Kids Station is a Japanese children's television channel showing anime and other cartoon material. Kids Station also airs some anime aimed at teens during the night, such as Narutaru, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Genshiken, Kujibiki Unbalance and Rosario + Vampire. It is broadcast 24 hours a day on cable and satellite TV. It was launched and managed on April 1, 1993.