Volume six of Galaxy Railways wraps up the series, and it sure ends with a bang.  Things are looking bleak for the SDF and Sirius Platoon.  With Captain Bulge relieved of his command, Sirius Platoon disbanded, and the seemingly invincible Alfort Fleet attacking, it seems that there's no hope for planet Destiny.  An action packed finale that is exciting and satisfying.
 
Series recap:

Manabu Yuuki is the son of a Captain in the SPD, Space Defense Force, the organization that protects and guards the millions of miles of interstellar space routes that the galactic trains travel across.  Manabu's father, Wataru, is the Captain of Big One, the pride of the SDF fleet.  Wataru sacrifices his life to save his crew and the passengers of a train while Manabu and his brother Mamoru look on.  A few years later Mamoru comes of age and joins the SPD, only to die in the line of duty like his father.

When Manabu reaches maturity, he feels that it's his duty to join up with the SPD also to see the universe and help his fellow man.  Over the strenuous objections of his mother, Manabu ships out.

As luck would have it, he is assigned to Sirius Platoon, a fighting unit that sees a lot of action and uses his father's old command: Big One.  In the platoon with him are Louis, an attractive new rookie, and Bruce, the old hand who doesn't approve of the newcomer.

Manabu is a little different from the other members of the SDF.  He doesn't want to see anyone die, so he'll readily attempt some dangerous plan in a hostage situation.  On top of that, the only weapon he carries is his father's old sidearm which no longer functions.  This causes some tension between Manabu and his fellow SDF officers, but his optimistic outlook wins them over.

This volume:

With the tragic events of the previous volume still fresh in everyone's mind, things go from bad to worse.  Ivanov, the officer from the intelligence division who nearly got everyone in Sirius Platoon killed in the previous episode, isn't pleased with what happened and brings Captain Bulge up on charges.  Not only that, but Ivanov dismisses the warning that our universe is about to be attacked, and destroys the evidence that Sirius Platoon gained.

With Bulge relieved of duty, his platoon is disbanded and farmed out to other outfits.  Just when things seem to be the darkest, the Alfort Fleet warps into the universe and destroys everyone who comes up against them.  The SDF's strongest and most well armed combat trains are brushed aside and crushed without being able to inflict much damage on the invaders.  One by one the trains, and many brave SDF members, are destroyed until only one train remains unscathed: Big One.  That one ship, with a skeleton crew, is the only thing that stands between the invaders and total destruction of the planet Destiny and the Galaxy Railways.

This was a great volume, that really has a lot of excitement.  These episodes were more action oriented than the previous installments and there were many gripping moments and heroic actions.  Things don't go as planned, and some of the main characters don't survive which adds to the suspense.  If one supporting character can bite it, other ones can too.

This volume wraps up the show very nicely.  One of the better conclusions to a series that I can remember.  One you pop this disc in the player, you won't be able to turn it off until it's all over.

This volume contains four episodes  in a clear keepcase with a two sided cover.
 
Audio:

This program offers the choice of a Japanese track in stereo or and English dub in both stereo and 5.1.  I alternated tracks while viewing the show, and all three were very good. While I wish that the original language track was in 5.1 also, I couldn't complain about the sound quality. The dialog was clean, and there was no distortion or other audio problems. The English 5.1 track had a bit more punch to it, and used the soundstage a bit more. The voice actors were very good. I was quite impressed. There were not any stupid accents or phony sounding voices. While I prefer the Japanese track, I enjoyed the English dub as well.

Video:

The anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen video image is very good.  The colors are bright and solid and the lines are tight.  There is a good level of detail with even small items being crisp and clear.  Digital defects are nonexistent with even aliasing being absent. This is a very good looking show.
 
Extras:

There wasn't a lot of extras on this disc.  The main item is a commentary to the last episode with the ADR director and two of the voice actors.  There is also a clean opening and some trailers.

Final Thoughts:

This volume ends the series on a high note.  One of the better conclusions to an anime series this disc wraps up the story in a very satisfying way that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats.  A solid series all the way along, this final volume really pays off.  Highly Recommended.