Kiseki Films.
PRESS RELEASE.
PARADOX FILMS' (London) Ltd.
Kiseki Films Ltd.
Unit 5/6 Parkside
Ravenscourt Park
Hammersmith
London
W6 0UU
UK
Incorporated On 23 July 1993, First Animr Video released on November 1993, 2000, 2001 - 2002 Company dissolved by January 2008.
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January 1994, Now a Febuary 1994 release for;
'RETURN OF THE OVERFIEND"
episode ONE, 'Legend of Chojin' - UROTSUKIDOJI III, RETURN OF THE OVERFIEND.
21 march 1994. (£9.99).
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episode ONE, 'Legend of Chojin' - UROTSUKIDOJI III, RETURN OF THE OVERFIEND.
21 march 1994. (£9.99).
The GIGOLO Dochinpira.
21 march 1994 (£8.99).
Ambassador Magma, Volume ONE. (episodes 1,2,3)
20 April 1994 (£12.99)
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ROBOTECH.
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ROBOTECH.
20th. March 1995 Plastic Little.
(£10.99)
20th. March 1995 Plastic Little.
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Geoff Cowie Wrote in December 1994, as part of his 'Complete UK Anime Guide' (UK-PAL). Featuring over 120 Video reviews. "Most UK releases are dubbed into english. A minority are subtitled, and even fewer are available in both formats." "British videotapes are among the cheapest in the World. Few full-length Anime tapes cost more than £12.99 (R.R.P.)." "Some distributors price according to length, with many tapes under 50 Mins costing less than £10, and half hour tapes costing from £5.99."
Kiseki Films (it means 'Miracle Films') is part of the Revelation group of
companies, a major video distributor. They released various anime on the
back of the interest generated by Manga Video. They are not currently
producing any new releases, but they are keeping their most popular
releases in print, and have re-released some titles on DVD.
Notable releases : Gunbuster, Urotsukidoji III, Urotsukidoji IV.
Ref Link Animejin-org-uk
BLACK MAGIC M-66_SEP-94
[£12.99 RUN TIME 45MINS - 19TH. SEPTEMBER 1994]
STAR BLAZERS- THE QUEST FOR ISCANDAR (PARTs 1 to 6)
part 1 -2 August 1994 (£12.99 per volume)
[26 episodes]
STAR BLAZERS- THE QUEST FOR ISCANDAR (PART 3, EP 10-12)_JAN-95
[£12.99 RUN TIME 84MINS]
STAR BLAZERS- THE QUEST FOR ISCANDAR (PART 4)_MAR-95
[£12.99 - 20TH.MARCH 1995]
STAR BLAZERS- THE QUEST FOR ISCANDAR (PART 5)_1_APRIL-95
STAR BLAZERS- THE QUEST FOR ISCANDAR (PART 5)_2_APRIL-95
THE MACROSSS SAGA - ROBOTECH (VOLUME 1)_SEP-94
[£12.99 - DEALER PRICE £10.21 - EP1-3 - 26TH. SEPTEMBER-1994]
THE MACROSSS SAGA - ROBOTECH (VOLUME 2)
THE MACROSSS SAGA - ROBOTECH (VOLUME 3)_JAN-95 - DUB -
[£12.99 - DEALER PRICE £10.21 - RUN TIME 75MINS - EP7-9 - 22ND JANUARY 1995]
