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Galaxy Express 999 (TV)

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[ adapted from Galaxy Express 999 (manga) ]

Related anime:
    Galaxy Express 999 (movie) (1979-08-04, alternate retelling)
      Galaxy Express 999: Glass no Clair (movie) (sequel)
        Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (movie) (sequel)
          Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy (movie) (sequel)
    Ginga Tetsudo 999: Kimi wa Senshi no You ni Ikirareru ka!! (special) (1979-10-11, alternate retelling)
    Ginga Tetsudo 999: Eien no Tabibito Emeraldas (special) (1980-04-03, alternate retelling)
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    Maetel Legend (OAV) (2000, prequel)
      Space Symphony Maetel ~Ginga Tetsudō 999 Gaiden~ (TV) (sequel)
    Ginga Tetsudō 999 ~Niji no Michishirube~ (movie) (2001-07-04)
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Alternative title:
El Tren del Espacio (Spanish)
Galaxy Express (French)
Ginga Tetsudo 999 (Japanese)
Tren Galáctico (Spanish)
銀河鉄道999 (Japanese)
은하철도 999 (Korean)
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Plot Summary: 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.
Video:
User Ratings: 108 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 10 votes (sub:7, Ita.dub:1, raw:1, dub:1)
 Excellent: 19 votes (sub:14, Ita.dub:2, dub:2, Fre.dub:1)
 Very good: 23 votes (sub:17, dub:2, Fre.dub:1, ?:1, Ita.dub:1, Kor.dub:1)
 Good: 31 votes (sub:17, dub:5, Ita.dub:4, Fre.dub:2, raw:2, Ita.edit.dub:1)
 Decent: 9 votes (sub:8, Dan.dub:1)
 So-so: 8 votes (sub:6, dub:1, Ita.dub:1)
 Not really good: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 Weak: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:1, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 355 users, rank: #1332
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.259 (Good+.25), std. dev.: 1.9831, rank: #1239
Weighted mean: 7.261 (Good+.26), rank: #1115 (seen all: 7.92 / seen some: 7.30 / won't finish: 5.89)
Bayesian estimate: 7.282 (Good+.28), rank: #883
Running time: Half Hour per episode
Number of episodes: 113
Episode titles: We have 113
Vintage: 1978-09-14 to 1981-04-09
Opening Theme:
"Ginga Tetsudou 999" by Isao Sasaki and the Suginami Children's Choir
Ending Theme:
"Aoi Chikyuu" by Isao Sasaki and the Suginami Children's Choir
Trivia: We have 2
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    Galaxy Express 999 Episodes 1-13 Streaming

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Chief Director: Nobutaka Nishizawa

Screenplay:
Hiroyasu Yamaura
Keisuke Fujikawa
Yoshiaki Yoshida

Music: Nozomi Aoki

Original creator: Leiji Matsumoto

Character Design:
Shigeru Kogawa
Shingo Araki

Animation director: Kazuo Komatsubara

Art design: Mataji Urata

Executive producer: Masahisa Saeki

Music Arrangement: Nozomi Aoki

Music Composition: Masaaki Hirao

Orchestra Conductor: Katsuaki Nakatani

Planning:
Kenji Yokoyama
Koji Bessho
Youichi Kominato

Theme Song Lyrics: Atsushi Hashimito

Theme Song Performance: Isao Sasaki

Unit Director:
Kunihiko Yuyama
Masayuki Akihi
Yuu Sakata

 

Masako Ikeda as Maetel

Masako Nozawa as Tetsuro Hoshino

Akira Kamiya as Prider (eps 44-45)

Haruko Kitahama as Ryuzu (7-8)

Hidekatsu Shibata as Count Machine

Hideyuki Tanaka as Yaku (ep 88)

Hiroshi Ohtake as Buraiya (ep 21)

Hirotaka Suzuoki as Tai (ep 93)

Hiroya Ishimaru as
Jeronimo (eps 75-76)
Rossa (ep 83)

Hitoshi Takagi as Narration

Ichirô Nagai as Tetsugoro (eps 40-41)

Ikuko Tani as Queen Emeraldas

Jouji Yanami as Black Knight (15)

Junpei Takiguchi as Saikuropurosu (ep 36)

Kaneta Kimotsuki as Conductor

Kaneto Shiozawa as Sirius (eps 47-48)

Kazuhiko Inoue as
Announcer (ep 18)
Man (ep 14)
Zeronimu (ep 2)

Kazuyuki Sogabe as Naru (ep 36)

Kei Tomiyama as Tochirou

Kenichi Ogata as
Comic artist (ep 20)
Ramen owner (ep 32)

Kumiko Kaori as Leryuzu (79-81)

Makio Inoue as
Captain Harlock (eps 79-81)
Kazuto Tennoji (ep 92)
Kizaluna (ep 99)
Man in Manto-Form (eps 79-81)
Pascal (ep 38)

