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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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- 01
Shadow, of the Planet of DelusionThe 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. - 02
The Literary Giant of the Planet MirageThe 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
Season01
- S01E01
Ballad of DepartureSeptember 14, 1978—Tetsuro's mother is murdered while the two of them travel through the snow by the villainous Count Mecha. Before she dies, Tetsuro's mother - S01E02
The Red Winds of MarsSeptember 21, 1978—The 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 - S01E03
The Resting Warriors on TitanSeptember 28, 1978—Tetsuro 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 - S01E04
The Great Bandit AntaresOctober 5, 1978—The bandit Antares sneaks aboard the 999 and starts stealing and killing people aboard. He meets Tetsuro and Maetel and forces the 999 to tr - S01E05
Shadow, of the Planet of DelusionOctober 12, 1978The 999 travels to Pluto, where the frozen human bodies of the machine people have been laid to rest. Tetsuro meets Shadow, the machine woma - S01E06
The Comet LibraryOctober 19, 1978—The 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 - S01E07
The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 1October 26, 1978—The 999 falls into the Sargasso, where they find the remains of the 333, a missing train. Traveling aboard, Tetsuro, Maetel and the Conducto - S01E08
The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 2November 2, 1978—Ryuzu brings Tetsuro to her home. There she demands Tetsuro remain with her, showing him the skeletons of those who refused her. Ryuzu offer - S01E09
Trader's Junction - Part 1November 9, 1978—The 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 - S01E10
Trader's Junction - Part 2November 16, 1978—Hanako brought the still asleep Tetsuro to a neighboring planet aptly called Wildflower. They traveled to her home, and were greeted by her - S01E11
Nuruba, the Planet Without FormNovember 23, 1978—The 999 arrived at the formless world Naruba, where humans often traveled to end their lives. Two adolescent shape-shifting blobs kidnapped - S01E12
The Fossilized Warrior - Part 1November 30, 1978—The 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 - S01E13
The Fossilized Warrior - Part 2December 7, 1978—Additional people arrive on the planet who seek to steal the petrified remains of the warrior's lover. Moreover an another petrification clo - S01E14
Lala of the Dual PlanetsDecember 14, 1978—The 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 - S01E15
Beethoven of the Water PlanetDecember 21, 1978—The 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 - S01E16
The Street of FirefliesDecember 28, 1978—On their latest planet, Tetsuro meets Freiya, a poor girl who appears beautiful to him but is considered ugly and deformed by the other inha - S01E17
The Armored PlanetJanuary 4, 1979—The 999 arrives on a planet where everything is encased in armor, including a panzer beetle that severely wounds Maetel. Tetsuro travels the - S01E18
Maetel of MudJanuary 11, 1979—The 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 - S01E19
The Land of ConfessionJanuary 18, 1979—The 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 - S01E20
Professional SpiritJanuary 25, 1979—The 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 - S01E21
The Tombstone of Dry LeavesFebruary 1, 1979—The 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 - S01E22
The Pirate Ship Queen EmeraldesFebruary 8, 1979—The 999 is attacked by the pirate ship Queen Emeraldes, which forces the train to a pirate planet. There Tetsuro and Maetel are captured by - S01E23
The Queen of the Primitive PlanetFebruary 15, 1979—The 999 arrives at the Battle Torn Planet, a planet that was split in two due to arguments over whether the planet should be scientifically - S01E24
The Planet of Dimensional VoyageFebruary 22, 1979—The 999 finds its next destination destroyed; it was demolished by a planet that travels through the dimensions, smashing other planets. Whe - S01E25
The Steel AngelMarch 8, 1979—Tetsuro meets Clowmaria, a freedom fighter on a heavily industrialized world that is trying to get the people of her planet to change their - S01E26
The Song of a SkeletonMarch 15, 1979—Tetsuro meets Horohoro, a poor skeleton man who has lost most of his body including his ribs because he is so poor. - S01E27
The Hariti of Snow CityMarch 22, 1979—After 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 - S01E28
The Literary Giant of the Planet MirageMarch 29, 1979The 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 - S01E29
