In the future, one can achieve immortality by obtaining a mechanized body. Orphaned, young Tetsuro hitches a ride on the space train Galaxy Express 999 in the hope of obtaining a cyborg body to avenge his mother's death. Along the way, he meets Maetel, who is the spitting image of his dead mother.
| Writing | Shingo Araki | Characters |
| Crew | Leiji Matsumoto | Series Writer |
| Directing | Rintaro | Director |
| Writing | Leiji Matsumoto | Author |
| Crew | Shôji Satô | Special Effects |
| Art | Takamura Mukuo | Art Direction |
| Editing | Masaaki Hanai | Editor |
| Art | Tadao Kubota | Art Direction |
| Production | Saburô Yokoi | Production Manager |
| Writing | Kon Ichikawa | Screenplay |
| Editing | Izumi Ohkuma | Editor |
| Production | Chiaki Imada | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Noboru Sekiai | Special Effects |
| Sound | Nozomi Aoki | Music |
| Writing | Fumio Ishimori | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Kazuo Komatsubara | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Kazuo Komatsubara | Animation Director |
| Crew | Masatoshi Fukui | Cinematography |
| Directing | Takao Yoshizawa | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Yoshinori Kanada | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yoshinori Kanemori | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yoshinobu Inano | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tomeko Horikawa | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shigeo Matoba | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Reiko Kuwahara | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Nobumichi Kawamura | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kenzo Koizumi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kazuhide Tomonaga | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Joji Manabe | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Oikawa | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Emiko Tsukima | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Eikichi Takahashi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Chuji Nakajima | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Chuichi Iguchi | Key Animation |
