GE999 #40


p213
?

Don't you feel cold here, Maetel?
Just a bit!

The temperature is going down since we're going through a sea of clouds.
A sea of clouds?

Next stop: The Silver Valley...
It will last 3 hours and 22 minutes.

There are sea of clouds even in space?
Exactly... And clouds are really thick.

You just have to watch through the window, Tetsurou.
Huh?


p214-215
Oh!! These clouds have the same shape as bulb filament from ancient times!! They're filled with hot gas, right, Maetel?!
40th stop: Filament, World of Spirits


p216
Once, there was a planet here that exploded...

It occurs quite a lot.

A lot of people used to live here.

...

The explosion was so sudden there was absolutely no survivor...

...Really... Read More " "

FMPA #06


p3
Shit!
Where the hell is Adelina hiding?!

We're using the same type of Savage though!

There she is!

You won't get away from me this time!
I'm going to put into practice everything I've learned so far!

*Don't worry! I'll pay you a visit at the hospital!


p4
Chapter 06: I don't care if you end up in hell!


p5
What the hell?!

California, moutain area in the depth of Sierra Nevada.
Haa
Haa

How heavy is this damn equipment?!
This shouldn't be allowed to make us carry that!


p6
Haa
Haa

When will I reach the top of this hill?!

Can't stand it anymore... I wanna rest... even for a minute...

Or I'll die... for sure...
Haa !
Haa !

Don't even dream of it!


p7
Stay on your legs, Tatsuya!
Just one more mile!

*Who the hell... Read More " "

Nibelung #13


p129
Ring 13: The departure


p130
Ihrem Ende eilen sie zu... Die so stark im Bestehen sich wähnen...
Gods are on the road of ruin... With no doubt about their survival... (Loge, Scene 4)


p131
We're arriving at the core of the fortress. It's absolutly impregnable.


p132
It looks like we're inside the barrel of an old rifle with those spiral grooves along the walls.

The giant brothers are down there! I have some strange feelings being back in this place...
I can't tell if they're really that tall from here!

Hey!


p133
The fortress has put on motion!
What? But that's absolutely impossible!!!

There's no doubt about it. It's moving and it seems to be trying to extract itself from the attraction of... Read More " "

GE999#38


p149
People call star clouds which fleet in space, "space archipelagoes". For a man, seeing its mother space archipelago is like staring at the face of their own mother. Our galaxy and Andromeda are huge archipelagoes in space that, seen together, seem like an image and its reflection...
38th stop: A crunched planet in the frozen space


p150-151
The galaxy is on the left and Andromeda on the right. Right now, we're exactly between those two space archipelagoes...
They're as alike as two peas in a pod... Just like you and mom!!


p152
Please excuse me... Was the observation of the two archipelagoes to your liking?

Next stop: "Imbecile"...
The stop will last 45 minutes.

Im...... Read More " "

GE999 #37


p115
Here's the target... Speed: 120 space kilometers per second... Distance: 20,000... Bullet trajectory adjusment +0.2...
4th stop: Armoured Angel


p116-117
[nada]


p118
[nada]


p119
What's going on again?

An anti-aircraft gun shoot.
But this kind of weapon doesn't exist anymore!!!

The window is cracked, Maetel!!!

You need a lot of power to go through the protection barrier of the Galaxy Express.
Now is not the time to be amazed.

They open fire from the planet that will be our next stop.
Another dangerous place?!


p120
[nada]


p121
The shield has been broken on 12 parts and there are 26 cracked windows...

We deeply apologize for the inconvenience...
We will proceed to the repairs shortly.

We would have... Read More " "

GE999 #36


p79
Tetsurou hates snow more than anything in the world. Each time cold embraces him, sad memories surface in his mind. He will never forget this fateful night when his mother got killed in the snow...
3rd stop: Kishibojin and the snow city


p80-81
This planet is really beautiful, it's surrounded by a Van Allen belt.
It's snow! Thanks to its magnetism, it takes this shape while falling down...


p82
Space is full of humidity in this area... The water steam freezes and becomes snow flakes.

I didn't know that it snows even in space.

