Hypnosis mic division rap battle rhyme anime episode 01

by Serg · Published March 31, 2022 · Updated March 31, 2022

Okay, so the writing for this show overall is, well, not great. The appeal of Hypnosis Mic is squarely on how affable you find the cast whether it’s pitch-perfect Doppo or that little shit Ramuda.

I don’t have too much of a history with Hypnosis Mic since only recently I’ve really looked into it. I’ve had a general idea what the series was about and the episode straight up tells you what it is, but I still wasn’t too sure what to expect from this. This episode really served as a typical introduction episode, showing us the world, the different groups and their personalities. Seeing the actual rap battles animated was something I was looking forward to the most, because I was just so curious how they’d look and how they’d work and…this show is insane but I really enjoyed it.

In this world, women rule over Japan during the H Age after a certain war that happened. They call themselves the Party of Words, and the leader of the group is Otome Tohoten. With this new matriarchal ruling, they ban the use of any weapon and disputes can only be done through words instead of violence, said words being used through hypnosis microphones. We don’t really know how the mics are distributed or how many people even have them, such as if everyone has them or not, it’s not made too clear right now. Still, that’s what we got for now because we move on to the present day afterwards.

Like I said, the episode is pretty simple. The ladies secretly spy on each division group, and this serves to properly introduce them to us and I think they did a pretty great job. Each group, each consisting of three guys, has their own distinct personalities and even rap style, which I love. Playing the mobile game, I’ve heard a lot of their songs and I noted how each group has their own rap style, and even each guy has their own rap style with their solo songs. When it comes to the music, they really did a great job and put a lot of thought and care into it. The four groups we got are:

We got small segments with each group, getting an idea of their day-to-day lives and the interactions with each other and I thought they were great. Their personalities were shown perfectly and I already have a pretty good idea what each group is about. We were also treated to four performances from each group, and it was insane to see how the hypnosis mics work.

This is going to sound like a really stupid and weird comparison, but the mics and the effects they have on their opponents really reminds me of Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch. Which if you don’t know, is a magical girl idol show THAT IS NOTHING LIKE THIS. But one thing that’s similar is that the mermaids singing was also the weapon against their enemies and that’s the only thing I can think of when I watch these rap battles and it’s kind of making me laugh. However, the rap battles themselves are visually even more insane with all the effects representing the group, as well as all the colors. They’re really fun to watch! I do express a tiny bit of disappointment that they use CG for the rap battles, but it doesn’t look too bad. The CG change is noticeable but it doesn’t look clunky or anything, which I’m pretty grateful for. The anime itself outside of the CG looks pretty great too, the visuals of the OP were wonderful, and the

This premiere episode was a lot of fun. While not too much happened, we still got a lot to digest when it comes to the characters and I’m excited to see what the actual plot of the anime is going to be. From the sounds of it it looks like the Party of Words are going to force the divisions into some sort of competition/tournament, so we’ll see how that’ll turn out.

Oh yeah, also it’s hilarious that Funimation didn’t put a TV-MA rating before the Higurashi episode, but they did for Hypnosis Mic because Samatoki can’t stop saying fuck.

In the H Age, war has been abolished, & women run the government. Men now compete in rap battles with hypnosis mics that can inflict psychic damage on their opponents. Watch as 4 promising t

The anime was originally scheduled to premiere in July 2020, but was delayed to October 2, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The superiority or inferiority of a man is determined by rap. Outside of the Chuohku District, men live in the Ikebukuro, Yokohama, Shibuya and Shinjuku Divisions. Groups of MCs representing their division would fight over territories with the power of music, with the loser of a rap battle having to hand over a part of their territory to the winner.