Aliases
HeatGuy J: Captive - Angel, Habitat Ground Jewdo Special, Heat Guy Jay Special, HeatGuy-J Special, HeatGuy J Special, ヒートガイジェイ, Heat Guy J: Toriko - Angel, ヒートガイジェイ虜 -ANGEL-, HeatGuy J: Angel
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In the city of Judoh, Claire Leonelli has inherited leadership of the Mafia group "Vampire" following the death of his father. To keep Claire's and other criminal activities in check, the city's Bureau of Urban Safety has Special Services Division operative Daisuke Aurora and the super android codenamed "J" (whose identity is apparently kept in secrecy, as androids are banned in the city). With both of them around, crime now has little room to breathe in Judoh.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Note: This episode was listed as episode 15 in the home video release under the title "Angel".
(Source: Anime News Network)
Note: This episode was listed as episode 15 in the home video release under the title "Angel".
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
15.7
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 8 hours ago
Top reasons
- Committee collaboration history - Titles sharing at least two committee members: 18 of 74 have a catalogued successor (24%), compared with 14% across the catalogue
- Cohort rating percentile - 63th percentile within season cohort
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Satelight, AT-X, Bandai Visual…) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 16%, above the catalogue average of 14%
Runway
Anime original
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
Financial & Commercial29
Production Feasibility27
Audience Reception53
Strategic Priors50
Fandom Engagement47
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:23 AM
Next scheduledin 16 hours
Renewal FAQ
HeatGuy J Special renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is HeatGuy J Special getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, HeatGuy J Special has a 16/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will HeatGuy J Special be renewed?
- HeatGuy J Special currently scores 16 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is HeatGuy J Special's renewal probability?
- HeatGuy J Special's CourScore is 16 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 60 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 788 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 16 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 3,354 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 36 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 413 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 5,543 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 1,835 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 3,125 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 1,036 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 94 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Jun 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 5.95 | Jun 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 8,390 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3,560 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 287,197 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 94 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 342 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.51 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 477 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 68.7 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 66 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 13.44 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 6 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 11 | Jun 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |