Key the Metal Idol - In the Night {Full OP}

[@d.i.ychannel5521]

懐かしい･･･。 この作品は間違いなく名作です。 貴島サリオの音楽も大好きです。 私は高校生の頃この作品にどっぷりハマりました。

[@chaserUSA48]

Im 70 years old. This tune In the Night is in 2021 So Badd Azz ahead of its time and Timeless. Beautifully haunting today as 1994. I viewed Key: The Metal Idol March 2021. Amazing marvelous excellent, artistic synthesizing so much of tradition and technology and focusing that on a young girl. Magnificent!!!!

[@ubwydntsjr]

I am 38 years old and Korean. When I was a child, my parents were all working and I always turned on the TV alone, and NHK aired this. I don't even know Japanese, but I kept watching it and remember this OST.

[@tobylanglois3698]

You have excellent taste sir. Would you like some other anime recommendations?

[@ubwydntsjr]

@@tobylanglois3698 Similarly, there's something that I remember OST. The "Limitless Answers" of Dirty pair fresh : )

[@tobylanglois3698]

@@ubwydntsjr Dirty Pair may not be a masterpiece but I gotta give it props for it's soundtrack yeah.

[@marshymarcelo]

hell yeah gramps, you should watch Space Runaway Ideon

[@えすま-j5q]

KEY THE METAL IDOL 祝30周年おめでとうございます 私にとって間違いなく記憶に残る作品の1つです

[@NetScourge]

My dad took me to an import VHS store when I was a kid and let me take this home with me. I've loved this song for almost 30 years now.

[@reoire843]

This music perfectly captures the charm of 90's anime such as this show. Something about the convergence of technology and human melancholy against an urban backdrop. With the subtle threat of faceless mega-corporations seeping in at the seams.

[@chaserUSA48]

Not to mention evil men and corrupt intentions too.

[@FriendsCollection-FoodLoss]

私が小さい頃、夜に父がビデオ観ていてこの曲が怖くてたまらなかった。 今聴いてみたら素敵な共感ですね。

[@8781nori]

当時ランク王国、ドリカンでもランキング入ってた作品だったし、その前からも興味あったのに、近所にレンタルがどうしても無くて必死に探したわ…苦心の末都内で見つけて、遂にレンタルできた時の感動と、その店には14までしか無かったと言う事実‼️ その14のラスト見た時の衝撃は、今でも忘れん…

[@ああ-q7j8z]

わしこの歌大好きなんです

[@wanderlking8634]

Before Vivy tried to save the future, Key needed to make 30,000 friends.

[@kingretrogamingentertainme3787]

I can listen to this all day who else agrees.

[@chaserUSA48]

This is one very HOTT theme song -- Sultry, sensual, exotic and haunting all at once!!!!

[@Kingdream93]

Don't know much about the show but the music alone got me hooked. I'm going to check this show out.

[@Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet]

My first anime. So this saved my life and set me on this path.

[@TylerEatsZombies]

I hear that.

[@ripaccount-n2x]

Bruh.

[@chaserUSA48]

Nine years ago but still YES, this - KEY THE METAL IDOL was my FIRST ANIME ever watched!! Been hooked ever since!

[@ilysixwings6631]

This is a beautiful song.

[@hanakujira]

一生聴いてられる

[@GerardoManuelRequejoYalta]

Que hermosa canción, hace poco la encontré x tiktok, y ahora no dejo de escucharla

[@AdrianSoto200]

un muy buen anime, yo no me lo llegue a terminar por que lo vi de un DVD que saque de la biblioteca, pero un dia de estos me hago una maraton o directamente me termino la serie

[@b1uecube]

20년이 되도록 질리지 않는곡. I have been listening to this music, and this is still one of my top picks.

[@monkeymouse]

This is a one-of-a-kind story, intersecting J-pop, robotics and Japan's ancient religious heritage. It's also a huge metaphor for Japan's pop culture--the good and the bad. I explain it in the last chapter of my book "Anime Explosion" (RL name Patrick Drazen).

[@uberobserver]

Great to see people paying attention to deeper themes in anime. I'm personally astonished at the *massive* number of occult references in anime.

