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Galaxy Express 999

TV·1978–1981·1 season, 113 episodes·Fuji TV·Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama·25m

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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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  1. 01Galaxy Express 999 S01E05Shadow, of the Planet of DelusionS01E05 · 7.0The 999 travels to Pluto, where the frozen human bodies of the machine people have been laid to rest. Tetsuro meets Shadow, the machine woman who is caretaker of the graves. Shadow shows him her frozen human body, a body so beautiful that she refused to have a face on her machine body since it couldn't compare to her human face. Shadow tries to capture Tetsuro to regain her human body, but Maetel saves him.
  2. 02Galaxy Express 999 S01E28The Literary Giant of the Planet MirageS01E28 · 2.0The 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 Tetsuro's pass and flees on the 999 with Maetel, leaving Tetsuro on the planet.

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Episodes by season

Season01113Episodes1978–81Aired 4.5Season avg
  1. S01E01Galaxy Express 999 S01E01Ballad of DepartureSeptember 14, 1978Tetsuro's mother is murdered while the two of them travel through the snow by the villainous Count Mecha. Before she dies, Tetsuro's mother
  2. S01E02Galaxy Express 999 S01E02The Red Winds of MarsSeptember 21, 1978The 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 boyf
  3. S01E03Galaxy Express 999 S01E03The Resting Warriors on TitanSeptember 28, 1978Tetsuro 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
  4. S01E04Galaxy Express 999 S01E04The Great Bandit AntaresOctober 5, 1978The bandit Antares sneaks aboard the 999 and starts stealing and killing people aboard. He meets Tetsuro and Maetel and forces the 999 to tr
  5. S01E05Galaxy Express 999 S01E05Shadow, of the Planet of DelusionOctober 12, 1978 7.0The 999 travels to Pluto, where the frozen human bodies of the machine people have been laid to rest. Tetsuro meets Shadow, the machine woma
  6. S01E06Galaxy Express 999 S01E06The Comet LibraryOctober 19, 1978The 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 i
  7. S01E07Galaxy Express 999 S01E07The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 1October 26, 1978The 999 falls into the Sargasso, where they find the remains of the 333, a missing train. Traveling aboard, Tetsuro, Maetel and the Conducto
  8. S01E08Galaxy Express 999 S01E08The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 2November 2, 1978Ryuzu brings Tetsuro to her home. There she demands Tetsuro remain with her, showing him the skeletons of those who refused her. Ryuzu offer
  9. S01E09Galaxy Express 999 S01E09Trader's Junction - Part 1November 9, 1978The 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 h
  10. S01E10Galaxy Express 999 S01E10Trader's Junction - Part 2November 16, 1978Hanako brought the still asleep Tetsuro to a neighboring planet aptly called Wildflower. They traveled to her home, and were greeted by her
  11. S01E11Galaxy Express 999 S01E11Nuruba, the Planet Without FormNovember 23, 1978The 999 arrived at the formless world Naruba, where humans often traveled to end their lives. Two adolescent shape-shifting blobs kidnapped
  12. S01E12Galaxy Express 999 S01E12The Fossilized Warrior - Part 1November 30, 1978The 999 arrives on a planet where the entire populace except for one person have been turned to stone by a petrification cloud. The one pers
  13. S01E13Galaxy Express 999 S01E13The Fossilized Warrior - Part 2December 7, 1978Additional people arrive on the planet who seek to steal the petrified remains of the warrior's lover. Moreover an another petrification clo
  14. S01E14Galaxy Express 999 S01E14Lala of the Dual PlanetsDecember 14, 1978The 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
  15. S01E15Galaxy Express 999 S01E15Beethoven of the Water PlanetDecember 21, 1978The 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 a
  16. S01E16Galaxy Express 999 S01E16The Street of FirefliesDecember 28, 1978On their latest planet, Tetsuro meets Freiya, a poor girl who appears beautiful to him but is considered ugly and deformed by the other inha
