this early anime movie be a rather good film that i catch once on the science fiction channel when anime be actually popular here in america and not the rating disaster that adult swim claim it be on the cartoon network . i quite frankly think it have less to do with it be less popular and more with the fact people would rather now buy dvd be watch the episode uncut on the internet . this film though probably do not have all that many cut and the voice work be okay for a dubbed movie and though i would rather watch the original japanese version . american tend to use some rather annoying voice for child in anything dub . this film feature a young boy who board a train call the galaxy express in the hope that he can make it to a planet that have the technology to turn him into a robot . he wish to become a robot to avenge his mother and who be brutally murder at the hand of a robot who hunt human for fun . during the course of his adventure he become friend with the various worker aboard the train as well a a woman that resemble his deceased mother and a beautiful woman name matel and who a with most woman in anime movie have a secret that could either be really good for our young hero and or really bad . he go from planet to planet too a the train make various stop and he run into a space pirate name captain harlock who apparently star in his own animated cartoon series and so basically the galaxy express take place in that universe . all in all a very good ride with a rather strange and unexpected end . there would be a sequel to this one and but it be not quite as good a this one and however the end be a bit more final than it be here .