Galaxy Express 999
Ginga Tetsudou 999 / GE999 / Ginga Tetsudo 999Summary
After witnessing the death of his mother and being left for dead at the hands of Count Mecha, ten-year old Tetsuro Hoshino is awakened by a mysterious woman, Maetal. In exchange for only his company, Maetal offers him the ride of his life on the Galaxy Express 999. It is said that those who travel aboard the legendary train to the end of the line can receive a free mechanical body and with it, immortality.
Impoverished and alone, Tetsuro leaps at the opportunity and joins Maetal on a quest that will span the cosmos. As the Galaxy Express 999 makes its way across our solar system and beyond, Tetsuro is drawn deeper into a dangerous universe where peril lurks at every stop.
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- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 113
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 47 h 05 min (113 × 25 min)
- Season
- Fall 1978
- Start date
- September 14, 1978
- End date
- April 9, 1981
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Toei Animation
- Romaji title
- Ginga Tetsudou 999
- English title
- Galaxy Express 999
- Native title
- 銀河鉄道９９９
- Other titles
- GE999 · Ginga Tetsudo 999
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PrequelSpace Symphonic Poem Maetel ~Galaxy Express 999 Side Story~
PrequelMaetel Legend
PrequelDNA Sights 999.9
SequelAdieu Galaxy Express 999
Alternative versionGalaxy Express 999 (Movie)
Alternative versionGalaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas
Alternative versionGalaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!
Alternative versionGalaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring
Alternative versionGinga Tetsudou 999 (2002)
Alternative versionGalaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like A Warrior?
Alternative versionGalaxy Express 999: Claire of the Glass
Alternative versionGinga Tetsudou 999: Glass no Clair (3D)
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Characters 25
Main characters
- MaetelメーテルMain
- Tetsurou Hoshino星野鉄郎Main
- The Conductor車掌Main
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- Captain Harlockキャプテン・ハーロックSupporting
- EmeraldasエメラルダスSupporting
- ShadowシャドーSupporting
- AntaresアンタレスSupporting
- ClaireクレアSupporting
- RyuzuSupporting
- Kikai Hakushaku機械伯爵Supporting
- La Andromeda Promethium IIラー·アンドロメダ·プロメシュームSupporting
- 48 C62Ｃ６２形４８Supporting
- Mii-kunミーくんSupporting
- FlyerフライヤSupporting
- Horohoro's Loverホロホロの恋人Supporting
- HorohoroホロホロSupporting
- Vreme's FatherSupporting
- Kanae Hoshino星野加奈江Supporting
- GeronimoゼロニモSupporting
- VremeフレーメSupporting
- Seinaru Joou聖なる女王Supporting
- NasakeナサケSupporting
- IkariイカリSupporting
- SuzieスージィSupporting
- Takeshi Sunayama砂山 武Supporting
Staff and studios
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Key staff
- Nobutaka NishizawaChief Director
- Leiji MatsumotoOriginal creator
- Shingo ArakiCharacter design
- Nozomi AokiMusic
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- Isao SasakiTheme Song Performance
- Ludwig van BeethovenMusic (Moonlight Sonata)
- Keisuke FujikawaScreenplay
- Keisuke FujikawaScript
- Mitsuru AoyamaKey Animation
- Osamu KasaiEpisode Director
- Oliver OnionsTheme Song Performance (Italian)
- Takamura MukuoBackground Art (eps 64, 67, 70, 72, 73)
- Christer HagströmADR Producer (Swedish)
- Tomas BolmeADR Director (Swedish)
- Nobutaka NishizawaStoryboard (eps 1, 22, 33, 55, 62, 69, 97)
- Nobutaka NishizawaEpisode Director (ep 1)
- Kunihiko YuyamaEpisode Director (ep 3)
- Masayuki AkehiEpisode Director (ep 2)