Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle

Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle (Japanese: ヒプノシスマイク-Division Rap Battle-, Hepburn: Hipunoshisu Maiku: Division Rap Battle) 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.

Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle
ヒプノシスマイク-Division Rap Battle-
Background information
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2017–present
LabelsEvil Line Records
Websitehypnosismic.com
Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle
Manga
Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle -Before the Battle- The Dirty Dawg
Written byYuichiro Momose
Illustrated byRui Karasuduki
Published byKodansha
MagazineShōnen Magazine Edge
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 17, 2018July 17, 2020
Volumes4 (List of volumes)
Manga
Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Side B.B & M.T.C
Written byYuichiro Momose
Illustrated byKanie Tetsuji
Published byKodansha
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Sirius
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 26, 2018March 26, 2020
Volumes3 (List of volumes)
Manga
Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- side F.P & M
Written byYuichiro Momose
Illustrated byKiko Aiba
Published byIchijinsha
MagazineMonthly Comic Zero Sum
DemographicJosei
Original runDecember 28, 2018 – present
Volumes2 (List of volumes)
Game
Hypnosis Mic: Alternative Rap Battle
DeveloperIdea Factory
PublisherIdea Factory
GenreRhythm game
PlatformAndroid, iOS
ReleasedMarch 26, 2020
Manga
Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Side D.H & B.A.T
Written byYuichiro Momose
Illustrated byShiro Kiko
Published byKodansha
MagazineMagazine Pocket
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 8, 2020 – present
Anime television series

Plot edit

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 edit

Beginning in 2017, each group released an introductory single.[1] In April 2018, the first Battle Season began, and each first press edition of the rap battle albums came with a voting card.[2] Mad Trigger Crew and Matenro were the finalists.[3] Matenro won the battle held in December 2018 and released a celebratory album titled The Champion, produced by Zeebra.[4]

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.[5]

Lives edit

Event Date Title Subtitle Venue Performers Guest Notes
November 4, 2017 [6] 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 [7] 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 [8]
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 [9]
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 [10]
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.[11]
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.[12]
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.[13]
August 8, 2021 Dragon Ash, Scha Dara Parr

Media edit

Game edit

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.[14] Kazui is the character designer for the smartphone game, while Yuichiro Momose will be the scenario writer.[15] 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 edit

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

Hypnosis Mic -Before the Battle- The Dirty Dawg edit

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)[16][17] to the August 2020 issue (released on July 17, 2020), and was illustrated by Rui Karasuduki.

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 May 30, 2019[18][19]978-4-06-516111-1 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-06-516123-4 (Limited Edition with CD)
2 October 17, 2019[20][21]978-4-06-517425-8 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-06-517626-9 (Limited Edition with Booklet and Clear Sheet)
3 April 17, 2020978-4-06-519312-9 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-06-519314-3 (Limited Edition with CD)
4 October 16, 2020[22]978-4-06-521091-8 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-06-521092-5 (Limited Edition with Booklet and Big Keychain)

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

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).[16][23][24][25]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 25, 2019[26][27]978-4-06-516170-8 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-06-516099-2 (Limited Edition with CD)
2 December 12, 2019[28][29]978-4-06-516170-8 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-06-516099-2 (Limited Edition with Special Art Book and Bromide)
3 April 24, 2020[30]
April 27, 2020[31]
978-4-06-519435-5 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-06-519425-6 (Limited Edition with CD)

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

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).[16]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 25, 2019[32][33]978-4-75-803433-3 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-75-803434-0 (Limited Edition with CD)
2 December 12, 2019[34][35]978-4-75-803471-5 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-75-803470-8 (Limited Edition with Special Art Book and Bromide)
3 April 25, 2020[36][37]978-4-75-803500-2 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-75-803501-9 (Limited Edition with CD)

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

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.[38][39]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 October 16, 2020978-4-06-521022-2 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-06-521024-6 (Limited Edition with CD)
2 December 17, 2020978-4-06-521666-8 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-06-521667-5 (Limited Edition with Booklet)
3 March 17, 2021978-4-06-522650-6 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-06-522651-3 (Limited Edition with CD)
4 September 17, 2021978-4-06-524850-8 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-06-524851-5 (Limited Edition with CD Case)

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Dawn of Divisions edit

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Dawn of Divisions by Rui Karasuduki. Serialized in Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine Edge from January 17, 2021,[40] to June 17, 2022.[41]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 October 15, 2021978-4-06-525024-2 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-06-525023-5 (Limited Edition with CD)

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

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).

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 September 22, 2021978-4-06-525007-5 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-06-525006-8 (Limited Edition with CD)

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

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).

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 September 22, 2021978-4-7580-3652-8 (Regular Edition)
ISBN 978-4-7580-3651-1 (Limited Edition with CD)

Stage plays edit

"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) edit

  • 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[42]/ Kentaro Yasui,[43] 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) edit

Performance Title Schedule Venue Characters
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage -track.1-[44][45] 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-[46] August 12 - 19, 2020[47] Fling Posse
Matenro
Onigawara Bombers
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage -track.3-[48] October 2 - 11, 2020 TOKYO DOME CITY HALL Dotsuitare Hompo
Bad Ass Temple
Stageplay Original Characters
『Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-』Rule the Stage -track.4-[49] 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-[50] 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-[51] 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-[52] 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-[53] July 14 - 18, 2022[54] 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

Stageplay Original Characters 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 edit

An anime television series adaptation titled Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima was announced on December 4, 2019.[55] It aired from October 3 to December 26, 2020.

Radio edit

HYPNOSISRADIO supported by Spotify edit

Broadcast on TOKYO FM[56] 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 will 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 edit

Broadcast on J-WAVE[57] 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 edit

"Hypnosis Mic: Final Battle" was one of the trending topics on Twitter in Japan during the month of November 2018.[58] In 2018, Hypnosis Mic was the most-followed Twitter account in Japan for voice actors in terms of fan engagement.[59]

Fling Posse VS Matenro ranked #1 in the Oricon Weekly Digital Albums Chart.[60] 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.[60]

Matenro's album, The Champion, ranked #1 in digital album sales on Oricon on its first week of release, with approximately 9,000 downloads.[4]

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.[17]

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Work/Recipient Result Ref(s)
2019 13th Seiyu Awards Singing Award Hypnosis Mic franchise Won [61]

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