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Key the Metal Idol (OAV)

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Genres: drama, science fiction
Themes: mecha, real robot, robot girl, stardom
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: Tokiko Mima, called Key, is a robot. Since she was created by her 'grandfather', Dr. Mima, she has lived among humans. Now Dr. Mima is dead, and has left behind a cryptic last message: if Key can somehow get 30,000 people to feel for her, she can become fully human. However, Key's quest may not be so simple - for an ominous plot is being hatched by Dr. Mima's rival, Jinsaku Ajo.
User Ratings: 325 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 23 votes (sub:16, dub:7)
 Excellent: 45 votes (sub:24, dub:19, ?:1, raw:1)
 Very good: 90 votes (sub:64, dub:23, raw:2, ?:1)
 Good: 75 votes (sub:51, dub:24)
 Decent: 39 votes (sub:29, dub:8, ?:1, raw:1)
 So-so: 19 votes (sub:13, dub:6)
 Not really good: 10 votes (dub:5, sub:4, edit.dub:1)
 Weak: 15 votes (sub:14, dub:1)
 Bad: 5 votes (sub:3, dub:2)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 634 users, rank: #908
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.092 (Good+.09), std. dev.: 1.9432, rank: #1494
Weighted mean: 7.047 (Good+.04), rank: #1434 (seen all: 7.30 / seen some: 6.64 / won't finish: 3.62)
Bayesian estimate: 7.061 (Good+.06), rank: #1250
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 15
Episode titles: We have 15
Vintage: 1994-12-16
Releases: We have 28
Opening Theme:
"In the Night" by Sario Kijima
Ending Theme:
#1: "Watashi ga Soba ni Iru" by Sario Kijima (eps 1-13)
#2: "Passenger" by Tamiya Terashima (ep 14)
#3: "Galaxy in my Hands" by Junko Iwao (ep 15)
Official website:
KEY THE METAL IDOL : MONOGRAPH (Japanese)
Trivia: We have 1
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Related releases:
    Key the Metal Idol - Complete Collection (DVD) 2004-05-18
    Key the Metal Idol - Awakening (DVD 1) 2000-07-25
    Key the Metal Idol - Dreaming (DVD 2) 2000-09-19
    Key the Metal Idol - Singing (DVD 3) 2000-10-17

Japanese staff 
Japanese companies 

Director: Hiroaki Sato

Screenplay: Hiroaki Sato

Music: Tamiya Terashima

Original Manga: Hiroaki Sato

Character Design: Keiichi Ishikura

Art director: Yukihiro Shibutani

Animation director: Hiroto Tanaka

Character Conceptual Design: Kunihiko Tanaka

Mecha design: Shiho Takeuchi

Director of Photography:
Masahide Okino (eps 14-15)
Shinichi Sasano (eps 1-13)
Toyomitsu Nakajo (eps 1-13)

Executive producer:
Kunihiko Ishizaki
Masao Takiyama
Yuji Nunokawa
Yutaro Kawamura

Producer: Shigehiro Suzuki

Assistant director: Jun Kamiya

Color design: Yuuko Satou

Editing: Masahiro Matsumura

Executive animation director: Keiichi Ishikura

Music Director: Tamiya Terashima

Planning:
Kenji Kume
Michiyuki Honma
Naomi Kitano
Yukio Sonobe

Sound Effect Director: Fusanobu Fujiyama

Theme Song Composition: Sario Kijima (op)

Theme Song Lyrics: Rie Hamada (ED #3)

Theme Song Performance:
Junko Iwao (ED)
Sario Kijima (OP)

 

Animation Production: Studio Pierrot

Backgrounds:
Dr. Movie (ep 11)
Ishigaki Production (eps 1, 3, 5-8)
Studio CATS (eps 2, 5-7)
Yoyogi Art Planning (eps 9-15)

