Kaneko Co., Ltd.
Moby ID: 6159
- Kaneko Elc. Co. (from 1982 to 1985)
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Kaneko was established in June 1980 by Hiroshi Kaneko as Kaneko Seisakusho Co., Ltd. in Nerima ward of Tokyo, Japan. The company was a bit player in both the arcade and home game spaces, working as a contract developer for Taito throughout the '80s. By 1990, they had started publishing their own titles, and established both a home development division (Inter State) and a US distribution division (Kaneko USA, which would also conduct its own development for a short period).
In 1996, Kaneko introduced the Kaneko Super Nova System, a cartridge-based arcade platform similar to SNK's Neo Geo system. However, the system was not the success Kaneko had hoped for, and by the turn of the century the company's game output had stopped. By this point, the company was mostly known for its softcore-porn Gals Panic franchise. Legal troubles, including a lawsuit against Hitachi over the Nova System, led the company to declare bankruptcy in 2004, and to finally close for good following a civil lawsuit in 2006.
Credited on 36 Games from 1982 to 2002
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| Gals Panic S3 (2002 on Arcade) |
| Panic Street (1999 on Arcade) |
| Gals Panic S2 (1999 on Arcade) |
| Cyvern: The Dragon Weapons (1998 on Arcade) |
| Gals Panic S: Extra Edition (1997 on Arcade) |
| Gals Panic SS (1996 on SEGA Saturn) |
| Silhouette Stories (1996 on PSP, PS Vita, PlayStation 3...) |
| Gals Panic 4 (1996 on Arcade) |
| Gals Panic 3 (1995 on Arcade) |
| Mille Miglia 2: Great 1000 Miles Rally (1995 on Arcade) |
| Blood Warrior (1994 on Arcade) |
| 1000 Miglia: Great 1000 Miles Rally (1994 on Arcade) |
| Bonk's Adventure: Arcade Version (1994 on Arcade) |
| Gals Panic II (1993 on Arcade) |
| Gals Panic II QUIZ Version (1993 on Arcade) |
| Deadly Moves (1992 on SNES, Genesis) |
| Star Parodier (1992 on TurboGrafx CD, Wii) |
| Shogun Warriors (1992 on Arcade) |
| Wani Wani World (1992 on Genesis) |
| B.Rap Boys (1992 on Arcade) |
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History +
- June 1980
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Company founded.
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Kaneko Co., Ltd.
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Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 7 games with Inter State Co., Ltd.
- 6 games with Taito Corporation
- 4 games with Taito America Corporation
- 4 games with Kaneko USA, Ltd.
- 2 games with Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.
- 2 games with Toaplan Co., Ltd.
- 2 games with Romstar, Inc.
- 2 games with T's Music Co., Ltd.
- 1 game with Atari Holdings, Inc.
- 1 game with BANDAI NAMCO Amusement Inc.
- 11 games with Tatsuya Watanabe
- 11 games with Hiroshi Kaneko
- 11 games with Keisuke Matsuoka
- 6 games with Ayako Funatsu
- 5 games with Yuuko Mabuchi
- 5 games with Seiichi Aizu
- 5 games with Hiroshi Yokoyama
- 5 games with Satoshi Igarashi
- 5 games with Akihiko Utō
- 4 games with Takeo Katou
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