It has been announced that the latest installment of the TV anime series “Shinkalion,” “Shinkalion Change the World,” will be broadcast on April 7th at 8:30 a.m. on TV Tokyo and 24:35 on BS TV Tokyo. At the same time, the leading PV was released, and the opening theme song was decided to be GReeeeN’sGReeeN’s newly written song, “Senkou Hayabusa.”
In the second PV that was released, you can see Taisei, Akane, and Ryota facing the unknown enemy, Unknown, despite their conflicts, and at the end of the video, you can see the series and Ryota. He performs the familiar line “Change Shinkalion!”.
In addition, the time slot that TV Tokyo will broadcast will be the anime “Wandaful PreCure!” currently being broadcast on ABC TV and TV Asahi.” at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday at the same time.
“Shinkalion” is a project created by three companies: JR East Planning, Shogakukan Shueisha Production, and Takara Tomy. It depicts battles and dramas across Japan, using the setting of an actual Shinkansen that transforms into a robot.
However, it became a hot topic, including the realization of a collaborative story with the Evangelion series. So far, the anime “Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion” (2018) and “Shinkansen Henkei Robot Shinkalion Z” (2021) have been produced. In 2019, “Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Movie: The God-Speed ALFA X from the Future” was released.
The latest work in the series, “Shinkalion Change the World,” is produced by Signal MD, which has worked on anime such as “Kizuna no Ariru” and “Platinum End,” and Production, which has worked on the “Ghost in the Shell” and “PSYCHO-PASS” series. IG teams up. Furthermore, SMDE will continue to produce CG animation, and a new group of three companies will draw a new version of Shinkalion.
The story is about Taisei Taisei, a second-year junior high school student who transfers to Shinkai Gakuen Junior High School, searching for clues about his older sister, who disappeared two years ago. Just then, an unknown enemy, Unknown, appears for the first time in 10 years. Coincidentally, it turns out that Taisei has a high aptitude value as a Shinkalion driver, and he is forced to decide to fight. What is Unknown’s true identity, and what is its purpose? What truth comes to light at the end of the struggle? The story depicts the boys’ determination and growth.