Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle – Rhyme Anima +

HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima PLUS / ヒプノシスマイク -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima +（プラス） / Hypmic 2nd Season / Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima 2nd Season / Hypmic + / Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima Plus

Genres: Adult Cast, Music, Sci-Fi
Themes: Adult Cast, Music
Studios: A-1 Pictures
Producers: Aniplex, Evil Line Records, Half H.P Studio
Rating: 6.86 / 10
Rank: #5145
Popularity: #6306
Users Listed: 12,585
Users Scored: 3,480
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 11/10/2024
Aired: October 7, 2023 – December 30, 2023 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: Mixed Media
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 13
Broadcast: Saturday at 00:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

Following a surge in inexplicable civil unrest and criminal activity nationwide, the governing Party of Words initiates an investigation into a disturbing phenomenon. Individuals are committing acts of violence and disruption yet possess no memory of their actions or motivations. The escalating incidents, concentrated particularly within the six administrative divisions, suggest a connection to the pervasive influence of Hypnosis Microphones.

Division leaders, previously focused on maintaining order within their territories, must now confront a coordinated threat. As the source of the chaos escalates, jeopardizing the stability of the entire nation, these leaders are compelled to overcome long-standing rivalries and collaborate to unravel the mystery and quell the disturbances before they spiral further out of control. The narrative explores themes of societal control, memory manipulation, and the burden of leadership in a world shaped by pervasive technology.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Episode 2: Side with the weak and crush the strong.
Episode 3: Happiness depends upon ourselves.
Episode 4: There is little success where there is little laughter.
Episode 5: As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
... and 8 more episodes

Characters:

Aimono, Juushi (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakakihara, Yuuki
Amaguni, Hitoya (Main) - Voice Actors: Takeuchi, Eiji
Amayado, Rei (Main) - Voice Actors: Kuroda, Takaya
Amemura, Ramuda (Main) - Voice Actors: Shirai, Yuusuke
Aohitsugi, Samatoki (Main) - Voice Actors: Asanuma, Shintaro
Arisugawa, Dice (Main) - Voice Actors: Nozuyama, Yukihiro
Busujima, Riou Mason (Main) - Voice Actors: Kamio, Shinichirou
Harai, Kuukou (Main) - Voice Actors: Hayama, Shouta
Iruma, Juuto (Main) - Voice Actors: Komada, Wataru
Izanami, Hifumi (Main) - Voice Actors: Kijima, Ryuuichi
Jinguuji, Jakurai (Main) - Voice Actors: Hayami, Show
Kannonzaka, Doppo (Main) - Voice Actors: Itou, Kent
Nurude, Sasara (Main) - Voice Actors: Iwasaki, Ryouta
Tsutsujimori, Roshou (Main) - Voice Actors: Kawanishi, Kengo
Yamada, Jirou (Main) - Voice Actors: Ishiya, Haruki
Yamada, Saburou (Main) - Voice Actors: Amasaki, Kouhei
Yamada, Ichirou (Main) - Voice Actors: Kimura, Subaru
Yumeno, Gentarou (Main) - Voice Actors: Saitou, Souma
Aohitsugi, Nemu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamamoto, Nozomi
Chiaro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Karino, Shou
Daisuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shin, Yuuki
Innocent Traiter, Iris (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lynn
Kadenokouji, Ichijiku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takahashi, Chiaki
Kaibyakumon, Kikoku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Tatsuhisa
Kentarou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawashima, Reiji
Rabuta (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu
Scuro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Azakami, Youhei
Taroumaru, Rex (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hamano, Daiki
TBH (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uemura, Yuuto
Tohoten, Otome (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Yuu
Whisper Weathercock, Tom (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukagawa, Kazumasa

Staff:

Miyake, Masanori (Producer)
Shibata, Misaki (Producer)
Ono, Katsumi (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Motoyama, Satoshi (Sound Director)
Ikeda, Aya (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Tomari, Kouki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Amasaki, Kouhei (Theme Song Performance)
Asanuma, Shintaro (Theme Song Performance)
Hayami, Show (Theme Song Performance)
Ishiya, Haruki (Theme Song Performance)
Itou, Kent (Theme Song Performance)
Kamio, Shinichirou (Theme Song Performance)
Kawanishi, Kengo (Theme Song Performance)
Kijima, Ryuuichi (Theme Song Performance)
Kimura, Subaru (Theme Song Performance)
Komada, Wataru (Theme Song Performance)
Kuroda, Takaya (Theme Song Performance)
Nozuyama, Yukihiro (Theme Song Performance)
Saitou, Souma (Theme Song Performance)
Shirai, Yuusuke (Theme Song Performance)
Han, Min-gi (Animation Director)
Harashima, Mirai (Key Animation)
Hattori, Masumi (Key Animation)
Hokari, Kanako (Color Design)
Itou, Mina (Animation Director)
Iwakami, Atsuhiro (Planning)
Kamimoto, Kanetoshi (Animation Director, Character Design)
Kazui (Original Character Design)
Koiso, Yuka (Key Animation)
Kuroiwa, Yuumi (Chief Animation Director, Character Design)
Liu, Wenxuan (Animation Director)
Matsui, Ruki (2nd Key Animation, Animation Director)
Matsumoto, Keiko (Key Animation)
Miyawaki, Youhei (Director of Photography)
Morita, Rina (Chief Animation Director, Character Design)
Nakagawa, Minori (2nd Key Animation)
Nakaoka, Kyouka (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Ninomiya, Nanako (Key Animation)
Nishimura, Eiichi (Editing)
Ochiai, Hitomi (Chief Animation Director)
Ogawa, Chris (Animation Director)
Okamoto, Ayano (Art Director)
R・O・N (Music)
Saitou, Kaori (Key Animation)
Sasagawa, Mitsuyuki (Key Animation)
Seki, Akiko (2nd Key Animation)
Shiba, Minako (Chief Animation Director, Character Design)
Shiratori, Nanami (Key Animation)
Shouki, Kouji (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Sun, Zhenliang (Animation Director)
... and 3 more staff

Reviews:

User KANLen09 (Score: 5/10):
HypMic Round 2 - I'll just keep it short: Season 1 WOWed me, but the sequel here completely missed the mark. Given HypMic's anime introduction back 3 years ago, I didn't know much about the Evil Line Records idol label at the time, but it's clear that it got mixed reviews about its own anime adaptation in the sea of its mixed-media content, despite how much I lauded Season 1 for it being a clear, balls-off-the-wall premise about rap groups fighting against evil. It was such a novel concept that this can only be done through HypMic. And 3 years later, we get Rhyme Anima+, whichis essentially Round 2 of the Division Rap Battle, added in with new characters and a new enemy rival that's typical of any original sequel.nnThe newcomers being Dotsuitare Hompo (Nurude Sasara, Rosho Tsutsujimori, and Rei Amayado) and Bad Ass Temple (Kuko Harai, Yushi Aimono, and Hitoya Amaguni), they certainly add more flare to the series, along with the enemies of the mysterious TBH, who want to influence Japan to their bidding after a scuffle with the women-only group Party of Words, which the previous 4 rap groups battled with in Season 1. This storyline isn't bad, but it just screams cliché, almost as if the sequel was pushed thanks to Season 1's popularity in Japan by the producers (Aniplex) themselves. We never asked for one but got one anyway.nnMy TL;DR for Season 2 here, the OP comprising all 6 rap groups, is decent, but nowhere near Season 1's HypMic banger level of greatness. The ED is a good follow-up, though nothing memorable. And as usual, A-1 Pictures can always deliver, even if on the basis of a series that has little to no marketing in the West.nnWith a storyline so typical and a teeny-tiny fraction of followers from the prequel, Rhyme Anima+ a.k.a Season 2 here has none, or at best, the partiality of what made Season 1 so HypMic. Easy skip.

News:

'Hypnosis Mic' Anime Movie Announced for February 2025 (11/10/2024)
Fall 2023 Simulcast List [Update 10/22] (09/29/2023)
Fall 2023 Preview (09/22/2023)
'Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima' Gets Second Season (03/25/2023)

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Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima (anime - Prequel)
Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle Movie (anime - Side Story)