[@richardblack3385]

You rock

[@EinherjarLucian]

Not gonna lie, I'm using the background themes of this series (modified to fit) as an upcoming Stargate RPG campaign.

[@loquatvids6454]

Go hawk your book somewhere else

[@HuckleisMyHoney]

I just finished the OVA on Tuesday and I'm very glad I watched it awesome show!

[@ubwydntsjr]

I wish I could make friends, too KEY.

[@鮎木佐彩子]

やっぱり素敵な唄です！私もカラオケに行けば唄います

[@最上よしあき-p1m]

自分でもこういう名曲作りたいですよ・・・・・・・・

[@user-jx3vx3np5r]

Amo está canción, nunca me canso de escucharla y cantarla 👌🏼😌

[@BooBop1987]

This anime is so darn underrated.

[@joedee6879]

You said it

[@tobylanglois3698]

I honestly consider this one of the most underrated anime of all time. It's a hundred times better than stuff like Ghost In The Shell , Evangelion , Cowboy Bebop and other stuff from that era of a slightly similar taste people rave on about. Serial Experiments Lain is quite similar but that's one I see get talked about quite a lot and honestly Key is debatably a bit better.

[@Kcabs10]

@@tobylanglois3698 I… am not so sure. I've watched Evangelion, SEL and some parts of GiTS as well as Key The Metal Idol. Key is one of my favourite animes, especially for the vibe, art style, soundtrack and story wise of course but on the other hand Evangelion, was objectively better in most ways; SEL is super unique but for me it was also quite boring. GiTS is a different pair of shoes, for me it's more of a criminal “novel” (especially S.A.C) so I can not compare it to Key. All things considered Key The Metal Idol is very good yet underrated show. It's a story one of a kind and the realisation is decent. Is it objectively the best one out of the shows you and I stated above? I'm not so sure about that.

[@tobylanglois3698]

@@Kcabs10 I rebuke terms like " objectively best or objectively better " for at the end of the day these are always merely opinions and opinions can never be fact. Evangelion is one of the most overrated pieces of fiction of all time and most of the stuff Anno put in simply " because it sounded cool at the time " and I'm quoting him on that. People act like it's this brilliant end all be all anime because it sprinkles in pseudo intellectualism with mellow drama and a cast full of people so mentally deranged even most psyche ward patients would find them irritating to listen to or tolerate for more than 10 minutes. It gets a pass because it's a 90s anime that was many people's first mecha experience ( though it is technically not even a mecha ) and was the first anime they watched that tried to sound all deep. How many of it's fans enjoy the fanservice and want to boink the three females Rei , Asuka and Misato certainly helps it stay overhyped by the typical anime fans who've not seen older or more well written works that either paved the way for it or did everything it did better. In a lotta ways Evangelion is like the Dragon Ball of mecha and psychological anime. It's nowhere near as brilliant as it's fanbase claims but that doesn't stop the wank. Now all of this being said I do consider Evangelion to be a work of many merits. It is indeed genuinely interesting and it's the kind of work you can go back and watch and often notice new things. For as hateful as most of it's cast is they do intrigue us and it makes for an interesting story for much of the anime. However it's ideals such as hedgehog's dilemma and other typical overused platitudes that exist because people simple aren't mature enough to selflessly love other people hinder it and offer an escape to the viewer for them to tell themselves " It's ok I'm alone because I can never understand anyone and they can never understand me. It's everyone else's fault! They won't listen etc! No wait I have to love myself first then I can love others right? " This moral of loving oneself is actually beautiful but the problem is by the end of the film the end of evangelion it's so tacked on it has little to no meaning. Worst of all however is that at the very end in spite of everything Shinji shows he STILL hasn't grown. When Shinji meets Asuka again he chokes her in anger. Shinji had spent the last hour or so going through self reflection and supposed spiritual emotional growth and the first thing he does is attack someone who he earlier decided to give another chance. Asuka caresses his cheek in order to test him and see if he gives her the same reaction he always would , which is to break down crying and feel remorse. Just as Asuka expected , Shinji as always shows the weakness in his heart and breaks down crying. Asuka disgusted yet again says " I'll feel sick " or " how disgusting. " Through all of his supposed growth at the very end Shinji has shown he's the same person who chose to make third impact happen because " nobody wan'ts me ... so they can all just die! " Shinj is everything that's wrong with humanity and when given the chance to grow he claims he's become a better person but in the next breath shows he hasn't changed. Shinji achieved NOTHING and he deserves to be alone at the end. Asuka's final rebuking of Shinji was the greatest part of the movie. The problem is no one understands this and Eva is seen as this masterpiece with such a happy ending where Shinji learns to love himself and be all lovey dovey with Asuka. The fanbase is the ultimate problem as with nearly every piece of fiction. The reason I say Eva is overrated is because of it's fanbases inability to realize the true weight of what Shinji Ikari is and how he represents some of the worst humanity has to offer in his neuroticism , selfishness , self pity , self loathing and misguided rage. Shinji needs to love himself before he can love others yet deep down he will never be able to love anyone else if they hurt him and therefore he can never fully love himself or anyone. Everyone has the issues Shinji has but the difference is we can move past them .... at the very end Shinji couldn't and ends up coming across as one of the most hateful loathsome weak characters in fiction. Shinji represents the evil these problems can create in us if we refuse to move past them. Shinji is lost in his neuroticism , selfishness , self pity , and misguided anger and as long as he cannot move past it he will be truly utterly ALONE.

