A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
July 8, 1999
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 13
Finale:
October 7, 1999
Original Title:
課長王子: Hard Rock Save the Space
Alternate Titles:
Kachou Ouji: Hard Rock Save the Space
Зіркова Сага Блек Хевену
Офісний Планктон Оззі
Столоначальник Одзи: Легенда о Черных Небесах
Столоначальник Оззи: Тяжелый рок спасет мир!
かちょーおうじ
Genres:
Animation
Production Companies:
APPP Company
Anime International Company
Countries:
JP
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!?
Art Direction:
Satoru Kuwabara
Character Designer:
Kazuto Nakazawa
Color Designer:
Mieko Seki
Director of Photography:
Hideo Okazaki
Mechanical Designer:
Gorou Murata
Music:
Koichi Korenaga
Original Concept:
Hiroki Hayashi
Series Composition:
Naruhisa Arakawa
Series Director:
Yasuhito Kikuchi
Sound Director:
Kazuya Tanaka
Theme Song Performance:
John Sykes
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