#Evangelion Shinkalion crossover

[endogenesis-evangelion]

This Shinkalion x Evangelion crossover is the only show where we see Hikari's siblings, and the whole thing is super adorable and positive? If I were a train kid this show would probably feel very validating. Like, you get to have your hobby respected by the Eva kids, who tell you you should be able to talk about what you like.

(If you're not a train kid, it also has mecha battles. No, the whole show really does have mecha battles between the trains.)

It's certainly not deep or anything, about as deep as Pokemon, but it's comforting in the same way that Pokemon is. I realised partway through that it's not just random shilling for Eva, there's a good reason to have them in the show: they're all named after Shinkansen trains. So it's an oddly natural crossover.

[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.

[lunar-wandering]

i'm still not over the Shinkalion + Evangelion + Hatsune Miku + GODZILLA crossover movie

[haus-der-mysterionmusen]

Thinking about the Shinkalion/Evangelion crossover and also my various threads with @godfrey-industries’s wonderful oc Alouette and honestly I almost never get a chance to write this but Shinji and Asuka would be the absolute coolest older sibling figures to ‘weird’ kids because they too are weird kids who happen to be slightly older and also happen to be mech pilots.

[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

[falstaffkisaragi]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vocaloid Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Hatsune Miku/Ikari Shinji Characters: Ikari Shinji, Hatsune Miku (Shinkalion), Ueda Azusa Additional Tags: Crossover Pairings, Canon Compliant, Canon Crossover, Trains, Giant Robots, Giant monsters, Battle Scenes, Kendo, YouTube, Japan Summary:

Thinking that SUEI might be a better place for him to work than NERV, Shinji and the Type-EVA have traveled to Tokyo to see about a transfer. There, he meets the Hokkaido branch's Shinkalion pilot, Miku Hatsune. This will be the start of a coupling that will take on a Giant Monstrous Being with their own power, finding their own happiness.

[mikeshouts]

Evangelion Unit 01 Will Appear Again In Shinkalion Z In A Crossover Episode

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[recentanimenews]

Good News: Hello Kitty Shinkalion Is Canon

  Last year, a collaborative Hello Kitty Shinkalion design appeared in a special video and as a figure. Now, it's joining our heroes in an episode of the series!

  Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion is a mecha anime whose robots transform from Japan's bullet trains. Previous episodes and films have includes crossovers with Neon Genesis Evangelion and Godzilla, and Hatsune Miku is a semi-regular character. So bringing in a Hello Kitty train is completely on brand for the series.

  In Feburary 2020, a short collaboration video was made, in which the very real Hello Kitty Shinkansen transformed into one of the show's battling 'bots. The video has been viewed more than 700,000 times:

    The new design was also turned into a transforming figure, changing from a bullet train to a robot to "Hello Kitty Mode":

    The adorable mecha makes its official debut in episode 16 of Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z, the second iteration of the series.

  The original bullet train, with the ribbons of its motif connecting to each others, was designed around a theme of making connections. The Hello Kitty Shinkalion apparently has "the power to make people happy," though we'll have to wait and see how that plays out in the world of the show.

    Episode 16 of Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z airs August 13 in Japan, on TV Tokyo and other stations.

  Source: Comic Natalie

    By: Kara Dennison

[bog-o-bones]

Kaiju Media Forecast 2020

The kaiju fandom has certainly seen a gigantic upswing in content since the last time I did one of these “year going forward” reviews. Let’s take a look at some of the major movies, events, merchandise and more that kaiju fans have to look forward to in the coming year!

Movies

Every year since at least 2013, the kaiju fandom has had one “tentpole” film event of the year, usually the most highly anticipated feature coming out that year that most media and merchandise hype will surround. This year’s choice is the latest (and possibly last?) of the Legendary MonsterVerse which just last year introduced us to the first American incarnations of Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah. Later this year, the King of the Monsters will once again take on the King of Skull Island in a rematch nearly 60 years in the making with Godzilla vs. Kong. The only snippet of footage we’ve seen is featured in the screenshot above and recently leaked toy fair displays have quite a lot in store for the big crossover event of the MonsterVerse. Godzilla vs. Kong drops November 20th.

