Ushijima the Loan Shark
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Ushijima the Loan Shark is a Japanese manga series that follows the ruthless and morally complex exploits of a loan shark navigating the dark underbelly of debt and desperation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ushijima the Loan Shark canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4592926 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ushijima the Loan Shark Context triple: [Iwakura Ushijima, appearsInWork, Ushijima the Loan Shark]
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Mibu no Tadamine
Mibu no Tadamine was a prominent early Heian-period Japanese waka poet and courtier, known as one of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry and an influential contributor to classical Japanese verse.
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B.
Tokusuke
Tokusuke is the given name of Nakae Chōmin, a prominent Japanese political theorist, journalist, and early advocate of liberal democracy in the Meiji era.
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C.
Oi no Kobumi
Oi no Kobumi is a travel diary by the renowned Japanese haiku poet Matsuo Bashō, recording his later journeys and reflections in prose and verse.
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D.
Hozuki-ichi
Hozuki-ichi is a traditional summer fair in Asakusa, Tokyo, known for its stalls selling bright orange hōzuki (ground cherry) plants and its association with visits to Senso-ji Temple.
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E.
Shinsekai
Shinsekai is a retro entertainment district in Osaka, Japan, known for its nostalgic Showa-era atmosphere, street food, and neon-lit nightlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ushijima the Loan Shark Target entity description: Ushijima the Loan Shark is a Japanese manga series that follows the ruthless and morally complex exploits of a loan shark navigating the dark underbelly of debt and desperation.
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A.
Mibu no Tadamine
Mibu no Tadamine was a prominent early Heian-period Japanese waka poet and courtier, known as one of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry and an influential contributor to classical Japanese verse.
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B.
Tokusuke
Tokusuke is the given name of Nakae Chōmin, a prominent Japanese political theorist, journalist, and early advocate of liberal democracy in the Meiji era.
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C.
Oi no Kobumi
Oi no Kobumi is a travel diary by the renowned Japanese haiku poet Matsuo Bashō, recording his later journeys and reflections in prose and verse.
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D.
Hozuki-ichi
Hozuki-ichi is a traditional summer fair in Asakusa, Tokyo, known for its stalls selling bright orange hōzuki (ground cherry) plants and its association with visits to Senso-ji Temple.
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E.
Shinsekai
Shinsekai is a retro entertainment district in Osaka, Japan, known for its nostalgic Showa-era atmosphere, street food, and neon-lit nightlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese manga
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manga series ⓘ |
| adaptation |
live-action film series
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live-action television drama ⓘ |
| adaptationCountryOfOrigin | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Shohei Manabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Japanese loan sharking practices ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| demographic | seinen ⓘ |
| genre |
crime manga
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drama manga ⓘ psychological manga ⓘ seinen manga ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Kaoru Ushijima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole | loan shark boss ⓘ |
| hasVolumeFormat | tankobon ⓘ |
| imprint | Big Comics Spirits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liveActionDramaTitle | Yamikin Ushijima-kun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liveActionFilmTitle | Yamikin Ushijima-kun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magazine | Weekly Big Comic Spirits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kaoru Ushijima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mangaka | Shohei Manabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print manga ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
dark
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realistic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
morally ambiguous main character
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realistic depiction of the dark side of consumer finance in Japan ⓘ |
| numberOfTankobonVolumes | 46 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalPublisherLabel | Shogakukan Big Comics Spirits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | loan shark ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | completed ⓘ |
| publisher | Shogakukan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanizedTitle | Yamikin Ushijima-kun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serializationEndYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| serializationStartYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| setting | modern Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
illegal money lending
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organized crime ⓘ social issues in Japan ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult male readers ⓘ |
| theme |
debt
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desperation ⓘ exploitation ⓘ morality ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| workTitleInJapanese | 闇金ウシジマくん NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ushijima the Loan Shark Description of subject: Ushijima the Loan Shark is a Japanese manga series that follows the ruthless and morally complex exploits of a loan shark navigating the dark underbelly of debt and desperation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Iwakura Ushijima
subject surface form:
Kaoru Ushijima