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 +List of games developed as RaizingYearTitlePublisherNotes1993Sorcer StrikerAble Corporation1994Bomberman: Panic BomberHudson SoftProduced with Hudson SoftKingdom Grand PrixEighting1996Battle GareggaTerra DiverEightingElectronic Arts VictorData East1997Bloody RoarHudson Soft/SCEA/Virgin InteractiveProduced with Hudson Soft1998Armed Police BatriderEighting1999Battle BakraidAble CorporationBloody Roar 2Hudson SoftSCEAVirgin InteractiveGhoul PanicNamcoGolgo 132000DimahooCapcom1944: The Loop MasterBrave BladeNamcoGolgo 13 - Kiseki no Dandou2001Golgo 13 - Juusei no Requiem +List of games developed as EightingYearTitlePublisherNotes2001Bloody Roar 3Hudson SoftActivisionVirgin InteractiveProduced with Hudson SoftKuru Kuru KururinNintendoTekken AdvanceNamco2002Kururin ParadiseNintendoBloody Roar: Primal FuryHudson SoftActivisionProduced with Hudson Soft2003Bloody Roar 4KonamiProduced with Hudson SoftNaruto: Clash of NinjaTomyNaruto: Clash of Ninja 22004Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream CarnivalBandaiKururin SquashNintendoZoids StruggleTomyNaruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 32005Bleach: Heat the SoulSCEIInuyasha: Feudal CombatBandaiKonjiki no Gash Bell!! Go! Go! Mamono Fight!!Zatch Bell! Mamodo BattlesNaruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4TomyBleach: Heat the Soul 2SCEI2006Eyeshield 21 Max Devil PowerNintendoEyeshield 21 Devilbats DevildaysNintendoBattle Stadium D.O.NBandai NamcoProduced with Q InteractiveMaster of IllusionNintendoProduced with TenyoBleach: Heat the Soul 3SCEI2007Eyeshield 21 Field Saikyou no SenshitachiNintendoDragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of MirrorsSquare EnixProduced with Genius SonorityBleach: Heat the Soul 4SCEINaruto: Clash of Ninja RevolutionTakara TomyNaruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EXNaruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 22008Fate/unlimited codesCapcomProduced with Type-Moon and CaviaTatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of HeroesCastlevania JudgmentKonamiBleach: Heat the Soul 5SCEINaruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2Takara TomyNaruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 32009Kamen Rider: Climax HeroesBandai NamcoKamen Rider: Dragon KnightD3 PublisherNintendo DS version produced by Natsume Co., Ltd.Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade ChroniclesTakara TomyNaruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 SCEIKamen Rider: Climax Heroes WBandai Namco2010Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-StarsCapcomUpdated version of Cross Generation of HeroesKamen Rider: Climax Heroes OOOBandai NamcoBleach: Heat the Soul 7SCEINaruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! SpecialTakara Tomy2011Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsCapcomUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3Updated version of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsMonster Hunter 3 UltimateProduced with CapcomKamen Rider: Climax Heroes FourzeBandai Namco2012Kamen Rider: Super Climax Heroes2013Kamen Rider: Battride WarProduced with Bandai Namco2014Kamen Rider: Battride War II2016Kamen Rider: Battride War GenesisZoids: Field of RebellionTakara Tomy2017Monster Hunter Generations UltimateCapcomProduced with CapcomKamen Rider: Climax FightersBandai Namco2020Zoids Wild: Blast UnleashedTakara TomyZoids Wild: Infinity BlastPikmin 3 DeluxeNintendoPorted and developed new content for the title2022DNF DuelNexonDeveloped with Arc System Works and Neople2023Pikmin 4NintendoCo-developed with Nintendo EPD2024Nintendo Switch Sports (Free content update)NintendoCo-developed free basketball content update with Nintendo.2025Hunter × Hunter: Nen × ImpactBushiroad Games

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R8ZING: A Raizing/Eighting Shooter Tribute Interview with Yuichi Toyama and Kenichi Yokoo from Shooting Gameside #1 Magazine