According to your definition, the first kaiju film of 2020 launched two weeks ago with Underwater. The Kristen Stewart-helmed deep-sea monster movie isn’t really making the splash it was looking for box office-wise and most people who have seen it say that it’s okay at worst. Regardless, if you like big monsters and quasi-Cloverfield type films, you can give it a shot in theaters now or in a few months when it hits home media.

Godzilla’s sole big screen appearance won’t just be limited to the big crossover with Kong as a snow-covered cameo role will land him a spot in the new Shinkalion movie. From a clip posted on Yahoo Japan (refresh the page if it doesn’t work) Godzilla briefly faces Hatsune Miku piloting a giant train-based mecha (I tried pinching myself, believe me) at the very end. This role is likely going to be very short but nonetheless, it’s always satisfying to see Godzilla pop up in the most unexpected places.

Again, stretching the definition of “kaiju” here, but also apparently the Monster Hunter movie still exists and is coming out later this year in September? I don’t know much about the franchise, but I do know it’s probably going to be butchered with a Paul W.S. Anderson directed schlock fest. Who knows, maybe the monster scenes will make up for it?

As is tradition, the Ultraman franchise hits us once again with an annual theatrical movie based off the previous year’s show. Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax will be out in March and judging by the title, will feature a climactic event featuring the New Generation assortment of Ultraman heroes. I still have yet to see Taiga but hopefully this provides a fun conclusion to the show.

Famed director Hideaki Anno returns to the world of his most famous creation with Evangelion 3.0+1.0, the highly anticipated final installment in the Rebuild series to be released this June. I have not seen any of the Rebuild movies myself but this is sure to be a wild and crazy ride for Evangelion fans.

Finally, the oddball of the bunch. Kadokawa rises from it’s dusty grave with a brand new monster film focused on the unproduced predecessor to Gamera: Nezura 1964. Featuring giant rat monsters and a cast comprised of many Daiei/Kadokawa favorites, it’ll be interesting to see if this film can capitalize on the recent kaiju craze and be successful enough to possibly give our old turtle friend the revival he truly deserves. Nezura 1964 is due out in December in Japan.

Television

Not much on the television docket this year. It’s far too early to speculate about Tsuburaya’s next Ultra series, leaving us with little to discuss. Studio Trigger is supposedly making some kind of new series related to it’s Gridman show from last year (another item I have yet to see). Titled SSSS.DYNAZENON, nobody knows when it’s due out so for all I know this could be a rather outdated entry.

What we do know for sure is coming is something not particularly kaiju but still related via the tokusatsu connection is the continuation of Kamen Rider Zero-One, the first Rider series in Japan’s newly named Reiwa period. This isn’t really related to the year 2020 but honestly I’d rather have something in this TV section to talk about than just the Gridman sequel.

Merchandise

Last year was one of the greatest years in the history of the American Ultraman fandom with the officially sanctioned releases of Ultra Q, Ultraman, Ultraseven, Ultraman Orb and Ultraman Geed to Blu-Ray in the West for the very first time. In this new year, Mill Creek will continue to satiate the needs of Western Ultra fans with releases of previously unseen-on-western-disc series Return of Ultraman, Ultraman Ace, Ultraman X, and the Ultraman Orb Origin Saga. A schedule flyer released online also teases many other entries in the franchise making the continuous release of these beloved shows a treat to look forward to. You can pre-order the four releases discussed above on Amazon.

American toy company Playmates acquired the license for the Godzilla vs. Kong toyline last year and in early January, a few figures from their non-film focused toylines showed up at Walmarts across the country. They’re uh...well, let’s be honest: they’re not great. Leaked images of the Godzilla vs. Kong toyline were also shared around social media but I’ll avoid talking about them here for spoiler purposes. Let’s just say the line is looking mighty juicy for kaiju fans and it will be interesting to see if they’re promoted come New York Toy Fair.

Bandai’s Movie Monsters Series line will likely continue to issue newly reissued/remolded monsters in the Godzilla line (as well as produce new figures for Godzilla vs. Kong) but coming out in March is a sight for sore eyes: a brand new sculpt of the 1995 Gamera design for the 25th anniversary of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. Hopefully a Super Gyaos is not far behind!

The S.H. MonsterArts line had a fairly predictable and underwhelming list of releases last year. Great figures for the most part, but obvious choices without much surprise. This being a movie year, I don’t expect much to change and we’ll likely see Godzilla vs. Kong figures soon enough. What is confirmed and releasing in May is their take on the Burning Godzilla design featured in Godzilla: King of the Monsters last year. Originally a Tamashii WebShop exclusive, it’s being released in America by Bluefin around June.

