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Galaxy Express 999: Season 1

113 episodes Premiered Sep 14, 1978 Updated Jul 21, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Ballad of Departure

Sep 14, 1978 · 25 min

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 tells him to go to the planet Andromeda

S1·E2

The Red Winds of Mars

Sep 21, 1978 · 25 min

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 boyfriend Geronimo shoots Tetsuro and steals

S1·E3

The Resting Warriors on Titan

Sep 28, 1978 · 25 min

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 is seeking to buy back her original body

S1·E4

The Great Bandit Antares

Oct 5, 1978 · 25 min

The bandit Antares sneaks aboard the 999 and starts stealing and killing people aboard. He meets Tetsuro and Maetel and forces the 999 to travel to his home by holding Tetsuro at g

S1·E5

Shadow, of the Planet of Delusion

Oct 12, 1978 · 25 min

The 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

S1·E6

The Comet Library

Oct 19, 1978 · 25 min

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 into having a machine body.

S1·E7

The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 1

Oct 26, 1978 · 25 min

The 999 falls into the Sargasso, where they find the remains of the 333, a missing train. Traveling aboard, Tetsuro, Maetel and the Conductor find only skeletons. A woman aboard th

S1·E8

The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 2

Nov 2, 1978 · 25 min

Ryuzu brings Tetsuro to her home. There she demands Tetsuro remain with her, showing him the skeletons of those who refused her. Ryuzu offers Tetsuro a machine body, then shows him

S1·E9

Trader's Junction - Part 1

Nov 9, 1978 · 25 min

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 her for a meal. But this angered a mob of

S1·E10

Trader's Junction - Part 2

Nov 16, 1978 · 25 min

Hanako brought the still asleep Tetsuro to a neighboring planet aptly called Wildflower. They traveled to her home, and were greeted by her aging mother and ailing father. Without

S1·E11

Nuruba, the Planet Without Form

Nov 23, 1978 · 25 min

The 999 arrived at the formless world Naruba, where humans often traveled to end their lives. Two adolescent shape-shifting blobs kidnapped Tetsuro and Maetel and impersonated them

S1·E12

The Fossilized Warrior - Part 1

Nov 30, 1978 · 25 min

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 person still alive, a warrior, attacks Tetsu

S1·E13

The Fossilized Warrior - Part 2

Dec 7, 1978 · 25 min

Additional people arrive on the planet who seek to steal the petrified remains of the warrior's lover. Moreover an another petrification cloud is approaching the planet.

S1·E14

Lala of the Dual Planets

Dec 14, 1978 · 25 min

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 Maetel rudely, Tetsuro goes on a rampage

S1·E15

Beethoven of the Water Planet

Dec 21, 1978 · 25 min

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 and be his friend, but Tetsuro refuses an

S1·E16

The Street of Fireflies

Dec 28, 1978 · 25 min

On their latest planet, Tetsuro meets Freiya, a poor girl who appears beautiful to him but is considered ugly and deformed by the other inhabitants of her planet because she does n

S1·E17

The Armored Planet

Jan 4, 1979 · 25 min

The 999 arrives on a planet where everything is encased in armor, including a panzer beetle that severely wounds Maetel. Tetsuro travels the planet, searching for a doctor who can

S1·E18

Maetel of Mud

Jan 11, 1979 · 25 min

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 pit and forced to live in a bubble with a

S1·E19

The Land of Confession

Jan 18, 1979 · 25 min

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 holidays on the planet, a robber appeared an

S1·E20

Professional Spirit

Jan 25, 1979 · 25 min

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 captured by a professional hangman who tries

S1·E21

The Tombstone of Dry Leaves

Feb 1, 1979 · 25 min

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 and Maetel are confronted by cattle keepe

S1·E22

The Pirate Ship Queen Emeraldes

Feb 8, 1979 · 25 min

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 the pirate Emeraldes, a caped woman who

S1·E23

The Queen of the Primitive Planet

Feb 15, 1979 · 25 min

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 advanced or primitive. Soon after disemb

S1·E24

The Planet of Dimensional Voyage

Feb 22, 1979 · 25 min

The 999 finds its next destination destroyed; it was demolished by a planet that travels through the dimensions, smashing other planets. When the 999 lands on this planet, they are

S1·E25

The Steel Angel

Mar 8, 1979 · 25 min

Tetsuro meets Clowmaria, a freedom fighter on a heavily industrialized world that is trying to get the people of her planet to change their ways.

S1·E26

The Song of a Skeleton

Mar 15, 1979 · 25 min

Tetsuro meets Horohoro, a poor skeleton man who has lost most of his body including his ribs because he is so poor.

