Akiyuki Shinbo
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Akiyuki Shinbo is a Japanese anime director and visual stylist known for his distinctive, experimental direction on series such as Puella Magi Madoka Magica and numerous Shaft studio productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Akiyuki Shinbo canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9001417 — 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: Akiyuki Shinbo Context triple: [Puella Magi Madoka Magica, director, Akiyuki Shinbo]
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A.
Ōyama Iwao
Ōyama Iwao was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese field marshal and statesman who played key leadership roles in Japan’s early modern wars and military modernization.
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B.
Masayuki Kakefu
Masayuki Kakefu is a former Japanese professional baseball slugger and third baseman best known for his starring role with the Hanshin Tigers in the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Seimon Ishibashi
Seimon Ishibashi is a historic stone bridge at the main entrance to Tokyo’s Imperial Palace, often photographed alongside the adjacent Nijūbashi Bridge.
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D.
Kirino Toshiaki
Kirino Toshiaki was a prominent samurai and military leader of the late Edo and early Meiji periods, best known as one of Saigō Takamori’s closest allies and a leading figure in the anti-government Satsuma Rebellion.
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E.
Yukio Edano
Yukio Edano is a Japanese politician and former Chief Cabinet Secretary who became a prominent opposition leader as the head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of 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: Akiyuki Shinbo Target entity description: Akiyuki Shinbo is a Japanese anime director and visual stylist known for his distinctive, experimental direction on series such as Puella Magi Madoka Magica and numerous Shaft studio productions.
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A.
Ōyama Iwao
Ōyama Iwao was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese field marshal and statesman who played key leadership roles in Japan’s early modern wars and military modernization.
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B.
Masayuki Kakefu
Masayuki Kakefu is a former Japanese professional baseball slugger and third baseman best known for his starring role with the Hanshin Tigers in the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Seimon Ishibashi
Seimon Ishibashi is a historic stone bridge at the main entrance to Tokyo’s Imperial Palace, often photographed alongside the adjacent Nijūbashi Bridge.
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D.
Kirino Toshiaki
Kirino Toshiaki was a prominent samurai and military leader of the late Edo and early Meiji periods, best known as one of Saigō Takamori’s closest allies and a leading figure in the anti-government Satsuma Rebellion.
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E.
Yukio Edano
Yukio Edano is a Japanese politician and former Chief Cabinet Secretary who became a prominent opposition leader as the head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film director
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anime director ⓘ person ⓘ storyboard artist ⓘ visual stylist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| directed |
Arakawa Under the Bridge
NERFINISHED
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Bakemonogatari NERFINISHED ⓘ Dance in the Vampire Bund NERFINISHED ⓘ Hidamari Sketch NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Portrait de Petit Cossette NERFINISHED ⓘ Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahou Sensei Negima!? (2006) NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria†Holic NERFINISHED ⓘ Monogatari Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Monogatari Series Second Season NERFINISHED ⓘ Natsu no Arashi! NERFINISHED ⓘ Nekomonogatari (Black) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nisemonogatari NERFINISHED ⓘ Owarimonogatari NERFINISHED ⓘ Pani Poni Dash! NERFINISHED ⓘ Puella Magi Madoka Magica NERFINISHED ⓘ Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei NERFINISHED ⓘ The SoulTaker NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Shinbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anime films
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anime television series ⓘ original video animation ⓘ |
| givenName | Akiyuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownForCollaborationWith |
Gen Urobuchi
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Shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ Ume Aoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Akiyuki Shinbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 新房昭之 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive visual style
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experimental direction ⓘ heavy use of text and on-screen typography ⓘ symbolic imagery ⓘ use of head tilts and unusual camera angles ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Arakawa Under the Bridge
NERFINISHED
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Bakemonogatari NERFINISHED ⓘ Dance in the Vampire Bund NERFINISHED ⓘ Hidamari Sketch NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Portrait de Petit Cossette NERFINISHED ⓘ Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahou Sensei Negima!? (2006) NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria†Holic NERFINISHED ⓘ Monogatari Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Monogatari Series Second Season NERFINISHED ⓘ Natsu no Arashi! NERFINISHED ⓘ Nekomonogatari (Black) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nisemonogatari NERFINISHED ⓘ Owarimonogatari NERFINISHED ⓘ Pani Poni Dash! NERFINISHED ⓘ Puella Magi Madoka Magica NERFINISHED ⓘ Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei NERFINISHED ⓘ The SoulTaker NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
animation director
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anime director ⓘ producer ⓘ storyboard artist ⓘ |
| position | chief director at Shaft ⓘ |
| styleInfluencedBy |
avant-garde visual techniques
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experimental cinematography ⓘ |
| worksAt | Shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Akiyuki Shinbo Description of subject: Akiyuki Shinbo is a Japanese anime director and visual stylist known for his distinctive, experimental direction on series such as Puella Magi Madoka Magica and numerous Shaft studio productions.
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