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ignoring them can harm them."],"affectedParties":["Children","Animators and creators","Fans"]},"owners":{"steward":"Studios and rights holders own each work.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q11425","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q2431196","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"animation","type":"related","note":"category"},{"target":"audiovisual work","type":"related","note":"category"},{"target":"Japanese art","type":"related","note":"Japanese visual culture"},{"target":"fan","type":"related","note":"anime fandoms"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.anime","Wikidata: Q1107 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1107)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":[]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Animation from Japan or in its style","Series, films, original video and net animations","Manga is the comic form; Western animation is a separate tradition","Animated works with characteristic visual styles."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain formats and genres","identify works and studios","support finding anime","describe industry and history"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Unlicensed distribution","Age-inappropriate content recommendations","Stereotyping the medium"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Content rating systems","Copyright and licensing for distribution","Labour regulation in the animation industry"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Japanese animation.","anime television series and seasons","anime films","original video and original net animation","anime based on manga, novels and games","anime by genre and audience"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q1107: anime","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1107","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Anime","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should each format be a separate entry?","How should databases be linked?","How should industry debates be attributed?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q1107/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q1107/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-12T01:55:17Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-06T19:51:53+00:00: completeness 1.00; 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