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    Uchuu Koukyoushi Maetel: Ginga Tetsudou 999 Gaiden

    Space Symphonic Poem Maetel: Galaxy Express 999 Side Story / 宇宙交響詩メーテル ～銀河鉄道999外伝～ / Space Symphony Maetel / Uchuu Koukyoushi Maetel: Ginga Tetsudo 999 Gaiden
    Uchuu Koukyoushi Maetel: Ginga Tetsudou 999 Gaiden
    Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Space
    Themes: Space
    Studios: Azeta Pictures
    Producers: Animax
    Rating: 6.68 / 10
    Rank: #6170
    Popularity: #8776
    Users Listed: 5,636
    Users Scored: 1,777
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 01/26/2022
    Aired: August 6, 2004 – October 29, 2004 (Summer)
    Type: tv
    Age Rating: PG 13
    Episodes: 13

    Synopsis:

    The story follows Maetel, a young woman exiled from her icy homeworld, La Metal. Faced with a summons to return to a planet where survival necessitates cybernetic transformation, she grapples with a difficult choice. Returning would mean embracing a predetermined fate of robotic existence and societal disdain; fleeing presents the option of fighting alongside humanity against the very machines that define her people’s future.

    Her journey is complicated by unexpected alliances – sentient beings crafted from metal who seek coexistence. Maetel must navigate complex moral landscapes, questioning the definition of humanity itself. The narrative explores themes of identity, prejudice, and the potential for peaceful resolution amidst conflict. It offers a contemplative look at finding one's place in a world fractured by technological advancement and ideological division.

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    Characters:

    • Emeraldas (Main) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Kikuko, Sindberg, Susan
    • Holy Queen Larela (Main) - Voice Actors: Kanai, Mika, Bienaimé, Nathalie
    • Maetel (Main) - Voice Actors: Yukino, Satsuki, Magnaghi, Debora, Vallée, Dominique
    • Nazca (Main) - Voice Actors: Saiga, Mitsuki, Di Benedetto, Massimo, Ringelheim, Aurélien
    • Captain Herlock (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takemoto, Eiji, Peter, Eric
    • Error Franken-bach, Leopard (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsumoto, Yasunori, Le Minoux, Martial, Balzarotti, Marco
    • Ooyama, Tochirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamaguchi, Kappei, Bottale, Luca
    • Promethium II, La Andromeda (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Han, Keiko, Guedj, Brigitte
    • Yattaran (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tugot-Doris, Michel, Onishi, Takeharu

    Staff:

    • Imai, Tomoyuki (Producer)
    • Suzuki, Yuuji (Producer)
    • Masaki, Shinichi (Director)
    • Hayase, Hiroyuki (Sound Director)
    • Matsuura, Noriyoshi (Sound Director)
    • Awai, Shigeki (Episode Director, Animation Director)
    • Kanzaki, Yuuji (Episode Director)
    • Katou, Akira (Episode Director)
    • Kumagai, Masaaki (Episode Director)
    • Uchida, Yuuji (Episode Director)
    • Egami, Kiyoshi (Storyboard)
    • Fukushima, Kazumi (Storyboard)
    • Kawai, Yumeo (Storyboard)
    • Yokoyama, Hiroyuki (Storyboard)
    • Matsui, Goro (Theme Song Lyrics)
    • Uehara, Takako (Theme Song Performance)
    • Abukawa, Yasuyuki (Color Design)
    • Artaux, Cyrille (ADR Director)
    • Hakase, Taro (Music)
    • Inoue, Yoshikatsu (Animation Director)
    • Itabashi, Katsumi (Mechanical Design)
    • Kaneko, Masakuni (Animation Director)
    • Masunaga, Keisuke (Character Design, Animation Director)
    • Matsumoto, Leiji (Original Creator)
    • Miyamae, Mitsuharu (Art Director)
    • Nishimura, Tetsuya (Director of Photography)
    • Yanase, Yuuji (Animation Director)

    Reviews:

    • User Mizukami999 (Score: 9/10):
      Ok, we do have crappy Maetel Legend and other stuff that delayed my watching of these series by 10 years since its release in 2005. The first two episodes looked like another pathetic effort. But. I have to disagree with another reviewer here. Or maybe I got used to garbage... maybe not. Being a Leijiverse fan, I can say this: Space Symphony Maetel is the #3 piece to watch after GE999 and GE999-2 movies. It is better than GE999-TV and better than Harlock-78. It introduces new things to Leijiverse, it follows the lore. Creators do show us they're familiar with Legend of Galactic Heroes and Terminator2, there really is a Death Star. But on everything else, it's a smooth, quality Galaxy Express show. And you know what... its message actually makes sense, unlike Queen Emeraldas, Maetel Legend and some other stuff.nn CG is awful, but cell animation is good, on the level of GE999 films, however there are small things to criticize. The big problem I faced was tastelessly bright and contrast colors, which I fixed by reducing picture contrast by 40%, reducing saturation and increasing brightness a bit. After this, it looked like a valid leijiverse animation worth watching on my projector.
    • User zillion29 (Score: 3/10):
      I think the anime world must think that Leiji Matsumoto fans will put up with just about anything. As if the Maetel Legend OVA wasn't bad enough, they double-down on it by expanding that story with this crap series. Sure we get to see some nice retro character designs and a great CGI Death Shadow, but the writing on this series was just about as bad as I've ever seen in all my 30 years of watching anime. The scripting of each episode was so abysmal that it was making me physically angry. Ofthe 5 1/2 hours the series runs, I would say there is 30 minutes of combined awesomeness and 5 full hours of forgettable garbage. Things have gotten so bad that the climactic battle includes Promethium using a giant Death Star . . . I mean it IS the Death Star. Pathetic.

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    • Maetel Legend (anime - Prequel)
    • Ginga Tetsudou 999 (anime - Sequel)