Legend of Black Heaven
Life can crush your dreams. Oji is a middle-management drone whose only grip on sanity, in the drudgery of his corporate lifestyle, are the few shreds of hope surrounding his past life as the amazing guitarist of Black Heaven, a heavy metal band that almost made it. In his bleakest moment, the magic of performing is restored to him when a beautiful mysterious woman informs him that only his special sound can save the universe from an evil alien invasion. HARD ROCK SAVES SPACE!?
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Once he was Gabriel Tanaka, lead guitarist for Black Heaven, the hottest band around. His life was filled with passion and excitement, but no longer. Now he's just Ouji Tanaka, saddled with a mundane job, little pay, a shrewish wife, and a young son. The only thing he has left are the memories of his youth until an odd and beautiful woman asks him to pick up his guitar once more, and help save the galaxy with his song.
- Ep 1
1.Stairway to Heaven
08-07-199925mOji Tanaka starts the day by losing his beloved "Flying V" guitar twice because his wife wants to get rid of it. At work his boss harries him. Later, after work, he believes he is...
- Ep 2
2.All Night Long
15-07-199925mThe next morning, Tanaka's son Gen accidentally destroys his prized autographed LP record by his idol Michael Schenker, and his wife is shown to be entirely unmoved by his loss. At...
- Ep 3
3.Hot House
22-07-199925mSpurred by busybody rumormongering neighbors, Yoshiko's suspicion that Oji is cheating on her grows, though she tries to suppress it. It did not help matters that she spots Oji wit...
- Ep 4
4.Space Child
29-07-199925mOji reluctantly babysits his son Gen because Yoshiko is going to her high school reunion, but feels compelled to play his guitar at the model house, leaving Gen behind in his haste...
- Ep 5
5.These Are the Days
05-08-199925mOji feels re-energized and dresses in his old rock outfits (blond wig, leather jacket, and leather pants, which he can't button anymore because he's gained weight) in an attempt to...
- Ep 6
6.Walk Away
19-08-199925mOji is in a funk because he's decided to quit music. Alien Chief Scientist Hamill vows to do anything she can to have Oji play again. Meanwhile, Kotoko, Eriko, and Rinko try variou...
- Ep 7
7.In Need
26-08-199925mThe aliens are under increasing attacks from their enemies. Hamill tries to persuade Oji to play music, and he seems receptive by playing twice. However, the ultimate weapon myster...
- Ep 8
8.All Right Now
02-09-199925mOji invites his surviving former bandmates from Black Heaven, Sato/Michael, Yamada/Luke, and Suzuki/Raphael for drinks. They reminisce about the old times and Oji tells him about t...
- Ep 9
9.Get Off of My Cloud
09-09-199925mOji attempts to recruit members for his new band, the New Black Heaven, and has his son Gen draw the "space attitude" recruitment poster.
- Ep 10
10.Ten Years Ago
16-09-199925mBlack Heaven, and by extension the ultimate weapon, is not at full power because it is missing its keyboardist Watanabe/Joseph.
- Ep 11
11.Sweet Emotion
23-09-199925mThe rival aliens are perfecting their own final weapon using a clone of Watanabe's corpse.
- Ep 12
12.Into the Arena
30-09-199925mThe rival aliens test their ultimate weapon "Biomechanical Android Watanabe", which has 6 arms and can play 3 keyboards simultaneously, and almost destroy the aliens, canceling out...
- Ep 13
13.The End
07-10-199925m1999 The final battle begins, and Black Heaven plays a marathon session in their struggle against the Watanabe clone.
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