Afro Samurai
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Afro Samurai is a stylish, ultraviolent Japanese anime miniseries and franchise blending samurai action with hip-hop aesthetics, following a lone swordsman’s quest for revenge in a futuristic feudal world.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afro Samurai canonical | 2 |
| Afro Samurai (video game) | 1 |
| Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma | 1 |
| Afro Samurai game soundtrack | 1 |
| Afro Samurai: Resurrection | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15804831 — 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: Afro Samurai Context triple: [Fred Tatasciore, voicedCharacterIn, Afro Samurai]
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A.
Shinobi
Shinobi is a classic side-scrolling action game featuring a ninja protagonist, known for its challenging gameplay and influential role in the arcade and home console era.
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B.
Samurai Spirits
Samurai Spirits is a long-running series of weapon-based fighting video games by SNK, known in the West as Samurai Shodown and recognized for its samurai-era setting and high-risk, high-damage combat.
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C.
Furi
Furi is a small alpine hamlet and cable car hub above Zermatt, Switzerland, serving as a key junction for ski, hiking, and mountain transport routes.
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D.
Katano
Katano is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its residential suburbs and proximity to the Osaka metropolitan area.
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E.
Samurai Blue
Samurai Blue is the popular nickname for Japan’s national football team and its supporters, symbolizing their team colors and fighting spirit.
- 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: Afro Samurai Target entity description: Afro Samurai is a stylish, ultraviolent Japanese anime miniseries and franchise blending samurai action with hip-hop aesthetics, following a lone swordsman’s quest for revenge in a futuristic feudal world.
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A.
Shinobi
Shinobi is a classic side-scrolling action game featuring a ninja protagonist, known for its challenging gameplay and influential role in the arcade and home console era.
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B.
Samurai Spirits
Samurai Spirits is a long-running series of weapon-based fighting video games by SNK, known in the West as Samurai Shodown and recognized for its samurai-era setting and high-risk, high-damage combat.
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C.
Furi
Furi is a small alpine hamlet and cable car hub above Zermatt, Switzerland, serving as a key junction for ski, hiking, and mountain transport routes.
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D.
Katano
Katano is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its residential suburbs and proximity to the Osaka metropolitan area.
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E.
Samurai Blue
Samurai Blue is the popular nickname for Japan’s national football team and its supporters, symbolizing their team colors and fighting spirit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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