Heat Guy J


Heat Guy J is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Escaflowne director Kazuki Akane and animated by Satelight.
Heat Guy J was licensed and distributed in the U.S. in 2003 by Pioneer. It was re-released by Funimation in the fall of 2009. The first 13 episodes of the show were also broadcast on the cable channel MTV2. A one volume manga was created based on the series, and was licensed and distributed by Tokyopop. The show was picked up for a UK DVD release by Manga Entertainment starting in March 2006. It was packaged in double DVD sets to make up for the long delayed release of the series.

Plot

Heat Guy J chronicles the adventures of a young Special Services officer named Daisuke Aurora and his android partner known simply as "J". The pair live and work in the fictional, futuristic Metropolis of "Judoh", where the understaffed and underfunded Special Services Division of the Bureau of Urban Safety has its headquarters.

Characters

Special Services

Special Services, a division of the Bureau of Urban Safety, is tasked in investigating and preventing criminal activity from happening in Judoh. Their headquarters is designed after the Flatiron Building in Manhattan, New York.
  • Daisuke Aurora - Department of Security, Central Headquarters Special Services Employee, age 21
  • J - Special Services Android, 3, appearance of a 40-year-old man
  • Kyoko Milchan - Department of Security, Central Headquarters Special Services Auditor/Accountant, age 21
  • Shun Aurora - Government Investigative Office of Department of Security, Central Headquarters General Manager, age 27
  • Phia Oliveira - Central Headquarters, General Manager's Secretary, age 27

    Friends

  • Antonia Belucci - Sect Employee, age 24
  • Ken Edmundo - Galea Police Investigation Inspector, age 33
  • Monica Gabriel - Photographer, age 10
  • Kia Freeborn - Guitarist, age 21
  • Cynthia, Janis, and Vivian
  • Tom Yunk - Cook, age unknown
  • Rumie - Nurse, age unknown
  • Rhine Junius - Celestial, age unknown
  • Princess - Siberbian, age unknown

    Enemies

  • Clair Leonelli - Current leader, or "Vampire", of the Company Vita Crime Syndicate, age 19
  • Giobanni Gallo - Clair's bodyguard, age 27
  • Mauro - Advisor to the Leonelli family, age 63
  • Mitchal Rubenstein - Clair's bodyguard, age 25

  • Ian Nulse - Clair's bodyguard, age 21
  • Noriega - age 41
  • Serge Echigo - age unknown
  • '''Beastmaster'''

    Other

  • Shogun - Dry goods store owner, age 72
  • Boma - Mercenary, age unknown
  • Romeo Visconti - Galea Police Investigation Inspector, age unknown

    Manga

Coinciding with the anime series in 2002, a manga version of Heat Guy J was released. It was eventually distributed in the U.S. by Tokyopop in 2005. It was written and drawn by Chiaki Ogishima. While the main characters and general setup were similar to the anime, the manga has its own unique storyline and supporting characters. There is only one volume in the series, and it includes several pages of bonus material related to the show.

Theme songs

Opening
  • "Face" by Try Force
Ending