Konami Cross Media NY, Inc. (formerly 4Kids Productions) is an American production company owned by

Konami , is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company, video game and entertainment company headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo, it also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machin ...

. It was formerly a subsidiary of

4Kids Entertainment 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (formerly known as Leisure Concepts, Inc. and later known as 4Licensing Corporation) was an American licensing company. The company was previously also a film and television production company that produced English- dub ...

(which later became 4Licensing Corporation) and is responsible for producing English-language adaptations of Japanese

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series, primarily of the ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, w ...

'' franchise. The company was shut down on June 30, 2012, due to continued lack of profitability, but the production office was acquired by Konami and renamed 4K Media later that year. The company is primarily dedicated to the licensing, sales, and distribution of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' brand in the

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. Since its acquisition, the office has produced localized versions of ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal , stylized as Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, is a Japanese manga and anime series and the third spin-off of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, after the preceding ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''. The manga began serialization in Shueisha's ''V Jump'' magazine from Dece ...

'', ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V , sylized as ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V'', is a Japanese anime series animated by Gallop. It is the fourth spin-off anime series in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise following '' Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal''. The series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 6, 20 ...

'', and ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS is a Japanese anime series animated by Gallop. It is the sixth main anime series in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise. The series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from May 10, 2017 to September 25, 2019. It was simulcast outside of Asia by Crunchyroll c ...

''. The company was granted the rights to manage the gaming properties, ''

Bomberman is a video game franchise originally developed by Hudson Soft and currently owned by Konami. The original game, also known as ''Bakudan Otoko'' (''爆弾男''), was released in Japan in July 1983 and has since spawned multiple sequels and sp ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Rounding out their IP portfolio is ''Rebecca Bonbon'', the girl's anime brand created by Yuko Shimuzu. On April 1, 2019, the company's name was changed to Konami Cross Media NY, reflecting its expansion to manage Konami brands outside of video games. In addition to the localization and license management of

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(IP), Cross Media NY will produce and develop new businesses with Konami's IP. It is located in 53 W 23rd St 11th floor, New York, NY 10010.

Licensed products

* ''

'' * ''

* ''

'' * '' Rebecca BonBon'' * ''

Products

Movies

* ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions is a 2016 Japanese anime film based on the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise. The film was released in Japan on April 23, 2016, in the U.S and Canada on January 27, 2017, and in Australia on February 2, 2017. ''The Dark Side of Dimensions'' tells a new s ...

'' (2017)

Television

* ''

'' (2012–2015) * ''

'' (2015–2018) * ''

'' (2018–2021) * ''Frogger'' (2021) * ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens , stylized as Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENƧ, is a Japanese anime series animated by Bridge that aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 4, 2020, to March 27, 2022. It is the seventh main anime series in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, following ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ...

'' (2022–present) * ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! , stylized as Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!, is a Japanese anime series animated by Bridge. It is the eighth main anime series in the '' Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, following ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens''. The series premiered in Japan on April 3, 2022. Plot In ...

'' (TBA)

Video games

* '' Contra: Rogue Corps'' (2019) * ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Dawn of the Battle Royale!!''https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Yu-Gi-Oh-RUSH-DUEL-Dawn-of-the-Battle-Royale/ (2021) * ''Frogger (

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)'' (TBA)

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