The idea of a train chugging past Saturn and stopping off at a station on one of its moons must be the most romantic notion of space travel ever to grace a science fiction story.
That saturday afternoon special really is what got me into anime back when I was about 10 or 11 years old (I'll be turning 20 years old in three weeks if that tells you how long ago this was). I finally rediscovered this movie about two weeks ago, but there's still one movie I can't remember. It was a weird movie where random things kept happening throughout this town, like a tank going into a pool, and they took a plane to find out that the city was on the back of a giant turtle. What was it
OMG this IS real. I saw this movie around 1984 on HBO when I was 9 years old and it blew my mind. I felt so much sorrow for the boy looking for his mom.
@Elhajea ... I still love it. One of my favorites of all-time. Timeless story, flawless execution. Like it better than Akira, Paprika and Spirited Away.
Such fond memories.....this is the one that bred the anime love into my mind back in 92-93 something like that? Summer break and the sci-fi channel. Changed me man!
@Dyonivan I believe the movie you are refering to is "Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer". i see your comment was two years ago, sorry i didn't see it sooner. but that was a movie that i rented and copied onto VHS back in '93 i think. my video store had a lot of anime.
@roboroller83 It took me a year to find the movie you and I were trying to think of, but I finally found it. It's a movie called Urusei Yatsura - Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer. Apparently Urusei Yatsura was a pretty famous manga/anime series back in the early 80s, centering around the cast of Ranma 1/2. You have no idea how excited I was when I finally found that movie, now if only I could remember the movie I thought this series was about. You know, the train one.
@ravingrabidpugTICTAC I looked at the animation and I thought "was it drawn by the dude who did Daft Punk?" Imagine my surprise when I found out that it was made by Leiji! ^^ (was that how you spell his name?)
I remember seeing it on the Sci Fi channel and then going out and finding the movies on my own. Interestingly enough, they edited the HELL out of the films on Sci fi. I'm talking like a whole half hour was taken out. Also, interestingly enough, the soundtrack they use in THIS trailer is from the GE 999 tv series. Sadly there is no major release of these films on dvd. But, if you find them on bootleg, the translations are ripped from the out of print Viz releases. ;)
Never mind on the train thing, I realized about 5 minutes after I posted the comment that this IS the train movie. Silly me. Too bad that this movie isn't even available on DvD on Amazon.
@Dyonivan I know this is a year late, but I know this one. It's Urusei Yatsura - Beautiful Dreamer. The second film I believe, usually considered the best. It's part of a series of films in the Urusei Yatsura anime series. The anime series itself is quite good and is based on a manga of the same name by the creator of Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha among others. It's nothing at all like anime today.
I have never watched this anime or movie. The concept of a train in Space baffled me. However as a Captain Harlock's biggest fanboi (It's official) I had heard he played a small minor role in this so wanted to check it out. Minor role my ass! OMG and he's even got the supped up green Arcadia of My Youth from the movie "Arcadia of My Youth" Which is odd because this came out in 74 I believe and AoMY came out in 79-80. Meh, hell they got Emeraldas and Toshiro so Im guessing the crew of the Arcadia come into play heavily. Im going to watch this movie right now!
You should check out Adieu GE999 and GE999 Eternal Fantasy for more Harlock goodness. And if you like those, he's also in the prequel Space Symphony Maetel---which is the show that got me into GE999 tv... but Harlock is not in the GE999 tv show unless getting a passing mention counts for anything.
I might have to check those out as well, loved the movie, it was full of action, drama, and sci-fi badassey by yours truly. ;) Really Harlock isn't in the GE999 tv show? That's kinda disappointing, watched a couple episodes on youtube, and I saw in some video titles Emeraldas makes an appearance so I expected the good Captain to be there as well.
He is, but as a shadow... you see a blip of his ship leaving after the Time castle arc. Probably the high point of the tv show if the crisp animation is any indicator. Although... even if the Captain mostly isn't there, if you're enjoying it keep going, I think GE999 tv is better than the movie. In particular, the tv show evokes a strong whimsical atmosphere that charmed me enough to rank in my top 20 anime, and comparatively the movie lacked the subtle mystical longing that I liked about GE999.
