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TV series

Key the Metal Idol

Original title: KEY THE METAL IDOL

1994 · Ended

Overview

Tokiko Mima, nicknamed "Key," is a 17-year-old girl living in the Japanese countryside who, despite her human-like appearance, is a robot. When Key's grandfather Dr. Murao Mima passes away, he leaves her a dying message, telling her that she can become a real girl if she is able to make thirty thousand friends. Thus, Key moves from the quiet Mamio Valley to the busy streets of Tokyo, where she soon runs into her childhood friend Sakura Kuriyagawa. Key quickly becomes enamored with idol singer Miho Utsuse and wonders if becoming a singer will allow her to make the amount of friends needed for her to become human. But Miho carries a ominous secret: she is connected to Jinsaku Ajou, an old rival of Dr. Mima trying to make new a breakthrough in robotic weaponry. As Key works to become a real girl, Ajou sets a dangerous plan into action, and it turns out there's much more to Key than meets the eye.

Cast

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Junko IwaoTokiko "Key" Mima (voice)

Hiroshi YanakaTomoyo Wakagi (voice)

Jurota KosugiSergei / "D" (voice)

Miki NagasawaSakura Kuriyagawa (voice)

Show HayamiJinsaku Ajo (voice)

Toshiyuki MorikawaShuuichi Tataki (voice)

TMDB ID: 46599 ↗
First aired: 1994-12-16
Last aired: 1997-06-18
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 30 min
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, Action & Adventure
Creators: Hiroaki Sato
Countries: JP
Languages: Japanese

Ratings

TMDB audience5.4/109 votes

Family guidance

Age ratings

—Not rated in Switzerland (CH)

—Not rated in Spain (ES)

—Not rated in France (FR)

—Not rated in United States of America (US)

PGUnited Kingdom (GB)

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All regional certifications (5)

PGUnited Kingdom (GB)

PG stands for Parental Guidance. This means a film is suitable for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. A PG film should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older.

PGAustralia (AU)

Parental guidance is recommended for young viewers; PG-rated content may air at any time on digital-only channels, otherwise, it should only be broadcast between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays, and between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekends.

18Brazil (BR)

Content suitable for viewers over the age of 18.

18+Canada (CA)

Programming intended for viewers ages 18 and older. May contain explicit violence and sexual activity. Programming with this rating cannot air before the watershed (9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.).

12Ireland (IE)

12A - No-one younger than 12.

Seasons

Season 115 episodes

Crew

Directing10

Hiraoki SatoSeries Director Kazunori MizunoDirector Yorifusa YamaguchiDirector Shigeru UedaDirector Masashi AbeDirector Nobuhiro KondoDirector Akira ManoDirector Koji MasunariDirector Takashi WatanabeDirector Jun KamiyaDirector

Writing2

Hiraoki SatoWriter Hiroaki SatoWriter

Art10

Yukihiro ShibutaniArt Direction Hiraoki SatoStoryboard Artist Nobuhiro KondoStoryboard Artist Kazunori MizunoStoryboard Artist Takaaki IshiyamaStoryboard Artist Masaharu OkuwakiStoryboard Artist Shigeru UedaStoryboard Artist Kazuhiko IkegamiStoryboard Artist Jun KamiyaStoryboard Artist Koji MasunariStoryboard Artist

Sound2

Fusanobu FujiyamaSound Director Tamiya TerashimaOriginal Music Composer

Visual effects107

Keiichi IshikuraAnimation Director, Character Designer Toshihiro KikuchiKey Animation, Animation Director Misao AbeKey Animation Katsushi SakurabiKey Animation Toshiko BabaKey Animation Shiho TakeuchiAnimation Director, Key Animation Osamu SatoKey Animation Hiroto TanakaAnimation Director, Key Animation Toshiyuki TsuruKey Animation Hiromi NiiokaKey Animation Toshimitsu KobayashiKey Animation, Animation Director Haruo OgawaraAnimation Director, Key Animation Yoshihito HishinumaKey Animation, Animation Director Shosuke ShimizuKey Animation Masakazu KawazoeKey Animation Yoshinobu AndoKey Animation Hiroyuki KambeKey Animation Hidetsugu ItoKey Animation, Animation Director Takao MakiKey Animation Toshihide MasudateKey Animation Hirofumi SuzukiKey Animation Koji KataokaKey Animation Ryoji NakamoriKey Animation Takahiro SannichiKey Animation Yoko TakanoriKey Animation Koji OgawaKey Animation Takuya SaitoAnimation Director Takahiro KishidaKey Animation Yoshiyuki KishiKey Animation, Animation Director Shinichi ShigematsuKey Animation Osamu TakatsuKey Animation Ritsuko WatanabeKey Animation Keiko ShimizuAnimation Director, Key Animation Takaaki FukuyoKey Animation Yoshie YokoyamaKey Animation Takashi SasakiKey Animation Toshihiko ShimadaKey Animation Hiroyuki HoriuchiKey Animation Satoru IriyoshiKey Animation Mao ToriiKey Animation Masahiko YodaKey Animation Atsuko IshidaKey Animation Hideyuki MotohashiKey Animation Toru OtsukaKey Animation Tsuneo NinomiyaKey Animation Tatsuo YamadaKey Animation Takayuki ShimuraKey Animation Hidenori MatsubaraKey Animation Kanji NishidaKey Animation Kazunobu HoshiKey Animation Tetsuya SatoKey Animation Youko KikuchiKey Animation Katsunobu ItoKey Animation Masahiro NerikiKey Animation Teruo HandaKey Animation Yuichi EndoKey Animation Tadakatsu YoshidaKey Animation Hideo MaruKey Animation Yuji NakaoKey Animation Tsuguyuki KuboKey Animation Motohide NishimuraKey Animation Hiroko YoshizawaKey Animation Akira KikuchiKey Animation Yuriko NagayaKey Animation Koji WatanabeKey Animation Yuri TakasakiKey Animation Masaya OnishiKey Animation Noboru FuruseAnimation Director Senho YoshiokaKey Animation Tetsuya SaekiKey Animation Yuko MatsuoKey Animation Kunihiro AbeKey Animation Tomoaki ChishimaKey Animation Hiroichi MisawaKey Animation Akira KanoKey Animation Kenji KuroyanagiKey Animation Atsuko NakajimaKey Animation Haruo MiyagawaKey Animation Takaaki YamashitaKey Animation Takumi OshimaKey Animation Mitsumasa KimuraKey Animation Eiji SuganumaKey Animation Yukihiro KitanoKey Animation Yoshiyuki IchikawaKey Animation Kazutetsu MoritaKey Animation Tadashi AbiruKey Animation Yasuhiro SaikiKey Animation Nobutake ItoKey Animation Yoshihiro TaniguchiKey Animation Tomomi IshiiKey Animation Kazuhiro SudoKey Animation Wataru AbeKey Animation Akiko FunakawaKey Animation Naoyuki OwadaKey Animation Hiroto YokoteKey Animation Hirotake ShibuyaKey Animation Issei KumeKey Animation Hisashi ShimokawaKey Animation Yoshinori TokiyaKey Animation Kazuo TakigawaKey Animation Yukinori UmetsuKey Animation Yoshiharu FukushimaKey Animation Hirotaka KinoshitaKey Animation Shiro ShibataKey Animation Kouji MatsuyamaKey Animation Tokuyuki MatsutakeKey Animation Noriko MorishimaKey Animation

Crew2

Miki NagasawaThanks Junko IwaoThanks

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