Shin Megami Tensei
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Shin Megami Tensei is a long-running Japanese role-playing game franchise known for its dark themes, demon negotiation mechanics, and branching, morally complex storylines.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Megami Tensei | 1 |
| Shin Megami Tensei canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8472746 — 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: Shin Megami Tensei Context triple: [Sega, notableWork, Shin Megami Tensei]
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A.
Tenchi Kane no Kami
Tenchi Kane no Kami is the central divine being of Konkokyo, revered as the all-encompassing deity of the universe and heavenly nature in this Japanese religious tradition.
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B.
Silent Hill series
The Silent Hill series is a renowned survival horror video game franchise known for its psychological terror, oppressive atmosphere, and disturbing, symbolism-rich storytelling.
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C.
Tensei Kono
Tensei Kono is a voice actor known for his guest appearance in the anime series "Blink."
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D.
Shining Force
Shining Force is a tactical role-playing game series known for its strategic grid-based battles and fantasy storytelling, originally developed for Sega consoles in the 1990s.
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E.
Inari Ōkami
Inari Ōkami is a major Shinto kami associated primarily with rice, agriculture, prosperity, and fox spirits, widely revered at thousands of shrines across Japan.
- 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: Shin Megami Tensei Target entity description: Shin Megami Tensei is a long-running Japanese role-playing game franchise known for its dark themes, demon negotiation mechanics, and branching, morally complex storylines.
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A.
Tenchi Kane no Kami
Tenchi Kane no Kami is the central divine being of Konkokyo, revered as the all-encompassing deity of the universe and heavenly nature in this Japanese religious tradition.
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B.
Silent Hill series
The Silent Hill series is a renowned survival horror video game franchise known for its psychological terror, oppressive atmosphere, and disturbing, symbolism-rich storytelling.
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C.
Tensei Kono
Tensei Kono is a voice actor known for his guest appearance in the anime series "Blink."
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D.
Shining Force
Shining Force is a tactical role-playing game series known for its strategic grid-based battles and fantasy storytelling, originally developed for Sega consoles in the 1990s.
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E.
Inari Ōkami
Inari Ōkami is a major Shinto kami associated primarily with rice, agriculture, prosperity, and fox spirits, widely revered at thousands of shrines across Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese role-playing game
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role-playing game series ⓘ video game franchise ⓘ |
| alignmentTypes |
Chaos
NERFINISHED
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Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Neutral ⓘ |
| basedOn | Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
apocalypse and rebirth
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conflict between Law and Chaos ⓘ free will versus determinism ⓘ religious symbolism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Atlus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Atlus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleasePlatform | Super Famicom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleaseTitle | Shin Megami Tensei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| gameplayElement |
alignment system
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demon fusion ⓘ party recruitment via negotiation ⓘ turn-based combat ⓘ |
| genre | role-playing game ⓘ |
| hasFanbase | international fanbase ⓘ |
| hasMainSeriesEntry |
Shin Megami Tensei II
NERFINISHED
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Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne NERFINISHED ⓘ Shin Megami Tensei IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse NERFINISHED ⓘ Shin Megami Tensei V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
Devil Summoner
NERFINISHED
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Devil Survivor NERFINISHED ⓘ Majin Tensei NERFINISHED ⓘ Persona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
branching storylines
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dark themes ⓘ demon negotiation system ⓘ morally ambiguous choices ⓘ multiple endings ⓘ post-apocalyptic settings ⓘ |
| notableMechanicInfluence | influenced demon-collecting RPGs GENERATED ⓘ |
| parentFranchise | Megami Tensei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
Nintendo 3DS
NERFINISHED
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Nintendo Switch ⓘ PlayStation NERFINISHED ⓘ PlayStation 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Famicom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Atlus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | JRPG ⓘ |
| typicalAntagonists |
angels
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demons ⓘ gods ⓘ |
| typicalProtagonistRole | silent protagonist ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shin Megami Tensei Description of subject: Shin Megami Tensei is a long-running Japanese role-playing game franchise known for its dark themes, demon negotiation mechanics, and branching, morally complex storylines.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.