HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima

All preparations for the division battle qualifiers have been duly carried out.

I appreciate your efforts.

According to reports, those four we've been observing seem to have gained

the overwhelming popular support of their respective divisions.

As you have surmised, Prime Minister Tohoten,

in the unlikely event that they collaborate once more,

they may one day pose a threat to the Party of Words.

That is why we have the division battle.

If those four and the teams they lead are defeated by others, that's just as well.

Even if they remain in the running,

the four teams will compete against each other in the final tournament,

which may prove to make the ruptures among the four leaders conclusive.

The foolish men will defeat each other in rap battles,

making the masses go wild with excitement.

In the meantime, we of the Party of Words

shall finish creating a more stable organization.

Yes, Prime Minister!

We apologize for the extended delay.

We of Chuohku hereby announce that

preparations to hold the division battle qualifiers are now complete.

As your prime minister

and as head of the Party of Words,

I sincerely hope that the all-out rap battles between the participating teams

will lead us all to new heights.

Rap!

Dance!

Scream!

Fighters from every division!

Use your hypnosis mics to hit your opponents

with every ounce of your strength and wisdom!

Now, let the division battle qualifiers begin!

Well, well, well! What an excellent view!

Ikebukuro's lookin' pretty cool from here!

Get down from there! It's not safe!

Tom, say something, will you?

What are you taking pictures of?

I've got to hand it to you, Japan.

Even your road work is cutting-edge.

That's liquid nitrogen.

"Frozen Storage Tank"

That's liquid nitrogen.

"High-Pressure Gas"

"Avoid Collisions"

"High-Pressure Gas" "Avoid Collisions"

They're going to freeze the water pipes and replace them.

"High-Pressure Gas" "Avoid Collisions"

Tom, you sure do like signs and lettering and stuff.

"Freezing in Progress" "Under Construction" "Safety First"

Tom, you sure do like signs and lettering and stuff.

Graffiti is also an important part of street culture, you know.

It certainly is.

But more importantly,

the division battle qualifiers have begun.

Oh, really?

At the qualifiers, teams are divided into four blocks

and will compete at a specially-prepared venue.

There is a total of 32 participating teams.

So, that means eight teams per block.

In particular, these four teams are the ones to watch.

Ikebukuro's Buster Bros!!!,

Shinjuku's Matenro,

Shibuya's Fling Posse,

and Yokohama's MAD TRIGGER CREW.

These four teams just happen to be scattered among the four blocks.

I get the feeling someone did that on purpose.

While Ichiro Yamada, the leader of Buster Bros!!!,

has since reformed for the sake of his younger brothers,

he was originally a notorious juvenile delinquent.

His powerful flow and rhymes are a force to be reckoned with.

The other members are his younger brothers Jiro and Saburo.

They may be young, but they show promise.

It's a team with the kind of solidarity that you would expect from brothers.

Matenro's leader Jakurai Jinguji is a highly-gifted and skilled physician.

"Surgery in Progress"

Matenro's leader Jakurai Jinguji is a highly-gifted and skilled physician.

"Surgery in Progress"

His characteristically cool lyrics and flow

are what you would expect from a man with such a brilliant mind.

The other members are Hifumi Izanami, Shinjuku's number one host,

and Doppo Kannonzaka, a salesman for a medical equipment manufacturer.

As you would expect from a professional in his field,

Hifumi's an expert at getting the audience into the groove with his raps.

And Doppo fires off his unique brand of tweet-like lyrics.

It's a team with a lot of variety.

A host and an office worker, huh?

Next, we have Fling Posse's leader

Ramuda Amemura, a hot fashion designer.

He raps as though he were showing you an illusion.

The other members are the popular novelist Gentaro Yumeno,

whose poetic and narrative lyrics are his trademark,

and the wandering gambler Dice Arisugawa,

whose thrilling raps are what you would expect from a man who bets on anything.

It's a team of free spirits who aren't bound by society's shackles.

These two have no sense of unity.

