"My Rap Academia"
A: Time B: Romanized Japanese C: (Japanese) D: English translation
0:12 Maketakunai (負けたくない) I won’t lose
0:15 Hey men
017 You yo yo yo yo
0:19 Kowareru (壊れる) It’s breaking
0:22 Yaremasu (やれます) I can do it
0:25 Sugoi (凄い) That’s amazing
0:28 Pinchi (ピンチ) I’m in trouble
0:29 Sumimasen (すみません) I’m sorry
0:30 Daijyoubu (大丈夫) I’m okay
0:32 Boku no chikara (僕の力) It’s my power
0:33 Zengentekkai (前言撤回) I take it back
0:36 Tachidomari (立ち止まり) I stop here
0:39 Furikaeri (振り返り) I look back
0:42 Hero janai (ヒーローじゃない) I’m not a hero
0:43 Superhero!
0:50 Hitorijanai (一人じゃない) I’m not alone
0:53 Kakkoii (かっこいい) That’s cool
0:56 Zeninde Tasukenikita (全員で助けに来た) We all came to help
0:59 Zeninde (全員で) We go together.
1:00 Akogareno (憧れの) I look up to them
1:02 Dekiru (出来る) I can do this
1:04 Superhero!
1:07 Uketsugu (受け継ぐ) I’ll inherit it
1:10 Kimiwa hero (君はヒーロー) You’re a hero
1:13 Minna no chikara (皆の力) It’s all everyone’s strength
1:16 Hitorijanai (一人じゃない) I’m not alone.
1:18 Ganbare (頑張れ) You can do it
1:20 Yarushikanai (やるしかない) I have to
1:21 Fumidase (踏み出せ) I’ll step forward
1:23 Tatakau (闘う) I’ll fight
1:24 超える (超える) I’ll go beyond
1:27 Hyaku percent! (100%!) I’ll go one hundred percent
2:02 Zeninde Tasukenikita (全員で助けに来た) We all came to help
2:06 Tachidomari (立ち止まり) I stop here
2:09 Furikaeri (振り返り) I look back
2:12 Hero janai (ヒーローじゃない) I’m not a hero
2:14 Superhero!
This is an image of Deku (Izuku Midoriya) from My Hero Academia.
My Hero Academia tells the story of Deku, a boy born without Quirks,
who dreams of becoming a superhero and enrolls in a high school that
trains future superheroes.
Athletes like Messi or artists like Billie Eilish are often called
superstars. So what exactly is a superhero? In Japan, there was an
anime called Kinnikuman "Muscle Man" that was as popular as Dragon
Ball. Kinnikuman is usually timid, but when his friends or the world
are in danger, he fights bravely in the wrestling ring.
The new Anime Hop single My Rap Academia will be released on December
16. If you like, please also check out the new track SPY x RAPPER
released on December 5, as well as the newly remixed and remastered
versions of Frieren Beyond HipHop's Rap, Rap of Longinus, and Cowboy
BeRap from last week.
If being victorious or simply being strong were enough to make someone
a superhero, then leaders who start wars of aggression, bullies might
all qualify as superheroes. But that is not true.
"One for all, and all for one."
When you watch My Hero Academia, I recommend watching the original
Japanese version. So to close, I would like to quote my favorite line
from the theme song of Kinnikuman "Kinnikuman Go Fight!", who is my
superhero. See you.
“Ah, but if the love is not there in your heart, you are no superhero.”
Artist: Akira Kushida
Composition: Hiroaki Serizawa
Lyrics: Yukinojo Mori
The new Anime Hop single, "My Rap
Academia" will be released on Spotify and others on Dec 16.
Ten years ago, I saw music fans and hip-hop critics who looked down on
Vocaloid rap, saying it wasn’t “real rap.” At that moment, I made up my
mind to someday create a kind of fake rap that would make those people
furious.
Later, there was a time when I thought about inviting a real rapper as
a guest to make a rap song, but I gave up on the idea because it went
against my decision to reject the rules of real rap. However, about a
year and a half ago, after meeting a kind Korean fan of Xinlisupreme, I
reached out to various voice actors, gave the lyrics to those who
responded, and had them actually record performances that sounded like
anime superheroes.
First, I took inspiration from the anime audio dramas I heard as a kid
and made a rap from short phrases. Just like a thumbs-up is instantly
recognized around the world as “Good!”, I inserted the phrase “Yo YoYo
Hey men!” between spoken lines as a symbolic verbal gesture for rap. By
doing so, I made sure the following spoken lines were recognized as
rap. In other words, I turned rap into anime. It’s not about following
the rules of “real rap.” It’s just to be free.
My first crush was a Black anime character. It may not amount to
discrimination, but it is an undeniable fact that Black characters are
unnaturally rare in Japanese anime, so I hope there will be more of
them. I also believe that the hip hop mindset that looks down on or
calls White, Asian, or Vocaloid rappers fake is fundamentally wrong.
That is why I decided to create a new form of hip hop myself.
Rules don’t make rap.
Hip-hop is what I say it is.
This is Anime Hop.
Posted on Dec 6 2025