  17. S01E17Galaxy Express 999 S01E17The Armored PlanetJanuary 4, 1979The 999 arrives on a planet where everything is encased in armor, including a panzer beetle that severely wounds Maetel. Tetsuro travels the
  18. S01E18Galaxy Express 999 S01E18Maetel of MudJanuary 11, 1979The 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 p
  19. S01E19Galaxy Express 999 S01E19The Land of ConfessionJanuary 18, 1979The 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 holi
  20. S01E20Galaxy Express 999 S01E20Professional SpiritJanuary 25, 1979The 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 captu
  21. S01E21Galaxy Express 999 S01E21The Tombstone of Dry LeavesFebruary 1, 1979The 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 a
  22. S01E22Galaxy Express 999 S01E22The Pirate Ship Queen EmeraldesFebruary 8, 1979The 999 is attacked by the pirate ship Queen Emeraldes, which forces the train to a pirate planet. There Tetsuro and Maetel are captured by
  23. S01E23Galaxy Express 999 S01E23The Queen of the Primitive PlanetFebruary 15, 1979The 999 arrives at the Battle Torn Planet, a planet that was split in two due to arguments over whether the planet should be scientifically
  24. S01E24Galaxy Express 999 S01E24The Planet of Dimensional VoyageFebruary 22, 1979The 999 finds its next destination destroyed; it was demolished by a planet that travels through the dimensions, smashing other planets. Whe
  25. S01E25Galaxy Express 999 S01E25The Steel AngelMarch 8, 1979Tetsuro meets Clowmaria, a freedom fighter on a heavily industrialized world that is trying to get the people of her planet to change their
  26. S01E26Galaxy Express 999 S01E26The Song of a SkeletonMarch 15, 1979Tetsuro meets Horohoro, a poor skeleton man who has lost most of his body including his ribs because he is so poor.
  27. S01E27Galaxy Express 999 S01E27The Hariti of Snow CityMarch 22, 1979After the 999 landed on the five-planet system Snow Capital, Tetsuro and Maetel explored the city. He fell through a hidden hole which led h
  28. S01E28Galaxy Express 999 S01E28The Literary Giant of the Planet MirageMarch 29, 1979 2.0The 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 Tets
  29. S01E29Galaxy Express 999 S01E29The Continent of SakezanApril 5, 1979Sakezan 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 saké
  30. S01E30Galaxy Express 999 S01E30The Phantom World of FilamentApril 12, 1979The episode opened with the story of the post-modern feudal world of Filament, which was destroyed when its sun went supernova. An energy cl
  31. S01E31Galaxy Express 999 S01E31The Planet of PassionApril 19, 1979The 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 frien
  32. S01E32Galaxy Express 999 S01E32The Broken Planet in the Time Ceased DimensionApril 26, 1979Tetsuro meets Edmund, a fellow passenger on the 999 who is looking forward to returning to his homeworld on their next stop. When they arriv
  33. S01E33Galaxy Express 999 S01E33Ulatores's Mountain of ScrewsMay 3, 1979The 999 arrives on the planet Ulatorus, which contains mountains of screws. When a storm causes one of the mountains to collapse, Tetsuro lo
  34. S01E34Galaxy Express 999 S01E34The Witch of Plated City - Part 1May 18, 1979The 999 arrives on a planet where everything is plated in gold, the streets, the buildings, even the people. A thief knocks Tetsuro out and
  35. S01E35Galaxy Express 999 S01E35The Witch of Plated City - Part 2May 31, 1979Hoilock's mother's dying wish is for him to continue in her footsteps in toppling those in charge of making everything gold. Meanwhile the 9
  36. S01E36Galaxy Express 999 S01E36The Great Chieftain CyclopsJune 7, 1979The 999 stops at an abandoned artificial colony world. Tetsuro is pleased with its appearance but Maetel is puzzled that the colony looks qu
  37. S01E37Galaxy Express 999 S01E37Mīkun's Mansion of LifeJune 14, 1979The 999 approaches the planet Mīkun's Mansion of Life, and all the passengers appear depressed, closing the blinds as they approach it. When
  38. S01E38Galaxy Express 999 S01E38The Empire of the Cowardly ElderJune 21, 1979The 999 is heavily damaged and forced to land on a planet under the despotic rule of the Cowardly Elder, President Delmukade. Tetsuro, Maeta
  39. S01E39Galaxy Express 999 S01E39Kasumi of Fog CityJuly 5, 1979The 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.
