DO NOT discuss the source material beyond this episode. If you want to discuss future events or theories, please use separate threads.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
| This is one of the shows where I could find most potential to grow and to compete in this season. And oh my ears, I am taken away! We have a rap anime but this time it is a main part of the series. Also colorful cast and visuals, especially Ramuda, he's a real sugar treat. Also females dominating the government that in turn abolish guns for mics. Also I don't think it's just me but are they showing a "Divide-and-Conquer" strategy here? Maybe I see it in that way which makes me like this more. Now of course, hip hop (US) and J-rap will sound different from language alone and how its lyrics flows in its own. And yes, I could already see the flaws for this. Firstly, why can the villains not allowed to rap back to our protagonists (plot armor, eh?). Second, they could blend in better production or beats in this cause yea the lyrics are solidly fine but if the sound is a bit off or a little wack, overall it will be a mediocre record for me. But that's my nitpicks, I see potential here just like on Assault Lily to be good contenders for the Fall. Hope it don't crash itself on a brick wall or in other words...choke itself in the middle of the rap battle. |
raiderublazeOct 4, 2020 2:55 AM
 |
| That was so ridiculous lmao. Honestly not sure what else I expected from a show with this premise. Never the less I really enjoyed it! |
| No thoughts head empty. That was so dumb but it's so hard not to like. I genuinely enjoyed the rapping and thought it was hilarious. ANYTHING can become the plot of an anime, it's been proven lmao. |
| >corny dialog >hot men >sick beats Yep, that's the Hypmic experience. not that it's bad or anything it's just so over the top, you know the kind that's so corny you love it. doppo's screaming in the OP had me dying so i can't wait to see that for the rest of the 11 episodes. seems a bit on the QUALITY side for anime but to be fair i've been watching a lot of anime movies lately, so perhaps it's just bias from that? the 3d was pretty nice, if i may spit out a hot take, it should have just been 3d from the start. also i don't really mind the rap, i'll listen to almost anything, so that's fine. in fact i think hypmic had me become a bit more open-minded to j-rap and other indie rap (is that a genre? you know, bandcamp rappers lol) since it wasn't something i had listened to often before i became interested in hypmic. i don't have any expectations for the story because to be quite honest that shit lost me in the manga, there's a detail about one of the main characters that just didn't fit in with the rest of the world building it had set up, that i just gave up completely, it was just that dumb. i know they'll try and incorporate that here too so strap in folks. if you're new to hypmic though i recommend you listen/read the translations of the first several cd dramas as well as the the TDD manga early chapters, they gives backstory to how each group formed in detail and explains some of the setting in better detail as well (post ww3, the only reason i'm interested in this outside of merch and music). at least i get to listen to sho hayami's voice for 12 episodes/10, sorry for edits back to back to back i just woke up LOL |
decobocoOct 4, 2020 8:38 AM
 |
| I'm been into hypmic for a long while now so I'm watching this with biased eyes but I do love everything about the anime too omg. Maybe except that they made gentaro look less pretty in some shots and riou's face/jawline is weird. Seeing the way the speakers came up was really cool, my favourite is samatoki's c: It was always kind of hard to imagine from the manga, I'm glad they animated it well. I see people talking about the CG but I don't find it jarring or bad at all, in fact it's pretty smooth compared to some really bad CG out there that hurts your eyes. Also this scene which came out of nowhere is not good for my heart: |
 |
| Not gonna lie; this is very cringe. BUT I did enjoy it. I've always liked the Hypnosis Mic music so that was part of why I enjoyed it. I think the highlight of this anime is gonna be the characters cause they're all interesting and have such unique personalities and quirks. Is it weird that I liked the 3DCG elements too? I don't usually like 3DCG but it worked in this anime. |
 |
| so i guess this is like a male rap version of love live aka all those idol animes out there? im digging it. i wonder why that red haired guy can sing with just his phone instead of a microphone? |
| Damn it! This was a male idol show all along! So... forbidding all existing weapons only refers to fire guns and the like? Because the militar rapper said he makes his own explosives without a care in the world and that other dude was about to cut a nurse's throat like it was nothing. I mean, why battle with a guy with mics if I can make him explode or stab him to death instead? Honestly, I doubt I will like this. Visuals look extremely saturated with so many effects, bright colors and overdone character designs; the guys' personalities seems pretty generic so far and the rap music itself isn't really that engaging either. I do appreciate the fact they included different styles of rap tho. |