The Continent of SakezanApril 5, 1979—Sakezan 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 - S01E30
The Phantom World of FilamentApril 12, 1979—The episode opened with the story of the post-modern feudal world of Filament, which was destroyed when its sun went supernova. An energy cl - S01E31
The Planet of PassionApril 19, 1979—The 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 - S01E32
The Broken Planet in the Time Ceased DimensionApril 26, 1979—Tetsuro meets Edmund, a fellow passenger on the 999 who is looking forward to returning to his homeworld on their next stop. When they arriv - S01E33
Ulatores's Mountain of ScrewsMay 3, 1979—The 999 arrives on the planet Ulatorus, which contains mountains of screws. When a storm causes one of the mountains to collapse, Tetsuro lo - S01E34
The Witch of Plated City - Part 1May 18, 1979—The 999 arrives on a planet where everything is plated in gold, the streets, the buildings, even the people. A thief knocks Tetsuro out and - S01E35
The Witch of Plated City - Part 2May 31, 1979—Hoilock'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 - S01E36
The Great Chieftain CyclopsJune 7, 1979—The 999 stops at an abandoned artificial colony world. Tetsuro is pleased with its appearance but Maetel is puzzled that the colony looks qu - S01E37
Mīkun's Mansion of LifeJune 14, 1979—The 999 approaches the planet Mīkun's Mansion of Life, and all the passengers appear depressed, closing the blinds as they approach it. When - S01E38
The Empire of the Cowardly ElderJune 21, 1979—The 999 is heavily damaged and forced to land on a planet under the despotic rule of the Cowardly Elder, President Delmukade. Tetsuro, Maeta - S01E39
Kasumi of Fog CityJuly 5, 1979—The 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. - S01E40
The Great Chieftain of The Spherical Housing Complex - Part 1July 19, 1979—The 999 approaches a large group of spherical homes, which are ruled by a Great Chieftain. Upon entering, Maetel is captured by the Chieftai - S01E41The Great Chieftain of The Spherical Housing Complex - Part 2July 26, 1979—Tetsuro is captured and brought before the Great Chieftain, who has a computer with all of Maetel's secrets. Tetsuguro manages to rescue Tet
- S01E42The Memory of FimelAugust 2, 1979—The 999 approaches the planet Visage of Memories, where the Conductor many years ago promised his lover, Marvelous, that he would make money
- S01E43Kira of Windy HillAugust 16, 1979—The 999 arrives on the planet Arashigaoka (lit.: Windy Hill) where a sickly father and son, Kira operate a shoe repair store. Tetsuro's pass
- S01E44The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 1August 30, 1979—At 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
- S01E45The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 2September 6, 1979—The three Valkyries bring everyone aboard their ship, where our heroes meet their mother, the head Valkyrie. The ship travels to the edge of
- S01E46The Song of El AlameinSeptember 13, 1979—Nanmi, 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
- S01E47The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 1September 20, 1979—The 999 landed on a planet called "Rifle Grenade", where slaves were brought in to fight a perpetual war between two factions as spectator s
- S01E48The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 2September 27, 1979—At gunpoint (from the previous episode), Tetsuro told Zeda of his struggles back on Earth. Zeda was instead moved and decided to joined the
- S01E49From this StarOctober 18, 1979—Tetsuro and Maetel arrive on a planet filled with kind hearted, hard working people. When a storm ends up destroying the hotel that they are
- S01E50Ghost TunnelOctober 25, 1979—The 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
- S01E51Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 1November 1, 1979—As 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
- S01E52Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 2November 8, 1979—After being brought aboard the 999, Artemis reveals her history, how she departed her mother to acquire a humanoid machine body. Having to w
- S01E53Tetsuro, of the Planet of MirrorsNovember 15, 1979—A 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
- S01E54The Story of Endless Summer - Part 1November 22, 1979—The 999 arrives on the Planet of the Endless Summer, which is populated by humanoid insect like creatures. The queen of the creatures captur
- S01E55The Story of Endless Summer - Part 2November 29, 1979—The insect babies hatch and when Tetsuro finds himself unable to kill them, they climb aboard the 999 and start eating it.
