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Moon prisme
keywords:
sailormoon
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thing
related topics:
Sailormoon
explanation: One of sailoormoon's weapons. It destroys enemies by emitting a magic radiation.
Mother board
keywords:
general
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machine
related topics:
Arcade machine
explanation: In Japan, certain fanatics of video games dare to get the mother board of arcade machines, if the console version is not yet available or its adaptation is imperfect.
Mothra
keywords:
monster
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movie
related topics:
Eiji Tsuburaya
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Godzilla
explanation: Monster moth and one of the most popular characters in Japanese monster films after Godzilla. It is not only due to a dual form of this animal, i.e. caterpillar and butterfly but also pretty tamers played by the famous Japanese twin singers, "The Peanuts" with an eternal refrain "Mothra ya, Mothra ya ....". It appeared alone first in July 1961 then against Godzilla in April 1964. The latter made a real hit over the world because the film has been distributed among 10 countries.
MSX
keywords:
game
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machine
related topics:
Ascii
explanation: In order to make up for the anarchy which reigned personal computer's market, "Ascii" has launched with Microsoft, MSX standard in June 1983. Many great electronic companies which entered lately the market like Philips and Matsushita, adhered to this standard. Unfortunately, because of an ambiguous positioning of the machine (for game or for office?) and its weak capacity (8 bits machine while IBM owned already 16 bits PC), the users have left gradually this norm.
My neighbor Totoro
alternative words: Totoro
keywords:
anime
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title
related topics:
Hayao Miyazaki
explanation: With this anime, Miyazaki has successfully shown that he masters not only the scenery on science fiction and fantasy but also those of everyday life. It tells the story about a young girl which lives in a Japanese countryside before 1960 when there were no cars nor TV. She is living with her father and grand mother while her mother is at hospital. One day, she meets a strange creature called Totoro. This film made a great hit in Japan and USA. Studio Ghibli (1988).
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