Konami Cross Media NY

Konami Cross Media NY, Inc.
Formerly
  • 4Kids Productions (1992–2012)
  • 4K Media Inc. (2012–2019)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelevision production
FoundedNovember 1992; 32 years ago (November 1992)
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Key people
Kristen Gray (president)
Jennifer Coleman (vice president, Licensing & Marketing)
ProductsAnimated television series
Anime
Parent
Websitewww.yugioh.com
www.konami.com/crossmedia/us/en/

Konami Cross Media NY, Inc. is an American production company owned by Konami.

Cross Media was founded in November 1992 as 4Kids Productions, a subsidiary of 4Kids Entertainment (which later became 4Licensing Corporation). After 4Kids was dissolved on June 30, 2012, due to a continued lack of profitability,[1] their production office would be acquired by Konami and renamed 4K Media later that year. On April 1, 2019, the company adapted its current name; reflecting its expansion to manage Konami brands outside of video games. In addition to the localization and license management of intellectual property (IP), Konami Cross Media NY produces and develops new businesses using Konami-owned IP.[2]

Konami Cross Media NY is responsible for producing edited English-language adaptations of Japanese anime series, primarily of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.[3] In addition to overseeing the licensing, sales, and distribution of Yu-Gi-Oh! in the United States,[4][5] Cross Media also manages Konami's gaming properties (including Bomberman, Contra and Frogger; as well as Rebecca Bonbon, the girl's anime brand created by Yuko Shimuzu).[6]

4K Media Inc. logo used 2012 to 2019
  1. ^ "Form 10-Q". .brand.edgar-online.com. August 14, 2012. p. 9. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  2. ^ License Global (April 3, 2019). "Konami Renames New York Office". licenseglobal.com.
  3. ^ "About Konami Cross Media NY". www.yugioh.com. August 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "The 4Kids 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' Transition". ICv2. July 30, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  5. ^ "New Yu-Gi-Oh! Series 'Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V'". yugioh.com. February 11, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  6. ^ "4K Media licenses three gaming titles from Konami". multichannel.com. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.