Galaxy Express 999

Original title: Ginga Tetsudo 999

TV Series
1978–1981
TV-PG
24m

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Anime Hand-Drawn Animation Shōnen Space Sci-Fi Adventure Animation Drama Sci-Fi

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

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7.7/10

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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.

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.

Connections
Featured in Making Gundam: The Inside Story (2019)

Soundtracks
Ginga Tetsudô 999
Lyrics by Jun Hashimoto
Composed by Masaaki Hirao
Arranged by Nozomi Aoki
Performed by Isao Sasaki

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10/10

Never disappoints - no spoilers but storyline included

I'm not someone who regularly watch's the opening/closing intro/title/song but I love when Isao Sasaki serenades me. Essentially every episode is the duo pair landing down on a new planet and having "one days worth of time" (so totally different lengths on time based on the planet rotation) to explore the world and gift off the train they have boarded taking them to get robotic bodies. At the end of every episode they have a "lesson/topic" the narrator discusses and I love them. The art style is amazing and beautiful as could be. I would pull stills to have as wallpaper or am always looking for more art from this show because of how much I love it.

The story line is easy to follow but you really could pick up anywhere once you watch the first episode.