Nickelodeon Japan

Nickelodeon Japan
Launched	November 15, 1998 (original) January 30, 2018 (relaunch)
Closed	September 30, 2009 (original) January 31, 2022 (relaunch)
Owner	ViacomCBS Networks Japan K.K. (ViacomCBS)
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Broadcast Area	Japan
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Sister channel(s)	MTV
Website	https://www.nickjapan.com

Nickelodeon was a Japanese television channel which targeted children, teens and adults. Launched on November 15, 1998 as a cable and satellite television channel, Viacom attempted to bring their Nickelodeon brand to the Japanese market. However, due to declining viewership, the television channel was taken off the air on September 30, 2009. After the channel's closure, some programs were moved to other specialty channels (including MTV Japan), DTH satellite channels and terrestrial television networks. New programs made their national television premiere on other channels: For example, The Penguins of Madagascar made debut on NHK Educational Television on April 4, 2010. The official website is still online, with program information, website games and downloadable stuff.

Nickelodeon has returned to Japan as a brand for third-party streaming services starting on January 30, 2018. It was announced in October 2017. Nickelodeon Japan is currently available exclusively to three subscription-based streaming services: dTV-Channel (linear), Hulu Japan and RakutenTV.

The logo of the Animax NickTime block

Nickelodeon's programs were then broadcast on Animax in Japan under a television block titled "NickTime", starting with SpongeBob SquarePants from September 1, 2010.

As of 2022, the re-launch of Nickelodeon, the Japanese children's linear channel NHK Educational Television has now closed. On February 1, 2022, Nickelodeon Asia launched in Japan and replaced the Japanese version in this country.

Other Nickelodeon shows has been aired on two separate Japanese-localized feeds of both Disney Channel Asia Pacific and Disney XD Asia Pacific.

Programming

Programming

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• The Penguins of Madagascar
• Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Live Action

• The Thundermans
• Game Shakers

Final programming

• The Fairly OddParents
• iCarly
• Go, Diego, Go!
• Dora the Explorer
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• The Penguins of Madagascar

Former programming

• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Rugrats
• Invader Zim
• ChalkZone
• Aaahh! Real Monsters
• 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
• As Told by Ginger
• Rocket Power
• The Wild Thornberrys
• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
• Rocko's Modern Life
• The Angry Beavers
• CatDog
• KaBlam!
• Hey Arnold!
• Little Bill
• My Life as a Teenage Robot
• The Ren & Stimpy Show
• Drake & Josh
• Clarissa Explains It All
• Cousin Skeeter
• The Adventures of Pete & Pete
• The Secret World of Alex Mack
• The Journey of Allen Strange
• Romeo!
• The Amanda Show
• The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
• Legends of the Hidden Temple
• The Backyardigans
• Wonder Pets!
• Allegra's Window
• Eureeka's Castle
• Global GUTS
• Are You Afraid of the Dark?
• All That
• Muppets Tonight
• Shikato
• Yvon of the Yukon
• Naturally, Sadie
• Trollz
• I Got A Rocket!

Blocks

Nick Jr.

Nick Jr. (ニック・ジュニア, Nick Junior) Until 2005-ish, Nick Jr. was shown two times a day. They'd usually show one episode from the preschool shows on Nick Japan at the time. Around 2008, they'd start showing two episodes from these shows.

WOW!

WOW! aired various marathons of Nickelodeon shows, mainly Nicktoons, like Hey Arnold! or CatDog. The block had started around 2005 and ended in 2006, when Nickelodeon Japan updated its look.

Gallery

External links

• Official website