History Music / HypnosisMic

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An anime television series adaptation titled ''[[https://twitter.com/hypnosismic/status/1202210961874010119 Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima]]'' was announced on December 4, 2019. The series premiered on October 2nd, 2020 and is licensed by [[https://twitter.com/aniplexUSA/status/1202683057087508480 Aniplex of America]].

* FreakyFridayFlip: ARB has made a habit of releasing this sort of story for April Fool's Day. As of 2022, it's only happened to the division leaders, but the results are known to be hilarious every time.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The battles between districts are voted on by women all over Japan; this goes for out of universe as well, since the rap battles are put on the official Youtube account for people to decide the outcome.

%%** This also applies to Hifumi's solo songs ''[[https://youtu.be/goYdLwONQSc?t=102 Champagne Gold]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJIJrmKFxZk Party wo Tomenaide]]'', and Jakurai's solo song ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU__YJ_gIl0 You Are, Therefore I Am]]''.

In addition, three different manga have been announced for the franchise, all of which will begin serializing in December 2018: one focusing on the ''Buster Bros!!!''/''MAD TRIGGER CREW'' rivalry, another focusing on ''Fling Posse''/''Matenro'', and a prequel manga focusing on the rise and fall of ''The Dirty Dawg''. ''Dotsuitare Honpo'' and ''Bad Ass Temple'' joined them in April 2020, while the manga were continued in 2020 and 2021 with ''Side BB & MTC+'', ''Side FP & M+'' and ''Dawn of Divisions''. DH & BAT+ began in November 2022.

* ''We Are Untouchable'' - duet by Jyuto Iruma and Riou Mason Busujima.

''Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'' is a music franchise by Creator/{{Otomate}}, Creator/IdeaFactory and King Records. Beginning in 2017, the franchise consists mostly of character song albums, with drama tracks telling most of the story. The first Battle Season began in 2018, pitting ''Buster Bros!!!'' against ''MAD TRIGGER CREW'' in '''WAR WAR WAR''', and ''Fling Posse'' against ''Matenro'' in '''BATTLE BATTLE BATTLE'''. ''MAD TRIGGER CREW'' and ''Matenro'' won their respective battles and continued on into the final round, '''DEATH RESPECT'''. The crowned winner of the current final round was ''Matenro''.

In addition, three different manga have been announced for the franchise, all of which will begin serializing in December 2018: one focusing on the ''Buster Bros!!!''/''MAD TRIGGER CREW'' rivalry, another focusing on ''Fling Posse''/''Matenro'', and a prequel manga focusing on the rise and fall of ''The Dirty Dawg''. ''Dotsuitare Honpo'' and ''Bad Ass Temple'' joined them in April 2020, while the manga were continued in 2020 and 2021 with ''Side BB & MTC+'', ''Side FP & M+'' and ''Dawn of Divisions''.

* StuffBlowingUp: Apparently Hypnosis Mics do this a lot. One notable instance of this trope is the Ignition card series from the game, which in turn was most likely inspired by the anime opening but also extends to Dotsuitare Honpo and Bad Ass Temple.

** The main characters are sorted into "Divisons" that represent a Tokyo district (or in the case of Osaka and Nagoya, a Japanese city). There's Ikebukuro/Buster Bros (Ichiro, Jiro, Saburo), Yokohama/MAD TRIGGER CREW (Samatoki, Jyuto, Riou), Shibuya/Fling Posse (Ramuda, Gentaro, Dice), Shinjuku/Matenrou (Jakurai, Hifumi, Doppo), Osaka/Dotsuitare Honpo (Sasara, Rosho, Rei), and Nagoya/Bad Ass Temple (Kuko, Jyushi, Hitoya).

* SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality: Of the men and women being separated variant, which leads to some In-Universe UnfortunateImplications of what happens/happened to families. Men can only enter the women's district with permission. Their current world doesn't seem to be entirely built on sexism, however, as the background women observed in the Drama [=CDs=] from Chuoku so far don't seem to have a problem with Hifumi [[note]]outside of lustfully pursuing him[[/note]] or the other male characters. [[DoesNotLikeMen The same can't be said for the leaders of government itself,]] though it's currently unclear if every government official shares the same views as the Prime Minister.

** ''Dotsuitare Honpo VS Buster Bros!!!'' - Battle Season album, pitting ''Dotsuitare Honpo'' against ''Buster Bros!!!''.
** ''Bad Ass Temple VS Matenro'' - Battle Season album, pitting ''Bad Ass Temple'' against ''Matenro''.
** ''Fling Posse VS MAD TRIGGER CREW'' - Battle Season album, pitting ''Fling Posse'' against ''MAD TRIGGER CREW''.

