Autumn Anime "Hypnosis Mike - Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima +" to air on October 6! The long-awaited 10th live concert will also be held in April 2024!

The first broadcast date of the fall anime "Hypnosis Mike-Division Rap Battle-" Rhyme Anima + (Rhyme Anima Plus) has been set for October 6, 2023, and the latest PV and event information have also been released.

The music-based character rap project "Hypnosis Mike" started in September 2017.
The project has gained support mainly from young people for its authentic songs created by rappers and track makers who lead the hip-hop scene in Japan, and the unique characters who sing the songs. In addition to the original CDs, the series has been adapted into comic books, app games, stage performances, and various other media.
The TV anime aired in October 2020 and gained popularity, and the production of the second season, which is this work, has also been announced.
⇒Click here for the list of fall 2023 anime.

The first broadcast date of "Hypnosis Mike-Division Rap Battle-" Rhyme Anima + has been set for October 6, 2023, and the latest PV and other information have been released along with it. It was also announced that the much-anticipated 10th live concert will be held in April 2024.

The latest PV is now on view!

The latest PV is now on view!

Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle- 10th live concert will be held!

Fans' long-awaited 10th live, "Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle- 10th LIVE ≪LIVE ANIMA≫" will be held at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 3-6 (Chiba Prefecture) on April 6 (Sat.) - 7 (Sun.), 2024.
DAY 1 will be "Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle- 10th LIVE ≪LIVE ANIMA≫ -HOMIEs-", and DAY 2 will be "Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle- 10th LIVE ≪LIVE ANIMA≫ -HOOMIEs-". LIVE ANIMA≫ -HOODs-" will feature a cast of 18 voice actors.

In addition to the first performance of "Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle-" Rhyme Anima+ songs, the 10th Live will also feature a singing corner for songs from the EP, with members of -HOMIEs- and -HOODs- scheduled to sing in turn on Day 1 and Day 2, respectively.
More details about the 10th Live will be announced in the future, so please look forward to more information.

＜Event Summary
Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle- 10th LIVE "LIVE ANIMA

Schedule
DAY1: April 6, 2024 (Sat): "Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle- 10th LIVE ≪LIVE ANIMA≫ -HOMIEs-" (April 6, 2024)
DAY2: April 7, 2024 (Sun): "Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle- 10th LIVE ≪LIVE ANIMA≫ -HOODs-" (Japanese only)
Opening/performance times will be announced at a later date.

Venue:
Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls 3-6

Performances
Subaru Kimura, Haruki Ishitani, Kohei Amasaki, Shintaro Asanuma, Wataru Komada, Shinichiro Kamio, Yusuke Shirai, Soma Saito, Yukihiro Notsuyama, Sho Hayami, Ryuichi Kijima, Kento Ito, Ryota Iwasaki, Kengo Kawanishi, Takaya Kuroda, Shota Hayama, Yuki Sakakibara, Eiji Takeuchi

The second season OP theme song "RISE FROM DEAD" will be distributed on October 7 (Sat.) and a release commemoration campaign will be held!

RISE FROM DEAD
Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement: invisible manners

Distribution Date
October 6, 2023 (Fri.) 24:00 (October 7 (Sat.) 0:00)

Pre-Add /Pre-save Campaign in Commemoration of "RISE FROM DEAD" Distribution Release
To commemorate the release of "RISE FROM DEAD," a "RISE FROM DEAD" Pre-Add/Pre-Save Campaign is underway.
All those who pre-save "RISE FROM DEAD" on Apple Music and Spotify through the campaign participation URL will receive "Hypnosis Mike-Division Rap Battle-" Rhyme Anima + smartphone wallpaper.
For details on the campaign period and how to participate, please check the official Hipmai website.

Pre-Add / Pre-save Campaign URL
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Work Information
TV anime " Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle-" Rhyme Anima

＜Broadcast Information
Scheduled to air every Friday from 24:00 on TOKYO MX and other stations from October 6, 2023.
BS11: From October 6, every Friday at 24:00
Gunma TV: From October 6, every Friday at 24:00
Tochigi TV: 24:00 on Fridays starting October 6
TV Niigata: From October 7, every Saturday at 25:55
MBS: From October 7, every Saturday at 26:08
etc.

<Distribution information
Scheduled to be broadcast on ABEMA [Simultaneously on terrestrial wave and independently prior to the broadcast].
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<Introduction
H History.
War by force has been eradicated. Conflict has been replaced not by military force but by a special microphone that interferes with the human psyche.
The name of this microphone is "Hypnosis Mike.
The lyric through this microphone affects the sympathetic nerves, parasympathetic nerves, etc., of people and can put them in various states.

He has 3 years of h experience.
A "Division Rap Battle" is now held, in which MC groups representing each division battle it out, and the winning district wins a determined amount of other territories. In the second Division Rap Battle, the first finalists, "Buster Bros! MAD TRIGGER CREW," "Fling Posse," and "MATENRO," as well as "Dotteretare Honpo" and "Bad Ass Temple," advanced to the final tournament, where the winner was decided.

The time was right after the end of the 2nd Division Rap Battle....
A new battle begins as the men who carry the Division on their backs take on the challenge!

＜Staff
Original Story/Music Production : EVIL LINE RECORDS
Director : Katsumi Ono
Series Composition : Shin Yoshida
Character Design : Minako Shiba, Rina Morita
Chief Animation Director： Rina Morita, Hitomi Ochiai, Hiromi Kuroiwa
Prop Design : Kazutaka Ema
Art Director : Ayano Okamoto (Kusanagi)
Color Design ：Hokari Kanako
Director of Photography ： Yohei Miyawaki
CG Director : Mizuho Kanda
Editing : Eiichi Nishimura (Tabac)
Music : R.O.N.
Sound Director : Satoshi Motoyama
Sound Production: HALF H-P STUDIO
Production: A-1 Pictures

＜Cast
Ichiro Yamada : Subaru Kimura
Jiro Yamada : Haruki Ishitani
Yamada Saburo ：Kohei Amasaki
Hekikoh Sanamatoki ：Shintaro Asanuma
Iruma Gun Rabbit ：Kou Komada
Busujima Mason Riiyui : Shinichiro Kamio
Amemura Ranjin : Yusuke Shirai
Gentaro Yumeno : Souma Saito
Teito Arisugawa : Yukihiro Notsuyama
Jinguji Jakurai : Hayami Scholar
Izanami Izanami: Ryuichi Kijima
Kannonzaka Dokubo: Kento Ito
Shirajoki Raku: Ryota Iwasaki
Rosho Tsutsukimori: Kengo Kawanishi
Amagayanu Zero: Takaya Kuroda
Harai Kukai: Shota Hayama
Shijumono-14: Yuuki Sakakibara
Tengoku Kugoku: Eiji Takeuchi

＜WEB
Official anime website: #
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