Queen Millennia (1981) | The Spiritual Successor to Galaxy Express 999

I have opened a discord server. Feel free to join! / discord How long has it been since I last uploaded? A month? Oh shit....
Anyways, I'm finally back with another video. Today I'm taking a look at the 1981 anime called Shin Taketori Monogatari: 1000-nen Joou or just Queen Millennia in English. This sci-fi drama served as a sort of spiritual successor to Galaxy Express 999, when that show stopped airing on TV in Japan. It sadly never became as popular and ultimately had 10 episodes cut from it's runtime. But despite this, I still think this show is worth your time.
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[@AnimeTopScholar]

Man, it's been an entire month since I last uploaded.... Welp... Hopefully it won't take as long for the next one, but I can't promise anything. Uni has taken up a lot of my time.

[@FranticFoxBass]

This aired a week after my 11th birthday on TV, I never missed a single episode. Due to that TV channel dissolving shortly after it never ever aired again in my home country due to rights issues. This show had a major impact on me as a child and basically kickstarted my interest in Anime.

[@jvasquez1886]

Finally someone reviewed this gem! Really an underrated classic. Always viewed it as a prequel since in the manga, she continues her reign and ends up becoming *spoilers* Queen Promethium (GE999)

[@Bayonettamachinekill]

One of my favorite anime’s of all time. The movies are absolutely beautiful.

[@AnimeTopScholar]

I still need to actually sit down and watch that movie. So far I've only seen the TV series

[@Leijiverse]

It's not actually a spiritual successor, but a proper prequel...at least as the manga was written. The ending was changed in the series and movie to prevent that from happening, though.

[@yfaitube]

I watched this growing up in HK and absolutely loved it. It was both scary and futuristic and the images of those queens still haunt me.

[@windsaw151]

Queen Millenia was relatively popular in Germany back when I was in school. It was aired two times by the now defunct TV station Tele 5. The problem for the people who want to see the series of their youth is, that in the years that followed, the rights to the dub got lost. Really, nobody knows anymore who the rights for the (really good) dub owns. Fans really tried to find out. Even employed lawyers. But nothing helped. That means with the exception of poor pirated VHS rips it will never again be seen in Germany. Of course they could make a new dub, but that would probably too expensive.

[@susanneschwarz1856]

Wow, that’s so sad! I watched it sometime on Tele 5

[@joeferreti9442]

The German synchronization for "Queen Millennia" is really good!

[@SlowpokeRodriguez80]

Gibt es mittlerweile als zwei BluRay Boxen in HD von KSM, sowohl mit deutscher, als auch japanischer Fassung

[@windsaw151]

@@joeferreti9442Okay, thanks, I didn't notice. So the series is available again with its original dub. This surprises me. Last time I checked, a DVD edition was announced, first with german dub, then without. Apparently it is back in. I wonder how the legal problems have been resolved. I am glad.

[@Bootes_Void]

This cartoon reminds me of my childhood late 80’s

[@modder15]

I think a lot of the themes in Leijiverse are people becoming who they don't want to be in order to do what they feel is right. Queen Promethium becoming who she is in GE999 after experiencing this and the tragedy of her planet being in danger.

[@matthiasriehl]

It was my favourite tv show as a kid and I still mention it if somebody asks for my favourite anime series. If I understand correctly in the US the squeezed 2 series into one time slot on tv without enough air time to show both shows. Then they took out some episodes of a show with a continuous story line and also decided to not show the final episode? I used to watch the show on German television as a kid aired in 1991 and they showed one episode twice by mistake, luckily the showed the final episode and a few weeks later the tv stationed was shut down and the series was never broadcasted again. People are still looking for the original German dubbed broadcast tapes, they released some bootleg video cds combining the Japanese LD video with the German dub from VHS recordings. I was looking for the show half my childhood but back in the early 90s not a chance, nobody had recorded the show and then they finally released the laserdiscs in the late 90s.

[@direccionjuridica1313]

Los pasaban en canal 5 en la CDMX a principios de los 80s

[@salvation030]

Thanks for this review. I loved this show back in the days. Lonesome feel because I had no one to share this experience

[@susanneschwarz1856]

Thanks for this summary! I really enjoyed this show when it aired sometime long ago - and I never got a glimpse of it again! I hope to find the whole show sometime, somewhere!

