Anime · TV series · 1978

Galaxy Express 999

Name: Galaxy Express 999
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Released: September 14, 1978

銀河鉄道９９９

A 113-episode television series from Toei Animation, broadcast September 14, 1978 to April 9, 1981. Episodes run about 25 minutes. Adventure, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi.

Matsumoto’s space railway, and melancholy in a way children’s television almost never is.

Where to watch

01 — The record

Format: TV series
Status: Completed
Episodes: 113 · about 25 min each
Broadcast: September 14, 1978 – April 9, 1981
Studio: Toei Animation
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Season: Fall 1978

02 — Where to watch

Where to watch

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03 — Elsewhere

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04 — Who made it

Characters and credits

Characters

MaetelMainVoice (JP): Masako Ikeda
Tetsurou HoshinoMainVoice (JP): Masako Nozawa
ShashoMainVoice (JP): Kaneta Kimotsuki
Captain HarlockSupportingVoice (JP): Makio Inoue
EmeraldasSupportingVoice (JP): Reiko Tajima
ShadowSupportingVoice (JP): Mieko Nobusawa
ClaireSupportingVoice (JP): Chiyoko Kawashima
AntaresSupportingVoice (JP): Masao Imanishi

Production

Theme Song Performance Isao Sasaki
Original Creator Leiji Matsumoto
Episode Director (ep 3) Kunihiko Yuyama
Chief Director Nobutaka Nishizawa
Storyboard (eps 1, 22, 33, 55, 62, 69, 97) Nobutaka Nishizawa
Episode Director (ep 1) Nobutaka Nishizawa

05 — Related records

Other versions and continuations

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