Development: Tokyo Laboratory

Editing: Jay Film

Finish Animation:
AIC (eps 5-10, 15)
Anime House (eps 4, 6-8)
Anime World Osaka (ep 1)
Anipower, Inc. (ep 15)
Dr. Movie (ep 3)
E&G Films (eps 4, 6-7)
Flying Dragon Cartoon Studio (ep 15)
Han Young (ep 5)
Hana Production (ep 13)
J.C. Staff (eps 3, 10)
K Production (eps 10-13)
Kyesung Production, Inc. (eps 12-13, 15)
Kyoto Animation (ep 7)
Kyung Kang ANIA (eps 1, 3, 15)
Lee Production (eps 2, 5)
Madhouse Studios (eps 1, 3, 15)
Marsa Inc. (12 episodes

eps 1, 3-4, 6-11, 13-15
)
Oscar Planning (eps 7-9, 14)
Pak Production (5 episodes
eps 3, 6-7, 9-10
)
Pierrot Project (ep 15)
Production I.G (ep 15)
Studio aB (ep 1)
Studio ADD (ep 15)
Studio Egg (eps 1, 3-4, 6)
Studio El (ep 4)
Studio Gash (eps 14-15)
Studio Griffon (eps 1, 3-4, 6-13)
Studio Hibari (ep 11)
Studio Killy (eps 14-15)
Studio Manbou (eps 6-8, 15)
Studio March (eps 1, 3)
Studio Mu (ep 15)
Studio Om (eps 8-11, 14-15)
Studio Pierrot Fukuoka (8 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 8, 12-15
)
Sung San (eps 1, 4, 6-15)

In-Between Animation:
Acorn Group (eps 1, 3-4, 6-7)
AIC (ep 5)
Anime House (eps 4, 6-7)
Anime World Osaka (eps 8-10)
Anipower, Inc. (ep 15)
Dr. Movie (eps 1, 3)
Dragon Production (ep 14)
E&G Films (eps 7-8)
Flying Dragon Cartoon Studio (ep 15)
Gonzo (ep 15)
Han Young (ep 5)
Hana Production (ep 13)
Jec.E (ep 10)
K Production (eps 10-13)
Kyesung Production, Inc. (eps 12-13, 15)
Kyung Kang ANIA (ep 15)
Lee Production (eps 2, 5)
Madhouse Studios (5 episodes

eps 1, 3-4, 10, 15
)
Marsa Inc. (6 episodes
eps 3, 7-8, 10, 14-15
)
Nakamura Production (eps 3, 8-12, 15)
Oriental Light and Magic (ep 7)
Pak Production (eps 6-10)
Random (ep 7)
Shindo Production (ep 15)
Studio Cockpit (ep 6)
Studio Egg (eps 1, 3-4, 6-13)
Studio Jungle Gym (ep 14)
Studio Kobo (eps 3-4)
Studio Mark (eps 6-7, 9-11)
Studio Mu (ep 15)
Studio Pierrot Animation Room (eps 14-15)
Studio Pierrot Fukuoka (10 episodes
eps 3-4, 6-9, 12-15
)
Studio Shita (eps 8-12, 15)
Studio Takuranke (ep 1)
Studio Wombat (eps 1, 8-9)
Sung San (eps 6, 8-9)
SUNG-BO (eps 1, 4, 6-15)
Sunshine Corporation (ep 7)
Zero G Room (ep 14)

Key Animation:
Dragon Production (ep 15)
Samtack (ep 15)
Shindo Production (ep 15)
Studio Ebisu (ep 15)
Studio Z5 (ep 15)
SUNG-BO (ep 15)

Mechanical Concepts: Studio Response

Music Production: Pony Canyon

Offline Editing: Jay-Force (15)

Photography:
Azuhata Production (eps 8, 10, 12)
J.C. Staff (eps 9, 11, 13)
Studio Boston (eps 1-7)
T Nishimura (eps 14-15)

Photography Cooperation:
Ad Lib (eps 1-3)
Azuhata Production (8 episodes

eps 4-7, 9, 11, 13-14
)
J.C. Staff (eps 8, 10, 12)