SouthRzVaOct 4, 2020 9:52 PM
| Man, this is so bad that I absolutely love it. This had me laughing really hard. But, I've to say the character designs are something else. Really colorful and filled with hot boys. Lol. |
 |
OfDeathandLove said: @auron_ if you pay attention in the ep, you can see doppo removed hifumi's jacket, hence why hifumi became terrified. also, there is an overarching story in the manga/drama cds, it comes more in tidbits, and becomes more clear when start listening to more and more of the cds, but there is one. a fair amount of them have anti-government sentiments, especially ichiro and samatoki. they just... haven't done much about it directly. just hoping to clear some things up and hopefully make it less confusing ^^ Oh that explains things, it was 3AM and I was pretty lethargic so must've got careless. My apologies. Right, it is possible the storytelling was there subtly and I needed to read/listen further for it to click. I may check it and thanks for the clarification. Hmm Samatoki of all people? That's an interesting insight especially given that his sister whom he seems to have a lot of respect for is a big shot in the ruling party. (spoilers in white for others who might be reading) |
 |
| @auron_ oh, don't worry, that makes sense ^^ yeah, samatoki and ichiro expressed their anti-government sentiment pretty clearly in the "know your enemy side b.b vs m.t.c" drama track. here's some evidence on the ideals that t.d.d. was founded on, taken from the t.d.d. manga: as for the thing you mentioned, there's a lot more relevant to the plot than what i just mentioned, but i'm trying to keep spoilers to a minimum, haha. |
OfDeathandLoveOct 5, 2020 11:54 AM
 落ちていく涙さえ偽りと引き換えに 言い訳を繰り返して闇を生きる この悲しみの果てにある明日は 怯えてるこの心ただ蒼く染めてく 嘘に塗れた美しき世界で霞ゆく眩しさに 手を伸ばそうと月を仰いだ |
| Definitely wasn't what I had expected it to be and that's awesome~! I really enjoyed just the first episode alone. Totally ready for the next episode and Matenrō group all the way. <3 |
 |
A country governed by women, and also the antagonists. Introducing the characters in the first episode is a nice start. OPED and sung by the VAs, cool! This is quite interesting. |
| As a fan of the whole franchise since it debuted i gotta say, just seeing all of them moving was an awesome experience for me.... As expected for the first episode, there no much we can take from there, they just introduce to everyone a little bit of the characters and their interactions on their own division. The animation was better than i expected and the CGI is well done, i love they keep the lyrics on the OP and rap battle, after all thats how they attack and hurt their opponents. I am intrigue to know if they are gonna take the story we know or they are gonna make something different?? both of them seems fine for me, just seeing my sensei moving and talking w Hifumin and Doppop is enought for my heart~~ |
 |
ttcchen said: so i guess this is like a male rap version of love live aka all those idol animes out there? im digging it. i wonder why that red haired guy can sing with just his phone instead of a microphone? The phone is his microphone. All of their microphones are customized to fit their image, or basically just to fit the character in general. Doppo's flip phone microphone represents his state of being a salary man worker! |
 |
| It like rapping Jojo Bizzare Adventure stand battles |
| This was so dope. I loved the different divisions, they were so colorful. The raps were really good, and even though I think they used CG character models for it, I didn’t mind. It was very cool. There were some funny moments, like those two guys who lit each other’s cigarettes like 👉🏼👈🏼(wtf haha). I have a feeling this show won’t emphasize the plot too much. However if it manages to give consistent raps like this, as well as colorful artstyle, I won’t mind. It has somewhat of a basis in terms of story but is a little all over the place. If they pull something cool off with the plot and rapping, it would be amazing. Looking forward to episode 2. |
 |
| i feel very conflicted watching this but it only makes me want for more! hope A-1 could pull this off! never knew Aizen could RAP! 5/5. |
 |
| SAME SAME SAME. I was so sceptic about this. I was worried it's going to have cheap animation and that story telling is going to suck. While I'm still kinda worried how the story will proceed it just 13 episodes (or only 12 now) I'm totally HYPED from the 1st episode since it was totally amazing - animation, songs, and the whole introduction to the world. I think the introduction was decent but as you said - I can't tell how people who don't know anything about HypMic felt about it. And last but not least... THE BOYS ARE MOVING. And my boy Samatoki is CUTER THAN EVER. I'm so hyped that I already know that even if they fck it up, in the end I'm gonna love this anime. Because boys move. kasgier said: This episode was everything that I could ever dream of. When the anime was first annouced I was really sceptical, since we all know how these types of adaptations often end up. Even when visuals, trailers and the preview