* Bonus songs released with the Official Guidebook

* ExcusePlot: The premise of the franchise seems like this, as there is really no logical reason as to why battle rapping should have to do with [[SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality the segregation of men and women in their world]], along with a majority of the population being wiped out in a war. The franchise does do its best to gradually build up off of the initial premise with every instalment that comes after, however.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Plenty of the newer solo songs compared to the older ones.

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnRgJ5dJ4ac Division Rap Battle+]], a remake of the original to include the new divisions.
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv87qn-cVic Division Battle Anthem+]], a remake of the original to include the new divisions.

! Welcome to the Division!:

** Fashion styles remain the same, people's everyday lives seem largely unchanged, and Ichiro makes references to ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''.

** Apparently, according to the TDD manga, the world had just gotten out of [[WorldWarIII World War III]], which was responsible for the death of a full '''''third''''' of the world's population, but this major event seems to have barely had ''any'' effect on Japan, aside from the establishment of Chuoku. ''Host clubs'' still exist.
* ArtShift

* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: It's an [[{{Creator/Otomate}} Otomate]] series, what did you expect?
** Though Riou leans more towards a {{Hunk}} while Jakurai, Rei, and Hitoya have SilverFox qualities.

** The main characters are sorted into “Divisons” that represent a Tokyo district (or in the case of Osaka and Nagoya, a Japanese city). There’s Ikebukuro/Buster Bros (Ichiro, Jiro, Saburo), Yokohama/MAD TRIGGER CREW (Samatoki, Jyuto, Riou), Shibuya/Fling Posse (Ramuda, Gentaro, Dice), Shinjuku/Matenrou (Jakurai, Hifumi, Doppo), Osaka/Dotsuitare Honpo (Sasara, Rosho, Rei), and Nagoya/Bad Ass Temple (Kuko, Jyushi, Hitoya).
** There’s also the division leaders/first-liners (Ichiro, Samatoki, Ramuda, Jakurai, Sasara, Kuko), the second-liners (Jiro, Jyuto, Gentaro, Hifumi, Rosho, Jyushi), and the third-liners (Saburo, Riou, Dice, Doppo, Rei, Hitoya).

* EveryoneHasASpecialMove: Every major character has a “Rap Ability”, special powers that develop when they continue to successfully use the Hypnosis Mic over a long period of time.
** Ichiro: [[CriticalHit “Critical Blow”]], which allows him to release a critical hit more powerful than standard attacks.
** Jiro: [[ItOnlyWorksOnce “Rally”]], in which he releases a strong one-time attack by using a power from his teammates.
** Saburo: [[PowerNullifier “Delete”]], in which he nullifies an opponent’s attack.
** Samatoki: [[EnergyAbsorption “Counter Blow”]], in which he absorbs his opponent’s attacks and retaliates with increased power.
** Jyuto: [[TheParalyzer “Prison”]], in which he immobilizes an opponent and traps them in a “cage”.

* LighterAndSofter: Matenro's song from the full-length album, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Sz1MvX-Oc Papillon]]'', is a relaxing upbeat song about their break from their hectic lives by [[BeachEpisode going to the beach]], a stark contrast from their usual [[DarkerAndEdgier darker and serious songs]].
** This also applies to Hifumi's solo songs ''[[https://youtu.be/goYdLwONQSc?t=102 Champagne Gold]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJIJrmKFxZk Party wo Tomenaide]]'', and Jakurai's solo song ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU__YJ_gIl0 You Are, Therefore I Am]]''.

* {{Matriarchy}}: The new government is initially claimed to be Enlightened, but really falls under Patriarchy Flip.

** Jyushi and Kuko. The former is a sensitive VisualKei musician who’s ProneToTears and carries a stuffed pig with him, while the latter is foul-mouthed and HotBlooded.

---> "This [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion neon rap genesis]] for a new generation,
---> If it's mind-blowing flow and skill you want, that's my job."

* SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality: Of the men and women being separated variant, which leads to some In-Universe UnfortunateImplications of what happens/happened to families. Men can only enter the women's district with permission. Their current world doesn't seem to be entirely built on sexism, however, as the background character women observed in the Drama [=CDs=] from Chuoku so far don't seem to have a problem with Hifumi [[note]] outside of lustfully pursuing him[[/note]] or the other male characters. [[DoesNotLikeMen The same can’t be said for the leaders of government itself,]] though it’s currently unclear if every government official shares the same views as the Prime Minister.

