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, also referred to as , was a Japanese video game publisher founded in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan by Hiroshi Kaneko. It published a number of games both under its brand and other companies, such as ''Air Buster'', ''Nexzr'', ''Shogun Warriors'', ''DJ Boy'', ''Guts'n'', and the ''Gals Panic'' series. Although most of the games that Kaneko produced were standard arcade fare, they also earned a degree of notoriety for both ''DJ Boy'' (for its reputedly racist plot and negative stereotyping) and the ''Gals Panic'' series (the games often bordering on softcore pornography). The last game released by the company was ''Gals Panic S3'' for the arcade in 2002. ==History== The company began business as developer, manufacturer, vendor, trader of electronic machines, and manufacturing medical equipment. In 1982, it began its video game business as a developer of Taito Corporation's video games. In 1990, Kaneko began to make its own video game under the KANEKO brand. In July 1994, Kaneko closed its US branch and cancelled game projects such as ''Fido Dido'' and ''Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill''. In April 2000, Kaneko went through financial restructuring, and exited video game business except for maintenance department. The company was moved to Shibuya, Tokyo. In July 25, 2001, Kaneko filed a lawsuit against Hitachi Software Engineering over the Super Kaneko NOVA System arcade board, and demanded 1.52 billion yen for damages.〔()〕 On August 12, 2004, Kaneko filed for bankruptcy. However, the company's founder, Hiroshi Kaneko, vowed to continue. In 2006, a civil lawsuit threatened to officially close the company.〔(カネコ損害賠償請求事件 )〕 The fate of the company is currently unknown, though assumed no longer existent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kaneko」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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