Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother!? (銀河鉄道９９９・君は母のように愛せるか！！ Kimi wa Haha no You ni Aiseru ka!!) is a 1980 television special based on the Galaxy Express 999 anime and manga by Leiji Matsumoto. It is a recap of episodes 51 and 52 of the TV series.
In 1985, Harmony Gold produced a dub of the television special, which received an extremely limited, to non-existant, television release.
In 2020, the dub was released as a bonus feature on the third volume of the Galaxy Express 999 Blu-ray releases from Discotek Media. The dub was included in the Complete Collection Blu-ray released in 2025.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Hanakanabobakananda Smith (Tetsuro Hoshino) |
Masako Nozawa | Barbara Goodson | |
| Maetel | Masako Ikeda | Melanie MacQueen | |
| Conductor | Kaneta Kimotsuki | Joe Perry | |
| Artemis | Yoshiko Matsui | Mona Marshall | |
| Artemis' Mother | Akiko Tsuboi | Joan-Carol O'Connell | |
| Sister 1 | Tomiko Suzuki | Marbry Steward | |
| Sister 2 | Satomi Majima | Ellyn Stern | |
| Narrator | Hitoshi Takagi | Daniel Woren |
Additional Voices[]
Notes[]
- The Dub uses the same naming conventions as Roger Corman's dub of the original film, the only existing dub of the film at the time, for consistency. The character's voices are also based off their voices in the aforementioned dub.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | — | United States | 
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See Also[]
- Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!?
- Galaxy Express 999
- Adieu Galaxy Express 999
- The Galaxy Railways
- Maetel Legend
External Links[]
- Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother!? at the Internet Movie Database.
- Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother!? (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.