Detroit Metal City

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Detroit Metal City ( Japanese デ ト ロ イ ト メ タ ル シ テ ィ , Detoroito Metaru Shiti ) is a manga drawn by Kiminori Wakasugi that has been published in Young Animal magazine since 2005 . The manga series derived both the theme and its name from the Kiss single Detroit Rock City . Based on the plot of the manga, both a live film and a 12-part OVA were created in 2008.

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The main character Sōichi Negishi, as a shy teenager, dreams of playing in a hip band while studying in Tokyo . Despite his love for Swedish pop music , he finds himself fronting the death metal band Detroit Metal City ( DMC for short ). There he performs together with the wild drummer Terumichi Nishida and the bassist Masayuki Wada. All three are hidden behind white masks that are based on those of the band Kiss . Another member of the band is Keisuke Nashimoto, who takes on the role of the “capitalist pig” in the concerts. He is regularly abused by Sōichi, who appears as his alter ego "Johannes Krauser II." Driven by the loud and aggressive President of Death Records , the band members are dictated a life that they themselves did not want.

In the midst of this conflict, Sōichi meets his old school friend and love Yuri Aikawa, who despises the band and their often radical fans. So Sōichi tries to manage the balancing act between these two worlds. In the meantime the band is becoming more and more popular and Sōichi can choose less and less between his love and the stage.

Characters

Sōichi Negishi
根 岸 崇 一 , Negishi Sōichi , spoken by Daisuke Kishio as Sōichi and Yuji Ueda as Krauser, played by Ken'ichi Matsuyama

As a shy youngster with a penchant for Swedish pop music and Shibuya-kei , within the band DMC he transforms into the exact opposite, the violent death metal frontman Johannes Krauser II ( ヨ ハ ネ ク ラ ウ ザ ー II 世 ). Ashamed of his job, he stands between the rise of DMC as a large band and his family, which he does not reveal anything about his double life. In the form of Krauser he shows a great talent to play the guitar with only his teeth.

As Johannes Krauser II , he appeared in the computer game Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation ( ス ト リ ー ト フ ァ イ タ ー オ ン ラ イ ン ン マ ウ ス ジ ェ ネ レ ー シ ョ ン ). One of his special abilities is called Akuma-Tama , in which he spits a large ball of slime and which is an allusion to the spitting attacks in the manga. The characters 009 and 002 from Cyborg 009 had already been integrated into the game beforehand .

Yuri Aikawa
相 川 由 利 , Aikawa Yuri , voiced by Masami Nagasawa , played by Rosa Kato

She is a good friend of Sōichi from the days of his studies and loves his calm nature and the softness of his songs. However, she despises the music of DMC and hates their front man Krauser - not knowing that it is the same person.

President of Death Records
デ ス レ コ ー ズ 社長 , Desu Rekōzu Shachō , spoken by Ai Kobayashi , played by Yasuko Matsuyuki

As the president of the record label, she is committed to the career of DMC. She keeps thinking up new crazy or perverse things to make the band famous. Her ideas often drive Sōichi to despair and she enforces her will with violence and her bodyguards.

Terumichi Nishida
西 田 照 道 , Nishida Terumichi , voiced by Makoto Yasumura , played by Ryuji Akiyama

Described as a curry- loving, overweight pervert who only loses a few words, the wild and unstoppable drummer belongs to the band in which he appears under the stage name Camus ( カ ミ ュ ).

Masayuki Wada
和田 真 幸 , Wada Masayuki , spoken by Yuto Nakano , played by Yoshihiko Hosoda

In the band he takes on the role of bassist under the name Alexander Jagi ( ア レ キ サ ン ダ ー ジ ャ ギ ). As a heartthrob, he would also rather play in a visual kei or J-rock band. However, he also fears her manager.

Keisuke Nashimoto
梨 元 圭介 , Nashimoto Keisuke , spoken by Takashi Matsuyama

As a masochistic middle-aged man, he appears as a “capitalist pig” ( 資本主義 の 豚 , shihon shugi no buta ) during concerts and is regularly abused by Krauser on stage.

Jack ill Dark
ジ ャ ッ ク イ ル ダ ー ク , voiced by Riki Takeuchi , played by Gene Simmons

Also known under the name "The Emperor", he duels with DMC as a legendary death metal guitarist from the United States. In this he unintentionally arouses the anger of Sōichi, who then overshadows him at the performance. He finally gives Krauser the title of "Emperor".

Manga

The manga is drawn by Kiminori Wakasugi and has been published since May 29, 2005 within the Young Animal magazine , which is published monthly by Hakusensha . Detroit Metal City is still running there and seven issues of Tankōbon have been published in Japan so far . Five such editions have appeared in Taiwan so far. So far, more than 2 million copies have been sold.

Actual filming

The implementation of the manga template as a real film premiered in Japan on August 28, 2008 and attracted more than a million people to the cinemas. This prompted numerous offers from the United States and Hong Kong for a remake. The film debuted in Europe in November 2008 at Hyde Park Picture House , Leeds , United Kingdom .

Anime

An implementation as Anime of the OVA was released was carried out by Studio 4 ° C . Directed by Hiroshi Nagahama . Shichiro Kobayashi took over the artistic direction .

The first episode of the full 12-part OVA was released on August 8, 2008. Each episode consisted of 2 episodes. Like the manga, the OVA series has no end and it remained open whether there would be a sequel.

music

The opening credits of the OVA are Satsugai by the band Detroit Metal City, for the credits Amai Koibito by Kaji Hideki was used .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Detroit Metal City Cameos in Street Fighter Online. Anime News Network, February 12, 2009, accessed February 13, 2009 .
  2. ↑ a b Report: Detroit Metal City Gets Hollywood Remake Offers. Anime News Network , September 8, 2008, accessed December 16, 2008 (Japanese).

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