Manga Entertainment
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Manga Entertainment is a home video and distribution company known for licensing and releasing Japanese anime series and films in Western markets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Manga Entertainment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9175705 — 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: Manga Entertainment Context triple: [Fate/Zero, licensedBy, Manga Entertainment]
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A.
Monthly Shōnen Magazine
Monthly Shōnen Magazine is a Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha, known for serializing a wide range of shōnen titles across drama, romance, sports, and fantasy genres.
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B.
Dengeki Bunko
Dengeki Bunko is a Japanese light novel imprint of ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks), known for publishing popular series such as Sword Art Online and A Certain Magical Index.
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C.
Monthly Shōnen Gangan
Monthly Shōnen Gangan is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Square Enix, best known internationally for serializing hit series such as Fullmetal Alchemist.
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D.
Monogatari Series
Monogatari Series is a popular Japanese light novel and anime franchise known for its dialogue-heavy storytelling, supernatural themes, and distinctive visual style.
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E.
Kodansha Box
Kodansha Box is a Japanese publishing imprint of Kodansha known for releasing innovative light novels and experimental fiction, including Nisio Isin’s Monogatari series.
- 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: Manga Entertainment Target entity description: Manga Entertainment is a home video and distribution company known for licensing and releasing Japanese anime series and films in Western markets.
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A.
Monthly Shōnen Magazine
Monthly Shōnen Magazine is a Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha, known for serializing a wide range of shōnen titles across drama, romance, sports, and fantasy genres.
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B.
Dengeki Bunko
Dengeki Bunko is a Japanese light novel imprint of ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks), known for publishing popular series such as Sword Art Online and A Certain Magical Index.
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C.
Monthly Shōnen Gangan
Monthly Shōnen Gangan is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Square Enix, best known internationally for serializing hit series such as Fullmetal Alchemist.
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D.
Monogatari Series
Monogatari Series is a popular Japanese light novel and anime franchise known for its dialogue-heavy storytelling, supernatural themes, and distinctive visual style.
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E.
Kodansha Box
Kodansha Box is a Japanese publishing imprint of Kodansha known for releasing innovative light novels and experimental fiction, including Nisio Isin’s Monogatari series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anime distributor
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film distribution company ⓘ home video company ⓘ |
| businessModel |
home video distribution
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licensing anime ⓘ localizing anime ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| distributedWork |
Afro Samurai
NERFINISHED
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Afro Samurai: Resurrection NERFINISHED ⓘ Akira NERFINISHED ⓘ Bleach (selected movies in some regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Blood: The Last Vampire NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyber City Oedo 808 NERFINISHED ⓘ Dead Leaves NERFINISHED ⓘ Devilman (OVA) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dragon Ball Z (various releases in some territories) NERFINISHED ⓘ Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (in some regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (in some regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (in some regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghost in the Shell NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghost in the Shell 2.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghost in the Shell: Arise (in some regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (in some regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Guyver: The Bio-Boosted Armor (OVA) NERFINISHED ⓘ Highschool of the Dead (in some regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Macross Plus NERFINISHED ⓘ Naruto (selected movies and specials in some regions) ⓘ Neon Genesis Evangelion (various releases in some territories) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninja Scroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Noein: To Your Other Self NERFINISHED ⓘ Perfect Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ Read or Die (OVA) NERFINISHED ⓘ Redline NERFINISHED ⓘ Roujin Z NERFINISHED ⓘ Street Fighter II V NERFINISHED ⓘ Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor (TV series, in some regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (in some regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnMarket | Western markets ⓘ |
| industry |
anime distribution
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film distribution ⓘ home video ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bringing Japanese anime to English-speaking audiences
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early promotion of anime in Western home video markets ⓘ |
| productType |
Blu-ray Disc
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| specializesIn | Japanese anime ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manga Entertainment Description of subject: Manga Entertainment is a home video and distribution company known for licensing and releasing Japanese anime series and films in Western markets.
Referenced by (1)
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