![]() ![]() ![]() Death Records President ( デスレコーズ社長, Desu Rekōzu Shachō): A foul-mouthed, sex-crazy blonde woman who creates odd schemes to promote the band, most of them to Negishi's despair.Voiced by Ai Kobayashi in the OVA, and portrayed by Yasuko Matsuyuki in the live-action movie.He would like to leave DMC to perform in a visual kei band, but like the rest of the band, he is reluctant to go on his own path, mostly in fear of their manager.Voiced by Yuto Nakano in the OVA, and portrayed by Yoshihiko Hosoda in the live-action movie. Masayuki Wada ( 和田 真幸, Wada Masayuki): Plays the part of Alexander Jagi ( アレキサンダー・ジャギ, Arekisandā Jagi), DMC's bassist and a ladies' man from Saitama. ![]() Perhaps the most dedicated in the group not even fire or snakes will stop his drumming.Voiced by Makoto Yasumura in the OVA, and portrayed by Ryuji Akiyama in the live-action movie. Nishida is Camus ( カミュ, Kamyu), DMC's drummer. Terumichi Nishida ( 西田 照道, Nishida Terumichi): Curry-loving, overweight, and taciturn.She loves Negishi's calm nature and songs, but dislikes DMC's music and its vocalist Krauser, unaware that they are the same person.Voiced by Masami Nagasawa in the OVA, and portrayed by Rosa Kato in the live-action movie. Yuri Aikawa ( 相川 由利, Aikawa Yuri): Negishi's friend from his college times and his main love interest.In the film, Kenichi Matsuyama portrays both roles. While performing as Krauser, Negishi proves to be a skilled guitarist, able to play just with his teeth.In the OVA, Daisuke Kishio voices Negishi, while Yuji Ueda voices Krauser. Even though Negishi despises Krauser so much, he can never resist the temptation of invoking his demonic ego every time he feels irritated or in trouble. Ashamed of his true job, Negishi must cope with DMC's rising fame while keeping it a secret from friends and family. A calm and peaceful musician from Inukai, Ōita, he is a fan of Swedish pop and Shibuya-kei who is the exact opposite of his alter-ego Johannes Krauser II ( ヨハネ・クラウザーII世, Yohane Kurauzā Nisei), leader of the Visual death metal band DMC (short for Detroit Metal City). Soichi Negishi ( 根岸 崇一, Negishi Sōichi): The main protagonist.The series explores the futile attempts of Negishi to break this vicious circle, escape his DMC persona and become a successful pop musician. ![]() Negishi is envious of the popularity DMC and his Krauser persona enjoy in contrast to the music he actually wants to play being ridiculed, which in turn leads to his Krauser persona coming out more often, which leads to Krauser's popularity growing. Playing his music in the street earns him nothing but the disapproval of bystanders over his cheesy pop songs. The Krauser persona also functions as an outlet to vent his frustration over his failing personal career, which has not advanced beyond him being a street musician. Further, he feels obligation to the rest of the band and his label and even if he manages to escape, he is invariably roped back in by the manager of the band's label. Negishi is under his meager exterior a rageaholic and also is very skilled in his guitar play. Negishi despises DMC and all that it stands for, but he can't walk away as he has a talent to play the psychotic frontman of the band. The songs of DMC often encourage the audience to engage in immoral and illegal behavior, such as rape or murder, or tell of Krauser's exploits with similar actions, in a parody of the genre. Dreams don't pay the bills, so he's ended up as the lead singer and guitarist of a blackened death metal band, "Detroit Metal City." In stage costume he is Johannes Krauser II, rumored to be a terrorist demon from hell, to have killed and raped his parents, to wield his giant death penis with abandon, and other menacing tales being said about him after each public performance. Soichi Negishi is a shy young musician who dreams of a career in pop. ![]()
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