The film “Hyp Mic” is the hot first-time rap battle footage and three songs are now available for the first time! Newly recorded voices of characters taking on battles are also available♪

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A battle footage of the first Final Division rap battle, “First Stage,” depicted in the film “Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-,” which will be released on February 21, 2025, has been released. The first time the sound source for three battle songs that will decorate the match cards was unveiled.

“Hypnosis Mic” is a music-based character rap project launched in September 2017. The 18 unique main characters will be divided into six teams: “Ikebukuro Division,” “Yokohama Division,” “Shibuya Division,” “Shinjuku Division,” “Osaka Division,” and “Nagoya Division,” and “The Prestige of Man.” It depicts the story of a passionate rap battle.

The first film adaptation of “Hypnosis Mic – Division Rap Battle-” is not a simple film, but rather the winner of a rap battle that takes place on screen is decided by the audience vote in the theater, making it the first theatrical film in Japan to participate in audiences. It’s a type of interactive film. This film, which has risen with a story with no plot, will be a memorable film that takes a new step into a world that no one could have taken in in Japanese cinema history, and will be the setting for the final division battle.

The film “Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-” is finally coming to light this weekend, and the battle footage of “First Stage,” the first match of the Final Division Rap Battle, depicted in the film, has been released for the first time. In this video, you can also listen to three battle songs, “Last Man Standing,” “Out of Harmony,” and “Stick to My Mic,” which will add color to the three match cards.

The footage includes First Stage’s first battle, Ikebukuro Division “Buster Bros!!” vs Nagoya Division “Bad Ass Temple” and 2nd battle, Yokohama Division “MAD TRIGGER CREW” vs Osaka Division “Dottachire Honpo “>A rap battle scene featuring the 3rd battle is now available.

The organizer, Touhou Ten Otoyo (CV. Kobayashi Yu), the top member of the Chuo-Oh Division[Konoha Party]is enthusiastically declaring that a Final Division rap battle will be held. Then, cheers erupted from the crowds trying to burn a history-changing match into his eyes, and Kankai Yukoji Muka (CV. Takahashi Tomoaki), a member of the Kotonoha Party, announced the battle combination. The rap battle scene is finally beginning, with the characters’ dynamic appearance in cell-looking 3DCG and the impressive battle scenes unfolding.

This work is produced by Polygon Pictures, one of Japan’s leading digital animation studios, and the performances and beautiful backgrounds depicted in impressive quality make you feel as if you were watching a live rap battle. There’s no doubt.

The three battle songs released at the same time were produced by a group of stunning artists including ☆Taku Takahashi (m-flo). Kimura Subaru, who plays Yamada Ichiro, and the other voice actors who are both popular and talented, slam together with each other, are a must-see and listen to.

The video also includes the voting time that is essential when talking about this film, which is typical of an interactive film, which influences the story development after the battle. The heartbeat grows as the countdown conveys the 10-second passing that was given to the audience, and the story continues to reach an ending in the hands of the audience. What kind of future will the battle end up? This First Stage footage shows that expectations are increasingly high for an unprecedented cinema experience, with 48 developments and seven endings.

In addition, in conjunction with the release of the video, newly recorded character voice content has been posted on the official Hypnotic X (formerly Twitter). The team leaders have once learned the fate of their first year of H-school career, which is the key to First Stage’s match-up cards. With these new friends, they will take on the same stage again and take on the first Final Division rap battle.
Check out the newly recorded character voices that will allow you to feel the passion and feelings of the First Stage of a total of 18 people and prepare for the opening of the Final Division Rap Battle.

The film “Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-” will be released in theaters nationwide from February 21, 2025.

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