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Summary: Strangely addictive
Comment: I couldn't stop watching it until I was done. And with 7 episodes on one DVD, you get your money's worth. If you like this one, then you should also check out Chobits, which is sorta the same story.
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Summary: Key is a darned good anime.
Comment: Key is a great anime with a great message.Key is really more of a societal commentary than a classical anime. While many anime series have a story up front and then a deeper hidden meaning that, if you blink, you might miss. Key is very upfront, you can't miss the message, it smacks you in the face.
The anime itself is well done, but not the best I've seen. The characters are very appropriate and well done, the voice overs match the characters well.
This anime is definately well worth watching. I would put it right up there in the top 5 or so anime that I have seen so far. It is stand alone and would probably appeal to many people who generally don't watch, or don't like anime. However, it is slow at certain points and some parts are fractured and confusing, but it will all come together and make sense at the end.
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Summary: A great anime series
Comment: Sadly this anime title seems to be overlooked a lot which it shouldn't be. I orignally had rented this anime at a near by video rental store and liked it from the beginning. Originally I bought it on VHS dubbed, but the near by comic book store that had it on VHS was so steep in price and the dub not so great that I ended up asking for a lot of VHS tapes for Christmas, and received this DVD instead >^^< FIrst of all, the DVDs hold a lot of episodes on 'em, and Viz has released it so that the whole series is only on three DVDs. Pretty conveinent if I do say so myself. Second of all, I'm not that huge of a fan of sci-fi series. But for whatever reason this series has seemed to captivate me. What with more going on then just Key finding 30,000 friends there is something for almost everyone in this series. The art is also somewhat different, and sometimes Key just seems plain old surreal looking.
What's more, my friends mom bought this whole series for herself. And loves it to death. Definatly recommended to any mature anime fan. This isn't a comedy folks, it's one serious drama, with a lot of mature content. You've been forewarned, and you've been urged to buy it, so go buy it >^^<
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Summary: Key Rocks!
Comment: Key was the first anime that I watched, and liked it so much I bought the 3 dvd set. Key was a commissioned work for the 10th or 15th anniversary of Pony Canyon. Key started out as a concept for a videogame, and ended up as an OVA anime. (released on video)
The english soundtrack cuts in and out. When you watch the dvd, select english subtitles and japanese audio.
The story is so complex you have to watch it several times just to understand the storyline.
The real story of Key is the subversive way the entertainment industry in Japan takes advantage of young girls and exploits them for profit. A very important story, and still very timely. You see nothing like this produced in Hollywood, how our consumption of product leads to the distruction of young girls who think that they can become the next idol singer.
Then if they do have any talent, they are seen as a clone. Like how Jane Mansfield was a clone of Maralyne Monroe.
Key also deals with peer on peer abuse in school, as well as other socalization issues. Grief, acceptance, competency, role of religion, healing, life process, role of pills to help with depression, sexual exploitation, the need to have friends, and the relationships of fans, artists and the corporations that (use) manage talent.
I would love to see Key made into a live action movie. Then perhaps Key will reach her goal of 30,000 friends.
Notice after the credits on episode 15 the short clip with key giving flowers... any comments on that?
In some of the dialog on episode 14 they talk about Ame No Uzme No Mikoto. This is a reference back to Japanese mythology. If you read Ame No Uzme, like it is english, then it almost reads Amy No Use Me, or A Me No Use Me.
Ame No Uzme No Mikoto was the hevenly deity of devine movement, meditation, mariage and joy.
I think the bottom line with Key is an anime with a real social message and complexity, just like real life, but as a robot, key is just plain... awesome.
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Summary: For all the VHS tapes on key i dont Get
Comment: Why is there about 7-8 volumes in Vhs but 3 in dvd? Anyway the dvds are great but i want to no why there are that many on VHS? and are there more of key on the VHS then the dvd?
