Ginga Tetsudou 999

Ginga Tetsudou 999

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Ginga Tetsudo 999
GE999

Japanese

銀河鉄道999

English

Galaxy Express 999

Information

Type

TV

Aired

Sep 14, 1978 to Mar 26, 1981

Episodes

113

Duration

24 min per ep

Season

fall 1978

Broadcast

Thursdays at 19:00 (JST)

Studios

Toei Animation

Licensors

Discotek Media

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Manga

Rating

G - All Ages

Themes

Space

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

1105

Score

7.77

Scored by

7776

Popularity

3658

Members

40975

Favorites

484

External Links

Synopsis

In the distant future, humanity has found a way to live forever by purchasing mechanical bodies, but this way to immortality is extraordinarily expensive. An impoverished boy, Tetsurou Hoshino, desires to purchase a pass on the Galaxy Express 999—a train that travels throughout the universe—because it is said that at the end of the line, those aboard can obtain a mechanical body for free. When Tetsurou's mother is gunned down by the villainous machine-man hybrid Count Mecha, however, all seems lost. Tetsurou is then saved from certain death by the mysterious Maetel, a tall woman with blonde hair and a striking resemblance to his mother. She gives him a pass to the Galaxy Express under one condition: that they travel together. Thus, Tetsurou begins his journey across the universe to many unique planets and thrilling adventures, in hopes of being able to attain that which he most desires. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Characters

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Adaptation

Ginga Tetsudou 999

Alternative Setting

Ginga Tetsudou Monogatari