Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion (“Bullet Train Transforming Robot Shinkalion”), a transforming robot character developed by JR Railways, is making the leap to animation with a TV anime that will air on the Tokyo Broadcasting System network in 2018.
In Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion, the S.U.E.I. (“Shinkansen Ultra Evolution Institute”) is a top-secret organization hidden in a secret base beneath the Kyoto Railway Museum.
The character has previously been adapted into a line of toys released by Takara Tomy and manga released by Shogakukan-Shueisha.