Galaxy Express 999

Galaxy Express 999 (1978 – 1981)

1978 • 1 season • Animation, Action & Adventure • TV-PG

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Episode 20 — Professional Spirit

Season 1 • Galaxy Express 999

Released: 1979-01-25 • Animation/Action & Adventure/Drama/Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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The 999 travels to a planet full of professionals, and Maetel warns Tetsuro not to look anyone in the eye. When Tetsuro does so, he is captured by a professional hangman who tries to hang Tetsuro. Tetsuro is saved when another professional, a gunman arrives and shoots the hangman. This professional however insists on teaching Tetsuro to become a professional dueler.

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Episodes

Episode 1
Ballad of Departure
1978-09-14

Episode 2
The Red Winds of Mars
1978-09-21

Episode 3
The Resting Warriors on Titan
1978-09-28

Episode 4
The Great Bandit Antares
1978-10-05

Episode 5
Shadow, of the Planet of Delusion
1978-10-12

Episode 6
The Comet Library
1978-10-19

Episode 7
The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 1
1978-10-26

Episode 8
The Graveyard at the Bottom of Gravity - Part 2
1978-11-02

Episode 9
Trader's Junction - Part 1
1978-11-09

Episode 10
Trader's Junction - Part 2
1978-11-16

Episode 11
Nuruba, the Planet Without Form
1978-11-23

Episode 12
The Fossilized Warrior - Part 1
1978-11-30

Episode 13
The Fossilized Warrior - Part 2
1978-12-07

Episode 14
Lala of the Dual Planets
1978-12-14

Episode 15
Beethoven of the Water Planet
1978-12-21

Episode 16
The Street of Fireflies
1978-12-28

Episode 17
The Armored Planet
1979-01-04

Episode 18
Maetel of Mud
1979-01-11

Episode 19
The Land of Confession
1979-01-18

Episode 20
Professional Spirit
1979-01-25

Episode 21
The Tombstone of Dry Leaves
1979-02-01

Episode 22
The Pirate Ship Queen Emeraldes
1979-02-08

Episode 23
The Queen of the Primitive Planet
1979-02-15

Episode 24
The Planet of Dimensional Voyage
1979-02-22

Episode 25
The Steel Angel
1979-03-08

Episode 26
The Song of a Skeleton
1979-03-15

Episode 27
The Hariti of Snow City
1979-03-22

Episode 28
The Literary Giant of the Planet Mirage
1979-03-29

Episode 29
The Continent of Sakezan
1979-04-05

Episode 30
The Phantom World of Filament
1979-04-12

Episode 31
The Planet of Passion
1979-04-19

Episode 32
The Broken Planet in the Time Ceased Dimension
1979-04-26

Episode 33
Ulatores's Mountain of Screws
1979-05-03

Episode 34
The Witch of Plated City - Part 1
1979-05-18

Episode 35
The Witch of Plated City - Part 2
1979-05-31

Episode 36
The Great Chieftain Cyclops
1979-06-07

Episode 37
Mīkun's Mansion of Life
1979-06-14

Episode 38
The Empire of the Cowardly Elder
1979-06-21

Episode 39
Kasumi of Fog City
1979-07-05

Episode 40
The Great Chieftain of The Spherical Housing Complex - Part 1
1979-07-19

Episode 41
The Great Chieftain of The Spherical Housing Complex - Part 2
1979-07-26