S1·E27

The Hariti of Snow City

Mar 22, 1979 · 25 min

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 him to the slum part of the city, and was

S1·E28

The Literary Giant of the Planet Mirage

Mar 29, 1979 · 25 min

The 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 Mae

S1·E29

The Continent of Sakezan

Apr 5, 1979 · 25 min

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. Sakezan captured Maetel when the 999 t

S1·E30

The Phantom World of Filament

Apr 12, 1979 · 25 min

The episode opened with the story of the post-modern feudal world of Filament, which was destroyed when its sun went supernova. An energy cloud formed where the planet used to be,

S1·E31

The Planet of Passion

Apr 19, 1979 · 25 min

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 friend of Count Mecha's to kill Tetsuro.

S1·E32

The Broken Planet in the Time Ceased Dimension

Apr 26, 1979 · 25 min

Tetsuro meets Edmund, a fellow passenger on the 999 who is looking forward to returning to his homeworld on their next stop. When they arrive however the planet is completely ravag

S1·E33

Ulatores's Mountain of Screws

May 3, 1979 · 25 min

The 999 arrives on the planet Ulatorus, which contains mountains of screws. When a storm causes one of the mountains to collapse, Tetsuro loses his pass and meets a machine woman w

S1·E34

The Witch of Plated City - Part 1

May 18, 1979 · 25 min

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 steals Maetel's luggage. Tetsuro runs af

S1·E35

The Witch of Plated City - Part 2

May 31, 1979 · 25 min

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 999 takes off without Tetsuro when he doe

S1·E36

The Great Chieftain Cyclops

Jun 7, 1979 · 25 min

The 999 stops at an abandoned artificial colony world. Tetsuro is pleased with its appearance but Maetel is puzzled that the colony looks quite different than it did on her last vi

S1·E37

Mīkun's Mansion of Life

Jun 14, 1979 · 25 min

The 999 approaches the planet Mīkun's Mansion of Life, and all the passengers appear depressed, closing the blinds as they approach it. When Tetsuro and Maetel arrive at the hotel,

S1·E38

The Empire of the Cowardly Elder

Jun 21, 1979 · 25 min

The 999 is heavily damaged and forced to land on a planet under the despotic rule of the Cowardly Elder, President Delmukade. Tetsuro, Maetal and the Conductor are forced to travel

S1·E39

Kasumi of Fog City

Jul 5, 1979 · 25 min

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. A couple steals a suitcase containing T

S1·E42

The Memory of Fimel

Aug 2, 1979 · 25 min

The 999 approaches the planet Visage of Memories, where the Conductor many years ago promised his lover, Marvelous, that he would make money on the 999 and return. A new passenger,

S1·E43

Kira of Windy Hill

Aug 16, 1979 · 25 min

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 is stolen by the father, who seeks to g

S1·E44

The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 1

Aug 30, 1979 · 25 min

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 famous singer. When Prider doesn't have eno

S1·E45

The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 2

Sep 6, 1979 · 25 min

The three Valkyries bring everyone aboard their ship, where our heroes meet their mother, the head Valkyrie. The ship travels to the edge of the universe where the Valkyries show o

S1·E46

The Song of El Alamein

Sep 13, 1979 · 25 min

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 arrive Tetsuro and Maetel travel outside

S1·E47

The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 1

Sep 20, 1979 · 25 min

The 999 landed on a planet called "Rifle Grenade", where slaves were brought in to fight a perpetual war between two factions as spectator sport. One of the slave soldiers, Zeda, e

S1·E48

The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 2

Sep 27, 1979 · 25 min

At gunpoint (from the previous episode), Tetsuro told Zeda of his struggles back on Earth. Zeda was instead moved and decided to joined the rebels. With his companions Santana and

S1·E49

From this Star

Oct 18, 1979 · 25 min

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 staying in, their luggage, including th

S1·E50

Ghost Tunnel

Oct 25, 1979 · 25 min

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 come off the train. When he refuses, sh

S1·E51

Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 1

Nov 1, 1979 · 25 min

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. Eventually the 999 gets stuck in a larger

S1·E52

Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 2

Nov 8, 1979 · 25 min

After being brought aboard the 999, Artemis reveals her history, how she departed her mother to acquire a humanoid machine body. Having to work to pay it off in a factory had its t

S1·E53

Tetsuro, of the Planet of Mirrors

Nov 15, 1979 · 25 min

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 passes away before they can make it to the to

S1·E54

The Story of Endless Summer - Part 1

Nov 22, 1979 · 25 min

The 999 arrives on the Planet of the Endless Summer, which is populated by humanoid insect like creatures. The queen of the creatures captures Tetsuro and Maetel, planning to boil

S1·E55

The Story of Endless Summer - Part 2

Nov 29, 1979 · 25 min

The insect babies hatch and when Tetsuro finds himself unable to kill them, they climb aboard the 999 and start eating it.