[@AnimeTopScholar]

Sadly getting a hold of the TV version of this show seems pretty much impossible. The only listings I've seen for it has been sold out. However, the sub group Live-Evil does have the entire series subbed, and that seems like the only way to watch it right now

[@magnusgerke239]

This series has be re-released by Toei as a DVD-box a while ago, like the remastered Captain Harlock box. Has anyone seen the DVD version yet? If so, how's the image quality? The Captain Harlock series did benefit quit a lot from remastering...

[@DiscothecaImperialis]

Around the same time. Leiji Matsumoto also wrote 'Drifting Express 000' a parody to Galaxy Express 999.

[@dan020350]

✌️💚 when i first saw the characters i thought it was galaxy express

[@aaaaaaabeet2841]

I’m so glad you brought up the harmony gold version. Its whole existence is so odd to me. The only interesting thing about it is its lost media status tho

[@AnimeTopScholar]

Oh it's lost media. Good

[@aaaaaaabeet2841]

😂 dang it really is for the best huh. Though I think a good chunk of episodes were found so rip

[@AnimeTopScholar]

@@aaaaaaabeet2841 Meh, the clips I've seen are funny at least

[@The_Mimewar]

In 1978, my mom had me too!

[@DIGITALDAYDREAM]

Glad I found this channel Great work! 🖤

[@AnimeTopScholar]

Thanks

[@MABfan11]

sounds like easier viewing than Galaxy Express 999

[@AnimeTopScholar]

Easier in that it's not episodic and not quite as long, yes

[@DiscothecaImperialis]

it's not 'spiritual successor' it is a prequel. Note that the most 'canon' ending is manga.

[@EdwardChan.999]

Fun Fact: Queen Millennia is more popular than Galaxy Express 999 in Hong Kong, so my grandparents only remember Queen Millennia... btw, you can still watch this on GoGoAnime :)

[@Garland1313]

Cosmos Dream...

[@Christinandrearosamilia]

My favourite it’s galaxy express 999

[@teddyflowers2798]

It’s a shame what happened to her, though she was deceived into thinking getting a robot body would help her people

[@stevejordan7275]

I went with a friend (the only other guy I knew who liked Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers) to watch the movie version at a friend's house around '86. I was more interested in seeing more anime, so I didn't really click with the story at the time. Thanks for getting this cleared up for me. Did you ever do Godmars? It was the first anime I ever saw a book for, ad I bought it immediately (the stuff was so hard to come by at the time.) I haven't quite puzzled it out.

[@AnimeTopScholar]

No I have honestly never even heard of Godmars before. I'll look into it

[@patrickmcgee8556]

im glad someone knows all this....where does queen emeraldas fit in all this.....i thought she was mayas sister?

[@denkikaminari4826]

Ahh yes, the successor to what might become my fave anime of all time in the future (will update if that happens, if I remember)

[@jasonkandahq1003]

Update? 👀

[@denkikaminari4826]

@@jasonkandahq1003 update: still haven't finished the series yet lmao but I plan on getting back to it, one day

[@jasonkandahq1003]

@denkikaminari4826 💀💀all the best bro. Personally I loved it.

[@denkikaminari4826]

@@jasonkandahq1003 I'm really enjoying the show, so far. Tbh, I'm just slow when it comes to finishing shows in general 🥲 I feel like that's something I need to get better with

[@jasonkandahq1003]

@denkikaminari4826 don't worry too much about it. I went from finishing 100 episode plus animes usually under a week or two to taking even over 6 months to finish even 50 episode shows.😅🥲 but alas I just get on with. It finishes eventually. All the best with the show. It's a real gem.

[@artemsmirnov1134]

trench coat man is father of Hoshino Tetsuro (or grandfather)

[@DiscothecaImperialis]

and G.I. Joes are deployed to steal spaceships in much later episodes.

[@retroanimemike]

A show that deals with morality and loyalty in the face of potentially world-ending disaster? Seems a nice premise but not very relevant in these peaceful days of no wars pandemics or even climate change!

[@LatitudeSky]

Peaceful days, eh? In a few years, we will wish for such things.

[@shamimsumon5113]

Hey where can i download or watch Queen Millennia 1982 movie?

[@wolvesden7777]

Good luck dude, i've been looking for the series for a long time. I saw a couple of Queen Millennia episodes as a kid in spanish.

[@shamimsumon5113]

@@wolvesden7777 i have found the link dude and its for free!! just tell me if you need it

[@wolvesden7777]

@@shamimsumon5113 absolutely

[@shamimsumon5113]

@@wolvesden7777 well you tube doesnt let me post the link in the comment section.. so you need to give me your email or social media

[@jakerise980]

The character with the tiny weird eyeballs is annoying