Name: KEY THE METAL IDOL
Released: 1996-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Junko Iwao, Miki Nagasawa, Morikawa Toshiyuki

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In this anime classic, Key, a robot created by her grandfather, discovers she can become human with 30,000 friends. With her battery dying down, and a conspiracy working to control her, Key must fight for humanity.

Anime · 1996 · 25 min

Starring Junko Iwao , Miki Nagasawa , Morikawa Toshiyuki

Director Hiroaki Satō

EPISODE 1

Startup

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.

25 min · Feb 28, 2018
EPISODE 2

Cursor I

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...

25 min · Feb 28, 2018
EPISODE 3

Cursor II

Key is on a race to make 30,000 friends.

25 min · Feb 28, 2018
EPISODE 4

Access

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...

25 min · Feb 28, 2018
EPISODE 5

Scroll I

Sakura and Shuichi have suspicions that Key is a robot.

25 min · Feb 28, 2018
EPISODE 6

Scroll II

Key makes a voyage to Prince Snake-Eye's temple.

25 min · Feb 28, 2018