Alternative TitlesEnglish: HeatGuy J Synonyms: Habitat Ground Jewdo, Heat Guy Jay, HeatGuy-J
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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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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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Not only do Baccano! and Heat Guy J have nearly identical Japanese voice casts, the two shows share many of the same themes: showing groups of eccentric characters (often criminals, and especially the mob) living their lives, all while backed up by a quirky soundtrack and very snappy dialogue. Both shows having psycho males named Clair(e) is a plus....
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After watching Heatguy J for a while, the anime is made up of standalone episodes but each episode has a basic theme people care learn from watching every episode. I think HeatGuy J is more related to Kino's Journey then Ghost in the shell is...
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I should be clear that not much can hold a flame to the action in Black Lagoon, and i would have to say that Heat Guy is no exception. But heat guy is fun to watch if you enjoyed the gun play and action in Black Lagoon. Enjoy.
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