What was the difference between Japanese Kawasaki and Mitsubishi fighters during World War II?

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kieslowskifan

Could you perhaps clarify what aircraft types you want to know about? Excluding prototypes and other one-offs, both Kawasaki's wartime fighters (Ki-61, Ki-45, Ki-100, Ki-102) and Mitsubishi's (A5M, A6M, J2M, Ki-46-III) were all quite different aircraft with very different missions and performance.