In some parts of the universe, the planets attraction balances and the atmosphere is similar to the Earth's.
Really? You mean that behind this window, there's... Read More " "

GE999 ch35


p41
Galaxy railways also move along on many secondary lines. And if no one knows for sure where those local service roads, you can read in books that this is where the people from the bottom of the universe live.
35th stop: The crossroad of Trader


p42-43
There, there are two other trains.


p44
We are at the giant crossroad of the railroads that serves a lot of planets.
It must be fun to visit all those little unknown planets.

Look! That's a regional train for planet Reptile. It's totally waterproof because there are many swamps here.


p45
This train is always filled by employees getting to their job place.
That's crazy!! It feels like it's a subway train on... Read More " "

FMPA #5


p173
Chapter 05: It was awesome!
Fullmetal Panic! Another


p174
Thanks for the meal!

panel: Road security, when in danger, we are here for you!

Forgive me for holding you for so long.
It's nothing.


p175
... But try to understand that the army and the police have to close this case no matter what.
I don't care about your qualms. I'm just another victim here.

Since that day, the police and the army luge me around from a place to another.
And despite that, our company won't even get refunded.

We won't cause you any trouble, don't worry!
The most important is to keep calm and prevent any leak on this case.

Shit! If only this Shimomura wasn't so stingy!


p176
Thanks for the... Read More " "

GE999 ch34


p5
The tolling bell is always carrying sadness in the heart of those who hear it. The one resounding in the silence of a town covered by a thick fog is snatching an endless flow of tears to men...
34th stop
The Funerals of the Misty Planet


p6-7
Tetsurou... Please forgive me to wake you up, but before we arrive to our next stop, I'd like you to put this coat on.
Where are we landing this time? It looks like a funeral suits. It's not really cheerful!


p8
Next stop: the funerals planet...
It will last 3 hours and 40 minutes...

We won't be around there for long!!!

You shouldn't underestimate this planet.

I wasn't expecting that it would be of such a beautiful... Read More " "

GE999 ch33


p209
Next stop: the planet that was singing a ballad of days gone by....
It will last 7.6 hours and 22 seconds...

What a weird name for a planet!!!
People there are strange too.

If we're getting near, why can't I see it?
It's hidden behind a dark gas cloud.

What's this noise?

The planet is singing a ballad of days gone by...
Ah! There it is! What a weird shape!!


p210-211
This whistle is produced by space wind going through the holes on its surface.
It really feels like the planet is singing!!
33rd stop
The Ballad of the Skeleton


p212
[nada]


p213
What a nostalgic tune!!!
Yes, Tetsurou!!!


p214
!!

Here's the Galaxy Express 999. I'm gonna try to sell my eggs.

What a really... Read More " "

Nibelung #12


p101
Ring 12: The renowned Meister


p102
We're losing time. Let's get back to surface and prepare for attack!
We're stuck in some Moebius band, let's get out of here!


p103
The ship is entering a crater.
I wonder what they have in mind... It's getting interesting!


p104-105
Chief mate, do you know what it is?
Well... I think that's a space fortress built by some advanced civilization.


p106
They've just noticed Giant's stronghold. How fascinating!!
What's going to happen? They're perfectly powerless!!!

They'll serve as guinea pigs for the offensive capacities of our fortress.
They don't deserve more than a fly that fall in a glass of wine.


p107
What about that man?
If... Read More " "

Nibelungen #11


p69
Ring 11: Warp


p70
Sieh, wie dein Leichtsinn lachend uns allen Schimpf und Schmach erschuff!
See how your lightness, laughing, cost us all shame and insults! (Fricka, scene 2)


p71
That's where you and Mimay live?
In this huge jungle?


p72
What is this place?
If you get deep down, gravity gradually reverses and you can walk on the ceiling.

???

Here's the instrument I'm playing...


p73
It's same organ than Mimay's!!


p74
Mimay taught me everything...!
She was my teacher since my birth...

When I play it...
the whole planet inside is resonating...

and those vibrations are spreading across the whole universe...


p75
Right now, the only ones who can really play this... Read More " "

Nibelung #10


p49
Ring 10: The Goddess Freid


p50
Alas! Alas! Wotan is abandonning me! (Freia, scene 2)


p51
These inferior beings called "humans" are ruled by their urges and can be foolishly nervous.
But let's forgive their primitive behavior and don't show any animosity towards them...

