Galaxy Express 999
銀河鉄道９９９
After witnessing the death of his mother and being left for dead at the hands of Count Mecha, ten-year old Tetsuro Hoshino is awakened by a mysterious woman, Maetal. In exchange for only his company, Maetal offers him the ride of his life on the Galaxy Express 999. It is said that those who travel aboard the legendary train to the end of the line can receive a free mechanical body and with it, immortality. Impoverished and alone, Tetsuro leaps at the opportunity and joins Maetal on a quest that will span the cosmos. As the Galaxy Express 999 makes its way across our solar system and beyond, Tetsuro is drawn deeper into a dangerous universe where peril lurks at every stop. (Source: Discotek)
Galaxy Express 999 is a tv with 113 episodes, from Fall 1978, produced by Toei Animation, rated 7.6/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
After witnessing the death of his mother and being left for dead at the hands of Count Mecha, ten-year old Tetsuro Hoshino is awakened by a mysterious woman, Maetal. In exchange for only his company, Maetal offers him the ride of his life on the Galaxy Express 999. It is said that those who travel aboard the legendary train to the end of the line can receive a free mechanical body and with it, immortality. Impoverished and alone, Tetsuro leaps at the opportunity and joins Maetal on a quest that will span the cosmos. As the Galaxy Express 999 makes its way across our solar system and beyond, Tetsuro is drawn deeper into a dangerous universe where peril lurks at every stop. (Source: Discotek)
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Tags
- Space — Partly or completely set in outer space.
- Dystopian — Partly or completely set in a society characterized by poverty, squalor or oppression.
- Trains — Prominently features trains.
- Coming of Age — Centers around a character's transition from childhood to adulthood.
- Space Opera — Centers around space warfare, advanced technology, chivalric romance and adventure.
- Philosophy — Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
- Episodic — Features story arcs that are loosely tied or lack an overarching plot.
- Travel — Centers around character(s) moving between places a significant distance apart.
- Cyborg — Prominently features a human character whose physiological functions are aided or enhanced by artificial means.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Robots — Prominently features humanoid machines.
- Orphan — Prominently features a character that is an orphan.