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*FarmBoy: Played surprisingly straight, as Negishi's parents own a small family farm in the Oita prefecture. Unlike most examples, the whiny part of the farmboy trope for Negishi comes after he's already departed for the greener grass of Tokyo, as DMC is ''not'' how he wanted to find fame as an indie musician. Luckily for him, [[ChekovsSkill growing up as a farmhand has come in handy more than once.]]
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*TrollingTranslator: Jack Ill Dark's assistant and translator seems to be taking the piss out of him, perhaps to help freak Negishi out.
-->'''Jack Ill Dark''': Hey kid, I'm gonna shove it up your ass!
-->'''Translator''': "I'm going to jam it in your ass!"
-->'''Jack Ill Dark''': C'mon.
-->'''Translator''': "Loosen up, and it might start to feel good."
-->'''Jack Ill Dark''': Just joking! I'm not into fucking guys.
-->'''Translator: "Wait, I think I'm in love with your ass."
-->'''Jack Ill Dark''': You tell DMC I'm gonna shove it up their asses on stage.
-->'''Translator: "If you don't want me to fuck your ass, then I will cum inside your mouth."
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*CallingYourOrgasms: DMC's Manager gets a lot of milage out of describing in ixcruciating detail how wet or dry their latest performance has made her.
-->"Goddamn, you guys were great! I was turning into clam chowder out there! Fucking crazy guys, DMC!"
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*FaceHeelTurn: Incidentally, one of Krauser's fans is working as the Red Ranger of a [[{{Tokusatsu}} Hero Show]] when Krauser decides to crash it, and [[OffTheRails he goes off-script to raise terror in his name]] and even fill in for air guitar.
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*MagnumOpusDissonance: InUniverse, Negishi is mortified that he's having any success with the DMC at all, while he's rather try and get his career with Swedish Pop inspired music happening.
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*CombatCommentator: This is how DMC's fans describe Krauser's theatrics and antics, and speak as though he's done them before. All his actions have some overblown name attached to them like a special move from Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar
-->''There it is! Krauser's "Vocalized Ten Rapes A Second"!
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* PainfulPersona: Souchi Negishi is a laid-back NiceGuy who likes romantic music and dreams of joining a pop music band, but currently can't because he ended up joining the infamous ThrashMetal band [[TitleDrop Detroit Metal City]] taking on the name Demon King Johannes Krauser II. The series follows Souchi as [[HilarityEnsues he tries, and fails]], to live the modest, easygoing life he wants while performing as the obscene Demon King who loves blood and gore and has a penchant for raping anyone or anything that catches his eye (despite the fact that Souchi himself is a virgin).
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* CastingGag: Anime only: It's not the first time Creator/YujiUeda (as Krauser) voiced a heavy metal singer, except [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} that metal singer was an Australian, undead one]].
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* VisualKei: DMC is arguably a Visual Shock VisualKei band, taking major inspiration primarily from SEIKIMA-II, from Music/{{KISS}}, and to a lesser degree from other early VisualKei.

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* VisualKei: DMC is arguably a Visual Shock or Ero-Guro VisualKei band, taking major inspiration primarily from SEIKIMA-II, from Music/{{KISS}}, and to a lesser degree from other early VisualKei.
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* GrooveMetal: Despite being advertised as DeathMetal, Detroit Metal City's sound judging by the music we hear from them is closer to this with some influences from actual DeathMetal and {{Metalcore}}.
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Definitely not like Kiss musically


* DeathMetal: Detroit Metal City is considered this in universe, however, if the songs heard in the anime and the live-action film are anything to go by, it has little to do with the genre. They are more like a Japanese and edgier version of ''{{Music/KISS}}'' than anything.

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* DeathMetal: Detroit Metal City is considered this in universe, however, if the songs heard in the anime and the live-action film are anything to go by, it has little to do with the genre. They are more like a Japanese and edgier version of ''{{Music/KISS}}'' ThrashMetal or GrooveMetal than anything.
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: Negishi's lyrics. It's even acknowledged in-universe, so there's nothing subjective about it.
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* UpToEleven: Episode 8, where Krauser attempts to beat his own record of yelling "Rape!" ten times a second.
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** RefugeInAudacity and the Japanese public's version of the WeirdnessCensor tending to be "ignore and shun as if it does not exist" as opposed to the American version of YouCanPanicNow (and the {{Yakuza}} connections of some VisualKei labels and management) meant VisualKei artists could, for a while, get away with some activities that would have a "normal" Japanese arrested instantly. So this is arguably TruthInTelevision to some degree.

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** RefugeInAudacity and the Japanese public's version of the WeirdnessCensor tending to be "ignore and shun as if it does not exist" as opposed to the American version of YouCanPanicNow MediaScaremongering (and the {{Yakuza}} connections of some VisualKei labels and management) meant VisualKei artists could, for a while, get away with some activities that would have a "normal" Japanese arrested instantly. So this is arguably TruthInTelevision to some degree.

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** TheMovie does Aikawa's PantyShot for real!
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* PantyShot: "THIS IS THE C--T OF A PIG!!!"
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* NotSoDifferent: There are plenty of parallels between Krauser and Death Metal God, both in their in-stage characters and off-stage lives.
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* AdaptationSpeciesChange: The manager's henchmen Guri and Gura are pair of Dobermanns instead of two very similar looking guys in leather.

