| 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 |
Enoki Films Co., Ltd. (エノキフイルム株式会社,EnokifuirumuKabushiki Kaisha) was a Japanese studio based in the Enoki Building inShinjuku,Tokyo.[1][2]
Enoki Films also had aNorth American division,Enoki Films USA, Inc., established in 1986,[3] and headquartered in theEncino area ofLos Angeles, California,United States.[4] Enoki Films USA acted as a middle-man between Japanese companies and American licensees, such as4Kids Entertainment andSaban. In May 2007, their content was made available asvideo 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 toAnime News Network, "They generally only license TV shows that they hope to also license to TV broadcasters such asCartoon Network,ABC Family andFox 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 theSlayers movies and OVAs, and theUtena 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 asPeppermint Park andStar Fleet.[6]
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]
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Some of the Enoki USA titles include:
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:
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