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Detroit Metal City

Score

7.6 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

12

Studio

Studio 4°C

Official Streams

Hulu

Detroit Metal City

Also known as デトロイト・メタル・シティ

OVASummer 2008Source MangaR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
ComedyMusic

7.6/10

Community score

#597

Rank

225K

Members

3.4K

Favorites

Synopsis

Led by phallus-waiving terrorist-from-hell Johannes Krauser II (guitar/vocals,) and given pulsing, throbbing life by indestructible drummer Camus and bassist Alexander Jagi, Detroit Metal City is the hottest ticket on the concert circuit! There's just one catch. That "hottest ticket" is just a meal ticket, and beneath the makeup, these ultimate head-bangers are hired doppelgangers who don't even LIKE what they do! Jaggi is actually Wada, who wants to play glam rock; Camus is Nishida, an anime fan with an appalling weakness for curry and NSFW videos; and Krauser is... oh the shame... street-singing Soichi Negishi, whose dreams of singing happy pop hits seem hopelessly doomed by the success of his rage-fueled alter ego! Worse, he can't even tell anyone who Krauser is. Not even the girl he likes, who HATES DMC! Will rage against the corporate machine consume Negishi's tortured soul? Is there life after death metal? What it's like to put your head in a jet engine and turn up the volume?

(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Production Notes

Detroit Metal City's name originated from the song Detroit Rock City by the band KISS.

Cast Highlights

Negishi, Souichi

Negishi, Souichi

Main

Voice: Ueda, Yuuji (Japanese)

Aikawa, Yuri

Aikawa, Yuri

Supporting

Voice: Nagasawa, Masami (Japanese)

Death Records Manager

Death Records Manager

Supporting

Voice: Kobayashi, Ai (Japanese)

DMC Fan

DMC Fan

Supporting

Fukatsu, Ryouta

Fukatsu, Ryouta

Supporting

Hidetaka, Asato

Hidetaka, Asato

Supporting

Voice: Kawada, Shinji (Japanese)

Hokazono, Makoto

Hokazono, Makoto

Supporting

Voice: Matsuyama, Kenichi (Japanese)

ILL Dark, Jack

ILL Dark, Jack

Supporting

Voice: Takeuchi, Riki (Japanese)

Theme Songs

Openings

"Satsugai" by Detroit Metal City / Soichi Negishi (Yuuji Ueda)

Endings

"Amai Koibito (甘い恋人)" by Hideki Kaji

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Related Titles

Adaptation

Detroit Metal City

manga

Summary

Detroit Metal City: Birth of the Metal Devil

anime

Quick Facts

FormatOVA
Episodes12
Duration14 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
SeasonSummer 2008
AiredAug 8, 2008 to Oct 28, 2008
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#1259
Scored by113.6K
BroadcastUnknown
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Detroit Metal City

Romaji title

Detroit Metal City

Japanese title

デトロイト・メタル・シティ

Synonyms

DMC

Production Team

Main studio

Studio 4°C

Producers

Sony Music Entertainment, Beyond C.

Licensors

Sentai Filmworks

Japanese title

デトロイト・メタル・シティ

Themes And Audience

Adult CastGag HumorMusicParodyShowbizSeinen