#Shinkansen 500 Type Eva

[merpmonde]

Before Hello Kitty, it was Evangelion

The Joyful Shinkansen made its debut between Ôsaka and Hakata in 2015, and marked two anniversaries: 40 years of the complete opening of the San'yô Shinkansen, and 20 years of the mecha anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. And it's safe to say the mash-up of a 500 Series rocketship and a giant robot was bound to work!

For two and a half years, this train ran one daily return on a Kodama service, until it became the Hello Kitty Shinkansen. When I visited Japan in 2016, I made a point to see it en-route to Hiroshima. Timetable-wise, Fukuyama was the right spot.

As a Kodama train, the 500 TYPE EVA wasn't the fastest, and would often wait for Hikari and Nozomi trains to pass before continuing. This was the case here, and here's an N700 overtaking.

Erm, that didn't look blisteringly fast, did it? Well, taking into account the size and distance it may not, but a very rough calculation (length of a 16-car N700 set: 400 m, in 6 seconds) yields a speed of 240 km/h. The speed limit on the San'yô high speed line is 300 km/h.

Back to the Evangelion train! As is the case in the Hello Kitty train, two cars received particular attention. Car 2 was a decorated seating car, and car 1, with windows covered, had a mock-up cockpit and simulator game!

With the overtake done, the 500 TYPE EVA set off. Riding it didn't fit into my schedule on that voyage, but it was great to see it. Best livery on a 500 in my opinion!

[pabsterthelobster]

Crossovers are weird, right?

So, back in 2014, there was a small crossover between Transformers and Neon Genesis Evangelion that was headlined by an Optimus Prime decked out in the colors of the Evangelion Unit-01. This release was supplemented by a four-part prose story where Starscream apparently merges with the Angel Sachiel and Prime, realizing that the EVA has a life-force within it (assumed to be Shinji Ikari), scans the EVA to grow in size to use its power to defeat "Angel"-scream, and NERV thanks him by giving him a trailer/battle station of their own design.

A few years later, in 2018, the anime Transforming Bullet Train Robot Shinkalion had protagonist Hayato Hayasugi travel to a parallel world where NERV collaborated with the Shinkansen Institute to create their own Shinkalion units in place of EVAs, leading to an alternate version of Shinji showing up piloting the Shinkalion 500 TYPE EVA. Shinji would then make a few appearances in the series afterwards, even appearing in the feature film of the anime that also feature an 11-year old pilot named Hatsune Miku and a snow monster assuming the form of f**king Godzilla.

...who, by the way, once existed in the same universe as the Transformers due to both properties being licensed by Marvel Comics back in the day. Oh, and let's not forget to mention the NERV-Made Anti-G Weapon, a version of MechaGodzilla designed by Metal Gear artist Yoji Shinikawa as part of an official collaborative project between NGE and Godzilla. And that's not even counting the 4D film attraction that debuted the Shin Godzilla version of King Ghidorah.

[yamada-ryo]

shinkansen eva 01 (https://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/9163/MODEROID+Shinkalion+500+TYPE+EVA.html)

This just loops back into being a transformer

[destroyer-of-monsters]

500 Type Eva Shinkalion / Eva Unit-01 Mecha Bullet Train in Shinkalion the Movie, also known as:

Movie Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion: The Marvelous Fast ALFA-X That Comes From the Future

There is also an Angel in there that looks like a fusion of all Angels from the Rebuild Series. The scene of the Eva transformation with A Cruel Angel's Thesis in the background is awsome, and the fact that Godzilla is also in this movie makes me wonder why they didn't make an actual Godzilla vs Evangelion movie instead of a atraction.

- credits to the creator of the video

- Link to the video: https://youtu.be/zbjRIqJTLEw

[good-smile-company]

MODEROID シンカリオン ５００ TYPE EVA

https://www.goodsmile.info/ja/product/9163/

[rouhss]

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シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版: Evangelion 3.0+1.0

[hisei-sama]

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Look at her approaching the terminal!! 😍 

[anomalousrobot]

UGH! To beautiful to exist! I’m sure if I lived near there I would never be found anywhere but the train station. 

[recentanimenews]

Shinkalion Z & Evangelion Crossover Episode to be Aired in Japan on September 17

    The official website for Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z, the second installment of the train transforming robot anime franchise Shinkalion, announced today that its crossover episode with the Evengleion franchise will be aired in Japan on September 17, 2021, as its 22nd episode. It will be the third time for Evangelion to collaborate with the Shinkalion anime, following the first TV anime series in 2018-2019 and the feature film Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Movie: Mirai Kara Kita Shinsoku no ALFA-X in December 2019.

