July 22, 2009. Galaxy Express 999 made a brief stop at Kagoshima on the day of total solar eclipse. Tetsuro gives a pass for the 999 to a boy named Kakeru dreaming of becoming an astronaut, saying "It's up to you whether you can use this pass or not".
Now it's 2035, another total solar eclipse is expected in Japan, 26 years since the last one. What became of Kakeru...?

An original animation of 999 seconds (16 minutes 39 seconds), that premiered on the "999 day" at 9th September 2009 in Kagoshima's Mitte 10 cinema. Made to promote Kagoshima Prefecture as the "prefecture closest to space" with Japan's largest space development center Tanegashima Space Center located in Tanegashima. The title refers to the diamond ring effect, a feature of total solar eclipse which could be observed from the southern isles of Kagoshima this July 22nd.

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Parent story: Ginga Tetsudou 999