** Saburo and Jiro. Saburo is book smart, likes board and card games, and is skilled with hacking, but he’s very snarky and ''unbelievably'' insufferable and smug. Jiro is BookDumb and prone to acting without thinking, but he’s well-intentioned (if not brash and hot-tempered) and has a hatred for bullies.

* TokenMiniMoe: Ramuda is the shortest of the main cast and has a childlike appearance and demeanor, but [[OlderThanTheyLook he’s actually 24 years old.]]

-> [[spoiler:'''Ramuda]] (over the phone):''' Yeah, that won’t be a problem. Without any delay. If there is anything suspicious about the other divisions, I’ll report it immediately. Yes, if you can.
-> [[spoiler:'''Ramuda]]:''' Of course, [[spoiler:Ichijiku onee-san]]!

** Rosho and Sasara. Rosho isn’t a ''jerk'' per se, he’s just cranky and irritable, and he also happens to be a teacher who usually plays the role of the [[StraightMan Tsukkomi]]. Sasara is prone to making bad puns and repeating tacky gags offstage, but he’s very upbeat and likes making people laugh.

** Dice: "Max Bet", which grants him a random ability with random effects depending on his luck.

** Hifumi: "Enchant", in which he gains control over his opponent.

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjPa8lGYUds Alternative Rap Battle]]'', the theme song for the mobile game.

** ''[[https://youtu.be/ZjPa8lGYUds Alternative Rap Battle]]'' - theme song for the game of the same name.

** Apparently, according to TDD manga, the world had just gotten out of [[WorldWarIII World War III]], which was responsible for the death of a full '''''third''''' of the world's population, but this major event seems to have barely had ''any'' effect on Japan, aside from the establishment of Chuoku. ''Host clubs'' still exist.

In addition, three different manga have been announced for the franchise, all of which will begin serializing in December 2018: one focusing on the ''Buster Bros!!!''/''MAD TRIGGER CREW'' rivalry, another focusing on ''Fling Posse''/''Matenro'', and a prequel manga focusing on the rise and fall of ''The Dirty Dawg''.

A mobile game adaptation was announced at 2018's Creator/{{Otomate}} Party, and was released in March 2020. Titled ''Hypnosis Mic: Alternative Rap Battle'', this RhythmGame is set in an AlternateContinuity than the main story. In April 2019, Otomate released a song, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LdLCVHozXE History of Hypnosis Mic]]", sung by Japanese educational rapper [[https://www.youtube.com/user/ryumc92 Co.Keio]], providing a brief history of the series from initial conception to the current (as of April 2019) season for newcomers.

A mobile game adaptation was announced at the 2018 Otomate Party, set to release in March 2020. It is titled ''Hypnosis Mic: Alternative Rap Battle'' and it is to be set in a different continuity than the main story. In April 2019, Otomate released a song, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LdLCVHozXE History of Hypnosis Mic]]'', sung by Japanese educational rapper [[https://www.youtube.com/user/ryumc92 Co.Keio]], providing a brief history of the series from initial conception to the current (as of April 2019) season for newcomers.

An anime television series adaptation titled ''[[https://twitter.com/hypnosismic/status/1202210961874010119 Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima]]'' was announced on December 4, 2019. The series will premiere on October 2nd, 2020 and is licensed by [[https://twitter.com/aniplexUSA/status/1202683057087508480 Aniplex of America]].

* SpicingUpTheSubtitles: The official subs for the anime contain many gratuitous F bombs.

Since October 2, 2019, all songs and most of the drama tracks were made available for streaming outside Japan on [[https://music.apple.com/jp/playlist/hypnosis-mic-essentials/pl.a96143c14aa44ca89c0eaa3808cac73c?l=en Apple Music]] and [[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX8f9ryYBYPg3?si=oSeStTn7QO-bAaHrfI6HHQ Spotify]] (new songs become available on release date depending on your time zone).

** Jyushi and Kuko. The former is a sensitive VisualKei musician who’s ProneToTears and carries a stuffed pig with him, while the latter is a foul-mouthed, HotBlooded delinquent.

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Jyushi (Sensitive Guy) and Kuko (Manly Man). The former is a sensitive VisualKei musician who’s ProneToTears and carries a stuffed pig with him, while the latter is a foul-mouthed, HotBlooded delinquent.

** Riou: "Shelter", which increases defense for him and his team.

** Ramuda: [[MasterOfIllusions "Dazzle"]], in which he creates illusions.