Galaxy Express 999 1978
What is Galaxy Express 999?
Galaxy Express 999 is a science fiction television series set in a distant future. The series follows the journey of Tetsuro, a human boy who wants his body replaced with a robotic one.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1978
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 113
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 14, 1978
- Last aired
- Mar 26, 1981
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- Fuji TV, Tokai Television Broadcasting, Kansai TV, Fuji News Network
- Genres
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
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Galaxy Express 999 is a science fiction television series set in a distant future. The series follows the journey of Tetsuro, 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. Along the way, Tetsuro meets Maetel, a beautiful and mysterious blonde woman dressed in Russian style, who joins him in the long journey through space. Every episode sees the duo arriving in a new planet's space train station. The series is a part of the science fiction and fantasy genre, classified as Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, and Sci-Fi & Fantasy.
Should you watch it?
“A young boy travels across the galaxy on a space train to obtain a robotic body.”
- unique space train premise
- engaging episodic storytelling
- slow-paced narrative
- long-form journey structure
Watch it if you enjoy classic space operas that explore different worlds in every episode.
The series features themes of mortality and humanity set against a backdrop of space travel.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 113 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Ballad of Departure Sep 14, 1978
- E2 The Red Winds of Mars Sep 21, 1978
- E3 The Resting Warriors on Titan Sep 28, 1978
- E4 The Great Bandit Antares Oct 5, 1978
- E5 Shadow, of the Planet of Delusion Oct 12, 1978
- E6 The Comet Library Oct 19, 1978
- E7 The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 1 Oct 26, 1978
- E8 The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 2 Nov 2, 1978
- E9 Trader's Junction - Part 1 Nov 9, 1978
- E10 Trader's Junction - Part 2 Nov 16, 1978
- E11 Nuruba, the Planet Without Form Nov 23, 1978
- E12 The Fossilized Warrior - Part 1 Nov 30, 1978
- E13 The Fossilized Warrior - Part 2 Dec 7, 1978
- E14 Lala of the Dual Planets Dec 14, 1978
- E15 Beethoven of the Water Planet Dec 21, 1978
- E16 The Street of Fireflies Dec 28, 1978
- E17 The Armored Planet Jan 4, 1979
- E18 Maetel of Mud Jan 11, 1979
- E19 The Land of Confession Jan 18, 1979
- E20 Professional Spirit Jan 25, 1979
- E21 The Tombstone of Dry Leaves Feb 1, 1979
- E22 The Pirate Ship Queen Emeraldes Feb 8, 1979
- E23 The Queen of the Primitive Planet Feb 15, 1979
- E24 The Planet of Dimensional Voyage Feb 22, 1979
- E25 The Steel Angel Mar 8, 1979
- E26 The Song of a Skeleton Mar 15, 1979
- E27 The Hariti of Snow City Mar 22, 1979
- E28 The Literary Giant of the Planet Mirage Mar 29, 1979
- E29 The Continent of Sakezan Apr 5, 1979
- E30 The Phantom World of Filament Apr 12, 1979
- E31 The Planet of Passion Apr 19, 1979
- E32 The Broken Planet in the Time Ceased Dimension Apr 26, 1979
- E33 Ulatores's Mountain of Screws May 3, 1979
- E34 The Witch of Plated City - Part 1 May 18, 1979
- E35 The Witch of Plated City - Part 2 May 31, 1979
- E36 The Great Chieftain Cyclops Jun 7, 1979
- E37 Mīkun's Mansion of Life Jun 14, 1979
- E38 The Empire of the Cowardly Elder Jun 21, 1979
- E39 Kasumi of Fog City Jul 5, 1979
- E40 The Great Chieftain of The Spherical Housing Complex - Part 1 Jul 19, 1979
- E41 The Great Chieftain of The Spherical Housing Complex - Part 2 Jul 26, 1979
- E42 The Memory of Fimel Aug 2, 1979
- E43 Kira of Windy Hill Aug 16, 1979
- E44 The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 1 Aug 30, 1979
- E45 The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 2 Sep 6, 1979
- E46 The Song of El Alamein Sep 13, 1979
