The Galaxy Railways | |
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銀河鉄道物語 (Ginga Tetsudō Monogatari) | |
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Genre | Action, adventure, fantasy, drama, science fiction |
Created by | Leiji Matsumoto |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Yukio Nishimoto |
Produced by | Hiroshi Kon |
Written by | Hideki Sonoda |
Music by | Nozomi Aoki |
Studio | Planet |
Licensed by | |
Original network | BS Fuji |
English network | |
Original run | October 4, 2003 – April 4, 2004 |
Episodes | 26 |
Anime television series | |
II: Crossroads to Eternity | |
Directed by | Tsuneo Tominaga |
Produced by | Hiroshi Kon |
Written by | Yasunori Yamada |
Music by | Nozomi Aoki |
Studio | Planet Entertainment |
Original network | CBC |
Original run | October 4, 2006 – March 28, 2007 |
Episodes | 26 |
Original video animation | |
A Letter from the Abandoned Planet | |
Directed by | Hideaki Oba |
Produced by | Hiroshi Kon |
Written by | Yasuyuki Muto |
Music by | Nozomi Aoki |
Studio | Planet Entertainment |
Licensed by | |
Released | January 19, 2007 – March 24, 2007 |
Episodes | 5 |
The Galaxy Railways (銀河鉄道物語, Ginga Tetsudō Monogatari) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Leiji Matsumoto, creator of Galaxy Express 999, and is about flying trains set in the far reaches of outer space. It began airing on October 4, 2003. Funimation licensed the anime for release in the United States. It debuted on American TV in a syndicated Funimation Channel programming block airing on CoLours TV on Monday, June 19, 2006. The series has also aired on the linear Funimation Channel. Two sequels have been produced, both currently unlicensed in English regions.
An off take of the series called The Galaxy Railways: Faraway Angels (銀河鉄道物語 ~最果てのアンジェラ~) was released as a Drama CD in March 2009. The story follows the Mizar platoon and their adventures.