Once our common enemy will be eliminated, we'd just have to exterminate them.
The giant brothers must hurry... Let's hand them Freia.

What about letting them play with this little monster instead?

Hmm!! You have some really fun hobbies!!
I was just joking, Wotan.

Alberich's fleet is moving at slow speed.
It gives us time to build the fortress.
Another ship is coming...!


p52
Which one? I... Read More " "

Nibelungen #09


p31
Ring 9: Planet Rhine


p32
Hei! Wer is dort? Pfui! Der Garstige!
Hey! Who's there? Pwah! What an ugly dwarf! (The Rhine Daughters, Scene 1)


p33
*The wind has risen. Someone is coming!!


p34
It's been a long time we haven't seen Alberich here.

He was the one who built planet Rhine replica and we are the three android sisters who watch over the gold.

The one we see... only too rarely...

Let's stop playing for a moment.
But it's for his pleasure that we were created though.


p35
Oh! Alberich! We thought that you were dead since all this time.
What good is bringing you on the replicated planet?
The real Rhine daughters rejected you, so you came play with us?

It's been... Read More " "

FMPA #04


p1
Chapter 04: Show Me What You Can Do!


p2
What are you waiting for? Get down and help my son!

Don't you understand that Tatsuya is trapped in there?!

pant
pant


p149
Incoming chopper at 7, identified as belonging to the army.
Backup is here!

Negative.
It's staying at 06E-32C coordinates...
motionless.

It's dad!
So he fetched backup to save Yurika!


p150
They're fighting near Yurika!
Please calm down, mister Ichinose!
This helicopter isn't armed, it would be crazy to come closer!
We have to wait for an opportunity to save your daughter...

Retreat, now!

?!

But what are they doing...


p151
?!

Yurika! Are you alright?!
Uuh...


p152-153
*If I don't stop him...
*Yurika and maybe even dad... Read More " "

Nibelung #08


p7
Ring 8: Loge, the God of Fire


p8
What's in this fortress?


p9
Void.
There's absolutely nothing else in there.

It's also an excellent shelter.

Follow me, Daiba...
Where are you leading me, Mimay?

When we'll arrive, you'll be the one the most in danger...
because you'll have to be accountable for your actions.
Which ones?

You're the one, Daiba, who forge the ring.

I was just following order!!


p10
...

Funny story... The ageing of the stars is acceleration here and there...?

There are even places where stars are born in number...


p11
... Then, Tochirou got problems...
He sent me a signal...

He must be in a great danger then...
Something must have happened to the... Read More " "

GE999 ch32


p175
There is nothing that cannot change, be it in the universe of in people's heart. So was speaking a space entomologist. Tetsurou was also thinking the same.
32nd stop
The Interdimensional Travel Planet


p176-177
There are planet's fragments drifting towards us!!!


p178
Next stop is supposed to be Ocean planet station...
but it has disappeared!

Could it be that those planet's fragments we just saw...

Is the train orbit correct?
Yes, I'm going to check what thinks the train computer!

If the infinite space path was ever broken, it would be a real...


p179
Wah!

We've derailled!!!

Tetsurou! The artificial gravity is down!! Hang to whatever you can!!
That's what I'm... Read More " "

GE999 #31


p139
"Somewhere in space, all human actions are futile and bond to fail." So was speaking a dead scientist in such place. They say that his traits were relaxed and showed a great satisfaction.
31st stop
The Settlers of Sisyphe
*Note: In Greek mythology, Sisyphe was punished to push a rock to the top of a hill. It was the symbol of the vanity of human actions.


p140-141
It seems like small nebulas are floating everywhere here!


p142
They are indeed. Some are recent, others are old.
It's really rare to find such a concentration in space.

????


p143
I feel like one of them went past just in front of me.

You're right, Tetsurou! Look up here!
Huh?

This nebula... Read More " "

FMPA #03


p111
Chapter 03 : Why the hell do you use real bullets?!

panel: Pavilion of Army's Type 96 Kai


p112
Ooh...
It's completely different from the Daidara...

Closing cockpit. Adjusting the master suit complete.
Wow!!
Reactivation in progress...