S1·E56

The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 1

Dec 6, 1979 · 25 min

The 999 arrives on a primitive planet populated with people who are scared of the passengers taking over the planet. Meanwhile a friendly dinosaur named Tiny befriends Tetsuro and

S1·E57

The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 2

Dec 13, 1979 · 25 min

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 of them help Tetsuro and Maetel when the

S1·E58

The Footsteps of Footstep Village

Dec 20, 1979 · 25 min

Tetsuro and Maetel arrive on the planet Footsteps Village, and are told of evil spirits that possess and kill people. Tetsuro is warned to not go out at night, but when he meets a

S1·E59

Idle One's Mirror

Dec 27, 1979 · 25 min

The 999 stopped on the planet Idle One's Mirror, where everything is automated by machines. Tetsuro disembarked the train alone, and was taken by an automated taxi around the city.

S1·E60

The Planet of the Pint Sized Room - Part 1

Jan 10, 1980 · 25 min

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 passengers were to land in secrecy. A gro

S1·E61

The Planet of the Pint Sized Room - Part 2

Jan 17, 1980 · 25 min

While stranded on the planet without train passes, Maetel sought help from Galaxy Railways, but her efforts ended in vain. Meanwhile, with Adachi's help, Tetsuro found a job at a n

S1·E62

The City without Night

Jan 24, 1980 · 25 min

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 on the planet, Tetsuro gets in trouble f

S1·E63

The Sisters of the Pitch Dark Planet

Jan 31, 1980 · 25 min

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 business", Tetsuro is beckoned outside by

S1·E64

The Holyland of Silence

Feb 7, 1980 · 25 min

Maetel and Tetsuro arrived at the Planet of Silence, where raising one's voice (beyond a whispering level) was punishable by death. Maetel asked Tetsuro to stay behind while she ha

S1·E65

The Symphonic Poem of the Witch's Harp

Feb 14, 1980 · 25 min

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 Maetel travel to the island where the Qu

S1·E66

The Fog of Funeral Planet

Feb 21, 1980 · 25 min

As the 999 touched down on the Funeral Planet, its arrival (and whistle) disturbed a funeral procession, who decided to bury Maetel and Tetsuro alive as punishment, with the proper

S1·E67

The Space Monk Dairuz

Feb 28, 1980 · 25 min

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 damage the train and all of Tetsuro's teeth

S1·E68

The Star Named Curiosity

Mar 6, 1980 · 25 min

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 passengers to not stare at the planet, but

S1·E69

The Defiance of C62

Mar 13, 1980 · 25 min

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). Next, the 999 received an emergency stop

S1·E70

Heart of Flower Village

Mar 20, 1980 · 25 min

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 ravaged the planet (and the flowers). The t

S1·E71

The Children's Limbo Pioneer

Mar 27, 1980 · 25 min

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 his son, Yosaku. They plan to till the g

S1·E72

Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part One)

Apr 24, 1980 · 25 min

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 thin as paper, the Ghost Hoppers. They're

S1·E73

Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part Two)

May 1, 1980 · 25 min

The gang successfully escapes from jail and encounter the Ghost Hoppers' sacred queen. She says their people pushed science too far and that is why they look the way they do. The Q

S1·E74

1,765,000,000 Man Planet

May 8, 1980 · 25 min

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 the 999 because they are sick of all the

S1·E75

Cheyenne the Water Country(Part One)

May 15, 1980 · 25 min

"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 make an unscheduled landing. The people o

S1·E76

Cheyenne the Water Country(Part Two)

May 29, 1980 · 25 min

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 old-fashioned space shuttle in order to

S1·E79

The Pirate of Time Castle(Part One)

Jul 3, 1980 · 25 min

Planet Heavy Meldar. Once they pass through here, they will leave the Earth Administration's jurisdiction and enter Andromedan jurisdiction. Right before arrival, they encounter a

S1·E80

The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Two)

Jul 10, 1980 · 25 min

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 the Castle of Time is, but everyone is fea

S1·E81

The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Three)

Jul 17, 1980 · 25 min

Tetsuro is sent into the past. There, against all of Tetsuro's efforts, his mother his killed just as before. Tetsuro realizes that he cannot alter the past. But then through Leryu