: Through these encounters, Tetsuro's perspective shifts. He begins to realize that mortality is what gives life meaning and that a machine body does not guarantee happiness.
As the 999 traverses the cosmos, it stops at various planets and moons, each serving as a self-contained story about the human condition. The Galaxy Express 999
: In the 1979 film adaptation , Tetsuro finally confronts Count Mecha at his Time Castle to satisfy his lust for revenge. The End of the Line : Through these encounters, Tetsuro's perspective shifts
Tetsuro meets , a tall, enigmatic woman in dark winter clothing who bears a striking resemblance to his late mother. She offers him a priceless, unlimited-use pass for the Galaxy Express 999 —a space vessel designed to look like a 19th-century steam locomotive—on the condition that he takes her with him. Journey Through the Sea of Stars : In the 1979 film adaptation , Tetsuro