Although credited to Leiji Matsumoto, the show was originally created to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Kansai Electric Power Company, who sponsored and produced the film.
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Notable people from Kurume include the family of the Bridgestone Tire Corporation (Shojiro Ishibashi), George Shima (the "Potato King" of California), the singer and actress Seiko Matsuda, anime creator Leiji Matsumoto, the television celebrity, Rena Tanaka, actor Ryo Ishibashi, and actor Susumu Fujita.
The station is located close to the home of Leiji Matsumoto, the creator of the anime Galaxy Express 999, and includes a statue of the Conductor from the series.
The series is dubbed to be the "Most Ripped Off Animated Series" due to copying every Super Robot Series in Japan, especially Mazinger Z, Ippatsuman, Space Cruiser Yamato, Mobile Suit Gundam and many of Leiji Matsumoto's work.
The Galaxy Railways, a sci-fi anime series produced by Leiji Matsumoto
Galaxy Express 999, a manga written and drawn by Leiji Matsumoto, and the anime based on it