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Galaxy Express 999

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: September 14, 1978
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 113
  • Networks: Fuji TV, Tokai Television Broadcasting, Kansai TV, Fuji News Network, Fukui TV, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, Sendai Television, SAGA TV, Ishikawa TV, TNC, Television Shin Hiroshima System, TV Shizuoka, NBS, TSK, NIB, AKT, Toyama Television, Okinawa Television Broadcasting
  • Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Galaxy Express 999(1978)

TMDB Rating: 7.4 (26 votes)

Overview

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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Season 1

113 episodes • 1978Avg: 4.5Golden Era

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Ballad of DepartureSep 14, 19780.0
2The Red Winds of MarsSep 21, 19780.0
3The Resting Warriors on TitanSep 28, 19780.0
4The Great Bandit AntaresOct 5, 19780.0
5Shadow, of the Planet of DelusionOct 12, 19787.0
6The Comet LibraryOct 19, 19780.0
7The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 1Oct 26, 19780.0
8The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 2Nov 2, 19780.0
9Trader's Junction - Part 1Nov 9, 19780.0
10Trader's Junction - Part 2Nov 16, 19780.0
11Nuruba, the Planet Without FormNov 23, 19780.0
12The Fossilized Warrior - Part 1Nov 30, 19780.0
13The Fossilized Warrior - Part 2Dec 7, 19780.0
14Lala of the Dual PlanetsDec 14, 19780.0
15Beethoven of the Water PlanetDec 21, 19780.0
16The Street of FirefliesDec 28, 19780.0
17The Armored PlanetJan 4, 19790.0
18Maetel of MudJan 11, 19790.0
19The Land of ConfessionJan 18, 19790.0
20Professional SpiritJan 25, 19790.0
21The Tombstone of Dry LeavesFeb 1, 19790.0
22The Pirate Ship Queen EmeraldesFeb 8, 19790.0
23The Queen of the Primitive PlanetFeb 15, 19790.0
24The Planet of Dimensional VoyageFeb 22, 19790.0
25The Steel AngelMar 8, 19790.0
26The Song of a SkeletonMar 15, 19790.0
27The Hariti of Snow CityMar 22, 19790.0
28The Literary Giant of the Planet MirageMar 29, 19792.0
29The Continent of SakezanApr 5, 19790.0
30The Phantom World of FilamentApr 12, 19790.0
31The Planet of PassionApr 19, 19790.0
32The Broken Planet in the Time Ceased DimensionApr 26, 19790.0
33Ulatores's Mountain of ScrewsMay 3, 19790.0
34The Witch of Plated City - Part 1May 18, 19790.0
35The Witch of Plated City - Part 2May 31, 19790.0
36The Great Chieftain CyclopsJun 7, 19790.0
37Mīkun's Mansion of LifeJun 14, 19790.0
38The Empire of the Cowardly ElderJun 21, 19790.0
39Kasumi of Fog CityJul 5, 19790.0
40The Great Chieftain of The Spherical Housing Complex - Part 1Jul 19, 19790.0
41The Great Chieftain of The Spherical Housing Complex - Part 2Jul 26, 19790.0
42The Memory of FimelAug 2, 19790.0
43Kira of Windy HillAug 16, 19790.0
44The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 1Aug 30, 19790.0
45The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 2Sep 6, 19790.0
46The Song of El AlameinSep 13, 19790.0
47The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 1Sep 20, 19790.0
48The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 2Sep 27, 19790.0
49From this StarOct 18, 19790.0
50Ghost TunnelOct 25, 19790.0
51Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 1Nov 1, 19790.0
52Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 2Nov 8, 19790.0
53Tetsuro, of the Planet of MirrorsNov 15, 19790.0
54The Story of Endless Summer - Part 1Nov 22, 19790.0
55The Story of Endless Summer - Part 2Nov 29, 19790.0
56The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 1Dec 6, 19790.0
57The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 2Dec 13, 19790.0
58The Footsteps of Footstep VillageDec 20, 19790.0
59Idle One's MirrorDec 27, 19790.0
60The Planet of the Pint Sized Room - Part 1Jan 10, 19800.0
61The Planet of the Pint Sized Room - Part 2Jan 17, 19800.0
62The City without NightJan 24, 19800.0
63The Sisters of the Pitch Dark PlanetJan 31, 19800.0
64The Holyland of SilenceFeb 7, 19800.0
65The Symphonic Poem of the Witch's HarpFeb 14, 19800.0
66The Fog of Funeral PlanetFeb 21, 19800.0
67The Space Monk DairuzFeb 28, 19800.0
68The Star Named CuriosityMar 6, 19800.0
69The Defiance of C62Mar 13, 19800.0
70Heart of Flower VillageMar 20, 19800.0
71The Children's Limbo PioneerMar 27, 19800.0
72Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part One)Apr 24, 19800.0
73Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part Two)May 1, 19800.0
741,765,000,000 Man PlanetMay 8, 19800.0
75Cheyenne the Water Country(Part One)May 15, 19800.0
76Cheyenne the Water Country(Part Two)May 29, 19800.0
77The Holy Woman(Part One)Jun 12, 19800.0
78The Holy Woman(Part Two)Jun 26, 19800.0
79The Pirate of Time Castle(Part One)Jul 3, 19800.0
80The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Two)Jul 10, 19800.0
81The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Three)Jul 17, 19800.0
82Tale of a Short LifeJul 24, 19800.0
83The Third LifeJul 31, 19800.0
84Planet of the Giant ElephantAug 14, 19800.0
85Love of the Phantom PlanetAug 21, 19800.0
86Wisdom Tooth Planet UFOAug 28, 19800.0
87Coming from Elsa SeaSep 4, 19800.0
88Fate of the Planet CrossroadsSep 11, 19800.0
89Ganman LamentSep 25, 19800.0
90Fairy of Andromeda(Part One)Oct 9, 19800.0
91Fairy of Andromeda(Part Two)Oct 16, 19800.0
92Last Moment in the City at the Bottom of the SeaOct 23, 19800.0
93Insect Planet KeikoOct 30, 19800.0
94Yaryabol's Small World(Part One)Nov 6, 19800.0
95Yaryabol's Small World(Part Two)Nov 13, 19800.0
96Flying Claw(Part One)Nov 20, 19800.0
97Flying Claw(Part Two)Nov 27, 19800.0
98One Book Left in SpaceDec 4, 19800.0
99Fourth Dimension ElevatorDec 11, 19800.0
100Loose Zone SpectorDec 18, 19800.0
101Planet of Eternally Pursued DreamsDec 25, 19800.0
102Planet of the Holy Queen's RevoltJan 8, 19810.0
103Andromeda Thousand Nights One Night(Part One)Jan 15, 19810.0
104Andromeda Thousand Nights One Night(Part Two)Jan 22, 19810.0
105Legendary Young SoldierJan 29, 19810.0
106Phantom Station 13Feb 5, 19810.0
107Birdman of KilimanjaroFeb 12, 19810.0
108Decay of Macaroni Au GratinFeb 19, 19810.0
109Maetel's Trip(Part One)Feb 26, 19810.0
110Maetel's Trip(Part Two)Mar 5, 19810.0
111Planet KomoriMar 12, 19810.0
112Illusion of Youth(Part One)Mar 19, 19810.0
113Illusion of Youth(Part Two)Mar 26, 19810.0

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