- S01E56The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 1December 6, 1979—The 999 arrives on a primitive planet populated with people who are scared of the passengers taking over the planet. Meanwhile a friendly di
- S01E57The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 2December 13, 1979—Tiny 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
- S01E58The Footsteps of Footstep VillageDecember 20, 1979—Tetsuro and Maetel arrive on the planet Footsteps Village, and are told of evil spirits that possess and kill people. Tetsuro is warned to n
- S01E59Idle One's MirrorDecember 27, 1979—The 999 stopped on the planet Idle One's Mirror, where everything is automated by machines. Tetsuro disembarked the train alone, and was tak
- S01E60The Planet of the Pint Sized Room - Part 1January 10, 1980—The 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
- S01E61The Planet of the Pint Sized Room - Part 2January 17, 1980—While stranded on the planet without train passes, Maetel sought help from Galaxy Railways, but her efforts ended in vain. Meanwhile, with A
- S01E62The City without NightJanuary 24, 1980—As 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
- S01E63The Sisters of the Pitch Dark PlanetJanuary 31, 1980—The 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
- S01E64The Holyland of SilenceFebruary 7, 1980—Maetel and Tetsuro arrived at the Planet of Silence, where raising one's voice (beyond a whispering level) was punishable by death. Maetel a
- S01E65The Symphonic Poem of the Witch's HarpFebruary 14, 1980—The 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
- S01E66The Fog of Funeral PlanetFebruary 21, 1980—As the 999 touched down on the Funeral Planet, its arrival (and whistle) disturbed a funeral procession, who decided to bury Maetel and Tets
- S01E67The Space Monk DairuzFebruary 28, 1980—Dairuz, 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
- S01E68The Star Named CuriosityMarch 6, 1980—The 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
- S01E69The Defiance of C62March 13, 1980—The 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
- S01E70Heart of Flower VillageMarch 20, 1980—The 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
- S01E71The Children's Limbo PioneerMarch 27, 1980—On Limbo, a planet without grass nor trees, Tetsuro and Maetel meet a man living tough life tilling the ground in such hard conditions, and
- S01E72Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part One)April 24, 1980—Planet 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
- S01E73Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part Two)May 1, 1980—The gang successfully escapes from jail and encounter the Ghost Hoppers' sacred queen. She says their people pushed science too far and that
- S01E741,765,000,000 Man PlanetMay 8, 1980—The 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
- 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
- S01E76Cheyenne the Water Country(Part Two)May 29, 1980—The 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
- S01E77The Holy Woman(Part One)June 12, 1980—
- S01E78The Holy Woman(Part Two)June 26, 1980—
- S01E79The Pirate of Time Castle(Part One)July 3, 1980—Planet Heavy Meldar. Once they pass through here, they will leave the Earth Administration's jurisdiction and enter Andromedan jurisdiction.
- S01E80The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Two)July 10, 1980—Leryuz 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
- S01E81The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Three)July 17, 1980—Tetsuro is sent into the past. There, against all of Tetsuro's efforts, his mother his killed just as before. Tetsuro realizes that he canno
- S01E82Tale of a Short LifeJuly 24, 1980—
- S01E83The Third LifeJuly 31, 1980—
- S01E84Planet of the Giant ElephantAugust 14, 1980—
- S01E85Love of the Phantom PlanetAugust 21, 1980—
- S01E86Wisdom Tooth Planet UFOAugust 28, 1980—
- S01E87Coming from Elsa SeaSeptember 4, 1980—
- S01E88Fate of the Planet CrossroadsSeptember 11, 1980—
- S01E89Ganman LamentSeptember 25, 1980—
- S01E90Fairy of Andromeda(Part One)October 9, 1980—
- S01E91Fairy of Andromeda(Part Two)October 16, 1980—
- S01E92Last Moment in the City at the Bottom of the SeaOctober 23, 1980—
- S01E93Insect Planet KeikoOctober 30, 1980—
- S01E94Yaryabol's Small World(Part One)November 6, 1980—
- S01E95Yaryabol's Small World(Part Two)November 13, 1980—
- S01E96Flying Claw(Part One)November 20, 1980—
- S01E97Flying Claw(Part Two)November 27, 1980—
- S01E98One Book Left in SpaceDecember 4, 1980—
- S01E99Fourth Dimension ElevatorDecember 11, 1980—
- S01E100Loose Zone SpectorDecember 18, 1980—
- S01E101Planet of Eternally Pursued DreamsDecember 25, 1980—
- S01E102Planet of the Holy Queen's RevoltJanuary 8, 1981—
- S01E103Andromeda Thousand Nights One Night(Part One)January 15, 1981—
- S01E104Andromeda Thousand Nights One Night(Part Two)January 22, 1981—
- S01E105Legendary Young SoldierJanuary 29, 1981—
- S01E106Phantom Station 13February 5, 1981—
- S01E107Birdman of KilimanjaroFebruary 12, 1981—
- S01E108Decay of Macaroni Au GratinFebruary 19, 1981—
- S01E109Maetel's Trip(Part One)February 26, 1981—
- S01E110Maetel's Trip(Part Two)March 5, 1981—
- S01E111Planet KomoriMarch 12, 1981—
- S01E112Illusion of Youth(Part One)March 19, 1981—
- S01E113Illusion of Youth(Part Two)March 26, 1981—
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