Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle

Template:Nihongo is a Japanese multimedia project by King Records under their Evil Line Records label. The characters were designed by Idea Factory under their Otomate label, with Yuichiro Momose as the main scenario writer. The project features eighteen voice actors and is centered on rap battles, with fans voting for their preferred team. The CDs have ranked high on mainstream music charts and the franchise has grown to include manga adaptations, stageplay adaptions, a mobile game, and an anime. Template:TOC limit

Plot

Template:See also After war, women have taken over ruling politics in the Chuo ward and have banned and destroyed weapons. This has caused men to fight through rap battles using Hypnosis Mics, which can be used to affect people's sympathetic nerves and influence their thought process. However, the legendary rap group, The Dirty Dawg, has split up into four groups, each representing a division of Tokyo, Japan and engaging in territorial battles using words and the Hypnosis Mics.

Discography

Template:Main Beginning in 2017, each group released an introductory single. In April 2018, the first Battle Season began, and each first press edition of the rap battle albums came with a voting card. Mad Trigger Crew and Matenro were the finalists. Matenro won the battle held in December 2018 and released a celebratory album titled The Champion, produced by Zeebra.

In 2019, Bad Ass Temple debuted with the album Bad Ass Temple Funky Sounds, which was produced by Nobodyknows. The song "Sōgyaran Bam" was written by Diggy-Mo.

Lives

Event Date	Title	Subtitle	Venue	Performers	Guest	Notes
November 4, 2017	Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 1st LIVE@Ikebukuro Animate Girls Festival 2017		Ikebukuro Sunshine City	Subaru Kimura, Haruki Ishiya, Kōhei Amasaki, Shintarō Asanuma, Show Hayami, Yusuke Shirai
August 26, 2018	Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 2nd LIVE@Shinagawa《韻踏闘技大會》		Shinagawa Stellar Ball	Subaru Kimura, Haruki Ishiya, Kōhei Amasaki, Shintarō Asanuma, Wataru Komada, Shinichiro Kamio, Yusuke Shirai, Yukihiro Nozuyama, Show Hayami, Ryuichi Kijima, Kent Itō, Takahashi Chiaki	KEN THE 390, EGO	Live viewing at 11 movie theaters in Kanto
November 17, 2018	Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 3rd LIVE@Odaiba《韻踏闘技大會》		Zepp Diver City	Subaru Kimura, Haruki Ishiya, Kōhei Amasaki, Wataru Komada, Shinichiro Kamio, Show Hayami, Ryuichi Kijima, Kent Itō, Yusuke Shirai, Sōma Saitō, Yukihiro Nozuyama, Takahashi Chiaki	Rappagariya, Cypress Ueno To Roberto Yoshino	Live viewing at 116 movie theaters in Japan
September 7, 2019	Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 4th LIVE@Osaka《Welcome to our Hood》	Playground	Osaka-Jo Hall	Subaru Kimura, Haruki Ishiya, Kōhei Amasaki, Shintarō Asanuma, Wataru Komada, Shinichiro Kamio, Yusuke Shirai, Sōma Saitō, Yukihiro Nozuyama, Show Hayami, Ryuichi Kijima, Kent Itō, Takahashi Chiaki, Yū Kobayashi, Only on September 7: Ryota Iwasaki, Kengo Kawanishi, Takaya Kuroda, Only on September 8: Shota Hayama, Yuki Sakakihara, Eiji Takeuchi	Kuchiroro, GADORO	Live viewing at 198 buildings in Japan and 10 buildings in Taiwan
September 8, 2019		Battleground			YamaArashi, Gaki Ranger
March 28, 2020	Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 5th LIVE@Saitama《SIX SHOTS TO THE DOME》	Playground	Seibu Dome	Subaru Kimura, Haruki Ishiya, Kōhei Amasaki, Shintarō Asanuma, Wataru Komada, Shinichiro Kamio, Yusuke Shirai, Sōma Saitō, Yukihiro Nozuyama, Show Hayami, Ryuichi Kijima, Kent Itō, Ryota Iwasaki, Kengo Kawanishi, Takaya Kuroda, Shota Hayama, Yuki Sakakihara, Eiji Takeuchi, Takahashi Chiaki, Yū Kobayashi, Nozomi Yamamoto	Zeebra、CreepyNuts	Event was cancelled due to COVID-19.
March 29, 2020		Battleground			nobodyknows+
	Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 5th LIVE@AbemaTV《SIX SHOTS UNTIL THE DOME》		AbemaTV			Aired as a special program on AbemaTV following the cancellation of the 5th live.
January 31, 2021	Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 6th LIVE ≪2nd D.R.B≫	1st Battle -Dotsuitare Hompo VS Buster Bros!!!-	AbemaTV	Ryota Iwasaki, Kengo Kawanishi, Takaya Kuroda, Subaru Kimura, Haruki Ishiya, Kōhei Amasaki, Takahashi Chiaki, Yū Kobayashi, Nozomi Yamamoto		Originally scheduled to be held on January 30, 31, February 13, 14, February 20, and 21 in Osaka, Aichi, and Tokyo, but to prevent the spread of COVID, it was aired on Abema PPV.
February 14, 2021		2nd Battle -Bad Ass Temple VS Matenro-		Shota Hayama, Yuki Sakakihara, Eiji Takeuchi, Show Hayami, Ryuichi Kijima, Kent Itō, Takahashi Chiaki, Yū Kobayashi, Nozomi Yamamoto
February 21, 2021		3rd Battle -Fling Posse VS MAD TRIGGER CREW-		Yusuke Shirai, Sōma Saitō, Yukihiro Nozuyama, Shintarō Asanuma, Wataru Komada, Shinichiro Kamio, Takahashi Chiaki, Yū Kobayashi, Nozomi Yamamoto
August 7, 2021	Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 7th LIVE《SUMMIT OF DIVISIONS》		Pia Arena MM	Subaru Kimura, Haruki Ishiya, Kōhei Amasaki, Shintarō Asanuma, Wataru Komada, Shinichiro Kamio, Yusuke Shirai, Sōma Saitō, Yukihiro Nozuyama, Show Hayami, Ryuichi Kijima, Kent Itō, Ryota Iwasaki, Kengo Kawanishi, Takaya Kuroda, Shota Hayama, Yuki Sakakihara, Eiji Takeuchi, Takahashi Chiaki, Yū Kobayashi, Nozomi Yamamoto	Dragon Ash, Reol	Live viewing was broadcast at movie theaters all over Japan, and it was aired live on ABEMA PPV ONLINE LIVE.
August 8, 2021					Dragon Ash, Scha Dara Parr

