Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion

Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion
Cover of the first Blu-ray volume
新幹線変形ロボ シンカリオン (Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkarion)
Genre	Mecha, science fiction
Anime television series
Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion THE ANIMATION
Directed by	Takahiro Ikezoe
Written by	Kento Shimoyama
Music by	Toshiyuki Watanabe
Studio	OLM
Original network	JNN (TBS)
Original run	January 6, 2018 – June 29, 2019
Episodes	76 (List of episodes)
Video game
Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion: Get the Card! Ultra Evolution Battle
Developer	T-ARTS
Publisher	T-ARTS
Genre	Action
Platform	Arcade
Released	JP: March 2018
Anime film
Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Movie: The Marvelous Fast ALFA-X That Comes From the Future
Directed by	Takahiro Ikezoe
Written by	Kento Shimoyama
Music by	Toshiyuki Watanabe
Studio	OLM
Released	December 27, 2019 (2019-12-27)
Runtime	79 minutes
Anime television series
Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z
Directed by	Takahiro Ikezoe (Chief) Kentaro Yamaguchi
Written by	Takahiro Ikezoe Masanao Akahoshi
Music by	Norihito Sumitomo
Studio	OLM Team Abe
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run	April 9, 2021 – March 18, 2022
Episodes	41 (List of episodes)
Manga
Shinkalion: Dive the World
Written by	Mashino Sawazaki
Illustrated by	Kō Furuya
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Saikyō Jump
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	April 4, 2024 – present
Anime television series
Shinkalion: Change the World
Directed by	Kenichiro Komaya
Written by	Eiji Umehara
Music by	Yugo Kanno
Studio	Signal.MD Production I.G
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo), BS TV Tokyo
Original run	April 7, 2024 – present
Episodes	29 + 3 specials
Manga
Shinkalion: Change the World
Written by	Naoto Tsushima
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Shōnen Ace +
Demographic	Shōnen

Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion (Japanese: 新幹線変形ロボ シンカリオン, Hepburn: Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkarion, "Transforming Bullet Train Robot Shinkalion") is a Japanese toy franchise created by Takara Tomy, in association with the Japan Railways Group.^[1] It is a spin-off of the long-running Plarail model train franchise, with the toys first launched back at March 16, 2015. An anime adaptation by OLM aired in all JNN stations in Japan from January 2018 to June 2019.^[2] A second anime titled Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z aired from April 2021 to March 2022 on TV Tokyo. A third anime by Signal.MD and Production I.G titled Shinkalion: Change the World premiered in April 2024.