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692:(1980)
684:(1979)
676:(1977)
560:
440:Amy –
322:Studio
297:Family
251:Target
227:Mattel
208:France
62:Mattel
1036:Films
514:Japan
502:1980s
420:Lily–
376:モンチッチ
294:Genre
277:モンチッチ
220:Spain
204:Italy
154:Japan
150:Tokyo
115:モンチッチ
66:anime
47:モンチッチ
558:ISBN
490:Toys
422:chan
412:chan
194:and
464:ABC
432:san
402:kun
241:ABC
1390::
873:H2
434:–
424:–
404:–
379:,
352:–
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152:,
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118:,
79:,
50:,
624:e
617:t
610:v
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