    the 4licensing corporation (formerly 4kids entertainment) is an american licensing company. the company was previously also a film and television production company that english-dubbed japanese anime through its subsidiary 4kids productions between 1992 and 2012; it specialized in the acquisition, production and licensing of children's entertainment around the united states. the first anime that 4kids productions dubbed was the first eight seasons of pokÃ©mon that aired on kids' wb! in the united states. the company is most well known for its range of television licenses, which has included the multi-billion dollar pokÃ©mon and yu-gi-oh! japanese anime franchises. they also ran two program blocks: toonzai (originally the cw4kids) on the cw, and 4kids tv on fox, both aimed at children.4kids services. the 4kidstv block ended on december 27, 2008; toonzai/the cw4kids block ended on august 18, 2012, to be replaced by saban's vortexx. 4licensing corporation has its world headquarters on third avenue in new york city, its former subsidiary, 4kids productions, had its headquarters in a separate building in manhattan."[http://www.4kidsen
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