It was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from September 2005 to April 2010, with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes.

In his stage costume, he adopts the persona of "Johannes Krauser II", a terrorist demon from hell said to have raped and killed his parents.

The songs of DMC often encourage their audience to engage in similar immoral and illegal behavior, or tell stories of Krauser's criminal exploits in a parody of the genre.

The Krauser persona also functions as an outlet to vent his frustration over his failing personal career, which has not advanced beyond playing his original pop songs in the streets and earning the harsh disapproval of bystanders.

The series explores the futile attempts of Negishi to break this vicious circle, escape his DMC persona, and become a successful pop musician.

Written and illustrated by Kiminori Wakasugi [ja], Detroit Metal City was first published in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal as a one-shot on April 22, 2005.

[49] The album has thirteen songs by Beat Crusaders; Kaela Kimura; Scha Dara Parr; Midori; YUKI; monobright; Tommy February6; Mucc; King Giddra; Electric Eel Shock; ANA; Wagdug Futuristic Unity; and Kahimi Karie.

[52] Three other singles performed by other artists were released on August 13, 2008; "Detarame Mothe-com Cherry Boy ~for the movie~" (デタラメ・マザコン・チェリーボーイ〜for the movie〜, Detarame Mazakon Cherībōi ~for the movie~) by Kintama Girls; "From New York City ~for the movie~" (フロムNYシティ〜for the movie〜, Furomu NY Shiti ~for the movie~) by K Dub Shine (as MC Kiva); and "Sally my Love ~for the movie~" (サリーマイラブ〜for the movie〜, Sarī Mai Rabu ~for the movie~) by Hideki Kaji (as Tetra-pot Melon Tea).