Key the Metal Idol (キィ・ザ・メタル・アイドル, Kii Za Metaru Aidoru) is a Japanese original video animation (OVA) series that was released from December 1994 to June 1997.
The series consists of fifteen episodes divided into four parts. First Program consists of episodes 1 through 7. Second Program is 8 through 13. Third Program and Final Program are films 1 and 2 (a.k.a. episodes 14 and 15) respectively. Key is a serious and somewhat dark drama with elements of mecha and science fiction.
Cast[]
| Image' | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokiko "Key" Mima | Junko Iwao | Nicole Oliver | |
| Sakura Kuriyagawa | Miki Nagasawa | Megan Leitch | |
| Shuichi Tataki | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Ian James Corlett (eps. 1-9) | |
| Peter Kelamis (eps. 10-15) | |||
| Tomoyo Watagi | Hiroshi Yanaka | David Kaye | |
| Hikaru Tsurugi | Shinichiro Miki | Brian Drummond | |
| Miho Utsuse | Chiyako Shibahara | Saffron Henderson | |
| Senichi Tamari | Kenichi Ono | Terry Klassen | |
| Beniko Komori | Chiyako Shibahara | Saffron Henderson | |
| Tsukiyama | Hitoshi Horimoto | Jason Gray-Stanford | |
| Dr. Murao Mima | Koichi Kitamura | Harvey Gold | |
| Toyoko Mima | Kikuko Inoue | Willow Johnson | |
| Jinsaku Ajo | Show Hayami | John Novak | |
| D / Sergei | Jūrōta Kosugi | David Sobolov (eps. 1-10) | |
| Mark Gibbon (eps. 11-15) | |||
| Komoda | Daiki Nakamura | Paul Dobson | |
| Staff A | Mitsuru Ogata | Ward Perry | |
| Staff B | Daiki Nakamura | ¿? | |
| Staff C | Junichi Sugawara | Michael Dobson | |
| Maestro | Kaneta Kimotsuki | Alec Willows | |
| Aoi | Akio Ohtsuka | Campbell Lane | |
| Prince Snake-Eye | Eken Mine | Don Brown | |
| Toshihiko | Miki Nagasawa | Andrew Francis |
Additional Voices[]
- Michael Dobson - Toshihiko's Father
- Paul Dobson - Tamari's Assistant
- Janyse Jaud
- Campbell Lane - Overweight Judge
- Nicole Oliver - Toshihiko's Mother
- Ward Perry - Street Punk (ep. 1)
External Links[]
- Key the Metal Idol at the Internet Movie Database.
- Key the Metal Idol (OVA) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.