Media

Game

On September 9, 2018, a smartphone game Hypnosis Mic: Alternative Rap Battle was announced by video game developer and publisher Idea Factory. The game was slated for a December 2019 release, but was then announced to be delayed until March 2020 to improve the quality of the app. Kazui is the character designer for the smartphone game, while Yuichiro Momose will be the scenario writer. The game was officially released March 26, 2020 on iOS and Android. The game's original story is set in the "Alternative Rap Battle" held by the Chuo Ward. The main character (player) starts as an apprentice DJ participating in the alternative rap battle. In the game, you can also play a rhythm game called "KILLER SCRATCH !!" and play Hypnosis Mic songs.

Manga

Original work by EVIL LINE RECORDS, Scenario written by Momose Yūichirō.

Hypnosis Mic -Before the Battle- The Dirty Dawg

Hypnosis Mic -Before the Battle- The Dirty Dawg, which focuses on all the former members of The Dirty Dawg, began serializing in Kodansha's Shonen Magazine Edge January 2019 issue (released December 17, 2018) to the August 2020 issue (released on July 17, 2020), and was illustrated by Rui Karasuduki.

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Side B.B. & M.T.C

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Side B.B. & M.T.C, which focuses on Buster Bros!!! and Mad Trigger Crew, was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius from the February 2019 issue (released on December 26, 2018) to the May 2020 issue (released on March 26, 2020).

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Side F.P & M

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Side F.P & M, which focuses on Fling Posse and Matenro, began running in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum from the February 2019 issue (released on December 28, 2018) to the April 2020 issue (released on February 28, 2020).

