In loving memory of Leiji Matsumoto Galaxy Express 999 (1979) fascinates me with the Nippon Animation-inspired animation style, surprising characters and great soundtrack. Alright, I have watched the original New World Pictures dub of the said anime full-length film. The movie is, well, a story about a street urchin who wants to avenge his mother's death at the hands of a trophy hunter, Count Mecha. The street urchin meets a woman who exactly looks like his late mother. Together they went into various adventures before the final showdown with Count Mecha, which ends with his castle collapsing. Unfortunately, street urchin Tetsurō's comrade Antares sacrifices himself during the battle with Count Mecha. After the battle with Count Mecha, Tetsurō Hoshino and Maetel visit the latter's hometown Andromeda. The ruler of Andromeda is, of course, Queen Promethium. The quarrel with her and her cronies successfully ends in favor of Tetsurō and Maetel. Andromeda is then destroyed for whatever