Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle Set to Return in October!

Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle is a Japanese multimedia project by King Records under their Evil Line Records label. 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. It gained a massive fan base due to its unique concept of using rap battles as a means of conflict resolution in a dystopian society where women have taken over the government, and men are forbidden from using weapons.

For those fans who were wondering if their favorite series would return, we have good news. A teaser promotional video and teaser visual for the second season of the anime Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle-Rhyme Anima, titled Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle-Rhyme Anima+, were released by the staff on Saturday. The season’s October television premiere date is announced in the teaser video, along with the cast and staff.

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The trailer showcases the characters and the cast that will be returning for the season, along with the staff. The trailer also reveals the October debut of the anime.

Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle Set to Return in October!
Key Visual | Source: Official Website

The season’s main cast, which includes six more members from the franchise, are:

  • Subaru Kimura as Ichiro Yamada (Buster Bros!!!)
  • Haruki Ishiya as Jiro Yamada (Buster Bros!!!)
  • Kōhei Amasaki as Saburo Yamada (Buster Bros!!!)
  • Shintarō Asanuma as Samatoki Aohitsugi (Mad Trigger Crew)
  • Wataru Komada as Jyuto Iruma (Mad Trigger Crew)
  • Shin’ichirō Kamio as Rio Mason Busujima (Mad Trigger Crew)
  • Yusuke Shirai as Ramuda Amemura (Fling Posse)
  • Sōma Saitō as Gentaro Yumeno (Fling Posse)
  • Yukihiro Nozuyama as Dice Arisugawa (Fling Posse)
  • Sho Hayami as Jakurai Jinguji (Matenro)
  • Ryūichi Kijima as Hifumi Izanami (Matenro)
  • Kent Itō as Doppo Kannonzaka (Matenro)
  • Ryōta Iwasaki as Nurude Sasara (Dotsuitare Hompo)
  • Kengo Kawanishi as Rosho Tsutsujimori (Dotsuitare Hompo)
  • Takaya Kuroda as Rei Amayado (Dotsuitare Hompo)
  • Shouta Hayama as Kuko Harai (Bad Ass Temple)
  • Yuki Sakakihara as Yushi Aimono (Bad Ass Temple)
  • Eiji Takeuchi as Hitoya Amaguni (Bad Ass Temple)

As for the main staff that will be working behind the scenes, they include:

  • Director: Katsumi Ono
  • Series Script Supervisor: Shin Yoshida
  • Character Design: Minako Shiba, Rina Morita
  • Chief Animation Director: Rina Morita, Hitomi Ochiai
  • Animation Production: A-1 Pictures

Well, that is all the information that was revealed to the world, and it is exciting to know that the Hypnosis Mic is returning once again in all its glory.

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About Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle

Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle is a Japanese multimedia project by King Records under their Evil Line Records label.

The story takes place in a world where 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.

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