Where to watch Galaxy Express 999(1978)

Name: Galaxy Express 999
Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast: Masako Nozawa, Masako Ikeda, Kaneta Kimotsuki, Hitoshi Takagi

TV series · 1978 · 1 season · Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama

In the United States, Galaxy Express 999 is available to stream on Crunchyroll. It's also free on Pluto TV and Tubi TV. You can also buy it on Amazon Video.

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Galaxy Express 999 plot summary

In a distant future, Tetsuro is a human boy who wants his body replaced with a robotic one. This is possible, but to do so he has to reach the Immortal Planet onboard the space train Galaxy Express 999. Maetel, a beautiful and mysterious blonde woman dressed in Russian style, joins him in the long journey through space. Every episode sees our heroes arriving in a new planet's space train station.

Details

Original title: 銀河鉄道999
First aired: September 14, 1978
Episode runtime: 25m
Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 113
Network: Fuji TV, Tokai Television Broadcasting, Kansai TV, Fuji News Network, Fukui TV, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, Sendai Television, SAGA TV, Ishikawa TV, TNC, Television Shin Hiroshima System, TV Shizuoka, NBS, TSK, AKT, Toyama Television, Okinawa Television Broadcasting, KTN
Status: Ended
Country: Japan
TMDB rating: 7.8 / 10 · 32 votes

Cast

Masako NozawaTetsuro Hoshino (voice)
Masako IkedaMaetel (voice)
Kaneta KimotsukiConductor (voice)
Hitoshi TakagiNarrator (voice)

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Where can I watch Galaxy Express 999?

In the United States, Galaxy Express 999 is available to stream on Crunchyroll. It's also free on Pluto TV and Tubi TV. You can also buy it on Amazon Video.