Key the Metal Idol
Character Japanese actor English actor
Tokiko Mima Junko Iwao Nicole Oliver
Sakura Kuriyagawa Miki Nagasawa Megan Leitch
Shuichi Tataki Toshiyuki Morikawa Jerry J. Todd & Peter Kelamis
Tomoyo Wakagi Yanaka Hiroshi David Kaye
Jinsaku Ajo Shou Hayami John Novak
Sergei/D Jurota Kosugi David Sobolov & Mark Gibbon
Prince Snake-Eye Eken Mine Don Brown
Hikaru Tsurugi Shin-ichiro Miki Brian Drummond
Murao Mima Kouichi Kitamura Harvey Gold
Miho Utsuse Chiyako Shibahara Saffron Henderson
A Ogata Mitsuru Ward Perry
C Jun'ichi Sugawara Michael Dobson
Cast
The central character of the story is Tokiko Mima (nicknamed Key), who believes herself to be a robot crafted by her scientist grandfather, Murao Mima. Every year, on her birthday, Key believes Dr. Mima builds her a new body, each one size larger. Upon his deathbed, Mima records his will on audio tape, revealing that Key can become human with the aid of 30,000 friends. Key believes she must do this quickly before her battery runs down. The series details the slow unraveling of Key's identity and a secret conspiracy bent on controlling her unique supernatural abilities she develops over the course of the narrative.