Who owns the American production company that was tasked with the English dubbing of 'Pokemon' episodes as well as the show based on the Sega game 'Sonic the Hedgehog'?
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4K Media Inc. 4K Media Inc. is an American production company currently owned by Konami. It was formerly a subsidiary of 4Kids Entertainment from 1995 to 2012 and its predecessor Leisure Concepts from 1992 to 1995 under the name 4Kids Productions, and was responsible for adapting and producing English language dubs of Japanese anime such as "Pokémon", "Yu-Gi-Oh!", and "Sonic X" among others, as well as producing original live action programs such as "WMAC Masters". In total the company has overseen development and adapatation of over 1700 animated episodes.
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Sonic X Sonic X (Japanese: ソニックX , Hepburn: Sonikku Ekkusu ) is a Japanese anime television series created by TMS Entertainment and based on the "Sonic the Hedgehog" video game series published by Sega. "Sonic X" initially ran for fifty-two episodes, which were broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 6, 2003 to March 28, 2004, a further twenty-six were aired in non-Japanese regions such as the United States, Europe, and the Middle East from 2005 to 2006. The show's American localization and broadcasting were handled by 4Kids Entertainment—which edited it and created new music—until 2012, when Saban Brands obtained the rights to the series, and later in 2015 by Discotek Media.
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ESPN Films ESPN Films (formerly known as ESPN Original Entertainment) is a production company which produces and distributes sports films and documentaries. It is owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between the Disney–ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and the Hearst Corporation (which owns the remaining 20%).
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Ordet (company) Ordet Co., Ltd. (株式会社Ordet (オース) , Kabushiki-gaisha Ōsu ) is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 2007 by ex-Animation Do director Yutaka Yamamoto and other staff. The company’s name, “Ordet,” means “the word” in Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian. The company initially served as a subcontractor before producing their first fully solo work, an OVA episode of "Black Rock Shooter", which aired in the spring of 2010. This was followed up with an 8-episode series that aired on noitamina from February 2, 2012 to March 22, 2012.
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Mega Man (1994 TV series) Mega Man is a Japanese-American animated television series multi-produced by Capcom Productions, Ruby-Spears Productions, Ashi Productions, and Ocean Productions and is based on the game series of the same name. The TV series began on 11 September 1994 and ended on 10 December 1995 and was aired on many syndicated stations at the time. Two seasons were produced with a third season planned, but the show was cancelled due to budget constraints.
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Non-English versions of The Simpsons The animated TV show "The Simpsons" is an American English language animated sitcom which has been broadcast in the United States since 1989 on FOX. In other countries, the TV show started broadcasting later than 1989 either in its original version or in a dubbed version.
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Production I.G Production I.G, Inc. (株式会社プロダクション・アイジー , Kabushiki-gaisha Purodakushon Ai Jī ) is a Japanese anime studio and production enterprise, founded on December 15, 1987, by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan.
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Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (known simply as Sony Pictures and abbreviated as SPE) is an American entertainment company that produces, acquires and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs and recorded videos) through multiple platforms. It is currently operated as a subsidiary of Sony Film Holding Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., which is itself a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Sony Americas Holding Inc., a subsidiary of the Tokyo-based multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony Corporation. Based in Culver City, California, it encompasses Sony's motion picture, television production and distribution units. Its group sales in the fiscal year 2015 (April 2015 – March 2016) has been reported to be of $8.3 billion.
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American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television network is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is owned by the Disney–ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered on Columbus Avenue and West 66th Street in Manhattan, New York City. There are additional major offices and production facilities elsewhere in New York City, as well as in Los Angeles and Burbank, California.
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King World Productions King World Productions, Inc. (also known as King World Entertainment, King World Enterprises, or simply King World) was a production company and a syndicator of television programming in the United States until its eventual 2007 incorporation into CBS Television Distribution. The company continues to exist on paper as an intellectual property holder, and under the moniker KWP Studios (the initials standing for King World Productions) to hold the copyright for the TV show "Rachael Ray".
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RoboDz Kazagumo Hen RoboDz Kazagumo Hen (ロボディーズ -RoboDz- 風雲篇 , Robodīzu -RoboDz- Kazagumo Hen ) is a computer second animated Japanese series of co-produced by between The Walt Disney Company and Toei Animation. It began airing on Japan's Toon Disney on June 21, 2008. The episodes are animated in 3D. The show premiered in the United States on June 29, 2009 on Disney XD (formerly Toon Disney/Jetix) as simply "RoboDz" and airing on Disney Channel Asia. It is the first anime to be co-produced by Disney and Walt Disney Animation (Japan), Inc.. Jeff Nimoy announced at The Anime Lodge that he would be writing and directing the English adaptation. It is a shortform series with each episode lasting approximately 5 minutes.
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DreamWorks Channel DreamWorks Channel is a television network that is owned and operated by DreamWorks Animation International TV, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, itself a division of Comcast.
