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| 99% | 5 | AKIRA | Exact Match! | |
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| 34% | 9 | The animated film 'Shrek' won the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature | ||
noun • the condition of living or the state of being alive • the property of being able to survive and grow • quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous • the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something • the making of animated cartoons • general activity and motion | ||||
| 31% | 9 | A video game released in 1988 based on the film of the same name | ||
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Groundbreaking 1988 Japanese Animated Action Film
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