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I was sceptical at first but it was actually way better than FT and I enjoyed this show very much. Why? It wasn't pretending to be something else, something more than an ecchi trash. It embranced what it was and that made it an enjoyable show for me. I normally hate ecchi anime, but this was actually fun (and stupid) as hell.
The difference between FT and EZ for me was, that FT tried to be a battle shounen with serious fights and stuff. Dropping ecchi scenes more and more often as it progressed (for me that's a sign of desparate attention seeking, as if ... you're saying the anime is trash and needs 'something' to look at as a bonus because the anime is such a big trash it's not even interesting anymore or something :) ).
EZ instead showed you from the start what it was - a silly show full of panty shots and such, with dumb jokes and not really interesting storyline, since it was basically the same as FT (haven't seen Rave Master so I can't mention that). But thanks to EZ accepting its nature and shamelessly going all out with all that sh!t, it was enjoyable and fun to watch. At least for me :)

It is really just a dumb show about policemen work with a low budget. Everything about this show is average. The jokes and funny situations aren't extra funny, but I find them funny sometimes. Especially if the characters grow on you a little you start to enjoy it more.

But I wanted to highlight something else. The show doesn't forget to remind us of the harsh reality, that world is a cruel place and people die sometimes. And imo portrays it very well and in just right ratio to the funny situations.

If this show was just a plain comedy I probably would've give it lower score ... and not even write this review, since it's not really that interesting, unless you have a personal interest in how police works in Japan/ police overall. But thanks to those not so funny stuff that ocassionally popped here and there, the show got somewhat deeper and more meaningful. I'm not saying this a good show, but it was a FINE show which you could probably give a shot, if it interests you just a little (like it did me).

Hey guys, so let me give you some advice before watching this anime:
If you don't know anything about HypMic, it's pointless to watch this show.

So let me tell you a few things before you start this show:

If you have no idea at all what HypMic is, it's a Spotify rap project. There are now 6 divisions, each has 3 characters and they basically do rap battles. But that's not all. There's a story told trough drama tracks and manga. But that's still not everything at all. There's also a game, stage play and the official youtube channel. Let's sum this up so you're not so ... confused about it:

You want to get to know HypMic and find out if it's really a thing for you? You go visit the official channel and try it out. There are some introduction songs and basically all of the songs that are out, but in short ver. You can find full ver. on Spotify but you're trying to get to know HypMic I advice you to give it a shot on youtube first. If you get to like some songs, overall style or some character, you're halfway there. But you probably want to know the characters better because there's a shit ton of characters and you have no idea who you like, unless you instantly fell in love with someone.

After that, there're 2 possibilities: either go read manga/drama tracks so you can get to know the story and characters more like a normal person, or do it like me- spend hours on HypMic wikia and read about the characters. I warn you this spoils everything but I was so confused about it I still had to read about everyone at least twice or thrice to finally feel like I know the characters and what the hell's going on.
But I strongly advice you to go read manga/translations of drama tracks. I just had noone to tell me what the hell to do.



Manga:
Follows the same story as drama tracks. Is divided to several titles:
-The Dirty Dawg Directory-
-BB and MTC Directory-
-FP and M Directory-
-DH and BAT Directory-

You should probably start with TDD manga but then it's up to you. All manga were/are airing simultaneously so it doesn't really matter after the TDD manga.

Spotify:
Your main spot as a HypMic fan.
There are drama tracks (which are translated on HypMic wikia) and full ver. songs. And if you want to support the creators in any way, Spotify is the easiest way to do so.

Game:
There's a game called HypnosisMic ARB (Alternative Rap Battle). As the name implies - it's a game with alternative story. That's why you won't gen anything from playing the game. Yup, it's fun and feel free to play it, but the game came out in Spring 2020, yet HypMic is a 3 years old project. So the game isn't something that's going to help you get into the story so you shouldn't rely on it.
Also it's only in Japanese so be prepared.

If you need additional info about something I haven't mentioned you can always look it up on HypMic wikia or ask a fellow HypMic fan, we don't bite :) But please, don't be rude and respect others' opinions. The fandom is pretty chill and we respect each other's opinions. So for example don't go bitchin' about Samatoki for being violent because it just shows you're new or just ignorant and know nothing about him. The same applies to any other character. So please try to refrain from giving your opinions unless you really know 'the HypMic.' It takes some time but if you're really passionate about it you're gonna catch up to us in no time.

TLDR: HypMic is a Spotify rap project, go check it out first. It's also on youtube. There's a story told trough drama tracks (on spotify)/manga. There's a game with an alternative story, don't rely on it. At least read characters' introduction. All links are in the text. And be kind to other fans. Be sure to ask us or go to HypMic wikia for more info.

There are fonna be fans who maybe won't agree with some stuff I wrote here. But this is just my opinion and I just wrote this on the spot since I noticed the poor score HypMic has. Probably because most of the people know nothing about HypMic and that's not a reason to give a low score. You lack information about anime that's aimed at HypMic fans. If you're not a HypMic fan, then it's obvious who's at fault here.
But I don't wanna sound offensive here ^^ The fandom is open to anyone and we'll gladly accept anyone new who wants to join. I just want people to enjoy this show. But to do it you'll need to get to know HypMic at first. And that's basically what I wanted to say here. Thanks to anyone who read it all and hope it helped some of you.


But OFC it's totally okay to watch this without knowing anything. I just say you're probably not gonna enjoy it as much as a fan would : )
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And as for my actual opinion on HypMic anime from the first 5 episodes:
We're lacking the story but don't worry, it's definitely gonna appear soon. I love people trash-talking HypMic because It dOEsN'T hAvE a StORy, iT's jUsT a FUjosHi bAit. It's like they've never seen any other anime that has many characters so they would like to introduce them first ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyway I feel a little confused watching HypMic myself. I feel like the creators weren't really sure if they're aiming at HypMic fans or at new potential fans. And I can feel they decided to aim for both and so the story is going to be a bit rushed due to that... But I still appreciate all the hard work that animators, seiyuus and songwriters put in. Even if the anime turns out to be not that good I'm still gonna give it some love it deserves!
I still hope they would animate TDD arc someday...