Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion THE ANIMATION
2018 • OLM
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 2018
- Episodes
- 76
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- OLM · Takara Tomy
- Genres
- Action · Mecha
In the franchise's story, Hayato Hayasugi, the train-loving son of a train museum curator, accidentally stumbles into his dad's secret research lab one day. Inside he finds the E5 bullet train. As soon as he enters, he hears an announcement that a mysterious enemy, the Bachigami ("bee god"), is attacking the city of New Saitama. Luckily, with the touch of his father's Shinca ("evolve") card, the bullet train he's in transforms into a mighty robot — the Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa.
In the anime's story, Hayato and other children will serve as conductors to pilot the Shinkalion. The children must work together with the adults of the "Shinkansen Ultra Evolution Institute" (SUEI) to defeat a monster that looks like a jet black bullet train.
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Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion THE ANIMATION was produced by studio OLM and debuted in 2018 as a collaborative effort between East Japan Marketing & Communications, Takara Tomy, and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions. The series was developed as a multimedia project designed to bridge the gap between Japan’s iconic high-speed rail culture and the mecha genre, specifically targeting younger audiences by transforming real-world Shinkansen trains into giant fighting robots.
The character and mechanical designs were focused on balancing the aesthetic of sleek, aerodynamic bullet trains with the traditional proportions of Japanese super robot animation. The series received significant positive attention for its earnest portrayal of railway technology and its educational integration of train mechanics, ultimately becoming a cultural touchstone that spurred a successful line of transformable toys and several follow-up iterations.
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