Shinkalion / Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Animation
Genres: science fiction
Themes: mecha, trains
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: 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, is attacking the city of New Saitama. Luckily, with the touch of his father’s Shinca card, the bullet train he’s in transforms into a mighty robot — the Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa. 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.
Number of Episodes: 76
Vintage: 2018-01-06
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Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z / Shinkalion Z-Liners
Number of Episodes: 41
Vintage: 2021-04-09
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Shinkalion Change the World
Plot Summary: Once upon a time, a mysterious enemy, Unknown, suddenly appeared. The “Super Evolutionary Railway Development Organization,” commonly known as “ERDA,” develops a countermeasure: the Shinkalion, a robot that transforms the Shinkansen, in preparation for the threat. Taisei Ōnari, a second-year junior high school student, goes to Shinkai Gakuen Junior High School in search of clues about his older sister, who disappeared two years ago.
Number of Episodes: 39
Vintage: 2024-04-07
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Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion: Mirai Kara Shinsoku no ALFA-X (movie) - Vintage: 2019-12-27
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posted on 2017-10-07 04:12 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
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posted on 2018-07-27 15:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge
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posted on 2018-08-09 21:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge
posted on 2018-10-13 02:00 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
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posted on 2018-11-22 02:15 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
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posted on 2018-11-29 19:45 EST by Lynzee Loveridge
posted on 2019-01-15 21:45 EST by Kim Morrissy
posted on 2019-02-09 23:20 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Anime also reveals powered up E5 Hayabusa design, new clothes for main characters
posted on 2019-03-08 12:30 EST by Jennifer Sherman
posted on 2019-04-01 06:30 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Character design also revealed for Daisuke Namikawa’s character
