Kids Station (

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: キッズステーション, ''Kizzu Sutēshon'') is a Japanese children's

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channel showing anime and other cartoon material. Kids Station also airs some anime aimed at teens and adults during the night, such as ''

Narutaru ''Shadow Star'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mohiro Kitoh, originally serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Afternoon'' from 1998 to 2003. The Japanese name is an abbrev ...

'', ''

Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi is a Japanese anime television series created by Gainax, with animation produced by Gainax and Madhouse, and directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga. It was broadcast for thirteen episodes on Kids Station from April to June 2002. The series was licensed ...

'', ''

Mr. Osomatsu is a Japanese comedy anime television series by Pierrot, based on Fujio Akatsuka's 1962 manga series, '' Osomatsu-kun''. Celebrating Akatsuka's eightieth birthday, the series follows the sextuplet Matsuno brothers from the original seri ...

'', ''

Genshiken is a Japanese manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for ''otaku'' (extremely obsessed fans of various media) and the lifestyle its members pursue. The title is a shortening of the club's official name, , or "The Society for ...

'', ''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

'', '' Naruto: Shippuden'', ''

Kujibiki Unbalance is a three-episode original video animation spin-off of ''Genshiken'' series, as well as a series of three light novels by ''Genshiken'' anime collaborator Michiko Yokote. Within the world of ''Genshiken'', however, ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' ...

,'' and ''

Rosario + Vampire is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihisa Ikeda. The story revolves around Tsukune Aono, a boy who inadvertently enrolls in a boarding school for monsters. He quickly befriends Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon develop ...

''. It is broadcast 24 hours a day on cable and satellite TV. It launched on April 1, 1993. In 2017,

Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan , abbreviated SPE or SPEJ, is a Japanese film studio, based in Minato-ku, Tokyo. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, with the majority of SPEJ's shares held by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Sony Pictur ...

announced that a joint venture between itself and Mitsui & Co. known as AK Holdings would acquire their respective stakes in

Animax , stylized as ANIMAX, is a Japanese animation satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. The channel also dubbed other cartoons in Japanese language. A subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, it is headq ...

and Kids Station. Sony holds a majority stake in the company.

Kids Station HD

Kids Station HD (

: キッズステーションHD, ''Kizzu Sutēshon HD''), an HD version of this channel, was first established on October 1, 2009. This channel usually broadcasts shows later than other television networks, when most of these shows have already finished broadcasting on other channels. Many of the series they broadcast are from the parents' generations, allowing a wider audience to view shows.

Ownership

- 67% *

Tokyo Broadcasting System formerly is a Japanese media and licensed broadcasting holding company. It is the parent company of the television network and radio network . It has a 28-affiliate television network called JNN (Japan News Network), as well as a 34-affili ...

- 16% * Jupiter Telecommunications - 15% *

Horipro is a large Japanese talent agency. History It was founded in 1960 as Hori Productions (ホリプロダクション ''Hori Purodakushon'') and changed to its present name in 1990. Horipro has two locations in the United States: Nashville and ...

- 2%

References

External links

Kids Station home page
1993 establishments in Japan Television channels and stations established in 1993 2017 mergers and acquisitions Children's television channels in Japan Anime television Kids Station Inc. Kids Station Inc. Joint ventures Classic television networks {{Japan-tv-station-stub

Kids Station HD

See also

Ownership

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