Triple
T2260554
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
E50028
|
entity |
| Predicate | owns |
P347
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Funimation (legacy brand)
Funimation (legacy brand) was a prominent American entertainment company best known for licensing, dubbing, and distributing Japanese anime in North America.
|
E249212
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Funimation (legacy brand) | Statement: [Sony Pictures Entertainment, owns, Funimation (legacy brand)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Funimation (legacy brand) Context triple: [Sony Pictures Entertainment, owns, Funimation (legacy brand)]
-
A.
Aniplex
Aniplex is a Japanese anime and music production and distribution company known for producing and licensing numerous popular anime series and films.
-
B.
A-1 Pictures
A-1 Pictures is a Japanese animation studio known for producing popular anime series and films across a wide range of genres.
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C.
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is a popular streaming service specializing in anime, manga, and East Asian media content.
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D.
Cartoon Network Japan
Cartoon Network Japan is the Japanese version of the Cartoon Network television channel, broadcasting localized and dubbed animated programming for audiences in Japan.
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E.
Cartoon Network Studios
Cartoon Network Studios is an American animation production company best known for creating original animated series for the Cartoon Network television channel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Funimation (legacy brand) Triple: [Sony Pictures Entertainment, owns, Funimation (legacy brand)]
Generated description
Funimation (legacy brand) was a prominent American entertainment company best known for licensing, dubbing, and distributing Japanese anime in North America.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Funimation (legacy brand) Target entity description: Funimation (legacy brand) was a prominent American entertainment company best known for licensing, dubbing, and distributing Japanese anime in North America.
-
A.
Aniplex
Aniplex is a Japanese anime and music production and distribution company known for producing and licensing numerous popular anime series and films.
-
B.
A-1 Pictures
A-1 Pictures is a Japanese animation studio known for producing popular anime series and films across a wide range of genres.
-
C.
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is a popular streaming service specializing in anime, manga, and East Asian media content.
-
D.
Cartoon Network Japan
Cartoon Network Japan is the Japanese version of the Cartoon Network television channel, broadcasting localized and dubbed animated programming for audiences in Japan.
-
E.
Cartoon Network Studios
Cartoon Network Studios is an American animation production company best known for creating original animated series for the Cartoon Network television channel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a88b01e0048190ba96431b5f990ba9 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc15be1288190a55c12674f4a5e03 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae71cb1540819093db7f91ae66c19f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae72a2b92c8190a7d4ff441f1cb1ce |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae732a7cf08190b119ca7809350269 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:13 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.