A conman in the Osaka division alongside Sasara Nurude and Rosho Tsutsujimori. He has a strong sense of duty, is a man of his word and is quite charming, but you can never quite tell when he's speaking his mind.

~!In Rhyme Anima, he employs the Secret Aliens to fight against the 4 divisions.!~ ~!He is also the creator of the hypnosis microphone technology that the series is based on.!~

After the war, women have taken over ruling politics in the Chuo ward and have banned and destroyed weapons. This has caused men to fight through rap battles using Hypnosis Mics, which can be used to affect people's sympathetic nerves and influence their thought process. However, the legendary rap group, The Dirty Dawg, has split up into four groups, each representing a division of Tokyo, Japan and are engaging in territorial battles using words and the HypMics.
 
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

__Height:__ 183 cm (6'0)

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Takaya Kuroda is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Axlone. And the lead singer of the rock band Takaya Kuroda & Goodfellas.

He is best known for his bass voice, which has usually seen him cast in villainous roles. Because of his vocal resemblance to the late [Hirotaka Suzuoki](https://anilist.co/staff/95572/), he was chosen to replace Suzuoki as the voice of [Starscream](https://anilist.co/character/3913/) in Transformers as Suzuoki's health deteriorated.

To the western audiences he is probably most known for providing the voice of Kazuma Kiryu, the protagonist of the Yakuza video game series. Kuroda is also the man who sings the famous "Baka Mitai" song related to the series.

(Source: Wikipedia)

The second season of Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima. Unlike the first season, which depicted the first division rap battle, it will be set after the second Division Rap Battle.

The manga will center on the Osaka Division Dotsuitare Hompo and Nagoya Division Bad Ass Temple.

Music video for Glory or Dust, from Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-.

"In a world where words mean power, they risk all that they stand for".
 
The final Division Rap Battle begins. 48 different patterns, 16 new songs and 7 possible endings.
 
This film will be Japan's first-ever interactive movie, where the audience's choices will change the development and outcome of each screening. The story unfolds differently based on the audience’s decisions, offering an entirely new participatory cinematic experience.
 
(Source: Hypnosis Mic Youtube Channel, edited)

A final version of Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-, a commemorative song and MV featuring all seven divisions, celebrating the recent announcement of the movie and the franchise's seven year history.

Rei Amayado