Key the Metal Idol (Original Japanese)

Young, naive Key arrives in Tokyo, where she wanders the streets aimlessly until she's picked up by a shady photographer.

Key meets Sakura's crew of friends.

Key is on a race to make 30,000 friends.

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

Sakura and Shuichi have suspicions that Key is a robot.

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.

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.

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.

As things move toward a climax, everyone who's anyone makes it to Miho's concert-where chaos ensues.

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.