Galaxy 999 was originally a long running manga and TV series; therefore, the movie version's rush story was (IMHO) to maintain key plots and characters for familiar audiences.
Galaxy Express alongside other Leiji Matsumoto works are set in his expanded universe along side Space Pirate Captain Harlock. What is also interesting to note is that the film for Galaxy Express 999 is a sorta like a compilation film (in a similar way to the Gundam 0079 films) and that a lot of the confusing elements are greater expanded upon and make more sense when taken in their full context. I still think that if you watch the dub and go in blind Galaxy Express 999 (the film) is super confusing with a lot of interesting sci-fi concepts. I do however want to pitch an even odder more nonsensical show for your entertainment and that would be the seminal work of Garzee's Wing (the dub). Either way, great video and I can't wait to see more!
Great Video 😊👍 Another small channel with amazing content. It's definitely anweird one but as someone relatively new to anime, i am definitely intrigued by it😂. Also, the art style is the same as that used for the Daft Punk album/movie Discovery (Interstella 5555) I used to watch the music video as a kid in Nigeria 😂 I guess the same artist/animator worked on both.
Remember seeing this as a child, and confused me to no end how anything makes any sense in the movie, found it kinda creepy also about the abandoned stone bodies etc.
I watched it as a fansub back in the day long before I watched any Captain Harlock, so I would definitely agree that in that context it doesn't make sense, for sure. Aside from the obvious plot holes and things that don't make sense X )
Galaxy Express 999 is a spiritual movie. It is about humans losing their humanity. They want to be machines (devoid of souls), the movie is about why we should fight back. Losing your humanity is the worst thing that can happen to you. The Machine bodies seems strong but they are actually weak.
Did you know that according to the production notes of GE999 this film’s first script was so long the film would have been 4 hours long? According to extras on Discotek’s Blu-Ray, Toei Animation made series creator Leiji Matsumoto cut the script down to just over 2 hours.
Sooo a lot of your issues stem from the fact that you watched the new world dub. I’m honestly not sure how you ended up watching that dub unless you were explicitly looking for it, since it’s only ever been released on vhs and all releases since the 90s have used the much better vis dub. The version of the film you watched cut out 30 minutes. The scenes that were cut explained things like what the hell was going on with Toichiro (err mcmoon)’s death scene, why maetel is organic, and established tetsuro’s idolization of captain harlock before he appeared.
I found the dub here on UA-cam! The video description said that it was the Roger Corman release, so I went with that one. But I'm sure you're right, the longer version probably is way clearer on some of this stuff.
Galaxy 999 was originally a long running manga and TV series; therefore, the movie version's rush story was (IMHO) to maintain key plots and characters for familiar audiences.
Galaxy Express alongside other Leiji Matsumoto works are set in his expanded universe along side Space Pirate Captain Harlock. What is also interesting to note is that the film for Galaxy Express 999 is a sorta like a compilation film (in a similar way to the Gundam 0079 films) and that a lot of the confusing elements are greater expanded upon and make more sense when taken in their full context. I still think that if you watch the dub and go in blind Galaxy Express 999 (the film) is super confusing with a lot of interesting sci-fi concepts. I do however want to pitch an even odder more nonsensical show for your entertainment and that would be the seminal work of Garzee's Wing (the dub). Either way, great video and I can't wait to see more!
Thanks very much for taking the time to comment! I'm definitely going to check out Garzee's Wing!
@VRstylish love it! Can't wait to hear your thoughts.
Galaxy 999 tv series is really good and explores some really interesting concepts
Great Video 😊👍 Another small channel with amazing content. It's definitely anweird one but as someone relatively new to anime, i am definitely intrigued by it😂. Also, the art style is the same as that used for the Daft Punk album/movie Discovery (Interstella 5555) I used to watch the music video as a kid in Nigeria 😂 I guess the same artist/animator worked on both.
Thanks very much! i remember that music video too, it was awesome!
They are both animated by Leiji Matsumoto himself!
@EdwardChan.999 that explains it! Thanks 👍
Harlock Saga: The Ring of the Nibelung is a great short series that includes a lot of the same characters. Very enjoyable watch.
Remember seeing this as a child, and confused me to no end how anything makes any sense in the movie, found it kinda creepy also about the abandoned stone bodies etc.
Can we talk about how Maytell’s design is almost identical to the girl in Interstella 5555
You're right, it is! 🤣
Oh wow gee I wonder why. It is a mystery.
@@VRstylish Captain Warlock's best friend did seem to know time-traveling Count Mecha.
@@apilgrim8715 That's true. Maybe he was the one who told Joey where to find the Time Castle.
lol Pretty much all the female characters drawn by Leiji Matsumoto look the same. It's his artstyle, afterall.
I watched it as a fansub back in the day long before I watched any Captain Harlock, so I would definitely agree that in that context it doesn't make sense, for sure. Aside from the obvious plot holes and things that don't make sense X )
Galaxy Express 999 is a spiritual movie. It is about humans losing their humanity. They want to be machines (devoid of souls), the movie is about why we should fight back. Losing your humanity is the worst thing that can happen to you. The Machine bodies seems strong but they are actually weak.
I think that's a beautiful interpretation of the film.
Did you know that according to the production notes of GE999 this film’s first script was so long the film would have been 4 hours long? According to extras on Discotek’s Blu-Ray, Toei Animation made series creator Leiji Matsumoto cut the script down to just over 2 hours.
4 hours is pretty amazing. Maybe the film would've made more sense if it were a bit longer.
I love bothe Armitage and Galaxy Express! I must really like weird AF anime.
Gotta watch this, only seen the series, and the animation quality really doesn't compare
GE999 made sense to me. Evangelion on the other hand...
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Is Joey a young Captain Harlock?
I think you may be on to something there. They do look similar, don't they?
Watch the TV series. It is vastly superior in everything but visuals.
The Oedipal thing is present there, too, BTW.
la blue girl.. yeah no dont go there
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Sooo a lot of your issues stem from the fact that you watched the new world dub. I’m honestly not sure how you ended up watching that dub unless you were explicitly looking for it, since it’s only ever been released on vhs and all releases since the 90s have used the much better vis dub.
The version of the film you watched cut out 30 minutes. The scenes that were cut explained things like what the hell was going on with Toichiro (err mcmoon)’s death scene, why maetel is organic, and established tetsuro’s idolization of captain harlock before he appeared.
I found the dub here on UA-cam! The video description said that it was the Roger Corman release, so I went with that one. But I'm sure you're right, the longer version probably is way clearer on some of this stuff.
Stop putting slop titles attached to good things
Never!