Introduction
In the distant future, trains are no longer bound by their physical tracks. Instead, they take to the skies and travel across the universe on the Galaxy Railways, transporting mankind from planet to planet. However, the Galaxy Railways are no safer than traditional trains: criminals, terrorists, and vile aliens always find a way to stir up trouble.
Manabu Yuuki, a rash and hot-headed man, is the latest addition to the Galaxy Railways' elite Space Defence Force (SDF). These brave men and women are responsible for protecting the railways and responding to any unprecedented danger, risking their lives to protect the innocent from evil. But as this drama unfolds and the SDF's greatest crisis draws nearer, Manabu must truly learn what it means to be a member of the SDF before it is too late.
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Audience reviews
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soloship
Leiji's universe (even Yamato) is about putting everything on the line for a better tomorrow, for both yourself and the world. Typically this is something impactful, like fulfilling your mother's dying wish or saving the world from aliens. Galaxy Railways turns that into becoming the best space cop ever despite your middle-class family's concerns for your safety, and the result is an un-nuanced episodic space cartoon.
Each episode is an emotionally meaningless tragedy. There's an incident somehwere, someone is experiencing tragedy, the SDF shows up, and the MC learns something about life. This is the same setup as Galaxy Express 999, but unlike Tetsuro, our MC is a perfect Gary Stu narou-kei protagonist, so he doesn't need these "lessons about life"! What a waste of time!
While Leiji Mat…
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Leiji, Leiji, Leiji… How many times can you rehash the same stories and tropes over and over and when will I actually condemn you for it? I’e stated before that I’ll watch anything with that man’s name attached to it and really wanted to watch it when I first heard about it last millennium. And as Leijiverse stuff goes it’s a base line. While the animation is fluid and smooth, the character designs are of Leiji’s era (meaning old) The stories are by the book, which is okay, but Manabu Yuki’s young man pursuing the only dream he ever had thing has been done in every Leijiverse production to date. The stand alone character driven stories are good but cliché. But there’s this goddess of time thing going on that I scarcely remember because it wasn’t interesting. Also, none of the established L…
Read at the sourceNimZaster
I've watched many many anime to find the "one" with a great story, drama, and a hint of romance. The Galaxy Railways has all the things I was looking for. Interesting story, well developed characters. The setup is a bit unexpected, but it works! yes, flying trains maybe something not really of a sci-fi, but that is just the base ground to build up an interesting story around it. To anyone who looks for a bit serious anime, a conclusive ending, a hint of romance and some drama, I would definitely recommend to watch this anime. I wish there were more like this.
Read at the sourceBishounen_Hunter
As soon as I saw the picture/cover art of this anime I immediately remembered those anime shows of the late 70s / early 80s namely, Captain Harlock, Galaxy Express 999 and all those other shows. Apparently they're all done by the same person, Leiji Matsumoto. Most of his stuff are pretty good but it doesn't mean that ALL of his works are good. I picked up this title because I like to watch dubs and this one a title that seemed interesting and it reminded me of those old Captain Harlock shows from when I was a kid. This show is....interesting, I wouldn't say it's overwhelmingly fantastic or anything but it's a nice change of pace to look at a different style of art compared to other types of anime.
I like the character design, the rest is pretty standard compared to other shows of it's tim…
Read at the sourceTorii-chan
This was an interesting story where space exploration is achieved through highly advanced locomotives. The SDF is a police force of sorts that protects those on the railways.
Story 7/10: I liked it for the most part considering like I mentioned the space traveling was done by trains which is different. But the rest of the story was somewhat typical and for half of the series i thought it was slow paced. Towards the end an alien force tries to wipe out the railway system because of angst over there lost planet and they decide it's travelers fault. Which isn't the most original concept.
Art 8/10: it was well detailed with faces and shadowing however proportions were off. Minor detail but the old lady and cats eyes bothered me to no end!
Sound 7/10: I watched the dubbed version and minus t…
Read at the sourceHiGHFLYiN9
It always surprises me when I find a series that approaches perfection. I just finished watching Galaxy Railways, and have to say, if you even remotely enjoy anime, it is easily worth your time to watch it. Obviously Matsumoto Leiji is legendary for Harlock and Galaxy Express, and if you've seen his work in the past, this isn't a huge departure from it. Contained is a relatively typical, but incredibly deep cast of characters, including the obligatory hair-covering-one-eye protagonist Manubu, his Harlock-resembling father, and the beady-eyes-popping-out-of-their-forheads old people that bother me to no end.
The story takes place in a futuristic-space setting where the usual spaceship fare has been traded in for space-travelling trains, some of which look like they could be from the future…
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