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Galaxy Express 999 (1978)

7.8 1 season 113 episodes Ended
AnimationAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

In a distant future, Tetsuro is a human boy who wants his body replaced with a robotic one. This is possible, but to do so he has to reach the Immortal Planet onboard the space train Galaxy Express 999. Maetel, a beautiful and mysterious blonde woman dressed in Russian style, joins him in the long journey through space. Every episode sees our heroes arriving in a new planet's space train station.

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Seasons & episodes

E1
Ballad of DepartureSep 14, 1978 · 25m

Tetsuro's mother is murdered while the two of them travel through the snow by the villainous Count Mecha. Before she dies, Tetsuro's mother…

E2
The Red Winds of MarsSep 21, 1978 · 25m

The 999's first stop is the planet Mars, a desolate planet where few live. When Tetsuro is provided a tour by a young woman, Freme, her boy…

E3
The Resting Warriors on TitanSep 28, 1978 · 25m

Tetsuro meets Crystal Claire, a waitress on the 999 that is made entirely of glass. Claire's body was forced upon her by her mother and she…

E4
The Great Bandit AntaresOct 5, 1978 · 25m

The bandit Antares sneaks aboard the 999 and starts stealing and killing people aboard. He meets Tetsuro and Maetel and forces the 999 to t…

E5
Shadow, of the Planet of DelusionOct 12, 1978 · 25m

The 999 travels to Pluto, where the frozen human bodies of the machine people have been laid to rest. Tetsuro meets Shadow, the machine wom…

E6
The Comet LibraryOct 19, 1978 · 25m

The 999 arrives at the Comet Library, where all the books published are located. There, a pair of men capture Tetsuro and try to force him…

E7
The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 1Oct 26, 1978 · 25m

The 999 falls into the Sargasso, where they find the remains of the 333, a missing train. Traveling aboard, Tetsuro, Maetel and the Conduct…

E8
The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 2Nov 2, 1978 · 25m

Ryuzu brings Tetsuro to her home. There she demands Tetsuro remain with her, showing him the skeletons of those who refused her. Ryuzu offe…

E9
Trader's Junction - Part 1Nov 9, 1978 · 25m

The 999 made a stop on the planet Trader, a junction for different major rail lines. Tetsuro met a woman in destitute and decided to treat…

E10
Trader's Junction - Part 2Nov 16, 1978 · 25m

Hanako brought the still asleep Tetsuro to a neighboring planet aptly called Wildflower. They traveled to her home, and were greeted by her…

E11
Nuruba, the Planet Without FormNov 23, 1978 · 25m

The 999 arrived at the formless world Naruba, where humans often traveled to end their lives. Two adolescent shape-shifting blobs kidnapped…

E12
The Fossilized Warrior - Part 1Nov 30, 1978 · 25m

The 999 arrives on a planet where the entire populace except for one person have been turned to stone by a petrification cloud. The one per…

E13
The Fossilized Warrior - Part 2Dec 7, 1978 · 25m

Additional people arrive on the planet who seek to steal the petrified remains of the warrior's lover. Moreover an another petrification cl…

E14
Lala of the Dual PlanetsDec 14, 1978 · 25m

The 999 arrives at the Dual Planets, a world full of machine people. When a large group of machine people at a restaurant treat Tetsuro and…

E15
Beethoven of the Water PlanetDec 21, 1978 · 25m

The 999 is pursued by the Black Knight, a caped figure in a dark, fog drenched world. The Black Knight requests Tetsuro stay on the planet…

E16
The Street of FirefliesDec 28, 1978 · 25m

On their latest planet, Tetsuro meets Freiya, a poor girl who appears beautiful to him but is considered ugly and deformed by the other inh…

E17
The Armored PlanetJan 4, 1979 · 25m

The 999 arrives on a planet where everything is encased in armor, including a panzer beetle that severely wounds Maetel. Tetsuro travels th…

E18
Maetel of MudJan 11, 1979 · 25m

The 999 arrives on a planet containing a large mud pit that Maetel warns Tetsuro to not go near. When he does, Tetsuro is dragged into the…

E19
The Land of ConfessionJan 18, 1979 · 25m

The 999 made a two-week stop to the Planet of Confession, a world supposedly free of all evils. While the conductor decided to take his hol…

E20
Professional SpiritJan 25, 1979 · 25m

The 999 travels to a planet full of professionals, and Maetel warns Tetsuro not to look anyone in the eye. When Tetsuro does so, he is capt…

E21
The Tombstone of Dry LeavesFeb 1, 1979 · 25m

The 999 arrives at a hollow planet with no gravity; as a result everything is a lot fatter looking, and can float through the air. Tetsuro…

