Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru
Influenced by a tale from renowned children's author, Kenji Miyazawa, Galactic Railroad embarks on a mesmerizing odyssey through the cosmos and temporal realms. Following Giovanni, a solitary lad from a hillside village, as he procures milk for his unwell mother, an extraordinary escapade unfolds as he traverses the Milky Way aboard a high-speed steam locomotive. Each station scattered across various constellations mirrors the peculiar escapades akin to St. Exupery's Little Prince, showcasing diverse human archetypes. Within this ethereal voyage, the boundaries between reality and fantasy become hazy, resembling life's enigmatic journey through light-years. Intriguingly, the characters take on feline forms, perhaps to sidestep the complexities of animating human figures.