The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
In the distant future, the planets are now connected with a massive galactic railway system. The Galaxy Express 999 has crash landed on a mysterious planet. On board are The Conductor, Killian, Maetel, and Tetsuro, a ten year-old street urchin with a heart of gold. Now it’s up to the SDF Sirius Platoon to rescue them before the Herise Time Mystery—a rift in the deep axis of time and space—repeats.
RichyE reviewedOctober 26, 2025
This one’s pure Leiji Matsumoto: space trains, destiny and emotional weight wrapped in galactic mystery.
The Galaxy Express 999 crashes on a strange planet and it’s up to the Sirius Platoon to rescue the crew before time itself unravels.
It’s got that classic anime pacing, slow burn, big heart and a finale that hits harder than expected.
The animation leans vintage, the voice cast delivers earnest drama and the themes? Loss, duty and the kind of cosmic melancholy that only Matsumoto can pull off.
It’s not flashy, but it’s sincere, a quiet sci-fi tale that feels like it was made for late night TV and long train rides.