The essential episodes of The Galaxy Railways

Watch these 15 in order and you've got The Galaxy Railways — each pick states its reason.

1. 01

   S01E01 · Pilot · October 4, 2003 · 25m

   Sacrifice7.0

   Manabu and his brother Mamoru stow away on their fathers train.

2. 02

   S01E02 · Top rated · October 11, 2003 · 25m

   A Knot in Time8.0

   Manabu tries to change his brother's fate when they come face to face in a Time-Knot.

3. 03

   S01E03 · Top rated · October 18, 2003 · 25m

   The Steering Wheel of Fate6.0

   Manabu is assigned to his father's old platoon.

4. 04

   S01E05 · Top rated · November 1, 2003 · 25m

   Big One is Hijacked6.0

   Big One is stolen when Sirius Platoon is sent to Planet Leo Glando to investigate a crashed cargo train.

5. 05

   S01E06 · Top rated · November 8, 2003 · 25m

   Reason to Live (Part I)6.0

   Manabu and the team must investigate what caused a passenger train to explode in deep space.

6. 06

   S01E07 · Top rated · November 15, 2003 · 25m

   Reason to Live (Part II)7.0

   A criminal plans to destroy SDF Headquarters.

7. 07

   S01E08 · Top rated · November 22, 2003 · 25m

   Engine Song8.0

   Manabu is assigned to assist SDF's head mechanic.

8. 08

   S01E10 · Top rated · December 6, 2003 · 25m

   The Crossroads7.0

   The Sirius Platoon splits up to hunt for four escaped prisoners.

9. 09

   S01E12 · Top rated · December 20, 2003 · 25m

   Twilight6.0

   The Sirius Platoon investigates a mysterious oasis unaffected by the catastrophe befalling the rest of the planet.

10. 10

    S01E13 · Season 1 peak · December 27, 2003 · 25m

    Train Bound for Fate9.0

    The 777 Express comes under attack by aliens from another dimension.

11. 11

    S01E14 · Top rated · January 3, 2004 · 25m

    Bond8.0

    Louis and Manabu are assigned guard duty for the President of the Clarious Stellar Cluster.

12. 12

    S01E15 · Top rated · January 10, 2004 · 25m

    Joint Forces8.0

    The SDF is tasked with stopping a meteor stream that is on a collision course with Central Station.

13. 13

    S01E16 · Top rated · January 17, 2004 · 25m

    Comrade8.0

    A casino train is hijaked by pirates and crashed on the Planet Guin.

14. 14

    S01E18 · Top rated · January 31, 2004 · 25m

    Life and Death7.0

    Bruce and Manabu search for an intruder at SDF Headquarters.

15. 15

    S02E26 · Series finale · August 22, 2007 · 25m

    The Sirius Platoon Is In My Heart (Part Two)

    Episodes 25 and 26 of the second season of the show were unaired episodes and were included on some Japanese DVDs.