Galaxy Express 999 Saga Guide
Anime
A guide for the Galaxy Express Franchise, including spin off and special episodes but not the obscure OAV and short movies of 2000s/2010s never released out of Japan.
Remember that with Leiji Matsumoto and the Toki No Wa the series and movies are not always coherent with each other.
Remember that with Leiji Matsumoto and the Toki No Wa the series and movies are not always coherent with each other.
Ginga Tetsudou 999
Galaxy Express 999
TV, 1978,
113 eps
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The first adaptation of the Leiji Matsumoto's manga series. A 113 stand-alone episodes series that tells the adventures of Maetel and Tetsuro.
Ginga Tetsudou 999: Kimi wa Senshi no You ni Ikirareru ka?
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like A Warrior?
TV Special, 1979,
1 ep
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A remake of episodes 12-13 of the original series.
Ginga Tetsudou 999: Eien no Tabibito Emeraldas
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveller Emeraldas
TV Special, 1980,
1 ep
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A remake of episode 22 of the original series.
Ginga Tetsudou 999: Kimi wa Haha no You ni Aiseru ka!!
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!
TV Special, 1980,
1 ep
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A remake of episodes 51-52 of the original series.
Ginga Tetsudou 999: Glass no Clair
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of the Glass
Movie, 1980,
1 ep
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A remake of the first half of the third episode of the original series.
Special, 1982,
1 ep
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A short recap of the whole TV series with scenes from episodes 1, 79-81, and 112-113.
Ginga Tetsudou 999 (Movie)
Galaxy Express 999
Movie, 1979,
1 ep
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The new adaptation of Galaxy Express 999 directed by Rintaro, an alternative version of the original series in a single movie.
Sayonara Ginga Tetsudou 999: Andromeda Shuuchakueki
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Movie, 1981,
1 ep
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The sequel of the first movie also directed by Rintaro.
Ginga Tetsudou 999: Eternal Fantasy
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy
Movie, 1998,
1 ep
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The adaptation of the Second Cycle of the Galaxy Express 999 manga. Even if it's the third movie, it's more the continuation of the original series than the sequel of second film.
OVA, 2000,
2 eps
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An OAV prequel that tells the childhood of Maetel and Emeraldas.
Uchuu Koukyoushi Maetel: Ginga Tetsudou 999 Gaiden
Space Symphonic Poem Maetel: Galaxy Express 999 Side Story
TV, 2004,
13 eps
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The sequel of Maetel Legend, both a prequel and an alternative version of Galaxy Express 999.
Ginga Tetsudou Monogatari
The Galaxy Railways
TV, 2003,
26 eps
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Not really a Galaxy Express 999 series but an independant spin off possibly in the same timeline as Maetel Legend and Space Symphony Maetel, telling the story of the Sirius Platoon of the Space Defense Force (SDF).
Ginga Tetsudou Monogatari: Wasurerareta Toki no Wakusei
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
OVA, 2006,
4 eps
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An OAV spin off of Galaxy Railways taking place between the two seasons where Maetel and the 999 appear.
Ginga Tetsudou Monogatari: Eien e no Bunkiten
The Galaxy Railways II
TV, 2006,
24 eps
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The second season of Galaxy Railways.
