Season 1
13 episodes · Jul 8, 1999
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.
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- S1E1
Stairway to Heaven
Jul 8, 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 being seduced by his new coworker (an alien in disguise).
- S1E2
All Night Long
Jul 15, 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 work, Tanaka believes that his "stairway to heaven" experience from the night before was not a dream.
- S1E3
Hot House
Jul 22, 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 with Layla.
- S1E4
Space Child
Jul 29, 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.
- S1E5
These Are the Days
Aug 5, 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 revive his rocker identity as "Gabriel."
- S1E6
Walk Away
Aug 19, 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 various futile methods to "inspire" Oji,
- S1E7
In Need
Aug 26, 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 mysteriously does not fire properly.
- S1E8
All Right Now
Sep 2, 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 the alien war and his music weapon.
- S1E9
Get Off of My Cloud
Sep 9, 199925mOji attempts to recruit members for his new band, the New Black Heaven, and has his son Gen draw the "space attitude" recruitment poster.
- S1E10
Ten Years Ago
Sep 16, 199925mBlack Heaven, and by extension the ultimate weapon, is not at full power because it is missing its keyboardist Watanabe/Joseph.
- S1E11
Sweet Emotion
Sep 23, 199925mThe rival aliens are perfecting their own final weapon using a clone of Watanabe's corpse.
- S1E12
Into the Arena
Sep 30, 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 Black Heaven.
- S1E13
The End
Oct 7, 199925m1999 The final battle begins, and Black Heaven plays a marathon session in their struggle against the Watanabe clone.