- E47 The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 1 Sep 20, 1979
- E48 The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 2 Sep 27, 1979
- E49 From this Star Oct 18, 1979
- E50 Ghost Tunnel Oct 25, 1979
- E51 Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 1 Nov 1, 1979
- E52 Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 2 Nov 8, 1979
- E53 Tetsuro, of the Planet of Mirrors Nov 15, 1979
- E54 The Story of Endless Summer - Part 1 Nov 22, 1979
- E55 The Story of Endless Summer - Part 2 Nov 29, 1979
- E56 The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 1 Dec 6, 1979
- E57 The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 2 Dec 13, 1979
- E58 The Footsteps of Footstep Village Dec 20, 1979
- E59 Idle One's Mirror Dec 27, 1979
- E60 The Planet of the Pint Sized Room - Part 1 Jan 10, 1980
- E61 The Planet of the Pint Sized Room - Part 2 Jan 17, 1980
- E62 The City without Night Jan 24, 1980
- E63 The Sisters of the Pitch Dark Planet Jan 31, 1980
- E64 The Holyland of Silence Feb 7, 1980
- E65 The Symphonic Poem of the Witch's Harp Feb 14, 1980
- E66 The Fog of Funeral Planet Feb 21, 1980
- E67 The Space Monk Dairuz Feb 28, 1980
- E68 The Star Named Curiosity Mar 6, 1980
- E69 The Defiance of C62 Mar 13, 1980
- E70 Heart of Flower Village Mar 20, 1980
- E71 The Children's Limbo Pioneer Mar 27, 1980
- E72 Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part One) Apr 24, 1980
- E73 Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part Two) May 1, 1980
- E74 1,765,000,000 Man Planet May 8, 1980
- E75 Cheyenne the Water Country(Part One) May 15, 1980
- E76 Cheyenne the Water Country(Part Two) May 29, 1980
- E77 The Holy Woman(Part One) Jun 12, 1980
- E78 The Holy Woman(Part Two) Jun 26, 1980
- E79 The Pirate of Time Castle(Part One) Jul 3, 1980
- E80 The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Two) Jul 10, 1980
- E81 The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Three) Jul 17, 1980
- E82 Tale of a Short Life Jul 24, 1980
- E83 The Third Life Jul 31, 1980
- E84 Planet of the Giant Elephant Aug 14, 1980
- E85 Love of the Phantom Planet Aug 21, 1980
- E86 Wisdom Tooth Planet UFO Aug 28, 1980
- E87 Coming from Elsa Sea Sep 4, 1980
- E88 Fate of the Planet Crossroads Sep 11, 1980
- E89 Ganman Lament Sep 25, 1980
- E90 Fairy of Andromeda(Part One) Oct 9, 1980
- E91 Fairy of Andromeda(Part Two) Oct 16, 1980
- E92 Last Moment in the City at the Bottom of the Sea Oct 23, 1980
- E93 Insect Planet Keiko Oct 30, 1980
- E94 Yaryabol's Small World(Part One) Nov 6, 1980
- E95 Yaryabol's Small World(Part Two) Nov 13, 1980
- E96 Flying Claw(Part One) Nov 20, 1980
- E97 Flying Claw(Part Two) Nov 27, 1980
- E98 One Book Left in Space Dec 4, 1980
- E99 Fourth Dimension Elevator Dec 11, 1980
- E100 Loose Zone Spector Dec 18, 1980
- E101 Planet of Eternally Pursued Dreams Dec 25, 1980
- E102 Planet of the Holy Queen's Revolt Jan 8, 1981
- E103 Andromeda Thousand Nights One Night(Part One) Jan 15, 1981
- E104 Andromeda Thousand Nights One Night(Part Two) Jan 22, 1981
- E105 Legendary Young Soldier Jan 29, 1981
- E106 Phantom Station 13 Feb 5, 1981
- E107 Birdman of Kilimanjaro Feb 12, 1981
- E108 Decay of Macaroni Au Gratin Feb 19, 1981
- E109 Maetel's Trip(Part One) Feb 26, 1981
- E110 Maetel's Trip(Part Two) Mar 5, 1981
- E111 Planet Komori Mar 12, 1981
- E112 Illusion of Youth(Part One) Mar 19, 1981
- E113 Illusion of Youth(Part Two) Mar 26, 1981
Frequently asked questions
What is the main goal of the journey?
The protagonist travels to the Immortal Planet to replace his human body with a robotic one.
Who accompanies the main character?
He is joined on his journey by a mysterious woman named Maetel.
How is the series structured?
The story follows an episodic format where the characters visit a new planet at each station.
What kind of transport do they use?
The characters travel throughout space on a train known as the Galaxy Express 999.
What is the setting of the series?
The show is set in a distant future where space travel and robotic bodies are possible.