Cast
| Shunsaku Ban as Himself: A detective who is hired by the chief engineer of the Marine Express, only to arrive at his client's house to find him murdered. However, Shunsaku witnesses the face of the murderer as he tries to escape the premises, but is then shot as the criminal makes his escape.
In the hospital, his bullet wound is treated and Shunsaku is all set to leave when he sees a television program announcing the test-run of the new Pan-Pacific Undersea Super Train, the Marine Express. There, he sees the same criminal that shot him and murdered his client boarding the train. Dashing out of the hospital, Shunsaku races to the train and boards it... ...with the doctor that had just treated him in tow since he hadn't paid his medical bill yet. Voiced by Kōsei Tomita |
| Black Jack as Himself: A doctor who receives Shunsaku Ban as a patient suffering from a gunshot wound. Treating the wound, the doctor is ready to dismiss his patient after he pays his bill. However, after Shunsaku sees the man that shot him boarding the Marine Express on TV, he races out of the hospital without paying. Chasing him down, Black Jack arrives at the Marine Express and boards the train so he can receive his payment. However, the doctor's skills are used more than he had imagined when mysterious events revolving around the train and its passengers begin to occur.
Voiced by Nachi Nozawa |
| Pinoco as Herself: Voiced by Miina Tominaga |
| Skunk Kusai as Himself: A criminal who murders Shunsaku Ban's client, shoots Shunsaku Ban, and then escapes to the Marine Express to make his escape. However, his plans for the Marine Express are more complex than it would seem. Using the dummy passengers on the train used to simulate real passengers when the train has finished its test run, Skunk has hidden weapons inside each one of them to attempt to smuggle them out of the country. Unfortunately for him, things do not go exactly as planned.
Voiced by Kōji Yada |
| Acetylene Lamp as Himself: A conductor on the Marine Express who is helping Skunk with his plans to smuggle weapons on board the train.
Voiced by Kenji Utsumi |
| Ham Egg as Himself: |
| Boon Marukubi as Himself: Voiced by Masashi Amenomori |
| Kojiro Sasaki as Himself: A passenger on the Marine Express who always carries a wooden sword with him. He helps in the battle against Skunk when the criminal's plans are revealed.
Voiced by Shinji Toyota |
| Duke Red as "Director Credit": The financial backer for the Marine Express who has come on board the train to experience its trail run. With him is his daughter, Milly.
Voiced by Chikao Ōtsuka |
| Chocola as "Milly": Director Credit's daughter who is on board the train with him. She is very fond of Adam, the only other child on the train, and tries to see him whenever she can, despite her father's wishes that she and Adam stay away from one another. However, just like Adam, she has a few secrets of her own.
Voiced by Mami Koyama |
| Professor Ochanomizu as "Dr. Narzenkopf": An exceptional mechanical engineer, Dr. Narzenkopf has boarded the Marine Express for its test run with his two oldest sons. His oldest son, Rock, is the pilot for the Marine Express. His younger son, Adam, is more of a mystery. Apparently, Dr. Narzenkopf has a bit of an agenda up his sleeve that only he knows about.
Voiced by Hisashi Katsuta |
| Rock as Himself: A young man who is Doctor Narzenkopf's oldest son. He is responsible for piloting the train to its destination, and takes great care in ensuring the safety of the train's passengers. After arriving at the half-way point, he sees a glimpse of a mysterious girl before his eyes. Suddenly, Rock, the Marine Express, and its passengers are whisked away to 30,000 years in the past by the sinister Sharaku. Finding that the girl in his vision is the imprisoned Empress Sapphire, Rock swears to help her win back her freedom and people.
Voiced by Junichi Takeoka |
| Astro Boy as "Adam": A young boy who is Doctor Narzenkopf's youngest son who is accompanying him on the Marine Express. He acts as though everything around him is new and unusual, with a sense of awe in his eyes. He has a strong drawing to Milly, the only other child on the train, but her father, Director Credit, insists that the two of them stay far apart.
However, Adam's past is actually far more distressing than it would appear. Adam is not actually a human, but a robot built by Doctor Narzenkopf for one purpose and one purpose only: To destroy the Marine Express by sacrificing himself. However, knowing that he is built for the sole purpose of destroying the train leaves Adam conflicted. Voiced by Mari Shimizu |
| Hosuke Sharaku as Himself: A tyrannical dictator who is holding the Empress of the Mu Empire, Sapphire, hostage as he rules the island country with an iron fist. Utilizing advanced, almost alien-like, technology and his own sorcery, he intends to expand his rule beyond the island and into the farthest reaches of time and space with the Marine Express as a vehicle for his diabolical schemes.
Voiced by Kaneta Kimotsuki |
| Don Dracula as "Dondora": The bumbling, yet very aristocratical, vampire who is Sharaku's right hand man. While incompetent, he always acts and speaks as if he were some kind of royalty.
Voiced by Kōichi Chiba |
| Princess Sapphire as Herself: The Empress of the Mu Empire who has been imprisoned by the evil Sharaku. Her only hope comes in the form of Leo, a magical white lion who is her only solice that someday she and her people will be free. When the Marine Express arrives due to Sharaku's temporal tamperings, she is joined by many of the passengers who wish to help her free her people from Sharaku's rule. During this time, she and Rock form a special relationship.
Voiced by Yoshiko Ōta |
| Leo as Himself: A magical white lion that is devoted to help Sapphire. Capable of flying, he joins with the passengers of the Marine Express to thwart Sharaku's plans. |
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