 Originally, in the Japanese, American and French version one complete  "Captain Future" story consists of four episodes, each with a runtime of  about 30 minutes (NTSC) or 25 minutes (PAL). Altogether, there are 13  separate stories consisting of 52 episodes. In Germany however, for 12 of the  13 stories the four original episodes were cut to three episodes for one  story, each with a runtime of about 25 minutes (PAL). In the German version  only one story consists of all 4 episodes with the full runtime. This means,  that in Germany all 13 stories were shown, but only 40 episodes were dubbed  and broadcast. In the German version 12 stories, which originally have a  runtime of approximately 100 minutes (PAL), were shortened by about 25  minutes to 75 minutes (PAL), and many sequences and even some important story  lines are missing. There was also a "Captain Future" special named "Star  Trail To Glory" (in French: "La course à travers le système solaire")  consisting of two episodes (as a result, there are 54 episodes altogether),  which is available in France on video and DVD as a movie. These two episodes  have never been shown (or dubbed) in Germany.