Detroit Metal City

Cited from Animelist:

Souichi Negishi is a shy young man who came from the rural Ota Prefecture to Tokyo for college and wished to become a kindergarten teacher. However, for some reason he became the singer and songwriter of a metal band named "Detroit Metal City," with a stage name "Johannes Krauser II." Whenever he wears the heavy makeup, Negishi becomes a completely different person, shouting the most vulgar profanities beyond anyone`s imagination. With the popularity of DMC increases, Negishi starts worrying his double personalities can have negative effects on his (romantic) life off stage.

Review:

How do I start this.. Hmm.. This would be a totally LYAO type of anime. It does seem to be more of a favourite among guys though, but it seemed to be so famous in Japan, that I decided to give it a go since I usually watch animes based on reviews. And this anime did not get any rating below 9! And it is totally well deserved, I must say. But definitely not for the faint-hearted and the prissy prudents. The words commonly used in this anime are "F*ck" and "Rape". But trust me, anyone with a good sense of humour would love this. Negishi is an obedient son who loves his parents, good with animals and is into ballad love songs. After coming to Tokyo, he suddenly found himself as Krauser II, vocalist of Metal band Detroit Metal City singing about killing and raping his parents and well, you get the idea. My favourite character would have to be DMC's manager; foul-mouthed and seems to get turned on by anything metal. And another plus point is that each episode runs for 13 minutes. 10 minutes if you skip the opening and ending credits, so you can easily complete the series within 2 hours, yay!


HERE's a DVD commercial on the anime. Unfortunately it's not English subbed, but you sort of get the idea when you watch it. Oh, the live action movie is already out, I'll be watching it and reviewing it sooner or later! The MOVIE TRAILER looks awesome too!