Detroit Metal City: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Detroit Metal City
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime, Music
• Premiere date: 2008-08-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-08-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Typical episode runtime: 14 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 75034
• TVDB ID: 82855

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-08-08; final listed air date 2008-08-08; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Detroit Metal City on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.