Heat Guy J: V.1 Super Android (ep.1-4) [DVD]

Features

• Type: DVD
• Studio: Geneon (Pioneer)
• Language(s): english, english, japanese
• Subtitle(s): english
• Director(s): Kristi Reed, Takashi Yamazaki
• Actor(s): Richard Cansino, Saeko Chiba, Mari Devon, Masaya Matsukaze, Bob Papenbrook, Karen Strassman, Takayuki Sugô, Paul St. Peter, Steve Staley, Kari Wahlgren

J is a cyborg of almost unlimited power and the partner of laid-back, irreverent Daisuke Aurora, who prefers popping wheelies on his super-motorcycle to filing reports. Although their duty as officers of the City Management Safety Agency is to prevent future crimes, J and Daisuke get caught in the mob warfare ripping through the city-state of Judoh. The accession of maniacal Claire Leonelli as the leader of a major crime family unleashes this savage power struggle. J rescues Daisuke from Leonelli bombers and beast-faced humans who have been genetically and surgically deformed as punishment for their crimes. The filmmakers seem to be trying to recapture the stylish noir tone of Cowboy Bebop, but Daisuke has neither the charm nor the vulnerability that make Spike Spiegel so appealing, and the results remain less than the sum of the parts. (Rated 13 and older: violence, grotesque imagery) --Charles Solomon