Alternative TitlesEnglish: HeatGuy J Synonyms: Habitat Ground Jewdo, Heat Guy Jay, HeatGuy-J
Information
Type: TV
Episodes: 25
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 1, 2002 to Mar 25, 2003
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company
StatisticsScore: 7.391 (scored by 1036 users)
Ranked: #12202
Popularity: #1345
Members: 2,311
Favorites: 17 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisIn the city of Judoh, Claire Leonelli has inherited leadership of the Mafia group "Vampire" following the death of his father. To keep Claire's and other criminal activities in check, the city's Bureau of Urban Safety has Special Services Division operative Daisuke Aurora and the super android codenamed "J" (whose identity is apparently kept in secrecy, as androids are banned in the city). With both of them around, crime now has little room to breathe in Judoh.
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Related AnimeAdaptation: Heat Guy J
Side story: HeatGuy J Special
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Reviews
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HiGHFLYiN9
9 of 12 people found this review helpful
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25 of 25 episodes seen
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| Overall |
9 |
| Story |
9 |
| Animation |
9 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
Heat Guy J is one of the most excellent series I've had the pleasure of viewing and exceeded my expectations based on the reviews I've seen. It's basically in the detective/action genre that's set in the future, in a unique environment where cities are divided and dependent on a race of people that provide the technology for air and water, and there are also people living outside of this city in the underground and in the forests avoiding the people in the main city. The main character is a detective of sorts who's partner is a robot "J" that assists him in his quests.
The episodes are rarely repetitive and we watch as the main character collects friends throughout the series that offer him assistance in his many endeavors. There is also some nice plot twisting and well integrated CGI that didn't become bothersome. All this is highly impressive, especially for an anime you can find in the bargain bin at your local con. Highly recommended. read more
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Mitt
5 of 10 people found this review helpful
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25 of 25 episodes seen
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| Overall |
10 |
| Story |
9 |
| Animation |
10 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
If you ever gain the slightest bit of interest to watch this show, WATCH IT. I was skeptical at first, due to the subpar-looking character designs, wonky name, and typical sounding synopsis. However, it only took about 10 minutes of the first episode to completely hook me on the series. The show completely blew all my expectations out of the water.
The art is great. You might be skeptical at first, but the style flows very nicely in the show. The character designs are from the same person behind Escaflowne. There are some very well-animated scenes throughout the show, and never do you see signs of lazy animation throughout. There is also some well integrated CG, that remains exclusive to more complex buildings and vehicles.
The sound was good. Nothing spectacular, but certainly not bad. Some of the songs may seem tacky at first, but the show reuses them in all of the right situations, to tie feelings into newer scenes, and you'll like the soundtrack more by the end of the show than you did in the beginning.
The story is fantastic. It starts out relatively small, as explained in the synopsis, but continually grows to be greater than you'd expect.
The characters are what make this series shine, however. Daisuke Aurora has easily weaseled his way into my top 5 protagonists. He creates fantastic relationships with many unlikely characters throughout the show. Deep themes of friendship and seeing the good in people are present throughout the entire series, right down to the epic conclusion, and those themes are what will leave a lasting impact on you after completing this series.
I highly recommend this to anyone with a slight interest. The show reminds me a bit of Gungrave and Cowboy Bebop, as it involves a large, rather corrupt city, with some amazing protagonists. Give the show a chance, and I guarantee you'll be hooked with the first episode. If not, well, this probably wasn't your cup of tea to begin with. read more
Recommendations
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When i first started Heat Guy J i immediately thought of my friend who really likes Gungrave. I thought he would really enjoy Heat Guy. Heat guy deals with crime and cops, which is kinda similar to Gungrave, but its the action, gun-play, and sci-fi elements that feel the same. Either way, you'll enjoy heat guy and gungrave for the action. Also the dubs are pretty good in heat guy.
Both explore themes of close friendship and betrayal. Both involve mafia and police; both have sci-fi elements. Both are serious realistic dramas with introspection and great character development, but Gungrave is much more tragic.
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Director Kazuki Akane seems to have a pool of themes (and a pool of voice actors) he enjoys returning to, except he puts a slightly different spin on the themes each time they crop up. Birdy and HGJ had similar feels from the start: both featured an eccentric pair trying to track down criminals and bring them to justice, and the style of the dialogue felt similar as well, due to longtime Akane collaborator Hiroshi Ohnogi working on the scripts. In the second season of Birdy, however, the similarities multiplied -- voice actors were even brought back from HGJ to play similar roles on Birdy. While both shows stand perfectly well on their own, it's interesting to see the same themes explored in different fashions on both. Fans of the style of one show should get a kick out of seeing a similar style in the other show, especially as it's a feel not often replicated in anime: what matters most in an Akane show is what ISN'T said, and both HGJ and Birdy are excellent examples of this.
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Opening Theme"Face" by Try Force
Ending Theme#1: "Kokoro no Sukima (Gap in the Heart)" by WYSE
#2: "Hikari (Light)" by Saeko Chiba
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