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- side D.H & B.A.T

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- side D.H & B.A.T, which focuses on the Osaka Division Dotsuitare Hompo and Nagoya Division Bad Ass Temple, began serialization in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app on April 8, 2020.

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Dawn of Divisions

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Dawn of Divisions by Rui Karasuduki. Serialized in Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine Edge from January 17, 2021, to June 17, 2022.

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Side B.B and M.T.C +

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Side B.B and M.T.C + began serializing in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius from the March 2021 issue (released January 26, 2021).

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Side F.P and M +

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Side F.P and M + began serializing in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum from the March 2021 issue (released January 28, 2021).

Stage plays

"Hypnosismic -Division Rap Battle-" began performing from November 2019 under the title of Rule the Stage, also known as Hypste (ヒプステ).

All plays were directed by Gō Ueki and written by Shinjirō Kaneda, with Yamadera Kouichi in charge of narration. The ensemble of background dancers includes dancers such as members of the dance vocal group Beat Buddy Boi, as a dance team titled "Division Dance Battle".

Cast (Stage Ver)

• Ikebukuro Division Buster Bros!!!
  • Yamada Ichiro: Akira Takano, Ryoga Ishikawa
  • Yamada Jiro: Shōta Matsuda, Kennosuke Matsuoka
  • Yamada Saburo: Ryuto Akishima/ Ryunosuke Nagashima, Yukia Takano
• Yokohama Division MAD TRIGGER CREW
  • Aohitsugi Samatoki: Alan Abe, Takuya Uehara
  • Iruma Jyuto: Kenta Mizue, YUKI
  • Busujima Mason Rio: Yūki Byrnes, Takumi Masunaga
• Shibuya Division Fling Posse
  • Amemura Ramuda: Ryo Sekoguchi/ Kentaro Yasui, Junpei Mitsui
  • Yumeno Gentaro: Takahisa Maeyama/ Ryuichirō Sakata, Shunto Imai
  • Arisugawa Dice: Ryo Takizawa, Taiyu Kitsuya
• Shinjuku Division Matenro
  • Jinguji Jakurai: Taiyo Ayukawa, Allen Kohatsu
  • Izanami Hifumi: Hirofumi Araki, Yūto Ando
  • Kannonzaka Doppo: Kodai Miyagi, Yūki Nakashita
• Osaka Division Dotsuitare Hompo
  • Nurude Sasara: Yoshihiko Aramaki, Ryusei Kitade
  • Tsutsujimori Rosho: Masamichi Satonaka, Torayoshi Iida
  • Amayado Rei: Yoshihisa Higashiyama/ Naoya Gōmoto, Taishi Yoshikawa
• Nagoya Division Bad Ass Temple
  • Harai Kuko: Ryota Hirono, Tomoya Nakanishi
  • Aimono Jyushi: Daigo Kato, Fūta Sakayori
  • Amaguni Hitoya: Ruito Aoyagi, Kōhei Nakatsuka
• Others
  • Kannabi Yotsutsuji: Yojiro Itokawa

Performance Schedule (Stage)

