[1] In 1995,[5] he turned Leisure Concepts, Inc. into 4Kids Entertainment, having previously served as chairman and CEO of the company since March 1991.
[4] 4Kids eventually became the largest trading entity in North America in the 1990s due to its success of licensing Japanese anime series Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh!
Kahn also serves on the board of directors of the Federal Drug Agents Foundation, the Children's Tumor Foundation, the Stephen Gaynor School for Learning Difficulties, Long Island University, and Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project.
Rich Johnson of Yen Press replied to the previous comment, stating that manga was still a billion dollar industry in a down phase.
[16] in 2018, Kahn joined Ecomi which focuses on digital licenses for Disney, Marvel and DC Comics, among others.
[17] Kahn founded CraneKahn LLC with his wife Jillian Crane in early 2012, acting as the CEO of the company.
He later elaborated on his comment by saying that, "In every survey, we find that they're watching more television, they're on the Internet more, and that content, although being king, is very disposable.
In response to such criticism, 4Kids Entertainment eventually released unedited versions of their licensed series Yu-Gi-Oh!