Heat Guy J, Vol. 1: Super Android
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 ofCowboy  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