‘Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle’ Japan’s First Audience-Participation Movie

Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle – Rhyme Anima has a unique plot. Unlike the Shonen plots, where the main protagonists have crazy abilities, Hypnosis Mic completely revolves around music. The franchise began in September 2017, and the manga began serialization in 2018. Yuichiro Momose wrote the manga.

Apart from having a great plot, the franchise is coming back with a new movie of the same name. However, it also has a twist added to it, unlike any other anime movie. It will be Japan’s first-ever audience participation movie. The audience will play a crucial role in the movie since their decision will significantly change the course of the movie.

Audiences Hold The Most Important Role In The Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle Movie

Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle movie is scheduled to release on February 21, 2025. With half a month left before the release of the movie, the officials have revealed that it will be Japan’s first audience interactive movie. As per the information, there will be 18 members in the movie, divided into six teams. They will have a hip-hop rap battle between them to know which one is the best.

However, voting rights will be given to the audience in the movie theater. For a limited time, they can cast their votes through a smartphone application(CtrlMovie). Based on their votes, the winner will be selected and accordingly, the story will progress. It will be like a singing reality show. Another interesting aspect of this interactive feature is that each outcome will have different stories. So, there is a high chance that two movie halls will see the same movie, but the plot might differ due to separate winners.

What Is The Synopsis of Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle?

Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle is centered around music. In this anime, society is ruled by women, and weapons do not exist, which leads to the absence of violence. Instead, men engage in battles using their voices. They use the lyrics from Hypnosis Mic to compete for territory. The franchise includes two seasons of the anime, and this will be the first movie released.

Teams of Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle movie and Battle Map

The teams of Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle are quite talented. The main cast of the participants in the rap battles are real-life hip-hop stars and rappers. They are as follows.

1. Buster Bros!!! (Ikebukuro Division)

• Subaru Kimura – Ichiro Yamada
• Haruki Ishiya – Jiro Yamada
• Kohei Amazaki – Sabura Yamada

2. MAD TRIGGER CREW (Yokohama Division)

• Shintaro Asanuma – Blue Coffin Samatoki
• Komada Wataru – Iruma Jyuto
• Shinichiro Kamio – Busujima Mason Riou

3. Fling Posse (Shibuya Division)

• Yusuke Shirai – Amemura Random Number
• Saito Souma – Gentaro Yumeno
• Yukihiro Nozuyama – Arisugawa Imperial

4. Matenro (Shinjuku Division)

• Shou Hayami – Jinguji Jakurai
• Ryuichi Kijima – Izanami Hifumi
• Kento Ito – Kannonzaka Doppo

5. Dotsuitare Honpo (Osaka Division)

• Ryota Iwasaki – White Alder
• Kengo Kawanishi – Azalea Mori Rosho
• Takaya Kuroda – Amayano Zero

6. Bad Ass Temple (Nagoya Division)

• Shota Hayama – Parai Kokkyou
• Yuki Sakakibara – Forty Things Fourteen
• Eiji Takeuchi – Heaven Hell

7. Word Party (Event Host, Chu-Oh Division)

• Yu Kobayashi – Touhou Ten Otoujo
• Takahashi Tomoaki – Kaneyukoji Fig
• Yamamoto Hope – Blue Coffin

Crew

• Original Story and Music Production – Evil Line Records
• Director – Takanori Tsujimoto
• Screenplay – Yuichiro Momose
• Character Design – Kazui

For more information on Tickets, Theatres, Merchandise, and more, please visit the Hypmic Movie official website mentioned below.

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Source: Hypmic movie website