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s. While the company developed innovative fighting games with

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themes, such as the '' Bushido Blade'' series and the ''

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History

The company was founded on November 22, 1995 in Meguroku,

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under managing director Tetsuo Mizuno. The developer Square Co., Ltd. initially had a 40% stake in Lightweight. Lightweight cut its ties with Square in 1998, and in March 1999, Naotaka Ueda was appointed as CEO and director of the company. The following month, developer

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acquired a 40% stake in the company. In March 2001 Lightweight became a wholly owned subsidiary of Genki, but dissolved this connection on March 31, 2006 when Lightweight was bought by Index Visual & Games, Ltd. Ueda retired in his position in November 2008. On November 3, 2017 the name of company went back to Lightweight Co., Ltd.

Games

*'' Bushido Blade'' (1997)

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*'' Kengo: Master of Bushido'' (2000)

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Kabuki Warriors is a 2001 fighting game developed by Genki and Lightweight for the Xbox. It was published by Crave Entertainment in North America and Genki in Japan. One of the Xbox's earliest exclusive titles, the game received negative reviews. Reception ...

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*'' Kengo 2: Legacy of the Blade'' (2002)

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