Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi(アベノ橋 魔法☆商店街Abenobashi Mahō Shōtengai) is an award-winning anime TV series created by Gainax studios. The supernatural comedy drama is directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga. The series premiered April 4, 2002 on Kids Station. It is licensed in North America by ADV Films. A manga adaptation, authored by Satoru Akahori, was published in English by Tokyopop; the Tokyopop version of the manga is out of print as of August 31, 2009.