Show cover for Legend of Black Heaven

All Episodes of Legend of Black Heaven

Browse all episodes of 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...
Genre:Animation
Network:WOWOW Prime
Select Season:

Season 1

  • Stairway to Heaven
    NaN/100 votes
    Loading...

    Stairway to Heaven

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/8/1999

    Oji 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 being seduced by his new coworker (an alien in disguise).

    Director: Masashi Abe

    Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa

  • All Night Long
    NaN/100 votes
    Loading...

    All Night Long

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/15/1999

    The 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 work, Tanaka believes that his "stairway to heaven" experience from the night before was not a dream.

    Director: Kazunari Kume

    Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa

  • Hot House
    NaN/100 votes
    Loading...

    Hot House

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/22/1999

    Spurred 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 with Layla.

    Director: Akihiro Izumi, Takuya Nonaka

    Writer: Mitsuhiro Yamada

  • Space Child
    NaN/100 votes
    Loading...

    Space Child

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/29/1999

    Oji 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.

    Director: Susumu Ishizaki, Makoto Bessho

    Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa

  • These Are the Days
    NaN/100 votes
    Loading...

    These Are the Days

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/5/1999

    Oji 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 revive his rocker identity as "Gabriel."

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Walk Away
    NaN/100 votes
    Loading...

    Walk Away

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/19/1999

    Oji 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 various futile methods to "inspire" Oji,

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • In Need
    NaN/100 votes
    Loading...

    In Need

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/26/1999

    The 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 mysteriously does not fire properly.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All Right Now
    NaN/100 votes
    Loading...

    All Right Now

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/2/1999

    Oji 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 the alien war and his music weapon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Get Off of My Cloud
    NaN/100 votes
    Loading...

    Get Off of My Cloud

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/9/1999

    Oji attempts to recruit members for his new band, the New Black Heaven, and has his son Gen draw the "space attitude" recruitment poster.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ten Years Ago
    NaN/100 votes
    Loading...

    Ten Years Ago

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/16/1999

    Black Heaven, and by extension the ultimate weapon, is not at full power because it is missing its keyboardist Watanabe/Joseph.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sweet Emotion
    NaN/100 votes
    Loading...

    Sweet Emotion

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/23/1999

    The rival aliens are perfecting their own final weapon using a clone of Watanabe's corpse.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Into the Arena
    NaN/100 votes
    Loading...

    Into the Arena

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/30/1999

    The 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 Black Heaven.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The End
    NaN/100 votes
    Loading...

    The End

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/7/1999

    1999 The final battle begins, and Black Heaven plays a marathon session in their struggle against the Watanabe clone.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A