were realeased I was still cautious with my enthusiasm to not get disappoited. But this? This didn't disappoint me in any way. The opening was a great mix between their normal rap and an anime-ish music. The animation was really good, waaaay beyond what I was expecting from it. The CGI was not only really well done and impressive, it also fitted well with everything else. The story for the episode was, in my opinion, a good choice, since it introduced all the divisions and each character pretty well, displaying their relatioships with each other, as well as their own quirks. (Although this is coming from a fan of the series, so I don't know how well it introduces the characters and the world to someone who had no prior experience with the series). All the rap done in this episode were completely new, and they didn't disappoint, showcasing the style of each division pretty well. Even the background music was really good. And lastly, the ending, which, again, had a completely new song, even though I was expecting them to just use thei old ones, was superb. Overall, this was the best first episode I have ever seen, and it made me really hyped for the rest of the series. I'm hoping they will keep up this quality until the very end. (And now a bit of fangirling) It's so amazing to finally see my boys move, they're all fantastic and I love them all so much! Especially Fling Posse with Ramuda! They're so cute! Best division! |
"Anime is trash and so am I." Anime-Planet.com - anime | manga | watch anime online |
| I was so skeptical, I really thought it was going to be awful, but the animation is pretty strong and that was a really fun first episode!! Seeing them move after years of still illustrations though was great in itself. How seriously Hypmic tries to play its silly plot might be hard for some people to get over, but personally for me that's where the fun and the charm come from. deafnote said: & why would you name your gang tenderloins ???? fling posse ??? and somehow was still more badass than west gate. i really don't understand. idk who the last group was, but they were serving what i needed, so i'll be back next week. tenderloins lost me - the series as a whole has some strong engrish going on when it comes to group names - but fling posse |
| For me this was just cringe from the start to the end. I’m not really familiar with the multimedia project (i just saw some fanart) but as an anime this is not my taste at all. And most of them can’t even rap. |
| I can't quite decide if this is fucking awesome or the stupidest thing I've ever seen. |
| Who are you and why do you show your hostility towards a complete stranger whom you've not once spoken with before. Are you seriously asking to get blocked? Well, if that's what your intent is; to tempt me into throwing hands with someone as lowly and insignificant as you, then i may grant your wish provided you articulate yourself a bit better when trying to spite a person of my wavelength. |
| Hmmm it's not bad but a bit ridiculous for the lyrics and characters, but the thing I like the most are the visuals ideas that pretty good to be honest, especially the play with all the brilliant colors and performances |
 |
| Colorfulllllllllll |
 |
| I love it already. That was so much fun!!!! Idol anime disguised as bishies n rap. I can totally get with this. And these bishies are a whole new level. I love the character designs & the songs were great. The CG wasn’t too bad either. I think my favourites are ♡Samatoki, Ichirou, Dice and Doppo!!!! |
 ꕤ but i’ll probably remember over and over again you were there and everyone else was there — the day we all searched for just one thing ꕤ |
| What a weird world they live lmao. I think I'm going to like this. |
| BANZAI NIPPON. Nippon is the Land of freedom. Nippon is the Land of Peace. Nippon is the Land of Justice and Prosperity. In Nippon, we trust. We love Nippon, we love Anime. Anime love us, Nippon love us. 日本 |
| The animation is expressive as hell. The CGI is awful though and breaks immersion. The otherwise excellent everything else makes up visually though. It is more like... Pop Battles Brothers™ Death Battle Royale. Instead of "Rap Battles". They are more like competing boy bands ridding the world of criminals and terrorists. As if Batman fought using purely words. Danced a bit, then swooped into another freeze frame. That's this show in a nutshell. |
 |
More topics from this board
Poll: » Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima Episode 2 Discussion ( 1 2 )Stark700 - Oct 9, 2020 |
57 |
by BerryStar
»»
Mar 28, 2024 2:29 PM |
|
Poll: » Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima Episode 11 DiscussionKANLen09 - Dec 11, 2020 |
28 |
by 0arche
»»
Jan 9, 2024 1:49 PM |
|
Poll: » Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima Episode 9 DiscussionKANLen09 - Nov 27, 2020 |
31 |
by 0arche
»»
Jan 9, 2024 11:29 AM |
|
Poll: » Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima Episode 13 DiscussionKANLen09 - Dec 25, 2020 |
42 |
by waldy713
»»
Nov 20, 2023 1:00 AM |
|
Poll: » Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima Episode 12 DiscussionKANLen09 - Dec 18, 2020 |
20 |
by waldy713
»»
Nov 20, 2023 12:27 AM |