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Galaxy Express 999

A young boy embarks on an extraordinary journey aboard a futuristic space train, exploring breathtaking new worlds.

In a distant future, humans can take on artificial bodies to achieve immortality. Tetsuro Hoshino, a poor orphan striving for eternal life due to his mother's assassination by machine men and fulfilling her dying wish to acquire a mechanical body, embarks on the Galaxy Express 999 space train to Prometheum, where he encounters Maetel, who resembles his mother. Together, they embark on an epic journey through the stars, encountering incredible worlds and forming many friends. However, Tetsuro grapples with questions about the true value of life in mechanical bodies as he forms a bond with Maetel, who remains inscrutable.

Episodes:

Episode 1 Tabidachi no Ballad

1. Tabidachi no Ballad

Aired: Sep 14, 1978

Tetsuro Hoshino's world is turned upside down after his mother's brutal murde...

Episode 2 Kasei no akai kaze

2. Kasei no akai kaze

Aired: Sep 21, 1978

Tetsuro is confronted on Mars by the notorious bandit Geronimo, who seeks to ...

Episode 4 Dai tô zoku antaresu

4. Dai tô zoku antaresu

Aired: Oct 5, 1978

Antares, a notorious bandit, boards the 999 and takes Tetsuro captive to reac...

Episode 6 Suisei toshokan

6. Suisei toshokan

Aired: Oct 19, 1978

The 999 team arrives at the Comet Library, a vast repository of every book ev...

Episode 16 Hotaru no machi

16. Hotaru no machi

Aired: Dec 27, 1978

The 999 spaceship arrives at a peculiar planet where inhabitants possess the ...

Episode 17 Sôkô wakusei

17. Sôkô wakusei

Aired: Jan 3, 1979

On a planet where every living being has evolved to encase itself in armor fo...

Episode 18 Doro no maetel

18. Doro no maetel

Aired: Jan 10, 1979

Tetsuro meets Maetel, a woman composed of mud, on a muddy planet, who wishes ...

Episode 19 Zange no kuni

19. Zange no kuni

Aired: Jan 17, 1979

On the supposed utopia of Confession, a planet devoid of evil, the 999 makes ...

Episode 21 Kareha no Bohyou

21. Kareha no Bohyou

Aired: Jan 31, 1979

Tetsuro encounters a peculiar artist with a wooden physique on a planet blank...

Episode 24 Jigen kôkai wakusei

24. Jigen kôkai wakusei

Aired: Feb 21, 1979

The 999 encounters a planet capable of traversing dimensions, ruled by the me...

Episode 25 Kotetsu tenshi

25. Kotetsu tenshi

Aired: Mar 7, 1979

Clowmaria, a determined freedom fighter, flees on the 999 after being forced ...

Episode 26 Hakkotsu no uta

26. Hakkotsu no uta

Aired: Mar 14, 1979

Tetsuro encounters Horohoro, a destitute skeleton struggling to maintain his ...

Episode 28 Kageroboshi no bungo

28. Kageroboshi no bungo

Aired: Mar 28, 1979

A reclusive author on the planet Mirage pilfers Tetsuro's pass, attempting to...

Episode 29 Sakezan tairiku

29. Sakezan tairiku

Aired: Apr 4, 1979

Maetel is taken captive by Sakezan, the ruthless ruler of a jungle world, and...

Episode 30 Yurei sekai filament

30. Yurei sekai filament

Aired: Apr 11, 1979

On the planet Filament, a mysterious world inhabited by phantoms, a desperate...

Episode 31 Dohassei

31. Dohassei

Aired: Apr 18, 1979

The 999 emergency responders land on a planet where raw emotions are openly e...

Episode 42 Fimel no omoide

42. Fimel no omoide

Aired: Aug 2, 1979

On the Conductor's homeworld, the 999 makes a poignant stop at the Visage of ...

Episode 43 Arashigaoka no Kira

43. Arashigaoka no Kira

Aired: Aug 16, 1979

The 999 spaceship lands on the planet Arashigaoka, where a desperate father m...

