Naraku
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Naraku is the primary villain of the anime and manga series Inuyasha, a malevolent half-demon known for his manipulation, deceit, and pursuit of the Shikon Jewel’s power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Naraku canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18584596 — 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: Naraku Context triple: [Inuyasha, mainAntagonist, Naraku]
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A.
Hiei
Hiei is a powerful, cold-tempered fire and ice demon swordsman from the anime and manga series Yu Yu Hakusho, known for his Jagan Eye and incredible speed.
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B.
Hiei
Hiei is a Japanese Kongō-class fast battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served prominently during World War II.
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C.
Akuma
Akuma is a powerful and ruthless martial artist from the Street Fighter series, known for mastering the dark Satsui no Hado and serving as one of Ryu’s most dangerous adversaries.
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D.
Jiryaku
Jiryaku was a Japanese era name (nengō) of the late Heian period, used during the reign of Emperor Go-Sanjō.
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E.
Nandaimon
Nandaimon is the grand southern main gate of Tōdai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its monumental wooden structure and guardian statues.
- 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: Naraku Target entity description: Naraku is the primary villain of the anime and manga series Inuyasha, a malevolent half-demon known for his manipulation, deceit, and pursuit of the Shikon Jewel’s power.
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A.
Hiei
Hiei is a powerful, cold-tempered fire and ice demon swordsman from the anime and manga series Yu Yu Hakusho, known for his Jagan Eye and incredible speed.
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B.
Hiei
Hiei is a Japanese Kongō-class fast battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served prominently during World War II.
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C.
Akuma
Akuma is a powerful and ruthless martial artist from the Street Fighter series, known for mastering the dark Satsui no Hado and serving as one of Ryu’s most dangerous adversaries.
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D.
Jiryaku
Jiryaku was a Japanese era name (nengō) of the late Heian period, used during the reign of Emperor Go-Sanjō.
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E.
Nandaimon
Nandaimon is the grand southern main gate of Tōdai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its monumental wooden structure and guardian statues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.