THE MACROSSS SAGA - ROBOTECH (VOLUME 4)_1_MAR-95
THE MACROSSS SAGA - ROBOTECH (VOLUME 4)_2_MAR-95
[£10.99 EP10-12 - 20TH.MARCH 1995]
THE MACROSSS SAGA - ROBOTECH (VOLUME 5)_MAT-95
[£12.99 - DEALER PRICE £10.21 - EP13-15 - 22ND MAY1995]
THE MACROSSS SAGA - ROBOTECH (VOLUME 6)_JULY-95
[£12.99 - DEALER PRICE £10.21 - EP16-18]
THE MACROSSS SAGA - ROBOTECH (VOLUME 7)
MACROSSS - DO YOU REMEMBER LOVE?_1_MAR-95
MACROSSS - DO YOU REMEMBER LOVE?_2
[£12.99 RUN TIME 110MINS - 20TH.MARCH 1995]
SUPER DIMENTIONAL FORTRUSS MACROSS II (EPISODES 5 & 6)_JAN-94
[January 24th. 1994, £10.99]
SOL BIANCA 2_JAN-96
[£10.99 - DEALER PRICE £8.84 RUN TIME 55MINS]
AMBASSADOR MAGMA (EPISODES )_
AMBASSADOR MAGMA VOL-2 (EPISODES 4 & 5)_MAY-94
[£10.99 - DEALER PRICE £8.84 RUN TIME 55MINS MAY 16TH.1994]
AMBASSADOR MAGMA VOL-3 (EPISODES 6 & 7)_SEP-94
[£10.99 - DEALER PRICE £8.84 RUN TIME 55MINS SEPTEMBER 26TH.1994]
AMBASSADOR MAGMA VOL-4 (EPISODES 8 & 9)_NOV-94
AMBASSADOR MAGMA VOL-5 (EPISODES 10 & 11)_JAN-95
[£10.99 - DEALER PRICE £8.84 RUN TIME 55MINS JAN 23TH.1995]
AMBASSADOR MAGMA VOL-26 (EPISODES
GUNBUSTER VOL-1 (EPISODES 1 & 2)_
GUNBUSTER VOL-2 (EPISODES 3 & 4)_MAY-94
[£10.99 - DEALER PRICE £8.84 RUN TIME 55MINS MAY 16TH.1994]
GUNBUSTER VOL-3 (EPISODES 5 & 6)_JULY-94
[£10.99 - DEALER PRICE £8.84 RUN TIME 55MINS]
THE GIGOLO DOCHINPIRA_MAR-94
[£8.99 RUN TIME 45MINS 21ST. MARCH 1994]
PLASTIC LITTLE_MAR-95
[£10.99 - RUN TIME 48MINS - 20TH.MARCH 1995]
DUBBED OR SUBTITLES DATES?!
UROTSUKIDOJI III - THE RETURN OF THE OVERFIEND (EPISODE 1)_febuary-94
[one month delay - should have been January 1994 - NOW 21ST. MARCH 1994]
[£9.99 ]
UROTSUKIDOJI III - THE RETURN OF THE OVERFIEND (EPISODE 2)_APRIL-94
UROTSUKIDOJI III - THE RETURN OF THE OVERFIEND (EPISODE 3)_JAN-95?
[£12.99]
UROTSUKIDOJI III - THE RETURN OF THE OVERFIEND (EPISODE 4)_NOV-94
[NOVEMBER 21ST. 1994 - £10.99]
BOXED SET ? NOV 1994? -£19.99
UROTSUKIDOJI III - THE RETURN OF THE OVERFIEND
ADVENTURE DUO - YOUJUSENSEN (EPISODE 1)_JAN-95
[£9.99 - RUN TIME 25MINS]
ADVENTURE DUO - YOUJUSENSEN (EPISODE 3)_APRIL-95
ADVENTURE DUO - YOUJUSENSEN (EPISODE 3)_APRIL-95
FLY PEEK -Peek The Baby Whale_JUNE-95
DIGITAL DEVIL_JUNE-96
[17TH JUNE - RUN TIME 50MINS £ ]
Leiji Matsumoto Presents - THE COCKPIT_JAN-96
[£12.99 - DEALER PRICE £10.21 - RUN TIME 70MINS]
REI REI_AUG-96
[22 July 1996 - NOW Erleased on the 19th. of August 1996]
UROTSUKIDOJI IV - EP1.
[SEPTEMBER 1996 ?]
KISEKI CLUB - FREE MEMBERSHIP_
Kiseki Films was an anime licensing and distribution company created in 1993 that marketed and distributed anime in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
In 2001, the company was bought by British home entertainment distribution company Revelation Films and ceased operations.
