Key the Metal Idol - Dreaming (Vol. 2)
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Logic falls by the wayside as the tangled plots and subplots of this Pinocchio story unfold. Key, a robot in the form of a pubescent girl, believes she must win the love of 30,000 friends to become a human, and the easiest way to attain that goal is to become a rock star. The alternately icy and hysterical Hikaru Tsurugi, who serves as superstar Miho's choreographer, takes up Key--even though she can't sing, dance, or act (or use first-person pronouns). Meanwhile, the sinister president of Ajo Industries continues his experiments with deadly cyborgs that run on "gel," a mysterious, power-giving substance extracted from humans. Key's grandfather/inventor, a brilliant scientist, endowed her with powers linked to gel that Ajo both fears and covets. The grotesque priest of the snake god continues his campaign for Key's "salvation," which brings him into conflict with Key's old school friend, the fractious Sakura; her sometimes boyfriend Tataki; and the mysterious self-appointed bodyguard, Tamayo. When a concert by Ajo's cyborg-performer Miho stumbles to a halt, Key demonstrates some of her powers, which prove formidable. But tying these disparate elements into a satisfying conclusion will be a real challenge for writer-director Hiroaki Sato. Contains these episodes: 8. "Goto," 9. "Return," 10. "Bug," 11. "Save," 12. "Virus I," 13. "Virus II." Unrated; graphic violence, nudity, profanity, and grisly imagery are unsuitable for children. --Charles Solomon
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Key's need for 30,000 fans makes her pursue the career of a pop-singing idol - even though she can't sing or dance. At an audition for a musical, a major producer becomes interested in Key even though she does nothing at all. Is this her big break, or will the president of a rival's fan club uncover a link with the sinister Ajo Heavy Industries and their deadly experimental robots?! Volume 2 (Contains episodes 8-13)
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Logic falls by the wayside as the tangled plots and subplots of this Pinocchio story unfold. Key, a robot in the form of a pubescent girl, believes she must win the love of 30,000 friends to become a human, and the easiest way to attain that goal is to become a rock star. The alternately icy and hysterical Hikaru Tsurugi, who serves as superstar Miho's choreographer, takes up Key--even though she can't sing, dance, or act (or use first-person pronouns). Meanwhile, the sinister president of Ajo Industries continues his experiments with deadly cyborgs that run on "gel," a mysterious, power-giving substance extracted from humans. Key's grandfather/inventor, a brilliant scientist, endowed her with powers linked to gel that Ajo both fears and covets. The grotesque priest of the snake god continues his campaign for Key's "salvation," which brings him into conflict with Key's old school friend, the fractious Sakura; her sometimes boyfriend Tataki; and the mysterious self-appointed bodyguard, Tamayo. When a concert by Ajo's cyborg-performer Miho stumbles to a halt, Key demonstrates some of her powers, which prove formidable. But tying these disparate elements into a satisfying conclusion will be a real challenge for writer-director Hiroaki Sato. Contains these episodes: 8. "Goto," 9. "Return," 10. "Bug," 11. "Save," 12. "Virus I," 13. "Virus II." Unrated; graphic violence, nudity, profanity, and grisly imagery are unsuitable for children. --Charles SolomonDescription
Key's need for 30,000 fans makes her pursue the career of a pop-singing idol - even though she can't sing or dance. At an audition for a musical, a major producer becomes interested in Key even though she does nothing at all. Is this her big break, or will the president of a rival's fan club uncover a link with the sinister Ajo Heavy Industries and their deadly experimental robots?! Volume 2 (Contains episodes 8-13)Customer Reviews:
Last 2 episodes? So-So. Key? Fantastic!!!.......2002-12-31
The Second episode is an improvement, since we know most of what is going on by now, but still will have a few curve balls thrown at us. It's still slower and we must sit through the story of the cult leader, but most of the story belongs to Key. The character of Key is so interesting that she lights up any scene she's in. As she moves closer to her wish of becoming human, we see how amazing she is. But, there's a lot of growth she must make to get there. The last 15 or so minutes of the final show more than make up for any slowness before. It shows Key at her best. Some weird scenes, and the song that Key finally sings wasn't that impressive (I kind of wonder if they'd use the Japanese folk song "Sakura") but it was an ending worth waiting for. I just kind of wish it had gone just a few minutes more, so we'd see more of a resolution of Key's life.
I guess I could almost rate the R or a heavy PG-13. There's bloodly scenes, nudity (more than other shows, but here it's mostly the robots), language, and the bizarro scenes of Ajo fawning over his female robots that make one suggest he's got more issues than finding Key. I would recommend renting it before buying it, because it is so different from the first 13 shows that some may be upset at the different style.
It's a okay series........2002-12-20
Very sad.......2002-11-09
Someone forgot the rule of storytelling!.......2001-11-27
DISC's 1 and 2 are great. Just like I remebered when I saw them of TV. In disc three however, the whole series takes a turn for the worst. I don't know if it was a lazy animator, or a rushed director, but the whole disc pratically turns into a story of telling instead of showing. In any story, especially a visual one, the story is supposed to be shown instead of told. But for well over and hour, two of the characters talk about Key and her past.
It would have been alot more effective if the they could have used flashbacks or left Keys past as a mystery. Like others have already stated I had a hard time watching the last disc.
I gave the third volume 2 stars just because I felt like it's neccesary to finish off Key's story, if you've seen the first 13 episodes.
Maybe the producer of Key will redo the last episodes and give them justice. (unlikely though)
Great music...shame about the show.......2001-11-19
The animation is of a high standard that is for sure, but the story is slow moving and sometimes extremely hard to get grips with.
However the highlight of this show is the opening and closing sequences along with the songs that accompany them. The opening theme 'In the Night' is probably one of the best songs I have ever heard in a long time, a good beat and an almost hypnotic melody. It is in fact my second favourite anime theme song, it is that good.
So if you are tired of big robots and hentai, this is a good title to rent. But do yourself a favour and pick up the vocal album to Key the Metal Idol. I swear even if you dont know a word of japanese, its a good buy
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