Kids Station (
Japanese: キッズステーション, ''Kizzu Sutēshon'') is a Japanese children's
television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
channel showing anime and other cartoon material. Kids Station also airs some anime aimed at teens and adults during the night, such as ''
Narutaru'', ''
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi'', ''
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'', ''
Naruto'', ''
Naruto: Shippuden'', ''
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 announced that a joint venture between itself and
Mitsui & Co. known as AK Holdings would acquire their respective stakes in
Animax and Kids Station. Sony holds a majority stake in the company.
Kids Station HD
Kids Station HD (
Japanese:
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.
See also
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Nickelodeon
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Cartoon Network
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*
Disney Channel
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Ownership
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Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan - 67%
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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%
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Horipro - 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
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