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Galaxy Express 999 ()

Ginga Tetsudo 999 (original title)
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Season: 1 Years: 1981 1980 1979 ... See all »

The adventure of a young boy on board a space train, as it travels to a myriad of incredible worlds.

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  Tetsurô Hoshino (113 episodes, 1978-1981)
Masako Ikeda ...
  Maetel (113 episodes, 1978-1981)
Kaneta Kimotsuki ...
  Conductor / ... (113 episodes, 1978-1981)
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  C62-50 / ... (73 episodes, 1978-1981)
Keaton Yamada ...
  C62-50 (32 episodes, 1978-1979)
Hitoshi Takagi ...
  Narrator (17 episodes, 1978-1981)
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  Captain Harlock (3 episodes, 1980)
Banjô Ginga ...
  Maetel no Chichi / ... (3 episodes, 1979-1981)
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  Zeronimo (3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Ryôko Kinomiya ...
  Puromeshumu (2 episodes, 1981)
Mie Higashi ...
  Redoriru (2 episodes, 1981)
Ai Sakuma ...
  Betsu no Maetel (2 episodes, 1981)
Osamu Ichikawa ...
  Yurius (2 episodes, 1978)
Masashi Amenomori
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  Zeeder (2 episodes, 1979)
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  Prider (2 episodes, 1979)
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  Comic artist / ... (2 episodes, 1979)
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  Sirius (2 episodes, 1979)
Rokurô Naya ...
  Burudasu (2 episodes, 1979)
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  Futoshi Adachi (2 episodes, 1980)
Keiko Yokozawa ...
  Hanako (2 episodes, 1980)
Miyuki Ichijô ...
  Kufuremu (2 episodes, 1980)
Isamu Tanonaka ...
  Waterpress (2 episodes, 1980)
Masako Ebisu ...
  Ferasu (2 episodes, 1980)
Kiyoshi Komiyama ...
  Taro (2 episodes, 1980)
Chiyoko Kawashima ...
  Seimeitai A (1 episode, 1981)
Ikuko Tani ...
  Queen Emeraldas (1 episode, 1979)
Yumi Nakatani ...
  Seimeita B (1 episode, 1981)
Mieko Nobusawa ...
  Shadow (1 episode, 1978)
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  Edmond (1 episode, 1979)
Masaharu Satô ...
  Clone B (1 episode, 1979)
Mikio Terashima ...
  Gunman (1 episode, 1979)
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  Mû (1 episode, 1980)
Akiko Tsuboi ...
  Tetsurô no Haha (1 episode, 1980)
Tetsurô Hoshino ...
  Conductor (1 episode, 1980)

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In the distant future, people are able to take on artificial bodies and achieve immortality. A poor orphan, Tetsuro Hoshino, strives to obtain a mechanical body for the triple incentive of eternal life, of revenge (his mother was gunned down by machine men) and to fulfill her dying wish (that he acquire a mechanical body to live forever, and not die like her). He plans to board the Galaxy Express 999, a space train that comes to Earth once a year, and head to the Prometheum, a planet that gives out machine bodies for free. To his surprise, Maetel, a mysterious woman who resembles his mother, selects him as her companion aboard the 999. And thus begins Tetsuro's trip through the stars, where he encounters incredible worlds and makes many friends. But as he travels with Maetel, he witnesses the hardships of mechanical life and wonders, is it worth it? And what secret is the inscrutable Maetel hiding? Written by Q. Leo Rahman

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Also Known As
  • Ginag Tetsudo Three Nine (Japan)
  • 銀河鉄道999 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Galaxy Express 999 (Japan, English title)
  • Galaxy Express 999 (World-wide, English title)
  • Galaxy Express 999 (Canada, English title)
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  • 24 min
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Trivia Leiji Matsumoto was inspired by Kenji Miyazawa's novel "Night on the Galactic Railroad," about a steam train flying through space. See more »
Goofs The number of cars on 999 sometimes varies. While this can be explained in different episodes by the idea that cars may be added in between episodes, the number of cars also vary within each episode, which isn't explainable. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Making Gundam: The Inside Story (2019). See more »
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