Detroit Metal City (2008)

08/08/2008 (JP) • 14m

Animation, Comedy

Overview

Dominating the world of indie music, Detroit Metal City (DMC) is a popular death metal band known for its captivatingly dark and crude style. Its extravagant lead singer, Johannes Krauser II, is especially infamous as a demonic being who has risen from the fiery pits of hell itself in order to bring the world to its knees and lord over all mortals—or at least that's what he's publicized to be. Unbeknownst to his many worshippers, Krauser II is just the alter ego of an average college graduate named Souichi Negishi. Although he is soft-spoken, peace-loving, and would rather listen to Swedish pop all day, he must participate in DMC's garish concerts in order to make ends meet. Detroit Metal City chronicles Negishi's hilarious misadventures as he attempts to juggle his hectic band life, a seemingly budding romance, and dealing with his incredibly obsessive and dedicated fans.

Top Billed Cast

Yuji Ueda

Souichi Negishi (voice)

12 Episodes

Takashi Matsuyama

Keisuke Nashimoto (voice)

12 Episodes

Kenichi Matsuyama

Makoto Hokazono (voice)

12 Episodes

Riki Takeuchi

Jack ILL Dark (voice)

12 Episodes

Makoto Yasumura

Terumichi Nishida (voice)

12 Episodes

Ai Kobayashi

Death Records Manager (voice)

12 Episodes

Shugo Nagashima

Hideki Saji (voice)

12 Episodes

Masami Nagasawa

Yuri Aikawa (voice)

12 Episodes

Mariya Ise

Krauser-tan (voice)

12 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

2008 | 12 Episodes

Season 1 of Detroit Metal City premiered on August 8, 2008.

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Status

Ended

Network

Type

Video

Original Language

Japanese

Keywords

parody

based on manga

bdsm

seinen

death metal

stardom

anime

absurdist

original video animation (ova)

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