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メディア芸術データベース データセット (Media Arts Database dataset: manga, anime, games, media art metadata in JSON-LD and Turtle)

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Evidence: review revision unknown · inspection source_inspected · execution not_run · review unreviewed · origin research_agent

Source: https://github.com/mediaarts-db/dataset

Resource URI namespace changed: the README states that until the update of 2024-11-26 the old namespace https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/ was kept for query compatibility and was then replaced by https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/. Queries or links built on the old namespace need updating.
Structured fields
{
  "archived": false,
  "revision": {
    "ref": "release 1.2.21 (2026-10-16); README lists dataset ver1.2 published 2024年1月31日 with later data in Releases",
    "pinned": true,
    "source_url": "https://github.com/mediaarts-db/dataset/releases"
  },
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "usefulness": "Open metadata dataset of Japanese manga, anime, games and media art, released as JSON-LD and Turtle in 30 information-resource classes with a published schema specification. Metadata-only (no images or video) and free to reuse with a short list of non-contractual requests; resource URIs moved from mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp to mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp on 2024-11-26.",
  "source_type": "dataset",
  "availability": "available",
  "source_owner": "メディア芸術データベース (Media Arts Database), operated by the National Art Center Research Center (国立アートリサーチセンター, 独立行政法人国立美術館) after transfer from the Agency for Cultural Affairs",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "known_limitations": [
    "GitHub shows no licence file; the reuse terms are statements in the README, which says its requests are not a legal contract.",
    "The README says pull requests are in principle not merged and gives no per-record rights; rights in the underlying works remain with their rights holders (README asks to respect non-copyright rights).",
    "The web application mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp and the MADB Lab pages are JavaScript sites that returned only a title to the fetch tool, so API and SPARQL endpoint details were not read.",
    "Default branch last commit 2024-11-26; newer data appears in GitHub Releases."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-10-16T06:30:52.000Z"
}

Evidence claims

  • [sourced_fact] The README states the dataset can be freely reused for secondary use, with requests (not a legal contract) to indicate edits, keep the free-reuse notice, avoid harming the works' reputation, respect non-copyright rights, and cite dataset version in papers. · locator: README, 1.2. データセットの権利 source
  • [sourced_fact] The data is provided as JSON-LD and Turtle files in 30 classes of information resources across manga, anime, games, media art and cross-field categories. · locator: README, 2.1. データセットの概要について source
  • [sourced_fact] Operations moved from the Agency for Cultural Affairs to the National Art Center Research Center and resource URIs changed from mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp to mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp with the update of 2024-11-26. · locator: README, top notice source
  • [sourced_fact] Users who edit or process the data are asked to say so and not to present the changes as made by the original author or provider. · locator: README, 1.2. データセットの権利 source
  • [sourced_fact] GitHub API returns the repository record for mediaarts-db/dataset: default branch main; pushed_at at check time 2026-10-16T06:30:52Z (raw response saved under evidence/github/mediaarts-db--dataset.json). · locator: GitHub API repos/mediaarts-db/dataset, default_branch (pushed_at is volatile) source
  • [sourced_fact] GitHub API reports archived = false for mediaarts-db/dataset. · locator: GitHub API repos/mediaarts-db/dataset, archived source
  • [sourced_fact] GitHub license detection for mediaarts-db/dataset returns no license (license: null). · locator: GitHub API repos/mediaarts-db/dataset, license source
  • [sourced_fact] GitHub API latest release for mediaarts-db/dataset: tag 1.2.21 published 2026-10-16T06:30:53Z (selected fields of the response saved under evidence/github/mediaarts-db--dataset.release.json). · locator: GitHub API repos/mediaarts-db/dataset/releases/latest, tag_name source
  • [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

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README: free secondary use; requests (not a legal contract) to note edits, keep the free-reuse notice, avoid reputational harm, respect non-copyright rights and cite version in papers. GitHub shows no licence file. Metadata only; rights in the described works are not granted. Does not address training.

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