E22
The Pirate Ship Queen EmeraldesFeb 8, 1979 · 25m

The 999 is attacked by the pirate ship Queen Emeraldes, which forces the train to a pirate planet. There Tetsuro and Maetel are captured by…

E23
The Queen of the Primitive PlanetFeb 15, 1979 · 25m

The 999 arrives at the Battle Torn Planet, a planet that was split in two due to arguments over whether the planet should be scientifically…

E24
The Planet of Dimensional VoyageFeb 22, 1979 · 25m

The 999 finds its next destination destroyed; it was demolished by a planet that travels through the dimensions, smashing other planets. Wh…

E25
The Steel AngelMar 8, 1979 · 25m

Tetsuro meets Clowmaria, a freedom fighter on a heavily industrialized world that is trying to get the people of her planet to change their…

E26
The Song of a SkeletonMar 15, 1979 · 25m

Tetsuro meets Horohoro, a poor skeleton man who has lost most of his body including his ribs because he is so poor.

E27
The Hariti of Snow CityMar 22, 1979 · 25m

After the 999 landed on the five-planet system Snow Capital, Tetsuro and Maetel explored the city. He fell through a hidden hole which led…

E28
The Literary Giant of the Planet MirageMar 29, 1979 · 25m

The 999 arrives on a planet where Tetsuro and Maetel meet an old writer who lives alone and has extremely long hair. The old man steals Tet…

E29
The Continent of SakezanApr 5, 1979 · 25m

Sakezan is the only human living in a jungle world named after him. He is a parody of Tarzan and, as his name suggests, is very fond of sak…

E30
The Phantom World of FilamentApr 12, 1979 · 25m

The episode opened with the story of the post-modern feudal world of Filament, which was destroyed when its sun went supernova. An energy c…

E31
The Planet of PassionApr 19, 1979 · 25m

The 999 arrives at a planet where people are passionate and don't hide their emotions. Meanwhile a group of 4 assassins are hired by a frie…

E32
The Broken Planet in the Time Ceased DimensionApr 26, 1979 · 25m

Tetsuro meets Edmund, a fellow passenger on the 999 who is looking forward to returning to his homeworld on their next stop. When they arri…

E33
Ulatores's Mountain of ScrewsMay 3, 1979 · 25m

The 999 arrives on the planet Ulatorus, which contains mountains of screws. When a storm causes one of the mountains to collapse, Tetsuro l…

E34
The Witch of Plated City - Part 1May 18, 1979 · 25m

The 999 arrives on a planet where everything is plated in gold, the streets, the buildings, even the people. A thief knocks Tetsuro out and…

E35
The Witch of Plated City - Part 2May 31, 1979 · 25m

Hoilock's mother's dying wish is for him to continue in her footsteps in toppling those in charge of making everything gold. Meanwhile the…

E36
The Great Chieftain CyclopsJun 7, 1979 · 25m

The 999 stops at an abandoned artificial colony world. Tetsuro is pleased with its appearance but Maetel is puzzled that the colony looks q…

E37
Mīkun's Mansion of LifeJun 14, 1979 · 25m

The 999 approaches the planet Mīkun's Mansion of Life, and all the passengers appear depressed, closing the blinds as they approach it. Whe…

E38
The Empire of the Cowardly ElderJun 21, 1979 · 25m

The 999 is heavily damaged and forced to land on a planet under the despotic rule of the Cowardly Elder, President Delmukade. Tetsuro, Maet…

E39
Kasumi of Fog CityJul 5, 1979 · 25m

The 999 arrives on a planet where everyone is very beautiful, but also extremely weak, not even going outside during the day due to the sun…

E40
The Great Chieftain of The Spherical Housing Complex - Part 1Jul 19, 1979 · 25m

The 999 approaches a large group of spherical homes, which are ruled by a Great Chieftain. Upon entering, Maetel is captured by the Chiefta…

E41
The Great Chieftain of The Spherical Housing Complex - Part 2Jul 26, 1979 · 25m

Tetsuro is captured and brought before the Great Chieftain, who has a computer with all of Maetel's secrets. Tetsuguro manages to rescue Te…

E42
The Memory of FimelAug 2, 1979 · 25m

The 999 approaches the planet Visage of Memories, where the Conductor many years ago promised his lover, Marvelous, that he would make mone…

E43
Kira of Windy HillAug 16, 1979 · 25m

The 999 arrives on the planet Arashigaoka (lit.: Windy Hill) where a sickly father and son, Kira operate a shoe repair store. Tetsuro's pas…

E44
The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 1Aug 30, 1979 · 25m

At the 999's latest stop, Deadwood Mountain, Tetsuro and Maetel meet Prider, a poor singer who seeks to board the 999 so he can become a fa…

E45
The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 2Sep 6, 1979 · 25m

The three Valkyries bring everyone aboard their ship, where our heroes meet their mother, the head Valkyrie. The ship travels to the edge o…

