Galaxy Express 999

Galaxy Express 999
Manga
Genre	Space opera
Demographic	Shōnen Seinen
Writer	Leiji Matsumoto
Illustrator	Leiji Matsumoto
Publisher	Shōnen Gahōsha Shogakukan
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen King Shōnen Big Comic Weekly Young Sunday
Volumes	18
Started	January 24, 1977
Ended	November 6, 1981
Anime
Directed by	Nobutaka Nishizawa
Studio	Toei Animation
Original run	September 14, 1978 - March 26, 1981
Wikipedia

Galaxy Express 999 is a manga series created by Leiji Matsumoto, running from January 1977 to November 1981. An anime adaptation was produced by Toei Animation and ran from September 1978 to March 1981 with a total of 113 episodes. The premise takes place in the distant future, following the journey of a young boy named Tetsuro Hoshiro as he rides the Galaxy Express 999, a train that travels to various worlds through space. He travels alongside a mysterious woman named Maetel who resembles his late mother.

Manga

Idle One's Mirror (Volume 3, Chapter 28)

Tetsuro explores Idle One’s Mirror, a planet where all of its inhabitants’ needs are taken care of by machines, which has resulted in the people becoming large, lazy blobs that often outgrow their own houses.

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Anime

The Tombstone of Dry Leaves (E21)

After spending some time on a hollow planet with much less gravity, Tetsuro thinks that he and Maetel would become round and fat like the planet’s inhabitants if they stay too long.

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Idle One's Mirror (E59)

This episode adapts the events of Chapter 28. Among the people on Idle One's Mirror are Saborina and Gudara, a young couple who first arrived on the planet before it was colonized and machines took over their jobs. Saborina wishes to leave the planet with Tetsuro on the 999 while her husband’s laziness eventually leads to him getting too big for their house. Unable to board the 999 despite Tetsuro's protests, Saborina ultimately decides to stay with Gudara with the hope of getting back into shape before the 999 returns one year later.

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