Hello Kitty's Paradise]]''
-*''[[Petit Petit Anime]]''
+*''Petit Petit Anime''
 *''[[The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz]]''
 *''[[Flint the Time Detective]]''
-*''[[Tomatoman]]''
+*''Tomatoman''
-*''[[Kappamaki (anime)|Kappamaki]]''
+*''Kappamaki''
 *''[[Mock & Sweet]]''
 *''[[Hikarian]]''
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 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{Reflist|2}}
 ==External links==
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 [[Category:Anime companies]]
-[[Category:Companies disestablished in 2010]]
+[[Category:American companies disestablished in 2010]]
 [[Category:Entertainment companies based in California]]
 [[Category:Entertainment companies established in 1975]]
+[[Category:Japanese companies established in 1975]]
 [[Category:Entertainment companies of Japan]]
 [[Category:Film production companies of Japan]]
 [[Category:Mass media in Tokyo]]
+[[Category:Shinjuku]]

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