Hypnosis Mic
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50 free Hypnosis Mic trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Hypnosis Mic began in 2017 as a music project in which voice actors rap in character, and it has since grown into manga, a mobile game, theatre shows, a television anime and a feature film. Its hook is simple: in a world where weapons are outlawed, rival teams settle their territory with words. This quiz covers the main teams and the rappers in them: who leads which division, the MC names they perform under, their day jobs and ages, and the people who voice them. It also takes in the story's setting, the real-life battle seasons, the anime and the companies behind the project. The early questions suit anyone who has watched the anime or heard a few tracks; later ones are for fans who follow the cast, the albums and the live shows. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
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Q 01In the world of Hypnosis Mic, the government that banned and destroyed all weapons is run entirely by whom?
Women
Women took over politics after a war and outlawed arms, which is why the men of the story settle their turf disputes with words instead.
Q 02How is the winning team of each Hypnosis Mic Division Rap Battle season decided in real life?
Fan votes
Fan votes settle it: the battle CDs came with voting cards, so buyers chose which team advanced.
Q 03Which Tokyo district do the three Yamada siblings of Hypnosis Mic's Buster Bros!!! represent in battle?
Ikebukuro
Ikebukuro is the home turf of Buster Bros!!!, and the project's very first live show in 2017 was staged there.
Q 04Which legendary Hypnosis Mic rap group broke up, leaving its four members to lead rival division teams?
The Dirty Dawg
The Dirty Dawg split into the four original Tokyo-area teams, and a prequel manga, Before the Battle, follows its members.
Q 05Ichiro Yamada of Hypnosis Mic raps under the name MC.B.B; what do the letters B.B stand for?
Big Brother
Big Brother suits the eldest of the three Yamadas, and Jiro and Saburo follow suit as MC.M.B and MC.L.B.
Q 06Rio Mason Busujima of Hypnosis Mic's Mad Trigger Crew is half Japanese and half which other nationality?
American
American on his father's side, Rio raps under the MC name Crazy M and is 28 years old.
Q 07Which Hypnosis Mic character, a high-ranking yakuza of the Katen Family, leads Mad Trigger Crew as Mr.Hc?
Samatoki Aohitsugi
Samatoki Aohitsugi uses an MC name short for Mister Hardcore, and he once performed in a duo called Mad Comic Dialogue.
Q 08Which Hypnosis Mic fashion designer, who raps as easy R, leads the Shibuya team of artists and entertainers?
Ramuda Amemura
Ramuda Amemura is 24 and once belonged to the same legendary crew as the leaders of the other three Tokyo-area teams.
Q 09Which Hypnosis Mic doctor, who raps under the name ill-DOC, leads the team representing Shinjuku?
Jakurai Jinguji
Jakurai Jinguji is 35, which makes him by far the oldest of the four leaders who once shared a crew.
Q 10What forced the first season of Hypnosis Mic's television anime Rhyme Anima to push its premiere from July to October?
COVID-19
COVID-19 and Japan's state of emergency led the production committee to put the health of its cast and staff first.
Q 11Which Shinjuku team of medical and office workers won Hypnosis Mic's first Division Rap Battle?
Matenro
Matenro beat Mad Trigger Crew in the December 2018 final and marked the win with an album called The Champion.
Q 12Which Shibuya team took the title in Hypnosis Mic's Second Division Rap Battle, decided in 2021?
Fling Posse
Fling Posse won a contest that had grown to six teams, after newcomers from two more cities joined the original four.
Q 13Dotsuitare Hompo, the Hypnosis Mic team led by a stand-up comedian, represents which Japanese city?
Osaka
Osaka gained its team in September 2019, when the project first expanded beyond its four original divisions.
Q 21Rosho Tsutsujimori of Hypnosis Mic's Dotsuitare Hompo raps as WISDOM; what is his day job?
Teacher
Teacher by trade, Rosho is 26 and shares his team with a comedian and a man twenty years his senior.
Q 22Jyushi Aimono of Hypnosis Mic's Bad Ass Temple sings in a band from which Japanese music movement?
Visual kei
Visual kei suits the 18-year-old, who raps as 14th Moon and performs one of his solo songs with his own band.
Q 23Gentaro Yumeno of Hypnosis Mic raps under the MC name Phantom; what is his profession?
Author
Author Gentaro is 24, and his solo tracks nod to storytelling with titles such as Scenario Liar.
Q 14Which teenage monk leads Hypnosis Mic's Nagoya team, Bad Ass Temple, and raps under the name Evil Monk?
Kuko Harai
Kuko Harai is 19 and once teamed up with Buster Bros!!! leader Ichiro in a duo called Naughty Busters.
Q 15Which stand-up comedian leads Dotsuitare Hompo in Hypnosis Mic and raps under the name Tragic Comedy?
Sasara Nurude
Sasara Nurude is 26 and used to perform with another team's future leader in a duo known as Mad Comic Dialogue.
Q 16Which pessimistic office worker raps for Hypnosis Mic's Shinjuku team under his own given name?
Doppo Kannonzaka
Doppo Kannonzaka simply writes his given name in capitals as an MC name, and his solo tracks include Tigridia and Black or White.
Q 17Which 20-year-old member of Hypnosis Mic's Shibuya team raps under the MC name Dead or Alive?
Dice Arisugawa
Dice Arisugawa is a gambler, and his solo tracks keep to the theme with titles such as Scramble Gamble.
Q 18Which corrupt police officer in Hypnosis Mic's Mad Trigger Crew raps under the MC name 45 Rabbit?
Jyuto Iruma
Jyuto Iruma is 29, and his solo songs include Bayside Smoking Blues and Awake.
Q 19Which 35-year-old lawyer in Hypnosis Mic's Bad Ass Temple raps under the MC name Heaven and Hell?
Hitoya Amaguni
Hitoya Amaguni is the oldest member of the Nagoya trio, whose leader is only 19.
Q 20Which job does Hifumi Izanami of Hypnosis Mic's Shinjuku team hold?
Host
Host is his trade, and his solo songs fit it, with titles such as Don't Stop the Party and Positive my Life.
Q 24Rei Amayado, the 46-year-old member of Hypnosis Mic's Dotsuitare Hompo, makes his living as what?
Conman
Conman fits his rap persona: he performs as MC MasterMind, and his solo songs include Count the Money.
Q 25Before joining Hypnosis Mic's Mad Trigger Crew, Rio Mason Busujima served in which organisation?
The military
The military shaped Rio, who raps as Crazy M and whose solo tracks include one titled No War.
Q 26Otome Tohoten, who leads the last team faced in the 2025 Hypnosis Mic film, holds which office?
Prime minister
Prime minister Otome Tohoten fronts the government's own team, which only the division left standing after the earlier rounds gets to face.
Q 27In the story of Hypnosis Mic, the microphones influence thought by acting on which part of the body?
Sympathetic nerves
Sympathetic nerves are the target, which lets a rapper's verses change how listeners think and makes lyrics the only weapon left.
Q 28Hypnosis Mic is produced by King Records under which of its labels, also home to Momoiro Clover Z?
Evil Line
Evil Line Records was set up in April 2014 as a new division of the company, three years before the rap project began.
Q 29Which studio animated Rhyme Anima, the 13-episode Hypnosis Mic television anime directed by Katsumi Ono?
A-1 Pictures
A-1 Pictures returned for a second season in 2023, which added six more cast members to the roster.
Q 30Which studio animated the 2025 Hypnosis Mic feature, billed as Japan's first interactive film?
Polygon Pictures
Polygon Pictures built a film whose story and champion can change from one screening to the next.