I just looked up the movie you told me about and it isn't the same one. The one I'm thinking of took place in a bustling city in the future, alien life had come to Earth and had integrated into our society.
@Dyonivan yea i have the same experience its like the main character was waking up from a dream over over and i remember the tank drove through a wall.
Thought I'd let everyone know that Captain Harlock SSX is licensed by Discotek. Was announced last month - www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-21/discotek-licenses-captain-harlock-endless-orbit-ssx-anime/.112530
Thank you! I have been looking for that series since I watched "Arcadia of my Youth" nearly ten years ago! Wasn't it also called "Arcadia: Endless Orbit?"
@bobbyrice ...yes, Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer, was a masterstroke, an I too, copied it onto VHS from Laserdisc. - magnificent film...my videostore had this an Armitage and a few more anime' including Space Adventure Cobra.
@Dyonivan Holy crap! I remember seeing that same anime on...Sci Fi? A bunch of high school kids launched this ship out of the city and end up in space. Off the ledge, they see that they're on the back a giant turtle. I'm gonna start looking for that now. Any help finding this anime will be greatly appreciated since I was sure that I dreamed it up.
Wait....there IS captain harlock in here. How are these two anime's connected?? I was kidding with myself asnd humoring the idea of harlock being in this....
![Arcadia of My Youth | Official Trailer [HD] | Origin of Captain Harlock](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/r03M1yUjCwQ/mqdefault.jpg)
The idea of a train chugging past Saturn and stopping off at a station on one of its moons must be the most romantic notion of space travel ever to grace a science fiction story.
agreed, like crazy romantic
Very much so. In fact, I think of Galaxy Express 999 as more of a space fantasy, rather than science fiction.
such a beautiful anime. this movie was way ahead of it's time beautiful story aswel, it made my daughter cry.
been over 15 years since i watched this, im now 22 and this anime was imprinted in my childhood memories , masterpiece
You’re 33 now!
anime before fanservice just so great
koala man Dude, there's litterly a scene in the first episode where the kid walks in on her taking a shower.
Winterwacko Reborn oh yeah, i forgot there was that scene
That saturday afternoon special really is what got me into anime back when I was about 10 or 11 years old (I'll be turning 20 years old in three weeks if that tells you how long ago this was). I finally rediscovered this movie about two weeks ago, but there's still one movie I can't remember. It was a weird movie where random things kept happening throughout this town, like a tank going into a pool, and they took a plane to find out that the city was on the back of a giant turtle. What was it
Oh yeah,I saw this on cinemax years ago as a kid. As far as I can remember,it was the first ever anime movie I saw. Ah memories of good tv back then.
OMG this IS real. I saw this movie around 1984 on HBO when I was 9 years old and it blew my mind. I felt so much sorrow for the boy looking for his mom.
They just don't make Japanese Sci-Fi Odyssey Animation like they used too. At least we will always have classic Matsumoto to go back too
Yes. Masako Nozawa did the voice over for Goku & Tetsuro :)
@TheMK3424 yep he is also pretty famous for Space Battleship Yamato which is great to
@Elhajea ... I still love it. One of my favorites of all-time. Timeless story, flawless execution. Like it better than Akira, Paprika and Spirited Away.
first saw this back in 1993 when si fi used to show REAL good science fiction cartoons and movies
same here. been in the back of my mind for decades. now im going to watch it like its the first time :)
What an amazing animation. It takes frame by frame for this classic anime movie. Same they did in Streamboy
the same guy did the daft punk movie interstella 5555 he rules
this was the first anime i saw
@gymikk .. I agree. Never gets old, and I will re-watch this with my daughter. (she asked me about the story)
Such fond memories.....this is the one that bred the anime love into my mind back in 92-93 something like that? Summer break and the sci-fi channel. Changed me man!
man this movie bring back memories haha
@Kamineko99
I once read in a Daft Punk review that someone called him "the God of Animation" 8D
@lurrinen No I found the movie a couple of months ago. It was Urusei Yatsura Movie 2
@Dyonivan I believe the movie you are refering to is "Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer". i see your comment was two years ago, sorry i didn't see it sooner. but that was a movie that i rented and copied onto VHS back in '93 i think. my video store had a lot of anime.
