Sentai Filmworks
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Sentai Filmworks is an American anime licensing and distribution company known for releasing a wide range of Japanese animated series and films in North America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sentai Filmworks canonical | 6 |
| GKIDS | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9001849 — 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: Sentai Filmworks Context triple: [Angel Beats!, licensedInNorthAmericaBy, Sentai Filmworks]
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A.
Arka Media Works
Arka Media Works is an Indian film and television production company best known for backing large-scale, high-budget Telugu-language epics and pan-Indian cinema.
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B.
Viz Productions
Viz Productions is a film production company known for working on major Hollywood projects such as the science fiction action movie "Edge of Tomorrow."
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C.
Amaru Entertainment
Amaru Entertainment is the record label founded to manage and release the posthumous works and legacy projects of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur.
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D.
A-1 Pictures
A-1 Pictures is a Japanese animation studio known for producing popular anime series and films across a wide range of genres.
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E.
Scion Films
Scion Films is a British film production company known for backing acclaimed dramas such as "The Constant Gardener."
- 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: Sentai Filmworks Target entity description: Sentai Filmworks is an American anime licensing and distribution company known for releasing a wide range of Japanese animated series and films in North America.
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A.
Arka Media Works
Arka Media Works is an Indian film and television production company best known for backing large-scale, high-budget Telugu-language epics and pan-Indian cinema.
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B.
Viz Productions
Viz Productions is a film production company known for working on major Hollywood projects such as the science fiction action movie "Edge of Tomorrow."
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C.
Amaru Entertainment
Amaru Entertainment is the record label founded to manage and release the posthumous works and legacy projects of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur.
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D.
A-1 Pictures
A-1 Pictures is a Japanese animation studio known for producing popular anime series and films across a wide range of genres.
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E.
Scion Films
Scion Films is a British film production company known for backing acclaimed dramas such as "The Constant Gardener."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anime distribution company
ⓘ
anime licensing company ⓘ |
| areaServed |
Canada
ⓘ
North America ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| basedInCity | Houston ⓘ |
| basedInState | Texas ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributesInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| distributionChannel |
home video retail
ⓘ
online streaming platforms ⓘ theatrical screenings ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Japanese animation
ⓘ
anime films ⓘ anime television series ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John Ledford ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiaryOrBrand | HIDIVE streaming service ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Houston, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Houston
|
| industry |
anime
ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ film distribution ⓘ |
| licensesFrom |
Japanese animation studios
ⓘ
Japanese production committees ⓘ |
| marketRole |
North American anime distributor
ⓘ
North American anime localizer ⓘ |
| notableLicensedTitle |
Angel Beats!
ⓘ
Clannad ⓘ Clannad After Story ⓘ Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma ⓘ
linked to:
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
Haikyu!! (earlier North American home video rights) ⓘ Highschool of the Dead ⓘ Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? ⓘ Made in Abyss ⓘ No Game No Life ⓘ |
| owns |
HIDIVE
ⓘ
linked to:
Acorn TV
|
| parentCompany |
AMC Networks
ⓘ
AMC Networks’ Anime Network subsidiary (post‑acquisition structure) ⓘ
linked to:
AMC Networks
|
| product |
Blu-ray releases
ⓘ
DVD releases ⓘ digital distribution licenses ⓘ home video releases ⓘ theatrical distribution licenses ⓘ |
| provides |
English dubs
ⓘ
English subtitles ⓘ |
| region | Region 1 home video market ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
collector’s edition box sets
ⓘ
uncut anime releases ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sentai Filmworks Description of subject: Sentai Filmworks is an American anime licensing and distribution company known for releasing a wide range of Japanese animated series and films in North America.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Prophet
linked to: Sentai Filmworks
subject linked to:
anime series K-On!
subject linked to:
From the New World (Shinsekai yori)