4K Entertainment (Simpsonverse)

4K-Funimation Entertainment (previously known as Leisure Concepts, Inc., 4Kids Entertainment, and 4K Entertainment) is an American licensing company. The company is also a film and television production company that English-dubs Japanese anime since 1992; it specializes in the acquisition, production and licensing of entertainment around the United States. The first anime that 4K-Funimation dubbed was the first eight seasons of Pokémon 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 multibillion-dollar Pokémon 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. The 4KidsTV block ended on December 27, 2008; Toonzai/The CW4Kids block ended on August 18, 2012, when all 4K programs were moved to Adult Swim through its Toonami block.

4K-Funimation Entertainment has its world headquarters on Third Avenue in New York City, The New York Stock Exchange delisted 4Kids (NYSE: KDE) on June 1, 2010. On April 6, 2011, it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following a lawsuit concerning the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. On December 13, 2012, MGM/UA Communications Co. announced that it had saved the company from bankruptcy and rebranded as 4K Entertainment in order to produce newer, more accurate dubs. On July 14, 2019, 4K announced that it would merge with Funimation, which MGM/UA had a 50% stake in, while retaining full control of the merged company. The new company was relisted (NYSE: 4KF) on July 19, and the deal was finalized the next day.