Media company SRS Cinema continues to throw unexpected independent kaiju films our way with releases of Deep Sea Monster Reigo and Deep Sea Monster Raiga last year on limited Blu-Ray and wide-release DVD. They’ll continue the assortment this year with Attack of the Giant Teacher and Raiga vs. Ohga. The films likely won’t be much to look at, but more independent kaiju films seeing a western release is never a bad thing. Here’s hoping Daikaiju Eiga G or Gehara see a release soon.

In an almost perfect repeat of Daiei and Toho’s box office bout sixty years ago, boutique label Arrow Video has reportedly secured the rights to the Gamera franchise and are planning a box set that could rival Criterion’s late 2019 release of the entire Showa Godzilla series. Arrow Video puts out sublime products and kaiju fans will likely want to keep their eyes peeled for this set, even if they’ve already secured Mill Creek’s rather dull bargain sets from years past.

While not on the docket for tie-ins to Godzilla vs. Kong (yet), NECA will likely be continuing to pump out new figures in their Classic Godzilla line. No brand new sculpts are known at the moment, but fans can look forward to a blue, poster-styled repaint of their KOTM Mothra figure and some reissues of their older molds in new box-styled, poster-featuring packaging. Some, like the 1985 Godzilla, might even feature newly molded details.

In rather shocking news, Media Blasters has seemingly propped one of its kaiju films up from the depths of licensing hell with an announcement of a Blu-Ray release of Gappa the Triphibian Monsters scheduled for a February release. The out-of-nowhere circumstances surrounding this release as well as a proclaimed inclusion of an “uncut” Japanese release (despite the International version containing more footage than the Japanese version) and Media Blasters rather spotty history regarding kaiju Blu-Rays should have folks taking this with a grain of salt until the actual discs are in collectors’ hands.

Events

As per usual, the kaiju fan’s Woodstock G-FEST will be continuing it’s annual celebration of all things giant monster from July 10-12 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont, IL. No guest announcements at this time, but fans looking to go should register and book a hotel immediately as attendance will continue to spike and rooms in the convention’s hotel are already sold out.

As is tradition, the San Diego Comic Con will take place this summer a week after G-FEST is over and will likely bring with it new information on Godzilla vs. Kong and many other kaiju-related media. NECA will possibly show off new figures and we may even see some post-2020 information on the MonsterVerse.

Not necessarily guaranteed, but kaiju fans may also want to look out for this year’s New York ToyFair taking place in February. ToyFair has pretty much become the SDCC for toy collectors with many companies showing off their new products for the new year. Kaiju collectors will possibly get a glimpse at the Playmates Godzilla vs. Kong assortment as well as a few other possible surprise reveals from other companies like NECA or Diamond Select.

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2020 is looking to be a monstrous year for kaiju fans. Hopefully the fandom will enjoy everything to come from our favorite franchises.

Here’s to a happy 2020!

[tyrantisterror]

So what did you think of the Shinkalion crossover with Evangelion? If you’ve not seen it, I heartily recommend it. It’s a wild ride down a rabbit hole you never knew could be and yet so very glad it exists.

I have not seen it.

[evamonkey]

Kodama and Nozomi Horaki, older and younger sister of Hikari Horaki, respectively, from Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion, which had a crossover episode (#31) with Evangelion.

[gonagaiworld]

Shinkalion Z ospiterà Rei Ayanami e Shinji Ikari di Evangelion in un nuovo episodio crossover in onda il 17 settembre #MegumiOgata #NeonGenesisEvangelion #Shinkalion #ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalionZ #TakaraTomy

[lunar-wandering]

people say that avengers endgame was the most ambitious crossover in history but where is the justice for the Shinkalion movie with:

- Godzilla

- Hatsune Miku

- motherfucking EVANGELION

[mojo72400]

A crossover episode of Shinkalion dedicated to the fans of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Probably set after 3rd Impact with Rei 4.

[sadlarry3]

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[rowel-anime-trends]

Last year, the popular kids' anime mecha anime Shinkalion dedicated an episode to a giant Neon Genesis Evangelion crossover. The episode included appearances...