Detroit Metal City

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Author: wakasugi kiminori
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Year: Apr 22, 2005 to Apr 23, 2010
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Status： Finished

Souichi Negishi is a common boy, timid, quiet. He loves flowers, walking and musical hits like the ones that radios play. But he is also Krauzer II, leader of Detroy Metal City (DMC), the most popular underground metal band of Japan! Souichi would like to change his life and start to play Swedish pop songs with peaceful and loving lyrics instead of the violent and vulgar ones of DMC, but when he is playing with his band he completely changes his attitude and behavior... Detroit Metal City was published in English by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint from June 9, 2009 to September 13, 2011.

Associated Names

Japanese: デトロイト・メタル・シティ
English: DMC: Detroit Metal City

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Negishi Souichi

Main

The main protagonist. A calm and peaceful musician, fan of Swedish pop who is the exact opposite of his alter-ego Johannes Krauser II, leader of the "extreme" metal band DMC (short for Detroit Metal City). Ashamed of his true job, Negishi must cope with D...
Aikawa Mr.

Supporting

Yuris father. He is very strict about the boys her daughter befriends and dates....
Aikawa Yuri

Supporting

Negishi's friend from his college times and his main love interest. She loves Negishi's calm nature and songs, but dislikes DMC's music and their vocalist Krauser, unaware that they're the same person. Aikawa works for the glamorous magazine "Amoure Amour...
Aldo

Supporting

Aldo is the vocalist and guitarist of the French metal band "Poison", who compete against DMC in the Satanic Emperor festival....
Death Records Manager

Supporting

Referred to as "President" by Jagi, this foul-mouthed woman is DMCs manager and often forces Negishi to do things against his will for the bands sake.She has no problems using violence to get her way, and is a chain-smoking, alcoholic, frequently stoned h...
Dmc Fan

Supporting

He worships DMC and Krauser in particular, and shows up to every DMC event. He frequently gets into fights with people he perceives to be badmouthing DMC....