It's pretty hard to imagine what kind of raps they'll do.

Last, we have the leader of Yokohama's MAD TRIGGER CREW, Samatoki Aohitsugi.

He's the wakagashira of a Yakuza syndicate.

His explosive and sensational raps are his selling point.

Police officer Jyuto Iruma is one of the other members.

While rumor has it that he's a dirty cop,

one can glimpse a kind of justice hidden within his raps.

There may be some sort of reason behind this.

And then there's Rio Mason Busujima, ex-special forces in the military.

As you would expect from a serviceman,

he has the fearlessness to attack his enemies head-on

and rout any of them who stand in his way.

A yakuza, a police officer, and a serviceman, huh?

What a fearsome combination!

They're the mad dog living within the system.

Mad dog? More like a mutt, I'd say.

You've been making these smart-assed remarks this entire time.

It's just the age I'm at right now.

People say that about others, not themselves!

All of these guys are forces to be reckoned with.

The leaders of these four teams

used to be members of a team called The Dirty Dawg, but it broke up.

Why?

I'm not sure.

There must be some explanation.

But still, things have started to get interesting, haven't they?

There's nothing better than fishing on a calm day like today.

If only this peaceful time would last forever...

Dr. Jinguji!

I thought I'd find you here!

Why, hello you two. What seems to be the trouble?

Dr. Jinguji, have you heard?

The qualifiers for the division battle have finally begun.

Oh, really? So, the decisive battle has begun at last.

I'm so stoked!

I'm actually kind of nervous...

What do you mean?

The good doctor and I have got your back!

Relax, Doppomine!

--Whoa, whoaaaa! --Doppo!

Doppomine! Uwahh!

Don't drag me down with you!

The qualifiers will begin at last.

The blocks have been divided so that

the four teams will face each other in the finals.

You will give us some results

by making it through the qualifiers and defeating the other three leaders.

Results? I've already given you some results.

Who do you think was the guy behind The Dirty Dawg's break-up?

That's ancient history.

What we want are some new results.

Make it through the qualifiers.

We expect you to deliver.

What was that all about?

They're up to something.

Who are they?

And what are they up to?

Oh my gosh! How long have you been there?!

We just got here a second ago.

The qualifiers have begun, man.

I know, I know!

All right then, let me tell you my plan!

Let's all go out and eat something fancy today!

No shit, man? Free food?

I need you both to do a lot of work for the team from now on, you see.

It appears the time has finally come for us to make our presence known to Chuohku.

Time to commence our plan of operations.

Plan of operations? We have a plan of operations?

Fuck yeah!

We'll crush any asshole who dares to oppose us and show 'em no mercy!

You can't call that a plan of operations.

Hmph. All right then.

We'll include Jyuto and come up with a slightly better plan of operations.

"Traffic Safety Campaign in Effect"

"Traffic Safety Campaign in Effect"

All right.

"Schedule"

"Schedule"

I'm on my way.

I'm stepping out for a moment.

That bastard Iruma's been getting pretty cocky these days.

All on account of MAD TRIGGER CREW.

It's not wise for a police officer to associate with the yakuza.

It's a question of compliance.

This is a great opportunity to take Iruma down a notch or two.

"Yorozuya Yamada"

This is a great opportunity to take Iruma down a notch or two.

"Yorozuya Yamada"

Found the cat you were looking for.

"Yorozuya Yamada"

Also found the wallet like you asked.

Thanks, guys. You're real lifesavers!

No prob! Buster Bros!!! is our pride and joy, you know.

If it helps you guys concentrate on the qualifiers,

doing stuff like this is no sweat.

"Saburo"

Jiro, you making any progress?

I sure am!

I already completed three of the tasks.

I'm finished with five, myself.

All you've been doing is sitting in front of a computer, right?

Since you live in the Stone Age, Jiro, you may not know this,

but lots of things can be done using a computer.

Tsk. So, how's Big Bro coming along?

Seems he's having some trouble.

Brother Ichi's dealing with a real criminal, you know.