Two Heads Are Better Than One

 is the third episode of the Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima anime. It aired on October 16, 2020.

Plot
Jakurai works at the hospital where he is visited by two police officers, Inspector Degarashi and Detective Irihatoma. Degarashi suspects that Jakurai is more than just an ordinary doctor, although Irihatoma doesn't take that as seriously as his colleague.

While Hifumi is still at work, Doppo returns at their apartment after working overtime where he suddenly discovers a dead man, strangled with his necktie. Horrified, Doppo calls Hifumi and tells him about it, however, Hifumi brushes it off as a joke before coming home and seeing the dead man by himself. Before they could decide what to do next, the police surround their house, and Hifumi and Doppo try to sneak out, knowing that Doppo would be the main suspect for them. They manage to get away with Jakurai's help, however, Tom manages to take a photo of them running away.

In order to clear Doppo's name, Jakurai decides that they need to find an actual culprit, so he contacts MAD TRIGGER CREW to get help. Samatoki asks Jyuto who provides Jakurai with a police intel about Uwabimi, Hifumi's former colleague, who might be involved. To find Uwabimi, Matenro go through several criminal-owned private clubs in Shinjuku and although they failed to find Uwabimi, Jakurai notices that they managed to get rid of a lot of criminals in Shinjuku.

Waiting at a temple, the trio are suddenly, they are approached by woman by the name of Mimimi Hibakari. She's one of Hifumi's customers, who confesses her love to Hifumi and then reveals that she was the mastermind behind the murder situation. She convinced Ginda Uwabami who wanted to get rid of Hifumi to kill her husband and left the body at Hifumi's apartment to pin a crime on him. However, to Uwabimi's surprise, Mimimi's actual target was Doppo since she thought that Doppo is an obstacle between her and Hifumi.

Uwabimi and his men confront Matenro, however, they use their Hypnosis Mics to defeat them and turn them to the police. Jakurai gives Degarashi and Irihatoma the audio recording of Mimimi's words, so they could drop the charges off of Doppo. Furthermore, it turns out that Mimimi's husband was still alive after his altercation with Uwabami. Eventually, Tom releases an article about Matenrō's recent exploit and Hifumi relishes it, while Doppo is singled out for being a nobody in the article comments.

Main Cast

 * Sho Hayami as Jakurai Jinguji
 * Ryuichi Kijima as Hifumi Izanami
 * Kento Ito as Doppo Kannonzaka
 * Shintaro Asanuma as Samatoki Aohitsugi
 * Wataru Komada as Jyuto Iruma
 * Shinichiro Kamio as Rio Mason Busujima

Supporting Cast

 * Kazumasa Fukagawa as Tom Whisper Weathercock
 * Lynn as Iris Innocent Traiter
 * Daiki Hamano as T.Rex
 * Mitsuaki Hoshino as Inspector Degarashi
 * Mutsuki Iwanaka as Detective Irihatoma
 * Riho Sugiyama as Mimimi Hibakari
 * Shugo Nakamura as Ginda Uwabami
 * Hiroya Egarashi as Black Dragon
 * Karin Nanami as Nurse A
 * Ayaka Fujii as Nurse B
 * Kento Shiraishi as Coworker A
 * Hayato Kimura as Coworker B
 * Fumitake Ishiguro as Section Chief

Music

 * Opening Theme
 * Rhyme Anima by Division All Stars
 * Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: invisible manners


 * Ending Theme
 * Bonds -IKEBUKURO ver.- by Buster Bros!!!
 * Lyrics: YOSHI & POCYOMKIN (from Gaki Ranger), tofubeats
 * Composition/Arrangement: tofubeats


 * Insert Songs
 * WELCOME U by Matenro
 * Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Kohei by SIMONSAYZ