Manga Entertainment

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anime distributor film distribution company home video company

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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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Manga Entertainment canonical	3

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]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ film distribution company ⓘ home video company ⓘ
businessModel	home video distribution ⓘ licensing anime ⓘ localizing anime ⓘ
countryOfOperation	United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
distributedWork	Afro Samurai ⓘ Afro Samurai: Resurrection ⓘ linked to: Afro Samurai Akira ⓘ Bleach (selected movies in some regions) ⓘ linked to: Bleach Blood: The Last Vampire ⓘ Cyber City Oedo 808 ⓘ Dead Leaves ⓘ Devilman (OVA) ⓘ Dragon Ball Z (various releases in some territories) ⓘ linked to: Dragon Ball Z Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (in some regions) ⓘ linked to: Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (in some regions) ⓘ Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (in some regions) ⓘ linked to: Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time Ghost in the Shell ⓘ linked to: Ghost in the Shell (manga) Ghost in the Shell 2.0 ⓘ Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence ⓘ Ghost in the Shell: Arise (in some regions) ⓘ Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society ⓘ Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (in some regions) ⓘ linked to: Ghost in the Shell (anime franchise) Guyver: The Bio-Boosted Armor (OVA) ⓘ Highschool of the Dead (in some regions) ⓘ linked to: Highschool of the Dead Macross Plus ⓘ Naruto (selected movies and specials in some regions) ⓘ Neon Genesis Evangelion (various releases in some territories) ⓘ linked to: Neon Genesis Evangelion Ninja Scroll ⓘ Noein: To Your Other Self ⓘ Perfect Blue ⓘ Read or Die (OVA) ⓘ Redline ⓘ Roujin Z ⓘ Street Fighter II V ⓘ Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie ⓘ The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor (TV series, in some regions) ⓘ Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (in some regions) ⓘ Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust ⓘ
focusesOnMarket	Western markets ⓘ
industry	anime distribution ⓘ film distribution ⓘ home video ⓘ
knownFor	bringing Japanese anime to English-speaking audiences ⓘ early promotion of anime in Western home video markets ⓘ
productType	Blu-ray Disc ⓘ linked to: Blu-ray Disc format DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ
specializesIn	Japanese anime ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fate/Zero → licensedBy → Manga Entertainment ⓘ

Ghost in the Shell (1995 film) → coProductionCompany → Manga Entertainment ⓘ

Ghost in the Shell (1995 film) → distributor → Manga Entertainment ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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