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

Konami , commonly known as Konami, , is a Japanese multinational entertainment company and video game developer and video game publisher, publisher headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo. The company also produces and distributes trading card ...

. Cross Media was founded in November 1992 as 4Kids Productions, a subsidiary of

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(which later became 4Licensing Corporation). After 4Kids was dissolved on June 30, 2012, due to a continued lack of profitability, 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

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. In addition to the localization and license management of

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(IP), Konami Cross Media NY produces and develops new businesses using Konami-owned IP. Konami Cross Media NY is responsible for producing edited English-language adaptations of Japanese

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series, primarily of the ''

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'' franchise. In addition to overseeing the licensing, sales, and distribution of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' in the

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, Cross Media also manages Konami's gaming properties (including ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''; as well as ''Rebecca Bonbon'', the girl's anime brand created by Yuko Shimuzu). 4K Media Inc

Filmography

As 4Kids Productions

Television

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Film

Video games

* ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...

'' (2003) * '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus'' (2004) * '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Melee'' (2005) * '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2005–2010) * '' Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing / With Banjo-Kazooie'' (2010)

As 4K Media Inc./Konami Cross Media NY

Television

Film

Video games

* ''Frogger: Get Hoppin'' (2017) * ''Frogger In Toy Town'' (2019) * '' Contra: Rogue Corps'' (2019) * ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Dawn of the Battle Royale!!'' (2021) * ''Frogger and the Rumbling Ruins'' (2022)

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Filmography

As 4Kids Productions

Television

Shorts

Film

Video games

As 4K Media Inc./Konami Cross Media NY

Television

Film

Video games

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