Review of Detroit Metal City

One of the most hilarious anime I've ever seen. The story is about Souichi Negishi, a boy living in Tokyo and the leader of a heavy metal band called Detroit Metal City (DMC). The boy, in the group, plays Johaness Krauser II, a sort of demon who kills and rapes anyone. This character, however, clashes with Negishi's true personality, that is, a shy and kind boy, with a passion for pop music. Negishi will therefore have to try to live while maintaining a constant balance between his two lives. Needless to say, because of this, some totally crazy situations will be created. The dark humorof the series and his eccentricity make it an absolute must-watch with over the top and nonsensical situations that always manage to raise a smile.

The story is quite easy to understand and in the episodes we see Negishi's daily life, between his commitments as Krauser II and his private life where he tries to make his crush fall in love with her. In each episode, two different stories are usually told and each episode is self-contained.

The characters are excellent, Negishi is an excellent protagonist and even the secondary characters are incredibly fun.

I really liked the animation, different style from what I'm used to but still nice to see.

An anime not for everyone but which, for obvious reasons, should not be taken seriously and indeed the anime itself is aware of being a parody of the metal world with the total exasperation of concepts such as: "All metal singers are Satanists" or things like that. The humor is brilliant and the gags within it all work. Furthermore, it also lasts very little, just 12 episodes of around 14 minutes each. In short, Detroit Metal City is an experience that you will rarely have to relive and which, therefore, I recommend to everyone.