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Seven Arcs Seven Arcs Co., Ltd. (株式会社セブン・アークス , Kabushiki kaisha Sebun Aakusu ) is a Japanese animation production company, and former studio, established on May 31, 2002 and is located in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan by former Studio Pierrot staff. The company originally produced adult original video animation series under another animation studio named Arcturus since April 2000 and had the intention of eventually producing anime television series, which became possible in May 2002 when Seven Arcs was formed. At first, they continued to produce adult OVAs, such as "Night Shift Nurses", but in 2004, moved on to create their first televised anime series, "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha". Since then, the company has produced a number of other animated television series and movies.
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Glovision Glovision Inc. (グロービジョン株式会社 "Gurōbijon Kabushiki-Gaisha") is a Japanese post-production company, that subtitles, dubs and post produces foreign Television dramas and films, mainly the work of animation dubbing and DVD production work. They also dub character voices in Japanese for foreign video games that were originally developed outside Japan, for the releases of the region's market. Its major shareholder is Kadokawa Shoten.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I is a 2010 episodic platform video game in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" series. The game was developed by Dimps, with assistance from Sonic Team, and published by Sega. The game was intended to emulate the original "Sonic the Hedgehog" titles on the Sega Genesis.
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Rankin/Bass Productions Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. (founded as Videocraft International, Ltd.) was an American production company, known for its seasonal television specials, particularly its work in stop motion animation. The pre-1974 library is owned by Universal Studios (via DreamWorks Animation/DreamWorks Classics), while the post-1973 library is owned by Warner Bros. Rankin/Bass stop-motion features are recognisable by their visual style of doll-like characters with spheroid body parts, and ubiquitous powdery snow using an animation technique called "Animagic". Often, traditional cel animation scenes of falling snow would be projected over the action to create the effect of a snowfall.
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Nick Jr. Nick Jr. is an American digital cable and satellite television channel that is run by the Nickelodeon Group, a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom, the channel's ultimate owner headquartered in New York City. The channel, which is aimed at kids under six years, features a mix of originally-produced programming, and series previously and concurrently aired on the "Nick: The Smart Place to Play" block, and its previous iterations, Nick Jr. also features the shows for preschoolers like "Team Umizoomi," "PAW Patrol," "Bubble Guppies," "Blaze and the Monster Machines," "Shimmer and Shine," and "" on Nickelodeon. Due to the Nickelodeon block, Nick Jr. is sometimes disclaimed on air as "the Nick Jr. channel" to avert confusion, especially times of day where both Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. are both carrying preschool programming.
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Travis Willingham Travis Hampton Willingham is an American actor who provides voices on English language dubs of Japanese anime shows, as well as on cartoons and video games. He has worked for Funimation, Studiopolis, and New Generation Pictures. He rose to fame in the voice-acting world for his portrayal of Roy Mustang in the dub of "Fullmetal Alchemist". He reprised the role in "". Other roles include: Cleo in "Glass Fleet", Yu Kanda in "D.Gray-man", Portgas D. Ace in the Funimation dub of "One Piece", Takashi Morinozuka in "Ouran High School Host Club", several characters in "" and "Bleach". He is the current voice of Knuckles the Echidna in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" video game franchise since 2010, as well as in the "Sonic Boom" animated series, Guile in the newer titles of the "Street Fighter" series and Reggie Rowe in "Infamous Second Son". He also voices Thor in variety of the Marvel cartoons and video games, and King Roland II in "Sofia the First".
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Toei Company Toei Company, Ltd. (東映株式会社 , Tōei Kabushiki-gaisha ) (pronounced "toe ay") is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a shareholder in several television companies. It is notable for anime, live action dramas known as tokusatsu which use special visual effects, and historical dramas (jidaigeki). It is a member of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and is one of Japan's Big Four film studios.
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Bakugan Battle Brawlers Bakugan Battle Brawlers (爆丸バトルブローラーズ , Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu ) is a Japanese-Canadian action adventure television series produced by TMS Entertainment, Dentsu Inc., and Nelvana Animation under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers who possess them. Though initially a failure in Japan, the series became popular in the United States and Canada, prompting the creation/order of several follow-up seasons, ("New Vestroia", and "Gundalian Invaders") which aired in other countries before Japan. The fourth and final season, "Mechtanium Surge", was never broadcast in Japan and instead aired in Canadian and U.S. markets. The Bakugan franchise are co-productions from Spin Master and Sega Toys, with animation by TMS Entertainment, Dentsu, and Nelvana Animation.
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Film Roman Film Roman is an American animation studio owned by Waterman Entertainment, the production company of producer Steve Waterman. Founded by veteran animator and director Phil Roman in 1984, it is best known for producing source animation for series such as "The Simpsons" (1992–2016), "King of the Hill" and "Family Guy" for 20th Century Fox Animation, as well as "Garfield and Friends" and various "Garfield" animated television specials.
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Fuzzy Door Productions Fuzzy Door Productions, Inc. is the production company of television producer Seth MacFarlane. The company's productions include the animated series "Family Guy", "American Dad!", and the "Family Guy" spin-off "The Cleveland Show", as well as the live-action sitcom "The Winner" and the science documentary series "".