A department that is so underfunded it can only afford to give officers four bullets per gun, yet provides a super bike and a multi-billion dollar android (the only legitimate one in the entire city, no less). A force tasked with the unique purpose of "preventing crimes before they occur", but it seems they only ever catch ordinary criminals who have already committed felonies. A bustling metropolis of millions, which has absolutely no civilian traffic on the roads, whilst the same dozen or so regular characters make up most of the population. Heat Guy J's plot is rife with inconsistencies, caused by both a lack of budget and harebrained writing. This doesn't stop the series being fun though, and for the most part it is.
Heat Guy J is a cross between your typical buddy cop show and a "my robot friend" story. The robot in question is J, a beefy, stoic sort who delivers Popeye-esque, old-school pugilism when necessary. I loved J, but I felt he gets nowhere near enough attention. The camera is nearly always on Daisuke, whose aloof and laconic character looks and feels like a slightly camp Spike Spiegel derivative. I couldn't stand this guy. Also there is the series antagonist. He's a purple haired, wangst driven teenager with a lip piercing and a girl's name. He will no doubt appeal to right demographics, but for me, he's the worst addition to the mafia legacy since Godfather III. Then again, even he is preferable to Daisuke; at least he is a lively, interesting addition to the series.
Obscured by the more popular anime franchises, Heat Guy J probably deserves more appreciation, but it isn't going to be getting much from me. Apart from the badassery of J, the occasional action scenes, and some cool bagpipe music, I found the plot and many of the characters ultimately forgettable. The climax to the series was somewhat predictable, especially in regards to the obligatory "does a robot have a heart?" moment. All in all, the series is acceptable; worth renting, but not worth buying the DVD.
Good Cop, Bad Cop show with rubbish cops.
A department that is so underfunded it can only afford to give officers four bullets per gun, yet provides a super bike and a multi-billion dollar android (the only legitimate one in the entire city, no less). A force tasked with the unique purpose of "preventing crimes before they occur", but it seems they only ever catch ordinary criminals who have already committed felonies. A bustling metropolis of millions, which has absolutely no civilian traffic on the roads, whilst the same dozen or so regular characters make up most of the population. Heat Guy J's plot is rife with inconsistencies, caused by both a lack of budget and harebrained writing. This doesn't stop the series being fun though, and for the most part it is.
Heat Guy J is a cross between your typical buddy cop show and a "my robot friend" story. The robot in question is J, a beefy, stoic sort who delivers Popeye-esque, old-school pugilism when necessary. I loved J, but I felt he gets nowhere near enough attention. The camera is nearly always on Daisuke, whose aloof and laconic character looks and feels like a slightly camp Spike Spiegel derivative. I couldn't stand this guy. Also there is the series antagonist. He's a purple haired, wangst driven teenager with a lip piercing and a girl's name. He will no doubt appeal to right demographics, but for me, he's the worst addition to the mafia legacy since Godfather III. Then again, even he is preferable to Daisuke; at least he is a lively, interesting addition to the series.
Obscured by the more popular anime franchises, Heat Guy J probably deserves more appreciation, but it isn't going to be getting much from me. Apart from the badassery of J, the occasional action scenes, and some cool bagpipe music, I found the plot and many of the characters ultimately forgettable. The climax to the series was somewhat predictable, especially in regards to the obligatory "does a robot have a heart?" moment. All in all, the series is acceptable; worth renting, but not worth buying the DVD.