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Region：Japan
Type：TV
English name：Kachou Ouji / Legend of Black Heaven
Official name：課長王子
Chinese name：课长王子
Other names：课长王子 HARD ROCK save the SPACE / The Legend of Black Heaven / Kachou Ouji: Hard Rock Save the Space
Premiered：July 8, 1999
Status：Finished Airing
Tags：Science fiction / Adventure / Music / Source original / R(L)
Director：菊地康仁
Scenario：荒川稔久 / 山田光洋 / あみやまさはる / 大野木寛
Storyboard：中山岳洋 / 久米一成 / 小寺勝之 / 菊地康仁 / 阿部雅司
Co-director：井之川慎太郎 / 小林孝志 / 阿部雅司 / 小寺勝之 / 別所誠人
Character design：中澤一登
Music：福地慶) / ワーキュリー・ミュージックエンターテインメント / ポリスター / フジパシフィックミュージック / 是永巧一
Studios：AIC・A.P.P.P.
Producers：パイオニアLDC
Copyright：©1999 AIC / Universal Studios.
Family：Legend of Black Heaven
Rating：16+

Kachou Ouji

Oji Tanaka has a wife, a child and a mundane job as a salary man in Tokyo's modern society.

But life wasn't dull for him to begin with; 15 years ago, he was known as "Gabriel", leader of a short-lived heavy metal band called Black Heaven.

Oji's life gets a sudden change in direction when he is invited by a mysterious blonde woman named Layla to pick up his Gibson Flying V and once again display his "legendary" guitar skills, not knowing that his music generates power for a massive weapon in an intergalactic war.

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Jul 8, 1999

EP1 - Stairway to Heaven

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).
Jul 15, 1999

EP2 - All Night Long

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.
Jul 22, 1999

EP3 - Hot House

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.
Jul 29, 1999

EP4 - Space Child

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.
Aug 5, 1999

EP5 - These Are the Days

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.
Aug 19, 1999

EP6 - Walk Away

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,
Aug 26, 1999

EP7 - In Need

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.
Sep 2, 1999

EP8 - All Right Now

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.
Sep 9, 1999

EP9 - Get Off of My Cloud

Oji attempts to recruit members for his new band, the New Black Heaven, and has his son Gen draw the space attitude recruitment poster.
Sep 16, 1999

EP10 - Ten Years Ago

Black Heaven, and by extension the ultimate weapon, is not at full power because it is missing its keyboardist Watanabe/Joseph.
Sep 23, 1999

EP11 - Sweet Emotion

The rival aliens are perfecting their own final weapon using a clone of Watanabe's corpse.
Sep 30, 1999

EP12 - Into the Arena

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.
Oct 7, 1999

EP13 - The End

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