Review of Detroit Metal City

Detroit Metal City is a comedy that couldn't give a care in the world if it offends or disturbs you. It is hilariously obscene and utterly unapologetic, and I consider it a must watch because of that. An example of the kind of humor you can expect from this show, is a side character character named Keisuke Nashimoto, also known as the Pig of Capitalism. He is a small, soft spoken middle aged man who is also a hardcore masochist. His primary role in the show is to be ball gagged and beaten on stage for the amusement of the crowd and himself. There isn'tany tea and biscuits here, this is DMC!

The story revolves around Negishi, our main character, who wants nothing more than to play Swedish pop music, get a nice girl friend and have a quiet life, while his alter-ego/split personality of sorts, Johannes Krauser II, is a loud, crass, death metal loving, rape encouraging maniac who just wants to see the world burn! Hilarity ensues, as we see Negishi attempt to balance a life of trying to popularize the Swedish pop that he is passionate about, and the rapidly growing fan following of his metal band.

The show has an almost crude art style, with barely serviceable animation quality, although if anything this helps to sell it's sense of humor, reminiscent of early South Park seasons.

Detroit Metal City is short sharp and sweet, wasting no time in between hilarity and vulgarity. It's brevity is also a blessing, as while the humor never got stale, I felt like the writers might be getting low on ideas if it went any longer. I also felt like the anime was a little too reliant on it's shock aspect to sell it's jokes; this could be considered an extension on the former criticism.

But in summary, the jokes in this show just work. Each episode is entertaining and every side character is uniquely insane. If you enjoy a comedy that is mercilessly vulgar at every moment, I whole heatedly recommend Detroit Metal City.