 If you liked
Detroit Metal City
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 ...then you might like
Aku no Hana
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Negishi is Kasuga in an alternate universe where his corrupter extraordinaire (Nakamura) is his band manager.
Here, his love for verbose literature is an affinity for Swedish pop. His blossoming perversion is a shameless alter-ego. His crush on an actually-totally-attainable-if-it-weren't-for-plot idealized girl is a crush on an actually-totally-attainable-if-it-weren't-for-plot idealized girl. Some common themes: moral deterioration and distress it causes.... yes, even when played for laughs. To quote Aku no Hana's MC himself (paraphrasing) "comedy and horror are similar in that they both stem from the element of surprise."
The cherry on top? Same director.