Key the Metal Idol
| Category: | OVA |
| Adult: | No |
| Native: | KEY THE METAL IDOL |
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| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Aired: | Dec 16, 1994 [30 years 1 month ago] |
| Ended: | Jun 18, 1997 [27 years 7 months ago] |
| Language: | Japanese |
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| Links: | MAL ANIDB ANN ANILIST |
Classmates at school simply call Mima Tokiko Key... as in the 'key' to a strange mystery. The waif-like android-girl without emotions was left behind when her kindly old scientist 'grandfather', Mima Murao, passed away, without a way to learn how to smile. But a message for Key suggests a fantastic possibility... Could there be a way for her to become a real human, by winning the love of 30,000 friends?
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Episode 1: Startup
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1994-12-16
Young, naive Key arrives in Tokyo, where she wanders the streets aimlessly until she's picked up by a shady photographer looking for models for adult videos. But a chance encounter with her childhood friend Sakura saves her ... for the moment.
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Episode 2: Cursor
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1995-02-17
As Key settles in as Sakura's houseguest, she meets some of Sakura's other friends—including Shuichi, the fan club president for pop idol Miho Utsuse! Weirdly, Miho is somehow connected to Jinsaku Ajo, the CEO of Ajo Heavy Industries...
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Episode 3: Cursor II
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1995-03-01
Key, now fixated on making 30,000 friends, contemplates becoming a pop idol herself. But when she unknowingly disrupts Miho's concert, the company sends out two PPORs to hunt her down, remotely controlled by a man known only as 'D'.
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Episode 4: Access
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1995-04-05
As a crowd gathers below the building of a suspected jumper, Key is pulled into a treacherous position ... literally. That's when Key's grandfather's assistant, Tomoyo Wakagi, appears. Meanwhile at home, Shuichi starts hearing a strange singing from his computer speakers...
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Episode 5: Scroll
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1995-06-07
As Ajo and his cronies conspire, Sakura and Shuichi discuss Key ... and why she thinks she's a robot. Meanwhile, Prince Snake-Eye tries to convince Key that religion is the only path to making the 30,000 friends she needs.
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Episode 6: Scroll II
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1995-07-05
Prince Snake-Eye convinces Key to visit his temple, where the child of two of his followers is near death, in hopes that she can cure the boy with her "powers". But Ajo's lead soldier 'D' has finally tracked her down!
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Episode 7: Run
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1995-08-02
After their first big showdown, everyone—good, and bad—are busy regrouping and deciding what their next moves will be. Where does this leave Key?
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Episode 8: Goto
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1996-02-07
An apparently selfless Sakura creates an agency dedicated to helping Key reach pop idol status. While Sakura's busy hitting Shuichi up for his connections in the music business, he is preoccupied with finding the connection between Ajo and Miho Utsuse.
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Episode 9: Return
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1996-03-06
While 'D' recovers from his last battle, Ajo leaves him locked up in a cell with only a computer terminal ... and a mission. Meanwhile, Sakura and Key are thrilled to learn that Shuichi's connections are paying off.
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Episode 10: Bug
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1996-05-02
While Ajo does his best (worst?) to exploit Miho, Prince Snake-Eye threatens anyone considering giving Key an audition. Then Shuichi decides it's a good time to play private investigator in Mamio Valley—Key and Sakura's hometown.
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Episode 11: Save
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1996-06-03
Sakura is annoyed to discover that Shuichi has already returned, so the two of them arrange a chat. After she admits that Key's auditions aren't going well, he tells her about Key's mom, then hands over a ticket ... to Miho's next concert!
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Episode 12: Virus I
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1996-07-03
Shuichi catches on to Prince Snake-Eye's efforts to sabotage Key's career, while 'D' continues his meddling. Key—after learning about Miho's concert from Sakura, tries to convince Tsurugi to get her in.
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Episode 13: Virus II
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 1996-08-07
As things move toward a climax, everyone who's anyone makes it to Miho's concert—where chaos ensues. Especially so, after the crowd hears the 'lullaby' song that Key's author has been teasing her fans.
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Episode 14: System
Runtime: 95 minutes
Air Date: 1997-03-21
It's the big reveal, with the meaning of the photograph found in Tomyo village deciphered, Doc's life story finally told, and Tokiko and Key's connection ultimately revealed.
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Episode 15: Exit
Runtime: 100 minutes
Air Date: 1997-06-18
As the season comes to a gripping end, Key's friends gear up for the final battle, but Ajo is clearly a formidable enemy. As Key is faced with the ultimate choice—to live as a human ... or as a robot.
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