Episode 42
The Memory of Fimel
1979-08-02

Episode 43
Kira of Windy Hill
1979-08-16

Episode 44
The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 1
1979-08-30

Episode 45
The Ride of the Valkyries - Part 2
1979-09-06

Episode 46
The Song of El Alamein
1979-09-13

Episode 47
The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 1
1979-09-20

Episode 48
The Laboratory of Eternal War - Part 2
1979-09-27

Episode 49
From this Star
1979-10-18

Episode 50
Ghost Tunnel
1979-10-25

Episode 51
Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 1
1979-11-01

Episode 52
Artemis of the Transparent Sea - Part 2
1979-11-08

Episode 53
Tetsuro, of the Planet of Mirrors
1979-11-15

Episode 54
The Story of Endless Summer - Part 1
1979-11-22

Episode 55
The Story of Endless Summer - Part 2
1979-11-29

Episode 56
The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 1
1979-12-06

Episode 57
The Cold Blooded Empire - Part 2
1979-12-13

Episode 58
The Footsteps of Footstep Village
1979-12-20

Episode 59
Idle One's Mirror
1979-12-27

Episode 60
The Planet of the Pint Sized Room - Part 1
1980-01-10

Episode 61
The Planet of the Pint Sized Room - Part 2
1980-01-17

Episode 62
The City without Night
1980-01-24

Episode 63
The Sisters of the Pitch Dark Planet
1980-01-31

Episode 64
The Holyland of Silence
1980-02-07

Episode 65
The Symphonic Poem of the Witch's Harp
1980-02-14

Episode 66
The Fog of Funeral Planet
1980-02-21

Episode 67
The Space Monk Dairuz
1980-02-28

Episode 68
The Star Named Curiosity
1980-03-06

Episode 69
The Defiance of C62
1980-03-13

Episode 70
Heart of Flower Village
1980-03-20

Episode 71
The Children's Limbo Pioneer
1980-03-27

Episode 72
Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part One)
1980-04-24

Episode 73
Black Valley Cloud of Africa(Part Two)
1980-05-01

Episode 74
1,765,000,000 Man Planet
1980-05-08

Episode 75
Cheyenne the Water Country(Part One)
1980-05-15

Episode 76
Cheyenne the Water Country(Part Two)
1980-05-29

Episode 77
The Holy Woman(Part One)
1980-06-12

Episode 78
The Holy Woman(Part Two)
1980-06-26

Episode 79
The Pirate of Time Castle(Part One)
1980-07-03

Episode 80
The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Two)
1980-07-10

Episode 81
The Pirate of Time Castle(Part Three)
1980-07-17

Episode 82
Tale of a Short Life
1980-07-24

Episode 83
The Third Life
1980-07-31

Episode 84
Planet of the Giant Elephant
1980-08-14

Episode 85
Love of the Phantom Planet
1980-08-21

Episode 86
Wisdom Tooth Planet UFO
1980-08-28

Episode 87
Coming from Elsa Sea
1980-09-04

Episode 88
Fate of the Planet Crossroads
1980-09-11

Episode 89
Ganman Lament
1980-09-25

Episode 90
Fairy of Andromeda(Part One)
1980-10-09

Episode 91
Fairy of Andromeda(Part Two)
1980-10-16

Episode 92
Last Moment in the City at the Bottom of the Sea
1980-10-23

Episode 93
Insect Planet Keiko
1980-10-30

Episode 94
Yaryabol's Small World(Part One)
1980-11-06

Episode 95
Yaryabol's Small World(Part Two)
1980-11-13

Episode 96
Flying Claw(Part One)
1980-11-20

Episode 97
Flying Claw(Part Two)
1980-11-27

Episode 98
One Book Left in Space
1980-12-04

Episode 99
Fourth Dimension Elevator
1980-12-11

Episode 100
Loose Zone Spector
1980-12-18

Episode 101
Planet of Eternally Pursued Dreams
1980-12-25

Episode 102
Planet of the Holy Queen's Revolt
1981-01-08

Episode 103
Andromeda Thousand Nights One Night(Part One)
1981-01-15

Episode 104
Andromeda Thousand Nights One Night(Part Two)
1981-01-22

Episode 105
Legendary Young Soldier
1981-01-29

Episode 106
Phantom Station 13
1981-02-05

Episode 107
Birdman of Kilimanjaro
1981-02-12

Episode 108
Decay of Macaroni Au Gratin
1981-02-19

Episode 109
Maetel's Trip(Part One)
1981-02-26

Episode 110
Maetel's Trip(Part Two)
1981-03-05

Episode 111
Planet Komori
1981-03-12

Episode 112
Illusion of Youth(Part One)
1981-03-19

Episode 113
Illusion of Youth(Part Two)
1981-03-26

Information

Episode air date	25.01.1979
Episode runtime	25 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Animation / Action & Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi & Fantasy
TMDB series rating	7.8
IMDb series rating	7.7
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	JP

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Cast

Masako Nozawa
Tetsuro Hoshino (voice)

Masako Ikeda
Maetel (voice)

Kaneta Kimotsuki

Kaneta Kimotsuki
Conductor (voice)

Hitoshi Takagi
Narrator (voice)

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