is a Japanese multimedia project by King Records under their Evil Line Records 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 .
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.
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 "SÃ Âgyaran Bam" was written by Diggy-Mo.
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.
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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, which focuses on Buster Bros!!! and Mad Trigger Crew, was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shà Ânen 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, 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, 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 by Rui Karasuduki. Serialized in Kodansha's Shà Ânen Magazine Edge from January 17, 2021, to June 17, 2022.
Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Side B.B and M.T.C + began serializing in Kodansha's Monthly Shà Ânen Sirius from the March 2021 issue (released January 26, 2021).
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).
"Hypnosismic -Division Rap Battle-" began performing from November 2019 under the title of Rule the Stage, also known as Hypste (ãÂÂãÂÂã¹ãÂÂ).
All plays were directed by Gà  Ueki and written by Shinjirà  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".
Divison Dance Battle Members
An anime television series adaptation titled ' was announced on December 4, 2019. It aired from October 3 to December 26, 2020.
Season two, Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima+ aired from October 7 to December 30, 2023.
An interactive film animated by Polygon Pictures was released in February 2025. Viewers could vote for their favorite team using the CtrlMovie App, with the votes affecting the outcome of the in-universe rap contest (Division Rap Battle) in the movie. The movie was split into three parts: round one, with Buster Bros!!! battling Bad Ass Temple, MAD TRIGGER CREW battling Dotsuitare Hompo, and Matenro battling Fling Posse in three separate battles. The winners of the first round's battles would then go through another round of voting, leaving one final team facing off against all-female CHU-OH division lead by the in-universe prime minister, Otome Tohoten.
Additionally a site went up where viewers could see the results of voting from every cinema showing the movie.
A few screenings of the movie were held at Anime Expo 2025 for English-speaking fans. GKIDS would later partner with Regal Cinemas to distribute the film in North America, giving it a limited theatrical release on February 27, 2026.
"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.