
Hayao Imagawa is a 30 year-old virgin bachelor. One day, a cupid descends from heaven with the express purpose of forcing him to graduate from virginity. Thus unfolds a pure love story between a 30 year-old bachelor and a 30 year-old bachelorette.


Dominating the world of indie music, Detroit Metal City (DMC) is a popular death metal band known for its captivatingly dark and crude style. Its extravagant lead singer, Johannes Krauser II, is especially infamous as a demonic being who has risen from the fiery pits of hell itself in order to bring the world to its knees and lord over all mortals—or at least that's what he's publicized to be. Unbeknownst to his many worshippers, Krauser II is just the alter ego of an average college graduate named Souichi Negishi. Although he is soft-spoken, peace-loving, and would rather listen to Swedish pop all day, he must participate in DMC's garish concerts in order to make ends meet. Detroit Metal City chronicles Negishi's hilarious misadventures as he attempts to juggle his hectic band life, a seemingly budding romance, and dealing with his incredibly obsessive and dedicated fans.

Yuji Ueda
Souichi Negishi (voice)

Takashi Matsuyama
Keisuke Nashimoto (voice)

Kenichi Matsuyama
Makoto Hokazono (voice)

Riki Takeuchi
Jack ILL Dark (voice)

Makoto Yasumura
Terumichi Nishida (voice)

Ai Kobayashi
Death Records Manager (voice)

Shugo Nagashima
Hideki Saji (voice)

Masami Nagasawa
Yuri Aikawa (voice)

Mariya Ise
Krauser-tan (voice)

Yuto Nakano
Masayuki Wada (voice)
Detroit Metal City is a animation, comedy series that first aired in 2008 exploring themes of parody, based on manga, bdsm, seinen, death metal, stardom. it stars Yuji Ueda, Takashi Matsuyama, Kenichi Matsuyama. Dominating the world of indie music, Detroit Metal City (DMC) is a popular death metal band known for its captivatingly dark and crude style. Its extravagant lead singer, Johannes Krauser II, is especially infamous as a demonic being who has risen from the fiery pits of hell itself in order to bring the world to its knees and lord over all mortals—or at least that's what he's publicized to be. Unbeknownst to his many worshippers, Krauser II is just the alter ego of an average college graduate named Souichi Negishi. Although he is soft-spoken, peace-loving, and would rather listen to Swedish pop all day, he must participate in DMC's garish concerts in order to make ends meet. Detroit Metal City chronicles Negishi's hilarious misadventures as he attempts to juggle his hectic band life, a seemingly budding romance, and dealing with his incredibly obsessive and dedicated fans.
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