L.A. Hero

Background : L.A. Hero is the parent company of U.S. Renditions which was headed by Ken Iyadomi. When the company died out, Ken Iyadomi teamed up with Charles McCarter to found Bandai Entertainment, now known as Bandai Visual Americas, Inc. for year 2016.

1st Logo (Early 90's)

Logo : On a black background we see the following words in the center of the screen:

L.A. HERO

presents

all in a baby blue color.

FX/SFX : None, just a placeholder.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Ultra rare. Can be seen on early releases of Japanese anime from the company.

Scare Factor : None.

2nd Logo (1992-????)

Nickname : The Cheesiest Anime Logo Ever

Logo : On a black background, the green/gray letters of "L.A HERØ" appear floating in while looking at the top, and later the camera moves around the finished text, stopping when the words are seen at the center. The result cheaply crossfades to a red/yellow lens flare, then to the logo again, but it's a little bit closer, which zooms away a little bit to the original distance.

FX/SFX : The letters moving, the lens flare. Lackluster CGI.

Cheesy Factor : The whole thing looks like a high-school project. And later, you can see a skinny weird white bar on the top screen when the logo goes into place (might be a recording error). And why the lens flare appears and conceals the logo like that? Why it shouldn't fade behind the text instead?

Music/Sounds : A peaceful fanfare ending with a synth flourish.

Availability : Ultra rare. Seen on later releases of Japanese anime from the company. An example is Super Dimension Century ORGUSS: Volume 4.

Scare Factor : Low. This is a favorite of some, although the logo appearing all of a sudden may catch a few off-guard. Some may laugh by the lackluster, cheap CGI.