Key the Metal Idol

Young, naive Key arrives in Tokyo, where she wanders the streets aimlessly until she's picked up by a shady photographer looking for models for adult videos. But a chance encounter with her childhood friend Sakura saves her ... for the moment.

Key meets Sakura's crew of friends.

Key, now fixated on making 30,000 friends, contemplates becoming a pop idol herself. But when she unknowingly disrupts Miho's concert, the company sends out two PPORs to hunt her down, remotely controlled by a man known only as 'D'.

As a crowd gathers below the building of a suspected jumper, Key is pulled into a treacherous position ... literally.

As Ajo and his cronies conspire, Sakura and Shuichi discuss Key ... and why she thinks she's a robot. Meanwhile, Prince Snake-Eye tries to convince Key that religion is the only path to making the 30,000 friends she needs.

Key makes a voyage to Prince Snake-Eye's temple.

After their first big showdown, everyone—good, and bad—are busy regrouping and deciding what their next moves will be. Where does this leave Key?

An apparently selfless Sakura creates an agency dedicated to helping Key reach pop idol status.

While 'D' recovers from his last battle, Ajo leaves him locked up in a cell with only a computer terminal ... and a mission. Meanwhile, Sakura and Key are thrilled to learn that Shuichi's connections are paying off.

While Ajo does his best to exploit Miho, Prince Snake-Eye threatens anyone considering giving Key an audition.

Sakura is annoyed to discover that Shuichi has already returned, so the two of them arrange a chat. After she admits that Key's auditions aren't going well, he tells her about Key's mom, then hands over a ticket ... to Miho's next concert!

Shuichi uncovers Prince Snake-Eye's sinister plot.

Miho's concert is becoming a must-see event.

It's the big reveal, with the meaning of the photograph found in Tomyo village deciphered, Doc's life story finally told, and Tokiko and Key's connection ultimately revealed.

As the season comes to a gripping end, Key's friends gear up for the final battle, but Ajo is clearly a formidable enemy. As Key is faced with the ultimate choice of living as a human ... or as a robot.