In addition, the Evangelion franchise’s main character Shinji Ikari is confirmed to appear as its pilot, and of course, Shinji’s original voice cast Megumi Ogata voices her iconic character.
The 500 TYPE EVA bullet train was introduced in November 2015 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Sanyo Shinkansen Line and the 20th anniversary of the TV anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.
It was designed by the Eva franchise’s mechanic designer Ikuto Yamashita and supervised by the franchise’s original creator/general director Hideaki Anno.