The Pokémon Company International: Difference between revisions

In January 2006, the licensing and merchandising agreement between [[4Kids Entertainment]] and Pokémon USA expired. This agreement included production of the anime so Pokémon USA switched to producing the English dub in association with [[TAJ Productions]] which had worked with 4Kids on seasons one through five. The recasting of the main characters created [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy|a large controversy]]. Later that year, in May, [[Kids' WB!|Kids' WB]] announced that it would be dropping all anime from its fall lineup in its move to {{wp|The CW}}, which included the Pokémon anime. Pokémon USA went into negotiations with [[Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network US]] to air past and future episodes of Pokémon, which turned out successful. In June, a Master Toy licensing agreement was signed with Jakks Pacific, Inc.

In February 2009, PUSA announced a deal with Toys R Us in which stores would have a dedicated ''Pokémon Boutique''. A deal was also announced [[Universal Studios Home Entertainment]] in which Universal will be distributing the Pokémon movies on DVD.