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Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru

Giovanni is a young boy who lives on the outskirts of a small rustic village.

His mother is bedridden and his father has not returned home since leaving to work on a fishing boat.

An outcast at school, Giovanni has only one friend: Campanella, the mayor's son.

During the town's Festival of Stars, Giovanni starts to daydream atop a hill and looks up to find a steam engine train floating in the air.

He boards the train only to find his friend Campanella already there.

And so, the two begin their journey through the stars where they come across unusual people and visit many beautiful and haunting places.

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Nov 30, 1984

EP1 銀河鉄道の夜

What is true happiness? For Giovanni, the answer is as far away as the stars. Mired in hardship, the young kitten faces problems that should be unknown to someone his age. At school, his classmates mock and ridicule him, and after the bell rings, Giovanni toils at a job to earn enough money for bread. Then at home, instead of being taken care of by his mother, he must take care of her. The sole bright spot is that of the Festival of Stars, where he hopes to run into Campanella, his only friend. When they finally meet up, however, it isn't while looking up at the stars, but rather traveling amongst them... as the Galactic Railroad whisks the two away for parts unknown!