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* AdaptationSpeciesChange: The manager's henchmen Guri and Gura are a pair of Dobermanns instead of two very similar looking guys in leather.
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* DeathMetal: Detroit Metal City is considered this in universe, however, if the songs heard in the anime and the live-action film is anything to go by, it has little to do with the genre. They are more like a japanese and edgier version of ''{{Music/KISS}}'' than anything.

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* DeathMetal: Detroit Metal City is considered this in universe, however, if the songs heard in the anime and the live-action film is are anything to go by, it has little to do with the genre. They are more like a japanese Japanese and edgier version of ''{{Music/KISS}}'' than anything.
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The title is a reference to the Music/{{KISS}} song, "Detroit Rock City". The manga was written by Kiminori Wakasugi and was serialized from 2005 to 2010 in the magazine Young Animal. An OVA, developed by [[Manga/{{Mushishi}} Hiroshi]] [[Manga/AkuNoHana Nagahama]] and animated by Creator/Studio4C, was given twelve episodes in 2008. A live action film, directed by Toshio Lee, premiered fifteen days after the OVA.

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The title is a reference to the Music/{{KISS}} song, "Detroit Rock City". The manga was written by Kiminori Wakasugi and was serialized from 2005 to 2010 in the magazine Young Animal. An OVA, developed by [[Manga/{{Mushishi}} Hiroshi]] [[Manga/AkuNoHana [[Manga/TheFlowersOfEvil Nagahama]] and animated by Creator/Studio4C, was given twelve episodes in 2008. A live action film, directed by Toshio Lee, premiered fifteen days after the OVA.
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* BookEnds: The manga begins and ends with DMC performing "Satsugai", followed with a shot of Negishi cleaning his makeup.The monologue is also similar.

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* BookEnds: The manga begins and ends with DMC performing "Satsugai", followed with a shot of Negishi cleaning his makeup. The monologue is also similar.
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* AchillesInHisTent: Negishi goes through a phase of this in the final arc of the manga. He quits DMC and moves to France, refusing to return even when he catches news that DMC is struggling without him.


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* BaitAndSwitch: When Negishi in France receives a letter from Wada begging him to return, he is seen turning away from airport, seemingly relapsing into his desire to break away from DMC and stay in France against all odds. [[spoiler: He actually stays to enact and record some more antics as Krauser (including raping the Eiffel Tower) to make his comeback even stronger.]]


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* NotSoDifferent: There are plenty of parallels between Krauser and Death Metal God, both in their in-stage characters and off-stage lives.


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* SelfMadeMan: What ultimately allows Krauser to triumph over Death Metal God: [[spoiler: when Death Metal God was [[InTheBlood "handed"]] his talent from his legendary father and got catapulted into fame, Negishi had to forge his talent and popularity himself, making him ultimately stronger of the two]].


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* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: Every time Negishi is unavailable for one reason or another DMC's affairs quickly go downhill. Most prominently seen in the final arc.
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* TheCameo: Gene Simmons plays Jack ill Dark in TheMovie (live action).

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* CrossOver: Would you believe that ''Detroit Metal City'' crossed over with ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' [[VideoGame/CapcomVsWhatever of all things]]? There was a Street Fighter PC game called ''VideoGame/StreetFighterOnlineMouseGeneration'' that featured Krauser II as a playable character.

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* CrossOver: Would you believe that ''Detroit Metal City'' crossed over with ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' [[VideoGame/CapcomVsWhatever [[VideoGame/CapcomVs of all things]]? There was a Street Fighter PC game called ''VideoGame/StreetFighterOnlineMouseGeneration'' that featured Krauser II as a playable character.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: During the whole manga Negishi struggles with his goal of getting people to appreciate songs he writes and performs as himself, angsting over how little appreciation his music receives and hating being part of DMC. But throughout the final arc and during his ultimate performance Negishi realises that DMC actually gives him exactly what he wants; sure, he may not be playing saccharine pop-songs, but as he's the main creative force behind DMC' lyrics, music and image, he plays ''his'' music, and it's ''him'' and ''his'' music that are adored by countless fans of DMC - so he is exactly where he wants to be. This realisation fades as soon as Negishi leaves the spotlight and he starts fussing over how horrible this all is before he can even fully wash the make-up off.
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* DeathMetal: Detroit Metal City is considered this in universe, however, if the songs heard in the anime and the live-action film is anything to go by, it has little to do with the genre. They are more like a japanese and edgier version of ''{{Music/Kiss}}'' than anything.

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* DeathMetal: Detroit Metal City is considered this in universe, however, if the songs heard in the anime and the live-action film is anything to go by, it has little to do with the genre. They are more like a japanese and edgier version of ''{{Music/Kiss}}'' ''{{Music/KISS}}'' than anything.
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* DeathMetal: Detroit Metal City is considered this in universe, however, if the songs heard in the anime and the live-action film is anything to go by, it has little to do with the genre. They are more like a japanese and edgier version of ''{{Music/Kiss}}'' than anything.
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** [[ScienceMarchesOn The unplugged electric guitar is also]] TruthInTelevision [[ScienceMarchesOn to some degree now]], [[CaptainObvious though you could not play full songs without the rest of the band with it]] in RealLife. Battery power and a wireless amp (or an amp wired into a guitar itself) could allow for such - though the sound would definitely be weaker.

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** [[ScienceMarchesOn The unplugged electric guitar is also]] TruthInTelevision [[ScienceMarchesOn to some degree now]], [[CaptainObvious though you could not play full songs without the rest of the band with it]] it in RealLife. Battery power and a wireless amp (or an amp wired into a guitar itself) could allow for such - though the sound would definitely be weaker.

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