Black Heaven (1999– )
"Kacho Oji" (original title)

Hard Rock Saves Space!! 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 ... See full summary »

Stars:

Steve Blum, Richard Cansino, Kôji Ishii

Cast

Series cast summary:
Steve Blum	...	Crewmember (1 episode, 1999)
Richard Cansino	...	Additional Voices (1 episode, 1999)

Storyline

Hard Rock Saves Space!! 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.

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Genres:

Adventure | Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

31 October 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Black Heaven

Company Credits

Production Co:

AIC, APPP

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Each episode is named after a well-known rock song.

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Connections

Spoofs Chôjikû yôsai Macross (1982)

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Soundtracks

"Yappari Onna No Hoga Liya"
(I Like To Be A Woman After All)
Ending Theme Song
Riyu Konaka

User Reviews

Something Beavis and Butt-Head would love....

When I first saw this, I bashed it,cause it didn't look like any of the anime I've watched, but then again, the ones I've watched were bashed cause of their unoriginality. So I thought, hey, this is okay, it's unlike any other anime. I like the part with the FBI agents, who are a spoof of the X-Files. The rocker Oji kinda looks like the teacher from El Hazard also. And the song is okay, and is sung by John Sykes, a famous rocker, once worked with Whitesnake. And, this is what I think. I think there was a bit of tribute to Michael Schenker, cause in 1999, UFO, the band he worked with did a concert in Tokyo, Japan, that is only my guess. Cause hey, they played Into The Arena in one of the episodes right? Anyways, watch this if you have nothing else to do, and if you're sick and tired of the anime that rips off Gundam and Pokemon.