Konami Cross Media NY

{{Short description|American production company}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Konami Cross Media NY, Inc.

| logo = Konami 4th logo 1.svg

| former_name = {{ubl|4Kids Productions (1992–2012)|4K Media Inc. (2012–2019)}}

| type = Subsidiary

| industry = Television production

| founded = {{Start date and age|November 1992}}

| hq_location_city = New York City

| hq_location_country = United States

| website = {{URL|1=https://www.yugioh.com/}}
{{URL|1=https://www.konami.com/crossmedia/us/en/}}

| key_people = Kristen Gray (president)
Jennifer Coleman (vice president, Licensing & Marketing)

| products = Animated television series
Anime

| parent = {{ubl|4Kids Entertainment (1992–2012)|Konami (2012–present)}}

}}

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,{{cite web|url=https://yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=8772949-1054-176461&type=sect&TabIndex=2&companyid=2289&ppu=%252fdefault.aspx%253fcompanyid%253d2289|title=Form 10-Q|page= 9|publisher=.brand.edgar-online.com|date=August 14, 2012|accessdate=August 28, 2016}} 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.{{cite web|author=License Global|url=https://www.licenseglobal.com/news/konami-renames-new-york-office|title=Konami Renames New York Office|date=April 3, 2019|website=licenseglobal.com}}

Konami Cross Media NY is responsible for producing edited English-language adaptations of Japanese anime series, primarily of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yugioh.com/news/about|title=About Konami Cross Media NY|website=www.yugioh.com|date=August 2013 |accessdate=March 31, 2023}} In addition to overseeing the licensing, sales, and distribution of Yu-Gi-Oh! in the United States,{{cite web|url=https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/23540/the-4kids-yu-gi-oh-transition|title=The 4Kids 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' Transition|publisher=ICv2|date=July 30, 2012|accessdate=October 25, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.yugioh.com/news/new-yu-gi-oh-series-yu-gi-oh-arc-v-to-premiere-in-2014|title=New Yu-Gi-Oh! Series 'Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V'|publisher=yugioh.com|date=February 11, 2014|accessdate=October 25, 2014}} 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).{{cite web|url=https://www.multichannel.com/pr-feed/4k-media-konami-gaming-titles|title=4K Media licenses three gaming titles from Konami|publisher=multichannel.com|date=June 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710101920/https://www.multichannel.com/pr-feed/4k-media-konami-gaming-titles |accessdate=July 9, 2018|archive-date=July 10, 2018 }}

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