I’ve never been very secretive about my love of “The Legend of Black Heaven” anime. The hard rock opening theme for the series, “Cautionary Warning” by John Sykes, is as distinctive and memoriable today as it was when I first heard it nearly a decade ago. The AMV I chose to use for the series and the song plays out similiar to an episode of VH1′s “Behind the Music.” It has a few minor spoilers if you know what to look for, but nothing you should really worry yourself about. Hope you find yourself rocking out to it as much I did. =^_^=

Oh, and if you’ve never seen Black Heaven before and you are a fan of music oriented anime like Beck, do yourself a favor and go track down the DVDs. The animation is a little dubious at times, but the story of a beaten down musician turned salaryman who rediscovers his dreams after years of neglect while fighting aliens with just the power of his hard rock music is simply wonderful. With the demise of Geneon the series is currently out of print, but trust me, it’s well worth the effort to track down this series on DVD.