Mami Koyama as Rasen (ep 33)

Masaji Amamori as Sakezan (29)

Masako Ebisu as
Ferasu (ep 85)
Keiko (ep 93)

Masanobu Okubo as Elder (ep 87)

Masao Imanishi as Antares (4)

Masashi Amenomori as
Dairuzu (ep 67)
Sakezan (ep 29)

Mieko Nobusawa as Shadow (5)

Miyoko Asou as
Boarding old lady (eps 60-61)
Fimeru (ep 42)

Miyuki Ichijou as Kufuremu (eps 77-78)

Nobuyo Tsuda as
Boron
Satan

Noriko Ohara as Lyuse

Norio Wakamoto as Muu (ep 88)

Osamu Ichikawa as Yurius (eps 12-13)

Rokuro Naya as Burudasu (eps 47-48)

Shigeru Chiba as Tai Adachi (eps 60-61)

Shuuichi Ikeda as Nazomi (ep 46)

Taeko Nakanishi as Egoterina (24)

Takashi Tanaka as Doctor Ban

Takeshi Aono as
Commander (eps 96-97)
Edmond (ep 32)
Koa (ep 70)

Tohru Furuya as Zeeder (48-49)

Toshio Furukawa as Ikari (ep 74)

Yoshiko Asai as Babanba (eps 56-57)

Yoshito Yasuhara as Fake Harlock (eps 79-81)

Youko Asagami as
Claire
Kasumi

Japanese companies 

Animation: Toei Animation

Backgrounds:
Atelier Robin
Atelier Rourke
Mukuo Studio
Studio Cosmos
Studio POP

Broadcaster: Fuji TV

Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll

Music Performance: Columbia Symphonic Orchestra

Original Publisher:
Friend World
Fun Kindengarten
TV Magazine
Weekly Shounen King

Production: Toei Animation


English staff 

Translation:
Adam Lensenmayer (misc. eps)
Ralph Yamada

Subtitle Timing: Bryan Ingram

English companies 

Distributor: FUNimation Entertainment

Subtitles:
Estudios The Kitchen - Miami, FL
MX Media LLC

Translation:
Estudios The Kitchen - Miami, FL
MX Media LLC

English cast 
(none)
French staff 
French cast 

Theme Song Performance: Bernard Denimal

 

Emmanuel Curtil as Teddy

Virginie Ledieu as Marina

Joelle Guigui as Mère de Teddy

Paul Bisciglia as le contrôleur de train

Raoul Delfosse as narrateur

Anne Jolivet

Brigitte Lecordier

Catherine Privat

Danièle Douet

Francis Lax

Gérard Dessalles

Hervé Joly

Jackie Berger

Jane Val

Jean-Claude Montalban

Joëlle Fossier

Joelle Guigui

Marion Game

Maurice Sarfati

Michel Bedetti

Nathaniele Esther

Paul Bisciglia

Philippe Ogouz

Raoul Delfosse

Sady Rebbot

Sophie Gormezzano

Stéphanie Murat

Vincent Ropion

Virginie Ogouz

French companies 

Broadcaster:
Mangas
TF1 (from 11 September 1988)

Distributor: AB distribution


Spanish staff 
(none)
Spanish companies 

Broadcaster: Canal Plus (Spain ; 1990)

Spanish cast 
(none)
Italian staff 
Italian cast 

Theme Song Performance: Oliver Onions

 

Alessio Cigliano as Capitan Harlock (eps 53-113)

Armando Bandini as Controllore (eps 1-52)

Bruno Cattaneo as Controllore (eps 53-113)

Cinzia De Carolis as Maysha (Maetel) (eps 1-52)

Daniela Caroli as
Maysha (Maetel) (eps 53-113)
Releude (eps 53-113)

Dario De Grassi as Antalus (eps 1-52)

Graziella Polesinanti as Masai (Tetsuro Hoshino) (eps 53-113)

Laura Boccanera as Leme (eps 1-52)

Luciano Roffi as Voce narrante (eps 1-52)

Massimiliano Manfredi as Masai (Tetsuro Hoshino) (eps 1-52)

Oliviero Dinelli as Geronimo (eps 1-52)

Serena Spaziani as Altemis (eps 1-52)

Sergio Matteucci as Computer del treno (eps 1-52)

Stefania Romagnoli as Runa (eps 1-52)

Italian companies 

Broadcaster:
Italia 7 Gold
RaiDue (from February 1982)
TMC

Dubbing:
CITIEMME (eps 1-52)
CRC Cooperativa Rinascita Cinematografica (eps 53-113)

Publisher: Play World Film


Swedish staff 
(none)
Swedish companies 

Distributor: AudVid

Dubbing: Thomas Bolme

Swedish cast 

Anita Wall as Maetel

 
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