Erased (Boku dake ga Inai Machi)

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anime television series live-action film manga series mystery anime television drama series thriller anime time travel fiction

Erased (Boku dake ga Inai Machi) is a critically acclaimed mystery-thriller anime series that follows a man with time-travel abilities who is sent back to his childhood to prevent a series of kidnappings and murders.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Erased	5
Erased (2016 live-action film)	1
Erased (Boku dake ga Inai Machi) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9001119 — 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: Erased (Boku dake ga Inai Machi)
Context triple: [A-1 Pictures, notableWork, Erased (Boku dake ga Inai Machi)]

A. Nozarashi Kikō
Nozarashi Kikō is a travel diary by the Japanese haiku master Matsuo Bashō that blends prose and verse to chronicle his poetic journey through the countryside.
B. Sayonara
"Sayonara" is a 1957 romantic drama film set during the Korean War, best known for starring Marlon Brando and addressing interracial relationships and prejudice.
C. Kokoro
Kokoro is a classic Japanese novel by Natsume Sōseki that explores themes of isolation, guilt, and the complexities of human relationships during Japan’s transition to modernity.
D. Gumi Gaayo
Gumi Gaayo is a traditional Oromo assembly that serves as a key legislative and judicial institution within the Gadaa system, where major laws and social norms are debated and decided.
E. The Sukiyaki Syndrome
The Sukiyaki Syndrome is a comedic work by Swedish entertainer Povel Ramel, known for its playful wordplay and satirical humor.
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: Erased (Boku dake ga Inai Machi)
Target entity description: Erased (Boku dake ga Inai Machi) is a critically acclaimed mystery-thriller anime series that follows a man with time-travel abilities who is sent back to his childhood to prevent a series of kidnappings and murders.

A. Nozarashi Kikō
Nozarashi Kikō is a travel diary by the Japanese haiku master Matsuo Bashō that blends prose and verse to chronicle his poetic journey through the countryside.
B. Sayonara
"Sayonara" is a 1957 romantic drama film set during the Korean War, best known for starring Marlon Brando and addressing interracial relationships and prejudice.
C. Kokoro
Kokoro is a classic Japanese novel by Natsume Sōseki that explores themes of isolation, guilt, and the complexities of human relationships during Japan’s transition to modernity.
D. Gumi Gaayo
Gumi Gaayo is a traditional Oromo assembly that serves as a key legislative and judicial institution within the Gadaa system, where major laws and social norms are debated and decided.
E. The Sukiyaki Syndrome
The Sukiyaki Syndrome is a comedic work by Swedish entertainer Povel Ramel, known for its playful wordplay and satirical humor.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anime television series ⓘ live-action film ⓘ manga series ⓘ mystery anime ⓘ television drama series ⓘ thriller anime ⓘ time travel fiction ⓘ
author	Kei Sanbe NERFINISHED ⓘ
availableOn	Crunchyroll ⓘ Funimation ⓘ linked to: Funimation (legacy brand)
basedOn	Boku dake ga Inai Machi ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
criticalReception	critically acclaimed for its suspenseful storytelling and emotional depth ⓘ
demographic	seinen ⓘ
director	Tomohiko Itō NERFINISHED ⓘ
endingTheme	Sore wa Chiisana Hikari no Yō na ⓘ
endPublicationDate	2016-03-25 ⓘ
genre	mystery ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ supernatural ⓘ
hasAntagonist	Gaku Yashiro ⓘ
hasLiveActionAdaptation	Erased (2016 live-action film) ⓘ linked to: Erased (Boku dake ga Inai Machi) Erased (2017 Netflix drama) ⓘ
hasProtagonistAgeInPast	10 ⓘ
hasProtagonistAgeInPresent	29 ⓘ
licensedBy	Aniplex of America ⓘ linked to: Aniplex
mainCharacter	Airi Katagiri ⓘ Kayo Hinazuki ⓘ Sachiko Fujinuma ⓘ Satoru Fujinuma NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicBy	Yuki Kajiura ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes	12 ⓘ
openingTheme	Re:Re: ⓘ
originalLanguage	Japanese ⓘ
originalNetwork	Fuji TV ⓘ linked to: Fuji Television Network, Inc.
originalRunYear	2016 ⓘ
performer	Asian Kung-Fu Generation ⓘ Sayuri ⓘ linked to: Yukari Tamura
plotSummary	An adult man with a time-travel ability called Revival is sent back to his childhood to prevent a series of kidnappings and murders. ⓘ
producedBy	A-1 Pictures ⓘ
programmingBlock	Noitamina ⓘ
setting	Hokkaido ⓘ
startPublicationDate	2016-01-08 ⓘ
theme	changing the past ⓘ child abuse ⓘ friendship ⓘ redemption ⓘ
timeTravelElement	Revival ability allows protagonist to relive moments before tragedies ⓘ
writer	Taku Kishimoto ⓘ

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