Galaxy Express 999

Overview

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.

Series details

First air date

1978

Last air date

1981

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

113

Episode runtime

25 min

Genres

Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Original language

JA

Origin country

JP

Networks

Fuji TV, Tokai Television Broadcasting, Kansai TV, Fuji News Network, Fukui TV, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, Sendai Television, SAGA TV, Ishikawa TV, TNC, Television Shin Hiroshima System, TV Shizuoka, NBS, TSK, AKT, Toyama Television, Okinawa Television Broadcasting, KTN

Production

Toei Animation, Fuji Television Network

Cast

Masako Nozawa

Tetsuro Hoshino (voice)

Masako Ikeda

Maetel (voice)

Kaneta Kimotsuki

Conductor (voice)

Hitoshi Takagi

Narrator (voice)