Hypnosis Mic is in a heavy release window across games, live events, and screen appearances. The Switch game Hypnosis Mic -Alternative Rap Battle- 2nd period launched July 16, 2026, and the 12th live MIC AS ONE brings all seven divisions to Pia Arena MM on October 3-4, 2026.
The franchise's current center of gravity is the Switch game Hypnosis Mic -Alternative Rap Battle- 2nd period, which launched July 16, 2026. Developed by Altplus and published by Idea Factory, it includes the rhythm game KILLER SCRATCH!!, an original story, three full-voice special stories, and a new tale by series creator Yuichiro Momose. Its theme song, Diggin' by Division All Stars, began streaming at midnight on launch day, with a music video following at 7 PM on the official YouTube channel. The song also appears on the album Trick or Repeat, out September 2.
The smartphone side runs on its own track. Hypnosis Mic -Alternative Rap Battle- is holding the event The Hollow Celestial Sphere Reflects the Truth ~The Prophecy of a Narrow Escape~ from September 4 to September 16, built around Iruma Juto, Busujima Mason Rio, and Aijima Jushi in a new written story. The SSR Searching for the Rabbit and the Nightingale Aijima Jushi is the reward, and a G-collect adds special effect cards for Juto and Rio. A 9th anniversary campaign runs alongside it with the new Division All Stars song Both Sides.
Live plans converge in the fall. The 9th anniversary event and 12th LIVE stream on ABEMA PPV, with the anniversary party on September 5, 2026 and 14 cast members. The 12th live, MIC AS ONE, runs October 3-4 at Pia Arena MM and gathers all seven divisions with 21 voice actors for the first time since April 2024, after a fan club ticket lottery opened July 10. The 11th live Blu-ray volumes arrive September 30, with advance screenings and talk events in September.
Outside the core releases, the movie Division Rap Battle ran a two-month karaoke campaign with Karaoke-kan and JOYSOUND from June 1, 2026, with division-themed drinks, collaboration rooms, goods, and a singing campaign. The stage side opened its Chuo Ward live event on May 8 at KT Zepp Yokohama with eight female performers including leader Toukawa Otojo, running through May 9 before continuing at Zepp Nagoya. The property also appears in the Odaiba Drone Show 2026, whose second phase runs September 18 to 22 at Odaiba Seaside Park.
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Odaiba Drone Show 2026 runs a second phase from September 18 to September 22 at Odaiba Seaside Park, after the first phase ran September 4 to 6 and lost its September 6 date to heavy rain. Six works appear in the sky: Sonic the Hedgehog, Puyo Puyo, the Persona series, the Tokyo Revengers TV anime, Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-, and the film Godzilla -0.0.