Episode 49 Korekara no hoshi

49. Korekara no hoshi

Aired: Oct 18, 1979

The next episode takes place on a planet inhabited by friendly and diligent i...

Episode 50 Borei tonneru

50. Borei tonneru

Aired: Oct 25, 1979

The 999 spacecraft hurtles towards the mysterious Ghost Tunnel, a man-made bl...

Episode 59 Namakemono no kagami

59. Namakemono no kagami

Aired: Dec 26, 1979

In the next episode, a resident of the world "The Idle One's Mirror" becomes ...

Episode 62 Yoru no nai machi

62. Yoru no nai machi

Aired: Jan 23, 1980

Tetsuro uncovers the truth about a seemingly menacing dinosaur, Heron, who tu...

Episode 63 Yami Yami no shimai

63. Yami Yami no shimai

Aired: Jan 30, 1980

The 999 spaceship lands on Pitch Dark Planet, where a revolutionary artificia...

Episode 64 Chinmoku no seichi

64. Chinmoku no seichi

Aired: Feb 6, 1980

The 999 lands on the Planet of Silence, a peculiar world where inhabitants co...

Episode 66 Kiri no soso wakusei

66. Kiri no soso wakusei

Aired: Feb 20, 1980

The 999 arrives at a planet where immortals indulge in a bizarre form of ente...

Episode 67 Uchu sou Dairuzu

67. Uchu sou Dairuzu

Aired: Feb 27, 1980

The 999 embarks on a new adventure, carrying an intriguing group of passenger...

Episode 69 C62 no hanran

69. C62 no hanran

Aired: Mar 12, 1980

The C62 locomotive pulling the 999 train suddenly malfunctions, putting the e...

Episode 83 Daisan seimeitai

83. Daisan seimeitai

Aired: Jul 31, 1980

As the last remnants of two ravaged worlds flee to a new planet, the stage is...

Episode 84 Kyozo no hoshi

84. Kyozo no hoshi

Aired: Aug 14, 1980

The 999 space team lands on the planet of the Great Elephant, where they meet...

Episode 85 Ai no Genei wakusei

85. Ai no Genei wakusei

Aired: Aug 21, 1980

Tetsuro finds himself entangled in a tale of heart-wrenching longing on the m...

Episode 86 Oyashirazu no UFO

86. Oyashirazu no UFO

Aired: Aug 28, 1980

The 999 train arrives at the Planet of Forgotten Parents, where Tetsuro is mi...

Episode 87 Umi kara kita Elsa

87. Umi kara kita Elsa

Aired: Sep 4, 1980

A forbidden love blossoms between Nasuka, a brave Brittenian soldier, and Els...

Episode 89 Ganman aika

89. Ganman aika

Aired: Sep 25, 1980

A bitter rivalry erupts between the White and Black gangs on the lawless Hang...

Episode 97 Furaingu kuro: Kohen

97. Furaingu kuro: Kohen

Aired: Nov 26, 1980

A feline uprising unfolds as Tetsuro crosses paths with the aerially agile Fl...

Episode 99 Yojigen erebeta

99. Yojigen erebeta

Aired: Dec 10, 1980

Tetsuro stumbles upon a mysterious elevator that whisks him away to a realm b...

Episode 100 Ruzu zon no yookai

100. Ruzu zon no yookai

Aired: Dec 17, 1980

Tetsuro's journey takes an unexpected turn as he finds himself stranded on a ...

Episode 101 Eien no Yumeoiboshi

101. Eien no Yumeoiboshi

Aired: Dec 24, 1980

Tetsuro and Maetel encounter a talented artist, who's desperate to make a nam...

Episode 111 Wakusei komori

111. Wakusei komori

Aired: Mar 11, 1981

Tetsuro encounters a young man on the Bat Planet who seeks a mechanical body ...

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Info about Galaxy Express 999

Current Status: Ended

Network: Fuji TV

Production Country: Japan

Genres:Drama, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Animation

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