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“Shy pop-lover fronts demonic metal band Detroit Metal City, juggling fame, fans, and secret identity.”
Detroit Metal City
デトロイト・メタル・シティ
8.09
579 rank · 224,027 viewers · 3,351 favorites
Comedy
Adult Cast
Gag Humor
Music
Parody
Showbiz
Seinen
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Synopsis
Shy pop-lover fronts demonic metal band Detroit Metal City, juggling fame, fans, and secret identity.
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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 84 sampled reviews
8.2
/10
What 84 viewers settled on.
94%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 1.88
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.88 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.8 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 3.0
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No
Score over time
↑ 0.20
Running avg · Sep 2008 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “this show is an addiction once you watch the first episode you will be hooked even if you hate death metal you will still die laughing ,that being said every time i finished an episode i said out...”
- 9 “This is one of the funniest things I've ever seen, anime or otherwise, delivering such a wealth of well-executed gags that it can make you laugh until your lungs collapse. It stands...”
- 9 “Detroit Metal City is hilarious, well-executed, and even converted me into appreciating metal music. Its adult humor lands perfectly, and Krauser’s disturbingly heartfelt song about his parents...”
Verbosity
Short · 39%
Medium · 33%
Long · 27%
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- Format 12 × 14′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 48m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2008 – Oct 2008
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-3222 catalog
Produced by
- Sony Music Entertainment Producer
- Beyond C. Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor