Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima

This article is about the television series. For the multimedia series, see Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle.

Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima (Japanese: ヒプノシスマイク -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima, Hepburn: Hipunoshisu Maiku: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima) is a Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures created as part of the media mix project of the same name. The series aired from October to December 2020. A second season, titled Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima+, aired from October to December 2023.

Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima
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ヒプノシスマイク -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima (Hipunoshisu Maiku: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima)
Created by	Evil Line Records
Anime television series
Directed by	Katsumi Ono
Written by	Shin Yoshida
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, GYT, MBS, TV Aichi
English network	SEA: Aniplus Asia US: Crunchyroll Channel
Original run	October 3, 2020 – December 30, 2023
Episodes	26

Characters

Main article: List of Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle characters

Team	Character	Voice cast[1][2]
Buster Bros!!!	Ichiro Yamada	Subaru Kimura
	Jiro Yamada	Haruki Ishiya
	Saburo Yamada	Kōhei Amasaki
Mad Trigger Crew	Samatoki Aohitsugi	Shintarō Asanuma
	Jyuto Iruma	Wataru Komada
	Rio Mason Busujima	Shinichiro Kamio
Fling Posse	Ramuda Amemura	Yusuke Shirai
	Gentaro Yumeno	Soma Saito
	Dice Arisugawa	Yukihiro Nozuyama
Matenro	Jakurai Jinguji	Show Hayami
	Hifumi Izanami	Ryuichi Kijima
	Doppo Kannonzaka	Kent Itō
Dotsuitare Hompo	Sasara Nurude	Ryota Iwasaki
	Rosho Tsutsujimori	Kengo Kawanishi
	Rei Amayado	Takaya Kuroda
Bad Ass Temple	Kuko Harai	Shouta Hayama
	Jyushi Aimono	Yuki Sakakihara
	Hitoya Amaguni	Eiji Takeuchi

Production and release

The anime television series was announced on December 4, 2019.^[3] Funimation streamed the series via Aniplex.^[4] The 13-episode series was animated by A-1 Pictures and directed by Katsumi Ono, with Shin Yoshida handling series composition, and Minako Shiba designing the characters.^[5][6] Division All Stars performed the opening theme "Hypnosis Mic -Rhyme Anima-" (ヒプノシスマイク -Rhyme Anima-, Hipunoshisu Maiku - Rhyme Anima -).^[5] Buster Bros!!! performed the first ending theme "Kizuna - IKEBUKURO ver. -" (絆 -IKEBUKURO ver.-) from Episodes 1–3, while Mad Trigger Crew performed the second ending theme "Kizuna -YOKOHAMA ver.-" (絆 -YOKOHAMA ver.-) from Episodes 4–6, Fling Posse performed the third ending theme "Kizuna -SHIBUYA ver.-" (絆 -SHIBUYA ver.-) from Episodes 7–9, Matenro performed the fourth ending theme "Kizuna -SHINJUKU ver.-" (絆 -SHINJUKU ver.-) from Episodes 10–12, and Division All Stars performed the fifth ending theme "Rhyme Anima's Mixtape" for Episode 13.^[7] The series was originally set to premiere in July 2020,^[5] however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it aired from October 3 to December 26, 2020.^[8][9]

On March 25, 2023, Evil Line Records announced at AnimeJapan 2023 that a second season is in production.^[10] The second season, titled Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima+, features the cast and staff reprising their roles, along with Rina Morita being promoted to character designer, alongside Minako Shiba and chief animation director alongside Hitomi Ochiai.^[2] It aired from October 7 to December 30, 2023. The six groups from the franchise performed the opening theme song "Rise From Dead".^[11]

Episode list

Season 1 (2020)

No.	Title [12]	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [13][a]
1	"As soon as man is born he begins to die."	Katsumi Ono[14]	Yūichirō Momose[14]	October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03)
2	"Speak of the devil and he will appear."	Ryūta Yamamoto[15]	Yasuyuki Suzuki[15]	October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)
3	"Two heads are better than one."	Yūsuke Maruyama[16]	Shin Yoshida[16]	October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17)
4	"A friend in need is a friend indeed."	Naoki Kotani[17]	Yūichirō Momose[17]	October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)
5	"Seeing is believing."	Akiko Seki[18]	Yasuyuki Suzuki[18]	October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31)
6	"He who laughs last, laughs best."	Satoshi Saga[19]	Shin Yoshida[19]	November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)
7	"The darkest hour is just before the dawn."	Ryūta Yamamoto[20]	Shin Yoshida[20]	November 14, 2020 (2020-11-14)
8	"Dead men tell no tales."	Yūsuke Shibata[21]	Yasuyuki Suzuki[21]	November 21, 2020 (2020-11-21)
9	"Life is what you make it."	Kazuo Nogami[22]	Yūichirō Momose[22]	November 28, 2020 (2020-11-28)
10	"Today is a good day to die."	Akiko Seki[23]	Yasuyuki Suzuki[23]	December 5, 2020 (2020-12-05)
11	"No pain, no gain."	Yūsuke Shibata[24]	Yasuyuki Suzuki[24]	December 12, 2020 (2020-12-12)
12	"You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs."	Ryūta Yamamoto[25]	Shin Yoshida[25]	December 19, 2020 (2020-12-19)
13	"Tomorrow is another day."	Katsumi Ono[26]	Shin Yoshida[26]	December 26, 2020 (2020-12-26)

Season 2 (2023)

No.	Title [12]	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [27][b]
1	"Revenge is a dish best served cold."	Katsumi Ono[28]	Shin Yoshida[28]	October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07)
2	"Side with the weak and crush the strong."	Aya Ikeda[29]	Yasuyuki Suzuki[29]	October 14, 2023 (2023-10-14)
3	"Happiness depends upon ourselves."	Yūdai Shimizu[30]	Yukie Sugawara[30]	October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21)
4	"There is little success where there is little laughter."	Yūsuke Shibata[31]	Yasuyuki Suzuki[31]	October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28)
5	"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live."	Akiko Seki[32]	Yukie Sugawara[32]	November 4, 2023 (2023-11-04)
6	"Friendship is a single soul dwelling in three bodies."	Isamu Yamaguchi[33]	Yasuyuki Suzuki[33]	November 11, 2023 (2023-11-11)
7	"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."	Akiyoshi Watamari[34]	Shin Yoshida[34]	November 18, 2023 (2023-11-18)
8	"Each of us bears his own Hell."	Aya Ikeda[35]	Yukie Sugawara[35]	November 25, 2023 (2023-11-25)
9	"The North Wind and the Sun."	Yūdai Shimizu[36]	Shin Yoshida[36]	December 2, 2023 (2023-12-02)
10	"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."	Yūsuke Shibata[37]	Shin Yoshida[37]	December 9, 2023 (2023-12-09)
11	"There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart."	Akiyoshi Watamari[38]	Shin Yoshida[38]	December 16, 2023 (2023-12-16)
12	"Tears come from the heart and not from the brain."	Isamu Yamaguchi[39]	Yasuyuki Suzuki[39]	December 23, 2023 (2023-12-23)
13	"Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again."	Katsumi Ono[40]	Shin Yoshida[40]	December 30, 2023 (2023-12-30)

Notes

1. Tokyo MX listed the series premiere on October 2, 2020 at 24:00, which is on October 3 at midnight JST.
2. Tokyo MX listed the series premiere on October 6, 2023 at 24:00, which is on October 7 at midnight JST.