Eighting

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::summary Japanese video game developer ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox company"]

Field	Value
name	Eighting Co., Ltd.
logo	Eighting logo.svg
logo_alt	Eightinshkg logo
logo_caption	Eighting logo, stylized as 8ing
native_name	株式会社エイティング
native_name_lang	ja
romanized_name	Eitingu Kabushiki-gaisha
former_name	Raizing (1993–2000)
type	Kabushiki gaisha
foundation
location_city	Shinagawa, Tokyo
location_country	Japan
key_people	Yasuhiko Sameshima (President and CEO)
industry	Video games
num_employees	293
num_employees_year	September 2025
parent	COLOPL, Inc. (2016–present)
homepage
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stylized as 8ing, is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It formerly existed as two separate companies: Eighting and It is known for its shoot 'em ups and its licensed fighting games.

Eighting's name comes from nanakorobi yaoki, a Japanese proverb that says "fall down seven times and get up eight times." Raizing was derived from raijingu (rising) and Raijin, the Japanese god of lightning.

History

In March 1993, former Compile staff established Raizing and Eighting to create arcade games. Raizing handled game development while Eighting did sales and distribution. Raizing included a handful of employees who worked on Musha Aleste, including Yuichi Toyama, Kazuyuki Nakashima, and Kenichi Yokoo.

Their first game, Mahou Daisakusen/Sorcer Striker, was released in May 1993. The developers were advised by Toaplan. When Toaplan closed, some staff joined Raizing. Others went on to join Cave, Gazelle, and Takumi Corporation, each of which continued Toaplan's reputation for difficult shooting games. Raizing also continued to use arcade hardware based on Toaplan's units. Composer Manabu Namiki joined the company in 1995, working on Battle Garegga, Armed Police Batrider, Terra Diver, Ghoul Panic, Dimahoo, and others before leaving in 2000. He continued to work with Eighting on fighting games, such as the Bleach: Heat the Soul series.

In October 2000, the Raizing division was incorporated into Eighting. In November 2005, Eighting filed for a public listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Mothers market.

With the merger of Eighting and Raizing, the combined company began to focus on distributing mobile content for NTT Docomo’s i-mode system, Vodafone live!, and KDDI's EZweb service. It also developed a reputation for fighting games based on anime franchises, including Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist, Zatch Bell, and InuYasha.

In 2008, Eighting opened a new subsidiary in Okinawa. It also opened a studio in Sapporo in 2010. By 2011, the company had a department dedicated to social network games for mobile devices.

In 2016, Eighting was acquired by COLOPL. Eighting has also partnered with Nintendo on Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo, Kirby Star Allies, and Pikmin 3 Deluxe, and Pikmin 4.

List of games developed

::data[format=table title="List of games developed as Raizing"]

Year	Title	Publisher	Notes	Ref.
1993	Sorcer Striker	Able Corporation
1994	Bomberman: Panic Bomber	Hudson Soft	Produced with Hudson Soft
Kingdom Grand Prix	Eighting
1996	Battle Garegga
Terra Diver	Eighting
Electronic Arts Victor
Data East
1997	Bloody Roar	Hudson Soft/SCEA/Virgin Interactive	Produced with Hudson Soft
1998	Armed Police Batrider	Eighting
1999	Battle Bakraid	Able Corporation
Bloody Roar 2	Hudson Soft
SCEA
Virgin Interactive
Ghoul Panic	Namco
Golgo 13
2000	Dimahoo	Capcom
1944: The Loop Master
Brave Blade	Namco
Golgo 13 - Kiseki no Dandou
2001	Golgo 13 - Juusei no Requiem
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::data[format=table title="List of games developed as Eighting"]

Year	Title	Publisher	Notes	Ref.
2001	Bloody Roar 3	Hudson Soft
Activision
Virgin Interactive	Produced with Hudson Soft
Kuru Kuru Kururin	Nintendo
Tekken Advance	Namco
2002	Kururin Paradise	Nintendo
Bloody Roar: Primal Fury	Hudson Soft
Activision	Produced with Hudson Soft	last=Staff	first=I. G. N.	date=2002-02-15
2003	Bloody Roar 4	Konami	Produced with Hudson Soft
Naruto: Clash of Ninja	Tomy
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2
2004	Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival	Bandai
Kururin Squash	Nintendo
Zoids Struggle	Tomy
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 3
2005	Bleach: Heat the Soul	SCEI
Inuyasha: Feudal Combat	Bandai
Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Go! Go! Mamono Fight!!
Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4	Tomy
Bleach: Heat the Soul 2	SCEI
2006	Battle Stadium D.O.N	Bandai Namco	Produced with Q Interactive
Master of Illusion	Nintendo	Produced with Tenyo
Bleach: Heat the Soul 3	SCEI
2007	Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors	Square Enix	Produced with Genius Sonority
Bleach: Heat the Soul 4	SCEI
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution	Takara Tomy
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 2
2008	Fate/unlimited codes	Capcom	Produced with Type-Moon and Cavia	last=Sahdev
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes
Castlevania Judgment	Konami
Bleach: Heat the Soul 5	SCEI
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2	Takara Tomy
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 3
2009	Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes	Bandai Namco
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight	D3 Publisher	Nintendo DS version produced by Natsume Co., Ltd.
Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles	Takara Tomy
Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
Bleach: Heat the Soul 6	SCEI
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes W	Bandai Namco
2010	Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars	Capcom	Updated version of Cross Generation of Heroes
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes OOO	Bandai Namco
Bleach: Heat the Soul 7	SCEI
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! Special	Takara Tomy
2011	Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds	Capcom
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3	Updated version of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate	Produced with Capcom
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze	Bandai Namco
2012	Kamen Rider: Super Climax Heroes
2013	Kamen Rider: Battride War	Produced with Bandai Namco
2014	Kamen Rider: Battride War II
2016	Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis
Zoids: Field of Rebellion	Takara Tomy
2017	Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate	Capcom	Produced with Capcom
Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters	Bandai Namco
2020	Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed	Takara Tomy
Zoids Wild: Infinity Blast
Pikmin 3 Deluxe	Nintendo	Ported and developed new content for the title
2022	DNF Duel	Nexon	Developed with Arc System Works and Neople
2023	Pikmin 4	Nintendo	Co-developed with Nintendo EPD	last=Doolan
2024	Nintendo Switch Sports (Free content update)	Nintendo	Co-developed free basketball content update with Nintendo.
2025	Hunter × Hunter: Nen × Impact	Bushiroad Games
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Notes

References

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