E46
The Song of El AlameinSep 13, 1979 · 25m

Nanmi, a passenger on the 999 is able to convince the train to head to his planet, El Alamein, when he threatens to kill Tetsuro. Once they…

E47
The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 1Sep 20, 1979 · 25m

The 999 landed on a planet called "Rifle Grenade", where slaves were brought in to fight a perpetual war between two factions as spectator…

E48
The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 2Sep 27, 1979 · 25m

At gunpoint (from the previous episode), Tetsuro told Zeda of his struggles back on Earth. Zeda was instead moved and decided to joined the…

E49
From this StarOct 18, 1979 · 25m

Tetsuro and Maetel arrive on a planet filled with kind hearted, hard working people. When a storm ends up destroying the hotel that they ar…

E50
Ghost TunnelOct 25, 1979 · 25m

The 999 arrives at the ghost tunnel, a giant tunnel in space formed by giant black orbs. An android woman, Eroze appears and asks Tetsuro t…

E51
Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 1Nov 1, 1979 · 25m

As the 999 approaches its next destination, a large number of small blue blobs start passing by the 999, warning it to not go any further.…

E52
Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 2Nov 8, 1979 · 25m

After being brought aboard the 999, Artemis reveals her history, how she departed her mother to acquire a humanoid machine body. Having to…

E53
Tetsuro, of the Planet of MirrorsNov 15, 1979 · 25m

A boy who looks just like Tetsuro, named Manabu, and his brother work hard and are able to purchase a single pass for 999. The brother pass…

E54
The Story of Endless Summer - Part 1Nov 22, 1979 · 25m

The 999 arrives on the Planet of the Endless Summer, which is populated by humanoid insect like creatures. The queen of the creatures captu…

E55
The Story of Endless Summer - Part 2Nov 29, 1979 · 25m

The insect babies hatch and when Tetsuro finds himself unable to kill them, they climb aboard the 999 and start eating it.

E56
The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 1Dec 6, 1979 · 25m

The 999 arrives on a primitive planet populated with people who are scared of the passengers taking over the planet. Meanwhile a friendly d…

E57
The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 2Dec 13, 1979 · 25m

Tiny changes his mind about going on the 999 and decides to stay on his planet with his girlfriend until they can both get tickets. The two…

E58
The Footsteps of Footstep VillageDec 20, 1979 · 25m

Tetsuro and Maetel arrive on the planet Footsteps Village, and are told of evil spirits that possess and kill people. Tetsuro is warned to…

E59
Idle One's MirrorDec 27, 1979 · 25m

The 999 stopped on the planet Idle One's Mirror, where everything is automated by machines. Tetsuro disembarked the train alone, and was ta…

E60
The Planet of the Pint Sized Room - Part 1Jan 10, 1980 · 25m

The next stop for the 999 was the Planet of Tomorrow, a peaceful world whose inhabitants had no knowledge of space flight. The 999 and its…

E61
The Planet of the Pint Sized Room - Part 2Jan 17, 1980 · 25m

While stranded on the planet without train passes, Maetel sought help from Galaxy Railways, but her efforts ended in vain. Meanwhile, with…

E62
The City without NightJan 24, 1980 · 25m

As the 999 approaches the City Without Night, Maetel tells Tetsuro of a lake there, but tells him not to go out to see it. When they arrive…

E63
The Sisters of the Pitch Dark PlanetJan 31, 1980 · 25m

The 999 stops at the Pitch Dark Planet, where all light is instantly absorbed. A while after Maetel leaves the train to "attend to private…

E64
The Holyland of SilenceFeb 7, 1980 · 25m

Maetel and Tetsuro arrived at the Planet of Silence, where raising one's voice (beyond a whispering level) was punishable by death. Maetel…

E65
The Symphonic Poem of the Witch's HarpFeb 14, 1980 · 25m

The 999 arrives at a planet where the people are starving because the Queen of the planet orders all food to be brought to her. Tetsuro and…

E66
The Fog of Funeral PlanetFeb 21, 1980 · 25m

As the 999 touched down on the Funeral Planet, its arrival (and whistle) disturbed a funeral procession, who decided to bury Maetel and Tet…

E67
The Space Monk DairuzFeb 28, 1980 · 25m

Dairuz, a monk with a mechanical body was on board of the 999. His rang his bell throughout, and the sound waves were powerful enough to da…

E68
The Star Named CuriosityMar 6, 1980 · 25m

The 999 passes the Curiosity Planet, a planet with a large red dot on it that makes the planet look like an eye. The Conductor orders the p…

E69
The Defiance of C62Mar 13, 1980 · 25m

The episode opened with an armed robbery that took place on the 555 when it took a stop on the Medical Treatment Asteroid (in Episode 67).…

