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Key: The Metal Idol (1996/II) (V)
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10 September 1996 (USA)
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Key needs 30,000 friends to become human.
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Tokiko "Key" Mima's is a completely human looking robot that lives in a farming valley in present day Japan...
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Unconventional, but GREAT series!
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(in credits order) | Junko Iwao | ... | Key (Mima Tokiko) |
| Miki Nagasawa | ... | Sakura |
| Hiroshi Yanaka | ... | Tomoyo Wakagi |
| Toshiyuki Morikawa | ... | Shuuichi Tataki |
| Chiyako Shibahara | ... | Miho |
| Jûrôta Kosugi | ... | Sergei (segment "D") |
| Shô Hayami | ... | Ajo |
| Eken Mine | ... | Ouji |
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| Hiroaki Satô | |||
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| Keiichi Ishikura | .... | animation director | |
| Kunihiko Tanaka | .... | character concepts | |
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Key is easily one of my favorite anime series. Although it follows the anime style, it is quite unconventional for an anime. After watching the first couple tapes of this series, I had no idea what genre it was; it obviously has sci-fi elements, some action scenes (thought not many) and it is full of dramatic elements and that dark, melancholy mood that Key does so well. There are so many reasons to watch this series: incredible character design, quality animation and great cinematography, and most of all a plot that forces you to watch the series to its very end. If you have only seen the first few episodes or haven't seen this series at all yet, watch the whole thing!! This is a very unique series that everyone should check out. 9/10