
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 l...
Galaxy Express 999 has 113 episodes.
Galaxy Express 999 is currently finished airing.
Galaxy Express 999 was produced by Toei Animation.
Galaxy Express 999 aired Sep 14, 1978 to Mar 26, 1981.
Galaxy Express 999 is based on a Manga.

Hoshino, Tetsurou
Main
CV: Nozawa, Masako

Maetel
Main
CV: Ikeda, Masako

Adachi, Futoshi
Supporting
CV: Chiba, Shigeru

Ali Baba
Supporting
CV: Shimamoto, Sumi

Alice
Supporting
CV: Matsushima, Minori

Another Maetel
Supporting
CV: Sakuma, Ai

Antares
Supporting
CV: Imanishi, Masao

Arc
Supporting
CV: Nakano, Seiko

Artemis
Supporting
CV: Matsuo, Yoshiko
Artemis' Mother
Supporting
CV: Tsuboi, Akiko

Aya
Supporting
CV: Kawashima, Chiyoko

Bina
Supporting
CV: Shiozawa, Kaneto

Bojin, Mother
Supporting
CV: Kitahama, Haruko

Bojin, Yuki
Supporting
CV: Han, Keiko

Brudas
Supporting
CV: Naya, Rokurou

Captain Herlock
Supporting
CV: Inoue, Makio

Chromeria
Supporting
CV: Kawashima, Chiyoko

Claire
Supporting
CV: Kawashima, Chiyoko

Coa
Supporting
CV: Aono, Takeshi

Columbus
Supporting
CV: Chiba, Shigeru

Count Mecha
Supporting
CV: Shibata, Hidekatsu

Damu
Supporting
CV: Furukawa, Toshio

Doa
Supporting
CV: Majima, Satomi

Dr. Cycropros
Supporting
CV: Takiguchi, Junpei
113 episodes · 10 cours
2003 Spring
2006 Fall
1981 Spring
1979 Winter
2003 Spring
1970 Spring
2008 Fall
2021 Spring
1989 Spring
2004 FallRanked higher than 94% of all anime on AniTome (out of 19,551)
More popular than 81% of all anime
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