It's the AI Adelina told me about!
Wrrrr


p113
beep beep

This unit... the Karamazov...
is moving according the AI indications...
Press the vocal command button... to control it the way you want it...

I leave this shadow to you...
gulp

I leave the...
Hey! Hang in there!
Dad, take care of her!


p114
Alright, I'm gonna try.
I've got nothing to lose...

Wow...


p115
Come one... let's go!
[untranslated sfx]

The commands don't seem really different from the... Read More " "

GE999 ch30


p93
"I've always hated rain. Every time it's raining, I feel dejected and I don't feel like doing anything. I wish I could live my old days on a planet where it never rains." -Ambosseri Kwahela, space hunter who died while fighting 3 Magellan soldiers.
30th stop
Lara and the Double Planet


p94-95
This double planet is really beautiful. A rainbow bridge connects the two parts!!


p96
I never noticed that we were towed by two more locomotives.

To go through this rain, one isn't enough.

Rain?
This rainbow is made of rain drops?


p97
Yes, rain is coming and going between both planets...
And they also share the same atmosphere.

Next stop: complete... Read More " "

GE999 #29


p59
Next stop: the continent of Sakezan. It will last 3 hours and 10 minutes.
*Note: Sakezan is a portmanteau for sake (alcohol) and Tarzan.

The continent of Sakezan?

There lives some sort of Tarzan that drinks a lot of alcohol.
They say that this planet represents every man's dream.

It's true that the jungle is thick, just like Tarzan's one.
29th stop : The Continent of Sakezan
This planet is covered with thick and boundless vegetation.


p60-61
"If a man could live in complete freedom, he would definitely be the happiest of all. He wouldn't need to make out good from evil." -Planetaria Papillonet, escapee from a space jail


p62
Beware, the train will... Read More " "

GE999 #28


p41
"Nobody likes to see its own faults being blamed for. But there are in the universe a great number of mirrors that reflect our weaknesses." -Spencer Treming, space writer
28th Stop
Idle One's Mirror


p42-43
It looks like a negative Mars.
From here to Andromeda, the people of some planets like this one can look like mirrors...


p44
[nada]


p45
[nada]


p46
This place looks like the Earth if it had reached its peak.

Meanwhile, the Earth became strange...
Yes! People started to get robotised...

But people have manage to mastered machines.
In books, there is no one to write anything.
It's absolutely free of danger here: it's a really quiet place...

Are you... Read More " "

GE999 #27


p5
A great bandit, who was getting himself talked about a lot once, said: "Since my heart is pure, fair and beautiful, I'll live in space in a pure, fair and beautiful way." Then, he got hanged. But those who thought themselves pure, fair and beautiful, applauded while congratulating at the thief execution.
First stop [or Twenty-Seventh]
The Land of Penance


p6-7
Maetel!! Can't you hear some bell ring coming from tis planet?
Its inhabitants have turned acoustic waves into gravitational ones that can even be sensed in space.


p8
Next stop: the land of Penance. It will last 2 weeks 6 hours 21 minutes and 32 seconds...
The Galaxy Express' board has... Read More " "

GE999 #26


p187
They say that trains follow their rails without straying. They also say the same about the Galaxy Expresses which are supposed to be perfect... But on his deathbed, a space train engineer confessed, "there is nothing like perfection in space"...
6th Stop
Queen Emeraldas, the Pirate Ship

Don't you think the train is acting weirdly, Maetel?
They're busy hanging a special wagon.


p188-189
[nada]


p190
Why are they adding an armoured wagon?
Because there are many pirates around here...

Pirates?!

If only it could be captain Harlock.

But captain Sharknotane is a pale copy...
Those who are satisfied with copycatting quality pirates without having the same... Read More " "

GE999 #25


p151
From afar, it's an Earth-like planet just like many others.

But from closer, you can see some sort of golden dust moving on the surface at night...
25th Stop [or 5th Stop]
The Streets of Kei


p152
This planet is really beautiful with all this golden dust flying on its surface...!


p153
You feel like in a dream. What is shining like that?
This planet is as strange as a dream... But still, it's real...


p154
Next stop will be "Firefly Mariko", it will last two days and one night...
Good!! We will have the opportunity to spend a night here. It's impossible to truly grasp this place during daytime.

It looks like the light grains heard the train whistle... Read More " "