Ginga Tetsudou 999 / 銀河鉄道９９９
In the distant future, humanity has found a way to live forever by purchasing mechanical bodies, but this way to immortality is extraordinarily expensive. An impoverished boy, Tetsurou Hoshino, desires to purchase a pass on the Galaxy Express 999—a train that travels throughout the universe—because it is said that at the end of the line, those aboard can obtain a mechanical body for free. When Tetsurou's mother is gunned down by the villainous machine-man hybrid Count Mecha, however, all seems lost. Tetsurou is then saved from certain death by the mysterious Maetel, a tall woman with blonde hair and a striking resemblance to his mother. She gives him a pass to the Galaxy Express under one condition: that they travel together. Thus, Tetsurou begins his journey across the universe to many unique planets and thrilling adventures, in hopes of being able to attain that which he most desires. ...
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Genre : Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Seasons : fall
Type : TV
Eposide : 113
Status : Finished Airing
Studio : Toei Animation
duration : 24 min per ep
Rating : G - All Ages
Popularity : 3682
Member : 41463
staff
Nishizawa, Nobutaka
Director
Iuchi, Shuji
Episode Director
Kasai, Osamu
Episode Director
Yuyama, Kunihiko
Episode Director
Fujikawa, Keisuke
Script
Akehi, Masayuki
Storyboard
Minoguchi, Katsumi
Storyboard
Denimal, Bernard
Theme Song Performance
Sasaki, Isao
Theme Song Performance
Suginami Jidou Gasshoudan
Theme Song Performance
Aoki, Nozomi
Music
Aoyama, Mitsuru
Key Animation
Arai, Yutaka
Key Animation
Araki, Shingo
Character Design
Ashida, Toyoo
Animation Director
Bessho, Takaharu
Planning
Canestrier, Jacques
Publicity
Ebisawa, Yukio
Key Animation
Ebisawa, Kazuo
Background Art
Hirata, Tomohiro
Key Animation
Inano, Yoshinobu
Key Animation
Itano, Ichirou
Key Animation
Kaneko, Hidetoshi
Background Art
Kanemori, Yoshinori
Animation Director
Kikuchi, Jouji
Key Animation
Kobayashi, Yuuko
Background Art
Kogawa, Tomonori
Animation Director
Komatsubara, Kazuo
Chief Animation Director
Kusuda, Satoru
Key Animation
Matsuda, Akihiko
Sound Effects
Matsumoto, Leiji
Original Creator
Nakura, Yasuhiro
In-Between Animation
Ochiai, Masamune
Animation Director
Tanaka, Tamotsu
Animation Director
Tomonaga, Kazuhide
Key Animation
Uchiyama, Masayuki
Animation Director
Yamakawa, Akira
Background Art
Yamauchi, Shigeyasu
Production Manager
Yamaura, Hiroyasu
Screenplay
van Beethoven, Ludwig
Music