[@Kcabs10]

@@tobylanglois3698 Well… That's an interesting statement. You are right to say the least.

[@中禅寺澄絵]

OVAの宣伝で流れ 素敵な曲だなと思いつつOVAの作品名すらわからなかったのですが 最近わかりました°˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

[@佐藤豊昭-x9l]

懐かしい。

[@ufouma2819]

シングルCDのカップリング、セブンイレブンのCM曲だったねー。

[@RavenClaw88]

Great song. Great anime and I really LOVE this illustration to go with it! it's so deep and it really gives me a sort of haunting feeling

[@leonardocortes8687]

I decided to watch this anime because I got curious, and I have to say that it is one of best decisions I have made.

[@最上よしあき-p1m]

毎日きいてるのは俺だけではないはず！！

[@A_Lazy_Mutt]

このアニメのこと、先日には発見した。本当に思った以上すごい ^^

[@最上よしあき-p1m]

@@A_Lazy_Mutt 当時のＯＶＡは本当にすごいですねｗ

[@junshinidea]

貴島サリオさんですね　未だにこの曲カラオケで歌います🎶

[@rom-p2s]

なつかしい

[@MrWinnieP]

thank you so much for this. One of my childhood animes , will never forget this opening. So many nights went to sleep with this music :')

[@belledejour9818]

one of my favourites openings

[@宮井重治]

懐かしい…やっぱええ曲や… 田中久仁彦でクリックしてしまったのは内緒😊

[@richardd9648]

Her voice sounds beautiful, like a saxophone.

[@frikismos5512]

me la vi en el 2004, no puedo creer la cantidad de años que han pasado

[@jakuosegoviano1736]

Escuchando este gran tema en el año 2021 👌

[@ProdbyYvngAstro]

love this anime like wow i wish i would’ve found this way earlier!!

[@Saint01_Arts]

I need more music like this. I already know Duvet, The OG Boogie Pop OP, Kiri, and the Texhnolyze Outro are kind similar in vibe.

[@hubdude459]

I came here from a Distracted Boyfriend meme I saw a few months back but stayed because this is honestly a pretty good (albeit underrated) intro.

[@denisenicolej.1525]

Increíble! gracias por subir con tan buena calidad de audio :DDD

[@reoire843]

I missed out on seeing this show back in the fansubbing days, and I'm just watching it now for the first time. I'm almost at the end and feeling a bit disappointed. It's interesting, but I feel it doesn't quite live up to the potential of its premise. But this opening music is actually my favorite part about the show. It has such a "90s anime" vibe to it.

[@Padintong]

This is beautiful

[@ErfanSamimi-e5r]

this a such an amazing art

[@backgroundnoise9310]

Hello again, Key.

[@bertruger]

I remember renting vhs tapes of the show back in 1997. I really like the OP music. Shame it is not on spotify.

