Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- “Interactive” Movie Premieres February 2025

A Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- anime movie will open in Japan on February 21, 2025 JST.

The movie will have an interactive element where the audience’s votes will determine the outcome of the rap battles. It is being billed as the “first theatrical film in Japan to involve audience participation.”

The Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- film will feature the Buster Bros!!!, MAD TRIGGER CREW, Fling Posse, Matenro, Dotsuitare Hompo, Bad Ass Temple, and Kotonohatou groups. Its production staff includes:

• Director: Takanori Tsujimoto 
• Screenwriter: Yuichiro Momose (Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- side D. Ｈ＆Ｂ．Ａ．Ｔ scenario writer, Demon Lord 2099)
• Character designer: Kazui (Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima+ original character designer)
• Animation production: Polygon Pictures

EVIL LINE RECORDS‘ Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- multimedia project began in 2017 and includes character CDs, live performances, manga, and a mobile game. The anime series Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima premiered in 2020, and its sequel Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima+ premiered in October 2024.

Crunchyroll describes the plot of the first season as:

Legendary rap group The Dirty Dawg could have taken Japan by storm, but then they broke up. Now each member fights in one of the four rival groups. Battles for turf are fought with rap and the Hypnosis Mic, a microphone that can affect the human spirit.

Source: @hyp_mv