List of Galaxy Express 999 episodes

This is a list of episodes for the Japanese anime television series, Galaxy Express 999, which aired 113 episodes from 14 September 1978 to 26 March 1981. The television series was based on the manga series created by Leiji Matsumoto, with the vast majority of the episodes based on stories originally included in the manga. Some episodes were based on stories included in other Matsumoto manga, while others were television originals. A compilation film of the same name was released in 1979.

Presently all 113 episodes are available on DVD in Japan. The streaming website Crunchyroll began streaming an English subtitled version on January 9, 2009. The series is also available for streaming from Funimation Entertainment's website.

Each episode preview ends with the Conductor (acting as the narrator here) stating: "Jikai no Ginga Tetsudō 999 wa [episode title] ni tomarimasu" ("Next stop for Galaxy Express 999: [episode title]").

The 999 stopped on the planet Idle One's Mirror, where everything is automated by machines. Tetsuro disembarked the train alone, and was taken by an automated taxi around the city. Once the taxi brought him to a residential area, he found out that the all residents are obese from the lack of physical work. Some grew so big that their houses started to explode, only to have machines build new ones for them in moment's notice.

As the 999 approached the Planet of Illusive Love, and everyone started to show yearnings for unrequited love. Tetsuro lost sight of Maetel but instead met Naya, a street poet who was obsessed Lestel, an artist who instead loved her model, Pheras, who was in love Bina). Naya broke out in tears when Lestel rejected her advances. Tetsuro offered to find Lestel, who left with Naya. Maetel appeared took him to their hotel room. Lestel was enraged when Pheras took off with Bina. However, Pheras and Bina were killed in a car crash, and it turned out they were cyborgs. Realizing that he was only chasing a dream, Lestel ran off to join the Legionnaire, while Naya decided to wait for him until he returned.

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