https://www.companieslondon.com/uk/02838699/kiseki-films-limited
Incorporation Date 23 July 1993(28 years, 2 months ago)
Dissolution Date 27 October 2009 (11 years, 11 months ago)
DIRECTORS
Director Name Mr Anthony Carne
Appointed 25 August 1995
Appointment Duration 14 years, 2 months (closed 27 October 2009)
Secretary Name John Frederick Carne
Appointed 01 August 2000(7 years after company formation)
Appointment Duration 9 years, 2 months (closed 27 October 2009)
Director Name Michael Joseph Paul Esser
Appointed 20 August 1993(4 weeks after company formation)
Appointment Duration 6 months, 1 week (resigned 01 March 1994)
Director Name Gary William Wicks
Appointed 20 August 1993(4 weeks after company formation)
Appointment Duration 6 years, 7 months (resigned 28 March 2000)
Director Name Jeremy David Epstein
Appointed 01 March 1994(7 months, 1 week after company formation)
Appointment Duration 5 years, 4 months (resigned 12 July 1999
Director Name Waterlow Nominees Limited (Corporation)
Appointed 23 July 1993(same day as company formation)
Secretary Name Waterlow Secretaries Limited (Corporation)
Appointed 23 July 1993(same day as company formation)
Kiseki Films
Kiseki Films was an Anime licensing and distributing anime created in 1993, and tried to capitalize on Manga Entertainment's success of marketing and distributing anime in the UK and Australia. In 2002, they were bought over by UK Adult interest video company Revelation Redemption Films, and then ceased operations.
Kiseki Films was an anime licensing and distribution company created in 1993 that marketed and distributed anime in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. In 2001, the company was bought by British home entertainment distribution company Revelation Films and ceased operations.
About Us
Tony Carne and Trevor Drane are the principles of production and rights owning business Revelation Films.
Revelation is a BAFTA nominated production company with a proven track record in creating quality original programming. Launched in the early 90s, Revelation introduced the nation to Paul O’Grady [the LATE Paul O’Grady R.I.P.] with Lily Savage Live: Paying The Rent, catapulting O’Grady’s career from gigging stand-up to primetime national treasure, and the company has gone on to produce high quality documentaries which deliver both exclusive authenticity and detail.
Tony Carne
Tony Carne founded Revelation Films in 1992 as a video and television production and rights owning business following a successful career at CBS/Fox, Harper Collins and Simitar Entertainment. Under his guidance, Revelation became one of the leading independents and worked with such notable partners as Channel 4, BBC, The Terrence Higgins Trust and discovering Lily Savage. Tony acts as executive producer and has covered director duties on The Real Manhunter Series 2 as Covid impacted the crew.
Trevor Drane
Trevor Drane joined Tony at Revelation in 1996 having previously been an executive board member at major UK independent film company First Independent Films. Trevor’s notable successes are many and varied, from the early Film 4 work of Neil Jordan, Mike Leigh and Ken Loach to a lifetime achievement for Dirty Dancing. He guided the relaunch of the Hanna Barbera TV library during his time leading that company’s home entertainment output jointly commissioning the first new Flintstone animated works in twenty years with movie length episodes Viva Rock Vegas, and I Yabba Dabba Do. He acts as executive producer, writer and d
Kiseki Films Anime Distribution Releases
In the world of 90's anime in Australia, there were two distribution companies which I recall the most on the video shelves. The first was the classic company Manga Entertainment... and the second was its b-grade counterpart Kiseki.
When I started to research into Kiseki, I was surprised to find that there wasn't much documented on the net. Apparently they had a web-store front called Video Store Cult, but when I searched the site I discovered it was now a website for a Japanese removalist company. As far as I can gather, Kiseki disappeared off the face of the Earth around 2001, after just beginning to release DVD's. Wikipedia claims that Kiseki was bought by UK company, Revelation Films.
Rumors have it that the company was run by one guy in Western Australia, and that most films released were unlicensed, which affected some anime titles being delayed or denied release into Australia. One writer stated that after the credits of an anime he was watching on VHS, it cut to an Aussie rules football game to reveal that the film was overdubbed on a second-hand tape.
When I dug deeper it got confusing, as some forum comments refer to Keseki distributing anime from within Australia and eventually overseas to the UK, and other forum comments hinted that there were two different Kiseki's, one good Keseki in the UK, and one bad Kiseki in Australia.
Despite all this, Kiseki's VHS tapes were always lurking on the video store shelves in-between the Manga Entertainment releases, and for nostalgic reasons, I feel this list is warranted.
If anyone knows of anymore titles to add, please comment below.
Kiseki did release some anime TV series along with films and OVAs, including the very popular Dragon Ball Z.
View one of Kiseki's trailers here: KISEKI AU
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