[@vladyatsuk]

the "Key the metal idol vocal data files" compilation was released yesterday and has this song, but it has a different instrumental

[@rfrolicarts]

The English adaptation of this theme song is pretty darn good, too :)

[@Kingdream93]

Yes I agree

[@Frustratedartist2]

Love the comments here. Love this show so much!

[@くりこ-j5o]

BSで夏休みはいってたかな？当時小学生で怖かった印象しかない。

[@謎姫-m6d]

一枝故 さん 確かに、PPORは怖いですw

[@謎姫-m6d]

この曲は、いわゆる『ビデオサイズ』の方が切ない。

[@poisonrozzie]

Right now it's 19:38, in a rainy winter evening. I'm at the bus, on my way to a commercial area full of fancy buildings and night lights that never go out. This sultry yet melancholic song fits the mood too well...

[@edhb]

今夜は　きっと　眠れない

[@RW77777777]

There's always Lullaby

[@InvisibleButton]

Super cool 😎😎😎

[@XxSTACKxX]

Reminds me of the bouncer or sade

[@marciechu]

does anyone know if this song ever come to Spotify / is already on Spotify? I can't find it

[@DEBUPSHYCHEHIKIKO]

サリオの独特な歌唱クセになるよなあ

[@jakuosegoviano1736]

Buena canción me encantó y más porque es de los 90's

[@diversitydeliverer7094]

Has a interesting premise and first few eps,but 7 eps further and i have no idea what it's trying to do/get at.

[@michaelorquera7510]

❤

[@ボンレスハム太郎-b7p]

きぃ..................

[@fumomofumosarum5893]

watched this anime as a teen - but i never really got the twist : is she really a robot, or does she only THINK she's a robot at the end? ^^; i know, spoiler alert for some but- if you haven't watched this anime you're really late to the party...

[@protocol72]

She was hypnotized to believe she was a robot as a way to control her powers, she was never a robot.

[@cannedpiss5178]

@@protocol72 well, she was essentially 'programmed' to become an idol or a priestess; it was her destiny. she was always 'human' in a biological sense, but her path was already determined for her. combined with the emotional repression, she might as well have been a biological robot until her awakening.

[@protocol72]

​@@cannedpiss5178 I can see where you're coming from, given her emotional repression and behaviour, a lot of the stuff she does is robotic. Although, I do have a different perspective: that some of Key's behaviour, despite the emotional repression, was not robotic. I would personally say that Key wasn't essentially programmed to become a priestess, she was manipulated to do so by the priest. Key wasn't programmed to become an idol, she showed genuine interest in idols rather than being essentially programmed/manipulated to want to become an idol. These to me aren't signs of programming, just human traits (being tricked and having an interest in something new & exciting). While her path to obtain 1000 friends was already determined due to her father/grandfather, the method wasn't. Correct me if I'm wrong on anything though, its been over five years since I've seen the anime so I can only work off my hazy memory.

[@青沼凛]

このLDを買いに、石丸電気によく通った思い出。

[@hadeseye2297]

There is a rumour which says, that sequel's protagonist name will be Wrench.

[@yosikiimikoto]

さくらちゃん、、

[@Padintong]

Amazing!!

[@Missing_Pride]

I listen to this song at 1.25x most of the time and 1x when sad. I have no idea why I do this🤷

[@stephencox8723]

basic physics is why.

[@thepsychedelicemogirlfromm5028]

so chili

[@АркадийСафонов-и9н]

это буквально зеркало Диониса

[@KAWAYUSU]

作業BGMに使ってます

[@TMDSOUL]

😢😢

[@MASTHERXINN]

R&B系のイントロ好き。

[@BNR32GTRN1Vspec]

そう言えばこの作品、最後まで見てないな。

[@謎姫-m6d]

BNR32GTRN1Vspec さん レーザーディスク(笑)で、全話見ました。 続き見たさに、新潟市、長岡市に通ったのは、今はいい思い出です。

[@spartan.falbion2761]

Japanese composers how and why do you do this to me?

[@RW77777777]

the English version is putrid. thx for this

[@ookipuki]

😂😭😭😭 putrid !

[@PiroKUSS]

Both are great, what are you on?