  40. S01E40Galaxy Express 999 S01E40The Great Chieftain of The Spherical Housing Complex - Part 1July 19, 1979The 999 approaches a large group of spherical homes, which are ruled by a Great Chieftain. Upon entering, Maetel is captured by the Chieftai
  41. S01E41The Great Chieftain of The Spherical Housing Complex - Part 2July 26, 1979Tetsuro is captured and brought before the Great Chieftain, who has a computer with all of Maetel's secrets. Tetsuguro manages to rescue Tet
  42. S01E42The Memory of FimelAugust 2, 1979The 999 approaches the planet Visage of Memories, where the Conductor many years ago promised his lover, Marvelous, that he would make money
  43. S01E43Kira of Windy HillAugust 16, 1979The 999 arrives on the planet Arashigaoka (lit.: Windy Hill) where a sickly father and son, Kira operate a shoe repair store. Tetsuro's pass
  44. S01E44The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 1August 30, 1979At 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 fam
  45. S01E45The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 2September 6, 1979The three Valkyries bring everyone aboard their ship, where our heroes meet their mother, the head Valkyrie. The ship travels to the edge of
  46. S01E46The Song of El AlameinSeptember 13, 1979Nanmi, 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
  47. S01E47The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 1September 20, 1979The 999 landed on a planet called "Rifle Grenade", where slaves were brought in to fight a perpetual war between two factions as spectator s
  48. S01E48The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 2September 27, 1979At gunpoint (from the previous episode), Tetsuro told Zeda of his struggles back on Earth. Zeda was instead moved and decided to joined the
  49. S01E49From this StarOctober 18, 1979Tetsuro and Maetel arrive on a planet filled with kind hearted, hard working people. When a storm ends up destroying the hotel that they are
  50. S01E50Ghost TunnelOctober 25, 1979The 999 arrives at the ghost tunnel, a giant tunnel in space formed by giant black orbs. An android woman, Eroze appears and asks Tetsuro to
  51. S01E51Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 1November 1, 1979As 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. E
  52. S01E52Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 2November 8, 1979After being brought aboard the 999, Artemis reveals her history, how she departed her mother to acquire a humanoid machine body. Having to w
  53. S01E53Tetsuro, of the Planet of MirrorsNovember 15, 1979A 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 passe
  54. S01E54The Story of Endless Summer - Part 1November 22, 1979The 999 arrives on the Planet of the Endless Summer, which is populated by humanoid insect like creatures. The queen of the creatures captur
  55. S01E55The Story of Endless Summer - Part 2November 29, 1979The insect babies hatch and when Tetsuro finds himself unable to kill them, they climb aboard the 999 and start eating it.
  56. S01E56The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 1December 6, 1979The 999 arrives on a primitive planet populated with people who are scared of the passengers taking over the planet. Meanwhile a friendly di
  57. S01E57The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 2December 13, 1979Tiny 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
  58. S01E58The Footsteps of Footstep VillageDecember 20, 1979Tetsuro and Maetel arrive on the planet Footsteps Village, and are told of evil spirits that possess and kill people. Tetsuro is warned to n
  59. S01E59Idle One's MirrorDecember 27, 1979The 999 stopped on the planet Idle One's Mirror, where everything is automated by machines. Tetsuro disembarked the train alone, and was tak
  60. S01E60The Planet of the Pint Sized Room - Part 1January 10, 1980The 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 p
  61. S01E61The Planet of the Pint Sized Room - Part 2January 17, 1980While stranded on the planet without train passes, Maetel sought help from Galaxy Railways, but her efforts ended in vain. Meanwhile, with A
  62. S01E62The City without NightJanuary 24, 1980As 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
  63. S01E63The Sisters of the Pitch Dark PlanetJanuary 31, 1980The 999 stops at the Pitch Dark Planet, where all light is instantly absorbed. A while after Maetel leaves the train to "attend to private b
