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Detroit Metal City is a manga series created by Kiminori Wakasugi and was published in Young Animal (a seinen manga magazine) on 2005 and ended on 2010. The anime was released on August 8th, 2008 as 13 minute episodes and a live adaptation debuted on August 23, 2008.

Detroit Metal City Plot:

Soichi Negishi is a gifted but quiet musician who wishes to pursue Swedish pop as a career. The money he received from his dream couldn’t pay for his rent so he signed up for the legendary death metal band, Detroit Metal City. He doesn’t go on stage as himself but as the fully armored, giant death ** wielding, demon terrorist from Hell, Johaness Krauser II. Every performance he makes and his songs that promote heinous crimes only add to his infamy.

Negishi absolutely despises what DMC stands for but can’t walk away because of the appealing pay and the “convincing arguments” of Death Record’s president. He also feels that the rest of his band member’s careers are on the line. When things go awry with his personal life and his Swedish pop dream, Negishi uses his Krauser persona to let out his anger. The popularity of DMC and Krauser leads the band into very awkward and fierce battles with other music icons in their city.

Detroit Metal City Characters:

Soichi Negishi – The main protagonist of Detroit Metal City. He’s a gentle skilled musician from a farm in Inukai. He loves Swedish pop and wishes to make a career out of it. Because of his failing career, he joins a death metal band but wishes to keep his identity a secret in fear of upsetting his friends and family.

Johannes Krauser II – Krauser is the leader, composer, lead vocalist and lead guitarist of Detroit Metal City (DMC) and is Negishi’s alter-ego. He’s revered as a demon terrorist from hell that can play amazing guitar and say rape ten times in under a second.

Yuri Aikawa – Yuri is Negishi’s love interest and good friend from college. She adores Negishi’s creativity with pop music and hates DMC’s music and lead personality. She’s a writer for a music magazine.

Masayuki Wada – Masayuki is the bassist and pretty boy of DMC. He goes by the name “Alexander Jagi”. He doesn’t enjoy death metal and wishes to join a Visual Kei band but avoids doing so in fear of Death Record’s president. He later tries to get on their president's good side by performing outrageous stunts on stage like breathing fire.

Terumichi Nishida – Is the beast of a drummer of DMC and goes by the name of Camus. He loves ecchi and cutty. When Jagi sets fire to the stage, everyone evacuates and when the firemen put out the fire, they saw Camus still playing the drums only adding to the legend of DMC.

Death Records President – The president is a crazy nymphomaniac who is not afraid to speak dirty and beat up anyone who gets in her way. She’s also incredibly gifted in negotiating deals and promoting the band’s image.

Keisuke Nashimoto – is a middle-aged man whose roles it to be abused by Krauser (which he enjoys). He goes by the name “The Capitalist Pig”

Detroit Metal City Similar Series:
1. Legend of Black Heaven
2. BECK
3. Welcome to the NHK
4. Cromartie high school

source: Zerochan; written by Bootan

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