# Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima

Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima (Japanese: ヒプノシスマイク -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima, Hepburn: Hipunoshisu Maiku: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima) is a Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures created as part of the media mix project of the same name. The series aired from October to December 2020. A second season, titled Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima+, aired from October to December 2023.

## Characters

| Team | Character | Voice cast |
| Buster Bros!!! | Ichiro Yamada | Subaru Kimura |
| Buster Bros!!! | Jiro Yamada | Haruki Ishiya |
| Buster Bros!!! | Saburo Yamada | Kōhei Amasaki |
| Mad Trigger Crew | Samatoki Aohitsugi | Shintarō Asanuma |
| Mad Trigger Crew | Jyuto Iruma | Wataru Komada |
| Mad Trigger Crew | Rio Mason Busujima | Shinichiro Kamio |
| Fling Posse | Ramuda Amemura | Yusuke Shirai |
| Fling Posse | Gentaro Yumeno | Soma Saito |
| Fling Posse | Dice Arisugawa | Yukihiro Nozuyama |
| Matenro | Jakurai Jinguji | Show Hayami |
| Matenro | Hifumi Izanami | Ryuichi Kijima |
| Matenro | Doppo Kannonzaka | Kent Itō |
| Dotsuitare Hompo | Sasara Nurude | Ryota Iwasaki |
| Dotsuitare Hompo | Rosho Tsutsujimori | Kengo Kawanishi |
| Dotsuitare Hompo | Rei Amayado | Takaya Kuroda |
| Bad Ass Temple | Kuko Harai | Shouta Hayama |
| Bad Ass Temple | Jyushi Aimono | Yuki Sakakihara |
| Bad Ass Temple | Hitoya Amaguni | Eiji Takeuchi |

## Production and release

The anime television series was announced on December 4, 2019. Funimation streamed the series via Aniplex. The 13-episode series was animated by A-1 Pictures and directed by Katsumi Ono, with Shin Yoshida handling series composition, and Minako Shiba designing the characters. Division All Stars performed the opening theme "Hypnosis Mic -Rhyme Anima-" (ヒプノシスマイク -Rhyme Anima-, Hipunoshisu Maiku - Rhyme Anima -). Buster Bros!!! performed the first ending theme "Kizuna - IKEBUKURO ver. -" (絆 -IKEBUKURO ver.-) from Episodes 1–3, while Mad Trigger Crew performed the second ending theme "Kizuna -YOKOHAMA ver.-" (絆 -YOKOHAMA ver.-) from Episodes 4–6, Fling Posse performed the third ending theme "Kizuna -SHIBUYA ver.-" (絆 -SHIBUYA ver.-) from Episodes 7–9, Matenro performed the fourth ending theme "Kizuna -SHINJUKU ver.-" (絆 -SHINJUKU ver.-) from Episodes 10–12, and Division All Stars performed the fifth ending theme "Rhyme Anima's Mixtape" for Episode 13. The series was originally set to premiere in July 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it aired from October 3 to December 26, 2020.
On March 25, 2023, Evil Line Records announced at AnimeJapan 2023 that a second season is in production. The second season, titled Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima+, features the cast and staff reprising their roles, along with Rina Morita being promoted to character designer, alongside Minako Shiba and chief animation director alongside Hitomi Ochiai. It aired from October 7 to December 30, 2023. The six groups from the franchise performed the opening theme song "Rise From Dead".

### Episode list
#### Season 1 (2020)

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "As soon as man is born he begins to die." | Katsumi Ono | Yūichirō Momose | October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03) |
| 2 | "Speak of the devil and he will appear." | Ryūta Yamamoto | Yasuyuki Suzuki | October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10) |
| 3 | "Two heads are better than one." | Yūsuke Maruyama | Shin Yoshida | October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17) |
| 4 | "A friend in need is a friend indeed." | Naoki Kotani | Yūichirō Momose | October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24) |
| 5 | "Seeing is believing." | Akiko Seki | Yasuyuki Suzuki | October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31) |
| 6 | "He who laughs last, laughs best." | Satoshi Saga | Shin Yoshida | November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07) |
| 7 | "The darkest hour is just before the dawn." | Ryūta Yamamoto | Shin Yoshida | November 14, 2020 (2020-11-14) |
| 8 | "Dead men tell no tales." | Yūsuke Shibata | Yasuyuki Suzuki | November 21, 2020 (2020-11-21) |
| 9 | "Life is what you make it." | Kazuo Nogami | Yūichirō Momose | November 28, 2020 (2020-11-28) |
| 10 | "Today is a good day to die." | Akiko Seki | Yasuyuki Suzuki | December 5, 2020 (2020-12-05) |
| 11 | "No pain, no gain." | Yūsuke Shibata | Yasuyuki Suzuki | December 12, 2020 (2020-12-12) |
| 12 | "You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs." | Ryūta Yamamoto | Shin Yoshida | December 19, 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| 13 | "Tomorrow is another day." | Katsumi Ono | Shin Yoshida | December 26, 2020 (2020-12-26) |

#### Season 2 (2023)

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Revenge is a dish best served cold." | Katsumi Ono | Shin Yoshida | October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07) |
| 2 | "Side with the weak and crush the strong." | Aya Ikeda | Yasuyuki Suzuki | October 14, 2023 (2023-10-14) |
| 3 | "Happiness depends upon ourselves." | Yūdai Shimizu | Yukie Sugawara | October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21) |
| 4 | "There is little success where there is little laughter." | Yūsuke Shibata | Yasuyuki Suzuki | October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28) |
| 5 | "As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live." | Akiko Seki | Yukie Sugawara | November 4, 2023 (2023-11-04) |
| 6 | "Friendship is a single soul dwelling in three bodies." | Isamu Yamaguchi | Yasuyuki Suzuki | November 11, 2023 (2023-11-11) |
| 7 | "Hell is empty and all the devils are here." | Akiyoshi Watamari | Shin Yoshida | November 18, 2023 (2023-11-18) |
| 8 | "Each of us bears his own Hell." | Aya Ikeda | Yukie Sugawara | November 25, 2023 (2023-11-25) |
| 9 | "The North Wind and the Sun." | Yūdai Shimizu | Shin Yoshida | December 2, 2023 (2023-12-02) |
| 10 | "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." | Yūsuke Shibata | Shin Yoshida | December 9, 2023 (2023-12-09) |
| 11 | "There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart." | Akiyoshi Watamari | Shin Yoshida | December 16, 2023 (2023-12-16) |
| 12 | "Tears come from the heart and not from the brain." | Isamu Yamaguchi | Yasuyuki Suzuki | December 23, 2023 (2023-12-23) |
| 13 | "Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again." | Katsumi Ono | Shin Yoshida | December 30, 2023 (2023-12-30) |