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Synonyms: Ginga Tetsudou 999 Andromeda Chapter, Galaxy Express Three-Nine, GE 999
Japanese: 銀河鉄道999


Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 18
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 1977 to Oct 1981
Genres: Adventure Adventure, Award Winning Award Winning, Drama Drama, Fantasy Fantasy, Sci-Fi Sci-Fi
Theme: Space Space
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen King
Authors: Matsumoto, Leiji (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.851 (scored by 870870 users)
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Ranked: #11232
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Popularity: #6014
Members: 3,352
Favorites: 41

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Synopsis

Tetsurou Hoshino is a young street urchin who desperately wants to replace his human body with an android body, which would grant him immortality and the social freedom the androids have. Normally this is incredibly expensive but it has long been rumored that if you board the Galaxy Express headed for the Andromeda Galaxy, at the end of the line is a planet where they are given out for free.
After seeing his mother murdered by an Android Count, he has no reason to remain on his home planet and nothing to hold him back. Now, not only seeking the android body of his dreams but also a way to avenge his loss, he begins to search for a way to board the train alone.

Then he meets Maetel, a mysterious woman who offers him a ticket aboard the train if he will be her companion for the journey.
Their journey will take them to planet after planet, each strange and new, and each stop along the way being an opportunity for Tetsurou to reflect on being human, human actions, and the prospect of immortality. During their travels Tetsurou and Maetel meet, amongst others, Emeraldas and Harlock.

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Background

Ginga Tetsudou 999 initially ended in 1981, however after fifteen years Leiji Matsumoto returned to his series in 1996, moving the internal timeline on one year from where the story had previously drawn to a close.
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Maetel
Maetel
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Hoshino, Tetsurou
Hoshino, Tetsurou
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Ooyama, Tochirou
Ooyama, Tochirou
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The Conductor
The Conductor
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Claire
Claire
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Shadow
Shadow
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New Chapter of 'Ginga Tetsudou 999' Published

New Chapter of 'Ginga Tetsudou 999' Published

A new chapter of the Ginga Tetsudou 999 (Galaxy Express 999) manga was published for the first time in 11 years on the Leiji Matsumoto Mugen Souzou Kidou 80th Anniv...read more

Feb 28, 2018 9:39 PM by tsubasalover | Discuss (1 comment)


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