Galaxy Express 999: Season 1
Episodes
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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,
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
The Great Chieftain of The Spherical Housing Complex - Part 1
Jul 19, 1979 · 25 min
The 999 approaches a large group of spherical homes, which are ruled by a Great Chieftain. Upon entering, Maetel is captured by the Chieftain's minions. Tetsuro meets Tetsuguro, a
The Great Chieftain of The Spherical Housing Complex - Part 2
Jul 26, 1979 · 25 min
Tetsuro is captured and brought before the Great Chieftain, who has a computer with all of Maetel's secrets. Tetsuguro manages to rescue Tetsuro, and discovers that his girlfriend
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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