Underplayed Gems

Galaxy Express 999 (1978)

Galaxy Express 999 poster
Original title
銀河鉄道999
Directed by
Rintaro
Genre
animation, action & adventure, drama, sci-fi & fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 113 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A boy takes a train through space to get a mechanical body. He travels from one planet to another, meeting strange people and learning about life and loss.

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What happens

Galaxy Express 999 (銀河鉄道999, Ginga Tetsudō 999) est une série télévisée de science-fiction d'animation japonaise en 113 épisodes de 24 minutes, adaptation du manga éponyme de Leiji Matsumoto et diffusée entre le 14 septembre 1978 et le 26 mars 1981 sur Fuji TV. En France, la série a été diffusée à partir du 11 septembre 1988 sur TF1 dans Club Dorothée. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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