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Key the Metal Idol -
Awakening
Anime DVD Review
Take the concept of Pinocchio and then totally turn it on it's ear. That's what's behind this brilliantly insightful story of a little-girl-robot who desperately wishes to become human. This sets the stage for a serious drama-action-adventure with some unique social commentary on the subversive way the idol singer industry in Japan takes advantage of young girls and exploits them for profit (not unlike Perfect Blue).
 After you watch it, you feel like you've had some beautiful, yet terribly tragic dream that you can't quite remember. Dig Deep. It's "Fight Club" for anime. Only on the 4th or 5th viewing will anything make sense. But by then, you'll have your perception of anime altered forever.
Below: Scenes from Key the Metal Idol.
Reviewed by Brian Cirulnick, September 2003
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