Only seen the first tv-episodes. Too bad, they don't release this tv-series to europe..... :( Really would want to see this, but no chance...
@roboroller83
It took me a year to find the movie you and I were trying to think of, but I finally found it. It's a movie called Urusei Yatsura - Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer. Apparently Urusei Yatsura was a pretty famous manga/anime series back in the early 80s, centering around the cast of Ranma 1/2. You have no idea how excited I was when I finally found that movie, now if only I could remember the movie I thought this series was about. You know, the train one.
@ravingrabidpugTICTAC
I looked at the animation and I thought "was it drawn by the dude who did Daft Punk?"
Imagine my surprise when I found out that it was made by Leiji! ^^ (was that how you spell his name?)
Love this anime. Every time i see like new!
i´ve just started to watch the galaxy express saga and i think it´s going to be AWESOME.
I remember seeing it on the Sci Fi channel and then going out and finding the movies on my own. Interestingly enough, they edited the HELL out of the films on Sci fi. I'm talking like a whole half hour was taken out. Also, interestingly enough, the soundtrack they use in THIS trailer is from the GE 999 tv series. Sadly there is no major release of these films on dvd. But, if you find them on bootleg, the translations are ripped from the out of print Viz releases. ;)
Never mind on the train thing, I realized about 5 minutes after I posted the comment that this IS the train movie. Silly me. Too bad that this movie isn't even available on DvD on Amazon.
Man, I loved the manga of this!! I need to see the anime!!
@ravingrabidpugTICTAC .... I agree! Leiji Matsumoto is great!
@Dyonivan I know this is a year late, but I know this one. It's Urusei Yatsura - Beautiful Dreamer. The second film I believe, usually considered the best. It's part of a series of films in the Urusei Yatsura anime series. The anime series itself is quite good and is based on a manga of the same name by the creator of Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha among others. It's nothing at all like anime today.
Emeraldas looks more scary than her sister Maetel.
prepare tissue paper, when watching. ^____^
I really love Leiji Matsumoto's works. My favorite was Yamato but this one also was cool since Captain Harlock was here also.
@Dyonivan The Weird movie, in case you still haven't found ot what it was, is Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
I have never watched this anime or movie. The concept of a train in Space baffled me. However as a Captain Harlock's biggest fanboi (It's official) I had heard he played a small minor role in this so wanted to check it out. Minor role my ass! OMG and he's even got the supped up green Arcadia of My Youth from the movie "Arcadia of My Youth" Which is odd because this came out in 74 I believe and AoMY came out in 79-80. Meh, hell they got Emeraldas and Toshiro so Im guessing the crew of the Arcadia come into play heavily. Im going to watch this movie right now!
You should check out Adieu GE999 and GE999 Eternal Fantasy for more Harlock goodness. And if you like those, he's also in the prequel Space Symphony Maetel---which is the show that got me into GE999 tv... but Harlock is not in the GE999 tv show unless getting a passing mention counts for anything.
I might have to check those out as well, loved the movie, it was full of action, drama, and sci-fi badassey by yours truly. ;) Really Harlock isn't in the GE999 tv show? That's kinda disappointing, watched a couple episodes on youtube, and I saw in some video titles Emeraldas makes an appearance so I expected the good Captain to be there as well.
He is, but as a shadow... you see a blip of his ship leaving after the Time castle arc. Probably the high point of the tv show if the crisp animation is any indicator. Although... even if the Captain mostly isn't there, if you're enjoying it keep going, I think GE999 tv is better than the movie. In particular, the tv show evokes a strong whimsical atmosphere that charmed me enough to rank in my top 20 anime, and comparatively the movie lacked the subtle mystical longing that I liked about GE999.
"and they took a plane to find out that the city was on the back of a giant turtle"
that happened in those who hunt elves 2
I watched this animated movie more than 20 years ago..waiting to download this one i watched the english version..
