48 years later, anime’s most beautiful sci-fi space epic is officially making a comeback
With the news of a new Galaxy Express 999 featured film in development, there's no better time to revisit the space opera masterpiece.
With the news of a new Galaxy Express 999 featured film in development, there's no better time to revisit the space opera masterpiece.
The short version
- In the statement, she reflected on the long-awaited return as something her father had dreamed of creating, describing the new project as a continuation of the journey he began decades ago.
- “Creating animated films has been Matsumoto's dream since childhood and his greatest goal in life,” Matsumoto wrote, translated from Japanese.
- It’s a storied return for arguably one of the best anime ever made, and is still considered a masterpiece to this day.
What happened
For anyone who hasn’t experienced Galaxy Express 999 , there has never been a better time to step aboard. Galaxy Express 999 follows a young boy living in a transhumanist future where humanity can obtain mechanical bodies and achieve a form of immortality.
Why it matters
After losing his mother, Tetsuro Hoshino dreams of traveling aboard the legendary Galaxy Express 999 train to a distant planet where he can receive a mechanical body of his own.
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