Detroit Metal City is a gag comic from Japan about a college graduate who dreams of hitting it big as a musician. He wants to play down-to-earth love songs, but instead has somehow been roped into becoming the frontman for a hardcore metal band who wears costumes and heavy make-up, giving them a modern-day KISS-like appearance (Gene Simmons is in the live-action movie, as a matter of fact!). Their songs consists of lyrics like "kill everyone," "rape rape rape rape rape," and of course "I killed my parents and then raped them." You get the picture. Anyway, the story follows this singer and his dual lifestyle; the guy is a total pussy but somehow can transform himself into this satanic-psychotic-sicko when on stage, and all the wackiness that follows dealing with his double identity.. It's side-splitting stuff, and recommended for EVERYONE, whether you typically like anime or not. It is not conventional by any means. The episodes are only 12 minutes long, so it's quick viewing.
Anime trailer. There are currently four episodes out subbed.
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Live-action movie trailer. Skip to 1:06 to hear the greatest song ever recorded.
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My favorite secondary character is the band's manager; a blonde-haired woman who routinely adds "shit" and "fuck" to end of every sentence and bases good or bad music on how wet she gets when she hears it. Definitely one for the kids!