Babymetal and Kiba of Akiba first met under the management of the main group Sakura Gakuin, and later, decided on a collaboration.
[5] On April 6, 2012, Babymetal performed at Tower Records Japan in Shibuya to commemorate the release of the single.
[6] The song was first teased in the video Babymetal: My First Heavy Metal in Tokyo 2012 uploaded to YouTube on February 1, 2012, along with a short demo of "Ijime, Dame, Zettai".
[10] Japanese music portal Barks described the song with an edgy sound in the beginning as the electronica/screamo style, electronicore (known in Japan as "pikorimo").
[12] Suzuka Nakamoto stated that the song expressed the band's desire to establish a fun, aggressive, new genre in music, and challenged them to rap.
"[13] She further explained that the choreography at the chorus is easy, allowing the audience to build hype with the band, with sudden shouts just before the climax.
Changes to the original include a higher tempo, synths filling up the space, and varying styles of vocals.
When asked of the production of the song, the Kiba of Akiba producers replied "We touched on things the world had never seen before.
"[16] Credits adapted from "Babymetal / Kiba of Akiba" single cover notes and Google Play.