Ume Aoki
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Ume Aoki is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator best known for her character designs in the anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica and for creating the manga Hidamari Sketch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ume Aoki canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9001421 — 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: Ume Aoki Context triple: [Puella Magi Madoka Magica, originalCharacterDesigner, Ume Aoki]
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A.
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao is a renowned Japanese actress celebrated for her prolific film career from the 1950s onward, particularly in collaborations with director Yasuzō Masumura.
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B.
Atsuko Nishida
Atsuko Nishida is a Japanese illustrator and character designer best known for creating Pikachu and contributing to many iconic Pokémon designs.
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C.
Akiko Yoshida
Akiko Yoshida is a person whose specific public background or notable achievements are not clearly identifiable from the given information.
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D.
Akiko Yoshida
Akiko Yoshida is an individual known primarily through her close personal association with Steve Smith.
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E.
Akiko Takeshita
Akiko Takeshita is a Japanese actress known internationally for her supporting role in the film "Lost in Translation."
- 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: Ume Aoki Target entity description: Ume Aoki is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator best known for her character designs in the anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica and for creating the manga Hidamari Sketch.
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A.
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao is a renowned Japanese actress celebrated for her prolific film career from the 1950s onward, particularly in collaborations with director Yasuzō Masumura.
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B.
Atsuko Nishida
Atsuko Nishida is a Japanese illustrator and character designer best known for creating Pikachu and contributing to many iconic Pokémon designs.
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C.
Akiko Yoshida
Akiko Yoshida is an individual known primarily through her close personal association with Steve Smith.
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D.
Akiko Yoshida
Akiko Yoshida is a person whose specific public background or notable achievements are not clearly identifiable from the given information.
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E.
Akiko Takeshita
Akiko Takeshita is a Japanese actress known internationally for her supporting role in the film "Lost in Translation."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character designer
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illustrator ⓘ manga artist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| basedOn | Japanese otaku culture ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Akiyuki Shinbo
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Gen Urobuchi ⓘ Shaft (animation studio) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anime character design
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illustration ⓘ manga ⓘ |
| genre |
4-koma manga
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moe ⓘ slice of life ⓘ |
| hasCreativeStyle |
cute character designs with simple line art
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large-eyed moe character aesthetics ⓘ |
| hasFanbaseIn |
Europe
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Japan ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| hasRole |
mangaka of Hidamari Sketch
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original character designer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica ⓘ |
| influencedWork | moe character design trends in anime ⓘ |
| knownFor |
character designs for Puella Magi Madoka Magica
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creating the manga Hidamari Sketch ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive round-faced character designs
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influencing the visual identity of Puella Magi Madoka Magica ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hidamari Sketch
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linked to:
Hidamari Sketch x 365
Hidamari Sketch (anime character designs) ⓘ Hidamari Sketch x 365 (character designs) ⓘ
linked to:
Hidamari Sketch x 365
Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb (character designs) ⓘ
linked to:
Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb
Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu (character designs) ⓘ
linked to:
Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb
Hidamari Sketch: Graduation (manga arcs) ⓘ Hidamari Sketch: The Beginning of the Day (manga volume) ⓘ Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story ⓘ Puella Magi Madoka Magica ⓘ |
| occupation |
character designer
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illustrator ⓘ manga artist ⓘ |
| workLocation | Japan ⓘ |
| workSubject |
art school life
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everyday life of young girls ⓘ magical girls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ume Aoki Description of subject: Ume Aoki is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator best known for her character designs in the anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica and for creating the manga Hidamari Sketch.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.