Detroit Metal City

Description

Detroit Metal City is about a death metal band that has gained immense popularity in the indie scene. Negishi Souichi is a pushover who is trying to make a living in the music world but he didn't imagine in his wildest dreams that it would be in such a band.

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

DMC

DMC: Detroit Metal City

デトロイト・メタル・シティ

重金摇滚双面人

Groups Scanlating

KRA Scans

Scum-Scans

Some Scans

Latest Release(s)

v.8 c.90 + Bonus by KRA Scans 13 years ago

v.8 c.89 by KRA Scans 13 years ago

v.8 c.88 by KRA Scans 13 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

10 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 2, Chap 24

User Reviews

N/A

Forum

3 topics, 5 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.1 / 10.0 (310 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.94 / 10.0

25%

19%

24%

16%

Last Updated

November 13th, 2024 7:14pm PST - 9 months ago

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Genre

Comedy Mature Seinen Slice of Life
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

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Original Publisher

Hakusensha

Serialized In (magazine)

Young Animal (Hakusensha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Viz (10 Volumes - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #745

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Monthly Pos #1813 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3159

(-538)

6 Month Pos #3955

(-1174)

Year Pos #5971

(-747)

List Stats

On 887 reading lists

On 527 wish lists

On 334 completed lists

On 78 unfinished lists

On 223 custom lists

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Forum Posts Click to view the forum

Spoil the ending for me

13 years ago

Why did the scanlations for this die off?

14 years ago

Detroit Metal City Rock Manga to End in April in Japan

15 years ago

User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

Concept had potential

by ayaneninja
5 years ago

Rating: 2.0 / 10.0

I love death metal, brutal death, and grindcore, and I couldn't get into this manga. To me, it felt like the author had a very elementary understanding of extreme music and took stuff from 10 different subgenres, threw them in a blender, and then ran with it. I get that it is supposed to be a satirical take on metal, but that only works when the author has a solid grasp on the subject matter. If this was written by someone super into the culture of extreme music, this could have been great, but I just didn't get that feeling from what I read, bummer.

... Last updated 5 years ago

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THE ART

by Rukia168
14 years ago

Rating: N/A

I apologize for those who like this, but I wouldn't touch this manga with a 10 meter stick. I'm one of those people who just simply can't put up with bad art. Even if the storyline is good or the jokes funny I just...HATE bad art in manga. Call me shoujo-art-obsessed-troll-who-can't-appreciate-this-or-any-other-manga-with-unique-art-who's-gonna-miss-a-lot-for-not-giving-this-manga-a-chance for all I care

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at first...

by skyarsalan
15 years ago

Rating: N/A

At first I looked at the cover, I saw this guy who looked really funny. At my library, most of the books are just stupid things about emos or shojo with horrible drawings and story line. Though, I always try to see what the things are about. When I looked into the manga sometime after words...IT BLEW MY MIND!! i was an idiot for not reading it earlier. It is by far the funniest manga I have has the pleasure to read.

next would be gintama 🙂

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....

by dreamer00013
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

giggle After wondering so long how people could laugh because of this (slightly) amusing manga, I've found out myself.
Chapter 5 just makes me laugh..... that's so funny laugh & so stupid! Of course the chapters before were hilarious, but not for me. Remember please: Not everyone likes such stuff.

You want to know what's so funny about this? Sorry, I can't explain it. It's pretty much a loser being misunderstood greatly or in other words: His deceiving everybody.
But it's amusing/hilarious; even if his lyrics are VERY crappy. I don't listen to heavy metal music, but my best friend does and I've already heard some kinds of lighter metal. And I also had the pleasure to get a little heartattack while watching the beginning of the opening in the second arc of Death Note! 😉 Even if it's metal, please watch the lyrics a little.... 10 times "rape" in a few seconds.....okay! That's no (real) problem. But it truly gets UGH if that's one of the better things in the lyrics......

The art was better than expected - no really, I expected the worst! One look on the cover and you think: Wtf, this manga has to live on story & comedy. But it's not really that bad.
I've read worse. But if you're truly picky on the art, give it some thought whether to read it or not. One little peek on v8 tells me the art isn't going to get any better. Well, and there doesn't seem to be any story. I couldn't see anybody mentioning the story till now, so I just guess there isn't one. If somebody mentioned it, I'm sorry. I just look through it quickly...

By the way, I seriously wonder whether to reccomend this anybody or not.... guess you just need to read the first chapter and find out whether you like the humour or not!!

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HERE I C*** HERE I C***, IN YOUR *** IN YOUR MOUTH

by fictionalscience
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Probably the funniest manga I've ever read in my whole life, every chapter makes me cry laughing X'D X'D X'D X'D X'D

In addition, it refers to real music scenes (the pop bands that Negishi love are real, one really does sometimes play with a tambourine) and parody them pretty accurately (well, maybe dumbed-down accurate XD and magnifies the stupidest parts of them).

The manga is also a lot better than the live action movie, although the movie is actually not bad and pretty funny too, given the limitation that humans can't say "rape" 3897520 times in 1 second XD

... Last updated 15 years ago

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I haven't laughed this hard since Metalocalypse.

by marine5958
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

I really like how the protagonist is like the polar opposite of the lead singer he plays. I couldn't stop reading and before I knew it I was already on chapter 50+. It's perversely funny.

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GO TO DMC

by providence
17 years ago

Rating: 8.7 / 10.0

Simply hilarious. The best parts are when he completely humiliates an opposing band on stage. Be careful when he starts singing that swedish pop crap tho.... truly scary stuff.

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Unique.

by drunkguy
17 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Poor Negishi. He needs to realize the inherent evil in his music and become the Death Metal God everyone is pushing him to be. If you ever see the movie or the OVA, watch out for his pop songs. They truly are some of the most horrid things ever created.

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Krauser-san!!

by luzzz
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

This manga is absolutely hilarious. Don't be put off by its art. In fact, the art is one of the best things about this manga. Negishi (aka Krauser II) is hilarious in his efforts in juggling the persona of the leader of a heavy metal band and that of a street musician trying to make it as a bubblegum pop star. The situations he gets himself into are just LMAO along with the reactions of his fans. The rest of the characters are all quirky and funny in their own ways. This manga is a must-read!!!

Edit: the later chapters don't seem to be as funny as the earlier ones. Maybe the jokes and situations have become a bit too familiar. Hopefully later chapters will incorporate something new.

... Last updated 17 years ago

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gigs of fun

by megane007
18 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

The author is so wicked. The jokes are well tuned with the hard core contents. Full of surprises and enjoyable

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