After his mother was killed by the evil robot ,Count Mecha, Tetsuro becomes a delinquent who only thinks of vengeance. Tetsuro lives in a futuristic distant world in which Humas can travel to another planet to change their bodies and become immortals. They can also get mechanical limbs. Tetsuro’s objective is to get enough money to board The Galaxy Express 999 so that he can get to the Robot Planet.Galaxy Express 999 is a train capable of travelling throughout space.Once, after escaping from the police, Tetsuro meets Maetel, a beatiful woman who resembles his mother. She offers to take him in The Galaxy express 999, so he can get his robotic body and take his revenge on Count Mecha. Along their journey, they will meet lots of people and Tetsuo will learn what being a human means.