Performance Title	Schedule	Venue	Characters
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage -track.1-	November 15 - December 1, 2019	Shinagawa Stellar Ball	Buster Bros!!! MAD TRIGGER CREW North Bastard
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage -track.2-	August 12 - 19, 2020		Fling Posse Matenro Onigawara Bombers
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage -track.3-	October 2 - 11, 2020	TOKYO DOME CITY HALL	Dotsuitare Hompo Bad Ass Temple Itonokai Doutonbori Divers
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage -track.4-	Tokyo: February 5 - 19, 2021 Osaka: February 25 -28 Fukuoka: March 5 -7	TOKYO DOME CITY HALL Mielparque Hall Osaka Fukuoka Sunpalace Hotel & Hall	Buster Bros!!! MAD TRIGGER CREW Fling Posse Matenro
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage -Flava Edition-	June 11 - 13 ・ 18 - 20, 2021	Mixalive TOKYO Club Mixa	North Bastard Onigawara Bombers
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage -Battle of Pride-	Osaka: August 14 - 15, 2021 Kanagawa: August 24 - 25	Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka PIA ARENA MM	All Characters
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage -track.5-	Osaka: January 7 - 9, 2022 Tokyo: January 27 - February 6	Mielparque Hall Osaka TOKYO DOME CITY HALL	The Dirty Dawg D4
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage -Mix Tape1-	July 14 - 18, 2022	TOKYO DOME CITY HALL	MAD TRIGGER CREW Fling Posse North Bastard
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage《Rep LIVE side M.T.C》	July - August 2022	KT Zepp Yokohama Zepp Fukuoka Zepp Osaka Bayside	MAD TRIGGER CREW
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage《Rep LIVE side F.P》	July - August 2022	Zepp Sapporo Zepp Haneda Zepp Nagoya	Fling Posse
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage《Dotsuitare Hompo VS Buster Bros!!!》	September - October 2022	TOKYO DOME CITY HALL COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA WWホール	Dotsuitare Hompo Buster Bros!!!
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage《Bad Ass Temple VS Matenro》	December 1 - 18, 2022	Shinagawa Stellar Ball	Bad Ass Temple Matenro
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage《Fling Posse VS MAD TRIGGER CREW》	March 2023	COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA WWホール TOKYO DOME CITY HALL	Fling Posse MAD TRIGGER CREW
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage《Rep LIVE side M》	May 2023	KT Zepp Yokohama Zepp Sapporo Zepp Shinjuku	Matenro
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage《Rep LIVE side B.A.T》	May - June, 2023	Zepp Nagoya Zepp Osaka Bayside Zepp Haneda	Bad Ass Temple
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage《Rep LIVE side D.H》	May - July, 2023	Zepp Fukuoka Zepp Osaka Bayside KT Zepp Yokohama	Dotsuitare Hompo
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage《Rep LIVE side B.B》	June - July, 2023	Zepp Nanba Zepp Fukuoka Zepp Haneda	Buster Bros!!!
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage《Rep LIVE side Rule the Stage Original》	August 9 - 13, 2023	Shinagawa Stellar Ball	North Bastard Onigawara Bombers Itonokai Doutonbori Divers D4
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage -Battle of Pride 2023-	Osaka: September 3, 2024 Kanagawa: September 7 - 10	Osaka-jō Hall PIA AREMA MM	All Characters
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage -New Encounter-	Tokyo: March 1 - 17, 2024 Osaka: April 4 - 7	Shinagawa Stellar Ball COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA WWホール	Buster Bros!!! MAD TRIGGER CREW Fling Posse Matenro Dotsuitare Hompo Bad Ass Temple

Anime

An anime television series adaptation titled Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima was announced on December 4, 2019. It aired from October 3 to December 26, 2020.

An interactive film animated by Polygon Pictures is scheduled for release on February 2025.

Radio

HYPNOSISRADIO supported by Spotify

Broadcast on TOKYO FM from October to March 2019.

Three times a month, each of the B.B, MTC, Fling Posse, Matenro, Dotsuitare Hompo, and Bad Ass Temple divisions took turns to serve as radio hosts. Hypnosis Mic music artists were often also guests on the show. The navigator of the program was Daichi Yajima.

Spotify HYPNOSIS WAVE

Broadcast on J-WAVE from February to September 2021.

The Ikebukuro, Yokohama, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Osaka, and Nagoya divisions change every month, and one person is in charge of the program on a weekly basis. The navigator is Sascha.

Reception

"Hypnosis Mic: Final Battle" was one of the trending topics on Twitter in Japan during the month of November 2018. In 2018, Hypnosis Mic was the most-followed Twitter account in Japan for voice actors in terms of fan engagement.

Fling Posse VS Matenro ranked #1 in the Oricon Weekly Digital Albums Chart. Mad Trigger Crew VS Matenro also ranked #1 on the Oricon Weekly Digital Albums Chart during its first week of release, with approximately 8,000 downloads.

Matenro's album, The Champion, ranked #1 in digital album sales on Oricon on its first week of release, with approximately 9,000 downloads.

The January 2019 issue of Shonen Magazine Edge, where Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Before the Battle: The Dirty Dawg debuted, unexpectedly sold out upon manga release.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work/Recipient	Result	Ref(s)
2019	13th Seiyu Awards	Singing Award	Hypnosis Mic franchise	Template:Won

External links

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