E70
Heart of Flower VillageMar 20, 1980 · 25m

The 999 stopped at the City of Flowers, which was covered with flowers. When Tetsuro and Maetel went to the Hotel, a fire broke out that ra…

E71
The Children's Limbo PioneerMar 27, 1980 · 25m

On Limbo, a planet without grass nor trees, Tetsuro and Maetel meet a man living tough life tilling the ground in such hard conditions, and…

E72
Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part One)Apr 24, 1980 · 25m

Planet Kilimanjaro is a snow-laden planet with three shining suns. There, Tetsuro and the gang are captured by a race of people who are as…

E73
Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part Two)May 1, 1980 · 25m

The gang successfully escapes from jail and encounter the Ghost Hoppers' sacred queen. She says their people pushed science too far and tha…

E74
1,765,000,000 Man PlanetMay 8, 1980 · 25m

The 999 lands on a planet where every inhabitant is a beggar. But there is a married couple, Rage and Pity, who want it to stop. They board…

E75
Cheyenne the Water Country(Part One)May 15, 1980 · 25m

"Heed our requests or we'll blow you up!" Those were the words that came from a planet that even Maetel didn't know that forced the 999 to…

E76
Cheyenne the Water Country(Part Two)May 29, 1980 · 25m

The chief of the Cheyenne Fish, Navarro, gives chase to Water Press who had forced the 999 to take his people on board. He chases them in a…

E77
The Holy Woman(Part One)Jun 12, 1980 · 25m
E78
The Holy Woman(Part Two)Jun 26, 1980 · 25m
E79
The Pirate of Time Castle(Part One)Jul 3, 1980 · 25m

Planet Heavy Meldar. Once they pass through here, they will leave the Earth Administration's jurisdiction and enter Andromedan jurisdiction…

E80
The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Two)Jul 10, 1980 · 25m

Leryuz lets Tetsuro know that Maetel went to the Castle of Time to battle with the pirate there. Tetsuro asks the people in the bar where t…

E81
The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Three)Jul 17, 1980 · 25m

Tetsuro is sent into the past. There, against all of Tetsuro's efforts, his mother his killed just as before. Tetsuro realizes that he cann…

E82
Tale of a Short LifeJul 24, 1980 · 25m
E83
The Third LifeJul 31, 1980 · 25m
E84
Planet of the Giant ElephantAug 14, 1980 · 25m
E85
Love of the Phantom PlanetAug 21, 1980 · 25m
E86
Wisdom Tooth Planet UFOAug 28, 1980 · 25m
E87
Coming from Elsa SeaSep 4, 1980 · 25m
E88
Fate of the Planet CrossroadsSep 11, 1980 · 25m
E89
Ganman LamentSep 25, 1980 · 25m
E90
Fairy of Andromeda(Part One)Oct 9, 1980 · 25m
E91
Fairy of Andromeda(Part Two)Oct 16, 1980 · 25m
E92
Last Moment in the City at the Bottom of the SeaOct 23, 1980 · 25m
E93
Insect Planet KeikoOct 30, 1980 · 25m
E94
Yaryabol's Small World(Part One)Nov 6, 1980 · 25m
E95
Yaryabol's Small World(Part Two)Nov 13, 1980 · 25m
E96
Flying Claw(Part One)Nov 20, 1980 · 25m
E97
Flying Claw(Part Two)Nov 27, 1980 · 25m
E98
One Book Left in SpaceDec 4, 1980 · 25m
E99
Fourth Dimension ElevatorDec 11, 1980 · 25m
E100
Loose Zone SpectorDec 18, 1980 · 25m
E101
Planet of Eternally Pursued DreamsDec 25, 1980 · 25m
E102
Planet of the Holy Queen's RevoltJan 8, 1981 · 25m
E103
Andromeda Thousand Nights One Night(Part One)Jan 15, 1981 · 25m
E104
Andromeda Thousand Nights One Night(Part Two)Jan 22, 1981 · 25m
E105
Legendary Young SoldierJan 29, 1981 · 25m
E106
Phantom Station 13Feb 5, 1981 · 25m
E107
Birdman of KilimanjaroFeb 12, 1981 · 25m
E108
Decay of Macaroni Au GratinFeb 19, 1981 · 25m
E109
Maetel's Trip(Part One)Feb 26, 1981 · 25m
E110
Maetel's Trip(Part Two)Mar 5, 1981 · 25m
E111
Planet KomoriMar 12, 1981 · 25m
E112
Illusion of Youth(Part One)Mar 19, 1981 · 25m
E113
Illusion of Youth(Part Two)Mar 26, 1981 · 25m

Cast

Masako NozawaTetsuro Hoshino (voice)
Masako IkedaMaetel (voice)
Kaneta KimotsukiConductor (voice)
Hitoshi TakagiNarrator (voice)

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