Heat Guy J (2002): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2002, Heat Guy J is an animation, action & adventure, crime and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. Heat Guy J 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. 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.

Who’s in it. Heat Guy J stars Masaya Matsukaze as Daisuke Aurora (voice), Saeko Chiba as Kyoko Milchan (voice), Takayuki Sugo as J (voice) and Daisuke Sakaguchi as Claire Leonelli (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.6/10, Heat Guy J has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Heat Guy J page.

If you liked it. Fans of Heat Guy J tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.