Galaxy Express 999 — Season 1, Episode 44: The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 1

Episode synopsis

At the 999's latest stop, Deadwood Mountain, Tetsuro and Maetel meet Prider, a poor singer who seeks to board the 999 so he can become a famous singer. When Prider doesn't have enough money to board, he borrows money from his girlfriend Alice and buys a ticket on the 999. Tetsuro gets upset at Prider for abandoning his girlfriend after all she did for him. The 999 is approached by the Valkyries, a group of witches, and three of them board the train.

About Galaxy Express 999

In a distant future, Tetsuro is a human boy who wants his body replaced with a robotic one. This is possible, but to do so he has to reach the Immortal Planet onboard the space train Galaxy Express 999. Maetel, a beautiful and mysterious blonde woman dressed in Russian style, joins him in the long journey through space. Every episode sees our heroes arriving in a new planet's space train station.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Ballad of Departure
• E2The Red Winds of Mars
• E3The Resting Warriors on Titan
• E4The Great Bandit Antares
• E5Shadow, of the Planet of Delusion
• E6The Comet Library
• E7The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 1
• E8The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 2
• E9Trader's Junction - Part 1
• E10Trader's Junction - Part 2
• E11Nuruba, the Planet Without Form
• E12The Fossilized Warrior - Part 1