| Key the Metal Idol | |
 The first volume of the American DVD release | |
| キィ・ザ・メタル・アイドル (Kii Za Metaru Aidoru) | |
|---|---|
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Hiroaki Satō[1] |
| Produced by | Shigehiro Suzuki Atsushi Tanuma |
| Written by | Hiroaki Satō |
| Music by | Tamiya Terashima |
| Studio | Pierrot |
| Licensed by | [2] |
| Released | December 16, 1994 – August 7, 1996 |
| Runtime | 25–30 minutes (each) |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Anime film series | |
| Directed by | Hiroaki Satō (Chief) Shigeru Ueda |
| Produced by | Ryunosuke Tsuno Eriko Aoki Utako Shirakawa |
| Written by | Hiroaki Satō |
| Music by | Tamiya Terashima |
| Studio | Pierrot |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | March 21, 1997 – June 18, 1997 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes (each) |
| Films | 2 |
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 feature length (a.k.a. episodes 14 and 15) respectively. Key is a serious and somewhat dark drama with elements of mecha and science fiction.
- ^ "KEY THE METAL IDOL(1994)". Allcinema (in Japanese).
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 13, 2016). "Discotek Licenses Izumo, Key the Metal Idol, Actually, I Am... Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2016.