(L) D.M.C - Detroit Metal City

[WanderingKnight]

OH MY GOD.

I love metal but I don't particularly care for metal "posing", so the parody hits home quite hilariously.

I'm loving this series.

[Kaioshin Sama]

Thank god for an anime comedy that isn't just slapstick garbage. I'm loving how much this show plays up the contrast between Krauser's real life meek J-Pop loving personality and his stage persona's hardcore lyrics and in your face style. It's so over the top and so vulgar, yet I can't help laughing at it and loving it in the same way I did with Ping Pong Club.

Though I do have a lingering feeling that it's shock value and premise could wear off very fast thus ending in mediocrity. For now I'm loving it though and am kind of glad it's only a 13 minute long show. It gives me a bit of confidence that the creators know this premise is only good for so long and that it won't burnout midway through, but we'll see.

[Lordfujin]

Great show... great marketing also... I just got back from Japan and they had posters of the movie, anime, and manga all over the place. So I started looking for the show when I got back. Even at the popular music store Tower Records (similar to FYI here in the states) have the album for the series already... I wonder if theres any torrents for the album?

[SuperKnuckles]

Originally Posted by Kaioshin Sama

Thank god for an anime comedy that isn't just slapstick garbage.

Ouch. Better level that kind of talk down because I fail to see how this show isn't slapstick comedy itself. I wouldn't call it garbage because I love slapstick.

Though IMO, the better metal rock parody is Metalocalypse on Adult Swim. Way more brainier in how stupid and ridiculous it is. But this show does it pretty well with the double life as well. But the comedy is way more obvious. But I like that too.

[orion]

So what's up with the bear charm? Is that some kind of mascot for the band?

[Kempis Curious]

I'm also lovin the speeded-up dialog.
I don't think I've seen that in an anime before.
It really makes the sub-15 minute anime seem longer.

-k

curious

[Deathkillz]

I can't believe that I watched this but I don't regret a thing.

Hell yea!



*Headbangs*

And the thing is that I don't even like heavy metal but still found the tracks quite hilarious

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Deathkillz

And the thing is that I don't even like heavy metal but still found the tracks quite hilarious

It's gotta be the lyrics. They so damn insane it's funny as hell.

[zzeroparticle]

Oh. My. God. I don't think I've laughed this hard in a good long time. After going through two episodes, I'm left with the impression that this series has a limited amount of gimmicks it can pull out but the ones it's used so far have been side-splitting hilarious. Watching the personality changes was just awesome. It helps that the song lyrics are juxtaposed with either the main character's softer music or images of his normal life to create a jarring scene that delivers the comedy in spades.

And the director is just plain awesome. Her dialogue just had me in stitches. Who the hell talks like that anyways? A show to keep watching for sure!

[Cadorna]

Man the spitting,the songs, and the dialogs crack me up, i didn 't laugh that hard since Seto no Hanayome

[zzeroparticle]

Episode 3:

As expected, this series doesn't have a whole lot of gags left to go and it really showed this time around. There's still some pretty funny moments and the crap he pulls to get himself out of that jam was pretty creative, even if it's not as over-the-top as before. The Director visiting the apartment scene wasn't that great though since you sorta know what to expect.

Basically this series shines brightest when it's not taking itself seriously and lets loose completely and becomes unrepentant in its parody of death metal. Let's hope we see more of this series pushing at the extremes since it's got a lot of potential as long as it doesn't get all lovey-dovey emotional.

[Darkje]

You're right, I hope that the series does not get into that lovey-dovey stuff too much.

I thought EP3 was pretty good, not as good as the first two though.

Spoiler for EP3:

I don't think this episode flowed that well like the other two. They jumped from having a concert, to then suggesting a dinner with Aikawa, to having the president trash his apartment.

I think they need more metal mayhem with him freaking out

[Deathkillz]

Yea, I laughed, but not as much as the previous two episode. Some of the "comedy" scenes didn't hit or got nothing much than a chuckle.

ep 3

Spoiler:

Man do I feel sorry for Negishi. He is digging such a grave for himself when it comes to Aikawa...I would fear the day when she finds out the man behind the makeup.
And not only is Negishi's music career going down the drain, his lifestyle is also.

[Shiroth]

Episode 03 didn't have as many over the top funny moments, though it was still pretty damn lol, especially the second half. Negishi pretending to act high was brilliant.

Next episode looks to be pretty damn crazy. Just what we need!

[Kirarakim]

It's funny but it is also one of those shows that I can see getting repetitive. I mean there is only so much you can do with this concept.

Anyways so Negishi comes off as a nice guy who was forced into this Death Metal stuff but how did he get involved in the first place and how is he able to come up with all the lyrics. It's always the quiet ones as they say.

It would be pretty funny if Aikawa ended up having a double life too.

[zzeroparticle]

Originally Posted by Kirarakim

Anyways so Negishi comes off as a nice guy who was forced into this Death Metal stuff but how did he get involved in the first place and how is he able to come up with all the lyrics. It's always the quiet ones as they say.

It would be pretty funny if Aikawa ended up having a double life too.

That's pretty much the area that I can think of that they haven't covered. I'm really looking forwards to figuring out his state of mind when he comes up with those lyrics. That is, is he going to be angsty and be in a state of despair at having to write such horrible material or what?

And yeah, irony of ironies if she leads a double life. Whereas Negishi has blown his cover, Aikawa has yet to reveal anything... but we shall see!

[Lordfujin]

Originally Posted by Kirarakim

Anyways so Negishi comes off as a nice guy who was forced into this Death Metal stuff but how did he get involved in the first place and how is he able to come up with all the lyrics. It's always the quiet ones as they say.

He actually has original corny lovey dovey songs writen, then the DMC lyrics are the exact opposite lyrics of his originals. It's also apperent when Aikawa is singing one of the lyrics to a song he sung to her and the DMC song in the background is the exact opposite.

[-KarumA-]

I saw OAV 1-3 yesterday its freakin awsome, I laughed so hard XD
is there going to be an OAV 4? and if so what date?

edit: ofc OAV4, but date?

[Ottocycle]

Originally Posted by -KarumA-

I saw OAV 1-3 yesterday its freakin awsome, I laughed so hard XD
is there going to be an OAV 4? and if so what date?

edit: ofc OAV4, but date?

All of it has already been released, as 12 episodes(or was it 24) on one DVD.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by humbug23

All of it has already been released, as 12 episodes(or was it 24) on one DVD.

24 in total.