Heat Guy J
| Heat Guy J | |
UK DVD box set
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ヒートガイジェイ (Hīto Gai Jei) |
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| Genre | Science fiction noir |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kazuki Akane |
| Studio | Satelight |
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| Original network | TBS |
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| Original run | 1 October 2002 – 25 March 2003 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Chiaki Ogishima |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Magazine Z |
| Published | 2003 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Heat Guy J (ヒートガイジェイ Hīto Gai Jei?) is a 26 episode science fiction anime series created by Escaflowne director Kazuki Akane and Satelight.
Heat Guy J was licensed and distributed in the U.S. in 2003 by Pioneer (which subsequently became Geneon Entertainment). It was re-released by Funimation Entertainment in the fall of 2009. The first 13 episodes of the show also was 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.
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" (Jewde), where the understaffed and underfunded Special Services Division of the Bureau of Urban Safety has its headquarters.
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.
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