  64. S01E64The Holyland of SilenceFebruary 7, 1980Maetel and Tetsuro arrived at the Planet of Silence, where raising one's voice (beyond a whispering level) was punishable by death. Maetel a
  65. S01E65The Symphonic Poem of the Witch's HarpFebruary 14, 1980The 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
  66. S01E66The Fog of Funeral PlanetFebruary 21, 1980As the 999 touched down on the Funeral Planet, its arrival (and whistle) disturbed a funeral procession, who decided to bury Maetel and Tets
  67. S01E67The Space Monk DairuzFebruary 28, 1980Dairuz, 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 dam
  68. S01E68The Star Named CuriosityMarch 6, 1980The 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 pa
  69. S01E69The Defiance of C62March 13, 1980The 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). N
  70. S01E70Heart of Flower VillageMarch 20, 1980The 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 rav
  71. S01E71The Children's Limbo PioneerMarch 27, 1980On Limbo, a planet without grass nor trees, Tetsuro and Maetel meet a man living tough life tilling the ground in such hard conditions, and
  72. S01E72Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part One)April 24, 1980Planet 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 t
  73. S01E73Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part Two)May 1, 1980The gang successfully escapes from jail and encounter the Ghost Hoppers' sacred queen. She says their people pushed science too far and that
  74. S01E741,765,000,000 Man PlanetMay 8, 1980The 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
  75. S01E75Cheyenne the Water Country(Part One)May 15, 1980"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 m
  76. S01E76Cheyenne the Water Country(Part Two)May 29, 1980The 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 an
  77. S01E77The Holy Woman(Part One)June 12, 1980
  78. S01E78The Holy Woman(Part Two)June 26, 1980
  79. S01E79The Pirate of Time Castle(Part One)July 3, 1980Planet Heavy Meldar. Once they pass through here, they will leave the Earth Administration's jurisdiction and enter Andromedan jurisdiction.
  80. S01E80The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Two)July 10, 1980Leryuz 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 th
  81. S01E81The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Three)July 17, 1980Tetsuro is sent into the past. There, against all of Tetsuro's efforts, his mother his killed just as before. Tetsuro realizes that he canno
  82. S01E82Tale of a Short LifeJuly 24, 1980
  83. S01E83The Third LifeJuly 31, 1980
  84. S01E84Planet of the Giant ElephantAugust 14, 1980
  85. S01E85Love of the Phantom PlanetAugust 21, 1980
  86. S01E86Wisdom Tooth Planet UFOAugust 28, 1980
  87. S01E87Coming from Elsa SeaSeptember 4, 1980
  88. S01E88Fate of the Planet CrossroadsSeptember 11, 1980
  89. S01E89Ganman LamentSeptember 25, 1980
  90. S01E90Fairy of Andromeda(Part One)October 9, 1980
  91. S01E91Fairy of Andromeda(Part Two)October 16, 1980
  92. S01E92Last Moment in the City at the Bottom of the SeaOctober 23, 1980
  93. S01E93Insect Planet KeikoOctober 30, 1980
  94. S01E94Yaryabol's Small World(Part One)November 6, 1980
  95. S01E95Yaryabol's Small World(Part Two)November 13, 1980
  96. S01E96Flying Claw(Part One)November 20, 1980
  97. S01E97Flying Claw(Part Two)November 27, 1980
  98. S01E98One Book Left in SpaceDecember 4, 1980
  99. S01E99Fourth Dimension ElevatorDecember 11, 1980
  100. S01E100Loose Zone SpectorDecember 18, 1980
  101. S01E101Planet of Eternally Pursued DreamsDecember 25, 1980
  102. S01E102Planet of the Holy Queen's RevoltJanuary 8, 1981
  103. S01E103Andromeda Thousand Nights One Night(Part One)January 15, 1981
  104. S01E104Andromeda Thousand Nights One Night(Part Two)January 22, 1981
  105. S01E105Legendary Young SoldierJanuary 29, 1981
  106. S01E106Phantom Station 13February 5, 1981
  107. S01E107Birdman of KilimanjaroFebruary 12, 1981
  108. S01E108Decay of Macaroni Au GratinFebruary 19, 1981
  109. S01E109Maetel's Trip(Part One)February 26, 1981
  110. S01E110Maetel's Trip(Part Two)March 5, 1981
  111. S01E111Planet KomoriMarch 12, 1981
  112. S01E112Illusion of Youth(Part One)March 19, 1981
  113. S01E113Illusion of Youth(Part Two)March 26, 1981

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