Matsumoto Reiji

The time of oppression and lawlessness in deep space has begun. In order to preserve itself, humanity has reluctantly accepted peace with the invading force of mechanical people. Warrius Zero, a mercenary armada captain, has lost his immediate family during the war for Earth. Reduced to serving the mechanized victors, Zero carries out his orders without the will to resist. Now…

The year is 2977. mankind has become complacent and stagnant. All work is done by machines, while humans spend all their time on entertainment. But when a mysterious invader from the stars catches Earth unawares, only the legendary space pirate Captain Harlock and the crew of the Arcadia have the will to stand against them. Source: ANN

At the end of Arcadia of My Youth Capitain Harlock and the crew of the space ship Arcadia had been banished from Earth. The Earth, as well as many other planets in the universe had been taken over by the Illumidus, a race of destructive humanoids who ruin, enslave or destroy almost any inhabitable planet they come across. In "Endless Orbit SSX" Harlock battles the Illumidus…

In 2009 the legendary British rock band Queen collaborated with Matsumoto Leiji on the production of their first video using Japanese animation. The video combines Queen's signature song Bohemian Rhapsody with concepts from Out of Galaxy Koshika, a manga from Matsumoto and Sunsoft which started distribution through Nintendo Wii's Shopping Channel on April 14, 2009. The manga'…

* Based on the story by manga master Matsumoto Leiji. The story picks up one year after the events of Galaxy Express 999 in which a young boy named Tetsuro and his motherly companion Maetel worked to rid the universe on the Mechanized Empire who had taken over Earth. Source: AnimeNfo

This short movie is a remake of the first half of episode 3 of Ginga Tetsudou 999.

The story begins on planet Destiny, which claimed to be where the center of the Universe is, where all the terminals of "The Galaxy Railways" are gathered. The main character, Yuuki Manabu (20 years old), carrying on his dead Father and Brother's will, joined SDF (Space Defense Force) to protect the safety of the Galaxy Railways. SDF, in order to uphold the reputation of…

In the future, mankind will venture to the far reaches of the cosmos using technologically advanced trains. The fleet of the Galaxy Railways transports countless galactic citizens from one exotic planet to the next, protected by the Space Defence Force, or SDF, the elite force protecting the Railways Fleet against terrorists, meteor storms and malicious alien life. Source: ANN

The Galaxy Railways, which crosses the vast universe, seems to have to go out of service, as unexplainable events happen on its trains. One time, an SOS message arrives to the Galaxy Railways headquarters from Galaxy Express 999. The message was sent from the vicinity of Planet Helise, a place which is called "the planet of forgotten time", since the galactic rails end there.…

In the far far future, technology has advanced enough so that it no longer matters what a spaceship looks like. You can have a space express service with a ship that looks like a 19th century train. Imagine where you can go and what adventures you can have. We follow Tetsuro as he goes on these adventures. Source: AnimeNfo