Milky Subway: The Galactic Limited Express

Milky Subway: The Galactic Limited Express
Key visual
銀河特急 ミルキー☆サブウェイ
(Ginga Tokkyū: Mirukī Sabuwei)
Created byYōhei Kameyama
Original net animation
Milky Highway
Directed byYōhei Kameyama
Produced byYōhei Kameyama
Written byYōhei Kameyama
Music byKōhei Doi
Shunpei Ishiguro
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2022 (2022-02-28)
Runtime4 minutes
Anime television series
Directed byYōhei Kameyama
Produced byYōhei Kameyama
Written byYōhei Kameyama
StudioShin-Ei Animation
Titan Productions
Original networkTokyo MX
YouTube
English networkYouTube
Original run July 3, 2025 (2025-07-03) – present
Episodes1

Milky Subway: The Galactic Limited Express (Japanese: 銀河特急 ミルキー☆サブウェイ, Hepburn: Ginga Tokkyū: Mirukī Sabuwei; stylized as Milky☆Subway) is a Japanese animated short series directed, written, and produced by Yōhei Kameyama. It is a sequel to Milky Highway (ミルキー☆ハイウェイ, Mirukī Haiwei; stylized as Milky☆Highway), a 2022 original net animation also created by Kameyama. The series debuted in July 2025, broadcast simultaneously on television and YouTube.

Premise

Arrested for violating space traffic laws, the genetically enhanced "super human" Chiharu and cyborg Makina are sentenced to perform community service alongside other convicts aboard the Milky Subway, a train used for interplanetary travel. When the train is suddenly activated, the group must resolve the situation before it escalates into an intergalactic incident.

Cast

Chiharu Kujo (九条 千春, クジョウ チハル, Kujō Chiharu)
Voiced by: Mizuki Fumitsuki (short film), Momoka Terasawa (series)[1]
Makina Kurusu (来栖 真希奈, クルス マキナ, Kurusu Makina)
Voiced by: Kana Kobayashi (short film), Anna Nagase (series)[1]
Ryoko (リョーコ, Ryōko)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu[2]
Akane Daidoji (ダイドウジ アカネ, Daidōji Akane)
Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto[2]
Kanata Iwao (イワオ カナタ, Iwao Kanata)
Voiced by: Makoto Koichi[2]
Kurt Cramer (カート・クレイマー, Kāto Kureimā)
Voiced by: Koki Uchiyama[2]
Max MacCallister (マックス・マカリスター, Makkusu Makarisutā)
Voiced by: Yoshitaka Yamaya[2]

Production

On March 19, 2025, it was announced that Milky Subway: The Galactic Limited Express would be developed as a sequel series to Milky Highway, a short film created by Yōhei Kameyama, with much of the series' production being handled by Kameyama as director, writer, producer, character designer, modeler, animator, and editor.[1] The series premiered on July 3, 2025 on Tokyo MX, with simultaneous streaming on YouTube, including dubs in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, French, Hindi and Russian. The 1977 single "Ginga made Tonde Ike!" by Candies is used as the series' opening theme.[2] The series also features an insert song, "Tokimeki Meteostrike" (ときめき★メテオストライク, Tokimeki Meteosutoraiku), performed by Yukari Tamura in-character as Minami Miyase, a fictional pop singer.[3]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
Short filmFebruary 28, 2022 (2022-02-28)YouTube
1TBAJuly 3, 2025 (2025-07-03)TBATokyo MX
YouTube

Short film (2022)

TitleOriginal release date
"Milky Highway"
Transliteration: "Mirukī Haiwei" (Japanese: ミルキー☆ハイウェイ)		February 28, 2022 (2022-02-28)

Season 1 (2025)

No.Title [4]Original release date [4]
1"All Aboard!"
Transliteration: "Shuppatsu Shinkō" (Japanese: 出発進行)		July 3, 2025 (2025-07-03)
2"False Departure"
Transliteration: "Gohasshin" (Japanese: 誤発進)		July 10, 2025 (2025-07-10)

References

  1. ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 19, 2025). "Yōhei Kameyama's Milky☆Highway CG Anime Short Gets Sequel in July". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cayanan, Joanna (June 25, 2025). "Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express CG Anime Short's 2nd Trailer Reveals More Cast, Theme Song, July 3 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  3. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (July 1, 2025). "Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express CG Anime Casts Yukari Tamura". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "EPISODE Ginga Tokkyū: Mirukī Haiwei" EPISODE 銀河特急 ミルキー☆サブウェイ [EPISODE Milky Highway: The Galactic Limited Express]. Official website (in Japanese). Retrieved July 3, 2025.
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