, stylized as KANE<O, 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. 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 Summer 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. On 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. the fate of the company is unknown, though assumed no longer existent. List of games Arcade Air Buster (1990) B.Rap Boys (1992) Blood Warrior (1994) Boggy '84 (1983) Bonk's Adventure (1994, arcade version PC Genjin in Japan and B.C. Kid in Europe) Cyvern: The Dragon Weapons (1998) DJ Boy (1989, licensed by Sammy in US, Sega in Japan) Dr. Topple's Adventure (1987, co-developed by Taito) Explosive Breaker (1992, Bakuretsu Breaker in Japan) Fighting Roller (1983, published and distributed by Williams as Roller Aces in the US) Fly Boy (1982, published and distributed by Atari, Inc. as Fast Freddie in the US) Gals Panic (1990 - Overseas, including US; published by Taito in Japan, licensed by Inter in Korea) Gals Panic II (1993) Gals Panic 3 (1995) Gals Panic 4 (1996) Gals Panic S Extra Edition (1997) Gals Panic S2 (1999) Gals Panic S3 (2002, Japan-exclusive) Go Go Mr. Yamaguchi (1985, licensed by Taito) Great 1000 Miles Rally (1994) Great 1000 Miles Rally 2 (1995) Guts'n (2000, developed by Kouyousha) Heavy Unit (1988) Jan Jan Paradise (1996, developed by Electro Design) Jan Jan Paradise 2