Production:
FCC
Fuji TV
Pony Canyon
Studio Pierrot

Production Cooperation: APPP (eps 2, 5)

Recording Studio:
Central Recording
Jinnan Studio

Sound Effects: Anime Sound Production

Sound Production: Jinnan Studio

Telecine: Sony PCL

Titles: Maki Pro

Japanese cast 

Junko Iwao as Tokiko "Key" Mima

Hiroshi Yanaka as Tomoyo Wakagi

Juurouta Kosugi as Sergei / "D"

Miki Nagasawa as Sakura Kuriyagawa

Sho Hayami as Jinsaku Ajo

Toshiyuki Morikawa as Shuuichi Tataki

Akio Ohtsuka as Aoi

Chiyako Shibahara as
Beniko Komori
Miho Utsuse

Daiki Nakamura as Staff "B"

Eken Mine as "Janome Ouji" (Prince of Snake-Eyes)

Junichi Sugawara as Staff "C"

Kaneta Kimotsuki as Maestro

Kenichi Ono as Senichi Tamari

Kikuko Inoue as Toyoko Mima

Kôichi Kitamura as Murao Mima

Mitsuru Ogata as
Cameraman
Staff "A"

Natsumi Asaoka as
Nurse
Villagers in the valley

Shinichiro Miki as Hikaru Tsuruki

Eiji Sekiguchi

Makoto Tsumura


English staff 

Director: Karl Willems

Script: Mary Claypool

Translation: Takayuki Karahashi

Executive producer: Seiji Horibuchi

Producer: Toshifumi Yoshida

Assistant Editor: Eric LeBlanc

Assistant Engineer:
Daniel Lambert
Michael Iske

Dialogue Editing:
Tim Bavis
Trevor Smith

DVD Coordination:
Hiroe Tsukamoto
Taku Otsuka

DVD Menu Design: Erika Offutt

English Lyrics:
John Mitchell (Miho, Key, Beniko)
Trish Ledoux (OP/ED)

Executive Script Editor: Trish Ledoux

Production Coordination: Diana Gage

Re-Recording Mixing: Jan Deny

Recording engineer: Robert Crang

Theme Song Performance:
Nicole Oliver (ED #3)
Tanya Hancheroff (OP)

Video Post-Production: Pierre de la Roche

English cast 

Nicole Oliver as Tokiko "Key" Mima

David Kaye as Tomoyo Wakagi

David Sobolov as D/Sergei (1-10)

Jerry Todd as Shuichi Tataki (1-9)

John Novak as Jinsaku Ajo

Mark Gibbon as D/Sergei (11-15)

Megan Leitch as Sakura Kuriyagawa

Peter Kelamis as Shuichi Tataki (10-15)

Alec Willows as Maestro

Andrew Francis as Toshihiko

Brian Drummond as Hikaru Tsurugi

Campbell Lane as
Aoi
Overweight Judge

Don Brown as Janome "Priest Snake-Eye" Oji

Harvey Gold as Murao Mima

Jason Gray-Stanford as Tsukiyama

Michael Dobson as
Staff C
Toshihiko's Father

Nicole Oliver as Toshihiko's Mother

Paul Dobson as
Komoda
Tamari's Assistant

Saffron Henderson as
Beniko Komori
Miho Utsuse

Terry Klassen as Senichi Tataki

Ward Perry as
Staff A
Street Punk (ep 1)

Willow Johnson as Toyoko Mima

Janyse Jaud

English companies 

Broadcaster: Public Broadcasting Service (KTEH Affiliate)

Dubbing: The Ocean Group

DVD Authoring: Cinram/POP DVD Center

Licensed by: Viz Media

Script: Animaze

Soundtrack: Viz Media

Subtitles: Captions, Inc.

German staff 
German companies 
(none)
 

Distributor: Anime-Virtual

German cast 
(none)
 
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