  Asw with the previous two collaboration, Megumi Ogata will reprise her iconic role as Shinji Ikari once again. She says, "It's really great and I'm very grateful to be asked to collaborate with another work after the main 'Evangelion' series came to its end. For the 'Evangelion' fans, I hope they'll enjoy this new form of Eva, which will also be powered up by the Z-combination. For the fans of 'Shinkarion,' I hope they will enjoy the activities of the unusual Shinkarion Z and a little strange Onii-san."

    【情報解禁】#シンカリオンZ ×#エヴァンゲリオン シリーズコラボ回の放送日が決定！ ／ 9月17日(金)よる7時25分～ 第21話にて放送！！！ ＼ 放送まであと約2週間！ そして9/10(金)第20話放送終了後、シンカリオンＺ公式HPに何かが起こるかも…！？????✨https://t.co/P5fx2649oT お楽しみに！ pic.twitter.com/EGN742II73

— 新幹線変形ロボ シンカリオンZ(公式) (@shinkalion) September 5, 2021

    【情報解禁】 9月17日(金)放送 #シンカリオンＺ 第21話に「#碇シンジ」が登場決定！ 声を務めるのはもちろん #エヴァンゲリオン シリーズでシンジ役を務めてきた #緒方恵美 さん！ 『シンカリオンＺ』の世界での「碇シンジ」はどのような姿で描かれるのか、ぜひご期待ください！ pic.twitter.com/lCVj4dqcWH

— 新幹線変形ロボ シンカリオンZ(公式) (@shinkalion) September 5, 2021

    【情報解禁】 「#エヴァンゲリオン新幹線」ことJR西日本「新幹線 500 TYPE EVA」が「シンカリオンＺ 500 TYPE EVA」に変形！ さらに！初の私鉄在来線となる名鉄「エヴァンゲリオン特別仕様 #ミュースカイ」とＺ合体！https://t.co/FXm37s0Dpc 続報をお楽しみに！#シンカリオンZ #エヴァンゲリオン pic.twitter.com/NyH4RGLjTc

— 新幹線変形ロボ シンカリオンZ(公式) (@shinkalion) August 13, 2021

    Shinkalion is an original character content co-created by JR East Planning, Shogakukan-Shueisha Production, and Takara Tomy. Its first TV anime Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Animation was aired for 76 episodes from January 2018 to June 2019, then followed by a feature film Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion: Mirai kara Kita Shinsoku no ALFA-X (Godspeed ALFA-X that comes from the future) in December 2019. Its second TV anime Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z has been broadcast in Japan since April 9, 2021.

    "Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z" key visual:

    Source: "Shinkalion" official website / Twitter

  © Project Shinkalion, JR-HECWK/Ultra Evolution Institute Z, TX

  By: Mikikazu Komatsu

[graymalkyn]

Seriously, Fukuoka is the best 💕

[tsugi-no-eki-wa-desu]

Evangelion × Kato Collaboration Clear File Japan Railways EF65 536

I wasn’t aware there had been a collaboration between Evangelion and Kato, other than for the 500 TYPE EVA shinkansen - is anyone able to confirm where this file comes from? I suspect some kind of factory tour?

Original Japanese name: EVANGELION KATO コラボレーション クリアファイル 未開封新品 EF65 536号機 エヴァンゲリヲン エバンゲリオン エヴァンゲリオン

[limmenglee]

The Most Beautiful Shinkansen : 500系 TYPE EVA !

[mandarake-en]

★Mandarake Latest Store Topics★ September 18 21pm Update Nakano - 2F Streamlined incident 21 (Saturday) and then store expansion !! Tomix 98959 JR500 7000-based Sanyo Shinkansen 500 TYPE EVA set https://t.co/jA38yA59qQ #Mandarake https://t.co/QLrr6HL8R6 Mandarake Twitter: http://twitter.com/mandarake_en Mandarake Facebook: http://facebook.com/mandarake (Automated Tumblr Post)

[fenrhi]

*knock knock*

Do you have time to talk about our Lord and Savior, the Shinkansen Type 500 EVA?

[aperturejam]

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A new video of the #500typeEVA #Evangelion #Shinkansen from my recent holiday in Japan. The full video is @YouTube /ApertureJam "2015 marked the 40th anniversary of Sanyo Shinkansen's completion inauguration, as well as the 20th anniversary of the start of the #Evangelion TV series. The Sanyo Shinkansen operates a 500 TYPE EVA train, created under the supervision of Mr. Hideaki Anno, Director of Evangelion, and designed by Mr. Ikuto Yamashita, Evangelion's mechanical designer." #新幹線 #新世紀エヴァンゲリオン (at 500 Type EVA)

[mangatokyo]

It has been announced that the first ever Evangelion Shinkansen tour will start running this spring, as part of the Evangelion Project which started on November 7, 2016. During the tour fans will be able to ride the Shinkansen with a special ‘500 Type EVA’ design from Neon Genesis Evangelion.