Haha i too seen last this almost 15 years ago and still love it
I just looked up the movie you told me about and it isn't the same one. The one I'm thinking of took place in a bustling city in the future, alien life had come to Earth and had integrated into our society.
Thumbs up if you hope that if the show ever gets a us release funimation gets it and 4kids goes to hell
Sometimes wishes do come true.
Actually, the official Korean DVD release uses the Viz translation.
Ahhh, memories...
@Dyonivan yea i have the same experience its like the main character was waking up from a dream over over and i remember the tank drove through a wall.
I have no idea what they’re saying but I’m interested
@Dyonivan I think that was an older ah my godess movie I remember watching that and the fatal fury (king of fighters movies) zeiram and lens man
ya looks awsome
tetsuro looks so much older in the movie than in the manga.
Thought I'd let everyone know that Captain Harlock SSX is licensed by Discotek.
Was announced last month - www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-21/discotek-licenses-captain-harlock-endless-orbit-ssx-anime/.112530
Thank you! I have been looking for that series since I watched "Arcadia of my Youth" nearly ten years ago! Wasn't it also called "Arcadia: Endless Orbit?"
Yes.
In Italy we call her Esmeralda :)
The entire idea of the space trains is little weird but after all... this is what is called Sci-Fi ^_^\/.
@bobbyrice ...yes, Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer, was a masterstroke, an I too, copied it onto VHS from Laserdisc. - magnificent film...my videostore had this an Armitage and a few more anime' including Space Adventure Cobra.
This looks very interesting. I might as well look more into, starting with the manga.
@Dyonivan Holy crap! I remember seeing that same anime on...Sci Fi? A bunch of high school kids launched this ship out of the city and end up in space. Off the ledge, they see that they're on the back a giant turtle. I'm gonna start looking for that now. Any help finding this anime will be greatly appreciated since I was sure that I dreamed it up.
@gymikk Yessssssssssss
Regardless of how or even if it's legit or not I'm loving it.
@Dyonivan Aeon flux? i might be rly wrong
@DBZfandev the show or the movie(the movie has been released here before) because if it were the show that be kickass where did you here this
i have both movies on vhs dub but want both of them on DVD
@ravingrabidpugTICTAC yes, he is not an ordinary guy, he is a god
@Dyonivan Dude I am on the same mission right now and it led me here ! what was that movie??
@pplcanfly666
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
Took me about 15 years to find it, but I finally figured it out.
you what would be awesome if like bachmann or tomy or some other toy train manufacturer made models of all the trains in the movie/series
I look just like Esmeralda : who wanna be my friend? :P
ultra mega cool.
@ravingrabidpugTICTAC wasn't that Leiji Matsumoto
This is so beautiful💖
Where can I watch with English subtitles?
Sorry. There are no subtitles for this trailer.
I honestly think this anime is of a demonic background regardless it is still very good
I haven't seen it yet but was about to. What do you mean by demonic?
He means Goku (From Dragon Ball Z)
RIP Matsumoto Leiji :(
0:37 is that goku's scream ?
Soundtrack with Beethoven's moonlight sonata👍
1:05 big ones whistle
@invincibleironman3 Right On!
I want machine body.
@cmysto2 Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
@galloway62042009 yep
ahhhhhhhhhhh
they don't make anime like this anymore it's mostly that cutesy generic shit now a days.
Wait....there IS captain harlock in here. How are these two anime's connected?? I was kidding with myself asnd humoring the idea of harlock being in this....
whos goko?
i didn't enjoy the move as much, I enjoyed much more the Series.
The movie was fast and didn't feel like a journey to me.
damn i was right thx dude :)
Can you put on subtitles?
I don't have any subtitles for this trailer. Sorry about that 😕
Is called MOEshit dude, moeshit...
hahahaha 0:38
Old anime xD
Pellicola molto bella, non mi ha entusiasmato troppo ma comunque gradevole, quindi molto bella e molto bella per m come valutazione è 7,5.
whos goko?